GATE 2019 BT – Question 17

General Biology · Microbiology: Microbial diseases, host-pathogen interactions, antibiotics and resistance, two-component system, bacterial communication, viruses · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Match diseases P amoebiasis, Q African sleeping sickness, R kala azar, S Chagas disease with agents 1 Leishmania donovani, 2 Trypanosoma cruzi, 3 Entamoeba histolytica, 4 Trypanosoma gambiense.

P–3, Q–4, R–2, S–1
P–3, Q–2, R–1, S–4
P–3, Q–4, R–1, S–2
P–4, Q–3, R–1, S–2

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Correct answer: (C) P–3, Q–4, R–1, S–2

Explanation

Amoebiasis is associated with E. histolytica, P–3; African sleeping sickness with T. gambiense, Q–4; visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) with L. donovani, R–1; and Chagas disease with T. cruzi, S–2. The complete matching is C.

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