Mcqs On Diseases Caused By Protozoa
Protozoans are unicellular eukaryotes without cell walls. These non-photosynthetic organisms are varied in species, but share a set of common characteristics. They contain a range of intracellular organelles that enable them to perform different tasks. Unfortunately, some protozoans are known to cause diseases in humans and animals. For example, Plasmodium is responsible for Malaria, and Trichomonas is the cause of sexually transmitted diseases.
Answer: Trypanosoma gambiense
Leishmania
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Entamoeba
(d) Trichomonas
Which of the following is correct?
- (a) 1 + 1 = 3
- (b) 1 + 1 = 2
Answer: (b)
Which of the following parasites transmits the infective stage of sleeping sickness?
Wuchereria bancrofti
(b) Leishmania donovani
(c) Plasmodium falciparum
Trypanosoma gambiense
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
Answer: (d) A diary entry written by a soldier during the Civil War
3. Schaffner’s dots are related to visual perception.
Entamoeba histolytica
(b) Leukocytes of Frog
(c) RBC of Man
(d) Epithelium of the Stomach of the Mosquito
Which of the following is the correct way to write a list?
- (a) 1. Item
- (b) Item 1
- (c) 1. Item 1
Answer: (c)
4. “Amoebiasis” or amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
Trypanosoma histolytica
(b) Entamoeba histolytica
(c) Entamoeba gingivalis
Plasmodium vivax
What is the answer to question (a)?
Answer: (b)
Which of the following is true about Malarial parasites?
(a) When a patient’s temperature returns to normal, malarial parasites can be best obtained.
(b) A patient can provide the best sample of malarial parasites an hour before the rise of temperature.
(c) A few hours after a patient’s temperature returns to normal, malarial parasites can be obtained.
(d) Malarial parasites can be best obtained from a patient when the temperature increases significantly.
Which of the following is a web browser?
- A) Microsoft Word
- B) Adobe Photoshop
- C) Google Chrome
- D) Apple Music
Answer: (C) Google Chrome
“Which of the following is ‘Glossina palpalis’ a vector for?”
Filariasis
(b) Plague
(c) Dengue
(d) Gambian Fever
Which of the following is a type of loop?
- (a) If-else
- (b) For
- (c) While
- (d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
Quinine, an important drug used for the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
(a) Red ants
(b) Calyx of Cinnamon
(c) Bark of Tulsi
(d) Bark of Cinchona
Which of the following is the correct answer?
(d) This is the correct answer
Answer: (d) This is the correct answer
Entamoeba gingivalis, found in the buccal cavity of humans, can cause disease
No disease
(b) Pyorrhoea
(c) Bronchitis
(d) Amoebic Dysentery
The cat jumped onto the couch.
Answer: (a) The cat jumped up onto the couch.
The transmission of “Trypanosomiasis” is caused by the Trypanosoma parasite in humans.
(a) Fruit Fly
(b) Tsetse Fly
(c) Housefly
(d) Mayfly
What is the correct answer?
Answer: (b)
The malignant tertian malaria is caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.
Plasmodium malariae
(b) Plasmodium ovale
(c) Plasmodium falciparum
(d) Plasmodium vivax
Which of the following is an example of a web application?
Answer: (c) Online banking
