List of top Veterinary Science Questions on Veterinary Parasitology

Tumour like growth and occasionally ulceration in the stomach of equines is caused by the larvae of:

Redia stage is absent in the life cycle of which of the following parasites:
A. Dicrocoelium dendriticum
B. Prosthogonimus ovatus
C. Chlonorchis sinensis
D. Schistosoma incognitum
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Arrange the following trematodes on the basis of their size starting from the smallest to the largest:
A. Fasciola hepatica
B. Heterophyes heterophyes
C. Opisthorchis tenuicollis
D. Notocotylus attenuates
E. Clonorchis sinensis
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Match List I with List II:
List I (Parasite)
A. Avitellina centripunctata
B. Raillietina cesticillus
C. Davainea proglottina
D. Amoebotaenia cuneata
List II (Intermediate host)
I. Beetels
II. Earthworms
III. Psocids
IV. Gastropod molluscs
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Electricity is converted into heat to incise a tissue in:

Dermanyssus gallinae, an ectoparasite of poultry, causes

Which of the following conditions are associated with Spirocerca lupi infection in dogs?

A. Stenosis due to scarring of the internal wall of aorta
B. Oesophageal granuloma
C. Spondylosis of the thoracic vertebrae
D. Invasion of larvae in the eye leading to nodular thickenings and ulceration

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Which of the following anthelmintics belongs to the group- Imidazothiazoles?

Given below are two statements.

Statement I: Periparturient rise (PPR) in faecal strongyle egg counts results due to temporary relaxation in immunity of sheep.

Statement II: PPR is important as it occurs at a time when the numbers of new susceptible hosts are increasing and so it ensures the survival and propagation of the worm species.

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

Given below are two statements.

Statement I: The genome of vertebrate virus is generally diploid.

Statement II: Icosahedron has 20 faces, 30 edges, 12 vertices.

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

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Birds bursectomized on 18--20 days synthesize IgM only.

Reason R: Competence for IgM production is acquired early on day 14 of embryonation.

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

Given below are two statements.

Statement I: Virulent phages are having lytic life cycle.

Statement II: In the temperate phages, phage DNA is integrated with host genome.

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

Which of the following pathological conditions are observed in acute fasciolosis?
A. Hemorrhagic tracts on the liver surface
B. Hepatomegaly
C. Traumatic hepatitis
D. Hepatic fibrosis

Immediate evisceration of captured fish and cooking or freezing fish product prior to consumption is recommended for prevention of which zoonotic parasitic disease?
A. Opisthorchis viverrini
B. Clonorchis sinensis
C. Anisakis simplex
D. Diphyllobothrium latum

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Schilling Index helps in determining the immature form of neutrophils in blood.

Reason R: Increase in number of mature cell is known as ‘Shift to Left'.

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Given below are two statements.

Statement I: Virus contains only one type of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA.

Statement II: Virus can replicate on inert media.

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A new class of anthelmintic monepantel is member of

Specific gravity is the principle involved in the following methods of faecal examination
A. Direct smear method
B. Lanes technique
C. Agglutination test
D. Willis technique
E. Faecal trypsin test
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Which of the following fungi is used for biological control of nematodes?

Match List I with List II

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Macrocyclic lactone (ivermectin) is not effective against trematodes and cestodes
Statement II: The inhibitory neurotransmitter present in trematodes and cestodes is glycine
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Which of the following materials is used as an antigen in Casoni's test?

Match List I with List II

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