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Types of Viruses

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  • Q1
    Which of the following diseases are caused due to a virus?
    Ebola
    All of these
    SARS
    AIDS
    30s
  • Q2
    Name the virus that is transmitted through the biting of infected animals, birds, and insects to a human?
    Ebola Virus
    Flavivirus
    All of these
    Rabies Virus
    30s
  • Q3
    Based on host range, viruses are classified into:
    Insect virus
    Bacteriophage
    Both Bacteriophage and Insect virus
    Stem Virus
    30s
  • Q4
    In the host cell, replication of RNA virus took place in...
    Cytoplasm
    Mitochondria
    Nucleus
    Centriole
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following statement is correct about viruses?
    Viruses can be categorized by their shapes.
    Viruses do not contain a ribosome; Viruses can be categorized by their shapes.
    Viruses can make protein.
    Viruses do not contain a ribosome.
    30s
  • Q6
    Name the virus that covers himself with a modified section of the cell membrane and create a protective lipid envelope?
    Flavivirus
    Ebola Virus
    Rabies Virus
    Influenza virus
    30s
  • Q7
    A virus can spread through:
    All of these
    Touch
    Contaminated food or water
    Coughing
    30s
  • Q8
    After which period virus replicates in the body and starts to affect the host?
    Uncoating
    Incubation period
    None of the above
    Penetration
    30s
  • Q9
    Double-stranded DNA is found in which viruses?
    None of the above
    Poxviruses
    Influenza viruses
    Poliomyelitis
    30s
  • Q10
    A virus is made up of a DNA or RNA genome inside a protein shell known as:
    Host
    Zombies
    Capsid
    Envelope
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following statements about viruses is wrong:
    A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates inside the living cells of an organism.
    A virus can have either DNA or RNA.
    Virus can not only infect animals, but also plants and bacteria.
    Vaccines against viruses exist but there are no antiviral drugs.
    30s
  • Q12
    In what consist the main test used to check for the presence of COVID-19 virus?
    Presence of bat’s wings under the arms of the patient
    Detection of a specific RNA sequence
    Presence of the crown shape around the virus by microscopy
    Analysis of the composition of the air exhaled by the patient
    30s
  • Q13
    Coronavirus are called like this because:
    Its characteristic appearance reminiscent of a crown around the virions
    It was only spread through royal families in the past
    Its RNA aggregates in a shape that reminds of a crown (corona in latin)
    The first infection with this kind of virus was historically reported to affect a king of Spain
    30s
  • Q14
    Some viruses are highly contagious, while other do not spread as easily. Which of the following rankings is true as of March 2020?
    COVID-19 < influenza < SARS < ebola
    Influenza < ebola < COVID-19 < SARS
    SARS < influenza < ebola < COVID-19
    influenza < SARS < COVID-19 < ebola
    30s
  • Q15
    In the 20th century, three influenza pandemics occurred: the Spanish influenza in 1918, the Asian influenza in 1957, and the Hong Kong influenza in 1968. How many million deaths were registered in those pandemics respectively?
    17 to 100 / 2 / 1
    50 to 200 / 20 / 50
    0.2 to 0.8 / 1 / 0.2
    1 to 2 / 0.1 / 0.3
    30s

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