FMGE June 2022 Micro
Q1. Which among the following methods is used to sterilize a glass petri dish?
1.Autoclaving at 121 degree celsius for 30-60 minutes
2.Hot air oven at 160 degree Celsius for 120 minutes or less (- ans)
3.Autoclaving at 134 degree Celsius for 3 minutes
4.Hot air oven at 121 degrees Celsius for 30-60 minutes
Q2. Which of the following is specifically found in gram-negative bacteria?
1.Capsule
2.Peptidoglycan
3.Lipopolysaccharide - ANS
4.Flagella
FMGE 2019 Micro
Q3. Sporulation occurs in which phase of bacterial growth curve:
1.Stationary phase -ANS
2.Lag phase
3.Log phase
4.Decline phase
FMGE 2018 Micro
Q4. Biological indicator for determining efficacy of autoclaving is?
1.Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2.Clostridium perfringenes
3.Bacillus stearothermophilus -ANS
4.Salmonella typhi
Q5. Stain used in staining fungal elements
1.Acid fast stain
2.Gram stain
3.Methenamine silver - ANS
4.All of the above
Q6. A farmer presents with a warty cutaneous growth on his foot. Histopathological image of the growth is given below. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
1.Sporotrichosis
2.Mycetoma
3.Chromoblastomycosis -Ans. FMGE June 2022 Micro
4.Phaeohyphomycosis
Q7. A farmer presents with a swollen foot and multiple sinuses as shown in the below image. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1.Mycetoma - Ans.
2.Squamous cell carcinoma
3.chromoblastomycosis
4.Sporotrichosis
FMGE DEC 2021 Micro
Q8. A 24 year old woman presents with pruritic hypopigmented macules and confluent patches over the chest. Skin scraping and KOH preparation show an abundance of yeast-like cells and short branches filaments like a ‘Spaghetti and meatball appearance’ as shown in the image below. What is the most likely organism?
1.Malassezia -ANS
2.Trichophyton
3.Chlamyospores
4.Candida
FMGE Aug 2020 Micro
Q9. An AIDS-positive patient came with a history of fever, vomiting, and meningismus . Which of the following tests help in the rapid diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis?
1.India ink preparation of CSF
2.Blood culture
3.CSF
4.Blood lateral flow assay for cryptococcal antigen -Ans.
FMGE Jan 2023
Q1O. Which of the following dimorphic fungi causes subcutaneous mycosis?
1.Sporothrix schenckii -ANS
2.Histoplasma capsulatum
3.Blastomyces dermatitidis
4.Penicilliosis marneffei
