VIRUS 🦠🦠🦟 (ALL GOVT JOBS MCQ)
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Some virus related MCQ with answers
1. **Which of the following is a characteristic of a lytic cycle in viruses?
a) Integration into the host genome
b) Production of viral particles inside the host cell
c) Host cell remains alive
d) Formation of a latent infection
- **Answer:** b) Production of viral particles inside the host cell
2. **HIV targets which type of cells in the human body?
a) Red blood cells
b) Neurons
c) T-helper cells
d) Platelets
- **Answer:** c) T-helper cells
3. **Which of the following is NOT a way viruses can be transmitted?
a) Direct contact
b) Contaminated water
c) Genetics
d) Airborne droplets
- **Answer:** c) Genetics
4. **Which virus is responsible for causing chickenpox?
a) Varicella-zoster virus
b) Epstein-Barr virus
c) Cytomegalovirus
d) Hepatitis B virus
- **Answer:** a) Varicella-zoster virus
5 **Which of the following is a method by which bacteriophages can transfer bacterial DNA from one bacterium to another?
a) Conjugation
b) Transformation
c) Transduction
d) Transcription
- **Answer:** c) Transduction
10. **Which type of virus is known for its rapid mutation rate, making vaccine development challenging?
a) Hepatitis B virus
b) Influenza virus
c) Smallpox virus
d) Epstein-Barr virus
- **Answer:** b) Influenza virus
11. **What is the term for a virus that infects bacteria?
a) Retrovirus
b) Bacteriophage
c) Arbovirus
d) Mycovirus
- **Answer:** b) Bacteriophage
12. **Which virus is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)?
a) Coronavirus
b) Norovirus
c) Rotavirus
d) Adenovirus
- **Answer:** a) Coronavirus
13. **Which of the following diseases is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
a) Measles
b) Mononucleosis
c) Influenza
d) Hepatitis C
- **Answer:** b) Mononucleosis
14. **Which virus is known for causing hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate?
a) Dengue virus
b) Ebola virus
c) Rabies virus
d) Zika virus
- **Answer:** b) Ebola virus
15. **What type of genome does the influenza virus have?
a) Single-stranded DNA
b) Double-stranded DNA
c) Single-stranded RNA
d) Double-stranded RNA
- **Answer:** c) Single-stranded RNA
16. What is the primary method of transmission for the hepatitis B virus?
a) Contaminated food
b) Airborne particles
c) Blood and bodily fluids
d) Insect bites
- **Answer:** c) Blood and bodily fluids
17. **Which virus is known to cause warts in humans?
a) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b) Varicella-zoster virus
c) Cytomegalovirus
d) Hepatitis C virus
- **Answer:** a) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
18. **Which of the following viral infections can be prevented by vaccination?
a) Common cold
b) HIV
c) Measles
d) Herpes simplex
- **Answer:** c) Measles
20. **Which of the following viruses can be transmitted via a mosquito bite?
a) HIV
b) Influenza
c) Zika virus
d) Hepatitis B
- **Answer:** c) Zika virus
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