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151.

Insects which develop their wings externally?

A. Exopterygota
B. Endopterygota
C. Apterabola
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Endopterygota
152.

Insects which are during day light hours are called_________________?

A. Diurnal insects
B. Nocturnal insects
C. Crepuscular insects
D. Non of the above
Answer» C. Crepuscular insects
153.

Insects which are active at night are called________________?

A. Diurnal insects
B. Nocturnal insects
C. Crepuscular insects
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Crepuscular insects
154.

Insect which are found every where are called___________________?

A. Cosmopolitan insects
B. Household insects
C. Store grain
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Household insects
155.

Insects in which the young ones pass through complex or indirect metamorphosis are said to be _____________?

A. Hypermetamophosis
B. Holometabola
C. Ametabola
D. Hemimetabola
Answer» C. Ametabola
156.

Insect body divided into external grooves called Sutures__________________?

A. Sutures
B. Somites
C. Sclerite
D. Acron
Answer» B. Somites
157.

Insects belong to class__________________?

A. Symphyla
B. Pauropoda
C. Crustacea
D. Hexapoda
Answer» E.
158.

Insects feed on one type of food are called __________________?

A. Monophagous
B. Polyphagous
C. Omnivorous insects
D. Carnivorous insects
Answer» B. Polyphagous
159.

Insect that parasitic other insects are called_________________?

A. Entomophagous parasites
B. Zoophagous parasites
C. Phytophagous parasites
D. non of theses
Answer» B. Zoophagous parasites
160.

Insect are_________________?

A. Cold blooded animals
B. Warm blooded animals
C. Grasshopper
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Warm blooded animals
161.

Ingredient added in pesticide to enhance and maintain efficacy of active ingredient is____________________?

A. Dose
B. Active ingredient
C. Insert ingredient
D. Pesticide
Answer» D. Pesticide
162.

In honey bees a flight for mating purpose is called_________________?

A. Nuptial flight
B. Straight flight
C. Tactile flight
D. None of above
Answer» B. Straight flight
163.

Housefly have mouth parts_________________?

A. Sponging type
B. Siphoning type
C. Rasping type
D. Piecing sucking type
Answer» C. Rasping type
164.

House has antennae_____________________?

A. Aristate
B. Stylate
C. Ensiform
D. Capitate
Answer» B. Stylate
165.

Honey bees with a row of minutes hooks on the anterior wings that catch in to the up-rolled hind border of the fore wing is_______________?

A. Frenulum
B. Jugum
C. Retainaculum
D. hamuli
Answer» E.
166.

Hind winds of true flies are modified in to tiny knobbed structure is known as________________?

A. Filohalteres
B. Pseudohalteres
C. Halteres
D. Membranous
Answer» D. Membranous
167.

Grasshopper and cockroaches have type of wings is____________________?

A. Tegmina
B. Hemelytra
C. Stripy
D. hemelgtra
Answer» B. Hemelytra
168.

Grass hopper, cricket have mouth parts__________________?

A. Biting chewing type
B. Piercing sucking type
C. Chewing lapping type
D. Biting and sponging type
Answer» B. Piercing sucking type
169.

Function of Exo cuticle insect is_________________?

A. Rigidity of body parts
B. impermeability of water
C. Prevent evaporation
D. Toughness and flexibility
Answer» B. impermeability of water
170.

Function of epiculticle in insect is__________________?

A. Rigidly of body parts
B. Impermeability of water
C. Prevent evaporation
D. Impermeability of water and prevent evaporation
Answer» E.
171.

Function of endo cuticle is________________________?

A. Prevent evaporation
B. Rigidity of body parts
C. Extensiblity of integument and flexibility
D. Impermeability of water
Answer» D. Impermeability of water
172.

For safe application of pesticide which things are required ?

A. Goggles, respirator
B. Overall,gloves
C. Head cores
D. All of above
Answer» E.
173.

Fire flies are________________?

A. Flies
B. Beetles
C. Fleas
D. Wasps
Answer» C. Fleas
174.

Fast acting pheromones and called__________________?

A. Releasers
B. Primers
C. Semiochemicals
D. Allelochemicals
Answer» B. Primers
175.

Examples of poly phagous insect is__________________?

A. Helicoverpa armigera
B. Ants
C. Green lacewing
D. Pink bollworm
Answer» B. Ants
176.

Example of inorganic pesticides are__________________?

A. calcium cyanide, boric acid
B. Chlorine, nitrogen
C. Oxygen, sulfur
D. Phosphorus, chlorine
Answer» B. Chlorine, nitrogen
177.

Examples of monophagous insect is_________________?

A. Helicoverpa armigera
B. Ants
C. Green lacewing
D. Pectinophora gossypiella (Pink bollworm)
Answer» E.
178.

Dragonfly and damselfly have type of legs_________________?

A. Fossorial
B. Metatorial
C. Raptorial
D. Basket like
Answer» E.
179.

Difference between workers and drones _____________________?

A. Drones are female while workers are sterile
B. Drones are male while workers are sterile
C. Drones are sterile while workers are sterile
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Drones are sterile while workers are sterile
180.

Diazepam is an antidote of_________________?

A. Organophosphate
B. Carbamte
C. Organ chlorine
D. Pyrethorid
Answer» D. Pyrethorid
181.

Desert locust is__________________?

A. Migrant pest
B. Occasional pest
C. Key pest
D. Potential pest
Answer» B. Occasional pest
182.

Death of an insect from a single dose is called__________________?

A. Defoliant
B. Bait
C. Chronic poisoning
D. Acute poisoning
Answer» E.
183.

Cypermethrin, deltamerthrin, permethrin are example of__________________?

A. Organophosphrous
B. Pyrethroids
C. Organochlorine
D. Carbamate
Answer» C. Organochlorine
184.

Cotton bollworms, sugarcane borers are_________________?

A. Major pest
B. Key pest
C. Minor pest
D. Secondary pest
Answer» B. Key pest
185.

Cotesia flavipers is endo larval parasite of_________________?

A. Sugarcane stem borer
B. Sugarcane top borer
C. Sugarcane root borer
D. Sugarcane black borer
Answer» B. Sugarcane top borer
186.

Costal margin of wing of insect is________________?

A. Frontal margin
B. Outer margin
C. Hinder margin
D. Inner margin
Answer» B. Outer margin
187.

Costal margin of wing of insect is______________?

A. Frontal margin
B. Outer margin
C. Hinder margin
D. Inner margin
Answer» B. Outer margin
188.

Commercial rearing of honey is called________________?

A. Sericulture
B. Apiculture
C. Floriculture
D. Lac culture
Answer» C. Floriculture
189.

Commercial production of silk is called_________________?

A. Sericulture
B. Apiculture
C. Floriculture
D. Lac culture
Answer» B. Apiculture
190.

Commercial production of lac through lac insects is called___________________?

A. Sericulture
B. Apiculture
C. Floriculture
D. Lac culture
Answer» E.
191.

Chemicals, which transmit the chemical message, to individual of various species_________________?

A. Semio chemicals
B. Allelo chemicals
C. Primers
D. Releasers
Answer» C. Primers
192.

Chemical added to pesticide to increase its activity is called________________?

A. Activator
B. Agitation
C. Adjuvant
D. Synergism
Answer» B. Agitation
193.

Carbamates contains_________________?

A. Carbon, hydrogen
B. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
C. Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur
D. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
Answer» E.
194.

Campo deiform is type of_________________?

A. Larvae
B. Pupae
C. Eggs
D. Naiad
Answer» C. Eggs
195.

Butterflies having wing coupling apparatus is__________________?

A. Overlapping
B. Jugum
C. Frenulum
D. Overlapping and Jugum
Answer» B. Jugum
196.

Butter flies have antennae________________?

A. Capitate
B. Clavate
C. Geniculate
D. Flabellate
Answer» C. Geniculate
197.

Best example of parasites are ___________________?

A. Ichneumon, Fleas
B. Trichograma sp, Horse flie
C. Cotesia sp
D. All of above
Answer» E.
198.

Best example of predators are____________________?

A. Dragon flies, Aphid lions,
B. Trichograma species
C. Lady beetle, flower beetle
D. Dragonflies, Aphid lions, Lady bird beetle, flower beetle
Answer» E.
199.

Beetles, weevils, earwigs. have fore wing very thick and hard structure is__________________?

A. Hemelytra
B. Elytra
C. Stripy
D. Halteres
Answer» C. Stripy
200.

Asymmetrical mouths parts present in__________________?

A. Aphid
B. Thrips
C. Housefly
D. None
Answer» C. Housefly