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Question
Match Column I with that Which is Most Appropriate in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (a) Mosquito | (i) DDT |
| (b) Plasmodium | (ii) Dengue |
| (c) Entamoeba histolytica | (iii) Vector |
| (d) Aedes mosquito | (iv) Malaria |
| (e) Insecticide | (v) Dysentery |
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Solution
| Column I | Column II |
| (a) Mosquito | (iii) Vector |
| (b) Plasmodium | (iv) Malaria |
| (c) Entamoeba histolytica | (v) Dysentery |
| (d) Aedes mosquito | (ii) Dengue |
| (e) Insecticide | (i) DDT |
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