Tuberculosis, often called the “white death” in the past or historically known as consumption, is a contagious illness primarily caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). It commonly impacts the lungs, but it can also harm other body parts. In most cases, people with this infection don’t display any symptoms, which is referred to as latent tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis MCQ for NEET
Ques 1. The causative of tuberculosis is
1. Virus
2. Bacterium
3. Protozoan
4. Malnutrition
Answer: Bacterium
Ques 2. The causative of Tuberculosis produces Tuberculin, it is a/an
1. enzyme
2. hormone
3. exotoxin
4. endotoxin
Answer: endotoxin
Ques 3. Diagnosis of tuberculosis is done by
1. Emulator and antiformin method
2. Concentration method
3. Petroff’s method
4. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Ques 4. This is the reason why diagnosing tuberculosis is becoming challenging
1. The disease takes years to become active
2. symptoms are irregular, they appear and then vanish
3. symptoms are not very obvious and prominent always
4. both 2. and 3.
Answer: The disease takes years to become active
Ques 5. The BCG vaccine is administered for immunity against
1. Malaria
2. Tuberculosis
3. Jaundice
4. Hepatitis
Answer: Tuberculosis.
Ques 6. A combination of medications that are applied to treat tuberculosis is
1. to generate a better response
2. to decrease the resistance of the entity to the treatment
3. both 1. and 2.
4. none of these
Answer: both 1. and 2.
Ques 7. For Tuberculosis, the drugs used to combat it are
1. Streptomycin, Pyrazinamide
2. Isoniazid, Rifampicin
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. None of these
Answer: Both 1. and 2.
Ques 8. The first person who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis was
1. Louis Pasteur
2. Robert Koch
3. Edward Jenner
4. None of the above
Answer: Robert Koch
Ques 9. This is the main symptom of Tuberculosis
1. Liquid formation
2. Tubercle formation
3. both 1. and 2.
4. None of these
Answer: Tubercle formation
Ques 10. Which of these is the culture medium for Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
1. Wilson blair medium
2. Löwenstein–Jensen medium
3. Mac Conkey’s medium
4. None of the above
Answer: Löwenstein–Jensen medium
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