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				This section includes 31 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Study of 'parasites' is known as | 
| A. | Virology | 
| B. | Parasitology | 
| C. | Bacteriology | 
| D. | Biology | 
| Answer» C. Bacteriology | |
| 2. | Crab' is t he intermediate host for the | 
| A. | Schistosoma mansoni | 
| B. | Schistosoma japonicum | 
| C. | clonorchis sinensis | 
| D. | Paragonimus westermani | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Mode of transmission for 'Babesia' is | 
| A. | Ades mosquito | 
| B. | Anopheles mosquito | 
| C. | Ixodes dammini | 
| D. | Mites | 
| Answer» D. Mites | |
| 4. | Larvae of 'Taenia solium' causes | 
| A. | Cysticercosis | 
| B. | Taeniasis | 
| C. | Phyllobothrium | 
| D. | Dysentery | 
| Answer» B. Taeniasis | |
| 5. | Fish is intermediate host for the | 
| A. | Schistosoma mansoni | 
| B. | Schistosoma japonicum | 
| C. | clonorchis sinensis | 
| D. | Paragonimus westermani | 
| Answer» D. Paragonimus westermani | |
| 6. | 'Visceral leishmania' is caused by | 
| A. | T. tropic | 
| B. | Leishmania donovani | 
| C. | Leishmania tropica | 
| D. | Leishmania mexicana | 
| Answer» C. Leishmania tropica | |
| 7. | 'Fish' is intermediate host for the | 
| A. | Taenia solium | 
| B. | Taenia saginata | 
| C. | Echinococcus granulosis | 
| D. | Diphyllobothrium latum | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | Amoebic 'dysentery' is prevalent among | 
| A. | Females | 
| B. | Males | 
| C. | Female homosexuals | 
| D. | Male homosexuals | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | Mode of transmission for T. rhodesiense is | 
| A. | Sand-fly | 
| B. | Bugs | 
| C. | Tsetse fly | 
| D. | Reduviid bug | 
| Answer» D. Reduviid bug | |
| 10. | Intermediate host for 'Schistosoma japonicum' is | 
| A. | Sheep | 
| B. | Snail | 
| C. | Tapeworm | 
| D. | Ascaris | 
| Answer» C. Tapeworm | |
| 11. | 'Dracunculus' is causative agent for the | 
| A. | Pinworm | 
| B. | Hookworm | 
| C. | Guinea worm | 
| D. | Anisakiasis | 
| Answer» D. Anisakiasis | |
| 12. | Sexual cycle for 'plasmodium' is | 
| A. | Sporogony | 
| B. | Gametogony | 
| C. | Sporangium | 
| D. | Spongiform | 
| Answer» B. Gametogony | |
| 13. | 'amoebic dysentery' is caused by | 
| A. | Entamoeba histolytica | 
| B. | Giardia lamblia | 
| C. | T. tropica | 
| D. | T. cruzi | 
| Answer» B. Giardia lamblia | |
| 14. | 'Toxoplasmosis' is caused by | 
| A. | T. tropic | 
| B. | T. cruzi | 
| C. | T. gondii | 
| D. | L. tropica | 
| Answer» D. L. tropica | |
| 15. | Intermediate host for 'Taenia solium' is | 
| A. | Cattles | 
| B. | Pigs | 
| C. | Sheep | 
| D. | Fish | 
| Answer» C. Sheep | |
| 16. | 'P. falciparum' is transmitted by | 
| A. | Ades mosquito | 
| B. | Anopheles mosquito | 
| C. | Bugs | 
| D. | Cats | 
| Answer» C. Bugs | |
| 17. | 'Whipworm' is caused by | 
| A. | Ascaris | 
| B. | Trichuris | 
| C. | Hookworm | 
| D. | Trichinosis | 
| Answer» C. Hookworm | |
| 18. | In mode of transmission for Schistosoma mansoni, penetration is in | 
| A. | Mucous | 
| B. | Intestine | 
| C. | Skin | 
| D. | Blood | 
| Answer» D. Blood | |
| 19. | Deer 'fly bite' is mode of transmission for | 
| A. | Wuchereria | 
| B. | Onchocerca | 
| C. | Loa | 
| D. | Ancylostoma | 
| Answer» D. Ancylostoma | |
| 20. | Vector for 'Chagas' disease is | 
| A. | Reduviid bugs | 
| B. | Bugs | 
| C. | Mosquitoes | 
| D. | Flees | 
| Answer» B. Bugs | |
| 21. | Intermediate host for 'echinococcus granulosus' is | 
| A. | Cattles | 
| B. | Pigs | 
| C. | Sheep | 
| D. | Fish | 
| Answer» D. Fish | |
| 22. | 'Pinworm' is caused by | 
| A. | Enterobius | 
| B. | Ascaris | 
| C. | Trichinella | 
| D. | Anisakis | 
| Answer» B. Ascaris | |
| 23. | Disease caused by Taenia solium is called | 
| A. | Cysticercosis | 
| B. | Taeniasis | 
| C. | Phyllobothrium | 
| D. | Dysentery | 
| Answer» C. Phyllobothrium | |
| 24. | Fungus that affect intestines in human is known as | 
| A. | Taenia solium | 
| B. | Taenia saginata | 
| C. | Echinococcus granulosis | 
| D. | Diphyllobothrium latum | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. | American 'trypanosomiasis' is also called as | 
| A. | Chagas' disease | 
| B. | Plasmolysis | 
| C. | Fever | 
| D. | Whooping cough | 
| Answer» B. Plasmolysis | |
| 26. | Chagas disease is caused by | 
| A. | T. tropic | 
| B. | T. cruzi | 
| C. | T. rhodesiense | 
| D. | L. tropica | 
| Answer» C. T. rhodesiense | |
| 27. | Only ciliated 'protozoan' that causes diarrhoea in human is | 
| A. | Babesia | 
| B. | Cyclospora | 
| C. | Balantidium | 
| D. | Isospora | 
| Answer» D. Isospora | |
| 28. | Inflammation of cornea, usually occurs in wearing contact lenses, resulting inflammation is known as | 
| A. | Keratitis | 
| B. | Cornea disorder | 
| C. | Dysentery | 
| D. | Diarrhoea | 
| Answer» B. Cornea disorder | |
| 29. | Mode of transmission for Wuchereria is | 
| A. | Blackfly bite | 
| B. | Deer fly bite | 
| C. | Flees | 
| D. | Mosquito bite | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. | Rounded head of 'tapeworm' is called | 
| A. | Proglottids | 
| B. | Scolex | 
| C. | Neck | 
| D. | Joint | 
| Answer» C. Neck | |
| 31. | T. rhodesiense' is causative agent for the | 
| A. | Sleeping sickness | 
| B. | Dysentery | 
| C. | Amoebic dysentery | 
| D. | T. cruzi | 
| Answer» B. Dysentery | |