Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

Which of the following is NOT mosquito borne disease?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Sleeping sickness

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sleeping sickness”.
Sleeping sickness is not a mosquito-borne disease. It is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. The other diseases listed (dengue fever, filariasis, and malaria) are all transmitted by mosquitoes.

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