Microbiology and Disease

18 CDS Biology past-year questions from 13 papers, 2016 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.

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Difficulty: 7 easy · 9 moderate · 2 hard.
Most-asked subtopics: Pathogens and Diseases (12), Traditional Medicine and Public Health Systems (3), Antibiotics — Discovery (2).
Updated 20 September 2026.

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CDS · 2026 · CDS (II) 2026 — General Knowledge · Q111Moderate
#1Disease Vectors — Malaria
CDS · 2026 · CDS (I) 2026 — General Knowledge · Q10Easy
#2Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2016 · CDS (II) 2016 — General Knowledge · Q4Easy
#3Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2018 · CDS (II) 2018 — General Knowledge · Q36Moderate
#4Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2019 · CDS (II) 2019 — General Knowledge · Q8Hard
#5Traditional Medicine and Public Health Systems
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CDS · 2019 · CDS (II) 2019 — General Knowledge · Q81Moderate
#6Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2020 · CDS (II) 2020 — General Knowledge · Q95Moderate
#7Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2020 · CDS (II) 2020 — General Knowledge · Q110Moderate
#8Antibiotics — Discovery
CDS · 2020 · CDS (I) 2020 — General Knowledge · Q14Moderate
#9Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2020 · CDS (I) 2020 — General Knowledge · Q30Easy
#10Antibiotics — Discovery
CDS · 2020 · CDS (I) 2020 — General Knowledge · Q113Moderate
#11Traditional Medicine and Public Health Systems
CDS · 2021 · CDS (II) 2021 — General Knowledge · Q97Easy
#12Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2021 · CDS (I) 2021 — General Knowledge · Q109Moderate
#13Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2021 · CDS (I) 2021 — General Knowledge · Q110Easy
#14Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2024 · CDS (II) 2024 — General Knowledge · Q107Hard
#15Traditional Medicine and Public Health Systems
CDS · 2024 · CDS (I) 2024 — General Knowledge · Q62Moderate
#16Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2025 · CDS (II) 2025 — General Knowledge · Q42Easy
#17Pathogens and Diseases
CDS · 2018 · CDS (I) 2018 — General Knowledge · Q17Easy
#18Pathogens and Diseases

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