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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. |
Paramecium is [MP PMT 1989] |
| A. | Saprobiotic |
| B. | Holozoic |
| C. | Holophytic |
| D. | Parasitic |
| Answer» C. Holophytic | |
| 2. |
Kala-azar is transmitted by [MP PMT 1986, 2002] |
| A. | Phlebotomus |
| B. | Glossina |
| C. | Pediculus |
| D. | Aedes |
| Answer» B. Glossina | |
| 3. |
The vector for sleeping sickness is [CBSE PMT 1989] |
| A. | Housefly |
| B. | Tsetse fly |
| C. | Sand fly |
| D. | Fruit fly |
| Answer» C. Sand fly | |
| 4. |
In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched phylum wise |
| A. | Crustacea, Myriapoda, Arachnida |
| B. | Polychaeta, Hirudinea, Oligochaeta |
| C. | Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda |
| D. | Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa |
| Answer» D. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa | |
| 5. |
Which is not the characteristic of phylum protozoa [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Pseudopodia |
| B. | Binary fission |
| C. | Contractile vacuole |
| D. | Cell membrane as body covering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Physiological division of labour is almost not shown by the animals belonging to |
| A. | Anthozoa |
| B. | Hydrozoa |
| C. | Protozoa |
| D. | Aurelia |
| Answer» D. Aurelia | |
| 7. |
Passive food ingestion in Amoeba is known as [DPMT 2004; BHU 2004] |
| A. | Import |
| B. | Invagination |
| C. | Circumfluence |
| D. | Circumvallation |
| Answer» B. Invagination | |
| 8. |
Reproduction in Paramecium is controlled by [BVP 2001] |
| A. | Flagella |
| B. | Micronucleus |
| C. | Macronucleus |
| D. | Cell wall |
| Answer» C. Macronucleus | |
| 9. |
.........is not true for Euglena [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Presence of chl. - 'a' and 'b' |
| B. | Presence of protoplasmic capsule |
| C. | Presence of cellulose cell wall |
| D. | Presence of proteinaceous pellicle |
| Answer» 3orr53t 1nsw5r:. Presence of proteinaceous pellicle | |
| 10. |
All protozoans have [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Pseuopodia |
| B. | Eucaryotic organisation |
| C. | Contractile vacuole |
| D. | Holozoic nutrition |
| Answer» C. Contractile vacuole | |
| 11. |
Which is not related with the sexual reproduction in protozoans [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Cytogamy |
| B. | Autogamy |
| C. | Conjugation |
| D. | Schizogony |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Contractile vacuole is generally absent in the |
| A. | Parasitic protozoans |
| B. | Marine protozoans |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Some fresh water protozoans |
| Answer» D. Some fresh water protozoans | |
| 13. |
Which is false for nutrition in Amoeba [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Omnivorous |
| B. | Pseudopodia feeder |
| C. | Holozoic nutrition |
| D. | Photoautotroph |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Locomotory organ of sporozoa is [CPMT 1991; Bihar MDAT 1995] |
| A. | Tentacles |
| B. | Reticulocytes |
| C. | Legs |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The class of Trichonympha is [MP PMT 2000] |
| A. | Calcaria |
| B. | Scyphozoa |
| C. | Sporozoa |
| D. | Mastigophora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which one show bioluminiscence [BHU 2003] |
| A. | Noctiluca |
| B. | Polystomella |
| C. | Entamoeba |
| D. | Suctoria |
| Answer» B. Polystomella | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following represents class Mastigophora [MP PMT 2001] |
| A. | Monocystis |
| B. | Paramecium |
| C. | Trypanosoma |
| D. | Amoeba |
| Answer» D. Amoeba | |
| 18. |
In primary attack of Plasmodium, the infective stage is [JIPMER 2002] |
| A. | Merozoite |
| B. | Trophozoite |
| C. | Sporozoite |
| D. | Schizozoite |
| Answer» D. Schizozoite | |
| 19. |
Primary grouping of protozoan protists is based on [CPMT 1998; MP PMT 1999; AIIMS 1999; DPMT 2002; MP PMT 2002] |
| A. | Locomotor organelles |
| B. | Size and shape |
| C. | Mode of feeding |
| D. | Mode of reproduction |
| Answer» B. Size and shape | |
| 20. |
Conjugation in protozoa is found in [RPMT 2001] |
| A. | Sarcodina |
| B. | Flagellata |
| C. | Sporozoa |
| D. | Ciliata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Amoeba was described in detail by [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Ronald Ross |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Hirshfield |
| D. | Rosenhoff |
| Answer» D. Rosenhoff | |
| 22. |
Class sporozoa of phylum protozoa is characterised by [CMC Vellore 1993] |
| A. | Flagella |
| B. | Cilia |
| C. | Parasitism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 23. |
Kingdom protista includes [AMU 2005] |
| A. | Amoeba, Euglena, Chlamydomonas |
| B. | Amoeba, Euglena, Escherichia |
| C. | Amoeba, Euglena, Pseudomonas |
| D. | Amoeba, Euglena, Penicillium |
| Answer» B. Amoeba, Euglena, Escherichia | |
| 24. |
Proterospongia is a connecting link between [CMPT 1975] |
| A. | Protozoa and porifera |
| B. | Porifera and coelenterata |
| C. | Protozoa and annelida |
| D. | Porifera and annelida |
| Answer» B. Porifera and coelenterata | |
| 25. |
Which is filter feeder [MP PMT 1995] |
| A. | Amoeba |
| B. | Leech |
| C. | Spider |
| D. | Paramecium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
In protozoa contractile vacuole is generally absent in the class |
| A. | Rhizopoda |
| B. | Sporozoa |
| C. | Ciliata |
| D. | Flagellata |
| Answer» C. Ciliata | |
| 27. |
Nosema belongs to which phylum |
| A. | Protozoa |
| B. | Porifera |
| C. | Chordata |
| D. | Coelenterata |
| Answer» B. Porifera | |
| 28. |
Sporogony of malarial parasite occurs in [APMEE 1996; AIIMS 1999; BHU 1996, 2002; DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Liver of man |
| B. | RBCs of man |
| C. | Stomach wall of mosquito |
| D. | Salivary glands of mosquito |
| Answer» D. Salivary glands of mosquito | |
| 29. |
The reason of pseudopodium formation is [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Chemical changes |
| B. | Difference in the viscosity |
| C. | Difference in the pressure |
| D. | Change in the temperature |
| Answer» C. Difference in the pressure | |
| 30. |
Excretion in Amoeba occurs through [CPMT 1999] |
| A. | Nucleus |
| B. | Parapodia |
| C. | Plasmalemma |
| D. | Contractile vacuole |
| Answer» D. Contractile vacuole | |
| 31. |
Who discovered malaria parasite [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Sir Ronald Ross |
| B. | Charles Laveran |
| C. | Patrick Manson |
| D. | Grassi |
| Answer» C. Patrick Manson | |
| 32. |
Animals of class ciliata [RPMT 1995] |
| A. | Have two nuclei |
| B. | Are autotrophs |
| C. | Reproduce sexually |
| D. | Possess cilia |
| Answer» B. Are autotrophs | |
| 33. |
Pseudopodia is a characteristic feature of which class [RPMT 1995] |
| A. | Mastigophora |
| B. | Sarcodina |
| C. | Sporozoa |
| D. | Ciliata |
| Answer» C. Sporozoa | |
| 34. |
Bioluminescence is exhibited by |
| A. | Ceratium |
| B. | Toxoplasma |
| C. | Paramecium |
| D. | Plasmodium |
| Answer» B. Toxoplasma | |
| 35. |
Which one is different from the rest |
| A. | Amoeba |
| B. | Arcella |
| C. | Noctiluca |
| D. | Euglena |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The main basis of classification of phylum protozoa is [DPMT 1985; MP PMT 1996, 2002; CPMT 1998; Pb. PMT 2000] |
| A. | Size |
| B. | Locomotory organelle |
| C. | Shape |
| D. | Number of nuclei |
| Answer» C. Shape | |
| 37. |
Which is with a shell around |
| A. | Amoeba |
| B. | Arcella |
| C. | Euglena |
| D. | Opalina |
| Answer» C. Euglena | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is not placed correctly in the respective sub-class |
| A. | Cnidospora-Nosema |
| B. | Telosporea-Plasmodium |
| C. | Actinopodea-Amoeba |
| D. | Holotricha-Paramecium |
| Answer» D. Holotricha-Paramecium | |
| 39. |
Slipper animalcule is [Manipal 2005] |
| A. | Paramecium |
| B. | Trypanosoma |
| C. | Entamoeba |
| D. | Protozoa |
| Answer» B. Trypanosoma | |
| 40. |
Euglena belongs to which sub-class |
| A. | Zoomastigophora |
| B. | Mastigophora |
| C. | Actinopoda |
| D. | Phytomastigophora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Man in the life cycle of Plasmodium is [AFMC 2005] |
| A. | Primary host |
| B. | Secondary host |
| C. | Intermediate host |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Secondary host | |
| 42. |
Which of the following unicellular organism has a macronucleus for trophic function and one or more micronuclei for reproduction [AMU 2005; CBSE PMT 2005] |
| A. | Euglena |
| B. | Amoeba |
| C. | Paramecium |
| D. | Trypanosoma |
| Answer» D. Trypanosoma | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is not true for nutrition in Amoeba [Orissa JEE 2005] |
| A. | Photoheterotrophic |
| B. | Phagocytosis |
| C. | Intracellular |
| D. | Holozoic |
| Answer» B. Phagocytosis | |
| 44. |
Sexual mode of reproduction in protozoa is [Orissa JEE 2005] |
| A. | Anisogamy |
| B. | Plasmotomy |
| C. | Autogamy |
| D. | Schizogony |
| Answer» B. Plasmotomy | |
| 45. |
Maurer's dots occurs in human RBCs infected by [MP PMT 2002] |
| A. | Plasmodium falciparum |
| B. | Plasmodium ovale |
| C. | Plasmodium vivax |
| D. | Plasmodium malariae |
| Answer» B. Plasmodium ovale | |
| 46. |
Paramaecium ingests food through [CMC 2002] |
| A. | Cytoproct |
| B. | Cytopyge |
| C. | Cytopharynx |
| D. | Cytostome |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Trichonympha is a symbiont in alimentary canal of [APMEE 2002] |
| A. | Earthworm |
| B. | Snails |
| C. | Hermit Crab |
| D. | Termite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
All stages of Plasmodium are digested in stomach of female Anopheles except [CPMT 2002] |
| A. | Sporozoites |
| B. | Gametocytes |
| C. | Erythrocytes |
| D. | Merozoites |
| Answer» C. Erythrocytes | |
| 49. |
Female Anopheles is [AMU 2002] |
| A. | Endogenous host for Plasmodium |
| B. | Exogenous host for Plasmodium |
| C. | Initial host for Plasmodium |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Life cycle of Plasmodium species causing benign tertiary malaria consists of [AMU 2001] |
| A. | Erythrocytic cycle |
| B. | Post-erythrocytic cycle |
| C. | Pre-erythrocytic cycle |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |