Arthropod-Transmitted Infections
- Previous year questions on Arthropod-Transmitted Infections for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 117 live questions in Arthropod-Transmitted Infections.
- 3 of 117 questions carry a verified exam year: 2019, 2020.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Incubation period of plasmodium vivax is
- A5-7 days
- B7-10 days
- C10-14 days✓ Correct answer
- D15-30 days
Q2.Kala-Azar is found in all endemic areas except
- AWest Bengal
- BUP
- CBihar
- DAssam✓ Correct answer
Q3.Kala azar cannot occur at an altitude of;
- A400 meters
- B500 meters
- C600 meters✓ Correct answer
- D200 meters
Q4.Which of the following is an amplifying host for Japanese encephalitis:
- APig✓ Correct answer
- BHerons
- CHorse
- DEgrets
Q5.All are true regarding Japanese encephalitis disease except:
- AMan act as reservoir✓ Correct answer
- BVector is culex vishnuii
- CPig vaccination control transmission
- DNone is true
Q6.Which of the following statements is true regarding Arbo-viruses?
- AYellow fever is endemic in India
- BKyasanur forest disease is transmitted by ticks✓ Correct answer
- CMosquito of culex visnoi complex is the vector of dengue fever
- DDengue virus has only one serotype
Q7.Which of the following is not spread by Aedes mosquito-
- ADengue fever
- BChickungunya
- CJapanese encephalitis✓ Correct answer
- DYellow fever
Q8.Drug of choice for falciparum malaria in endemic area-
- AArtemisinin✓ Correct answer
- BChloroquine
- CMefloquine
- DHalofantrine
Q9.Vector of trench fever
- ALouse✓ Correct answer
- BTick
- CMite
- DRat flea
Q10.All the following are true about Japanese Encephalitis except -
- AMan to man transmission is not repoed
- BCulex mosquito is the vector
- C90%-100% moality rate✓ Correct answer
- DThere is no rash or local lesion
Answer key
Q1: C. 10-14 days; Q2: D. Assam; Q3: C. 600 meters; Q4: A. Pig; Q5: A. Man act as reservoir; Q6: B. Kyasanur forest disease is transmitted by ticks; Q7: C. Japanese encephalitis; Q8: A. Artemisinin; Q9: A. Louse; Q10: C. 90%-100% moality rate.
Other topics in Community Medicine
- Evolution of Medicine
- Determinants and Indicators of Health
- Disease Concepts and Levels of Prevention
- Epidemiological Principles
- Descriptive Study Designs
- Analytical Study Designs: Case-Control and Cohort
- Experimental and Trial Designs
- Core Terminology in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Disease Transmission Dynamics
- Immunization and Vaccination Principles
- Vaccine Manufacture and Cold Chain Storage
- Disinfection and Sterilization Methods
- Screening
- Respiratory Infections of Viral Origin
- Respiratory Infections of Bacterial Origin
- Enteric and Intestinal Infections
- Viral Zoonoses
- Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonoses
- Sexually Transmitted and Surface Infections
- Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
- Cancer, Obesity and Blindness
- National Health Programmes: NVBDCP
- National Health Programmes: NLEP, NTEP and NACO
- National Health Programmes: NIS, JSY, RBSK and Others
- Demographic Cycle, Growth Rate and Age Pyramid
- Demographic Indicators
- Family Planning
- Preventive Care in Pregnancy, Childhood and Old Age
- Macronutrients and Energy Requirements
- Vitamins, Minerals and Water
- Food Processing, Safety and Quality
- Sociological and Psychological Concepts
- Social Structure and Health Economics
- Water Sources and Purification
- Water Disinfection
- Water Quality Standards
- Climate and Environmental Meteorology
- Housing Standards and Ventilation
- Lighting, Noise and Radiation
- Refuse and Sewage Disposal
- Mosquitoes and Flies as Disease Vectors
- Ticks, Fleas and Mites as Disease Vectors
- Pest and Vector Control Measures
- Handling and Disposal of Biomedical Waste
- Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Occupational Diseases and Hazards
- ESI Scheme and the Factories Act
- Health Education and Communication Methods
- Planning and Management of Health Services
- Health Service Delivery in India
- Global Health and International Agencies
- Probability and Types of Data
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Measures of Variability and Dispersion
- Measures of Position: Percentiles and Z-Scores
- Principles of Inferential Statistics
- Hypothesis Testing Concepts
- Significance Testing Methods
- Correlation and Regression Techniques
- Clinical Research Design and Applied Biostatistics
- Community Mental Health
- Genetics in Public Health