Immunology Practice MCQs (Set 1)

Immunology Practice MCQs (Set 1)

Below are Immunology Practice MCQs ( Set 1). 

1. Which of the following features is not shared between ‘T cells’ and ‘B cells’?

a) Antigen Specific Receptors

b) Class I MHC Expression

c) Positive selection during development

d) All of the above


2. CD4 is not important for which of the following?

a) Antibody production

b) Cytotoxicity of T cells

c) Memory B cells

d) Opsonization

e) None


3. Type 1 MHC presents peptide antigen to T cell, so that peptide binding site is formed by?

a) Alfa and Beta chain

b) Distal domain alfa 1 and 2

c) Alfa and Beta microglobulin

d) Proximal domain alfa 1 and 2


4. Function of CD4 is all except:

a) Memory

b) Immunoglobulin production

c) Activation of macrophages

d) Cytotoxicity


5. A super­antigen is a bacterial product that

a) Binds to B7 and CD28 co­stimulatory molecules

b) Binds to the beta chain of TCR and MHC class II molecules of APC stimulating T cell activation

c) Binds to the CD4+ molecule causing T cell activation

d) Is presented by macrophages to a larger than normal number of T helper CD4+ lymphocytes


6. Memory T cells can be identified by using the following marker:

a) CD45RA

b) CD45RB

c) CD45RC

d) CD45RO


7. All of the following statements about NK cells are true except:

a) They are derived from large granular cells

b) They comprise about 5% of human peripheral lymphoid cells

c) They are MHC restricted cytotoxic cells

d) They express IgG Fc receptors

Answers :

1) C 2) E 3) B 4) B 5) B 6) D 7) C


8. The following feature is common to both cytotoxic T­cells and NK cells:

a) Synthesize antibody

b) Require antibodies to be present for action

c) Effective against virus infected cells

d) Recognize antigen in association with HLA class II markers


9. MHC restriction to antigen presentation is not done for:

a) Killing of viruses by cytotoxic cells

b) Killing of bacteria by helper cells

c) T cell activation in autoimmunity

d) Graft rejection


10. Most potent stimulator of naïve T cell is:

a) Mature dendritic cell

b) Follicular dendritic cell

c) Macrophages

d) B cell


11. Natural killer cells attacks which of the following cells:

a) Cells which express MHC1

b) Cells which are not able to express MHC1

c) MHC cells which express MHC2

d) Cells which are not able to express MHC


12. Toll like receptors, recognize bacterial products and stimulates immune response by:

a) Perforin and granzyme mediated apoptosis

b) FADD ligand apoptosis

c) Transcription of nuclear factor mediated by N­FxB which recruits cytokines

d) Cyclin

13. The following interleukin is characteristically produced in a TH1 response:

a) IL­2

b) IL­4

c) IL­5

d) IL­10


14. CD­95 has a major role in:

a) Apoptosis

b) Cell necrosis

c) Interferon activation

d) Proteolysis


Answers

8) C 9) D 10) A 11) B 12) C 13) A 14) A


15. Which of the following chemical mediators of inflammation is an example of a C­X­C or alpha Chemokine?

a) Lipoxin LXA4

b) Interleukin IL­8

c) Interleukin IL­6

d) Monocyte Chemo­attractant protein MCP­1


16. The complement is fixed best by which of the following immunoglobulins:

a) IgG

b) IgM

c) IgA

d) IgD


17. Antigen presenting cells are which of the following:

a) Astrocytes

b) Endothelial cells

c) Epithelial cells

d) Langerhan’s cells


18. Antigen presenting cells are:

a) Langerhan’s cell

b) Macrophage

c) Cytotoxic T cells

d) Helper T cells

e) B ­lymphocyte


19. Perforins are produced by:

a) Cytotoxic T cells

b) Suppressor T cells

c) Memory helper T cells

d) Plasma cells

e) NK cells


20. Cell surface molecules involved in peripheral tolerance induction are:

a) B7 and CD28

b) CD40 and CD40L

c) CD34 and CD51

d) B7 and CD3


21. Marker for B­ Lymphocyte:

a) CD34

b) CD33

c) CD19

d) CD20

e) CD22


Answers

15) B 16) B 17) BCD 18) A BE 19) A 20) A 21) CDE


23. Antigen presenting cells present in skin are called

a) Langerhan’s cells

b) Kupffer’s cells

c) Microglia

d) Melanocytes


24. Plasma cells

a) Contain nucleus

b) Helps in the formation of antibody

c) Are deficient in cytoplasm

d) Are derived from T ­cells


25. The normal ratio of CD4 to CD8 is

a) 1:1

b) 2:1

c) 8:1

d) 10:1


26. CD4 cells is used to identify which of the following

a) MHC I

b) MHC II

c) T cells

d) B cells


27. CD3 is marker for:

a) Monocyte

b) T cell

c) B cell

d) None


28. Which of the following is not true about innate immunity?

a) It is present prior to antigenic exposure

b) It is relatively non­specific

c) Memory is seen

d) It is the first line of defence


29. Which one of the listed receptors is the type of receptor on leukocytes that binds to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and mediates immune response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide?

a) Cytokine

b) Receptor

c) G­protein­coupled receptor

d) Mannose receptor

e) Toll­likereceptor


Answers

23) A 24) B 25) B 26) C 27) B 28) C 29) D


30. Immunity against cancer cells:

a) Basophils

b) Eosinophils

c) NK cells

d) Neutrophils


31. NK cell express:

a) CD15, CD55

b) CD16, CD56

c) CD16, CD57

d) CD21, CD66


32. NK cell CD marker is:

a) 16

b) 60

c) 32

d) 25


33. The following interleukin is characteristically produced in a TH1 response?

a) IL­2

b) IL­4

c) IL­5

d) IL­10


34. Most potent stimulator of Naïve T­cells:

a) Mature dendritic cells

b) Follicular dendritic cells

c) Macrophages

d) B­ cell


35. Which of the following immune cells have the expression of CD8 on their surface?

a) T­cells

b) B­cells

c) Null cells

d) Macrophages


36. Kupffer cells are found in:

a) Heart

b) Lungs

c) Liver

d) Spleen


Answers:

30) C 31) B 32) A 33) A 34) A 35) A 36) C