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Clostridium โ€” UPSC CMS MCQs (Preventive & Social Medicine) · 3 questions

2021 P1 Q71

Q1. Pseudomembranous colitis is associated with which one of the following microbes?

  1. Entamoeba histolytica
  2. Salmonella typhi
  3. Escherichia coli
  4. Clostridium difficile

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 91

2023 P2 Q2

Q2. Which one of the following statements regarding Gas Gangrene Infection is correct?

  1. It is caused by C. perfringens, a gram negative aerobic non-spore-forming bacilli
  2. It is caused by C. perfringens, a gram positive anaerobic spore-forming bacilli
  3. It is caused by C. tetani, a gram positive anaerobic spore-forming bacilli
  4. It is caused by C. tetani, a gram negative anaerobic non-spore-forming bacilli

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 241

2023 P2 Q37

Q3. Gas Gangrene resulting in crepitus in tissues and a sweet-smelling brown exudate is caused by:

  1. Anaerobic Bacteroides spp
  2. Clostridium perfringens
  3. Gas-forming Klebsiella spp
  4. Synergistic bacteria

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 251

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