Quiz: 02: General Agriculture For Competitive Exam

1. Which fungicide is used for the control of downy mildew?
A) Karathane
B) Ridomil MZ
C) Thiram
D) Captan
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Ridomil MZ[/su_spoiler]

2. Sclerotia are formed in which fungus
A) Pythium
B) Claviceps
C) Physoderma
D) Rhizopus
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Claviceps[/su_spoiler]

3. Aflatoxins are produced by
A) Alternaria burnsii
B) Fusarium graminearum
C) Cladosporium spp.
D) Aspergillus flaxus
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Aspergillus flaxus[/su_spoiler]

4. An example of autoecious rust is
A) Stem rust of wheat
B) Bajra rust
C) Apple rust
D) Linseed rust
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Linseed rust[/su_spoiler]

5. Rice tungro disease is caused by
A) A mixture of spherical and flexous viruses.
B) A bacilliform virus alone.
C) A mixture of bacilliform and flexous virus.
D) A mixture of spherical and bacilliform virus
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]A mixture of spherical and flexous viruses.[/su_spoiler]

6. Yellow and Witches broom symptoms caused by
A) Viroid
B) Fungus
C) phytoplasma
D) Bacteria
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]phytoplasma[/su_spoiler]

7. Bacillus thuringiensis is used for the control of
A) Diamondback moth
B) Fruit-sucking moth
C) Thrips
D) Aphids
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Diamondback moth[/su_spoiler]

8. Trichogramma chilonis parasitoid used for the control of
A) Bollworm of cotton
B) White fly
C) Aphid
D) Thrips
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Bollworm of cotton[/su_spoiler]

9. Melanagromyza obtusa is a pest of-
A) Red gram
B) Tomato
C) Potato
D) Mustard
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Red gram[/su_spoiler]

10. Diamondback moth is a pest of
A) Cotton
B) Cabbage
C) Rice
D) Soybean
[su_spoiler title=”Answer ” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-square-1″]Cabbage[/su_spoiler]