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For all students who want to prepare for GAT/GRE Subject Type Test in the Parasitology part, this collection will cover a bunch of various questions which help students prepare for the test.
Study Set Content:
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B) Helminthology (MCQs)
Answer
Key
C. Trichuriasis
D. Onchocerciasis
348)
Hookworm infection leads to deficiency of___________.
C
A. Vitamin B12
B. Vitamin A
C. Iron
D. Folic acid
349)
The ova that does not float in the saturated salt solution____________.
B
A.
H. nana
B.
T. solium
C. Ancylostoma
D. Fertilized
A. lumbricoides
eggs
350)
Cysticercus bovis is the larval form of_____________.
A
A.
Taenia saginat
B.
Taenia solium
C.
Echinococcus granulosus
D.
Hymenolepis nana
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Answer
Key
351)
Insecticides generally targets the
E
A. CNS
B. Growth and Development
C. Metabolism (water and ion imbalance) & Energy
Production.
D. Circulatory System Interference
E All of these
352)
Choline Esterase Inhibitor plays at
B
A. Axon and Dendrite of neuron
B. Synapse
C. Body of Neuron
D. Generation of Impulse
353)
In CNS firing is meant for
D
A. Ignition
B. Burning of acids at Synapse
C. Exiting the Axon of next neuron
D. Changing the ecology of Synaptic Cleft
354)
In nervous tissue Sodium and Chloride pumps channel works for
C
A. Maintaining acid base balance
B. Act as a buffer
C. Conduction of Nerve impulse
D. All of these
355)
Which broader categories used for Chloride channel modulator
E
A. Ivermectin
B. Avermectin
C. Fipronil
D. All of these
356)
Anti-Coagulant insecticide has to mess with
C
A. Blood clotting protein factors
B. Platelets aggregation factors
C. Vit. K availability
D. All of these
357)
Organic Insecticides include
D
A. Silica gels
B. Dusts
C. Boric Acids
D. Fipronil
358)
Juvenile hormone is essential for the process of
A
A. Molting
B. Metamorphosis
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
359)
Chitin synthatase inhibitor is lethal for
A
A. Insects
B. Animals
C. Humans
D. All of these
360)
The signs of poisoning with organophosphorous anticholinesterase insecticides do not include, in Humans:
D
A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Mydriasis
C. Intestinal spasm
D. Increased bronchial secretions
361)
The saliva of blood sucking insects has
A
A. No enzyme
B. Enzyme
C. Carbohydrates
D. Lipids
362)
Mechanoreceptor responds to which stimuli
A
A. Touch
B. Taste
C. Sound
D. Chemical
363)
The aedeagus is also known as
D
A. Spermatheca
B. Recepticulum seminis
C. Abdomen
D. Penis
364)
Number of gastric caecae present in digestive system of insects
C
A. 3-5
B. 2-4
C. 2-6
D. 5-10
365)
Foregut of insects is also known as
A
A. Stomodaeum
B. Mesentron
C. Proctodaeum
D. Recepticulum
366)
Ovipositor is used for
A
A. Protecting eggs
B. Releasing eggs
C. Hatching eggs
D. Copulation
367)
The dorsal surface of thorax is also known as
C
A. Sterna
B. Pleura
C. Nota
D. Plumose
368)
The acid secreted by ants is
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Key
A. Nitric acid
B. Sulphuric acid
C
C. Formic acid
D. Citric acid
369)
The valve used to control the back flow of digesta from ventriculus to crop is
C
A. Mesentronic valve
B. Proctodaeal valve
C. Stomodaeal valve
D. Atrial valve
370)
The legs present on the abdomen of the insects are known as
B
A. Prolegs
B. Prelegs
C. Extra legs
D. Rudimentary legs
371)
Phthiraptera is a
A
A. Chewing lice
B. Sucking lice
C. Mite
D. Fly
372)
Eggs of Phthiptera are
B
A. Non operculated
B. Operculated
C. Stalked
D. None of above
373)
Menopon gallinae
is_______ of birds
A
A. Shaft louse
B. Wing louse
C. Head louse
D. None of above
374)
Members of Amblycera bite
A
A. Horizontally
B. Longitudinally
C. Diagonally
D. None of above
375)
Columbicola
columbae
is parasitic on
C
A. Pigeons
B. Doves
C. Both of these
D. None of these
376)
Members of Ischnocera bite
A
A. Vertically
B. Diagonally
C. Horizontally
D. All of these
377)
Goniocotes
gallinae
is known as
A
A. Fluff louse
B. Shaft louse
C. Wing louse
D. None
378)
Bovicola
bovis
is a louse of
D
A. Horse
B. Dog
C. Cat
D. Cattle
379)
Sites of louse infestation are
D
A. Skin
B. Hair
C. Feather
D. All
380)
Life cycle stages of louse are as follow
A
A. Egg, nymph, adult
B. Egg, larvae, adult
C. Egg, larvae, nymph, adult
D. All are correct
381)
Ticks belong to which major class?
C
A. Myriapoda
B. Crustacea
C. Arachnida
D. Insecta
382)
Members of Order Diplopoda are also known as:
C
A. Mites
B. Centipedes
C. Millipedes
D. None of these
383)
Following are orders of class Insecta except:
D
A. Hemiptera
B. Diptera
C. Odonata
D. Amphipoda
384)
Following are orders of class Crustacea except:
A
A. Opiliones
B. Mysidacea
C. Amphipoda
D. Decapoda
385)
Shrimps belong to the class:
B
A. Insecta
B. Crustacea
C. Arachnida
D. Myriapoda
386)
Mosquitoes belong to the order:
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Key
A. Hemiptera
B. Orthoptera
C
C. Diptera
D. Trichoptera
387)
Order Acarina contains:
C
A. Ticks
B. Mites
C. Both
D. None of these
388)
Lice are categorized in subclass as:
B
A. Apterygota
B. Exopterygota
C. Endopterygota
D. None of these
389)
Centipedes are:
D
A. Insects
B. Arachnids
C. Crustaceans
D. Myriapods
390)
Members of order Hemiptera are also called as:
C
A. Ticks
B. Mites
C. Bugs
D. Spiders
391)
Exoskeleton, a segmented body and jointed appendages are attributed to phylum
C
A. Annelida
B. Porifera
C. Arthropoda
D. Mollusca
392)
“Ladder like” nervous system is characteristic feature of
D
A. Ctenophora
B. Nematomorpha
C. Acanthocephala
D. Arthropoda
393)
Following are the subphylum of phylum arthropoda except
D
A. Trilobitomorpha
B. Hexapoda
C. Myriapoda
D. Brachiopoda
394)
Which class does not belong to phylum arthropoda
D
A. Diplopoda
B. Merostoma
C. Arachnida
D. Oligochaeta
395)
Order responsible for the spread of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
A
A. Diptera
B. Decapoda
C. Coleoptera
D. Lepidoptera
396)
Vector helping the transmission of West Nile Virus belong to
D
A. Family Culicinae
B. Sub-family Anophelinae
C. Family Anophelinae
D. Sub-family Culicinae
397)
Cockroaches belong to the order
B
A. Dermaptera
B. Dictyoptera
C. Mallophaga
D. Orthoptera
398)
Order Siphunculata comprises of
C
A. True Bugs
B. Termites
C. Sucking Lice
D. Fleas
399)
Mites are classified in to order
D
A. Araneae
B. Xiphosura
C. Solifuga
D. Acari
400)
Following are the members of Class Insecta except
D
A. Mayflies
B. Termites
C. True bugs
D. Fish lice
401)
Mouth parts of bugs are adapted for
C
A. Piercing
B. Sucking
C. Both
D. None of these
402)
Hard whitish swelling on bite is present in
C
A. Flea bite
B. Mosquito bite
C. Bug bite
D. None of these
403)
Unhatched bug eggs are
C
A. Opalescent & translucent
B. Oval & white
C. Opaque & white
D. Oval & creamy
404)
Female bug lay
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A. 70-80 eggs
B. 100-150 eggs
C
C. 150-200 eggs
D. 300-400 eggs
405)
Adults bugs of family ______ are larger
A
A. Reduviidae
B. Cimicidae
C. Both
D. None of these
406)
How many nymphal stages are present in bugs
C
A. 4
B. 8
C. 5
D. 7
407)
Bugs abdomen is divided into how many segments
D
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
408)
How many pair of vestigial wings is present in bugs
D
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 2
409)
Bug abdomen is covered with
B
A. Spines
B. Bristles
C. Grooves
D. None of these
410)
Adult bugs are
D
A. Dorsoventraly compressed
B. Oval
C. Pear shape
D. Dorsoventraly flattened
411)
“Ptera” means
A
A. Wings
B. Antennae
C. Halter
D. None of above these
412)
Halters are the balancing organ in order Diptera are formed by
D
A. Forelegs
B. Hindlegs
C. Forewings
D. Hindwings
413)
Members of nematocera are called as
B
A. Large sized flies
B. Small sized flies
C. Medium to large sized flies
D. Small to medium sized flies
414)
“Bitings midges” are the members in Nematoceran family
C
A. Ceratopogonida
B. Simulidae
C. Psychodidae
D. Culicidae
415)
Members of Psychodidae family in Nematocera are commonly known as
A
A. Bitings midges
B. Sand flies
C. Black flies
D. Mosquitoes
416)
Arista is present in the antennae of
B
A. Nematocera
B. Brachycera
C. Cyclorhapha
D. Mallophaga
417)
Notify one of following suborder which is odd with respect to other three
C
A. Nematocera
B. Brachycera
C. Cyclorhapha
D. Mallophaga
418)
Eyes of black flies can be
C
A. Dioptic
B. Holoptic
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
419)
Similium may have following larval instars
A
A. Upto 5
B. Upto 6
C. Upto 7
D. Upto 8
420)
Bluetongue is transmitted by
C
A. Culicidae
B. Simulium
C. Culicoides
D. Phlebotomus
421)
Scientific name of bedbug is
A
A. Cimex lectularius
B. Cimex hemipetrus
C. Laptocimex boueti
D. None of the above
422)
Regarding morphology of bugs all are true except
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Key
A. Long antennae
B. Compound eyes
D
C. Vestigial wings
D. Abdomen with 6 segments
423)
In female bugs incision on abdomen is called
D
A. Mesospermaleage
B. Organ of Ribaga
C. Only a
D. Both a & b
424)
Life cycle of bugs are termed as
D
A. Hemimetabolous
B. Incomplete metamorphosis
C. Paurometabolism
D. All of these
425)
Condition that causes by bugs in poultry is
D
A. Irritation
B. Allergy
C. Swelling
D. Anemia
426)
Choose the most appropriate statement
C
A. Bedbugs infestations are mostly recorded in
dilapidated buildings and good hygienic measures
B. Hepatitis B and 27 other pathogens are recorded in
bedbugs and also transmit them
C. Bedbugs not considered as a vector for transmitting of
pathogens to humans
D. Bedbugs cannot be controlled through insecticides
427)
Which one is not the morphological part of bug
D
A. Pronotum
B. Paragenital sinus
C. Mesonotum scutellum
D. Claws
428)
Infested premises by bugs can be fumigated by
A
A. Permethrin spray
B. Wood smoke
C. Use of disinfectent
D. All of the above
429)
Appropriate bitting time of bugs is
D
A. Rarely at night
B. Mostly at day time
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
430)
Curved shape penis presents in male bug specie
D
A. Cimex lectularius
B. Cimex hemipetrus
C. None of these
D. Both a & b
431)
Females of mosquitoes lay single egg except that.
A
A. Culex
B. Anopheles
C. Aedes
D. Both b & c
432)
The larva, of mosquitoes also known as ………, has a well-developed head and a distinct thorax and abdomen.
C
A. Pectan
B. Comb
C. Wriggler
D. Both b & c
433)
Cyclorrhapha are small to medium sized flies with short, ………. segmented antennae, the last of which often bears a
feather-like attachment, the arista.
A
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
434)
The larvae of flies have a poorly defined ………., and are mobile and worm-like, often being referred to as 'maggots'.
A
A. Head
B. Thorax
C. Abdomen
D. Both a & b
435)
……….. does not lay eggs but produces one larva at a time when it is grown and ready to pupate.
B
A. Buffalo fly
B. Tsetse fly
C. House fly
D. Bot fly
436)
Horse flies and …... are very striking in their appearance. They are fairly large flies with aggressive biting habits.
D
A. Tsetse flies
B. Buffalo flies
C. House flies
D. Deer flies
437)
The house fly is a developmental host for Habronema musae and Draschia megestoma, spirurid nematodes the cause gastric
and cutaneous forms of habronemiasis in horses.
C
A. Tsetse fly
B. Buffalo fly
C. House fly
D. Deer fly
438)
Upon completing larval development, the larva will back out of the hole and drop to the ground where they will pupate
(transform into an adult fly). Cattle Grub (Heel Fly)
D
A. Cattle Grub
B. Heel fly
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C. House fly
D. Both a & b
439)
Stable flies can also act as mechanical vectors of pathogens, such as ……………
A
A. Trypanosoma evansi
B. Leishmania infantum
C. Onchocerca gutturosa
D. Both a & b
440)
The following disease has been reported to be transmitted by sand flies: ………….
B
A. Trypanosoma evansi
B. Leishmania infantum
C. Onchocerca gutturosa
D. Both a & b
441)
Ticks belong to which major class?
C
A. Myriapoda
B. Crustacea
C. Arachnida
D. Insecta
442)
Members of Order Diplopoda are also known as:
C
A. Mites
B. Centipedes
C. Millipedes
D. None of these
443)
Following are orders of class Insecta except:
D
A. Hemiptera
B. Diptera
C. Odonata
D. Amphipoda
444)
Following are orders of class Crustacea except:
A
A. Opiliones
B. Mysidacea
C. Amphipoda
D. Decapoda
445)
Shrimps belong to the class:
B
A. Insecta
B. Crustacea
C. Arachnida
D. Myriapoda
446)
Mosquitoes belong to the order:
C
A. Hemiptera
B. Orthoptera
C. Diptera
D. Trichoptera
447)
Order Acarina contains:
C
A. Ticks
B. Mites
C. Both
D. None of these
448)
Lice are categorized in subclass as:
B
A. Apterygota
B. Exopterygota
C. Endopterygota
D. None of these
449)
Centipedes are:
D
A. Insects
B. Arachnids
C. Crustaceans
D. Myriapods
450)
Members of order Hemiptera are also called as:
C
A. Ticks
B. Mites
C. Bugs
D. Spiders
451)
Orthoptera is an order of insects with
B
A. Complete metamorphosis
B. Incomplete metamorphosis
C. No metamorphosis
D. Both a and b
452)
Which one of the following includes in orthoptera
C
A. Fly
B. Tsetse fly
C. Grasshoppers
D. None of these
453)
Antennae have multiple joints and filiform type and are of variable length in
A
A. Orthoptera
B. Lepidoptera
C. Dipteral
D. None of these
454)
There are 2 suborders and 235 subfamilies in this order
C
A. Lepidoptera
B. Diptera
C. Orthoptera
D. None of these
455)
Ortho meaning straight and ptera meaning winged: statement is
B
A. False
B. True
456)
Orthoptera have mouthparts
C
A. Piercing type
B. Sucking type
C. Chewing type
D. Both a and b
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Key
457)
Which one of following is not a head and mouth part of orthoptera
D
A. Labrum
B. Palpus
C. Mandible
D. Salivary Ducts
458)
In orthoptera sensory structure in insects for tasting, smelling, and touching are found on palps of
D
A. Maxillae
B. Labium
C. Mandible
D. Both a and b
459)
Which one of following not includes in orthoptera
C
A. Grasshoppers
B. Beetles
C. Bugs
D. Cockroaches
460)
In orthoptera upper lip is called
B
A. Labium
B. Labrum
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
461)
In sub-order Brachycera antennae are ………………………
A
A. Shorter than thorax
B. Longer than thorax
C. Equal to thorax
D. Absent
462)
All are classified into Brachycera except…………
C
A. Horse fly
B. Deer fly
C. Sand fly
D. Soldier fly
463)
Which of the following included in Brachycera
B
A. Ceratopodonidae
B. Tabanidae
C. Psychodidae
D. Hippoboscidae
464)
Abdomen of horse fly have ………………………segments
B
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
465)
Which of the genus is not included in family Tabanidae
D
A. Genus haematopota
B. Genus crysops
C. Genus pangonia
D. Genus gastrophilus
466)
In horse fly maxillary palps ……………….
A
A. Stiffly forward
B. Stiffly backward
C. Having one joint only
D. Absent
467)
Larvae of Tabanidae having retractile head and the mandibles bite…….
B
A. Horizontally
B. Vertically
C. Forward
D. Backword
468)
Proboscis are long, soft, hangs down in case of……………….
B
A. Genus haematopota
B. Genus crysops
C. Genus pangonia
D. Genus gastrophilus
469)
Which one of genus has metallic color eyes…………….?
D
A. Haematopota
B. Pangonia
C. Tabanus
D. None of these
470)
Which one of the following genra have same proboscis anatomy ……………?
C
A. Panagonia and Chrysops
B. Heamotapota and Panagonia
C. Tabnus and Heamotapota
D. Chrysops and Tabnus
471)
Most important vector (s) of human diseases……
A
A.
Aedes
aegypti
B.
Culex
pipiens
C.
Culiseta
melanura
D. All
472)
Commonly called house mosquito is …...
A
A.
Culex
pipiens
B.
Culex
tarsalis
C.
Culex
quinquefasciatus
D. None
473)
Entomology is the study of……
C
A. Insect
B. Arachnids
C. Insect and arachnids
D. Mites
474)
Arthros is a greak word means
B
A. Foot
B. Joint
C. Leg
D. Lib
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Key
475)
In Entomology, Scherites is
C
A. Extoschleton in the form of chitinous plates
B. Entosheleton in the form of chitinus plstes
C. Inner lining of midgnt of insicts
D. Inner lining of bucal cavityof insects
476)
Tergum in a typical segment of the body of insect having a
D
A. Dersal and ventral pclerite
B. Lateral selerite
C. Dorsal oclerite
D. Ventral screlite
477)
Plevran is a lateral plate between
A
A. Tergum and oesophagus
B. Tergum and sternum
C. Sternum and mingut
D. Tergum and mouth pats
478)
General body cavity of an arthropod is called
D
A. Coelom
B. Heamococle
C. Exococlon
D. Endococlon
479)
Gills are respiratory organs of arthropods found in
D
A. Larvae
B. Numph
C. Larval, nymph and adult
D. Adult
480)
A mid gut or mesenterm connects
D
A. Proctodaeum with stomodaeum
B. Stomodaeum with proventriculus
C. Proddodaeam with phaynx
D. Stomodaeum with mesenteron
481)
Malpighian tubulues are ………
B
A. Digestive organ
B. Exesetory organ
C. Part of disgetive and exeretoy organ
D. Reproductive organ
482)
Coxal glands of insects open on some part
C
A. Limb
B. Leg
C. Abdomen
D. Thorax
483)
The members of class gustacea have……
D
A. No antennae
B. One pair of antennae
C. Two pairs of antennae
D. Three pairs of antennae
484)
Chilopoda have
A
A. One pair of limbs on each segment
B. Two pair of limbs on each segment
C. Three pair of limbs on each segment
D. No limb on each segment
485)
The head of an insect is
B
A. Clongate
B. Ovoid or globular
C. Vender
D. Cubical
486)
The antennae of insects are situated in front of ……
A
A. Basis capitulum
B. Eye
C. Spicacle
D. Palpi
487)
In insects, labuim forms the ….
A
A. A lower boundary of month
B. Upper boundary of mouth
C. Inner boundary of mouth
D. Outer boundary of mouth
488)
Between upper and lower lip of insect, there is……...
D
A. Only mandible
B. Only maxilla
C. Both mandible and maxilla
D. Only metathorax
489)
Thorax of insects consists of…...
A
A. Three parts
B. Four parts
C. One parts
D. Not divided into parts
490)
The leg of an insect has usually
D
A. Five joints
B. Four Joints
C. Three joints
D. Two joints
491)
Normally in insect, there are
D
A. One pair of wings
B. Two pair of wings
C. Three pair of wings
D. No wings
492)
Spiracles are part of insects
D
A. Nervous system
B. Excretory system
C. Digestive system
D. Respiratory system
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Key
493)
A crop is present in
C
A. Anoplura
B. Phtheraptera
C. Hemiptera
D. Diptera
494)
The nervous system of insects consists of a circumoesophageal communisure with
A
A. One ganglia and a double ventral chain of ganglia
B. Two ganglia and a double ventral chain of ganglia
C. Two ganglia and a one ventral chain of ganglia
D. One ganglion only
495)
This ventral chain of ganglia in insects originally has
A
A. One pair of ganglia
B. Two pair of ganglia
C. Three pair of ganglia
D. Four pair of ganglia
496)
Fusion of ganglia of insects occur
D
A. In head
B. In abdomen
C. In genital pore
D. In Thorax
497)
An insect has
C
A. Two pairs of testes
B. Three pairs of testes
C. One pair of testes
D. Four pair of testes
498)
Testes forming vesicular seminalis
D
A. Laterally
B. Ventrally
C. Proximally
D. Distally
499)
In insects a pair has
A
A. One layer of sheath
B. Two layers of sheath
C. Three layers of sheath
D. No sheath
500)
The female insect has
B
A. One ovary
B. Two ovary
C. Three ovary
D. Four ovary
501)
Ovary of female insects consists of
D
A. One pair of ovarian tubes
B. Two pair of ovarian tubes
C. Three pair of ovarian tubes
D. Groups of ovarian tubes
502)
Ovarian tubes of insects are arising from
C
A. Pronimal filament
B. Dirtall filament
C. Apical filament
D. Terminal filament
503)
Accessory glands in female insects are
D
A. Absent
B. Present
C. May be absent
D. Usually present
504)
Insect may be
D
A. Oviparaus
B. Viviparous
C. Larviparous
D. All of the above
505)
Parthenogenesis in insects is
B
A. Not found
B. Mostly found
C. Mostly absent
D. None
506)
Definite developmental absolutely stages are
D
A. Larva
B. Pupa
C. Imago
D. Larva, Pupa and Imago
507)
In insects, Ecdyses are
D
A. Molding
B. Stadia
C. Metamorphous
D. Instar
508)
Each stadium in insets is called
D
A. Molding
B. Stadia
C. Metamorphous
D. Instar
509)
In sub-class apterygota
C
A. Metamorphous present
B. Metamorphous absent
C. Lasser degree of Metamorphous occur
D. Greater degree of Metamorphous occur
510)
Wingless insects belong to
A
A. Apeterygota
B. Pterygota
C. Exopterygota
D. Endopterygota
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511)
In insects, tegmina is called
B
A. Anterior pair of the wing
B. Posterior pair of the wing
C. Coveriry of the body
D. None of these
512)
Pupae of insects may take
A
A. One form
B. Two forms
C. Three forms
D. Four forms
513)
In horse flies and mosquitoes
C
A. Legs are bound down to body
B. Wings are bound down to body
C. Both legs and wings are bound down to
D. None
514)
Pupae of housefly is called
C
A. Obtectate
B. Cyclorrhapha
C. Puparium
D. Crarctate
515)
Color of cockroach is
D
A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Pink
D. Light brown
516)
Cockroaches live preferably in
A
A. Cold places
B. Warm places
C. Dark places
D. Warm and dark places
517)
Cockroaches feed on
B
A. Starchy materials
B. Sugery materials
C. Anything if necessary
D. All
518)
The eggs of cockroaches are laid in egg cases which contain
C
A. One pair of eggs
B. Two pair of eggs
C. Three pair of eggs
D. A number of eggs
519)
Human head louse is called as
C
A.
Pediculas humorus
B.
Phthirus pubis
C.
Lingognathus pedalis
D. None
520)
Human body louse is called
D
A.
Pediculas humorus
B.
Phthirus pubis
C.
Lingognathus pedalis
D. None
521)
Mallophaga are commonly called as
A
A. Biting lice
B. Sucking lice
C. Sheep lice
D. None
522)
Anoplura are known as
B
A. Biting lice
B. Suckning lice
C. Sheep lice
D. None
523)
Mallophaga has following type of mouth parts
A
A. Chewing type
B. Pieraing type
C. Sucking type
D. None
524)
Anoplura have following type of mouth parts
B
A. Chewing type
B. Pieraing sucking type
C. None
D. Both
525)
Biting louse feed on
A
A. Epidermal structures
B. Blood
C. Hard tissue
D. All
526)
Sucking louse feed on
B
A. Epidermal structures
B. Blood
C. Hard tissue
D. All
527)
Sucking louse occur on
D
A. Birds only
B. Mammals only
C. Birds and mammals
D. All
528)
Trichodectes carnis
transmits
D
A. Man tapeworm
B. Sheep tapeworm
C. Cow tape worm
D. Dog tapeworm
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Key
529)
Alopecia is
A
A. Hair loss
B. Feature loss
C. Hair/feather loss
D. None
530)
Heavy louse infestation cause
D
A. General turifluess
B. General unturifluess
C. General milk and meat production
D. Inuturiftness, milk and meat production
531)
Mosquitoes must have following necessity to complete their life cycle
A
A. Water
B. Intermediate host
C. Vector
D. None
532)
To which phylum do the ticks belong?
C
A. Protozoa
B. Platyhelminths
C. Arthropoda
D. Microspora
533)
Ticks belong to the class
B
A. Insecta
B. Arachnida
C. Crustacea
D. Sporozoa
534)
Soft ticks is the name given to the family
A
A. Argasideae
B. Ixodes
C. Haematopinidae
D. Linognathidae
535)
Argasids are also known as
B
A. Hard ticks
B. Soft ticks
C. Brown dog ticks
D. Cattle tick
536)
Soft ticks are also known as
A
A. Fowl ticks
B. Lone star ticks
C. Tropical horse ticks
D. Cattle ticks
537)
Over 80% of all known animal species are included in the phylum
B
A. Protozoa
B. Platyhelminths
C. Arthropoda
D. Microspora
538)
Phylum arthropoda consists of the
B
A. Vertebrates
B. Invertebrates
C. Molluscs
D. Amphibians
539)
Exoskeleton of the arthropods is
A
A. Hard chitinous
B. Gelationous
C. Fluffy
D. Glossy
540)
Body of an arthropod is
B
A. Segmented
B. Non-segmented
C. Tubular
D. Flat
541)
Segmented body and jointed limbs is a characteristic of
B
A. Protozoa
B. Platyhelminths
C. Nematodes
D. Arthropods
542)
The hard exoskeleton of arthropods is secreted by
A
A. Underlying epidermis
B. Enzymes of the body
C. Formed by moulting
D. Dermis layer
543)
Three regions of the exoskeleton of the arthropods are
A
A. Head, thorax, abdomen
B. Foregut, midgut, hindgut
C. Ostia, crop, anus
D. Mouth, midgut, hindgut
544)
The hard exoskeleton of arthropods is clearly divided into
B
A. Two regions
B. Three regions
C. Four regions
D. Five regions
545)
The body segments of the exoskeleton of arthropods are made up of thick chitinous plates called
C
A. Ostia
B. Crop
C. Sclerites
D. Tubes
546)
The alimentary canal of the arthropods can be generally divided into
C
A. Two regions
B. Three regions
C. Four regions
D. Five regions
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547)
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
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C. Four pairs of legs
D. One pair of legs
565)
Ixodes ricinus
is a (n)
C
A. One host tick
B. Two host tick
C. Three host tick
D. Hedgehog tick
566)
The life cycle of
Ixodes
ricinus reguires
B
A. Four years
B. Three years
C. Two years
D. One year
567)
Ixodes ricinus
feeds on the host for
B
A. Few hours each year
B. Few days each year
C. Few months each year
D. The whole year
568)
In the life cycle of
Ixodes
ricinus
the male during mating crawls
A
A. Under the female
B. Anterior the female
C. Posterior the female
D. Over the female
569)
In the life cycle of the
Ixodes
ricinus
, the male during mating manipulates the female genital opening with his
B
A. Legs
B. Mouthparts
C. Ostia
D. Crop
570)
The female
Ixodes
ricinus
, once fertilized, feeds for
B
A. Seven days
B. Fourteen days
C. Twenty days
D. Thirty days
571)
The Microorganism Babesia divergens is tranmitted by
C
A. Dermacentor
B. Fowl
C.
Ixodes ricinus
D. Anophles
572)
Tick paralysis is caused by a toxin, which is produced by an adult female of
A
A. Ixodes spp.
B. Haemaphysalis spp.
C. Dermacenter spp.
D. Argaside spp.
573)
The tick belonging to the genus haemaphysalis are
B
A. Ornate ticks
B. Inornate ticks
C. Fowl ticks
D. Bird ticks
574)
Haemaphysalis punctata is a (n)
C
A. One host tick
B. Two host tick
C. Three host tick
D. Hedgehog tick
575)
Yellow dog tick is the common name for
B
A.
Haemaphysalis punctata
B.
Haemaphysalis leachi
C.
Ixodes ricinus
D.
Ixodes scapularis
576)
Babesia canis
is transmitted in dogs by
B
A.
Haemaphysalis pnctata
B.
Haemaphysalis leachi
C.
Ixodes ricinus
D.
Ixodes scapularis
577)
Haemaphysalis longicornis
is primarily a
B
A. Dog tick
B. Cattle tick
C. Fowl tick
D. Sheep tick
578)
Babesia infection in horses and dogs is transmitted by
C
A.
Ixodes ricinus
B.
Ixodes scapularis
C.
Dermacenter reticulates
D.
Dermacenter variabilis
579)
Dermacentor variabilis
is a (n)
C
A. One host tick
B. Two host tick
C. Three host tick
D. Hedge hog tick
580)
Which of the following statements is true about Entomology?
B
A. The study of Birds
B. The study of Insects
C. The study of Microbes
D. The study of Parasitic worms
581)
Which of the following are the main characteristic features of an Insect?
B
A. Pair of antennae
B. Three pairs of legs
C. Pair of wings
D. All of the above
582)
Which of the following is called the resting and inactive stage in the insect life cycle?
C
A. The Egg stage
B. The Larva stage
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C. The pupa stage
D. The Adult stage
583)
Which of the following is not a natural predator of BPH?
B
A. Bugs
B. Red ants
C. Spiders
D. All of the above
584)
Insects, which feed on one type of food, are called _______.
B
A. Polyphagous
B. Monophagous
C. Entomophagy
D. None of the above
585)
Insects are classified into the phylum_______.
C
A. Nematoda
B. Mollusca
C. Arthropoda
D. Platyhelminthes
586)
Which of the following insects is the carrier of grassy stunt pathogenic virus?
C
A. Red ants
B. Pink ants
C. Leafhoppers
D. All of the above
587)
Which of the following statements is true for Entomophagy?
B
A. Refers to eating birds
B. Refers to eating insects
C. Refers to eating fishes
D. None of the above
588)
The total number of abdominal legs in the larval stage of the mustard sawfly is ______.
D
A. 2 pairs
B. 4 pairs
C. 6 pairs
D. 8 pairs
589)
Which of the following statements is true about the holometabolous insects?
A
A. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis
B. These insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
590)
Aphid, small, sap-sucking insects are examples of _________.
B
A. Oviparous
B. Viviparous
C. Paedogenesis
D. Parthenogenesis
591)
Which of the following structures is not the part of the insects head capsule?
C
A. Vertex
B. Antennae
C. Pronotum
D. Tentorium
592)
Odontotermes obesus
is the scientific name of which of the following insects?
A
A. Termite
B. Cutworm
C. Red ant
D. Shoot borer
593)
The process of killing pupa without changing the cocoon shell layer is called_________.
D
A. Denier
B. Dupion
C. Hatching
D. Stifling
594)
Which of the following is true about the immature scale insects?
B
A. Sliders
B. Crawlers
C. Gliders
D. None of the above
595)
The excreta of the earthworm is called ______.
B
A. Vermi-manure
B. Vermicast
C. Vermicompost
D. All of the above
596)
What is the middle part of an insect body present between the head and the abdomen called?
A
A. Thorax
B. Head
C. Abdomen
D. None of the above
597)
Which of the following statements is true about why spiders are not classified into insects?
D
A. Spiders are venomous
B. Spiders have eight legs
C. Spiders have 2 division in their bodies
D. All of the above
598)
Which of the following statements is true about the Anatomy of a cockroach?
D
A. A pair of testes are present in the 2nd segment
B. A pair of ovaries are present in the 4th segment
C. The thorax of a cockroach is divided into 6 segments
D. The abdomen region of a cockroach is divided into 10
segments
599)
Insects breathe through ________.
C
A. Gills
B. Nostrils
C. Spiracles
D. None of the above
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600)
Pigs or dogs are the source of human infection by each of the following parasites EXCEPT:
B
A. Echinococcus granulosus
B. Ascaris lumbricoides
C. Taenia solium
D. Trichinella spiralis
601)
Each of the following statements concerning hookworm infection is correct EXCEPT:
D
A. Hookworm infection is caused by Necator americanus.
B. Hookworm infection can cause anemia.
C. Hookworm infection is acquired by humans when
filariform larvae penetrate the skin.
D. Hookworm infection can be diagnosed by finding the
trophozoite in the stool
602)
Each of the following statements concerning trichinosis is correct EXCEPT:
D
A. Trichinosis can be diagnosed by seeing cysts in muscle
biopsy specimens.
B. Trichinosis is acquired by eating undercooked pork.
C. Eosinophilia is a prominent finding.
D. Trichinosis is caused by a protozoan that has both a
trophozoite and a cyst stage in its life cycle.
603)
Each of the following parasites passes through the lung during human infection EXCEPT:
A
A. Wuchereria bancrofti
B. Strongyloides stercoralis
C. Ascaris lumbricoides
D. Necator americanus
604)
In malaria, the form of plasmodia that is transmitted from mosquito to human is the
A
A. Sporozoite
B. Merozoite
C. Gametocyte
D. Hypnozoite
605)
Factors influencing prevalence of parasites include
D
A. resurgence in vector population
B. poverty and lack of safe drinking
C. climate change
D. All of these
606)
The parasite Sarcocystis suihominis is prevalent
C
A. Dog
B. Cat
C. Pig
D. All of these
607)
Which one is an emerging water-borne protozoan disease of public health significance?
A
A. Cryptosporidiosis
B. Toxocariasis
C. Taeniasis
D. None of these
608)
Which one is the important vector borne protozoan zoonotic diseases
D
A. African trypanosomiasis
B. Chagas disease
C. leishmaniasis
D. All of these
609)
Leishmaniasis has been reported from more than______countries.
B
A. 60%
B. 80%
C. 70%
D. 50%
610)
Common name for the African trypanosomiasis is
C
A. Nagana
B. sleeping sickness
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
611)
In Babesiosis death generally occurs due to
D
A. cardiac failure
B. hepatic
insufficiency
C. renal
insufficiency
D. All of these
612)
The wild rodent P. leucopus acts as an important reservoir for
C
A. Babesia microti
B. Babesia divergens
C. All of these
D. None of these
613)
The preliminary diagnosis of Babesiosis can be done from clinical signs such as
A. Fever
B. High fever with
haemoglobinuria
C. Haemoglobinuria
D. None of these
614)
Common Name of Balantidiosis is
A
A. Ciliary dysentery
B. A and B
C. Amoebic dysentery
D. None of these
615)
Which one is zoonotic
D
A. Babesiosis
B. Theileriosis
C. Anaplasmosis
D. All of these
616)
Among arthropods, which one considered second in terms of their importance to public health
C
A. Mosquitoes
B. House fly
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C. Tick
D. Bugs
617)
Which one is the most important fish-borne zoonoses prevalent in East Asia
C
A. Schistosoma mansoni
B. Gastrodiscus hominis
C. Clonorchis sinensis
D. eterophes heterophes
618)
Which food producing animal act as intermediate hosts for Echinococcus granulosus
D
A. Cattle
B. Sheep
C. pig
D. A and B
619)
Transmission of T. gondii occur by
D
A. FOOD
B. Water
C. Handling raw meat
D. All of these
620)
Ingestion of contaminated meat from which warm-blooded animal can transmit toxoplasmosis
A
A. Pig, lamb and chicken
B. Dogs and cats
C. Camel and horse
D. Cattle
621)
A parasitic disease spread between animals and people is called
A
A. Parasitic zoonosis
B. Protozoonoses
C. Cyclozoonoses
D. None of these
622)
Man is the host of Echinococcus granulosus
C
A. Final Host
B. Paratinic host
C. Accidental Host
D. Intermediate Host
623)
Intermediate host for Taenia saginata is
B
A. Pig
B. Cattle
C. Dog
D. Man
624)
Man is the host of Taenia saginata
A
A. Final Host
B. Paratinic host
C. Accidental Host
D. Intermediate Host
625)
Neurocysticercosis is a preventable parasitic infection caused by larval cysts of
A
A. Pork Tapeworm
B. Beef Tapeworm
C. Pin Tapeworm
D. Dog Tapeworm
626)
The important cestodes transmitted through food and water includes
D
A. T. solium
B. D. latum
C. E. granulosus
D. All of these
627)
The definitive host for T. multiceps
D
A. Cat
B. Man
C. Pig
D. Dog
628)
The parasite that make cyst in different part of human Body is
D
A. T. solium
B. Beef Tapeworm
C. Pork Tapeworm
D. All of these
629)
All are the species of Taenia Except
D
A. T. solium
B. Taenia saginata
C. T. multiceps
D. T. canis
630)
The Example of Fish borne Zonnosis is
A
A. Diphyllobothrium latum
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Toxocara canis
D. All of these
631)
Diphyllobothrium latum causes megaloblastic anaemia due to deficiency of vitamin
B
A. A12
B. B12
C. C
D. D
632)
Dipylidiosis is cause by
D
A. Pork Tapeworm
B. Beef Tapeworm
C. Pin Tapeworm
D. Dog Tapeworm
633)
Echinococcus developed metacestode stage in visceral organs
of man primarily in
D
A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Eye
D. A and B
634)
The disease occurs due to metacestode of E. granulosus is
A
A. Cystic echinococcosis
B. Alveolar echinococcosis
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C. A and B
D. All of these
635)
Alveolar echinococcosis is caused by
B
A. E. granulosus
B. E. multilocularis
C. A and B
D. None of theseS
636)
Polycystic echinococcosis is caused by
C
A. E. vogeli
B. E. oligarthrus
C. A and B
D. None of these
637)
Sparganosis is caused by
B
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Fungi
638)
Angiostrongylosis also called
A
A. Eosinophilic meningitis
B. Eosinophilic dermatitis
C. Ocular eosinophilia
D. All of these
639)
Paratenic host for
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
D
A. Crustaceans
B. Lizards
C. Frogs
D. All of these
640)
Angiostrongylus cantonensis_______ zoonotic nematode parasite of significant public health importance
A
A. Food borne
B. Air borne
C. Water borne
D. All of these
641)
The parasite A. costaricensis resides in which arteries of caecum of cotton rat
A
A. Mesenteric
B. Aortic
C. Pulmonary
D. None of these
642)
Anisakiosis is a parasitic disease which is caused by
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Protozoan
643)
All are zoonotic parasite except
C
A. Angiostrongylus cantonensis
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Ascaris lumbricoides
D. Echinococcus granulosus
644)
Toxoplasmosis is infection with Toxoplasma gondii. The only known hosts of this organism are domestic cats and their
relatives. Infection with T. gondii in humans can occur in various ways. Which of the following is the most common mode
of infection in humans?
B
A. Blood transfusion
B. Ingestion of oocysts
C. Ingestion of tissue cysts
D. Transplacental transmission
645)
Infection with T. gondii can manifest in many different ways. Which of the following types of toxoplasmosis results from
congenital infection that is reactivated in a patient’s late teens or 20s?
D
A. Acute
B. CNS
C. Disseminated
D. Ocular
646)
A patient experiences persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Which of the following is a likely diagnosis?
D
A. Chagas' disease
B. amebic encephalitis
C. visceral leishmaniasis
D. balantidiasis
647)
Protozoa in which of the following genera does NOT cause brain infections?
B
A. Acanthamoeba
B. Leishmania
C. Naegleria
D. Entamoeba
648)
Tsetse flies can carry which of the following pathogens?
A
A. Trypanosoma brucei
B. Plasmodium falciparum
C. Trypanosoma cruzi
D. Giardia intestinalis
649)
The cyclical waves of parasitemia associated with Trypanosoma brucei infections are related to __________.
D
A. trypanosome toxins
B. the host inflammatory response
C. immunosuppressive effects of the parasite
D. antigenic variation
650)
All of the following have a preference for the intestinal tract EXCEPT __________.
C
A. Balantidium
B. Entamoeba
C. Trichomonas
D. Giardia
651)
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all apicomplexan parasites?
B
A. They form nonmotile, sporelike shapes.
B. They infect the bloodstream.
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C. They are parasites of animals.
D. They require two types of hosts to complete their life
cycles.
652)
What is thought to be the major source of Toxoplasma infection for humans?
A
A. ingestion of undercooked meat
B. sexual activity
C. contact with infected cats and their feces
D. bites from infected arthropods
653)
Which of the following parasites can cross the placenta in women?
B
A. Cryptosporidium
B. Toxoplasma
C. Plasmodium
D. Cyclospora
654)
Why are humans a "dead end" for the tapeworm Taenia solium?
C
A. T. solium is killed by the normal microbiota of the
human intestinal tract.
B. T. solium larvae have no way of leaving the human
digestive tract.
C. Normally, humans are not cannibals.
D. Humans lack an important growth factor for further
development of the tapeworm.
655)
Tapeworms use their scolex for which of the following?
C
A. asexual reproduction
B. sexual reproduction
C. anchorage
D. ingesting nutrients
656)
Cysticerci are found in which type of host of a cestode?
D
A. Neither the definitive nor the intermediate host
B. both the definitive and the intermediate host
C. only the definitive host
D. only the intermediate host
657)
Which of the following tapeworms has an affinity for the liver in human body?
A
A. Echinococcus granulosus
B. Taenia solium
C. Taenia saginata
D. Schistosoma mansoni
658)
In the generalized life cycle of fluke larvae, circariaes can parasitize all of the following EXCEPT __________.
D
A. the bloodstream
B. the liver
C. the lungs
D. the brain
659)
The deposition of eggs in the perianal area is a characteristic of which of the following?
A
A. Enterobius vermicularis
B. Fasciola hepatica
C. Ascaris lumbricoides
D. Wuchereria bancrofti
660)
The condition elephantiasis is associated with infections of which of the following?
A
A. Wuchereria bancrofti
B. Necator americanus
C. Schistosoma japonicum
D. Fasciola gigantica
661)
Which of the following organisms is associated with the propagation and transmission of schistosomiasis?
A
A. snails
B. dogs
C. mosquitoes
D. cats
662)
The disease occurs due to Baylisascaris procyonis, the intestinal roundworm of
C
A. cat
B. pig
C. raccoons
D. Man
663)
D
A. Taeniasis
B. Anisakiasis
C. Trichinellosis
D. cryptosporidium
664)
All are meat borne parasitic diseases Except
A
A. Taeniasis
B. Anisakiasis
C. Trichinellosis
D. Diphyllobothriasis
665)
The scientist ‘Van Thiel’ for first time recognized Anisakiosis in __________
C
A. 1980
1970
C. 1960
1950
666)
A
A. Ascaris suum
B. Ascaris lumbricoides
C. A and B
D. None of these
667)
Capillaria hepatica is a ___________parasite
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. None of these
668)
Fish-eating birds act as the __________hosts for intestinal capillariasis
B
A. paratenic
B. reservoir
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C. Final
D. intermediate
669)
An intermediate host whose presence may be required for the completion of a parasite's life cycle but in which no
development of the parasite occurs.
C
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. All of these
670)
Capillaria aerophila causes ___________capillariasis and related symptoms.
A
A. pulmonary
B. intestinal
C. ocular
D. Cutaneous
671)
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) occurs due to subcutaneous migration of the ________larvae
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Protozoan
672)
_____________act as reservoir for the Strongyloides spp infection.
C
A. Cats
B. Cattle
C. Dogs
D. Sheep
673)
Hookworms are
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Tapeworm
674)
Dioctophyma renale large nematode also known as the giant____________
B
A. Kidney fluke
B. Kidney worm
C. Liver fluke
D. Liver worm
675)
The mink (Mustela vison) is considered to be the main reservoir and definite host and humans and dogs are thought to be
_____________hosts for Dioctophyma renale.
D
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. Accidental/terminal
676)
Gnathostomiasis is important _________zoonosis of public health significance.
C
A. Air -borne
B. Soil -borne
C. Food -borne
D. None of these
677)
All are Intermediate hosts Except
D
A. fish
B. chicken
C. snakes
D. cattle
678)
Strongyloidiasis is also known as __________.
A
A. threadworm infection
B. pinworm infection
C. headworm infection
D. birdworm infection
679)
The zoonotic potential of
Strongyloides
fuelleborni is believed to be much _________than
Strongyloides stercoralis
A
A. higher
B. lower
C. equal
D. Both are not zoonotic
680)
Strongyloid infections can also cause _________in man which can be zoonotic in nature.
C
A. hepatitis
B. rumenitis
C. dermatitis
D. None of these
681)
Humans are _________for S. stercoralis infections
A
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. None of these
682)
Thelazia callipaeda is a helminth responsible for causing_______ infection in humans and animals
B
A. nose
B. eye
C. ear
D. head
683)
The secretophagous flies play central role in transmission of Thelazia callipaeda
D
A. Tsetse fly
B. Sand fly
C. House flies
D. secretophagous flies
684)
High numbers of Trichinella larvae are present in__________
D
A. Diaphragm
B. Tongue
C. Massetar muscles
D. All of these
685)
Trichinella larvae make _______cells in the muscle
A
A. nurse
B. lady
