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1) Protein hydrolysate is used as an attractant for the control of: a. Fruit fly b. White fly c. Butterfly d. Sawfly
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2) Respiratory system in which 1 mesothoracic and 7 abdominal spiracles are functional is called: a. Peripneustic b. Hemipneustic c. Amphipneustic d. Metapneustic
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3) Rodentiside is used to kill: a. Rats and mites b. Insects c. Weed d. None of these
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4) Rodolia cardinalis has been successful in controlling: a. Apple b. Cottony cushion scale c. Sugarcane shoot borer d. Pink boll worm
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5) Sanjose scale is a pest of: a. Almond and Apple b. Pear and Plum c. Mango and Guava d. Banana and Papaya
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6) Scale insect of citrus are controlled by: a. B.H.C. b. Boardaux mixture c. Hydrocarbon oils d. D.D.T.
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7) Severe incidence of red hairy caterpillar occurs under which one of the following sets of conditions? a. High temperature and high soil moisture b. High temperature and low soil moisture c. Low temperature and high soil temperature d. Low temperature and low soil moisture
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8) Small apterous insects, compound eyes reduced or absent ectoparasites of birds and mammals are included in: a. Thysanoptera b. Hymenoptera c. Mallophaga d. Strepsiptera
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9) Species of fossil-insects known: a. More than 10,000 b. More than 20,000 c. Less than 5,000 d. Less than 1,000
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10) Stem borer and pink borer can be controlled by: a. Thimet b. Dithane Z-78 c. Aldrin d. All of them
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11) Stick insects and leaf insects belong to the order: a. Orthoptera b. Phasmida c. Embioptera d. Dictyoptera
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12) Stored grain pests can be killed by _____ hour exposure to 51.5-54.5 C. a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7
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13) Sugarcane borer, which does not belong to family pyralidae: a. Emmalocera depressella b. Chilo infuscatelus c. Sesamia inferens d. Chilo auricilia
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14) Sugarcane leafhopper can be effectively controlled by the use of: a. Malathion b. Lindane c. Phosphilmidon d. Toxaphene
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15) Termite control can also be done by: a. Tilling b. Clean cultivation c. Irrigation d. Trap cropping
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16) The gland, which produces pheromone in queen honeybee: a. Mandibular gland b. Maxillary gland c. Labial gland d. Pharyngeal gland
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17) Which one of the following pests is controlled through the application of a grease band around the tree trunk? a. Mango mealy bug b. Trunk borer of mango c. Codling moth of apple d. Woodlly aphis of apple
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18) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? a. Biological control-Cottony cushion scale b. Chemical control Maize stem borer c. Cultural control - Locust d. Male sterilization technique - Screw wormfly
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19) The alimentary canal of insect is derived from: a. Ectoderm b. Ectoderm and endoderm c. Mesoderm and endoderm d. Ectoderm and mesoderm
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20) The antennae are the appandages of which neuromere: a. Triocerebrum b. Deutocerebrum c. Labial ganglion d. Protocerebrum
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21) Which one of the following insects has not much changed from it fossil records? a. Butterfly b. Praying mantis c. Cockroach d. Grasshopper
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22) The average locust swarm spreads over: a. 5 square kilometers b. 10 square kilometers c. 15 square kilometers d. 20 square kilometers
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23) The basis of antibiosis in corn against Heliothis zea is: a. Nutritional imbalance b. Presence of growth inhibitor c. Lethal silk factor d. Deficiency of nutrients
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24) The basis of antibiosis in corn against European corn borer is: a. Nutritional imbalance b. Presence of growth inhibitors MBOA and DIMBOA c. Presence of toxins d. Nutrition deficiency
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25) The best method of control stored grain pests is: a. Fumigation b. Systemic insecticide c. Proper drying and storage d. Biological agents
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26) Which one of the following insecticides is the most suitable for the control of gram pod borer? a. BHC b. Aldrin c. Endosulfan d. Dimethoate
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27) The branch of zoology, which deals wth the naming, and classification of animals is known as: a. Taxonomy b. Binomics c. Nomenclature d. Morphology
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28) The caterpillars of Indarbela qudarnotata feed and damage: a. Fruits b. Leaves c. Flowers d. Bark
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29) Which one of the following insecticides is capable of controlling mites as well? a. Endosulfan b. Toxaphene c. Cupermethrin d. Monocrotophos
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30) Which one of the following insect is a gregarious pest? a. Sorghum shoot fly b. Spotted bollworm c. Migratory locust d. Rice caseworm
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31) The chief excretory organ in insects is: a. Malpighian tubules b. Green gland c. Cuticle d. Fat body
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32) The colour of grasshoppers' blood is: a. Red b. Blue c. White d. Colourless
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33) The commodity totally banned for import: a. Maize seeds b. Sunflower seeds c. Groundnut seeds d. Sesame seeds
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34) The components required for the study of ecosystem are / is: a. Abiotic and biotic b. Parasites and predators c. Temperature and humidity d. Soil
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35) The control of caterpiller also done by: a. Bacillus thuriengiensis b. Achromobacter spp c. NPV d. All of these
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36) The damaging stage of cotton jassid is: a. Caterpillar and Nymph b. Nymph c. Caterpillar d. Nymph and Adult
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37) The damaging stage of cutworm is: a. Caterpillar b. Nymph c. Adult d. All of these
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38) The damaging stage of pink bollworm is: a. Nymph b. Caterpillar c. Adult d. Adult and Nymph
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39) The damaging stage of top borer is: a. Caterpillar b. Nymph c. Adult d. None of these
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40) The density of pest population at which control measures should be applied: a. GEL b. PBL c. EIL d. FTL
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41) The device fitted at the end of the spray-lane and is used for atomisation is: a. Hose b. Cut-off device c. Boom d. Nozzle
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42) The droplet size in normal high volume coarse spray is: a. Less than 50 b. 50-100 c. 100-300 10 d. 400-1000
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43) Which one of the following equipments can be effectively used for spraying an orchard crop? a. Barrel pump b. Sikar pump c. Foot sprayer d. Heli sprayer
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44) The enzyme that attacks the P-S bond in malathion metabolism is: a. Carboxyesterase b. Phosphates c. Mixed function oxidase d. P - 450
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45) The exchange of gases in respiration in insects takes place through: a. Spiracles b. Lungs c. Book lungs d. Cuticle
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46) The female mosquitoes possess: a. Filiform b. Moniliform antennae c. Plumose antennae d. Serrate antennae
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47) The fertilized female of Laccifer lacca lays eggs ranging from: a. 100 to 200 b. 200 to 500 c. 500 to 700 d. Less than 100
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48) The fertilized female of mulberry silkworm lays _____ eggs within 2 hours: a. 100 to 200 b. 200 - 300 c. 300 - 400 d. 400 - 500
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49) Which one of the following can be classified as hydraulic energy sprayer? a. Knapsack mist blower b. Controlled drip applicator sprayer c. Knapsack sprayer d. Wheel barrow sprayer
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50) In the first discovered protective insecticide was: a. B.H.C. b. D.D.T. c. Diazinon d. None of these
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