Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 394

Question: Sprinkling oil over ponds would control malaria because [AFMC 2001]

Options:

A) Fishes die

B) Water gets polluted

C) Larvae are asphyxiated

D) Mosquitoes are repelled

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

When kerosine, paraffin and petrolium oil is sprinkling over pond, then larva and pupa of mosquito die after some time due to difficulty of breathing.

Difficulty of breathing is known as asphyxia.