FREE CMT Microbiology Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which staining technique is used to classify bacteria as Gram-positive or Gram-negative?

Accepted Answer

Gram stain

Answer

Ziehl-Neelsen

Answer

India ink

Answer

Methylene blue

Question 2

Which bacteria is most commonly associated with urinary tract infections?

Accepted Answer

Escherichia coli

Answer

Salmonella

Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 3

What medium is used to culture Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

Lowenstein-Jensen medium

Answer

MacConkey agar

Answer

Blood agar

Answer

Chocolate agar

Question 4

What structure enables bacterial mobility?

Accepted Answer

Flagella

Answer

Capsule

Answer

Pili

Answer

Ribosomes

Question 5

Which viral infection is diagnosed using the rapid antigen test?

Accepted Answer

Influenza

Answer

Hepatitis C

Answer

HIV

Answer

EBV

Question 6

Which of the following is a Gram-positive cocci?

Accepted Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

E. coli

Answer

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 7

Which biosafety level is required for handling Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

BSL-3

Answer

BSL-1

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BSL-2

Answer

BSL-4

Question 8

Which parasite causes malaria?

Accepted Answer

Plasmodium

Answer

Trypanosoma

Answer

Giardia

Answer

Entamoeba

Question 9

Which method is used for bacterial identification through DNA amplification?

Accepted Answer

PCR

Answer

ELISA

Answer

Western blot

Answer

Agglutination