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Diseases and Their Pathogens

NEET asked Diseases and Their Pathogens 6 times, in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024: 6 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to Human Diseases, Cancer and Drug Abuse, in Human Health and Disease (Biology). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 2 years.

Updated 2026-10-08

Times asked: 6; in 2017–2026
Papers: 5; of 10
First asked: 2019; last in 2024
Chance next paper: 11%; calibrated historical rate

Questions on this idea, by paper

2017–2026. 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024.

How NEET framed it

Match the lists is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.

Match list on diseases and pathogens
Identify correct pathogen and test pair

Chance asked next paper 11%

Every question

All 6 questions

From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

2024 Q 152 Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. Typhoid | I. Fungus B. Leishmaniasis | II. Nematode C. Ringworm | III. Protozoa D.\dots Match the lists \cdot Easy 2024 Q 172 Match List I with List II List-I | List-II A. Common cold | I. Plasmodium B. Haemozoin | II. Typhoid C. Widal test | III. Rhinoviruses D.\dots Match the lists \cdot Medium 2023 Q 176 Match List I with List II. List I | List II A. Ringworm | I. Haemophilus influenzae B. Filariasis | II. Trichophyton C. Malaria | III.\dots Match the lists \cdot Easy 2021 Q 193 Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (a) Filariasis | (i) Haemophilus influenzae (b) Amoebiasis | (ii) Trichophyton (c)\dots Match the lists \cdot Easy 2020 Q 4 Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option. Column - I | Column - II (a) Typhoid | (i)\dots Match the lists \cdot Easy 2019 Q 175 Identify the correct pair representing the causative agent of typhoid fever and the confirmatory test for typhoid. One-line MCQ \cdot Easy

Papers: NEET 2019, NEET 2020, NEET 2021, NEET 2023, NEET 2024.

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