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Q59·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2016

Viral Infection in Different Organisms

S&TMicrobiology and VirologyStatement-basedEasyStatic

Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Viruses can infect

1bacteria
2fungi
3plants
  1. 1.

    bacteria

  2. 2.

    fungi

  3. 3.

    plants

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

3 only

c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that can infect a wide range of organisms. They can infect bacteria (bacteriophages or phages), fungi (mycophages), and plants (plant viruses). Bacteriophages specifically infect bacterial cells. Fungal viruses exist and infect fungal cells. Plant viruses cause diseases like mosaic virus in tobacco and other crops. All three statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.

Question details

Year

2016

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q59

Subject

Science & Technology

Sub-topic

Microbiology and Virology

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Biology Ch. Microorganisms

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