Professional Knowledge Quiz for IBPS SO Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)-Day 1

Q.1) Infection of smut of maize (ustilago maydis) occurs during

(a) vegetative stage

(b) reproductive stage

(c) after flowering

(d) before sowing

Q.2) Black rust of stem rust of wheat is caused by

(a)pucciniagraministritici

(b)pucciniastriformis

(c)Pucciniarecondita

(d)melampsoralini

Q.3) The powdery mildew of wheat is associated with fungi

(a)Erysiphegraminissp.tritici

(b) E. graminis sp. Hordei

(c)Erysiphepolugoni

(d) none of these

Q.4) In 1845, the late blight of potato destroyed the potato crop of Irelands was caused by

(a) phytophthora infestans

(b)altermariasolani

(c)phytiumaphanidermatum

(d) pseudomonas solanacearum

Q.5) Who described the firstplant nematode disease, the seed gall caused by anguinatritici in 1743 AD?

(a)Berkeley

(b) Kuhn

(c) Needham

(d) NA Cobb

Q.6) A bacteria which have a large number of flagella all over the cell is categorized in

(a)Atrichous

(b)Amphitrichous

(c)Lophotrichous

(d) Peritrichous

Q.7) Sandal spike disease of sandal (santalum album) is caused by

(a) Bacteria

(b) fungi

(c) MLO

(d) Virus

Q.8) Select the wrong pair

(a) Father of European Nematology: Bastian,

(b) Father of World Nematology: NA Cobb,

(c) Father of Indian Nematology: MM Alam,

(d) Father of Plant Pathology: EJ Butler

Q.9) The Downey mildew of bajra is caused by

(a)Sclerosporasorghi

(b)Sclerosporasacchari

(c) S. graminicola

(d)pernosporaparasitica

Q.10) Albuga candida produces

(a) Basidiospores

(b) Ascospores

(c) Zoospores

(d) Oospores

Answer key:

1. (a)
2. (a)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (d)
7. (c)
8. (d)
9. (c)
10. (d)

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