DNA Viruses
- Previous year questions on DNA Viruses for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Microbiology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 132 live questions in DNA Viruses.
- 8 of 132 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Microbiology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Paul Bunnell Test is used to detect Infectious mononucleosis caused by
- ACytomegaloviruses
- BEpstein Barr Virus✓ Correct answer
- CToxoplasmosis
- DNon of the above
Q2.A 2-year-old child attending daycare develops diarrhoea and gastroenteritis as a result of adenoviral infection. Which of the following adenoviral serotypes would most likely be responsible for this girl's illness?
- AType 4
- BType 7
- CType 19
- DType 41✓ Correct answer
Q3.Etiological agent of Roseola infantum includes
- ACMV
- BEBV
- CParvovirus
- DHuman Herpes virus 6✓ Correct answer
Q4.Virus causing IMN have which feature
- ADouble-stranded, enveloped DNA virus✓ Correct answer
- BDouble-stranded, non enveloped DNA virus
- CSingle-stranded, enveloped RNA virus
- DSingle-stranded, non enveloped DNA virus
Q5.Infectious mononucleosis affects
- AB cells✓ Correct answer
- BT cells
- CNK cells
- DMacrophages
Q6.Which of the following cell types are specific to a latent genital infection with HSV-2 ?
- ATrigeminal ganglia
- BSacral ganglia✓ Correct answer
- CVagal nerve ganglia
- DNeural sensory ganglia
Q7.Which of the following best describes adenovirus?
- ANonenveloped, double-stranded DNA virus with fibers at its vertices✓ Correct answer
- BNonenveloped, double-stranded, circular DNA virus
- CEnveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus
- DEnveloped, double-stranded, linear DNA virus with glycoprotein spikes
Q8.The etiological agent of Roseola infantum includes
- ACMV
- BEBV
- CParvovirus
- DHuman herpes virus 6✓ Correct answer
Q9.Epstein-Barr virus causes all the following EXCEPT:
- ABurkitt's lymphoma
- BNasopharyngeal carcinoma
- CCarcinoma cervix✓ Correct answer
- DInfectious mononucleosis
Q10.How do herpes viruses produce their messenger RNA?
- ABy producing a positive sense intermediate
- BBy direct translation from genome
- CBy transcription of proviral DNA
- DBy transcribing from the genomic DNA✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Epstein Barr Virus; Q2: D. Type 41; Q3: D. Human Herpes virus 6; Q4: A. Double-stranded, enveloped DNA virus; Q5: A. B cells; Q6: B. Sacral ganglia; Q7: A. Nonenveloped, double-stranded DNA virus with fibers at its vertices; Q8: D. Human herpes virus 6; Q9: C. Carcinoma cervix; Q10: D. By transcribing from the genomic DNA.
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