The year 2011 has been marked for the livestock disease named

Correct answer: (b) Rinderpest

Explanation

Rinderpest (cattle plague) was an infectious viral disease of cattle and other even-toed ungulates, causing fever, oral erosions and high mortality.

In June 2011, the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization) declared rinderpest globally eradicated – only the second disease ever eradicated after smallpox.

Distractors differ: Foot-and-mouth disease and rabies are still present, while cowpox is a mild pox virus used historically for smallpox vaccination.