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