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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 114

Topic: Biology

Q114

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?

  1. Malaria : Mycobacterium

  2. TB : Plasmodium

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) 2 only
  3. (c) Both 1 and 2
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2Correct answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

  1. Both pairs are reversed.
  2. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites, whereas tuberculosis is caused principally by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  3. Hence neither listed pair is correct.