MCQs on Mycology and Parasitology

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# The mechanism by which most fungi cause disease is: (APPSC-99)
a) exotoxin production
b) lecithinase production
c) hypersensitivity
d) coagulase production

# Germ tubes are formed mainly by: (TNPSC-99)

a) Candida albicans

b) Candida stellatoidea

c) Candida tropicalis

d) Candida pseudotropicalis

# Fungal infection of human beings is called as: (KAR-2000)

a) Mucorsis

b) Mycosis

c) Fungosis

d) Micromia

# Fungus capable of forming fungal ball is: (TNPSC-99)

a) Penicillium

b) Aspergillus

c) Mucor

d) Rhizopus

# Aflatoxins are produced by: (KAR-03)

a) Aspergillus niger

b) Aspergillus fumigatus

c) Aspergillus flavus

d) All of the above

# The culture media for fungus is -

a) Tellurite medium

b) NNN medium

c) Chocolate agar medium

d) Sabourauds medium

# A sporangium contains:

a)Spherules

b)Sporangiospores

c)Chlamydospores

d)Oidia

# The medium of choice for culturing yeast form of dimorphic fungi is -

a) Brain - heart infusion

b) Sabouraud's

c) Sabouraud's plus antibiotics

d) Any medium incubated at 35-37°C

# Pseudohyphae are seen in -

a) Alternaria

b) Aspergillus

c) Oosporium

d) Candida albicans

# Dermatophytes are fungi infecting -

a) Subcutaneous tissue

b) Systemic organs

c) Nails, hair and skin

d) Superficial skin and deep tissue

# Candida is most often implicated in causation -

a) Conjunctivitis

b) Tinea capitis

c) Desert rheumatism

d) Thrush

# Asexual spores of fungi are following except -

a) Arthospores

b) Chlamydospores

c) Blastospores

d) Ascospores

# Candida albicans causes all of the following except-

a) Endocarditis

b) Mycetoma

c) Meningitis

d) Oral thrush

# Transmission of all of the following intestinal parasites takes place by the feco-oral route except: (AIPG-2001)

a) Giardia lamblia

b) Ascaris lumbriocoides

c) Strongyloides

d) Entamoeba

# Hydatid cyst is: (AIIMS, AIPG-96)

a) Parasitic in nature

b) Fungal

c) Congenital

d) Viral

# Investigation of choice for invasive amoebiasis is: (AIPG-2002)

a) Indirect hemagglutination

b) ELISA

c) Counter immune electrophoresis

d) Microscopy

# L.D. bodies are seen in: (KAR-2000)

a) Kala azar

b) Toxoplasmosis

c) Malaria

d) Sleeping sickness

# Megaloblastic anemia is caused by: (KAR-97)

a) Dog tapeworm

b) Hookworm

c) Fish tapeworm

d) Threadworm

# Causative organism of Kala azar is: (KAR-97)

a) Plasmodium ovale

b) Leishmania donovani

c) Entamoeba histolytica

d) Toxoplasma

# Black Water Fever is caused by:

a)Plasmodium vivax

b)Plasmodium falciparum

c)Leishmania donovani

d)Microfilaria