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-virulent strain of Plasmodium.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

Answer 1

Correct option (c) A is true but R is false

Explanation :

There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. The mouth parts of male mosquito is organised in such a manner that they can't **** the human blood. They feed mainly on the leaf and fruit juices. Thus spreading malaria through male Anopheles is next to impossible.