SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR

VIROLOGY MCQs (MAC 221)

Q-1

The following antiviral drugs are nucleoside analogues EXCEPT ONE:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-2

The following antiviral drugs are effective against influenza EXCEPT ONE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-3

Amantadine
Rimantadine
Zanamivir
Oseltamivir
Ritonavir

The human diploid cell vaccine is used for prevention of:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-4

Acyclovir
Gancyclovir
Foscarnet
Zidovudine (AZT)
Didanosine (dd1)

Rabies
Varicella
Hepatitis A
Yellow fever
RSV infection

The following viral diseases are characterized by maculopapular rash

EXCEPT ONE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Measles
Rubella
Erythema infectiosum
Exanthem subitum
Herpangina

Q-5

The following statements about herpesviruses are true EXCEPT ONE:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-6

The following viruses are associated with congenital infection EXCEPT

ONE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-7

Rubella virus
CMV
Parvovirus B-19
Varicella
RSV

The following statements regarding varicella and zoster are true EXCEPT
ONE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Q-8

There are eight human herpes viruses

All are morphologically identical
All are DNA-viruses
All cause vesicular rash
All remain latent inside the human body after primary infection

They are two diseases caused by one virus

Varicella is the primary illness, whereas zoster is the recurrent form
of the disease
They have the same clinical picture
Varicella is a disease of children, whereas zoster is a disease of
elderly and immunosuppressed patients.
Varicella can be prevented by vaccination

The following statements regarding HIV are true EXCEPT ONE:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

It belongs to the family reteroviridae

It is an oncovirus
It is associated with the enzyme reverse transcriptase
The virus is present in all body fluids
The sexual route is the main mode of transmission

Q-9

The following viruses are transmitted by the fecal-oral route EXCEPT

ONE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

HAV
HEV
HDV
Entero
Astro

Q-10 The following viruses can be transmitted sexually EXCEPT ONE:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

HIV
HBV
HSV-2
Adeno
Rubella