Practice Quiz 1 - History of Microbiology (Part 1)

Practice Quiz 1 - History of Microbiology (Part 1)

1.	One millimetre (mm) is equal to
	a)	100000 µm
	b)	10000 µm
	c)	1000 µm
	d)	100 µm
2.	One micrometre (µm) is equal to
	a)	100000 nm
	b)	10000 nm
	c)	1000 nm
	d)	100 nm
3.	Who is Father of Biology?
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Aristotle
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Robert Hooke
4.	Spontaneous Generation Theory was proposed by
	a)	Aristotle
	b)	Robert Hooke
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Robert Koch
5.	Spontaneous Generation Theory or Abiogenesis means “Living things can arise from Non-living things”
	a)	True
	b)	False
6.	Who first disproved the “Spontaneous Generation Theory” with his Jar experiment?
	a)	Aristotle
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	John Needham
	d)	Lazaro Spallanzani
7.	The experiment of Meat and Maggot was conducted by
	a)	Aristotle
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	John Needham
	d)	Lazaro Spallanzani
8.	Who claimed that there was a "life force" present in the molecules of all inorganic matter, including air and the oxygen in it, that could cause spontaneous generation?
	a)	Aristotle
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	John Needham
	d)	Lazaro Spallanzani
9.	Which of the following individual supported and argued in favor of the Theory of Spontaneous generation?
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	John Needham
	d)	Lazaro Spallanzani
10.	Which of the following individuals is credited for definitively refuting the Theory of Spontaneous generation using broth in Swan-neck flask?
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	John Needham
	d)	Jan Baptista van Helmont
11.	Who challenged the work of John Needham?
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Lazaro Spallanzani
	c)	Francesco Redi
	d)	Jan Baptista van Helmont
12.	Theory of Spontaneous generation of life was conclusively disproved by
	a)	Robert Koch
	b)	Lazaro Spallanzani
	c)	Francesco Redi
	d)	Louis Pasteur
13.	Which of the following scientist tried to disprove spontaneous generation theory by passing air into his flasks through red hot tubes?
	a)	Franz Schulze
	b)	Schroder and Von Dusch
	c)	Lazaro Spallanzani
	d)	Theodor Schwann
14.	Which of the following scientist tried to disprove the spontaneous generation theory by passing air through strong acid solutions (Concentrated KOH or Concentrated H2SO4) into boiled infusions?
	a)	Franz Schulze
	b)	Schroder and Von Dusch
	c)	Lazaro Spallanzani
	d)	Theodor Schwann
15.	Which of the following scientist carried out an experiment in a specially designed box to prove dust carried the germs?
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	John Tyndall
	d)	Theodor Schwann
16.	The term “Animalcules” was given to microorganisms by
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Robert Hooke
17.	The relationship between Anthrax and Bacillus anthracis was first established by
	a)	Joseph Lister
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Paul Ehrlich
18.	Which of the following individuals did not contribute to the establishment of cell theory?
	a)	Girolamo Fracastoro
	b)	Robert Remak
	c)	Matthias Schleiden
	d)	Robert Hooke
19.	Whose proposal of the endosymbiotic theory of mitochondrial and chloroplast origin was ultimately accepted by the greater scientific community?
	a)	Theodor Schwann
	b)	Robert Remak
	c)	Lynn Margulis
	d)	Rudolf Virchow
20.	Which of the following developed a set of postulates for determining whether a particular disease is caused by a particular pathogen?
	a)	Joseph Lister
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Paul Ehrlich
21.	Who conducted investigations on Cholera epidemics in England and demonstrated that contaminated water was the key source of the epidemics?
	a)	Paul Ehrlich
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	John Snow
22.	The epidemic that infected Europe, Middle East, and North Africa and killed millions of people were known as the Black Death. What is the name of that diseases which caused the Black death?
	a)	Anthrax
	b)	Small pox
	c)	Bubonic Plague
	d)	Cholera
23.	Name the scientist who helped in introducing the use of Agar for the first time in the Microbiology laboratory.
	a)	Walther Hesse and Fanny Hesse
	b)	Louis Pasteur
	c)	Charles Chamberland
	d)	Robert Koch
24.	Who discovered the drug 'Artemisinin' for the treatment of Malaria?
	a)	Rosalind Franklin
	b)	Marie Curie
	c)	Tu Yoyyou
	d)	Joseph Lister
25.	Name the microbiologist whose work on the bacterial pathogen in milk contributed to the promotion of the pasteurization process
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Alice Evans
	c)	John Tyndall
	d)	Esther Lederberg
26.	First Vaccine and Vaccination was developed by
	a)	Louis Pasteur
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Edward Jenner
	d)	Von Behring
27.	Which was the first disease for which a Chemotherapeutic agent was used?
	a)	Syphilis
	b)	Malaria
	c)	Tuberculosis
	d)	Small pox
28.	Which scientist examined the structure of cork and suggested that all living things were made up of individual cells?
	a)	Robert Brown
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Robert Nicholson
	d)	Robert Hooke
29.	According to Louis Pasteur’s statement, which one of the following is true?
	a)	Living organisms discriminate between Stereoisomers
	b)	Fermentation is an aerobic process
	c)	Living organisms doesn’t discriminate between Stereoisomers
	d)	Whole yeast cell is not required for Alcoholic fermentation process
30.	Who demonstrated that open tubes of broth remained free of bacteria when air was free of dust?
	a)	John Needham
	b)	John Tyndall
	c)	Lazzaro Spallanzani
	d)	Louis Pasteur
31.	The Antibody that crosses the Placenta is
	a)	IgG
	b)	IgA
	c)	IgM
	d)	IgD
32.	The first antibody to contact invading microorganisms was
	a)	IgG
	b)	IgA
	c)	IgM
	d)	IgD

33.	Father of Microbiology is
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Robert Hooke
34.	Father of Modern Microbiology is
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Joseph Lister
35.	Father of Antiseptic surgery is
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Joseph Lister
36.	Father of Bacteriology is
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Joseph Lister
37.	Who provide the evidence that Bacteriophage nucleic acid but not protein enters the host cell during infection
	a)	Alfred D. Hershey and Leonard Tatum
	b)	Alfred D. Hershey and Zindar Lederberg
	c)	Alfred D. Hershey and Martha Chase
	d)	Alfred D. Hershey and Macleod
38.	Father of Medical Microbiology is
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	Joseph Lister
39.	The Phagocytosis process was first discovered by
	a)	Paul Ehrlich
	b)	Zindar Lederberg
	c)	Leonard Tatum
	d)	Elie Metchnikoff
40.	The term “Vaccine” was introduced by Louis Pasteur
	a)	True
	b)	False
41.	Who is Father of Parasitology?
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	John Needham
42.	Who coined the term “Cell”?
	a)	Robert Brown
	b)	Robert Koch
	c)	Robert Nicholson
	d)	Robert Hooke
43.	Who is Father of Protozoology?
	a)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	b)	Francesco Redi
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	John Needham
44.	Which structure did Leeuwenhoek discover in yeast?
	a)	Nucleus
	b)	Granules
	c)	Ribosomes
	d)	Pseudohypha
45.	About how many lenses did Leeuwenhoek make during his lifetime?
	a)	100 Lenses
	b)	300 Lenses
	c)	500 Lenses
	d)	700 Lenses
46.	What is the magnifying power of Leeuwenhoek's lenses?
	a)	50 to 100 Times
	b)	50 to 200 Times
	c)	50 to 300 Times
	d)	50 to 400 Times
47.	Leeuwenhoek observed the life history of
	a)	Low forms of Humans
	b)	Low forms of Microorganisms
	c)	Low forms of Insects
	d)	Low forms of Animals

48.	Who discovered the Spermatozoa?
	a)	Francesco Redi
	b)	Anton van Leeuwenhoek
	c)	Louis Pasteur
	d)	John Needham
49.	What was the first invention of Leeuwenhoek?
	a)	Microscope
	b)	Bacteria
	c)	Protozoa
	d)	Spermatozoa
50.	Anton van Leeuwenhoek was known for which discovery in late 17th Century?
	a)	Discovery of the properties of Stem cells
	b)	Observation of Bacteria and Protozoa
	c)	Discovery of the role of ATP as the source of energy for cell
	d)	Discovery of Nucleus in the cell

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