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Quinine, utilised in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from

A. cinnamom

B. cinchona

C. blister flies

D. red ants

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B. cinchona


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Nuclear dimorphism is observed in

A. Entamoeba

B. Plasmodium

C. Paramecium

D. Trypanosoma

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The digestive enzymes in Paramecium are secreted in

A. food vacuoles directly

B. lysosomes and then released into food vacuole

C. endoplasm and then pass into food vacuole

D. both lysosomes and endoplasm

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The intermediate host of malarial parasite is

A. Man

B. Female Anopheles

C. Culex

D. Monkeys

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The oriental sores in human skin are caused by

A. Leishmania tropica

B. Phlebotomus

C. Balantidium

D. Leishmania donovani

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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

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Trypanosomiasis is a disease, transmitted by vector

A. Louse

B. Tsetse fly

C. Mayfly

D. Firefly

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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

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Trypanosoma is transmitted by

A. contamination

B. kissing

C. contagination

D. inoculation

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Attack of malaria occurs every fourth day when patient is infected by

A. Plasmodium ovale

B. Plasmodium malariae

C. Plasmodium falciparum

D. Plasmodium vivax

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The feeding stage in the life cycle of PlasA tnodium is

A. merozoite

B. sporozoite

C. cryptozoite

D. trophozoite

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The transmission of Entamoeba histolytica takes place by

A. female anopheles mosquito

B. air

C. kisisng

D. contaminated food and water

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A digenic protozoan parasite is

A. Monocystis

B. Amoeba

C. Plasmodium

D. Opalina

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The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is

A. sleeping sickness

B. chaga's disease

C. kala azar

D. oriental sore

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The life cycle of Plasmodium in human blood is called

A. schizogony

B. syngamy

C. exo-erythro cytic schizogony

D. sporogony

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The Trx/panosoma causes sleeping sickness in man. It finally involves

A. liver

B. blood

C. brain

D. cerebro-spinal fluid

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Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of

A. male Culex

B. female Culex

C. male A nopheles

D. female Anopheles

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Inoculation in malaria is out of question because

A. Plasmodium produces minute bodies

B. Plasmodium produces antitoxins

C. Plasmodium produces antitoxins and antibodies

D. All of these

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The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is

A. sporozoite

B. minuta form

C. mature cyst

D. trophic form

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Trypanosoma shows the phenomenon of

A. amorphism

B. dimorphism

C. trimorphism

D. polymorphism

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In the life cycle of Plasmodium, man is the

A. primary host

B. intermediate host

C. secondary host

D. alternative host

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If an Amoeba is placed in salt water, its contractile vacuole will

A. enlarge

B. disappear

C. multiple

D. burst

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Trophozoites of E.histolytica reproduced by

A. binary fission

B. conjugation

C. autogamy

D. budding

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The schizogony cycle of Plasmodium takes place in

A. alimentary canal of mosquito

B. liver of man

C. liver and RBC of man

D. RBC of man

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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

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Protozoa which completely lack trophj organelles are classifed under

A. sporozoa

B. rhizopoda

C. ciliophora

D. flagellata

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Gametocytes of Plasmodium are formed in

A. liver of man

B. blood of man

C. RBC of man

D. stomach of female mosquito

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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

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RBCs are found in the food vacuoles of

A. Amoeba proteus

B. Hydra viridissima

C. Leishmania donovani

D. Entamoeba histolytica

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Malignant tertian malaria is caused by

A. P. ovale

B. P.vivax

C. P. malariae

D. P. falciparum

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Mild tertian malaria is caused by

A. Plasmodium vivax

B. Plasmodium falciparum

C. Plasmodium ovale

D. Plasmodium malariae