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Widal Test is carried out to test:

1. Malaria
2. Diabetes mellitus
3. HIV/AIDS
4. Typhoid fever

Correct answer: Typhoid fever

Solution

The Widal test is a serological agglutination test used to detect antibodies against Salmonella typhi antigens. Since Salmonella typhi causes typhoid fever, the test is used for that disease.

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