State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

UPPCS · Question 69

Dengue fever is caused by the bite of which of the following mosquitoes?

  1. Aedes
  2. Anopheles
  3. Asian tiger mosquito
  4. Culex
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Answer: (A) Aedes

Explanation

Dengue is spread mainly by Aedes aegypti (Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is a secondary vector).