State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 41

Which of the following bacterial diseases is called splenic fever?

  1. Typhoid
  2. Anthrax
  3. Cholera
  4. None of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (B) Anthrax

விளக்கம்

Anthrax causes an enlarged spleen in animals, hence 'splenic fever'.

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: typhoid is enteric fever.

  • (B) சரி

    Correct: anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is also called splenic fever.

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: cholera is an intestinal infection.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: anthrax is correct.