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Diseases Caused by Fungus (GATE - XL)

Questions about various fungal plant diseases and their causative pathogens, focusing on identification and matching of disease-pathogen relationships across different crops.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The causing pathogen(s) for ‘violet root rot’ of apple is/are

A. Chondrostereum purpureum
B. Helicobasidium mompa
C. Peltaster fructicola
D. Leptodontidium elatius
E. Gloeodes pomigena

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. A and B
  4. B and C
  5. D and E
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The causing fungal pathogen for ‘pepper leaf spot’ disease in Alfalfa is

  1. Stemphylium botryosum
  2. Leptosphaerulina briosiana
  3. Leptotrochila medicaginis
  4. Cercospora medicaginis
  5. Rhizoctonia leguminicola
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Whisker mold - Penicillium ulaiense
  2. Mal secco - Phoma tracheiphila
  3. Blue mold - Penicillium italicum
  4. Green fruit mold - Mucor paronychia
  5. Rootlet rot - Pythium rostratum
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column - I Column - II
P. Tropical cotton rust 1. Phakopsora gossypii
Q. Powdery mildew of pea 2. Trametes versic
R. Wood rot of pear 3. Helminthosporium solani
S. Silver scurf of potato 4. Erysiphe pisi
5. Polyscytalum pustulansolor
  1. P - 1, Q - 4, R - 2, S - 3
  2. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 5
  3. P - 4, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 3
  4. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 2
  5. P - 5, Q - 4, R - 2, S - 3
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Group - I Group - II
P. Leaf spot of cherries and palms 1. Claviceps purpurea
Q. Ergot of barley 2. Taphrina deformans
R. Citrus greasy leaf spot 3. Blueriella sp.
S. Leaf curl of peach and apricot 4. Drechslera teres
5. Mycosphaerella citri
  1. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 5, S - 2
  2. P - 5, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
  3. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 2
  4. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1
  5. P - 1, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 3
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Among the followings pathogens, the fungus associated with Tracheomycosis in coffee is

  1. Corticium koleroga
  2. Phoma costaricensis
  3. Gibberella xylarioides
  4. Cercospora coffeicola
  5. Fusarium solani
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The causative fungal agent for ‘Halo spot’ disease in barley is

  1. Pyrenophora teres f. teres
  2. Rhynchosporium secalis
  3. Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei
  4. Puccinia hordei
  5. Pseudoseptoria stomaticola
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fungi is responsible for ‘bird’s eye rot’ in grapes?

A. Mycosphaerella angulata
B. Elsinoe ampelina
C. Sphaceloma ampelinum

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. Only C
  4. A and B
  5. B and C
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

P. Leaf streak disease of maize is caused by Stenocarpella macrospora.
Q. Stem rot of potato is caused by Sclerotium rolfsii.
R. Athelia arachnoidea causes crater rot in carrot.
S. Cercospora brachypus causes noble rot disease in grapes.

  1. Only P
  2. P and Q
  3. Q and R
  4. R and S
  5. Only S
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The causing fungal pathogen that responsible for ‘Anthracnose’ in raspberry is

  1. Collectotrichum gloeosporiodes
  2. Collectotrichum autatum
  3. Elsinoe ampellina
  4. Elsinoe veneta
  5. Gloeosporium musarum
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
List A List B
A. Cottony snow mold of wheat 1. Sclerotium rolfsii
B. White leaf spot of crucifer 2. Coprinus psychromorbidus
C. Hull rot of almond 3. Rhizopus sp.
D. Southern blight of cotton 4. Pseudocercosporella capsellae
  1. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1
  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
  3. A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
  4. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4
  5. A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match Group - I with Group - II.

 
Group - I (Plant diseases) Group - II (Causing pathogens)
P. Stem rot of rice 1. Helminthosporium sp.
Q. False eye spot disease of wheat 2. Magnaporthe salvini
R. Gray spot of tea 3. Phyllosticta dusana
S. Target blotch of sugarcane 4. Gibellina cerealis
  1. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
  2. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1
  3. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2
  4. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 3, S - 1
  5. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 4
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match Column - I with Column - II.

 
Column - I Column - II
P. Green fruit rot of almond 1. Monilinia fructicola
Q. Twig blight of apricot 2. Ustulina deusta
R. Clitocybe root rot of apple 3. Glomerella cingulata
S. Collar rot of cacao 4. Armillaria tabescens
5. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
  1. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 5, S - 2
  2. P - 5, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
  3. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 2
  4. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1
  5. P - 1, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 3
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs of 'fungal disease of sugarcane - causing pathogen' is not correct?

  1. Yellow leaf spot - Cercosporidium kopkei
  2. Black stripe - Peronosclerospora sacchari
  3. Stem canker - Cytospora sacchari
  4. Red rot - Colletotrichum falcatum
  5. Brown leaf spot - Cercosporidium longipes
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Group - I Group - II
P. Angular leaf scorch of grapes 1. Leptosphaeria sacchari
Q. Ring spot of sugarcane 2. Phymatotrichopsis omnivore
R. Collar canker of tea 3. Pseudopezicula tetraspora
S. Cotton root rot of crucifer 4. Phomopsis theae
  1. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
  2. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1
  3. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2
  4. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
  5. P - 4, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 1
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