Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

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