Assertion: There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. Reason: It carries a non&hyphen;virulent strain of Plasmodium.

Question

Assertion: There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. Reason: It carries a non&hyphen;virulent strain of Plasmodium. (A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion (B) If both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion (C) If Assertion is true, but the Reason is false (D) If Assertion is false and Reason is true

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. The mouthparts of male mosquito is organised in such a manner that they can’t suck the human blood. They feed mainly on the leaf and fruit juices. Thus spreading malaria through male Anopheles is next to impossible. Anopheles carries a virulant strain of Plasmodium.

Q. Assertion : There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. Reason : It carries a non‐virulent strain of Plasmodium.

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion

If both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion

If Assertion is true, but the Reason is false

If Assertion is false and Reason is true

Q. Assertion : There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito.
Reason : It carries a non‐virulent strain of Plasmodium.