Q.1
The host of Cercospora personata belongs to family … [ KCET 2012]
  • a) Leguminosae
  • b) Malvaceae
  • c) Asclepiadaceae
  • d) Gramineae
Q.2
Match the columns and find the correct combination … [ kerala 2012] Advertise on gneet.com
Column I Column II;
a.Eubacteria 1.Trichoderma
b.Dinoflagellates 2.Albugo
c.Phycomyetes 3.Gonyaulx
d.Deuteromycetes 4.Anabaena
  • a) a – 1, b – 2, b – 3, d – 4
  • b) a – 2, b – 3, b – 4, d – 1
  • c) a – 4, b – 3, b – 2, d – 1
  • d) a – 3, b – 4, b – 1, d – 2
Q.3
Match the columns and choose the right options … [ kerala 2010]
Column I Column II
a. Rhizopus Ascomycetes
b.Penicillium Basidiomycetes
c. Ustilago 3.Deuteromycetes
d.Alternaria 4.Phycomycetes
  • a) a - 4, b - 3, c - 1, d - 2
  • b) a - 2, b - 3, c - 4, d - 1
  • c) a - 4, b - 1, c - 2, d - 3
  • d) a - 3, b - 4, c - 2, d – 1
Q.4
Cellulose digestion in termites is carried out by … [ Pb PMT 2005]
  • a) Monocystis
  • b) Trichomonas
  • c) Trichonympha
  • d) Lophomonas
Q.5
Penicillium is commonly known as … [ AFMC 1996]
  • a) Analga
  • b) Blue green mould
  • c) Bacterium
  • d) Virus
Q.6
The term protista was coined by … [ Bih PMT 2006]
  • a) Haeckel
  • b) Linnaeus
  • c) Copelans
  • d) Whittaker
Q.7
Progressive diminishing size of diatoms si prevented by production of …
  • a) Auxospores
  • b) Arthrospores
  • c) Zoospores
  • d) Basidiospores
Q.8
Toadstools can not manufacture their food because they … [ AFMC 1990]
  • a) Possess haustoria
  • b) Lack chlorophyll
  • c) Live in dark places
  • d) Do not have leaves
Q.9
Bioluminescence is shown by ..[Odisha 2006]
  • a) Ceratium
  • b) Chlorella
  • c) Hirudinaria
  • d) Chlamydomonas
Q.10
Rice crop was destroyed by a fungus which resulted in severe famine of Bengal in 1942-It was due to .. [ BHU 1995]
  • a) Penicillium
  • b) Helminthosporium
  • c) Rhizopus
  • d) Puccinia
Q.11
Asexual spores formed by Colletotrichum falcatum, Sphaelotheca sorghi and Rhizopus stolonifer are ….
  • a) Many celled
  • b) One celled
  • c) Pyriform
  • d) Rod-shaped
Q.12
Which one is a slime mould ..[ CBSE 2007]
  • a) Physarum
  • b) Rhizopus
  • c) Anabaena
  • d) Thiobacillus
Q.13
Math the following
a)Leishmania donovani p)Malaria
b) Wuchereria bancrofti q)Amoebiasis
c) Trypanosoma gambiense r)Kalaazar
d) Enanoeba histolytica s)Sleeping sickness
- - t)Filariasis
  • a) a-r, b – t, c-s, d-q
  • b) a-r, b – t, c-q, d-p
  • c) a-r, b – r, c-q, d-p
  • d) a-r, b – s, c-t, d-p
Q.14
Loose Smut of Wheat is due to … [ ODisha 2007]
  • a) Puccinia graminis tritici
  • b) Ustilago tritici
  • c) Tilletia tritici
  • d) Cystopus candidus
Q.15
Lichens show symbiotic relationships between ….[ AIIMS 1990]
  • a) Fungus and roots of higher plants
  • b) Fungus and alga
  • c) Two algae
  • d) Two fungi
Q.16
Certain stages of Plasmodium vivax may survive for a long time in liver of man in dormant state. On reactivation they enter into cycle …
  • a) Erythrocytic schizogony
  • b) Cycle of Ross
  • c) Gametogony
  • d) Exoerythrocytic schizogony
Q.17
When thallus of fungi entirely converts to reproductive body, it is called as … [ AFMC 1990]
  • a) Eucarpic
  • b) Holocarpic
  • c) Holozoic
  • d) Homothallic
Q.18
Assertion : Euglena is a plant due to presence of chlorophyll Reason : Euglena cannot be classified on the basis of two kingdom classification [AIIMS 2007]
  • a) If both the assertion and reason are true and reason explains the assertion.
  • b) If both the assertion and reason are true but reason does not explain the assertion
  • c) If assertion is true but reason is false
  • d) If assertion is false but reason is true.
Q.19
Absorptive heterotrophic nutrition is exhibited by … [ CBSE 1990]
  • a) Algae
  • b) Fungi
  • c) Bryophytes
  • d) Pteridophytes
Q.20
Thread-like fungal structures are … [ Manipal 1995]
  • a) Hyphae
  • b) Mycelium
  • c) Rhizomorph
  • d) Sclerotia
Q.21
Mode of nutrition in Rhizopus is … [ AFMC 1993]
  • a) Blakeslee
  • b) Mehta
  • c) Pasteur
  • d) Autotrophic
Q.22
The fungus that may cause disease in human beings is … [ BHU 1992]
  • a) Cystopus
  • b) Aspergillus
  • c) Puccinia
  • d) Rhizopus
Q.23
Rhizopus belongs to … [ CPMT 1991]
  • a) Zygomycetes
  • b) Basidiomycetes
  • c) Ascomycetes
  • d) Deuteromycetes
Q.24
An organism which lacks sterile covering over its egg is … [ BHU 1994]
  • a) Yeast
  • b) Funaria
  • c) Riccia
  • d) Cycas
Q.25
Absorptive heterotrophic nutrition is exhibited by ….. [CBSE 1990]
  • a) Algae
  • b) Fungi
  • c) Bryophytes
  • d) Pteridophytes
Q.26
Organisms which are indicator of SO2 pollution of air … [ CBSE 1992]
  • a) Mosses
  • b) Lichens
  • c) Mushrooms
  • d) Puffball
Q.27
Which one secretes pheromones for the function? … [ BHU 1994]
  • a) Rhizopus for formation of zygospore
  • b) All fungi for sexual reproduction
  • c) Yeast for mating
  • d) Plants for growth and development
Q.28
Disease and causal organism of Bengal famine of 1943 was … [ MPPMT 1995]
  • a) Brown leaf spot of Rice by H. oryzae
  • b) Wheat Rust by Puccinia
  • c) Blast of Rice by Pyricularia oryzae
  • d) Blast of Rice by X.oryzae
Q.29
In lichens, sexual reproduction is usually performed by … [ BHU 1994]
  • a) Algal partner only
  • b) Fungal partner only
  • c) Both algal and fungal partners
  • d) Either of the two partners
Q.30
Indian mycologist famous for his work on wheat rust was … [ BHU 1992]
  • a) V.Puri
  • b) K.C. Mehta
  • c) P. Maheshwari
  • d) B.B. Sahni
Q.31
Zygospores are produced in … [ AFC 2002]
  • a) Mucor/Rhizopus
  • b) Penicillium
  • c) Puccinia
  • d) Alternaria
Q.32
Mushroom is … [ Bih.PMT1994]
  • a) Mucor
  • b) Agaricus
  • c) Yeast
  • d) Penicillium
Q.33
In Albugo the food reserve is mostly … [ RPMT 1995]
  • a) Glycogen
  • b) Volutin granules
  • c) Protein granules
  • d) Fat
Q.34
Diabetic patients are advised to take more of mushrooms as they contain … [ MHT CET 2010
  • a) Low protein
  • b) High protein
  • c) More minerals
  • d) Low carbohydrates
Q.35
Fertilization does not require water in … [ RPMT 1995]
  • a) Ulothrix
  • b) Albugo
  • c) Bryophyte
  • d) Pteridophyte
Q.36
Phytoalexins produced by plants in response to fungal infections are … [ BHU 1997]
  • a) Phenolic compounds
  • b) Glycoproteins
  • c) Proteins
  • d) Lipids
Q.37
Which one has haplontic life cycle? [ CBSE 2009]
  • a) Wheat
  • b) Funaria
  • c) Ustilago
  • d) Polytrichum
Q.38
Mycelium of Albugo is … [ RPMT 1995]
  • a) Intracellular
  • b) Intercellular
  • c) Surface of host
  • d) Surface of flower
Q.39
VAM represents … [ Har PMT 1994]
  • a) Saprophytic fungi
  • b) Symbiotic fungi
  • c) Saprophytic bacteria
  • d) Symbiotic bacteria
Q.40
Number of spore stages in Puccinia is … [ Bih. PMT 1996]
  • a) Five
  • b) Four
  • c) Three
  • d) Two
Q.41
Puccinia graminis tritici is
  • a) Heteroecious
  • b) Heterothallic
  • c) Heteroecious and heterothallic
  • d) Heterokaryotic
Q.42
Plasmogamy is fusion of …. [ AIIMS 1997]
  • a) Two haploid cells including their nuclei
  • b) Two haploid cells without nuclear fusion
  • c) Sperm and egg
  • d) Sperm and two polar nuclei
Q.43
Fungal partner of a lichen is commonly … [BHU 1996]
  • a) Ascomycetes
  • b) Basidiomycetes
  • c) Phycomycetes
  • d) Deuteromycetes
Q.44
Chitin present in fungal wall has a formula of … [ AMU 1996]
  • a) (C22H54N4O21)n
  • b) (C22H54N4O22)n
  • c) (C22H54N4O13)n
  • d) (C22H24N4O21)n
Q.45
In Mucor/Rhizopus isogamy occurs between … [ MPPMT 1997]
  • a) (+) and (-) strains
  • b) Same strain
  • c) Aplanospores
  • d) Zygospores
Q.46
Symbiotic association of fungi and algae is …. [ RPMT 1998]
  • a) Lichen
  • b) Mycorrhiza
  • c) Mycoplasma
  • d) Both a and b
Q.47
Which one is a saprophyte … [ KCET 1998]
  • a) Mushroom
  • b) Lichen
  • c) Unicellular Algae
  • d) Ferns
Q.48
Fungi causing hair loss are … [ JIPMER 1999]
  • a) Keratophilous
  • b) Pyrophilous
  • c) Coprophilous
  • d) None of the above
Q.49
A chemical substance produced by a microorganism for inhibiting the growth of another is … [ AFMC 1997]
  • a) Antibody
  • b) Antibiotic
  • c) Aflatoxin
  • d) Anti-allergic
Q.50
Which is correct about cell wall of bacteria and fungi? Both have … [ CPMT 1998]
  • a) Glycopeptide
  • b) N-acetylglucosamine
  • c) N-acetylglucosamine and cellulose
  • d) Chitin
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