5 questions from past BPSC papers, each with the correct answer and an
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Questions
63rd Pre · 2018
Malaria is caused by:
Bacterium
Virus
Protozoan
Fungus
Why: Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. falciparum etc) — protozoan; spread by Anopheles mosquito.
67th Pre · 2022
Kala-azar in Bihar is transmitted by:
Mosquito
Sandfly
Tick
Housefly
Why: Phlebotomus argentipes (sandfly); Bihar has >70% of India's cases.
64th Pre · 2018
BCG vaccine protects against:
Polio
Tuberculosis
Tetanus
Diphtheria
69th Pre · 2023
Aedes mosquito spreads:
Malaria
Dengue
Filariasis
Plague
Why: Also Chikungunya, Yellow Fever, Zika.
65th Pre · 2019
AIDS is caused by:
Bacterium
Virus (HIV)
Protozoan
Fungus
Mains-style questions on this topic
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66th Mains GS-2 · 2020
Discuss the causes, symptoms, and prevention of kala-azar in Bihar.
Study these topics in order, and remember them
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