Discovery of Malaria

Q. Select the scientist who discovered malaria is caused by parasites.

1. Marie Curie
2. Dr. Alphonse Laveran
3. Sir Ronald Ross
4. Alexander Graham Bell

Q. Identify the characteristics of female Anopheles mosquito.

1. They are brown in colour.
2. They feed on flower nectar.
3. They have white spotted wings.
4. (a) and (c) above.

Q. ______ discovered that malaria is spread by mosquitoes.

1. Dr Alphonse Laveran
2. Sir Ronald Ross
3. Marie Curie
4. Alexander Graham Bell

Q. What is the colour of the mosquito which causes malaria?​

1. Brown
2. Gray
3. Black
4. Silver

Q. is celebrated as World Mosquito Day to mark the discovery of malaria by Dr. Ronald Ross.

1. 20th August
2. 20th June
3. 25th April

Q. A urine test should be done to diagnose malaria.

1. True
2. False

Q. ________ is tested to confirm malaria.

1. Urine
2. Blood
3. Skin
4. Eye

Q. Those who live near areas are most likely to suffer from malaria.

1. dry
2. desert
3. marshy

Q. Malaria, dengue and chikungunia are caused by ____.

1. pigs
2. birds
3. mosquitoes
4. bats

Q. Which of the following are symptoms of malaria?

1. High fever
2. Cough and cold
3. Stomatch pain
4. Vomiting

Q. Describe how mosquitoes breed.

Q. The malarial parasite is mostly found in mosquitoes with wings.

1. green
2. brown
3. spotted
4. striped

Q. is celebrated as World Mosquito Day to mark the discovery of malaria by Dr. Ronald Ross.

1. 20th August
2. 25th April
3. 20th June

Q. ________ is tested to confirm malaria.

1. Skin
2. Eye
3. Blood
4. Urine

Q. What are the symptoms of Polio?

1. Deafness
2. Sore throat
3. Difficulty in walking
4. Blindness

Q. Ronald Ross worked on malarial parasite in............... city

1. Delhi
2. Calcutta
3. Hyderabad (Secunderabad)
4. Madras

Q. The anopheles can transmit malarial parasites from a malarial patient to a healthy person.

1. True
2. False

Q. ________ is tested to confirm malaria.

1. Eye
2. Urine
3. Skin
4. Blood

Q. Where did the researchers find the malarial parasites?

1. In the air near the marshlands.
2. Inside the mosquitoes flying near the marshlands.
3. Underneath the ground of the marshlands
4. Inside the bats flying near the marshlands.

Q. Dr. Ronald Ross found the malarial parasite inside the bloodstream of the female anopheles mosquito.

1. True
2. False

Q. How do we know that malaria is caused by plasmodium and spread by a mosquito?

Q. Who discovered that Anopheles mosquito is the vector of malaria, and how was he awarded?

Q. ______ discovered that malaria is spread by mosquitoes.

1. Alexander Graham Bell
2. Marie Curie
3. Dr Alphonse Laveran
4. Sir Ronald Ross

Q. Stagnant water should not be there around the living areas. Explain