Question

Match the columns and find out the correct combination

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Treponetna pallidum	(i)	Plague
(b)	Yersiniaspestis	(ii)	Anthrax
(c)	Bacillus anthracis	(iii)	Syphilis
(d)	Vibrio	(iv)	Cholera

• A. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
• B. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
• C. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
• D. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is B (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)

a) Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium that causes syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease.

b) Yersinia pestis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes Plague. It is also called the black death. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected fleas. c) Bacillus anthracis is a bacterium that causes Anthrax disease. It usually affects ruminants like sheep, horse.

d) Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes cholera. It causes severe watery diarrhoea.

Thus, the correct answer is '(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv).'