Download DNB 2016 Dec MICROBIOLOGY PAPER 1 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
MICROBIOLOGY

PAPER ? I
MICRO/D/16/18/I
Time : 3 hours
Max. Marks : 100

Important instructions:

? Attempt all questions in order.
? Each question carries 10 marks.
? Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
? Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
? Answer all the parts of a single question together.
? Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
? Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Principle and applications of fluorescent microscopy.

5+5
2. a) Define disinfectants.
b) Basis of grading disinfectants with examples, and their mechanisms of
action.

2+8
3. Methicillin resistant Staphyloccous aureus (MRSA):
a) Mechanism of resistance
b) Phenotypic methods of detection
c) Genotypic methods of detection
d) Prevalence and clinical implications

2+2+2+4
4. a) What is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?
b) Enumerate the differences between PCR and LAMP (loop mediated
isothermal amplification).

5+5
5. Genetic basis of antibody diversity in humans.

10
6. Biomedical/hospital waste:
a) Types
b) Segregation
c) Types of waste generated in Microbiology laboratory and its their
methods of disposal

2+2+6
7. Lysogenic or phage conversion:
a) Principle.
b) Give one example of medical importance.
c) Differentiate it from transduction.

4+3+3
8. Agglutination reaction:
a) Definition
b) Zone phenomenon
c) Applications

2+4+4
9. Epidemiological typing methods:
a) Types of methods
b) Give 3 examples of each with advantages and disadvantages.

2+8
10. a) What is quality assurance (QA) in microbiology laboratory?
b) Components of QA and its importance.
2+(6+2)
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