Which of the following disasters are not correctly matched to their categories?

Landslide - Geophysical disaster

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Plague - Biological disaster

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Cyclone - Geophysical disaster

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Infectious diseases - Manmade disaster

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The correct option is D
Infectious diseases - Manmade disaster

Infectious diseases are disasters caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Thus, infectious diseases is categorised under biological disasters and is not a man-made disaster in particular. Plague is also a type of biological disaster whereas, cyclones and landslides are geophysical disasters.

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