Hepatitis Viruses MCQs : This section focuses on the "Hepatitis Viruses". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Hepatitis Viruses skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Which of the following hepatitis viruses is not RNA virus?
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis B virus
C. Hepatitis E virus
D. Hepatitis G virus
Question 2
Which of the following nucleic acid is present in hepatitis B virus?
A. dsDNA
B. ssRNA
C. ssDNA
D. dsRNA
Question 3
The agent representing an isolate of hepatitis G virus is
A. GBA-A
B. GBV-B
C. GBV-C
D. None of these
Question 4
Hepatitis G virus belongs to the family
A. Caliciviridae
B. Flaviviridae
C. Hepadnaviridae
D. Coronaviridae
Question 5
Transmission of hepatitis G virus is
A. Parenterally
B. Sexually
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Question 6
The most serious infection is
A. superinfection of an HBsAg carrier by HDV
B. infection with HBV alone
C. coinfection of HBVand HDV
D. None of these
Question 7
Which of the following specimens contain/s hepatitis B virus in an infected person?
A. Blood
B. Semen
C. Saliva
D. All of the above
Question 8
Vertical transmission may be seen in
A. Hepatitis B virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Hepatitis D virus
D. All of the above
Question 9
Which of the following viral infections can result in chronic carrier state?
A. HBV
B. HCV
C. HDV
D. All of the above
Question 10
Most reliable test for detection of hepatitis E infection is
A. ELISA test for IgM anti-HEV
B. Western blot assay for IgM anti-HEV
C. Polymerase chain reaction for detection of HEV RNA
D. ELISA test for IgG anti-HEV
Question 11
Hepatocellular carcinoma (Hepatoma) may be caused by
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Question 12
The defective satellite virus is
A. hepatitis B
B. hepatitis C
C. hepatitis D
D. hepatitis A
Question 13
All of the following viruses are enveloped except
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis B virus
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Hepatitis D virus
Question 14
The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus infection is carried out from the method based on
A. aminotransferase levels
B. detection of faecal HAV by immunoelectron microscopy
C. Both A and B
D. detection of IgM anti-HAV by ELISA
Question 15
Which of the following is not correct for hepatitis A virus?
A. It can be grown in cell cultures of primate and human cells
B. It is one of the most stable viruses infecting humans
C. It may cause hepatocellular carcinoma
D. None of these
Question 16
Which of the following viruses can be transmitted by the parenteral route?
A. HBV
B. HCV
C. HDV
D. All of the above
Question 17
The viruses, which is/are transmitted by parenteral and sexual routes is/are
A. Hepatitis B virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Hepatitis G virus
D. All of the above
Question 18
Which of the following antigenic types of hepatitis B virus is present in the envelope?
A. HbsAg
B. HBcAg
C. HBeAg
D. HBxAg
Question 19
The development of hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with
A. ground squirrel hepatitis virus
B. hepatitis B virus
C. woodchuck hepatitis virus
D. All of the above
Question 20
Which of the following antigenic types of hepatitis B virus is prevalent in India?
A. Adw
B. Adr
C. Ayw
D. Ayr
Question 21
Hepatocellular carcinoma (Hepatoma) may be caused by
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Question 22
The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus infection is carried out from the method based on
A. aminotransferase levels
B. detection of faecal HAV by immunoelectron microscopy
C. both (a) and (b)
D. detection of IgM anti-HAV by ELISA
Question 23
The most serious infection is
A. superinfection of an HBsAg carrier by HDV
B. infection with HBV alone
C. coinfection of HBVand HDV
D. none of the above
Question 24
The viruses, which is/are transmitted by parenteral and sexual routes is/are
A. Hepatitis B virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Hepatitis G virus
D. All of these
Question 25
Transmission of hepatitis G virus is
A. Parenterally
B. Sexually
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Question 26
Vertical transmission may be seen in
A. Hepatitis B virus
B. Hepatitis C virus
C. Hepatitis D virus
D. All of these
Question 27
Which of the following is not correct for hepatitis A virus?
A. It can be grown in cell cultures of primate and human cells
B. It is one of the most stable viruses infecting humans
C. It may cause hepatocellular carcinoma
D. None of the above
Question 28
Which of the following specimens contain/s hepatitis B virus in an infected person?
A. Blood
B. Semen
C. Saliva
D. All of these
Question 29
Which of the following viral infections can result in chronic carrier state?
A. HBV
B. HCV
C. HDV
D. All of these
Question 30
Which of the following viruses can be transmitted by the parenteral route?
A. HBV
B. HCV
C. HDV
D. All of these