Discipline: Parasitology
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C) Entomology
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Key
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The hard ticks is the common name given to the
B
A. Argasidae
B. Ixodes
C. Haematopinidae
D. Linognathidae
548)
The soft ticks lack of
A
A. Scutum
B. Ostia
C. Crop
D. Anus
549)
In case of male adult hard ticks, the rigid chitinous scutum covrs
C
A. Only the ventral surface
B. Only the lateral surface
C. Only the dorsal surface
D. None
550)
In adult female and larvae of the hard ticks the rigid chitinous scutum covers
D
A. Only the ventral surface
B. Only the lateral surface
C. Only the dorsal surface
D. Small area of the body
551)
A series of grooves on the scutum and body is a distinguishable feature for
B
A. Soft ticks
B. Hard ticks
C. Fowl ticks
D. Tampans
552)
In case of family Ixodidae a row of notches on the posterior border of the body is called
B
A. Scutum
B. Festoons
C. Ostia
D. Crop
553)
In ixodid ticks the genital opening is
B
A. In the darsal mid-line
B. In the ventral mid line
C. On the anterior
D. On the posterior
554)
The Anus in the Ixodid ticks is
B
A. On the anterior
B. On the posterior
C. In the dorsal mid line
D. In the ventral midline
555)
Some ixodid ticks have colored enamel like areas on the body and these are called
C
A. Soft ticks
B. Hard ticks
C. Ornate ticks
D. Fowl ticks
556)
In ixodid ticks the adults have a pair of spiracles
D
A. Behind the first pair of legs
B. Behind the second pair of legs
C. Behind the third pair of legs
D. Behind the fourth pair of legs
557)
In case of one hast ticks, the parasitic development takes place as
C
A. Each stage on different hosts
B. Larvae and nymph on one host and the adult on another
C. Farm larvae to adult on the one host
D. Larvae on one host nymph on the other host and adult on
another third host
558)
Caster bean tick as a common name given to the species
A
A.
Ixodes ricinus
B. Ixodes canisuga
C.
Ixodes scapularis
D. Argas persicus
559)
British dog tick is a common name given to the species
B
A. Ixodes ricinus
B. Ixodes canisuga
C. Ixodes scapularis
D. Argas persicus
560)
Ixodes ricinus
is commonly known as
B
A. British dot tick
B. Castor bean tick
C. Hedgehog tick
D. The shoulder tick of North America
561)
The ticks belonging to the genus Ixodes
A
A. Ornate ticks
B. Inornate ticks
C. Fowl ticks
D. Bird ticks
562)
161)
In case of the genus Ixodes, the festoons are
B
A. Present
B. Absent
C. Located dorsally
D. Located laterally
563)
In Ixodes ricunus the nymph resemble the adults and have
C
A. Two pair of legs
B. Three pair of legs
C. Four pairs of legs
D. One pair of legs
564)
The larvae of the Ixodes ricinus have
B
A. Two pair of legs
B. Three pairs or legs