List of top Microbiology Questions on Sterilization & Disinfection asked in Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

Match List I with List II:

List I: Schedule		List II: Covers the
A.	Schedule Y	I.	Shelf of drugs
B.	Schedule FF	II.	Requirements for clinical trials
C.	Schedule O	III.	Disinfectant liquids
D.	Schedule P	IV.	Opthalmic ointments

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Rubber stoppers cannot withstand pyrogen-destructive temperatures.
Statement II: In case of rubber stopper for injections reliance must be on an effective sequence of washing, thorough rinsing with WFI, prompt sterilization and protective storage to ensure adequate pyrogen control.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which of the following disinfectant effectively destroys vegetative bacterial cells including Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, bacterial endospores, fungi, and viruses?

Most accepted mechanism for developing bacterial resistance to sulphonamides is

Clavulanic acid is

The most commonly used test of sensitivity to antimicrobial agent is

Match compounds with the pathway they inhibit

(1) Vancoycin	(P) Folate metabolism
(2) Rifampin	(Q) DNA synthesis
(3)Puromycin	(R) Protein synthesis
(4)Ciprofloxacin	(S) RNA synthesis
	(T) Cell wall synthesis

What is/are use/s of phenol coefficient

The most suitable disinfectant for decontamination of HIV contaminated endoscope is

For determining the efficacy of sterilization in an autoclave, the spores of the following organism are used as test organisms