Quiz_Viruses

1. Viruses have:

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following disease is caused by virus?

 
 
 
 

3. Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV? (NEET 2016)

 
 
 
 

4. Viruses are commonly transmitted in plants through:

 
 
 
 

5. Cyanophage is a virus that attacks:

 
 
 
 

6. TMV was isolated in crystalline form by:

 
 
 
 

7. Which is an exception to cell theory?

 
 
 
 

8. Prions are pathogens that are thought to consist solely of:

 
 
 
 

9. The smallest known agent of a plant disease is:

 
 
 
 

10. Kuru, a human disease is caused by:

 
 
 
 

11. Chrysanthemum stunt disease and potato spindle tuber disease are caused by:

 
 
 
 

12. In which of the following, RNA is the genetic material?

 
 
 
 

13. Smallpox is caused by:

 
 
 
 

14. Which of the following is true for viruses?

 
 
 
 

15. The truncated cone of HIV consists of:

 
 
 
 

16. Infective portion of a virus is nucleic acid, this was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

17. Name the scientist who called viruses as “Contagium vivum fluidum”:

 
 
 
 

18. An infectious agent associated with certain mammalian degenerative disease that is composed solely of protein, is known as:

 
 
 
 

19. Virus and bacteriophage are made-up of:

 
 
 
 

20. A substance (a low molecular weight protein) produced by host cells in response to viral infection, that protects other cells against further viral infection is:

 
 
 
 

21. D.C. Gajdusek was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovery of prion based diseases in:

 
 
 
 

22. Enzymes are absent in:

 
 
 
 

23. In a bacteriophage, DNA is present in:

 
 
 
 

24. The fact that best supports the concept that viruses are living is that viruses:

 
 
 
 

25. In order to label the coat alone but not the nucleic acid the bacteriophage should be grown on E. coli cells previously cultured on a medium containing:

 
 
 
 

26. The site where the protein coat of virus is synthesized is:

 
 
 
 

27. AIDS (= Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by:

 
 
 
 

28. RNA particle causing symptoms like that of a virus disease are known as:

 
 
 
 

29. Which of the following protein is associated with prion disease?

 
 
 
 

30. First animal pathogenic virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

31. Interferon is a:

 
 
 
 

32. The lambda phase is a:

 
 
 
 

33. Bacteriophage consists of:

 
 
 
 

34. Bacteria differ from viruses in being sensitive to:

 
 
 
 

35. The first to isolate a plant virus was:

 
 
 
 

36. Who discovered cyanophages?

 
 
 
 

37. Detailed study of bacteriophage was made by:

 
 
 
 

38. Infective nature of Tobacco mosaic disease was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

39. Group of viruses, which attack members of Myxophyceae are termed as:

 
 
 
 

40. The capsid of TMV is made-up of nearly:

 
 
 
 

41. Virion refers to:

 
 
 
 

42. Genetic material of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

43. The virus responsible for AIDS is an example of a (an):

 
 
 
 

44. What is a vector?

 
 
 
 

45. In which of the following, RNA is double stranded:

 
 
 
 

46. Who among the following discovered virus?

 
 
 
 

47. Longest known virus is:

 
 
 
 

48. The genetic material of poxvirus is:

 
 
 
 

49. Certain enzymes like reverse transcriptase, integrase and protease are found in:

 
 
 
 

50. Viroids have:

 
 
 
 

51. Who named prion?

 
 
 
 

52. Bacteriophages have been used as:

 
 
 
 

53. Viruses are considered to be:

 
 
 
 

54. In Herpes virus DNA is:

 
 
 
 

55. Yellow vein Mosaic of Bhindi Virus (Hibiscus Virus-I) is transmitted through:

 
 
 
 

56. Infective part of virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

57. Number of capsomeres forming capsid of TMV is: