List-I (Name of crop) | List-II (Disease of crop) |
(A) Paddy | (I) Red rot |
(B) Cotton | (II) Loose smut |
(C) Groundnut | (III) Tikka (Leaf spot) |
(D) Gram | (IV) Rust |
Let's match the crops with their respective diseases:
(A) Paddy - The disease associated with paddy is Red rot. Red rot is a disease caused by a fungal infection that affects the rice plant. So, (A) - (I) is correct.
(B) Cotton - The disease associated with cotton is Loose smut. Loose smut is a fungal disease that affects cotton crops, and it causes the seeds to be malformed. So, (B) - (II) is correct.
(C) Groundnut - The disease associated with groundnut is Tikka (Leaf spot). Tikka (Leaf spot) is caused by a fungal infection that leads to leaf spots in groundnut plants. So, (C) - (III) is correct.
(D) Gram - The disease associated with gram is Rust. Rust is a fungal disease that affects the leaves of gram plants and can lead to severe damage. So, (D) - (IV) is correct.
Thus, the correct match is:
(A) Paddy - (I) Red rot
(B) Cotton - (II) Loose smut
(C) Groundnut - (III) Tikka (Leaf spot)
(D) Gram - (IV) Rust
Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV).