Quiz_Viruses

1. Bacteriophages have been used as:

 
 
 
 

2. In Herpes virus DNA is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

4. Who among the following discovered virus?

 
 
 
 

5. Who named prion?

 
 
 
 

6. Who discovered cyanophages?

 
 
 
 

7. Cyanophage is a virus that attacks:

 
 
 
 

8. Viruses have:

 
 
 
 

9. 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:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

12. The lambda phase is a:

 
 
 
 

13. Interferon is a:

 
 
 
 

14. Number of capsomeres forming capsid of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

15. Longest known virus is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

18. First animal pathogenic virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

19. Bacteria differ from viruses in being sensitive to:

 
 
 
 

20. Viroids have:

 
 
 
 

21. Viruses are commonly transmitted in plants through:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

23. Virion refers to:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

26. Detailed study of bacteriophage was made by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

28. TMV was isolated in crystalline form by:

 
 
 
 

29. The genetic material of poxvirus is:

 
 
 
 

30. Virus and bacteriophage are made-up of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

32. Infective part of virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

35. Kuru, a human disease is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

37. Smallpox is caused by:

 
 
 
 

38. Which of the following is true for viruses?

 
 
 
 

39. Viruses are considered to be:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

41. What is a vector?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

45. Which is an exception to cell theory?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

47. Genetic material of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

48. In a bacteriophage, DNA is present in:

 
 
 
 

49. The truncated cone of HIV consists of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

53. Bacteriophage consists of:

 
 
 
 

54. Enzymes are absent in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

56. The first to isolate a plant virus was:

 
 
 
 

57. 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: