1)Arthropods evolved during Cambrian period
2)Acute poison used for rodent control both zinc phosphide and barium carbonate
3)Mustard saw fly egg laying Singly on leaf margins
4).Multiple disease and insect resistant variety which is grown on more than 11 million ha in the world IR 36
5)Green leaf hopper ETL in tungro virus endemic area is 2/hill
6)Scientific name of lac
a) Kerria lacca
b) Laccifer lacca
c) Tachardia lacca
d) All the above
7) Design is most appropriate for most laboratory experiments CRD
8) In poisson distribution Mean = Variance
9)All the living organisms on the earth interacting with the physical environment as a whole are referred to as the Biosphere
10) Insect known as ‘Overflow worm’ Cut worm
11) Indian grain storage institute established in 1958
12) National Center for Integrated Pest Management established in 1988
13) Rearing of stingless bee known as Meliponiculture
14) The All India Coordinated Research project on Biological control of pests and weeds (AICRPBC) was started in 1977
15) Sprayer will cause more loss of spray droplets by drift Ultra low volume sprayer
16) Example of High volume sprayer Knapsack sprayer
17) Shear nozzle commonly used in Knapsack sprayer
18) K strategist favours Low reproductive rate and high survival rate
19) Reproduction type in Lac insect Ovoviviparous
20) The quantity of liquid insecticide with 25% active ingredient required for preparing 500 litres of the spray fluid of 0.25% strength is 5.0 liter
21) First commercial based formulation of NPV is Elcar
22) Duplex setae present in Tetranychidae
23) Litchi erineum mite belongs to family Eriophyidae McPhail traps commonly used for Dipteran flies
25) The highest lac producing state of India is Jharkhand
26) Dr. Hans R. Herren was awarded the world food prize in 1995 for his work on biological control of Phenacoccus manihoti
27)The sting in worker honey bee is a modified part of Ovipositor
28)Term Biodiversity hotspots given by Norman Myers
29)Examples of chitin synthesis inhibitors Buprofezin, Lufenuron, Teflubenzuron
30)Father of Biological Nomenclature Carolus Linnaeus
31)A term designating a specimen of opposite sex to the holotype is Allotype
32)Wing coupling mechanism is present in Hymenoptera Hamuli
33)Thrips have asymmetrical mouthparts due to absence of Right mandible
34)IPM relies on
a) To reduce the plant protection bill
b) realistic IPM
c) to reduce the damage load and to optimise the yield
d) all the above
35)Extra intestinal digestion present in Predators
36)In insects the resting potential of nerve axons about -70mv
37)Neuro transmitters present in insects Acetylcholine, L-Glutamate, GABA
38)Cells which nurse the egg cells to grow Trophocytes
39)Cantharidin-An irritating substance producing family Meloidae
40) Proctolin, a neuropeptide first isolated from Cockroach
41) The pest which attacks both in field and storage is Pulse beetle
42) Pest population reappearance after some time some is called Pest resurgence
43) Beauvericin is chemically Depsipeptide
44) Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes
a) Encephalitis
b) Filariasis
c) Yellow fever
d) All the above
45) Most quality lac strain obtained from Kusumi strain
46) The silk filament is composed of two fibrin filaments held together by a cementing layer of Sericin
47) Of the total silk produced in the country, 90% is produced from Multivoltine
48) Disease is caused by bacteria in silkworm Flacherie
49) Name of the species that is polyphagous, semi domesticated in nature Muga silkworm
50) The main honey producing family Apidae
51) Royal jelly is the secretion of Lateral hypopharyngeal glands of worker
52) Vector of little leaf brinjal Leaf hoppers
53) Red gram sterility mosaic virus is transmitted by Mites
54) Sesame phyllody virus transmitted by Jassids
55) Mycoplasma diseases transmitted by
a) Aphids
b) Leaf hoppers
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
56) Which following component will help to transmission of
virus – Helper virus
57)Which of the following one is most destructive mite in rice- Steneotarsonemus
58)Mite is polyphagous, common to vegetable and ornamental crops – Polyphagous tarsonemus
59)Which of the following is not an acaricide- Acetamiprid
60) What is the percentage of drying of seeds/grains to get rid of stored pests- 10%
61) San Jose scale is a pest of Apple
62) In coconut root injection technique is used to for the management of Black headed caterpillar
63) Pollu beetle is a major pest of Pepper
64) “T” shaped marking on marble sized mango fruits is characteristic symptom of Mango nut weevil
65) Gummosis and crown toppling in coconut is characteristic symptom of Red palm weevil
66) Insect feeds on silk and developing cobs of maize Helicoverpa armigera
67) Silver shoot in paddy is a characteristic symptom of Orseolia oryzae
68) The energy is utilized for making fog, smoke and vapour sprays Thermal energy
69) Pesticide are better applied to field crops Either in the morning or the evening
70)Droplet spray is known as aerosol spray 1 to 50 microns
71) Nozzle used for producing mist Blast nozzle
72) Use resistant varieties in IPM example of Cultural control
73) Which of the following is not a cultural practice for pest suppression – Hand picking
74)Trimedlure is a lure for Ceratitis capitata
75) Tool is used to measure the behaviour of insect towards the odour source Wind tunnel
76) When the larvae moults into pupa the concentration of Juvenile hormone Decreases
77) Maximum number of insect biotypes is observed in Hessian fly
78) The occurrence of asparagine in minute quantities was considered to be the primary cause resistance to BPH in rice variety Mudgo
79) The non-preference of plant resistance to insects is also known as Antixenosis
80) Mode of action of Neonicotinoids Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists
81) An insecticide having LD5010000 (Single dose to rats) classified as- Somewhat toxic
82)The pest,white grubs lays eggs singly in loose soil
83)In sugarcane earthing up is the management practice for Early shoot borer
84)In sugarcane biological control, use of ESPN’s for – Holotrichia serrata
85)Scientific name of Rust red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
86) Phytotoxic causing insect Tea mosquito bug
87) Smallest storage damaging insect Cryptolestes minutus
88) Karanjin, active principle present in a Pongamia glabra is Furano Flavonol
89) Techniques used for males trapping and reducing the reproductive ability of female’s Male annihilation technique and mating disruption
90) The chemical which give advantage to receiver but not releaser Kairomone
91) Physical nature of neonicotinoids Soil application, Foliar Spray and Seed treatment
92) Biotype which is most destructive in Indian sub-continent- Biotype 4
93) Order of insect used in forensic entomology Diptera
94) The pathway related sap-sucking insects Signalling pathway
95) Schmidt sting pain index is a pain scale ranging between 1 to 4
96) The Apis mellifera complete genome sequence was published in the year 2006
97) Stipital region of labium is called Palpiger
98) Pesticide Nanoemulsion size range >200 nm
99) Defence secretion of bombardier beetles is Benzoquinones
100) Mustard sawfly have three pairs of thoracic legs and 6-8 pairs of prolegs
101) Production of young ones by immature stages is Paedogenesis
102) Dust formulations toxicant range 0.1 to 25%
103) Example of Pro Insecticide Cartap
104) Fenoxycarb is a Juvenile hormone analogue
105) Most important enzyme of MFOs system is Cytochrome P-450
106) K.F. Knipling developed sterile male technique for the control of Cochliomyia hominivorax in Island of Curacao
107) The infective stage of Entomopathogenic nematodes J3
108) Red flour beetle damage gives to off flavour to the produced due to Gaseous quinones
109) Apple factor-Phlorizin is an antifeedant to Non apple feeding aphids
110) Presence of which acid imparts resistance against pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera in chickpea- Malic acid
111) Best method to control maize fall armyworm Direct spraying to whorls
112) Coffee berry borer belongs to family Scolytidae
113) Incorporating two or more genes into a variety to impart resistance to more biotypes is called Gene pyramiding
114) Cochineal insect produces a crimson color dye is Carminic acid
115) Lectins are what type of gene are isolated from one plant and cloned into another to produce transgenic plants- Protein
116) Bird scare device releasing gas Acetylene gas
117) Whitefly genus knows as vector of more number of viruses Bemisia tabaci
118) Insect circulatory system is blood flows freely all over the body
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