2026 · Q111
Consider the following statements associated with Malaria:
- 1Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes take human blood for reproduction
- 2Plasmodium can pass across the placenta from mother to foetus Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeBiology
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect as framed: it is not only female Anopheles that take human blood - females of other mosquito genera such as Aedes and Culex also bite humans. Statement 2 is correct: congenital malaria, in which Plasmodium passes across the placenta from mother to foetus, is a medically documented phenomenon. The answer is (B) 2 only. (Judgment call: 'only' in statement 1 is read strictly.)