Phylum - Protozoa 1000+ MCQ with answer for CEED

1. The pseudopodia of Amoeba are meant for
A. feeding
B. offence and defence
C. locomotion
D. both (a) and (c)
Answer : D

2. Kala-azar is a disease caused by
A. Trypanosma gambiense transmitted by Tsetse fly
B. Leishmania donovani transmitted by sandfly
C. Taenia solium transmitted by infected pork
D. Wuchereria bancrofti transmitted by Culex
Answer : B

3. Process of reconstitution of nuclei in a single paramecium without fusion of gametic nuclei is
A. endomixis
B. hemimixis
C. cytogamy
D. none of these
Answer : A

4. The intermediate host of malarial parasite is
A. Man
B. Female Anopheles
C. Culex
D. Monkeys
Answer : B

5. The micronucleus in Paramecium is concerried with
A. vegetative function of the body
B. all the functions of the body
C. reproductive function of the body
D. locomotion
Answer : B

6. Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasite in the
A. pharynx of man
B. unhealthy tissue around teeth of man
C. gum boil of man
D. infected salivary glands of man
Answer : B

7. The mode of life of Plasmodium in man and mosquito respectively is
A. intracellular in both
B. intercellular in both
C. intracellular and intercellular
D. intercellular and intracellular
Answer : C

8. RBCs are found in the food vacuoles of
A. Amoeba proteus
B. Hydra viridissima
C. Leishmania donovani
D. Entamoeba histolytica
Answer : C

9. The transmission of Entamoeba histolytica takes place by
A. female anopheles mosquito
B. air
C. kisisng
D. contaminated food and water
Answer : A

10. Which of the following is a correct matching ?
A. Yellow fever mosquitoes toga virus B
B. Rabies saliva myxomavirus
C. Poliomyelitis fleas poliovirus
D. Tobacco mosaic disease aphids tobacco mosaic virus
Answer : A

11. In Paramecium, proteins are digested
A. partly in endoplasm and partly in food vacuole
B. during the acid phase of the food vacuole
C. during the alkaline phase of the food vacuole
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : D

12. In Amoeba proteus, the term proteus is after the name of
A. the discoverer
B. a disease
C. a god
D. a place
Answer : C

13. Sleeping sickness in man is caused by Trypanosoma by the bite of the infective
A. female Tsetse fly
B. male Tsetse fly
C. both male and female Tsetse flies
D. male and female aedes mosquito
Answer : C

14. The life-cycle of malarial parasite in liver is called
A. erythrocytic stage
B. pre-erythrocytic stage
C. exo-erythrocytic stage
D. post-erythrocytic stage
Answer : B

15. The sexual phase of life cycle of Plasmodium is completed in
A. blood of man
B. liver of man
C. stomach of female anopheles
D. salivary glands of female anopheles
Answer : C

16. Down stroke and recovery stroke are characteristic of
A. movement of pseudopodia
B. movement of flagella
C. movement of cilia
D. none of these
Answer : C

17. Schizont stage in the life cycle of malarial parasite occurs in
A. erythrocytes of man
B. stomach of Anopheles
C. salivary glands of Anopheles
D. blood of man
Answer : A

18. The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
A. sporozoite
B. minuta form
C. mature cyst
D. trophic form
Answer : C

19. Nuclear dimorphism is observed in
A. Entamoeba
B. Plasmodium
C. Paramecium
D. Trypanosoma
Answer : C

20. The pseudopodia ar formed in Amoeba
A. when it comes in contact with food particles
B. by movement of surrounding water
C. by exchange of salts with the medium
D. by sol-gel transformation of cytoplasm
Answer : D

21. Locomotory organelles in the parasitic protozoa of class sporozoa are
A. cilia
B. flagella
C. pseudopodia
D. absent
Answer : D

22. Asexual reproduction during schizogony of malarial parasite is a kind of
A. binary fission
B. budding
C. fragmentation
D. multiple fission
Answer : D

23. The catabolic wastes in Amoeba consist of
A. water and CO2
B. water, CO2 and minerals
C. Water, CO2, minerals and urea
D. all of these
Answer : C

24. Aoeba secretes digestive enzymes to hydrolyse
A. starch
B. sugar
C. proteins
D. all of these and fats
Answer : D

25. N.M.E.P is the abbreviation of
A. Naitonal Mosquito Eridication Programme
B. National Malaria Elimination Programme
C. National Malaria Eradication Programme
D. National Malaria Elimination Process
Answer : C

26. Highly polypoid meganucleus is present in
A. flagellates
B. ciliates
C. sporozoans
D. rhizopodans
Answer : B

27. Trypanosoma shows the phenomenon of
A. amorphism
B. dimorphism
C. trimorphism
D. polymorphism
Answer : D

28. The life cycle of Plasmodium in human blood is called
A. schizogony
B. syngamy
C. exo-erythro cytic schizogony
D. sporogony
Answer : A

29. Protozoa which completely lack trophj organelles are classifed under
A. sporozoa
B. rhizopoda
C. ciliophora
D. flagellata
Answer : A

30. When the causes ot malaria was not known, it was supposed to be cuased by
A. dirty water
B. foul air
C. mosquito
D. housefly
Answer : B

31. The function of neuro-motor system of Paramecium is
A. co-ordination of various external stimuli
B. co-ordination of ciliary beat
C. control of contractile vacuole
D. any of these
Answer : B

32. An example of dimorphic protozoan is
A. Amoeba proteus
B. Paramecium caudatum
C. Plasmodium
D. Polystornella
Answer : D

33. Vector can be defined as
A. disease transmitting host
B. natural reservoir of disease causing organism
C. pathogenic organism
D. any kind of disease transmitting organism
Answer : D

34. The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is
A. sleeping sickness
B. chaga's disease
C. kala azar
D. oriental sore
Answer : B

35. Erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium produces
A. schizonts
B. sporozoites
C. merozoites
D. metacryptomerozoites;
Answer : A

36. A liver biopsy of a patient suffering from amoebic hepatic abscess would demonstrate the presence of
A. trophozoites
B. cysts
C. precystic stages
D. sporozoites
Answer : D

37. Gametocytes of Plasmodium are formed in
A. liver of man
B. blood of man
C. RBC of man
D. stomach of female mosquito
Answer : C

38. Gametocytes of Plasmodium are produced in the
A. stomach of mosquito
B. erythrocytes of man from schizonts
C. erythrocytes of man from merozoites
D. all of these
Answer : C

39. The cysts of E.histolytica develop in an infected individual in the
A. intestinal wall
B. lumen of intestine
C. tissues of man
D. areas of metastatic inversion
Answer : B

40. Benign tertian malaria is caused by
A. P. falciparum
B. P. vivax
C. P. malariae
D. P. ovale
Answer : B

41. Amoebiasis is caused by
A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Taenia solium
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Entamoeba gingimlis
Answer : C

42. Which day is celebrated as Malaria day ?
A. 20th August
B. 15th August
C. 26th Janurary
D. 5th June
Answer : A

43. Mild tertian malaria is caused by
A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Plasmodium falciparum
C. Plasmodium ovale
D. Plasmodium malariae
Answer : A

44. The path followed by a food vacuole in Paramecium is referred to as
A. cycloid
B. cyclic vascular path
C. cyclosis
D. cyclosphere
Answer : C

45. The disease caused by Entamoeba gingimlis is transmitted by
A. flies
B. kissing
C. air
D. mosquitoes
Answer : B

46. The rossette stage in lif^ cycle of Plasmodium is found in
A. blood of man
B. RBC of man
C. liver of man
D. stomach of Anopheles mosquito
Answer : B

47. If a fresh water Amoeba for some reason in unable to form contractile vacuole, it will
A. stop forming pseudopodia
B. stop manufacturing metabolic water
C. burst consequent to osmotic swelling
D. become static for some time
Answer : C

48. The feeding stage in the life cycle of PlasA tnodium is
A. merozoite
B. sporozoite
C. cryptozoite
D. trophozoite
Answer : D

49. Trypanosomiasis is a disease, transmitted by vector
A. Louse
B. Tsetse fly
C. Mayfly
D. Firefly
Answer : B

50. Nitrogenous wastes in Amoeba are expelled through
A. plasmalemma
B. pseudopodia
C. hyaline cap
D. contractile vacuole
Answer : A