Ticks, Fleas and Mites as Disease Vectors
- Previous year questions on Ticks, Fleas and Mites as Disease Vectors for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
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- 21 live questions in Ticks, Fleas and Mites as Disease Vectors.
- 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.Indicator for the outbreak of Plague epidemic is
- ARat burrow index
- BTotal flea
- CSpecific flea index
- DCheopis index✓ Correct answer
Q2.Not transmitted by soft Tick
- ARelapsing fever
- BKFD in India✓ Correct answer
- CKFD outside india
- DQ fever
Q3.Vegabond disease -
- ALouse✓ Correct answer
- BMite
- CTick
- DBlack fly
Q4.Which group of organism is responsible for transmitting endemic typhus?
- AFlea✓ Correct answer
- BTick
- CMite
- DMosquito
Q5.Hard Tick causes a/e –
- ARelapsing fever✓ Correct answer
- BKFD
- CIndian tick typhus
- DTularemia
Q6.Which of the following is a Tick borne disease?
- AEpidemic typhus
- BEndemic typhus
- CScrub typhus
- DRMSF✓ Correct answer
Q7.Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is transmitted by?
- ATicks -✓ Correct answer
- BMites
- CCat fish
- DMosquitoes
Q8.Mite is a vector for: March 2012
- AEndemic typhus
- BScrub typhus✓ Correct answer
- CEpidemic typhus
- DTrench fever
Q9.In an epidemic of plague, within 48 hours of application of insecticides by spraying the 'X' cheopis index should fall to -
- A1
- B0✓ Correct answer
- C2
- D5
Q10.Chiggerosis is due to
- ABed bug
- BLouse
- CTick
- DRat Hea✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. Cheopis index; Q2: B. KFD in India; Q3: A. Louse; Q4: A. Flea; Q5: A. Relapsing fever; Q6: D. RMSF; Q7: A. Ticks -; Q8: B. Scrub typhus; Q9: B. 0; Q10: D. Rat Hea.
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