Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 13) Posted on June 9, 2026June 10, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. The microorganism causing fatal poisoning in canned fruits and vegetables is ______________________ Penicillium digitatum Clostridium botulinum Rhizoctonia solani Aspergillus flavus 2. The term “microbe” refers to ____________________ Viruses Plants All microscopic organisms Animals 3. Considering the habitat of microorganisms, they can be called ________________________ Common organisms Pathogenic organisms Parasitic organisms Ubiquitous organisms 4. The great Bengal famine was mainly caused by _______ Rust of wheat Brown spot of rice Karnal bunt of wheat Blast of rice 5. _______________________ specifically measures the number of new cases of a disease arising within a defined population over a specified period of time % positivity Incidence Hyperendemicity Prevalence 6. ____________________________ was the first antibiotic discovered Tetracycline Streptomycin Penicillin Erythromycin 7. _______________________ of the following is a prokaryote Fungus Bacterium Protozoan Alga 8. The branch of science that deals with the study of bacteria is called ______________ Mycology Bacteriology Parasitology Virology 9. Bacterium _____________________ ______________ is commonly found in the human intestine Escherichia coli Mycobacterium tuberculosis Vibrio cholerae Salmonella Typhi 10. ___________________________ a microbiologist is widely recognized for developing and proving the germ theory of disease Alexander Fleming Louis Pasteur Edward Jenner Robert Hooke Loading … Question 1 of 10 Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 13)
