Q- Amongst honey bees, the workers are:
(a) Female
(b) Male
(c) Both females and males
(d) Hermaphrodite
Answer: (a)
Q- The generic name of which of these is Apis?
(a) Fish
(b) Honey bee
(c) Lac insect
(d) Prawn
Answer: (b)
Q- Apis dorsata is used to refer to
(a) Little bee
(b) Indian bee
(c) European bee
(d) Rock bee
Answer: (d)
Q- The honey bee is of greatest use to mankind as:
(a) It is of medicinal benefits
(b) Helps in cross-pollination
(c) We get honey from them
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Q- Nature of honey is
(a) Acidic
(b) Alkaline
(c) Neutral
(d) Turns basic after a few days
Answer: (a)
Q- Honey is
(a) Nectar of a flower
(b) Nectar stored in the honey sac
(c) Nectar mixed with saliva and stored in the honey sac
(d) Nectar and water sucked by honey bee
Answer: (c)
Q- The bee carries the pollen back to its colony on:
(a) Its body
(b) Its middle legs
(c) Its front legs
(d) Its rear legs
Answer: (d)
Q- The chief constituent of honey is
(a) Disaccharides
(b) Monosaccharide
(c) Polysaccharides
(d) Fats
Answer: (b)
Q- For how long does a worker bee live in the summer?
(a) For 2 weeks
(b) For 2 months
(c) For 4 months
(d) For 6 months
Answer: (b)
Q- The development of a male bee (drone) takes how long?
(a) 16 days
(b) 19 days
(c) 22 days
(d) 24 days
Answer: (d)
Q- Amoebiasis causes
(a) Headache and cold
(b) Dysentry
(c) Fever
(d) Severe cold
Answer: (b)
Q- Amoebiasis is caused by
(a) Toxoplasma gondii
(b) Entamoeba histolytica
(c) Ascaris lumbricoides
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Q- Entamoeba histolytica can be cultured in
(a) Diamond’s medium
(b) CLED medium
(c) NNN medium
(d) MacConkey agar
Answer: (a)
Q- Presence of ingested RBCs is a characteristic feature of
(a) Entamoeba histolytica
(b) Dientamoeba fragilis
(c) Entamoeba coli
(d) Iodamoeba butcheli
Answer: (a)
Q- The most common site for amoebiasis is:
(a) Cecum
(b) Sigmoid colon
(c) Transverse colon
(d) Hepatic flexure
Answer: (a)
Q- Amoebiasis is transmitted by
(a) Direct contact with dirty hands
(b) Sexual contact
(c) Faecal contamination of drinking water and food
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)
Q- Differentiation between pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains can be done by
(a) Phagocytic activity
(b) Use of genetic markers
(c) Zymodeme analysis
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)
Q- In tissues, amoebiasis is treated with
(a) Tinidazole
(b) Nitazoxanide
(c) Metronidazole
(d) Any of these
Answer: (d)
Q- The karyosome of Entamoeba histolytica is
(a) liver
(b) progressive
(c) central
(d) even
Answer: (c)
Q- Entamoeba histolytica cysts have _________ nuclei
(a) 1-4
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 6-8
Answer: (a)
Q- Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. amoebiasis.
(a) Causes dysentery
(b) Parasite of the small intestine
(c) Houseflies are mechanical carriers
(d) Symptoms include constipation, abdominal pain and cramp.
Answer: (b)
