MCAER PG CET 2026 PLANT PATHOLOGY QUIZ

 

MCAER PG CET 2026 – Plant Pathology

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1. Which structure is responsible for survival of fungi under adverse conditions?

Conidia Sclerotia Sporangia Zoospores

2. Late blight of potato is caused by:

Alternaria solani Phytophthora infestans Fusarium oxysporum Pythium debaryanum

3. The first scientist to prove fungal cause of plant disease (PYQ MCAER 2022):

Anton De Bary Louis Pasteur Robert Koch J.C. Arthur

4. Which disease follows gene-for-gene relationship? (PYQ MCAER 2021)

Rust disease Bacterial wilt Mosaic disease Downy mildew

5. Haustoria in fungi are mainly used for:

Reproduction Attachment Nutrient absorption Spore dispersal

6. Black rust of wheat pathogen:

Puccinia striiformis Puccinia graminis Puccinia recondita Ustilago tritici

7. The toxin produced by Helminthosporium victoriae is:

Victorin Aflatoxin Tabtoxin Phaseolotoxin

8. Hypersensitive reaction results in:

Rapid cell death Increased pathogen growth Chlorosis Necrotic rings

9. Bordeaux mixture was discovered by: (PYQ MCAER 2020)

Millardet De Bary Butler Ward

10. Vector of rice tungro virus:

Brown plant hopper Green leaf hopper Whitefly Aphid