1. 1. Entamoeba histolytica can be cultured in
A. Ma conkey agar
B. CLED medium
C. Diamonds medium
D. NNN medium
ANS : C

2. 2. Motility of Trichomonas vaginalis is described as
A. Amoeboid
B. Jerky
C. Falling leaf like
D. Stately
ANS : C

3. 3. All are pathogenic free living amoeba, EXCEPT
A. Entamoeba histolytica
B. Acanthamoeba
C. Nagleria fowleri
D. Balamuthiah spp
ANS : A

4. 4. Congenital Toxoplasmosis manifest as
A. Microcephaly
B. Micro-opthalmus
C. Hepatosplenomegaly
D. ALL of the above
ANS : D

5. 5.Sabin- Feldman dye test is used in the diagnosis of
A. Toxoplasmosis
B. Amoebiasis
C. Cryptosporidiosis
D. Trypanosomiasis
ANS : A

6. 6. Which of the following act as a main reservoir of
Balantidium coli Infection in human beings
A. Man
B. Monkey
C. Cow
D. Pig
ANS : D

7. 7. Which is the smallest tape worm infecting man
A. Taenia saginata
B. Taenia solium
C. Hymenlopis nana
D. Diphyllobothrium latum
ANS : C

8. 8. Which of the following nematode is a ovo-viviparous
A. Enterobius vermicularis
B. Trichenella spiralis
C. Strongyloides stercoralis
D. Dracunculus medinensis
ANS : C

9. 9. Adults worms of which of the following
parasites reside in human body cavity
A. Mansonella streptocerca
B. Wuchereria bancrofti
C. Burgia malayi
D. M.ozzardi & M.perstans
ANS : D

10. 10. Calabar swelling is seen in infections with
A. Onchocerca volvulus
B. Loa loa
C. Burgia timori
D. Wuchereria bancrofti
ANS : B

11. 11. The larval form of Taenia solium is called
A. Cysticerus cellulosae
B. Cysticercoid
C. Cysticerus bovis
D. Hydatid cyst
ANS : A

12. 12. Dog heart tape worm is the common name for
A. Toxocara canis
B. Dirofilaria immitis
C. Mansonella streptocerca
D. Toxoplasma gondi
ANS B

13. 13. Which of the following is not a bile stained egg
A. Ascaris lumbricoides
B. Trichuris trichiura
C. Taenia solium
D. Ancylostoma duodenale
ANS : D

14. 14. Casoni’s test is used for the diagnosis of
A.Taeniasis
B.Hydatidiasis
C.Trichuriasis
D.Onchocerciasis
ANS : B

15. 15. Hookworm infection leads to deficiency of
A. Vitamin B12
B. Vitamin A
C. Iron
D. Folic acid
ANS : C

16. 16. Which of the following is not a
neuroparasite
A. Taenia solium
B. Acanthamoeba
C. Trichinella spiralis
D. Nageleria
Ans : C

17. 17. The ova that does not float in the saturated salt solution
A. H. nana
B. T. solium
C. Ancylostoma
D. Fertilized A. lumbricoides eggs
Ans : B

18. 18. Cysticercus bovis is the larval form of
A.Taenia saginata
B. Taenia solium
C.Echinococcus granulosus
D.Hymenolepis nana
Ans : A

19. 19. Enterotest is used to diagnose
A. Hydatid disease
B. Amoebiasis
C. Giardiasis
D. Cryptosporidiosis
Ans : C

20. 20. Presence of ingested RBCs is characteristic of
A. Entamoeba coli
B. Iodamoeba butcheli
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Dientamoeba fragilis
Ans : C

21. 21. Vaginal discharge of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis is
A. Thin & watery
B. Greenish frothy
C. Curd- white
D. Blood- stained
Ans : B

22. 22. In humans Cryptosporidium causes
A. Meningitis
B. Diarrhoea
C. Pneumonia
D. Dermatitis
Ans : B

23. 23.Larval form of E. granulosus is seen in
A.Fox
B.Dog
C.Man
D.Wolf
Ans : c

24. 24. The filarial worm that can be seen in the conjunctiva is
A. Mansonella perstans
B. Mansonella ozzardi
C. Loa loa
D. Onchocerca volvulus
Ans : C

25. 25. River blindness occurs due to
A. Loa loa
B. Mansonella perstans
C. Mansonella streptocerca
D. Onchocerca volvulus
Ans : D

26. 26. Primary amoebic menningoencephalitis is caused by
A. Acanthamoeba
B. Balamuthia spp
C. Naegleria fowleri
D. Iodamoeba buetschlii
ANS C

27. 27. Congenitally transmitted parasitic infection is
A. Pneumocystis carinii
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Amoebiasis
D. Trichuris trichura
ANS : B

28. 28. Charcot- layden crystals are seen in the sputum in infection
with
A. Paragonimus westermani
B. Clonorchissinensis
C. Fasciola hepatica
D. Fasciolopsis buski
ANS : A

29. 29. Protozoan transmitted sexually is
A. Trichomonas vaginalis
B. Entamoeba histolytica
C. Giardia lamblia
D. Balantidium coli
ANS : A

30. 30. Mode of infection of Dracunculus
medinensis is
A. Ingestion
B. Inhalation
C. Skin penetration
D. Inoculation
ANS : A