Plant Pathology 04 — Agri Master Mind

The first antibiotic penecillin was discovered by -
  • Alexander Flaming
  • L. Pasteur
  • Edward jenner
  • John Needham
Virus infecting a bacterium is called -
  • Bacteriophage
  • Viron
  • Viroid
  • All of the above
Agar-Agar is byproduct of -
  • Algae
  • Fungi
  • Plant
  • Bacteria
Crown gall disease of various plants is caused by:
  • Erwinia
  • Agrobacterium
  • Corynebacterium
  • Spiroplasma
Puccinia graminis is an example of:
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Mycoplasma
  • Algae
Hair like appendages present. on the surface of most of Gram negative bacteria which helps them to attach to natural substrate are called:
  • Fimbriae
  • Flagella
  • Hypha
  • None of the above
Barberry is the alternate host for.......
  • Smut of wheat
  • Powdery mildew of Pea
  • Rusts of Wheat
  • None of the above
Mycoplasma differs from bacteria in the absence of -
  • Cell membrane
  • DNA
  • Cell wall
  • Ribosomes
Lichen is an association between -
  • Algae and Fungus
  • bacterium and fungus
  • Fungus and virus
  • fungus and nematode
One of the following which will not grow on artificial nutrient medium-
  • Mycoplasma
  • Yeast
  • Bacillus
  • TYMV
Who undertook extensive studies on anthrax bacillus?
  • Robert Koch
  • Pasteur
  • Waksman
  • lachman
The ability to cause disease in various plants or animals or even micro-organisms is called -
  • Virulence
  • Pathogenicity
  • pathogenesis
  • Antibiosis
If a wheat field is inoculated with bacterium rhizobium, the soil will become rich in-
  • Nitrogen
  • Potassium
  • phosphorus
  • None of the above
Pure culture of bacteria were obtained by -
  • Joseph lister
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Robert koch
  • Eli Metchini koff
Who coined the term 'Viroid' ?
  • Prusiner et al.
  • D'Herelle et al.
  • Diener et al.
  • Sinsheimer
Bacteriophages are -
  • Bacteria that attacks bacteria
  • Bacteria that attacks fungi
  • Bacteria that attacks virus
  • Viruses that attacks bacteria
Cells of Mycoplasma are sensitive to -
  • Penicillin
  • Vancomycin
  • Tetracycline
  • Streptomycin
Which one of the following is not a disease of mungbean?
  • Yellow mosaic
  • Tungro
  • Powdery mildew
  • Cercospora leaf spot
Which one of the following disease is caused by phytoplasma?
  • White rust of mustard
  • Green ear of bajra
  • Phyllody of sesamum
  • Bunt of wheat
In early blight of tomato, symptoms first appear on -
  • Stem
  • Fruits
  • Newly formed leaves
  • Older leaves
Sexual state of Phytophthora infestans consists of -
  • Oospores
  • Ascospores
  • Sclerotia
  • Zygospores
Roguing of plants is not effective in management of -
  • Viral disease
  • Bacterial disease
  • Phytoplasmal diseases
  • Non-parasitic diseases
How much quantity of Agrimycin-100 is required to prepare ten litres of spray solution of 100 ppm concentration?
  • 0.01 g.
  • 0.1 g
  • 1 g
  • 10 g
The diseases of which of the following groups are controlled by tridemorph fungicide?
  • Powdery mildew
  • Downy mildew
  • Wilts
  • Leaf curls
Acervuli are produced on infected host surface by the fungus causing?
  • Die-back of chillies
  • Early blight of tomato
  • Aonla rust
  • Purple blotch of onion
Sporangia cause secondary infection in-
  • Anthracnose of grapes
  • Powdery mildew of ber
  • Late blight of potato
  • Leaf spot of turmeric
Under anaerobic condition of certain soils the population of …...are dominated.
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Actinomycetes
  • None of these
Sun light essential for ...........soil microorganisms.
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Algae
  • None of these
Black leg or soft rot of potato is caused by -
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Phytoplasma
  • None of these
Which was firstly discovered antibiotic in world…
  • Streptomycine
  • Tetracycline
  • Penicillin
  • Teramycine
Who discovered streptomycin (antibiotic)....
  • Alexander Fleming
  • Selman Waksman
  • Albert Schatz
  • Both b & c
The........ is refers to the total above ground portions of plants as habitat for microorganisms.
  • Phylloplane
  • Phyllosphere
  • Rhyzosphere
  • None of these
Example of host specific or host selective toxins is/are
  • T-Toxin
  • HC-Toxin
  • Victorin
  • All of these
The example of mycotoxins which is caused human and animal illness is......
  • Aflatoxin
  • Fumonisins
  • Ergotamine
  • All of these
All the powdery mildew fungus are..........in nature
  • Facultative parasite
  • Saprophyte parasite
  • Obligate parasite
  • All of these
Appearance of tumors on tubers and dirty cauliflower like outgrowth on infected potato tuberous is characteristics symptoms of
  • Soft rot of potato
  • Wart disease of potato
  • Black heart of potato
  • None of these
Fungus, Fusarium oxysporium produces..
  • Micro conidia
  • Macro conidia
  • Chlamydospores
  • All of these
Browning of fruits is due to
  • Mo deficiency
  • B deficiency
  • Ca deficiency
  • K deficiency
Multiplication of bacteria is chiefly done by.....
  • Binary fussion
  • Budding
  • Fragmentation
  • Parasexually
Which is the bacterial disease of rice........
  • Brown leaf spot
  • Leaf blight
  • Blast
  • False smut
Causal organism of karnal bunt disease of wheat is….(vvi)
  • Puccinia recondita
  • Ustilago nuda
  • Nevossia indica
  • All of above
At the high soil moisture level which fungi is more prevalent to cause disease-
  • Phytophthora
  • Sclerotium
  • Pythium
  • All of these
National Virology Institute is situated at........
  • New Delhi
  • Bangalore
  • Hyderabad
  • Pune
Vector of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) disease is….
  • Thrips
  • Aphids
  • White flies
  • Jassids
Which is the example of fungicide.
  • Kelthane
  • Rogor
  • Confidor
  • Karathane
Domestic quarantine is adopted against
  • Scab disease of potato
  • Wart disease of potato
  • Golden nematode of potato
  • b & c both
Rust or white blister of crucifers is caused by...
  • Puccinia spp.
  • Peranospora spp
  • Albugo candida
  • Phytophthora
Who is known as father of Wheat Rust disease in India?
  • Anton De Bary
  • Mundkur
  • K.
  • Mehta
Bengal famine (1943) is caused due to (vvi)
  • Pyricularia oryzae
  • Xanthomanas oryzac
  • Helminthosporium oryzae
  • Urocysts spp.
Iris famine (1845) is caused by fungus........
  • Alternaria solani
  • Phytophthora infestans
  • Colletotrichum falcutum
  • Helminthosporum oryzae