SSC MTS - Phylum - Protozoa 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

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

2. 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

3. In Plasmodium, gametocytes are formed by j the trophozoites in the RBS of man. They do not develop fully in RBC because of
A. antibodies present in blood
B. antigens present in blood
C. higher temperautre of blood
D. lower temeprature of blood
Answer : C

4. 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

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

6. The only stage of malarial parasite that can survive in the stomach of mosquito is
A. ookinate
B. oocyst
C. gametocytes
D. sporozoites
Answer : C

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

8. Mapacrine and Paludrine drugs are used for
A. malaria
B. amoebiasis
C. tapeworms
D. ascariasis
Answer : A

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. The intermediate host in the life cycle of �. histolytica is
A. Housefly
B. Mosquitoes
C. Tsetse fly
D. None of these
Answer : D

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

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

16. Encystment in Amoeba serves for
A. perennation
B. reproduction
C. dispersal
D. all of these
Answer : D

17. 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

18. 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

19. The energy for Amoeba for doing work comes from
A. diffusion of ATP molecules from ingested organisms
B. oxidation of nutrients to form ATP
C. free energy
D. all of these
Answer : B

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

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. The resultant cells of schizogony in the life history of malarial parasite are
A. schizonts
B. merozoites
C. ookinetes
D. sporozoites
Answer : B

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

26. 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

27. Ingestion of some water with food in Amoeba takes place by the process of
A. endosmosis
B. pinocytosis
C. phagocytosis
D. none of these
Answer : C

28. The giant Amoeba is
A. Amoeba proteus
B. Choas
C. Foraminifera
D. Pelomyxa
Answer : D

29. Characters that are more useful in classification of animals are
A. morphological features
B. homologous features
C. analogous features
D. none of these
Answer : B

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

31. 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

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

33. Sporozoites of Plasmodium vivax are produced from
A. ookinete
B. gametocytes
C. merozoites
D. sporoblasts
Answer : C

34. Trypanosoma is transmitted by
A. contamination
B. kissing
C. contagination
D. inoculation
Answer : D

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

36. When kerosene is sprayed on the stagnant water wherein the larvae of Anopheles develop, it
A. burns the body wall of the larvae
B. diffuses through the body wall and kills them
C. suffocates them to death
D. prevents contact of spiracles with air
Answer : D

37. Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of
A. male Culex
B. female Culex
C. male A nopheles
D. female Anopheles
Answer : D

38. 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

39. The cell anus in some protozoans known as
A. cytoproct
B. peristome
C. cytostome
D. none of these
Answer : A

40. The number of daughter paramecia produced following conjugation is
A. 8 from one conjugant
B. 8 from two conjugants
C. 16 from two conjugants
D. 8-16 from two conjugants
Answer : B

41. In a Paramecium, the trichocysts are used for
A. fight or flight response
B. defence
C. offense
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : B

42. 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

43. In an electric field, the Paramecium moves
A. towards the negative pole
B. towards the positive pole
C. around to avoid effect of current
D. forms cyst and does not move
Answer : A

44. Plasmalemma membrane covers thebody of
A. Taenia solium
B. Paramecium
C. Amoeba proteus
D. Plasmodium
Answer : C

45. 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

46. 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

47. Treatment of the infection by malarial parasite in the principal host is studied under
A. chemo-therapy
B. chemo-diagnosis
C. chemo-prophy laxis
D. prophylaxis
Answer : A

48. The ecological niche of Entamoeba histolytica is
A. small intestine of man
B. arge intestine of man
C. fresh water body such as ponds, rivers etc.
D. stagnaant water
Answer : B

49. All stages in the life cycle of malarial parasite are haploid except
A. gamout
B. ookinete
C. schizont
D. sporont
Answer : B

50. The zoological name of giant amoeba is
A. Amoeba proteus
B. Arcella sp.
C. Chaos chaos
D. Ovale sp.
Answer : C