Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory - Historical Perspective - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

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2010 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2010

Match the scientist from Group I with the corresponding contribution listed in Group II

A

P-5,Q-3,R-4,S-2

B

P-3,Q-4,R-2,S-5

C

P-3,Q-4,R-1,S-5

D

P-3,Q-4,R-2,S-1

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2011 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

Which one of the following statements is NOT associated with contributions of Louis Pasteur?

A

Anthrax is caused by anthrax bacillus

B

Bacteria causing food spoilage come from air

C

The disease causing organism must be isolated in pure culture

D

Bacteria cause the wine disease

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2011 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

Match the names of investigators in Group 1 with their contributions in Group 2

A

P-5,Q-3,R-4,S-1

B

P-5,Q-3,R-1,S-2

C

P-4,Q-3,R-1,S-5

D

P-3,Q-2,R-1,S-4

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2013 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2013

Match the scientists in Group I with their contributions in microbiology in Group II

Group I	Group II
P. Robert Hooke	I. Proved that microbes can cause diseases
Q. Paul Ehrlich	II. First to observe cells
R. Antony van Leeuwenhoek	III. First to observe bacteria
S. Sergei Winogradsky	IV. Used the first synthetic chemotherapeutic agent
	V. Linked specific bacteria to biogeochemical transformations

A

P-I, Q-II, R-III, S-V

B

P-II, Q-IV, R-III, S-V

C

P-II, Q-I, R-III, S-IV

D

P-V, Q-III, R-IV, S-II

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2014 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2014

The principle of immunization was first explained by

A

Edward Jenner

B

Elie Metchnikoff

C

Louis Pasteur

D

Robert Koch

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2017 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2017

Which one of the following is NOT a contribution by Robert Koch?

A

Identification of causative agent of anthrax.

B

Discovery of causative agent of tuberculosis.

C

Discovery of causative agent of leprosy.

D

Identification of causative agent of cholera.

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2018 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2018

Match the scientists to their area of major contribution

A

(i)-(s), (ii)-(q), (iii)-(p), (iv)-(r)

B

(i)-(s), (ii)-(p), (iii)-(q), (iv)-(r)

C

(i)-(p), (ii)-(s), (iii)-(r), (iv)-(q)

D

(i)-(q), (ii)-(p), (iii)-(r), (iv)-(s)

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2020 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2020

The technique of microbial "pure culture" was pioneered by

A

Edward Jenner

B

Louis Pasteur

C

Robert Hooke

D

Robert Koch

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2021 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2021

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed several microscopic organisms under his hand-made microscope. He described them as

A

Bacteria.

B

Fungi.

C

Animalcules.

D

Bacteriophages.

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2023 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2023

Phagocytosis was first described by

A

Elie Metchnikoff

B

Robert Hooke

C

Robert Koch

D

Paul Ehrlich

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2024 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2024

Who among the following scientists was the pioneer in development of chemotherapy?

A

Elie Metchnikoff

B

Robert Koch

C

Paul Ehrlich

D

Ronald Ross

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2025 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2025

Robert Koch used a meat-infused nutrient medium for which one of the following purposes?

A

To grow disease causing microorganisms.

B

To demonstrate presence of microorganisms in air.

C

To test the efficiency of sterilization approaches.

D

To demonstrate antimicrobial activity of soil isolates.

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2026 · Life Sciences · Historical Perspective · Microbiology Discoveries and Germ Theory

Life Sciences (XL) 2026

Scientist(s) who contributed in disproving the theory of spontaneous generation is/are

A

Ferdinand Cohn.

B

John Needham.

C

John Tyndall.

D

Louis Pasteur.

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