Previous Year Questions

QUESTION ID:2

What is ‘EIR’

QUESTION ID:3

Which of the following is vector of Chagas disease

QUESTION ID:4

Example of ‘soft tick’ is

QUESTION ID:5

Which of the following disease is caused by Sand fly

QUESTION ID:6

What kind of mouth part are present in Housefly

QUESTION ID:7

What is extrinsic incubation period in Dengue?

QUESTION ID:8

What are cecropins

QUESTION ID:9

Given below are two statements for Aedes mosquito

Statement I : The mosquito is a day biter, breeds in freshwater container and spreads dengue, zika and malaria

Statement II : The mosquito is a day biter, likes to bite human and spreads dengue, zika and chikungunya

In the light of the above, choose answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:10

Horn fly is a parasite of

QUESTION ID:11

What is referred to MHD in Malaria

QUESTION ID:12

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Male mosquito take blood, but cannot transmit disease

Statement II : Male mosquito cannot take blood hence, do not transmit disease

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:13

What defines best for ACL-2 in vector biology research studies

QUESTION ID:14

Which of the following is component of the circulatory system in insects

QUESTION ID:15

Which of the following is responsible for cellular immunity in insects

QUESTION ID:16

What is the best feed source for mosquito larva

QUESTION ID:17

Which insect of the following serves as best model for genetic studies

QUESTION ID:18

For studying insect spermatogenesis process, which target organ needs to be focused

QUESTION ID:19

For generating insect vector genome data, which is essential and primary requirement

QUESTION ID:20

Find correct statement

QUESTION ID:21

Which of the chemical reagent would be most suitable to isolate DNA/RNA/Protein together from same sample

QUESTION ID:22

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Both adult male and female feed on blood
Statement II : Both adult male and female feed on nectar sugar

In light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:23

Given below are Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R)

Assertion (A) : The level of efficacy of inactivated viral vaccine differ for different viruses.

Reasoning (R) : Because the inactivated viral vaccines are grown in a variety of cell substrates such as eggs, monkey kidney, cell line, human diploid fibroblasts or mouse brain and inactivated with a chemical or detergent.

Choose the correct answer from the option below:

QUESTION ID:24

Given below are Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R)

Assertion (A) : The Western Hemisphere was eliminated of polio viruses by 1990 as a result of immunization program.

Reasoning (R) : Introduction of two poliovirus vaccines (inactivated poliovirus vaccine IPV and oral poliovirus vaccine OPV) to the population from 1955–1963 led to the elimination.

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

QUESTION ID:25

Which viruses undergo genetic drift and genetic shift

QUESTION ID:26

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Highly effective antiviral drugs have been developed for all viral diseases

Statement II : Drug targets are very specific for viruses, therefore, only few antiviral drugs have been developed against one virus and active against another virus

Choose the correct answer from the options below

QUESTION ID:27

Match the viruses with its respective family

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:28

Match the viruses with the respective symptomatic disease

Match List I with List II

QUESTION ID:29

Given below are two statements

Statement I : A unique step in the replication cycle of HIV after nuclear entry of the DNA is integration of the linear DNA to form provirus and transcription of the provirus

Statement II : Orderly and efficient integration is mediated by the viral Integrase protein ‘IN’ in the replication cycle of HIV

Choose the correct answer from the options

QUESTION ID:30

Influenza viruses belong to the family orthomyxoviridae which comprises of five genera. Select the correct genera combination from options below

(A) Isavirus
(B) Influenza virus A
(C) Thogotovirus
(D) Influenza virus B
(E) Influenza virus C

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

QUESTION ID:31

Select the viruses that result into latent infection in a host

(A) Herpes virus
(B) Influenza virus
(C) Rotavirus
(D) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
(E) Measles virus

Choose the correct answer from the options below

QUESTION ID:32

Which of the following statement about influenza viruses is correct

Statement I : All influenza viruses such as influenza A, influenza B and influenza C viruses possess eight RNA segments

Statement II : Influenza A and influenza B viruses possess eight RNA segments, while influenza C virus possesses seven RNA segments

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

QUESTION ID:33

Influenza viruses use which protein to disseminate infectious particles out of the host cell

Select from the following options

QUESTION ID:34

One of the following is a temporary parasite

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QUESTION ID:35

Trypanosoma brucei causes Nagana disease in

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QUESTION ID:36

Susceptibility to malaria is determined by not only polymorphisms of haemoglobin but also immune responses. This is reflected in polymorphisms of

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QUESTION ID:37

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Giardia lamblia is a tetraploid organism, binucleate containing identical set of genes. Energy is generated via fermentation of glucose and amino-acid metabolism

Statement II : In Giardia lamblia infection, most people develop acute and others chronic diarrhea and some remain asymptomatic

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:38

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Disease vector control mainly relies on vaccines, drugs etc.

Statement II : Vector control is achieved by aerial spraying, odour baiting, sterile male insect technique

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:39

Given below are two statements

Statement I : Genetic approach of mosquito control can be achieved through SIT-RIDL technique. It requires less facilities and delivery mechanisms

Statement II : RIDL requires stable transfection of a lethal gene in laboratory population. Best approach is to use a tetracycline-repressible transcription factor (tTa) associated with a lethal gene, which enables selection of females to be released and kills the female offspring of released and subsequent males

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options below

QUESTION ID:40

One of the following is an intermediate host of the nematode Thelazia sp.
Choose the correct answer from the following options given below

QUESTION ID:41

One of the following is a non-blood feeding insect that attacks cattle and causes myiasis

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QUESTION ID:42

Anoplurans are characterized by

(A) Absence of wings
(B) Long filiform antennae
(C) Only one pair of wings
(D) Mouthparts retracted into head

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:43

The pathogen responsible for louse-borne relapsing fever is

QUESTION ID:44

Which of the following is not a virus transmitted by mosquitoes

QUESTION ID:45

Where does Rickettsia prowazekii propagate in the body louse

QUESTION ID:46

QUESTION ID:47

In Hemipterans, what sexes/stages feed on blood

QUESTION ID:48

Plague is transmitted to a person when

QUESTION ID:49

QUESTION ID:50

Which of these is not one of the three clinical forms of leishmaniasis