Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2019 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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'टिका' (Tikka) रोगाचा प्रादुर्भाव खालीलपैकी कोणत्या पिकास होतो ? Tikka' disease affects which one of the following crops ?
Tikka disease is a very common and destructive fungal leaf spot disease that specifically affects groundnut (peanut) crops, caused by Cercospora species.
लीफ ब्लाइट ऑफ व्हीट हा रोग खालीलपैकी कोणत्या बुरशीच्या संसर्गामुळे प्रसारित होतो ? (1) युरोमायसीस ट्रीटीकाय (2) आल्टरनरीजिया ट्रीटीसीना (3) अस्टीलोंगो नुडा (4) हेलमीन्थोस्पोरीयम सटाईक्म Leaf Blight of wheat is caused by infection of which of the following fungus ? (1) Uromyces tritici (2) Alternaria triticina (3) Ustilago nuda (4) Helminthosporium sativum
Leaf Blight of wheat is a destructive fungal disease caused by the pathogen Alternaria triticina.
अॅंग्विना ट्रीटीसी हा ________ वनस्पती वर आढळणारा परजीवी नेमॅटोड आहे. Anguina tritici is the parasitic nematode found on ________ plant.
Anguina tritici is a well-known plant parasitic nematode that specifically causes ear rot or 'sehund' disease in wheat crops.
सायट्रस (लिंबू) कॅन्कर हा रोग कोणत्या प्रकारच्या रोगजनकामुळे (Pathogen) होतो ? Citrus canker is caused by which type of pathogen ?
Citrus canker is a plant disease affecting citrus species, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis.
व्हायराईड्स खालीलपैकी कोणत्या तीन विशेष गुणधर्माद्वारे ओळखल्या जातात ? / Viroids are identified on the basis of which of the following three characteristic features?
(a)विषाणूपेक्षा आकाराने बरेच लहान असणे / Much smaller in size than viruses
(b)गोलाकार रायबोन्यूक्लिक ॲसिड (RNA) रेणू ने बनलेले / Consist of circular RNA molecule
(c)RNA रेणू प्रबीन (प्रोटिन) आवरणाने आच्छादित असणे / RNA molecule covered by protein coat
(d)पादप पेशी (वनस्पती पेशी) संक्रमित करणे / Infect the plant cells
Viroids are infectious agents that are much smaller than viruses, consist of a short circular single-stranded RNA molecule, and infect plant cells. Unlike viruses, they lack a protein coat (capsid).