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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Sprinkling oil over ponds would control malaria because [AFMC 2001] |
| A. | Fishes die |
| B. | Water gets polluted |
| C. | Larvae are asphyxiated |
| D. | Mosquitoes are repelled |
| Answer» D. Mosquitoes are repelled | |
| 2. |
Which of the following classes of protozoa is exclusively endoparasite [CPMT 1998] |
| A. | Mastigophora |
| B. | Sarcodina |
| C. | Opalinata |
| D. | Sporozoa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Locomotory structures of Amoeba are [BHU 2001] |
| A. | Cilia |
| B. | Flagella |
| C. | Pseudopodia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 4. |
Black water fever is caused by [CPMT 2001] |
| A. | Plasmodium malariae |
| B. | P. ovule |
| C. | P. falciparum |
| D. | P. vivax |
| Answer» D. P. vivax | |
| 5. |
Highest incubation period occurs in Plasmodium [CPMT 2001] |
| A. | P. malariae |
| B. | P. vivax |
| C. | P. ovale |
| D. | P. falciparum |
| Answer» B. P. vivax | |
| 6. |
The stage of Entamoeba histolytica that causes intestinal ulceration is [RPMT 2000] |
| A. | Trophozoite |
| B. | Metacystic trophozoite |
| C. | Binucleate stage |
| D. | Tetranucleate stage |
| Answer» B. Metacystic trophozoite | |
| 7. |
Which one is correct pairing [Manipal 2001] |
| A. | Hydra-Anthozoa |
| B. | Paramecium-Arachnida |
| C. | Plasmodium-Sporozoa |
| D. | Amoeba-Ciliata |
| Answer» 3orr53t 1nsw5r:. Amoeba-Ciliata | |
| 8. |
Trypanosoma gambiense is spread by [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Aedes aegyptii |
| B. | Culex fatigans |
| C. | Stomoaxys calcitrans |
| D. | Glossina palpalis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Trichocysts occur in [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Liver Fluke |
| B. | Bladderworm |
| C. | Paramecium |
| D. | Hydra |
| Answer» D. Hydra | |
| 10. |
Total parasites belong to protozoan group [CPMT 1991, 2001; BHU 2002] |
| A. | Sporozoa |
| B. | Ciliata |
| C. | Sarcodina |
| D. | Zooflagellata |
| Answer» B. Ciliata | |
| 11. |
Death of host shall be disastrous to [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Predator |
| B. | Symbiont |
| C. | Commensal |
| D. | Parasite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Trypanosoma cruzi causes [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Kala-azar |
| B. | African Sleeping Sickness |
| C. | Chagas disease |
| D. | American Sleeping Sickenss |
| Answer» D. American Sleeping Sickenss | |
| 13. |
Cyst wall of Euglena is formed of [APMEE 2000, 02] |
| A. | Silica |
| B. | Carbohydrate |
| C. | Proteins |
| D. | Calcium |
| Answer» C. Proteins | |
| 14. |
Incubation period of Plasmodium vivax is [DPMT 1999] |
| A. | 14 days |
| B. | 20 days |
| C. | 30 days |
| D. | 45 days |
| Answer» B. 20 days | |
| 15. |
In Amoeba, contractile vacuole is present [CPMT 2000] |
| A. | Near trailing end |
| B. | Near advancing end |
| C. | At the middle of body |
| D. | Any where inside body |
| Answer» B. Near advancing end | |
| 16. |
Amoeba is eukaryotic because it possesses [APMEE 1999] |
| A. | Plasmid |
| B. | Nucleus |
| C. | Plasmalemma |
| D. | DNA |
| Answer» C. Plasmalemma | |
| 17. |
Signet ring stage of Plasmodium represents [MP PMT 1999] |
| A. | Beginning of schizogony in liver cells |
| B. | End of schizogony in RBC |
| C. | Beginning of schizogony in RBC |
| D. | Beginning of sporogony in humans |
| Answer» D. Beginning of sporogony in humans | |
| 18. |
Haemozoin formed in malaria is produced by [MP PMT 1999] |
| A. | Globin part of haemoglobin |
| B. | Haeme of haemoglobin |
| C. | Cryptozoites |
| D. | Dead leucocytes |
| Answer» C. Cryptozoites | |
| 19. |
Relapsing malaria is due to [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax |
| B. | Plasmodium ovale and P. vivax |
| C. | Plasmodium falciparum and P. ovale |
| D. | P. falciparum only |
| Answer» C. Plasmodium falciparum and P. ovale | |
| 20. |
Contractile vacuole is absent in marine and parasitic protozoa because |
| A. | Excretory products are not found |
| B. | Hypertonic condition of internal and external medium |
| C. | Isotonic condition of internal and external medium |
| D. | Excretion is absent |
| Answer» D. Excretion is absent | |
| 21. |
Symptoms of paroxyms in malaria are due to [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Sporozoite |
| B. | Gametocyte |
| C. | Pre-erythrocytic cycle |
| D. | Erythrocytic cycle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Protozoan found commensal in human colon is [CPMT 1998] |
| A. | Entamoeba coli |
| B. | P. vivax |
| C. | A. aegypti |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. P. vivax | |
| 23. |
Chloroquine is given for treating [CPMT 1998] |
| A. | AIDS |
| B. | Cancer |
| C. | Tetanus |
| D. | Malaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Sandfly is causative agent of [CPMT 1997; AMU 2001] |
| A. | Kala-azar |
| B. | Sleeping sickness |
| C. | Typhoid |
| D. | Dysentery |
| Answer» B. Sleeping sickness | |
| 25. |
Leishmania tropica produces [AMU 1998] |
| A. | Sleeping sickness |
| B. | Kala-azar |
| C. | Dysentery |
| D. | Oriental sores |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is [CPMT 1997; Manipal 1999; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2002] |
| A. | Trophozoite |
| B. | Pre-cyst |
| C. | Uninucleate cyst |
| D. | Tetranucleate cyst |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Plasmodium is inoculated in humans by [MP PMT 1997] |
| A. | Female Culex |
| B. | Male Culex |
| C. | Male and female Anopheles |
| D. | Female Anopheles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
High temperature in malaria occurs after completion of [CPMT 1997] |
| A. | Erythrocytic cycle |
| B. | Exo-erythrocytic cycle |
| C. | Pre-erythrocytic cycle |
| D. | Gametogony |
| Answer» B. Exo-erythrocytic cycle | |
| 29. |
Entamoeba histolytica excretes through [MP PMT 1996] |
| A. | Food vacuole |
| B. | General surface |
| C. | Contractile vacuole |
| D. | Malpighian tubles |
| Answer» C. Contractile vacuole | |
| 30. |
The protozoan parasite which possesses a food vacuole is [EAMCET 1998] |
| A. | Leptomonas |
| B. | Plasmodium |
| C. | Trypanosoma |
| D. | Leishmania |
| Answer» C. Trypanosoma | |
| 31. |
Symptoms of malaria in spleen and skin are due to [BHU 1996] |
| A. | Schuffner?s granules |
| B. | Hemozoin |
| C. | Hamaton |
| D. | Blood sugar |
| Answer» C. Hamaton | |
| 32. |
Malarial species found in South America and West Africa is [BHU 1996] |
| A. | Plasmodium falciparum |
| B. | P. vivax |
| C. | P. malariae |
| D. | P. ovale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which one is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica infection [BHU 1996] |
| A. | Relapsing fever |
| B. | Abdomial pain |
| C. | Blood in stool |
| D. | Irregular bowls |
| Answer» B. Abdomial pain | |
| 34. |
A cyst of Entamoeba histolytica produces trophozoites [DPMT 1996] |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 35. |
Development of gametocyte from merozoite of Plasmodium occurs in [DPMT 1996] |
| A. | Red blood corpuscles |
| B. | Liver cells |
| C. | Stomach of female Anopheles |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Liver cells | |
| 36. |
Multiple fission in Plasmodium is [DPMT 1996] |
| A. | Gamogamy |
| B. | Schizogony |
| C. | Sporulation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Sporulation | |
| 37. |
Posterior end of Amoeba is characterised by [Bihar MDAT 1996] |
| A. | Plasmid |
| B. | Amphid |
| C. | Uripygium |
| D. | Lack of food vacuoles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Trophozoites of Plasmodium occur in [Bihar MDAT 1996] |
| A. | Liver cells |
| B. | Spleen |
| C. | Lymph channels |
| D. | Red blood corpuscles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Contribution of protoplasm to the total weight of the body is [AMU 1991] |
| A. | 0.1 |
| B. | 0.45 |
| C. | 0.07 |
| D. | 0.95 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Entamoeba histolytica is a human parasite usually found in [KCET 1999; CPMT 1992] |
| A. | Liver |
| B. | Lung |
| C. | Mouth |
| D. | Intestine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Protoplasm is made up mainly of |
| A. | Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen |
| B. | Oxygen, phosphorus and minerals |
| C. | Carbon, hydrogen and iron |
| D. | Iron, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen |
| Answer» B. Oxygen, phosphorus and minerals | |
| 42. |
The best material for demonstrating streaming movement of protoplasm within living cells is |
| A. | Onion peel |
| B. | Staminal hairs of Tradescantia |
| C. | Pith cells |
| D. | Cortical cells |
| Answer» C. Pith cells | |
| 43. |
Cytoplasm of one cell is connected with other through [CPMT 1996; AFMC 1999; AIIMS 2003] |
| A. | Cytoplasmic strands |
| B. | Plasmodesmata |
| C. | Torus |
| D. | Pit membrane |
| Answer» C. Torus | |
| 44. |
Normal pH of Protoplasm is [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | 7.8 |
| B. | 6.8 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6.5 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 45. |
A protoplast is [MHCET 2002] |
| A. | A cell organelle |
| B. | A cell with a wall |
| C. | A single wall-less cell |
| D. | Cell without nucleus |
| Answer» D. Cell without nucleus | |
| 46. |
The substance which makes up about 80% of cytoplasm and has unique structure [CPMT 1971, 78, 84; Kerala CET 2002] |
| A. | Proteins |
| B. | Fats |
| C. | Minerals |
| D. | Water |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Protoplasm was regarded as the "physical basis of life'' by [CPMT 1986; BVP 2000] |
| A. | Huxley (1868) |
| B. | Corti (1772) |
| C. | Hardy (1899) |
| D. | Malphighi (1903) |
| Answer» B. Corti (1772) | |
| 48. |
Both plants and animals are provided with [KCET 1998] |
| A. | Cell wall |
| B. | Golgi body |
| C. | Chloroplast |
| D. | Protoplasm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Protoplasm is a [CPMT 1992; CET Pune 1998] |
| A. | True solution |
| B. | Suspension |
| C. | Emulsion |
| D. | Polyphasic colloidal system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which one of the following is a non-protoplasmic cell inclusion [CPMT 1989] |
| A. | Ribosomes |
| B. | Mitochondria |
| C. | Lysosomes |
| D. | Cystoliths |
| Answer» E. | |