Virology MCQs (Quiz 7) Posted on July 12, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Which virus is correctly paired with its natural reservoir? Nipah virus — Fruit bats Influenza virus — Camels Rabies virus — Fish Poliovirus — Birds 2. Double-stranded RNA viruses possess ______________________________ Only messenger RNA DNA and RNA together Both positive-sense and complementary negative-sense RNA strands Two identical RNA strands 3. ________________________ virus belongs to the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus family Rotavirus Poliovirus HIV Herpes simplex virus 4. Why are viruses unable to reproduce in dead tissues? Dead tissues are too dry Dead tissues contain toxic compounds Dead tissues lack oxygen Dead tissues do not provide active cellular machinery for viral replication 5. Which virus is correctly paired with the enzyme carried in the virion? Parvovirus — RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Adenovirus — Integrase Poliovirus — Reverse transcriptase Rabies virus — RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 6. Which virus is correctly paired with its oncogenic potential? Rabies virus — Burkitt lymphoma Influenza virus — Cervical carcinoma Human papillomavirus — Cervical carcinoma Rotavirus — Liver cancer 7. _________________ is an example of a positive-sense RNA virus Influenza virus Rabies virus Measles virus Poliovirus 8. Before occurrence of protein synthesis, negative-sense (–) RNA viruses require enzyme _________________________________________ RNA-dependent RNA polymerase DNA polymerase Helicase Reverse transcriptase 9. A segmented viral genome is one in which _________________________ Genome is enclosed in multiple capsids Genome contains both DNA and RNA Genetic material is divided into two or more separate nucleic acid segments Genome is circular 10. The complete infectious virus particle is called ________________ Nucleocapsid Capsomere Capsid Virion Loading … Question 1 of 10
