Question

Assertion (A): Plasmodium, a protozoan parasite initially multiplies in liver cells and enters blood cells.

Reason (R): It is responsible for the cause of filariasis.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.
• C. A is true and R is false.
• D. A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

A is true and R is false.

Option C:

Assertion Statement:

1. Plasmodium comes under the protozoan parasite.
2. Plasmodium infects the host tissue through the bite of the female anopheles mosquito.
3. Initially Plasmodium multiplies in liver cells and then enters red blood cells.

Reason Statement:

1. Plasmodium is responsible for causing malaria.
2. The disease filariasis is caused by helminth Wuchereria bancrofti.

The assertion is true and the Reason is false.