RPSC Rajasthan AARO Entomology 2024 Solved Paper (English) — Agri Master Mind
Match the following -
List-1
Ovipositor
Phallobase
Lacinia
Bipectinate
List-2
Pseudo-sternite
Maxilla
Silk moth
Egg-laying organ
List-1
Ovipositor
Phallobase
Lacinia
Bipectinate
List-2
Pseudo-sternite
Maxilla
Silk moth
Egg-laying organ
- (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
- (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
Who among the following postulated that two species competing for limited resources in an ecological niche cannot co-exist for an indefinite period, eventually one species will replace the other?
- Hutchinson, 1957
- Charles Elton, 1927
- Gause, 1934
- Ernst Haeckel, 1869
The Insecticides Act, 1968 was enforced throughout the country in -
- September, 1982
- September, 1971
- August, 1968
- August, 1971
The author of the book entitled “Introduction to Insect Pest Management” is -
- H.C. Sharma
- D. Dent
- R.F. Smith
- R.L. Metcalf and W.H. Luckmann
Which of the following insect is an example of order neuroptera?
- Chrysoperla carnea
- Thrips tabaci
- Panorpa communis
- Sogatella furcifera
The rate of breakdown of the insecticidal residues in the soil is accelerated by
- low temperature
- high humidity
- low humidity
- high temperature
The primary role of T-DNA in Agrobacterium is to -
- protect the bacterium from plant cells
- provide energy for the Agrobacterium to move
- carry and integrate foreign genes into the plant genome
- degrade plant cell walls during infection
Scientific name of human head louse is -
- Pediculus humanus capitis
- Ctenocephalides canis
- Heliothis armigera
- Xenopsylla cheopis
Which insect has binocular type of vision?
- Honey bee
- Housefly
- Mantis
- Gram pod borer
In grasshopper, tympanal organ is present on which location of body?
- Lateral side of mesothorax
- Lateral side of last abdominal segment
- Lateral side of metathorax
- Lateral side of first abdominal segment
The protein toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki is activated in insect gut in ………… pH condition.
- Alkaline
- Acidic
- Neutral
- Acidic as well as Neutral
The bio-control agent used for prickly pear weed is -
- Dactylopius tomentosus
- Ophiomyia oryzae
- Neochetina bruchi
- Ophiomyia lantanae
The causal organism of European foulbrood disease of honeybee is -
- Aspergillus flavus
- Melissococcus plutonius
- Ascosphaera apis
- Paenibacillus larvae
Who has first conceived the term “Push-pull”?
- Pedigo et al.
- Miller et al.
- Pyke et al.
- Smith et al.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature was established on…..
- October 18, 1895
- September 18, 1895
- December 18, 1885
- September 18, 1885
Cyrtobagous salviniae a bio-agent, was introduced from which of the following country to control the aquatic fern in 1982?
- New Zealand
- Hawaii
- Brazil
- Australia
Protease inhibitor cloned and introduced into transgenic plants, which can inhibit
- Serepsin
- Cathepsin
- Pepsin
- Trypsin
The type of reproduction in lac insect is -
- Neoteny
- Viviparous
- Ovoviviparous
- Paedogenesis
Which organization first proposed Ecologically Based Pest Management?
- United Nations Organization
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Agricultural Board of the National Research Council
- National Research Institute for Integrated Pest Management (NRIIPM)
The concept of Environmental Economic Injury Level (EEIL) was first time proposed by -
- Smith and Perry
- Knipling and Raymond
- Vaeck and Co-worker
- Pedigo and Higley
When was Central Warehousing Corporation established?
- nd March 1956
- nd March 1958
- nd March 1957
- nd March 1955
The resistance is limited to only one insecticide and not to the related ones, is known as -
- Multiple resistance
- Cross resistance
- Simple resistance
- Monogenic resistance
Piperonyl butoxide is a -
- Synergist
- Fungicide
- Pheromone
- Rodenticide
Insects of which of the following family have cornicles on 5th or 6th abdominal segment?
- Coccidae
- Aphididae
- Lophopidae
- Aleurodidae
The average population density of a pest over a long period of time that is unaffected by the temporary interventions of pest control is known as
- Economic threshold level
- Environmental economic injury level
- Economic injury level
- General equilibrium position
Cotesia flavipes attacks on which stage of insects?
- Adult
- Pupa
- Larva
- Egg
High volume spray refers to how much spray liquid is to be used per hectare?
- litres/ha
- litres/ha
- More than 400 litres/ha
- litres/ha
Dust insecticides having particle size less than 40μ are referred to, as -
- Very fine dust
- Coarse dust
- Medium dust
- Fine dust
The alkaloid rotenone is extracted from which part of the plant?
- Leaf
- Flower
- Root
- Seed
Ovarioles in which nutritive cells are absent are called as
- Olfactory type of ovarioles
- Polytrophic type
- Acrotrophic type
- Panoistic type
If one litre of profenofos 50% EC is added to 1000 litres of water for the management of semi-looper in soybean crop, then the strength of profenofos in the spray liquid will be
- %
- %
- %
- %
Field-evolved resistance to Bt cotton carrying Cry1Ac gene in India was observed in -
- Helicoverpa armigera
- Earias vittella
- Pectinophora gossypiella
- Spodoptera litura
Cyrtorhinus lividipennis (Mirid Bug) is used as bio-control agent for -
- Rice gall midge
- Rice grasshopper
- Rice stemborer
- Brown planthopper
On the island of Curacao, the male sterile technique was used to eradicate -
- Cattle fly
- Horse fly
- Glossina fly
- Screwworm fly
In mist spray, which of the following droplet size is kept in spray discharge fluid?
- μm
- μm
- μm
- μm
The hoverflies are classified under which of the following family of insects?
- Glossinidae
- Asilidae
- Tachinidae
- Syrphidae
The use of first hormonal insecticide (Juvenile hormone) comes under which generation pesticide?
- First generation pesticide
- Second generation pesticide
- Fourth generation pesticide
- Third generation pesticide
Aristate type of antennae is found in ……… insect.
- Grasshopper
- Honey bee
- House fly
- Cricket
The aphid species that sucks the sap from the roots of apple and causes formation of ugly tumors or root galls is -
- Rhopalosiphum maidis
- Tetraneura nigriabdominalis
- Toxoptera aurantii
- Eriosoma lanigerum
Diamondback moth belongs to the family -
- Yponomeutidae
- Bombycidae
- Sphingidae
- Hesperiidae
For scientific lac cultivation of Aghani crop of Kusumi strain, seed inoculation is done during
- January-February
- October-November
- June-July
- May-June
Key principle for the safe storage of pesticides is -
- Store them out of reach of children and pets in well-ventilated locked area
- Mix them with other chemicals to create a potent mixture
- Store them in their original containers in any unlocked location
- Keep in easily accessible area for quick use
Metaldehyde primarily acts as -
- Molluscicide
- Acaricide
- Rodenticide
- Insecticide
Cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne belongs to family -
- Tenebrionidae
- Cucujidae
- Anobiidae
- Bostrichidae
The book “Fundamentals of Ecology” was written by -
- H.S. Pruthi
- R.C. Saxena
- Carl Linnaeus
- E.P. Odum
The technique for gene transfer, in which high voltage current is applied to create tiny holes in cell membrane for DNA uptake is -
- Electrotranslocation
- Electroporation
- Electrolysis
- Electromagnification
Which of the following insecticide is produced by micro-organism Streptomyces avermitilis?
- Spiromesifen
- Emamectin benzoate
- Spinosad
- Indoxacarb
The species of mosquito which is vector of dengue -
- Culex pipiens
- Anopheles gambiae
- Aedes aegypti
- Anopheles culicifacies
Capture, marking, release and recapture method comes under which population estimation methods?
- Relative estimates
- Absolute estimates
- Capture, mark, release and recapture
- Population indices
The ultimate source of energy is -
- Saprophytes
- Green plants
- Herbivorous animals
- Sun
The insecticide having higher is -
- Non-toxic
- Highly toxic
- Moderate toxic
- Less toxic
Maximum cases of insect resurgence in insects belong to the order -
- Coleoptera
- Diptera
- Homoptera
- Lepidoptera
Ligula is a part of
- Ovipositor
- Mouth
- Leg
- Thorax
For the effective control of mealybugs, the 1995 World Food Prize was awarded to -
- Dr. Walter Plowright
- Dr. Henry M. Beachell
- Dr. Gurdev S. Khush
- Dr. Hans R. Herren
When a parasitoid attacks another parasitoid, it is known as -
- Hyperparasitism
- Super parasitism
- Simple parasitism
- Multiple parasitism
What is the sole function of the drone in a honeybee colony?
- Mating with virgin queen
- Feeding young ones
- Nectar and pollen collection
- Hive building
The term ‘Stenoecious’ and ‘Euryoecious’ are used as narrow and wide range tolerance of species to
- Habitat
- Temperature
- Moisture
- Food
Insect-pest concerned with public health is -
- Cimex hemipterus
- Chilo partellus
- Raoiella indica
- Tetranychus urticae
Which committee is responsible for the approval of commercial cultivation of Bt transgenic cotton in India?
- GEAC
- PPBFR
- NBPGR
- ICAR
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
- Periplaneta heart has 13 chambers.
- Japyx heart has 10 chambers.
- Lucanus heart has 9 chambers.
- Musca heart has 3 chambers.
Pest concerned with the health of farm cattles is -
- Perigaea capensis
- Sylepta derogata
- Tarache notabilis
- Hippobosca maculata
Bed bugs belongs to which family?
- Cimicidae
- Coccidae
- Bruchidae
- Coreidae
Which species of honeybee makes multiple parallel comb?
- Apis dorsata
- Apis florea
- Apis mellifera
- Apis andreniformis
In which year, the Government of India withheld the commercial release of Bt Brinjal?
The para-pheromone used for pink bollworm is -
- (Z, E) and (Z, Z)-7, 11-hexadecadienyl acetate
- (Z)-11-hexadecenal and (Z)-9-hexadecenal
- Methyl eugenol
- (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14 : OAc)
The insect which entered in India before the enforcement of quarantine measures is -
- Guava Mealybug
- Cotton Whitefly
- Sugarcane Pyrilla
- Cottony Cushion Scale
In India, which one of the following insect acts as a carrier of “Kala-azar”?
- Sandfly
- Housefly
- Mosquito
- Rat flea
Which insecticide belongs to neonicotinoid group of chemicals?
- Thiamethoxam
- Quinalphos
- Fipronil
- Phorate
What is the reason of pests resurgence?
- Physiological selectivity
- Avoiding of natural enemy destruction
- Ecological selectivity
- Indiscriminate use of insecticide
Which of the following part is absent in order Hemiptera?
- Compound eye
- Tarsi
- Cerci
- Piercing and sucking type of mouth parts
Atropine is a -
- Antifeedant
- Antidote
- Acaricide
- Repellent
The seasonal movement of insects in a large number is called -
- Emigration
- Migration
- Immigration
- Dispersal
The population growth curve is usually consisting of ………… phases.
- three
- two
- six
- four
Organophosphate insecticides act -
- on acetylcholine-esterase enzyme
- by rupturing the insect epithelium layer of midgut
- as protoplasmic poison
- as chitin synthesis inhibitor
The identification of the eggs laid by til hawk moth (Acherontia styx) is -
- inside the leaf tissues, rounded and green in colour
- in clusters, flattened and brown in colour
- in batches, oval and light pink in colour
- singly, globular and yellowish-white in colour
In India, the second generation of Bt cotton technology was introduced by Monsanto containing two resistant genes Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab in the year
The killing of pupae of silkworm in the cocoon is called as -
- Curing
- Stifling
- Mounting
- Reeling
In insects, the juvenile hormone is secreted by -
- Prothoracic glands
- Corpora allata
- Neurosecretory cells
- Corpora cardiaca
In which insect family, all the filter chambers are well developed?
- Embiidae
- Carabidae
- Meloidae
- Membracidae
Which segment of the antennae is called clavola?
- Scape
- Johnston organ
- Pedicel
- Flagellum
Who is first to describe the use of ecological pyramid?
- Charles Elton
- Ernst Haeckel
- Clements
- Tayler
Technique used in laboratories to make multiple copies of a DNA segment is -
- Ligase Chain Reaction
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Translation
- Transcription
Which of the following is NOT the most common damage symptom of red spider mites on plants?
- Gall formation on stem
- Webbing in leaves
- Dull appearance of leaves
- Yellow necrotic spots on leaves
Who discovered the insecticidal property of Bt?
- Rodriguez, 1972
- E. Berliner, 1911
- E.P. Stebbing, 1900
- S. Ishiwatari, 1901
Which of the following stored grain insect-pest is having long snout/beak?
- Callosobruchus maculatus
- Rhyzopertha dominica
- Tribolium castaneum
- Sitophilus oryzae
Warfarin is an effective rodenticide belongs to which one of the following categories?
- Botanical pesticide
- Non-anticoagulants
- Synthetic pyrethroid
- Anticoagulants
Paleoentomology deals with the study of -
- Wood insects
- Industrial insects
- Fossil insects
- Animal insects
The 10th edition of Systema Naturae was published in year -
Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of insects sub-order ensifera?
- Antenna is very long.
- Auditory organ when present, they are on fore-tibia.
- It includes long-horned grasshopper.
- Ovipositor is short.
The scientific name of red palm weevil is-
- Acrocercops phaespora
- Perina nuda
- Aspidiotus destructor
- Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
The beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata, introduced for the control of congress grass, has started feeding on which of the following?
- Soybean
- Cauliflower
- Mustard
- Sunflower
Female of Pieris brassicae lays -
- bluish conical shaped eggs singly
- bluish dome shaped eggs in clusters
- greenish dome shaped eggs singly
- yellowish conical shaped eggs in clusters
Apneustic respiration system is found in which order of insects?
- Protura
- Lepidoptera
- Mecoptera
- Coleoptera
The term ‘ecosystem’ was first given by A.G. Tansley in the year
The Campoletis chlorideae attacks on which stage of Helicoverpa armigera in cotton?
- Egg
- Adult
- Larva
- Pupa
Which caste of honeybee is having blunt abdomen?
- Worker
- Queen
- Drone
- Both (1) and (2)
Bacillus thuringiensis was first isolated from silkworm larvae in Japan by -
- Ernst Berliner
- Heimpel and Angus
- Shigetane Ishiwatari
- Hannay and James
The rate of death and expectation of life at specific time intervals during the lifespan of an insect is indicated by -
- Carrying capacity
- Homeostatis
- Life table
- Natality
The co-existence of different defence mechanisms in the same strain is known as -
- Cross resistance
- Knockdown resistance
- Monogenic resistance
- Multiple resistance
Malpighian tubules are absent in which order of insects?
- Coleoptera
- Collembola
- Diptera
- Protura
Acceptable daily intake of a chemical is expressed in
- Kilogram/kg of body weight
- Milligram/quintal of body weight
- Microgram/kg of body weight
- Milligram/kg of body weight
Trichogramma brasiliensis is a -
- Parasite
- Parasitoid
- Pyrethroids
- Predator
The scientific name of honeybee species which is NOT included in beekeeping in India, is -
- Apis mellifera
- Apis cerana indica
- Apis dorsata
- Tetragonula iridipennis
The gland of Queen honeybee associated with the secretion of queen substance is -
- Mandibular gland
- Hypopharyngeal gland
- Abdominal gland
- Maxillary gland
Which crop is NOT covered under the Huffaker Project in IPM?
- Groundnut
- Cotton
- Citrus
- Soybean
Paris green insecticide comes under which group of compounds?
- Lead arsenate
- Copper acetoarsenite
- Sodium fluoride
- Calcium arsenate
When an edible form of butterfly, viceroy, mimics the non-edible monarch butterfly, then this is a type of -
- Hypo mimicry
- Aggressive mimicry
- Warning mimicry
- Concealing mimicry
In coccidae, “Crumena” is related to
- Colon
- Antennae
- Mouth
- Leg
Which family belongs to sub-order nematocera?
- Tachinidae
- Muscidae
- Culicidae
- Asilidae
Which of the following is NOT correct pair?
- Bombyx mori - Embryonic diapause
- Pieris brassicae - Pupal diapause
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea - Larval diapause
- Culex pipiens - Pre-pupal diapause