Assertion : Sandfly transmits Kala-azar.
Reason : In Kala-azar, the parasite damages the brain.

Options

A. If both the assertion and the reason ate true but the reason is not correct explanation of the assertion
B. If both the assertion and the reason ate true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
C. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D. If both the assertion and reason are false

Answer

C

Explanation

Leishmania donovani causes kala-azar. The parasite is transmitted by sandfly. The parasite lives inside the cells of liver, spleen, lymph glands, white blood corpuscles and inner wall cells of blood capillaries. In sleeping sickness disease, the parasite damages the brain.