Question

Match the following

Column-I	Column-II
a. Phlebotomus	(i) Dengue fever
b. Glosssina	(ii) Cholera
c. Aedes	(iii) Kala-Azar
d. Water	(iv) Sleeping sickness

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D a(iii). b(iv). c(i). d(ii).

Column-I	Column-II	Remarks
a. Phlebotomus	(iii) Kala-Azar	In India, the sand fly Phlebetomus argentipes transmits Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar).
b. Glosssina	(iv) Sleeping sickness	Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), sometimes known as sleeping sickness, is an endemic parasitic disease found only in intertropical Africa, where it is spread by the tsetse fly (Glossina).
c. Aedes	(i) Dengue fever	Mosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which contains a variety of mosquito species, carry and spread the dengue virus. Aedes aegypti is the principal vector of the dengue virus among these species
d. Water	(ii) Cholera	Cholera is a bacterial infection spread by drinking polluted water. Cholera causes dehydration and severe diarrhoea.