Every year 5 lakhs of Indians die of a disease. Identify it-

Correct answer: (d) Tuberculosis

Explanation

Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was the disease that killed about 5 lakh Indians a year when this question was asked. It mainly attacks the lungs: long cough, fever and blood in the sputum.

India still has the most TB cases in the world, but new cases have been falling.