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GATE 2024 BT – Question 36

General Biology · Microbiology: History, bacterial classification and diversity, cell wall, Gram positive and negative bacteria, archaea, methods · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match the disease (Column I) with its biological vector (Column II).

Column IColumn II
P. Chagas disease1. Tsetse flies
Q. Trypanosomiasis2. Mosquitoes
R. Leishmaniasis3. Sandflies
S. Yellow Fever4. Reduviid bugs
  1. P-4; Q-1; R-3; S-2
  2. P-2; Q-3; R-4; S-1
  3. P-1; Q-4; R-3; S-2
  4. P-3; Q-1; R-2; S-4

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Correct answer: (A) P-4; Q-1; R-3; S-2

Explanation

Chagas disease is spread by reduviid (kissing) bugs, sleeping sickness by tsetse flies, leishmaniasis by sandflies and yellow fever by mosquitoes.