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                21.  
Black stem rust of wheat caused by:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Puccinia graminis tritici 
				 				 B. Puccinia recondita 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Puccinia striformis 
				 				 D. Ustilagotritici 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                22.  
Black tip of mango is caused by:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Phythium 
				 				 B. Phytosynthetas 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Boron deficiency 
				 				 D. Zinc deficiency 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                23.  
Blast of rice is caused:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Xanthomonas 
				 				 B. Drechslera oryzae 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Pyricularia 
				 				 D. Cercospora 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                24.  
Plant Pathology is ____ word.  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. English 
				 				 B. Latin 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Greek 
				 				 D. Mandarin 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                25.  
Bordeaux mixture was discovered by P.A. Millardet of France during the year 1882 following his chance observation of farmer's practice for protection against:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Plasmopara viticola on grapevine 
				 				 B. Uncinula nectar on grapevine 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Podosphaera leucotricha on apple 
				 				 D. Venturia inequalis on apple 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                26.  
Botulism is caused by species of:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Bacillus 
				 				 B. Pseudomonas 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Agrobacterium 
				 				 D. Clostridium 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: D 
 
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                27.  
Brown spot of maize is caused by:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Sclerospora sorghi 
				 				 B. Physoderus zeamaydis 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Alternaria solani 
				 				 D. Cercospora perfonats 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                28.  
By 1857, Barkley and Schacht discovered root knot nematodes and cyst nematode in:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Sweet sorghum 
				 				 B. Sugarcane 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Potato 
				 				 D. Sugarbeet 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: D 
 
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                29.  
Carborundum powder is:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Silicon carbide 
				 				 B. Aluminium oxide 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Diatomaceous earth 
				 				 D. Calcium carbonate 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                30.  
Cocci are:  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Spiral shaped  
				 				 B. Spherical shaped 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Rod shaped 
				 				 D. None of the above 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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