Explore topic-wise MCQs in Agriculture .

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201.

Apical margin of wing of insect is____________________?

A. Hinder margin
B. Frontal margin
C. Outer margin
D. Inner margin
Answer» D. Inner margin
202.

Aphis lions are predator of___________________?

A. Aphid
B. Jassid
C. Sugarcane borer
D. Pyrilla
Answer» B. Jassid
203.

Aphid is example of____________________?

A. Oviparous
B. Viviparous
C. Paedogenesis
D. All type of production
Answer» C. Paedogenesis
204.

Any organism which harms or causes damage to man directly or indirectly is called ?

A. Inset pest
B. Pest
C. Agricultural Insect
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Agricultural Insect
205.

Any organism which harm or causes damage man directly or indirectly called as________________?

A. Insect
B. Insect pest
C. Pest
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
206.

Ants butterflies, wasp, moths have type of legs ______________________?

A. Basket like
B. Cursorial
C. Netatorial
D. Fossorial
Answer» C. Netatorial
207.

Antecedents prevent pest to cause damage called___________________?

A. Sterilant
B. Protectant
C. Systemic
D. Contact
Answer» C. Systemic
208.

An insect pest normally present at some time during the growing season that causes the economic damage to a crop is called ?

A. Key pest
B. Secondary pest
C. Occasional pest
D. Migrant pest
Answer» B. Secondary pest
209.

An explosive increase in population of particular species that occurs over a short period of time is called________________?

A. IPM
B. IPC
C. Pest resurgence
D. Pest outbreak
Answer» C. Pest resurgence
210.

An egg parasitoid of lepidopterous insects is______________________?

A. Trichogramma sp
B. Apanteles sp
C. water joint beetle
D. Ichneumon
Answer» B. Apanteles sp
211.

An abnormal proliferation of plant cells resulting from outside stimulus (Insect, a fungal growth, a mite) is called ?

A. Gall
B. Boring
C. Malformation
D. Malnutrition
Answer» B. Boring
212.

All the practices used to control the pest population with in certain limit are called_________________?

A. Artificial control
B. Natural control
C. Cultural control
D. Chemical control
Answer» B. Natural control
213.

Against sucking and chewing insect pest we apply___________________?

A. Monocrotophos, Diazinon, Profenophos
B. Endosulfan, Deltamethrin, Dimethoate
C. Cypermethrin, Permethrin,Malathion
D. All the above
Answer» E.
214.

Against Lepidopterous larvae we apply_________________?

A. Lefenuron, Chlorfluazuron, Flufenoxum
B. Formothion
C. Methamidohpos
D. All the above
Answer» B. Formothion
215.

A type of resistance in which a series of different cultivars of the same crop are infested with a series of different insect biotype of same species show no differentia intersction, such type of resistance is___________________?

A. Specific resistance
B. Horizontal resistance
C. General resistance
D. Cross resistance
Answer» C. General resistance
216.

A type of resistance in which a series of different cultivars of the same crop are infested with a series of different insect biotypes of same species show a differentia interaction is known as_________________?

A. Horizontal resistance
B. Vertical resistance
C. Specific resistance
D. Cross resistance
Answer» C. Specific resistance
217.

A substance used in a pesticide, it helps the spray material to adhere to the sprayed surface is called_________________?

A. Adhesive
B. Adjuvant
C. Activator
D. Agitation
Answer» B. Adjuvant
218.

A substance that destructive to nerve tissue is called____________________?

A. Toxicant
B. Neurotoxin
C. Drift
D. Swath
Answer» C. Drift
219.

A population or group of insects composed of a single genotype is called_____________________?

A. Pilosity
B. Biotype
C. Genotype
D. Phenotype
Answer» C. Genotype
220.

A poison produced by a plant, animal or organisms is called____________________?

A. Toxin
B. Toxicant
C. Neurotoxin
D. None of the Above
Answer» B. Toxicant
221.

A mixture of active and inert ingredients is called_________________?

A. Formulation
B. Dose
C. Active ingredient
D. Inert ingredient
Answer» B. Dose
222.

A mixture included pesticides which do not increase or decrease the efficacy of each other is called___________________?

A. Additive mixture
B. Antagonistic mixture
C. Potentiating mixture
D. None of the Above
Answer» B. Antagonistic mixture
223.

A mixture included pesticides which decrease the efficiency of each other is called__________________?

A. Additive mixture
B. Antagonistic mixture
C. Potentiating mixture
D. None of the Above
Answer» C. Potentiating mixture
224.

A material which is used to dilute active material is called__________________?

A. Adjuvant
B. Adhesive
C. Carrier
D. Agitation
Answer» D. Agitation
225.

A level of resistance show by a cultivar is similar against all insect biotype such type of resistance is__________________?

A. Cross resistance
B. Specific resistance
C. General resistance
D. Vertical resistance
Answer» D. Vertical resistance
226.

A level of resistance show by a cultivar is similar against all insect biotype such type of resistance is___________________?

A. Cross resistance
B. Specific resistance
C. General resistance
D. Vertical resistance
Answer» D. Vertical resistance
227.

A free living animal that attack and feed on other organism is called_______________?

A. Predator
B. Parasite
C. Scavenger
D. Parasite
Answer» B. Parasite
228.

A dose of a toxicant that kills 50% of the exposed organism is called_________________?

A. LC₅₀
B. LD₅₀
C. None of the Above
D. LD₇₅
Answer» C. None of the Above
229.

A chemical which causes plant does it called __________________?

A. Bait
B. Defoliant
C. Chronic poisoning
D. Acute poisoning
Answer» C. Chronic poisoning
230.

A chemical which inhibits clotting mechanisms of the blood is called __________________?

A. Chronic poisoning
B. Bait
C. Defoliant
D. Acute poisoning
Answer» B. Bait
231.

A chemical which attracts pest to a trap is called__________________?

A. Bait
B. Defoliant
C. Acute poisoning
D. Chronic poisoning
Answer» B. Defoliant
232.

A chemical or secretions which are thrown outside the body for transmitting message to the individual of same species is_________________?

A. Hormone
B. Pheromone
C. Juvinile Hormone
D. Ecdysone
Answer» C. Juvinile Hormone