13. Study of major animal parasites and economic importance

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1. Scientific name of Flea is:
   A) Pulex irritans  |  B) Musca domestica  |  C) Apis mellifera  |  D) None
2. How many times its body length can a flea jump?
   A) 10 times  |  B) 50 times  |  C) 100 times  |  D) 5 times
3. Type of parasite is 'Louse' in animals:
   A) Endoparasite  |  B) Ectoparasite  |  C) Free-living  |  D) None
4. Phylum of Flea:
   A) Mollusca  |  B) Arthropoda  |  C) Annelida  |  D) Protozoa
5. Type of mouthparts in Flea:
   A) Lapping  |  B) Piercing & Sucking  |  C) Biting  |  D) None
6. Fleas primarily suck blood from:
   A) Birds and Mammals  |  B) Only earthworms  |  C) Plants  |  D) Fish
7. Eggs of Lice are called:
   A) Cocoon  |  B) Nits  |  C) Maggot  |  D) Nymph
8. Stages in Flea life cycle:
   A) Two  |  B) Four (Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult)  |  C) Six  |  D) One
9. Deadly disease spread by fleas to humans:
   A) Malaria  |  B) Bubonic Plague  |  C) Jaundice  |  D) AIDS
10. Sclerites are:
    A) Calcium plates  |  B) Hard plates covering the flea body  |  C) Wax  |  D) Hair
11. Primary symptom of louse infection in animals:
    A) Weight gain  |  B) Itching and Restlessness  |  C) More milk  |  D) Sleepiness
12. Wings of Flea are:
    A) Very large  |  B) Wingless  |  C) Colored  |  D) Transparent
13. Order of Flea:
    A) Lepidoptera  |  B) Siphonaptera  |  C) Diptera  |  D) Isoptera
14. Part of animal body where lice are most common:
    A) Tail  |  B) Neck, Head and Back  |  C) Sole of feet  |  D) Inside nose
15. Appearance of flea larva:
    A) With legs  |  B) Legless and Vermiform  |  C) With wings  |  D) Round
16. Adaptation of hind legs in fleas:
    A) Swimming  |  B) Jumping  |  C) Grasping  |  D) Walking
17. Structure of Thorax and Abdomen in fleas:
    A) Large thorax, Small abdomen  |  B) Small thorax, Large abdomen  |  C) Both equal  |  D) Headless
18. Spray used for lice control in animal sheds:
    A) Urea  |  B) Malathion  |  C) Salt  |  D) Sugar
19. Flea adult survival without food:
    A) 1 day  |  B) Several weeks  |  C) Never  |  D) 1 year
20. Structure where flea pupa develops:
    A) Soil  |  B) Silken cocoon  |  C) Water  |  D) Air
21. Flea on rats that spreads Plague:
    A) Pulex  |  B) Xenopsylla cheopis  |  C) Apis  |  D) Musca
22. Primary food of flea larva:
    A) Fresh blood  |  B) Adult flea feces and organic debris  |  C) Green leaves  |  D) Soil
23. Dipping method for lice control means:
    A) Bathing animal  |  B) Immersing animal in insecticide tank  |  C) Sunbathing  |  D) None
24. Number of eggs laid by female flea at once:
    A) 2  |  B) 20-50  |  C) 500  |  D) 1000
25. Effect of flea bite on skin:
    A) Color change  |  B) Intense itching and swelling (Dermatitis)  |  C) Softening  |  D) No effect
26. Transmission of Lice between animals:
    A) Air  |  B) Direct contact  |  C) Water  |  D) Soil
27. Flea life cycle duration in favorable conditions:
    A) 1 day  |  B) 3-4 weeks  |  C) 1 year  |  D) 10 years
28. Abdominal segments in flea:
    A) 5  |  B) 10  |  C) 20  |  D) 2
29. Disease Murine Typhus is spread by fleas via:
    A) Virus  |  B) Rickettsia  |  C) Fungi  |  D) Bacteria
30. Home remedy for lice control:
    A) Neem oil  |  B) Salt water  |  C) Both A and B  |  D) None
31. Function of chitinous teeth in Flea 'Proventriculus':
    A) Grinding food  |  B) Breaking blood cells  |  C) Flying  |  D) Laying eggs
32. Body shape of Louse:
    A) Side-compressed  |  B) Dorso-ventrally flattened  |  C) Spherical  |  D) Cylindrical
33. Color of flea egg:
    A) Black  |  B) White or light cream  |  C) Red  |  D) Blue
34. Location of sensory organ 'Pygidium' in fleas:
    A) Head  |  B) End of abdomen  |  C) Legs  |  D) Inside mouth
35. Type of mouthparts in Lice:
    A) Biting  |  B) Sucking type  |  C) Lapping  |  D) None
36. Anticoagulant in flea saliva is:
    A) Enzyme  |  B) Anti-coagulant  |  C) Hormone  |  D) Vitamin
37. Pupa stage duration if no host is found:
    A) 1 day  |  B) Up to one year  |  C) 1 month  |  D) 1 week
38. Time for Louse eggs (Nits) to hatch:
    A) 1 day  |  B) 5-10 days  |  C) 1 month  |  D) Zero
39. Found at the end of 'Tarsus' in flea legs:
    A) Wings  |  B) Strong Claws for grasping  |  C) Hair  |  D) None
40. Function of backward bristles on flea body:
    A) Flying  |  B) Staying fixed in host hair  |  C) Aesthetic  |  D) Breathing
41. Severe lice infection causes:
    A) Obesity  |  B) Anaemia  |  C) Strong bones  |  D) None
42. Moultings in flea larva:
    A) 1  |  B) 2  |  C) 5  |  D) 10
43. Simple eyes of flea are:
    A) Ocelli  |  B) Ommatidia  |  C) Lens  |  D) None
44. Primary egg-laying site for fleas:
    A) Air  |  B) Host bedding or cracks  |  C) Inside blood  |  D) Water
45. Most effective timing for lice insecticide application:
    A) Only once  |  B) Repeat after 10-15 days (to kill next gen)  |  C) Every hour  |  D) Never