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question_answer1)
The term 'fungus' was coined by
A)
Gaspard Bauhin done
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B)
De Bary done
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C)
E.J. Butler done
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D)
Sadasivan done
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question_answer2)
Who among the following is given the honour of "Father of Modern Mycology''
A)
Stanley done
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B)
Bawden done
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C)
De Bary done
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D)
Micheli done
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question_answer3)
Mycology (Mycetology) is a branch which deals with the study of [JIPMER 1990; AMU 1998; KCET 2000]
A)
Viruses done
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B)
Algae done
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C)
Bacteria done
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D)
Fungi done
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question_answer4)
Which season is best for the growth of the fungus
A)
Rainy done
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B)
Summer done
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C)
Winter done
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D)
All the above done
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question_answer5)
Which type of tissue is found in the fungi
A)
Parenchyma done
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B)
Chlorenchyma done
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C)
Plectenchyma done
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D)
Collenchyma done
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question_answer6)
Which one is a laboratory weed [Pb. PMT 2001]
A)
Penicillium done
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B)
Aspergillus done
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C)
Neurospora done
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D)
Saccharomyces done
clear
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question_answer7)
Which one is saprophytic in nutrition [CPMT 2001]
A)
Fungi done
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B)
Cyanobacteria done
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C)
Viruses done
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D)
All the above done
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question_answer8)
A group of fungi with septate mycelium in which sexual reproduction is either unknown or lacking are classified under [CPMT 1984; BHU 1991; Pb. PMT 2000; JIPMER 2002]
A)
Phycomycetes done
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B)
Deuteromycetes done
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C)
Ascomycetes done
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D)
Basidiomycetes done
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question_answer9)
Fungal spores produced asexually at the tips of hyphae are called [CPMT 1988; AFMC 1994, 2005]
A)
Sporangiophores done
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B)
Anthospores done
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C)
Conidia done
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D)
Meiospores done
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question_answer10)
If the thallus of an organism e.g., a fungus is entirely converted into one or more reproductive structure, it is called as [JIPMER 1986]
A)
Eucarpic done
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B)
Holocarpic done
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C)
Holozoic done
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D)
Homothallic done
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question_answer11)
All fungi can be called as [CPMT 1978, 81; NCERT 1981; CBSE PMT 1993; CMC Vellore 1993; MP PMT 2000]
A)
Heterotrophs done
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B)
Autotrophs done
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C)
Saprophytes done
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D)
Parasites done
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question_answer12)
Which of the following does not contain chlorophyll [CPMT 1992]
A)
Fungi done
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B)
Algae done
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C)
Bryophyta done
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D)
Pteridophyta done
clear
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question_answer13)
Which of the following is famous mycologist of India [AIIMS 1992]
A)
P. Maheshwari done
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B)
M.O.P. Iyengar done
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C)
K. Sharma done
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D)
Sadasivan done
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question_answer14)
Who gave the parasitic nature of fungus in plants [DPMT 1991]
A)
Pasteur done
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B)
Anton De Bary done
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C)
Robert Koch done
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D)
J.F. Kuhn done
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question_answer15)
Thread like filaments of fungi are known as [DPMT 1991; Manipal 1995]
A)
Conidia done
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B)
Mycorrhiza done
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C)
Sporangium done
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D)
Hyphae done
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question_answer16)
In 1943 the causal organism and host of Bengal famine was [BHU 1995; EAMCET 1995]
A)
Wheat rust by Puccinia done
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B)
Blast of rice by Pyricularia oryzae done
clear
C)
Blast of rice by Xanthomonas oryzae done
clear
D)
Brown leaf spot of rice by Helminthosporium oryzae done
clear
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question_answer17)
Destruction of 50% maize plants in USA (1970) due to infection of
A)
Hemileia vastratrix done
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B)
Helminthosporium oryzae done
clear
C)
Claviceps purpurea done
clear
D)
Ustilago maydis done
clear
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question_answer18)
Genus Penicillium belong to the class [CPMT 1995; Pb. PMT 1999; BVP 2000]
A)
Basidiomycetes done
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B)
Ascomycetes done
clear
C)
Phycomycetes done
clear
D)
Deuteromycetes done
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question_answer19)
Which of the following is not a fungal disease
A)
White rust of crucifers done
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B)
Black rust of wheat done
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C)
Red rust of tea done
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D)
Red rot of sugarcane done
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question_answer20)
The following is an example of saprophytes [KCET 1998]
A)
Mushroom done
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B)
Lichen done
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C)
Unicellular algae done
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D)
Ferns done
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question_answer21)
The cell wall of fungi is made up of [RPMT 1997, 99; CPMT 1998; MP PMT 2001; Orissa JEE 2004]
A)
Chitin done
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B)
Cellulose done
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C)
Pectin done
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D)
Suberin done
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question_answer22)
The immobility and spread out nature of which group leads us to call them plants
A)
Moulds done
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B)
Mushrooms done
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C)
Lichens done
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D)
All the above done
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question_answer23)
Facultative saprophyte is [CPMT 1993]
A)
A parasite which can live as a saprophyte done
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B)
Always a parasite done
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C)
Always a saprophyte done
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D)
May acquire parasitic mode of life done
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question_answer24)
Which of the following is not correctly matched [AIIMS 1998]
A)
Root knot disease ? Meloidogyne javanica done
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B)
Smut of bajra ? Tolysporium penicillariae done
clear
C)
Covered smut of barley ? Ustilage nuda done
clear
D)
Late blight of potato ? Phytophthora infestans done
clear
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question_answer25)
The disease of potato responsible for famous famine of Europe was caused by or late blight of potato is caused by [RPMT 1997; CPMT 2000; BVP 2000; Haryana PMT 2005]
A)
Colletotrichum falcatum done
clear
B)
Phytophthora infestans done
clear
C)
Potato mosiac virus done
clear
D)
Alternaria solani done
clear
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question_answer26)
Ergot is caused by [AFMC 1997; Orissa JEE 2005]
A)
Claviceps done
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B)
Penicillium done
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C)
Aspergillus done
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D)
Rhizobium done
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question_answer27)
When fungi feed on dead organic matter, they are known as [CPMT 1999]
A)
Dimorphic done
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B)
Parasites done
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C)
Saprophytes done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer28)
According to their modes of nutrition, the fungi are classified into [CBSE PMT 2000]
A)
One category done
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B)
Three categories done
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C)
Four categories done
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D)
Six categories done
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question_answer29)
Which of the following divisions of fungi includes 'Club fungi' [KCET 2000]
A)
Zygomycota done
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B)
Ascomycota done
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C)
Deuteromycota done
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D)
Basidiomycota done
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question_answer30)
Aflatoxins are produced by [MP PMT 2000]
A)
Bacteria done
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B)
Viruses done
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C)
Fungi done
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D)
Nematodes done
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question_answer31)
Wart disease caused by Synchytrium endobioticum is found in [JIPMER 2002]
A)
Cabbage done
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B)
Potato done
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C)
Pea done
clear
D)
Groundnut done
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question_answer32)
Septum in eumycota fungi, bearing a complex pore is designated as a [BHU 2002]
A)
Coenocyte done
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B)
Septate hypha done
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C)
Dolipore septum done
clear
D)
Secondary simple pore done
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question_answer33)
Which of the following secretes toxins during storage conditions of crop plants [CBSE PMT 2002]
A)
Fusarium done
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B)
Pencillium done
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C)
Aspergillus done
clear
D)
Colletotrichum done
clear
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question_answer34)
Which of the following produces spores, but lacks vascular structure [KCET 2002]
A)
Pteridophytes done
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B)
Gymnosperms done
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C)
Fungi done
clear
D)
Dicots done
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question_answer35)
The hyphae of Aspergillus are [AFMC 2002]
A)
Aseptate and multinucleate done
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B)
Septate and multinucleate done
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C)
Aseptate and uninucleate done
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D)
Septate and uninucleate done
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question_answer36)
Which of the following fungi are edible
A)
Agaricus campestris done
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B)
Morchella esculenta done
clear
C)
Podaxon prodaxis done
clear
D)
All of these done
clear
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question_answer37)
Gametangial copulation (conjugation) is common in [BHU 1983]
A)
Zygomycetes done
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B)
Ascomycetes done
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C)
Phycomycetes done
clear
D)
Deuteromyceles done
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question_answer38)
Dikaryon formation is characteristic of [BHU 1981; CPMT 1983]
A)
Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes done
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B)
Phycomycetes and basidiomycetes done
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C)
Ascomycetes and phycomycetes done
clear
D)
Phycomycetes and zygomycetes done
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question_answer39)
Plasmogamy is fusion of [AIIMS 1992, 97]
A)
Two haploid cells including their nuclei done
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B)
Two haploid cells without nuclear fusion done
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C)
Sperm and egg done
clear
D)
Sperm and two polar nuclei done
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question_answer40)
First antibiotic isolated was [BHU 1984]
A)
Penicillin done
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B)
Neomycin done
clear
C)
Terramycin done
clear
D)
Streptomycin done
clear
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question_answer41)
Chitin present in fungal wall has a formula [AMU 1996; Chd. CET 1997]
A)
\[{{({{C}_{22}}{{H}_{54}}{{N}_{4}}{{O}_{21}})}_{n}}\] done
clear
B)
\[{{({{C}_{21}}{{H}_{54}}{{N}_{4}}{{O}_{22}})}_{n}}\] done
clear
C)
\[{{({{C}_{22}}{{H}_{54}}{{N}_{4}}{{O}_{13}})}_{n}}\] done
clear
D)
\[{{({{C}_{22}}{{H}_{24}}{{N}_{4}}{{O}_{21}})}_{n}}\] done
clear
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question_answer42)
A dikaryotic cell has [DPMT 1997]
A)
Two haploid nuclei done
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B)
Diploid zygotes done
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C)
Two similar nuclei done
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D)
Two dissimilar haploid nuclei done
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question_answer43)
Algal fungi are placed in [MP PMT 1997]
A)
Ascomycetes done
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B)
Basidiomycetes done
clear
C)
Phycomycetes done
clear
D)
Deuteromycetes done
clear
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question_answer44)
The fungus that may cause disease in human beings is [BHU 1992]
A)
Puccinia done
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B)
Aspergillus done
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C)
Cystopus done
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D)
Rhizopus done
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question_answer45)
A fungus contains cells with two nuclei from different genomes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed. It belongs to [JIPMER 1983]
A)
Phycomycetes done
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B)
Zygomycetes done
clear
C)
Deuteromycetes done
clear
D)
Basidiomycetes done
clear
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question_answer46)
Covered smut of Sorghum is caused by [BHU 2002]
A)
Sphaelotheca cruenta done
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B)
Sphaelotheca sorghi done
clear
C)
Sphaelotheca reiliana done
clear
D)
Tolyposporium ehrenbergii done
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question_answer47)
Penicillium roqueforti and P. Camembertti are responsible for
A)
Pathogenic disease in man done
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B)
Imparting flavour to cheese done
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C)
Pathogenic disease in plants done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer48)
All heterotrophs requires an environment which can provide [CPMT 1983, 84]
A)
Nitrates in solution done
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B)
Organic compounds done
clear
C)
Ammonium salts done
clear
D)
Vitamin-A done
clear
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question_answer49)
Fungus used in genetic experiments is [RPMT 1998]
A)
Rhizopus done
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B)
Mucor done
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C)
Neurospora done
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D)
Claviceps done
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question_answer50)
Which one is not related to perfect stage of fungus
A)
Zygospores done
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B)
Meiospores done
clear
C)
Ascospores done
clear
D)
Mitospores done
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question_answer51)
A widely but periodically occurring plant disease is [AMU 1999]
A)
Endemic done
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B)
Pandemic done
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C)
Sporadic done
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D)
Epiphytotic done
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question_answer52)
A coprophillous fungus is [JIPMER 2000]
A)
Trichoderma done
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B)
Pilobolus done
clear
C)
Fusarium done
clear
D)
Humicola done
clear
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question_answer53)
Fungal hyphae are able to penetrate the host with the help of [CBSE PMT 2001]
A)
Mechanical pressure done
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B)
Softening by enzymes done
clear
C)
Both (a) and (b) done
clear
D)
Suckers and hooks done
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question_answer54)
Fungi differ from algae in being [CPMT 1989]
A)
Coenocytic done
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B)
Without motile gametes done
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C)
Without unicellular forms done
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D)
Without chlorophyll and possessing chitinised wall done
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question_answer55)
What is true [RPMT 2002]
A)
Toadstool is an edible fungus done
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B)
Rust fungi are homoecious done
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C)
Parathecium is fruiting body done
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D)
In mushroom gills produce basidia done
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question_answer56)
A combined solution of copper sulphate and calcium hydroxide which is used as a fungicide is [BHU 1990; MP PMT 1990]
A)
Fehling solution done
clear
B)
Folins mixture done
clear
C)
Carminative mixture done
clear
D)
Bordeaux mixture done
clear
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question_answer57)
Mushroom is [Bihar MDAT 1994]
A)
Mucor done
clear
B)
Saccharomyces done
clear
C)
Agaricus done
clear
D)
Penicillium done
clear
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question_answer58)
The disease which occur at irregular intervals and locations are known as [MP PMT 1991]
A)
Epiphytotic diseases done
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B)
Endemic diseases done
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C)
Sporadic disease done
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D)
Epidemic diseases done
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question_answer59)
Reserve food material of fungi is [BHU 1992, 94, 2000; KCET 1998; MP PMT 2000; CBSE PMT 2000; Orissa JEE 2004, 05]
A)
Starch done
clear
B)
Protein done
clear
C)
Glucose done
clear
D)
Glycogen done
clear
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question_answer60)
The disease produced by fungus Ustilago are known as smuts because [CBSE PMT 1994]
A)
They parasitise cereals done
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B)
The affected host becomes completely black done
clear
C)
Their mycelium is black done
clear
D)
They produced sooty mass of spores done
clear
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question_answer61)
A type of life cycle in which plasmogamy, karyogamy, haplodization take place but not at specific place in life cycle of an organism is called as [RPMT 2002]
A)
Parasexuality done
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B)
Heterozygosity done
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C)
Homozygosity done
clear
D)
Asexuality done
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question_answer62)
We can demarcate a facultative parasite as one which [CPMT 1973, 80, 81, 84; MP PMT 1984]
A)
Inevitably requires living host done
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B)
Only requires dead organic matter to live done
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C)
Is actually a parasite but can also become saprophyte done
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D)
Is actually a saprophyte but can also become a parasite done
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question_answer63)
Match the different types of spores listed under column I with the names of the organisms given under column II. Choose the answer which gives correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns
Column I | Column II |
Spores | Organisms |
| Ascospores | p | Diatoms |
| Endospores | q | Agaricus |
| Auxospores | r | Bacteria |
| Basidiospores | s | Yeast |
| | t | Nephrolepis |
[KCET 1997]
A)
\[A=s,B=r,C=p,D=q\] done
clear
B)
\[A=s,\text{ }B=p,\text{ }C=r,\text{ }D=q\] done
clear
C)
\[A=s,\text{ }B=p,\text{ }C=t,\text{ }d=q\] done
clear
D)
\[A=s,\text{ }B=t,\text{ }C=p,\text{ }D=q\] done
clear
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question_answer64)
Which of the following is the characteristic feature of ascomycetes [MHCET 2000]
A)
Hyphae done
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B)
Spores done
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C)
Zoospores done
clear
D)
Ascospores done
clear
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question_answer65)
Citric acid is produced by [BVP 2001]
A)
Aspergillus niger done
clear
B)
Candida done
clear
C)
Penicillium notatum done
clear
D)
Acetobacter xylanicum done
clear
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question_answer66)
Fungal flagellum originates from [Orissa JEE 2005]
A)
Dictyosome done
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B)
Kinetosome done
clear
C)
Glyoxisomes done
clear
D)
Oxysomes done
clear
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question_answer67)
Parasexuality was Ist discovered in [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]
A)
Bacteria done
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B)
Virus done
clear
C)
Fungi done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer68)
Phytoalexins are secreted by plants in response to fungal reaction. These compounds are generally [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]
A)
Proteins done
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B)
Glycoproteins done
clear
C)
Phenolic compounds done
clear
D)
Lipids done
clear
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question_answer69)
The chemical produced by the host plant to protect themselves against fungal infection is [MHCET 2002; Pb. PMT 2004]
A)
Toxin done
clear
B)
Phytoalexin done
clear
C)
Phytotoxin done
clear
D)
Hormone done
clear
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question_answer70)
Clamp connection is found in [Orissa JEE 2004]
A)
Basidiomycetes done
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B)
Ascomycetes done
clear
C)
Saccharomycetes done
clear
D)
Haplomycetes done
clear
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question_answer71)
Black rust of wheat is caused by [MHCET 2000; BVP 2004]
A)
Puccinia graminis done
clear
B)
Ustilago done
clear
C)
Pythium done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer72)
Which of the following fungi is found useful in the biological control of plant disease [CPMT 2004]
A)
Penicillium notatum done
clear
B)
Phytophthora parasitica done
clear
C)
Mucor mucido done
clear
D)
Trichoderma viridae done
clear
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question_answer73)
Ergot of fungus produces [MHCET 2004]
A)
Charas done
clear
B)
LSD done
clear
C)
Marijuana done
clear
D)
Ganja done
clear
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question_answer74)
Chloromycetin is obtained from [MHCET 2004]
A)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae done
clear
B)
Streplomyces venezualae done
clear
C)
Streplomyces griseus done
clear
D)
Streptomyces erythraeus done
clear
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question_answer75)
Which is the causal organism of red rot in sugarcane [Orissa JEE 2005]
A)
Helminthosporium done
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B)
Colletotrichum done
clear
C)
Fusarium done
clear
D)
Pythium done
clear
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question_answer76)
Which of the following is an edible 'Fungi' [BHU 2005]
A)
Mucor done
clear
B)
Penicillium done
clear
C)
Agaricus done
clear
D)
Rhizopus done
clear
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question_answer77)
Saprobiotic and parasitic modes of nutrition are found in [CPMT 2005]
A)
Bacteria done
clear
B)
Viruses done
clear
C)
Fungi done
clear
D)
Both (a) and (c) done
clear
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question_answer78)
Claviceps purpurea grows as parasite [CPMT 2005]
A)
In human gut done
clear
B)
In sugar cane roots done
clear
C)
On pine needles done
clear
D)
On fruits of grasses done
clear
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question_answer79)
Which is not true for fungi [AMU PMT 2005]
A)
They can be saprophytic done
clear
B)
They can be multicellular done
clear
C)
They can be photosynthetic done
clear
D)
They can be anaerobic done
clear
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question_answer80)
Zygospore is formed from [Wardha 2005]
A)
Gametangial copulation done
clear
B)
Gametic union done
clear
C)
Zygote done
clear
D)
Oogamy done
clear
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question_answer81)
Bekanae disease was due to [Wardha 2005]
A)
Fungi toxin done
clear
B)
Growth homones released by fungal infection done
clear
C)
Inadequate nutrients done
clear
D)
Change in photoperiods done
clear
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