Malaria

Q.

Malaria is caused by a ________ .

1. bacteria

2. virus

3. protozoa

4. fungi

Q. State whether True/False:
A disease which can be transmitted from one individual to another is called communicable disease.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Malaria is caused by__________.

1. Houseflies

2. Mosquitoes

3. Rat flea

4. None of these

Q.

Which among the following diseases is caused by a eukaryote?

1. Chickenpox

2. Tuberculosis

3. Malaria

4. Rabies

Q.

The organisms which carry infectious agents from a sick person to another potential host are known as

1. fomites

2. causative agents

3. vehicles

4. vectors

Q.

Rabies is a fatal disease caused by bacteria.

1. True
2. False

Q.

________ is a disease caused by a Plasmodium and transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

1. Malaria

2. Chikungunya

3. Swine-flu

4. Dengue

Q.

Female anopheles mosquitoes spread __ by biting.

Q. Insects form the major group of pathogens.

1. False
2. True

Q.

How many million people suffer from malaria every year?

1. 400

2. 100

3. 300

4. 200

Q.

Match the following diseases and their causes.

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1. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - D, 4 - A

2. 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - B, 4 - D

3. 1 - C, 2 - D, 3 - B, 4 - A

4. 1 - B, 2 - D, 3 - C, 4 - A

Q. ___ is a carrier of the virus that causes chikungunya.

Q.

What is the causative agent of Tuberculosis?

1. Pneumococcus

2. Salmonella

3. Streptococcus

4. Mycobacterium

Q. How does a person get a disease transmitted by vectors without a vector biting the person.?

Q. Female Anopheles mosquitoes are the causative agents for malaria.

1. False
2. True

Q. The disease caused by a protozoan and spread by an insect is known as ______ .

1. malaria
2. polio
3. measles
4. dengue

Q. AIDS is transmitted only through sexual contact.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Malaria is caused by the protozoan __

Q.

Which of the following is not a measure taken to control mosquitoes

1. Mosquito nets

2. Mosquito repellant

3. mosquito attractant

4. Elimination of breeding places

Q. The carrier of the protozoan that causes malaria is the _______.

1. mosquito
2. cockroach
3. housefly
4. butterfly

Q.

Carrier of malaria-causing protozoan is :

1. Female anopheles mosquito

2. Butterfly

3. Housefly

4. Cockroach

Q.

The malarial parasite 'Plasmodium' is carried only by female Anopheles mosquito and not by the male mosquito because:

1. The female requires blood to produce eggs

2. Plasmodium cannot survive in the male

3. Male mosquitos repel the Plasmodium

4. None of the above

Q.

Which of the following disease(s) is/are caused by protozoans?

1. Tuberculosis

2. Dengue

3. Smallpox

4. Malaria

Q.

Malaria is caused by___________.

1. virus

2. bacteria

3. fungi

4. protozoan