Question

Crop varieties bred by hybridization, selection for disease resistance to fungi, bacteria and viral disease are given below. Identify mismatch:

Hint:

Memorize major crop varieties with their specific disease resistances.
Check fungal, bacterial, viral resistances separately for each crop.
Use ICAR/Agri. texts for quick recall.

Answer 1

1. Pusa Swarnim (Brassica) is actually resistant to Alternaria blight, not White rust — mismatch.
2. Cow pea Himagiri is resistant to fungal diseases, not bacterial blight — mismatch.
3. Wheat Pusa Komal and Chilli Pusa Sadabahar are correctly matched.
4. Hence the mismatched pairs are II & III. Correct answer is (2) II & III.