Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below :

Column I Column II

a. Family 1. Diptera

b. Order 2. Arthropoda

c. Class 3. Muscidae

d. Phylum 4. Insecta

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Solution

The correct answer is A.
The housefly (Musca domestica) is of phylum Arthropoda and is Classified under Class: Insecta.

Taxonomically it is as below:

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Musca
Species: domestica

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