Myxoviruses and Rhabdoviruses
- Previous year questions on Myxoviruses and Rhabdoviruses 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.
- 64 live questions in Myxoviruses and Rhabdoviruses.
- 5 of 64 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Microbiology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Cause of antigenic drift in influenza viral infections is
- ASmall mutation in neuraminidase and hemagglutinin✓ Correct answer
- BLarge mutations in hemagglutinin only
- CStep mutations in viral genome
- DNone of the above
Q2.which strain of influenza was declared recently as pandemic
- AH1N1✓ Correct answer
- BH5N1
- CH7N7
- DH3N3
Q3.Wahin Finkeldy cells are found in:-
- AMeasles✓ Correct answer
- BMumps
- CMolluscum contagiosum
- DHerpes simplex infection
Q4.Which influenzae strain, not of human origin and can cause pandemic
- AH1N1
- BH2N2
- CH5N1✓ Correct answer
- DH9N1
Q5.Which virus is noted for genetic reassortment?
- AAdenovirus
- BHerpesvirus
- CHIV
- DInfluenza virus✓ Correct answer
Q6.Negri bodies are characteristic of
- AMeasles
- BTetanus
- CHIV/AIDS
- DRabies✓ Correct answer
Q7.Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis is a rare and dangerous complication of;
- AMeasles✓ Correct answer
- BMumps
- CRubella
- DVaricella
Q8.True regarding metapneumovirus is:
- ASegmented negative sense single stranded RNA virus
- BIncidence is 5% of total respiratory infection✓ Correct answer
- CSpreads through sexual contact and blood transfusion
- DHuman metapneumovirus contains NS1 and NS2 antigens
Q9.Antemortem diagnosis of rabies is made with:
- ARabies virus specific antibodies
- BInoculation in culture media
- CNegri bodies in hippocampus
- DCorneal impression smear✓ Correct answer
Q10.A patient presented to the hospital with severe hydrophobia. You suspect rabies, obtained corneal scrapings from the patient. What test should be done on this specimen for a diagnosis of rabies?
- ANegri bodies
- BAntibodies to rabies virus
- CPCR for rabies virus
- DIndirect immunofluorescence✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Small mutation in neuraminidase and hemagglutinin; Q2: A. H1N1; Q3: A. Measles; Q4: C. H5N1; Q5: D. Influenza virus; Q6: D. Rabies; Q7: A. Measles; Q8: B. Incidence is 5% of total respiratory infection; Q9: D. Corneal impression smear; Q10: D. Indirect immunofluorescence.
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