Virology MCQs (Quiz 9) Posted on July 13, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Rapid antigen tests are primarily based on _________________ Lateral Flow Immunochromatography (LFIA) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Complement fixation Plaque formation 2. ___________________is the technique used to determine the complete genetic sequence of a virus for tracking mutations and variants Next-generation sequencing (NGS) Bacterial colony counting Serological testing Electron microscopy alone 3. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ________________ was the most widely used laboratory diagnostic method Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Gram staining Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Real-time RT-PCR) Virus isolation 4. ______________________ viral genome is complementary to messenger RNA Double-stranded DNA Single-stranded DNA Positive-sense RNA Negative-sense RNA 5. Scientist _________________ developed the concept and discovered the enzyme responsible for reverse transcription Max Theiler Edward Jenner Howard Temin Robert Koch 6. Which virus caused the first recognized Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak? SARS-CoV-2 MERS-CoV SARS-CoV Influenza A virus 7. __________________ serves as the body’s immediate, non-specific first line of defense against viral infection Artificial immunity Innate immunity Adaptive immunity Humoral immunity 8. The discovery of Rous sarcoma virus demonstrated that ____________________ Viruses can cause cancer Bacteria cause tumors Viruses CANNOT cause cancer Cancer is inherited 9. Microbiologist _________________ is regarded as the “Father of Bacteriophages” Félix d’Hérelle Martinus Beijerinck Robert Koch Louis Pasteur 10. ____________________ possesses a segmented genome Influenza virus Poliovirus Rabies virus Tobacco mosaic virus Loading … Question 1 of 10
