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UPSC Prelims 1981 · Agriculture · Farming Green
Which of the following is the most common wheat disease in India?
- (a) Green ear
- (b) Smut
- (c) Loose smut
- (d) Rust
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Rust
Rust (brown, yellow, black) is the most common and damaging wheat disease in India.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Smut affects wheat but is less common.
(c) Loose smut is a smut disease — less widespread than rust.
The trap
None.
🔒 Wheat rust; Ug99 stem rust threat. Rice: blast. Bajra: ergot.
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