AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2001

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    Sprinkling of oil on stagnant water helps in the control of malaria because :

    A)                 mosquito larvae get asphyxiated (cannot breath)

    B)                 water becomes impure for mosquito

    C)                  specific gravity of water increases

    D)                 oils kills malarial parasite in mosquitoes

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Oil being lighter than water floats upon the water surface forming a thin layer over the stagnant water surface thereby disconnecting the oxygen supply to the water. Therefore the mosquito larva present in water cannot breathe and dies.


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