Entomology 05 — Agri Master Mind

Who is known as father of modern bee keeping in India..........
  • S. Atwal
  • G.S. Dhaliwal
  • O.S. Koal
  • H.S. Pruthi
The terms- Economic Threshold Level (ETL) and Economic Injury Level (EIL) are coined by............. .
  • Gurr and Wretten
  • Stern et al
  • E. Pedigo
  • Geir and Clark
First sex pheromone was discovered as....
  • Gradlure
  • Gossyplure
  • Helilure
  • Bombykol
The term Pheromone was proposed by
  • Stern et al
  • Perry
  • Karlson and Luscher
  • E.
In insects the intraspecific chemicals is used to communicate each other is called as......
  • Allomone
  • Hormone
  • Kairomone
  • Pheromone
Who first isolated the bacterium, Bacillus thuriengensis (Bt.)......
  • S. Ishiwatari, 1901
  • E. Berliner
  • Both
  • None of these
Which scientist gave the name Bacillus thuriengensis (Bt)..
  • S. Ishiwata, 1901
  • E. Berliner
  • Both
  • None of these
The term pest management coined by.....
  • Gurr and Wretten, 1995
  • Stern et al, 1959
  • Geier, 1966
  • Michelbacher and Bacon, 1952
The term Integrated Control (IC) was coined by
  • Gurr and Wretten, 1995
  • Stern et al, 1959
  • Geier, 1966
  • Michelbacher and Bacon, 1952
Stern et al (1959) defined 'Integrated Control' as integration of-
  • Cultural and Chemical control
  • Chemical and Biological control
  • Physical and Mechanical control
  • All of these
Malaria is caused by a blood parasitic protozoan (Plasmodium) transmitted by female, Anopheles mosquito was proved by...
  • E. R. Robert, 1888
  • Ronald Ross, 1899
  • Paul Muller, 1939
  • Michel Faradey, 1825
Who discovered the insecticidal property of DDT (first organic insecticides) was....
  • Zeidler, 1874
  • Michel Faradey, 1925
  • Paul Muller, 1939
  • Schradan, 1944
Fenvalerate is belongs to which group of insecticides.......
  • Organochlorines
  • Organocarbamate
  • Organophosphate
  • Synthetic Pyrethroid
The term 'Biological control' was coined by......
  • H.S. Smith, 1919
  • Stern hans, 1949
  • Geier, 1966
  • Michelbacher and Bacon, 1952
Who gave the cry gene classification scheme based both on the host specificity of these toxins and on their structural similarities...
  • Crickmore et al.
  • Schnept and Whiteley
  • Hofte and Whiteley
  • Ishiwata and Berliner
According to ........... Species are creation of god and yet had reason to believe that the all group of animals originated through evaluation process -
  • Darwin
  • J.
  • Lamarck
  • G. J. Mendal
The theory of pangenesis, a developmental theory of heredity (1868) was given –
  • Darwin
  • J.
  • Lamarck
  • G. J. Mendal
The book 'Systematic and Origin of Species was written by
  • Darwin, 1855
  • J.
  • Lamarck, 1866
  • Ernst Mayr, 1942
The example of exotic pests which became major pests in India is/are......
  • Coconut mite
  • Sugarcane whitefly
  • Spiralling whitefly
  • All of these
In India which minor pest now has got status of major pest.
  • Whitefly on cotton
  • Spodoptera on soyabean
  • Mites on vegetable
  • all of these
Which species of mite belongs to family Tetranychidae.....
  • Tetranychus cinnabarinus
  • Oligonychus bihareusis
  • Petrobia latens
  • All of these
The position of India in silk production in world is.....
  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • fourth
Which is the important parasitoid against pests of cotton boll complex....
  • Chelonus blackburni
  • Copidosoma koehleri
  • Tetrastichus israeli
  • Trichospilus pupivora
Which firms is used for insect-pests suppression.......
  • Trichoderma harzeum
  • Metarhizium anisoplice
  • Beaveria Dassiana
  • b & c both
Delfin is the trade name of which biopesticide……
  • NPV
  • Bt.
  • Bp.
  • EPN
An insect that is not the preferred host but is used as a host for the production of parasitoids is known as......
  • Factitious host
  • Facultative host
  • Obligate host
  • Saprophytic host
The rapid increase of a target insect pest population subjected to an insecticidal treatment is known as ....
  • Pest resurgence
  • Flare back
  • Pest emergence
  • a & b both
The accidental movement of exotic natural enemy to new area where pest population suppression eventually results is known as
  • Classical biological control
  • Fortuitous biological control
  • Para-biological control
  • All of these
Which is common exotic parasitoid of Spodoptera litura
  • Telenomus remus
  • Copidosoma koehleri
  • Tetrastichus Israeli
  • Chelonus blackburni
Example of protozoan pathogen can be used for insect-pests
  • Nosema sppsuppression
  • Virimorpha spp.
  • Tetrahymena spp.
  • All of these
Bipectinate antennae are found in which insect...
  • Mango mealy bug
  • Khapra beetle
  • Pulse beetle
  • Silk moth
In insects metamorphosis is regulated by.
  • Brain hormone
  • Corpora cardiaca
  • Corpora allata
  • Prothoracic glands
Mustard sawfly is ………….in nature -
  • Monophagous
  • Oligophagous
  • Polyphagous
  • All of these
In India which state has first rank in silk production?
  • Karnataka
  • Bihar
  • Assam
  • MP
Who initiated the first regular scientific work on Indian insects and supplied the insect specimens to systematics –
  • J.
  • Fabricus
  • J.G. Koenig
  • Carlun Linnaeus
Who made the discovery of the malarial parasite is a dissected Anopheles mosquito-
  • Dr. Ker
  • H. S. Pruthi
  • Rev. Hope
  • Ronald Ross
The book 'Elements of Economic Entomology' is written by
  • Ramakrishana Ayyar
  • Fletcher
  • Vasantharaj David & T. Kumara swami
  • T.
The study and use of insect in crime investigations is known as -
  • Medical entomology
  • Vetenary entomology
  • Forensic entomology
  • All of these
National institute of plant health management is situated at-
  • New Delhi
  • Culcutta
  • Bangluru
  • Hyderabad
National Center for Integrated Pest Management is located at-
  • New Delhi
  • Bengaluru
  • Hyderabad
  • Madras
Which is most diverse insect order-
  • Lepidoptera
  • Hymenoptera
  • Coleoptera
  • Diptera
The functions of integument/exoskeleton of insects is-
  • Prevent desiccation or water loss
  • Provide shape & size of body
  • Provide area for muscle attachment
  • All of these
Which is the example of class onychophora -
  • Prawns
  • Spiders
  • Peripatus
  • All of these
Which class of arthopoda has 2 pairs of antennae
  • Onlychophara
  • Crustacea
  • Diplopoda
  • Insecta
Which class of arthophoda do not have antennae -
  • Onychophora
  • Arachnida
  • Crustacea
  • Chilopoda
In which class of arthoropoda 5 pairs of legs are present-
  • Diplopoda
  • Insects
  • Arachnida
  • Crustacea
Epicuticle has following layer-
  • Cement layer
  • Wax layer
  • Polyphenol layer
  • All of these
Cuticle which is darkly pigmented, hard & sclerotized is known as
  • Endocuticle
  • Epicuticle
  • Exocuticle
  • All of these
Chitin is made up of.............
  • Structural protein
  • Nitrogenous poly saccharide
  • Polyphenols
  • a & b both
The tanned protein which is amber coloured insoluble in water and present only in exocuticle is known as --
  • Arthropodin
  • Chitin
  • Resilin
  • Scleroti