MCQ on Tuberculosis For NEET

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