Agricultural Microbiology Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Topics: Agriculture Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions

Bacteria: Basic information.
Plant pathogenic bacteria.
Major plant diseases caused by the plant pathogenic bacteria.

Virus: Basic information.
Plant pathogenic viruses.
Major plant diseases caused by the plant pathogenic viruses.

Fungi: Basic information.
Plant pathogenic fungi.
Major plant diseases caused by the plant pathogenic fungi.

Beneficial microorganisms: PSB, Azospirillum, Azotobacter etc.

Agriculture Microbiology Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

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Agriculture Microbiology MCQ

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Question 01. Streptomycetes are found to resemble..

(a). Fungi.
(b). Virus.
(c). MLO.
(d). Cyanobacteria.

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Question 02. The shape of prokaryote cells is governed by..

(a). The presence of cell wall.
(b). Absence of cell wall.
(c). The chemical composition of cell wall.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 03. The true plant pathogenic bacteria belong to..

(a). Rods.
(b). Spirals.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 04. Pleomorphism is characteristic of ….?

(a). V – form bacteria
(b). Wall less bacteria.
(c). L – phase bacteria.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 05. Which is true..?

1. MLOs are spore forming.
2. Most plant pathogenic true bacteria are spore forming.
3. MLOs are non-spore forming.
4. Most plant pathogenic true bacteria are non-spore forming.

(a). Only 1 and 3 are true.
(b). Only 2 and 4 are true.
(c). Only 3 and 4 are true.
(d). Only 1 and 2 are true.

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Question 06. A bacterial nucleus is always..?

(a). Diploid.
(b). Triploid.
(c). Haploid.
(d). Tetraploid.

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Question 07. EPS stands for..?

(a). Extracellular polymeric substances.
(b). Excessive protein substances.
(c). Extreme polymerase substances.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 08. The EPSs helps in survival of the bacterial cell in it’s..?

(a). Soil borne stage.
(b). Air borne stage.
(c). Seed borne stage.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 09. The variability among bacteria may be caused by genetic changes as a result of the..?

(a). Conjugation.
(b). Transformation.
(c). Transduction.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 10. Which is true about pseudomonas..

(a). Spore forming and gram positive.
(b). Non-spore forming and gram negative.
(c). Spore forming and gram positive.
(d). Less polar flagella.

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Question 11. The most plant pathogenic members in flourescens group belong to..

(a). Pseudomonas flavescens.
(b). Pseudomonasaeruginosa.
(c). Pseudomonas citronellolis.
(d). Pseudomonas syringae.

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Question 12. Pseudomonas avenae and Pseudomonas rubrilineans belong..

(a). Solanaceous group.
(b). Fluorescence group.
(c). Acidovorans group.
(d). Xamthomonas group.

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Question 13. The bacterial group …. includes more pathogens than all other genera combined?

(a). Xamthomonas.
(b). Solanaceous.
(c). Fluorescence.
(d). Acidovorans.

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Question 14. The main basis for separation of mycoplasmas from true bacteria is..?

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(a). Presence of true cell wall.
(b). Absence of true cell wall.
(c). Presence of cell.
(d). Absence of cell.

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Question 15. The generic character of Mycoplasma, as derived from cultured forms is..?

(a). Cells are highly pleomorphic.
(b). Cells vary in shape from spherical to slightly oviod.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 16. Mycoplasma is resistant to..?

(a). Ampicillin.
(b). Penicillin.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 17. The trivial name “spiroplasma” was first suggested in …. for mycoplasma?

(a). 1972.
(b). 1873.
(c). 1973.
(d). 1872.

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Question 18. General character of spiroplasma..

(a). Non spherical cells.
(b). Spherical cells.
(c). Non helical filaments without branching.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 19. The fastidious walled bacteria are..

(a). Xylem inhibiting.
(b). Pholem inhibiting.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 20. What is hypersensitive reaction?

(a). Defense mechanism of plant against bacteria.
(b). Programmed cell death.
(c). A non-susceptible plant’s reaction.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 21. In association with EPS, Xamthomonas campestris pv. citri shows..?

(a). Biosynthesis of auxin.
(b). Biosynthesis ABA.
(c). Biosynthesis of ethylene.
(d). Biosynthesis of gibberellin.

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Question 22. The thermal dead point of Xamthomonas axonopodis pv. malvecearum is..

(a). 40 °C.
(b). 70 °C
(c). 30 °C.
(d). 50 °C.

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Question 23. The bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae is thought to survive well in..?

(a). Soil.
(b). Plant debris.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). Perpetual presence of sugarcane fields.

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