Question

Match the columns:

	LIST I		LIST II
a	Haemophilus influenzae	p	Malignant malaria
b	Entamoeba histolytica	q	Elephantiasis
c	Plasmodium falciparium	r	Flu
d	Wuchereria bancrofti	s	Typhoid
e	Salmonella typhi	t	Amoebiasis

• A. a - p, b - t, c - r, d - q, e - s
• B. a - r, b - t, c - p, d - q, e - s
• C. a - t, b - p, c - r, d - s, e - q
• D. a - p, b - r, c - t, d - q, e - s

Answer 1

The correct option is B a - r, b - t, c - p, d - q, e - s

• Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic pathogenic bacterium It is the major cause of flu. It causes upper respiratory tract infections.
  
• Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery).
• Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that cause malignant malaria (an intermittent and remittent fever) in humans.
• Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis).
  
• Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative bacteria. Salmonella typhi causes typhoid fever.
  

So, the correct answer is 'B'.