MCQs on Integrated Disease Management (IDM) for ICAR (SRF or JRF) /ASRB /CSIR NET/BET Exams #1

1. Choice of geographical area is a part of:
   (A) Exclusion
   (B) Avoidance
   (C) Eradication
   (D) Protective

2. Ergot, smut of bajra is more severe in:
   (A) Dry areas
   (B) Wet areas
   (C) Dry and Wet areas
   (D) None of these

3. For avoiding karnal bunt disease of wheat, seed production should be done in:
   (A) Wet areas
   (B) Dry areas
   (C) Cool areas
   (D) Cool & Wet areas

4. By proper selection of field we can avoid:
   (A) Root rot
   (B) Wilts
   (C) Stem rots
   (D) All of these

5. Seed treatment comes under:
   (A) Exclusion
   (B) Avoidance
   (C) Eradication
   (D) Exclusion & Eradication

6. Most of the diseases spread by insect vectors are caused by:
   (A) Fungi
   (B) Bacteria
   (C) Viruses
   (D) None of these

7. Introduction of bioagents comes under:
   (A) Exclusion
   (B) Avoidance
   (C) Eradication
   (D) Eradication and biological control

8. By improved aeration, humidity is:
   (A) Reduced
   (B) Increased
   (C) Remains same
   (D) None of these

9. Post-harvest rot of fruits and vegetables is reduced by storing in rooms which are:
   (A) Cool & Wet
   (B) Cool and Dry
   (C) Hot & Wet
   (D) Hot & Dry

10. The use of resistant variety is:
    (A) Expensive
    (B) Unsafe
    (C) Least expensive
    (D) Least expensive & safest

11. Mustard crop suffers less from white rust when sown:
    (A) Early
    (B) Late
    (C) Timely
    (D) None of these

12. Heat therapy is generally used for:
    (A) Plants
    (B) Seeds
    (C) Grafts
    (D) Seeds & grafts

13. It is always preferable to use varieties that have:
    (A) HR Resistance
    (B) VR Resistance
    (C) HR & VR Resistance
    (D) None of these

14. Incidence of root rot in cotton is reduced by mixed cultivation with:
    (A) Bajra
    (B) Moth
    (C) Sorghum
    (D) None of these

15. In moist hot air treatment in sugarcane the temperature is:
    (A) 48°C
    (B) 58°C
    (C) 54°C
    (D) None of these