Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Filariasis is also known as elephantiasis because __________

A. disease Spreads through Elephants
B. excessive enlargement of teeth
C. excessive enlargement of legs
D. the patient starts looking like an elephant
Answer» D. the patient starts looking like an elephant
2.

Helminthic diseases are transmitted through all except _______

A. contaminated Food
B. dirty Hands
C. contaminated Soil
D. touching an infected person
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following test is used to diagnose Roundworm Infection?

A. Widal Test
B. Pap smear’s Test
C. Gravidex Test
D. Stool Test
Answer» E.
4.

The common tapeworm infecting humans is_______

A. Taenia solium
B. Taenia saginata
C. Echinococcus granulosus
D. Fasciola hepatica
Answer» C. Echinococcus granulosus
5.

Which of the following is not the symptom of Taeniasis?

A. Weight loss
B. Epilepsy-like fits
C. Very high fever
D. Abdominal Pain
Answer» D. Abdominal Pain
6.

How is tapeworm attached to the intestinal wall of humans?

A. Hooks and suckers
B. Rostellum only
C. Hooks only
D. Suckers only
Answer» B. Rostellum only
7.

Where does Tapeworm occur inside the human body?

A. Kidney
B. Small Intestine
C. Stomach
D. Liver
Answer» C. Stomach
8.

Tapeworm infection occurs amongst vegetarians through __________

A. soil
B. contaminated water
C. improperly washed raw vegetables and fruits
D. improperly cooked measly pork
Answer» D. improperly cooked measly pork
9.

Which of the following vectors is responsible for transmitting the parasite causing filariasis?

A. Anopheles mosquito
B. Aedes mosquito
C. Tse Tse fly
D. Culex mosquito
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following helminth enters the body of a man through the skin of his feet if he walks barefoot in the contaminated soil?

A. Ascaris
B. Ancylostoma
C. Schistosoma
D. Wuchereria
Answer» C. Schistosoma
11.

Syncytial epidermis is the characteristic feature of which of the following organism?

A. Ascaris
B. Taenia
C. Hydra
D. Pheretima
Answer» B. Taenia
12.

Female Ascaris can be differentiated from male by _________

A. presence of Cloaca
B. presence of penial setae
C. shorter size than the male and curved posterior end
D. longer than the male and straight posterior end
Answer» E.