Malaria pigment is________________?

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1. A 30 years old patient developed high fever of sudden onset. Peripheral blood smear showed cresent shaped gametocytes. Malaria pigment was dark brown in colour Which of the following malarial parasites is the causative agent ?

   A. Plasmodium vivax
   B. Plasmodium malaria
   C. Plasmodium falciparum
   D. Plasmodium ovale

2. In transmission of malaria, mosquito bite transfers_______________?

   A. Sporozoite
   B. Merozoite
   C. Hypnozoite
   D. Gametocyte

3. In falciparum malaria, causes of anemia are due to all except__________________?

   A. Hemolysis
   B. Malabsorption
   C. Spleen sequestration
   D. Bone marrow depression

4. An oxidase-positive, gram-negative rod which produces a bluish-green pigment has been grown in culture from a swab obtained from an infected burn wound. This organism is susceptible to gentamicin, ticarcillin and tobramicin, but resistant to all the other antibiotics which of the following organisms is it likely to be ?

   A. Escherichia coli
   B. Klebsiella pnemoniae
   C. Proteus miribilis
   D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5. Deposition of bile pigment in the basal ganglia is called________________?

   A. jaundice
   B. Kernicterus
   C. Haemosiderosis
   D. All of the above

6. Lipofuschin is an insoluble endogenous pigment, also known as___________?

   A. Lipochrome
   B. Wear and tear pigment
   C. Aging pigment
   D. All of the above

7. The pigment associated with hemochromatosis is_______________?

   A. Biliribin
   B. Haemosiderin
   C. Methemoglobin
   D. Myoglobin

8. Investigation of choice for invasive amoebiasis is________________?

   A. Indirect hemagglutination
   B. ELISA
   C. Counter immune electroporesis
   D. Microscopy

9. Half-life of free HIV in plasma is________________?

   A. 24 hours
   B. 6 hours
   C. 12 hours
   D. 3 months

10. The time gap between appearance of Koplik’s spot and cutaneous rash in measles is________________?

    A. 24 Hrs
    B. 3-4 days
    C. 2 weeks
    D. 10 days