1.

Entamoeba histolytica can be

cultured in

A. Ma conkey agar
B. CLED medium
C. Diamonds medium
D. NNN medium

ANS : C
 2. Motility of Trichomonas vaginalis is
described as

A. Amoeboid
B. Jerky
C. Falling leaf like
D. Stately

ANS : C
 3. All are pathogenic free living
amoeba, EXCEPT

A. Entamoeba histolytica
B. Acanthamoeba
C. Nagleria fowleri
D. Balamuthiah spp

ANS : A
4. Congenital Toxoplasmosis manifest
as

A. Microcephaly
B. Micro-opthalmus
C. Hepatosplenomegaly
D. ALL of the above

ANS : D
 5.Sabin- Feldman dye test is used in the
diagnosis of

A. Toxoplasmosis
B. Amoebiasis
C. Cryptosporidiosis
D. Trypanosomiasis

ANS : A
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. Which is the smallest tape worm
infecting man

A. Taenia saginata
B. Taenia solium
C. Hymenlopis nana
D. Diphyllobothrium latum

ANS : C
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. 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. Calabar swelling is seen in
infections with

A. Onchocerca volvulus
B. Loa loa
C. Burgia timori
D. Wuchereria bancrofti

ANS : B
11. The larval form of Taenia solium is
called

A. Cysticerus cellulosae
B. Cysticercoid
C. Cysticerus bovis
D. Hydatid cyst

ANS : A
 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. 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. Casonis test is used for the
diagnosis of

A.Taeniasis
B.Hydatidiasis
C.Trichuriasis
D.Onchocerciasis

ANS : B
 15. Hookworm infection leads to
deficiency of

A. Vitamin B12
B. Vitamin A
C. Iron
D. Folic acid

ANS : C
 16. Which of the following is not a
neuroparasite

A. Taenia solium
B. Acanthamoeba
C. Trichinella spiralis
D. Nageleria
Ans : C
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. Cysticercus bovis is the larval
form of

A.Taenia saginata
B. Taenia solium
C.Echinococcus granulosus
D.Hymenolepis nana
Ans : A
 19. Enterotest is used to diagnose

A. Hydatid disease
B. Amoebiasis
C. Giardiasis
D. Cryptosporidiosis
Ans : C
 20. Presence of ingested RBCs is
characteristic of

A. Entamoeba coli
B. Iodamoeba butcheli
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Dientamoeba fragilis

Ans : C
 21. Vaginal discharge of Trichomonas vaginalis
vaginitis is

A. Thin & watery

B. Greenish frothy
C. Curd- white
D. Blood- stained

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

Ans : B
23.Larval form of E. granulosus is
seen in

A.Fox
B.Dog
C.Man
D.Wolf

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

Ans : D
 26. Primary amoebic menningoencephalitis is
caused by

A. Acanthamoeba
B. Balamuthia spp
C. Naegleria fowleri
D. Iodamoeba buetschlii

ANS C
 27. Congenitally transmitted parasitic
infection is

A. Pneumocystis carinii
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Amoebiasis
D. Trichuris trichura

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

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

ANS : A