Entomology 04 — Agri Master Mind

In insects the dorsal sclerites are known as -
  • Sternum
  • Tergum
  • Pleuron
  • None of the bove
Trochanter is the .............part of insect leg-
  • First
  • Second
  • Fifth
  • None of the above
Scansorial type legs are found in -
  • Cockroach
  • Louse
  • Termite
  • None of the above
Beetles belong to order -
  • Coleoptera
  • Orthoptera
  • Odonata
  • None of the above
Hermaphroditism is found in which insect?
  • Pyrilla perpusilla
  • Icerya purchasi
  • Heliothis armigera
  • None of the above
Campodeiform larvae are found in the insects of family-
  • Fulgoridac
  • Coccinellidae
  • Curculionidae
  • None of the above
The original name of class insecta is –
  • Polypoda
  • Hexapoda
  • Apoda
  • None of the above
Insects are classified according to Imms, 1961 into-
  • 9 orders
  • 20 orders
  • 29 orders
  • More than 29 orders
Insects appeared on earth before
  • 25 to 50 millions years
  • 50 to 250 millions years
  • 250 to 500 millions years
  • More than 500 millions years
Hepatic caeca are found in between-
  • Oesophagus and Crop
  • Crop and Gizzard
  • Gizzard and Mesenteron
  • Mesenteron and Proctodacum
Spermatheca is found in which sex forms of insects -
  • Males
  • Females
  • Males and Females
  • None of the above
Exoskeleton of insects is made up of -
  • Calcium and Protein
  • Calcium and Chitin
  • Chitin and Protein
  • Calcium, Chitin and Protein
Developmental stages of butterfly are -
  • Egg, larva, pupa, adult
  • Egg, nymph,adult
  • Egg, niaids, adult
  • Egg, larva, nymph, adult
Most effective insecticide for controlling stem borer is -
  • Malathion
  • Endosulfan
  • Phorate grannuals
  • BHC
Gram pod borer belongs to the family -
  • Noctuidae
  • Sphingidae
  • Pyralidae
  • Arctiidae
Poison bait is used for control of........
  • Spodoptera litra
  • Rhinoceros beetle
  • Rat
  • All of these
Apanteles flavipes is a –
  • Pupal parasite of cotton pink boll worm
  • Adult Parasite of white gurb
  • Egg parasite of rice stem borer
  • Larval parasite of maize stem borer
Malathion is a-
  • Systemic insecticide
  • Contact insecticide
  • Stomach insecticide
  • None of these
Lady bird beetle is a predator of-
  • Aphids
  • Locust
  • Mustard sawfly
  • None of these
Khapra beetle is a pest of -
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Stored cereals
  • Field crops
White grub has.......generation in a year -
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
Tobacco caterpillar is a pest of-
  • Tobacco
  • Cotton
  • Cabbage
  • All of them
NPV 250-500 LE/ha is used for the control of -
  • Sugarcane whitefly
  • Locust
  • Pyrilla
  • Gram pod borer
Scientific name of sugarcane leaf hopper is -
  • Pyrilla perpusilla
  • Nilaparvata lugens
  • Athalia poxima
  • Tribolium castaneum
Silver fish belongs to insect order –
  • Collembola
  • Thysanura
  • Protura
  • Diplura
May flies belongs to order -
  • Odonata
  • Ephemeroptera
  • Lepidoptera
  • Coleoptera
Grasshopper belongs to family -
  • Pyralidae
  • Acrididae
  • Noctuidae
  • Arctiidae
Tichogen and Tormogen cells are extends in -
  • Epicutilce
  • Procuticle
  • Epidermis
  • All of these
The development of unfertilized egg is known as -
  • Paedogenesis
  • Viviparity
  • Polyembryony
  • Parthenogenesis
Nephrocytes are associated with-
  • Reproduction
  • Digestion
  • Respiration
  • Excretion
Mustard saw-fly belongs to family
  • Tenthredinidae
  • Braconidae
  • Foricidae
  • Apidae
The apodous larva belongs to order -
  • Coleoptera
  • Diptera
  • Isoptera
  • Hymenoptera
Dragon fly belongs to order -
  • Orthoptera
  • Odonata
  • Hemiptera
  • Coleoptera
The antennae are absent in-
  • Protura
  • Diplura
  • Diptera
  • Coleoptera
Insect belonging to endopterygota has which type of metamorphosis?
  • Complete metamorphosis
  • Indirect metamorphosis
  • Holometabolus
  • All of these
Virachola isocrates is the fruit pest of -
  • Mango
  • Apple
  • Citrus
  • Pomegranate
NPV is generally used for the control of -
  • Larvae of moths & butterflies
  • Aphids
  • Grasshoppers
  • White flies
Gandhi bug attack on rice during –
  • Germination
  • Flowering
  • Milking
  • Harvesting
Termites generally damage which part of the plant?
  • Stem
  • Leaves
  • Root
  • Flower
Which fruit plant is not generally attacked by mealy bug?
  • Mango
  • Grapevine
  • Ber
  • Banana
Painted bug is a serious pest of -
  • Gram
  • Mustard
  • Cotton
  • Peas
Most of sex pheromone traps are attract -
  • Female bugs
  • Caterpillars
  • Female moth
  • Male moth
Who was appointed as first entomologist to Govt. of India -
  • H. M. Lefroy, 1903
  • Lionel de Niceville, 1901
  • R. F.Chapman, 1885
  • H. S. Pruthi, 1934
Who is known as father of modern taxonomy –
  • Aristole
  • De Candole
  • R. F.Chapman, 1885
  • Carl Von Linnaeus
In India first initiated regular scientific work on insects....
  • H. Fabricius
  • J. G. Koening
  • Lionl de Niceville
  • H.S. Pruthi
Who is considered as father of entomology...
  • R.F. Chapman
  • V.
  • Wigglesworth
  • Imms
Who proposed the term 'Integrated Biological Control'..........
  • S. Atwal
  • Geir and Clark
  • Gurr and Wratten
  • Hans R. Herren
Who was awarded to 'World Food Prize' in 1995 for developing and implementing the world's largest biological control project for cassava mealy bug in Africa......
  • Gurr and Wretten
  • Stern et al.,
  • Geir and Clark
  • Hans R. Herren