questions from various competitive exams regarding malaria

2. 1. The most sensitive index of recent
transmission of malaria in a community is:
 (a) Spleen rate
 (b) Infant parasite rate
 (c) Annual parasite incidence
 (d) Slide positivity rate

3. 2)Malarial survey is conducted in 50 villages
having a population of 1 lakh. Out of 20000
slides examined,500 turned out to be malaria
positive. The annual parasite incidence is:
 (a) 20
 (b) 5
 (c) 0.5
 (d) 0.4

4. 3) Among various species of mosquitoes
belonging to anopheles genus, one that is
highly anthrophilic and transmits even at low
density is:
 (a) Anopheles sundicans
 (b) Anopheles fluvitalis
 (c) Anopheles stephensi
 (d) Anopheles culicifacies

5. 4)If API>2, the vector is resistant to DDT, the
malathion spray should be done every:
(a) One round of malathion every month
 (b) 2 round or malathion every months
 (c) 1 -2 round of malathion every 3 months
 (d) 3 round of malathion every 3 months

6. 5)Malaria recrudescence is [AIIMS 2014]
 (a) Resistant to treatment
 (b) Relapse of infection
 (c) Relapse in vivax and ovale
 (d) Reappearance of sexual stage parasitemia
after treatment

7.  6) Which of the following is used for radical
cure of malaria?
(a)Primaquine
(b) Chloroquine
(c) Quinine
(d) Pyrimethamine

8. 7)Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria can be done by
all except:
 (a) Chloroquine
 (b) Mefloquine
 (c) Proguanil
 (d) Primaquine

9.  8) In high-risk areas the radical treatment for
Plasmodium vivax infection after microscopic
confirmation is administration of tablets
primaquine in the daily dosage of:
(a) 0.25 mg/ kg body weight
 (b) 0.50 mg/ kg body weight
 (c) 0.75 mg/ kg body weight
 (d) 1.00 mg/ kg body weight

10. 9)In a Chloroquine resistant zone the
presumptive treatment of malaria to be given
is:
(a) Chloroquine + primaquine 45 mg
 (b) Chloroquine + pyrimethamine
 (c) Sulphalene 1000 mg
 (d) Sulphadoxine + pyrimethamine

11.  The drug preferred for chloroquine resistant
malaria in pregnancy is:
 (a) Mefloquine
 (b) primaquine
 (c) cloxacilin
 (d) quinine

12. 1) (b) Infant parasite rate
2) (b) 5
3) (b) Anopheles fluvitalis
4) (d) 3 round of malathione every 3 months
5) (d) Reappearance of sexual stage parasitemia after treatment
6) (a) Primaquine
7) (d) Primaquine
8) (a) 0.25 mg/ kg body weight
9) (d) Sulphadoxine + pyrimethamine
10) (d) quinine