Plant Pathology History
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Question No. 1
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What does the term 'plant pathology' literally mean?
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The study of plant growth
B.
The study of plant diseases
C.
The study of plant nutrition
D.
The study of plant classification
Question No. 2
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What caused the Irish famine of 1845?
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Coffee rust
B.
Late blight of potato
C.
Downy mildew of grapes
D.
Brown spot of rice
Question No. 3
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What is the causal agent of coffee rust?
A.
Plasmapora viticola
B.
Hemilia vastatrix
C.
Erwinia amylovora
D.
Phytophthora infestans
Question No. 4
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Who discovered the Bordeaux mixture?
A.
T.J. Burrill
B.
Millardet
C.
Anton de Bary
D.
Robert Koch
Question No. 5
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What was the cause of the Bengal famine of 1943?
A.
Late blight of potato
B.
Brown spot of rice
C.
Coffee rust
D.
Downy mildew of grapes
Question No. 6
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Who is considered the 'Father of Botany'?
A.
Theophrastus
B.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.
P.A. Micheli
D.
Carolus Linnaeus
Question No. 7
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Who is known as the 'Father of Microbiology'?
A.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
B.
P.A. Micheli
C.
Carolus Linnaeus
D.
Robert Koch
Question No. 8
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Who is known as the 'Father of Mycology'?
A.
P.A. Micheli
B.
Anton de Bary
C.
Robert Koch
D.
T.J. Burrill
Question No. 9
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Who developed the binomial system of nomenclature?
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Carolus Linnaeus
B.
Theophrastus
C.
P.A. Micheli
D.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Question No. 10
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Who proved that bunt of wheat is caused by a fungus?
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Tillet
B.
Prevost
C.
Anton de Bary
D.
Robert Koch
Question No. 11
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Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Mycology'?
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Anton de Bary
B.
P.A. Micheli
C.
Robert Koch
D.
T.J. Burrill
Question No. 12
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Who developed methods for the artificial culture of microbes?
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Brefeld
B.
Robert Koch
C.
Anton de Bary
D.
T.J. Burrill
Question No. 13
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Who is known as the 'Father of Medical Bacteriology'?
A.
Robert Koch
B.
T.J. Burrill
C.
Anton de Bary
D.
Brefeld
Question No. 14
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Who first reported a plant disease caused by a bacterium?
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T.J. Burrill
B.
Robert Koch
C.
Anton de Bary
D.
Brefeld
Question No. 15
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Who proposed the 'gene for gene' concept of disease resistance?
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Flor
B.
Vanderplank
C.
Kassanis
D.
Diener
Question No. 16
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Who suggested the concepts of vertical and horizontal resistance?
A.
Vanderplank
B.
Flor
C.
Kassanis
D.
Diener
Question No. 17
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Who discovered satellite viruses?
A.
Kassanis
B.
Diener
C.
Shepherd et al.
D.
Flor
Question No. 18
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Who discovered viroids?
A.
Diener
B.
Kassanis
C.
Shepherd et al.
D.
Flor
Question No. 19
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Who was the first Indian scientist to collect and identify fungi in India?
A.
K.R. Kirtikar
B.
E.J. Butler
C.
K.C. Mehta
D.
B.B. Mundkur
Question No. 20
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Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Plant Pathology'?
A.
E.J. Butler
B.
K.R. Kirtikar
C.
K.C. Mehta
D.
B.B. Mundkur
Question No. 21
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Who discovered the disease cycle of wheat rust in India?
A.
K.C. Mehta
B.
E.J. Butler
C.
K.R. Kirtikar
D.
B.B. Mundkur
Question No. 22
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Who started work on control of cotton wilt through varietal resistance in India?
A.
B.B. Mundkur
B.
K.C. Mehta
C.
E.J. Butler
D.
K.R. Kirtikar
Question No. 23
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What contribution is B.B. Mundkur most significantly associated with in Indian Plant Pathology?
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Starting the Indian Phytopathological Society
B.
Discovering the disease cycle of wheat rust
C.
Identifying fungi in India
D.
Controlling coffee rust
Question No. 24
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What book did E.J. Butler write?
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Fungi and Diseases in Plants
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Species Plantarum
C.
Nova Plantarum Genera
D.
The Nature of Plants
Question No. 25
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What is the composition of Bordeaux mixture?
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Copper sulfate, lime, and water
B.
Sulfur and lime
C.
Copper sulfate and sulfur
D.
Lime and water
Question No. 26
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What is the scientific name of the potato late blight pathogen?
A.
Phytophthora infestans
B.
Hemilia vastatrix
C.
Plasmodiophora brassicae
D.
Erwinia amylovora
Question No. 27
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What type of pathogen is *Phytophthora infestans*?
A.
Fungus
B.
Bacterium
C.
Oomycete
D.
Virus
Question No. 28
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What is the full binomial name of the coffee rust fungus?
A.
*Hemileia vastatrix*
B.
*Phytophthora infestans*
C.
*Plasmodiophora brassicae*
D.
*Erwinia amylovora*
Question No. 29
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What crop is affected by downy mildew caused by *Plasmopora viticola*?
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Grapes
B.
Potatoes
C.
Rice
D.
Coffee
Question No. 30
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What is the causal agent of fire blight of pear?
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*Erwinia amylovora*
B.
*Phytophthora infestans*
C.
*Hemileia vastatrix*
D.
*Helminthosporium oryzae*
Question No. 31
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What is the full binomial name of the rice brown spot pathogen?
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*Helminthosporium oryzae*
B.
*Phytophthora infestans*
C.
*Hemileia vastatrix*
D.
*Plasmopora viticola*
Question No. 32
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Who discovered the double-stranded DNA in cauliflower mosaic virus?
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Shepherd et al.
B.
Diener
C.
Kassanis
D.
Flor
Question No. 33
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Who discovered single-stranded DNA in geminiviruses?
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Goodman
B.
Diener
C.
Kassanis
D.
Flor
Question No. 34
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What disease is associated with viroids?
A.
Potato spindle tuber
B.
Tobacco necrosis
C.
Cauliflower mosaic
D.
Coffee rust
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