~ ]

\"errk st Resisr11nee: This type of resista nce is effective against certain specif
ic
t'h.)t~1')t' :- \.)f mscl.'.t hut not agains t otJiers . Tt is also c3.lled specific resista nce. vertica 10.
l
:-t':-1:-:r..m~'~ 1:- qu:lhtari, e as the frequency disoiburion ofresisr.a.nce and suscep
tible plants is
J..i~'\.)n nmk' tl.,
11.
Objective Type Questions
(seed entomology)
l. _.\bout ho,\· much percentage of pollination is mediated by insects: 12.
(3) _;o-io o
0
(b) 40-50 %
l C) 50-70°,o (d) 90-100%
....,
The maximum silk production in India comes from: 13.
(a) mulberry silk worm (Bombyx mori)
(b ) tasar silk worm (Amheraea paphia)
(c) muga silk worm (Antheraea assama) 14.
(d) eri silk worm (Philosamiaricini)
3. Lac Insect Be longs to order:
(a) lsopteran 15.
(b) Dipt.era
(c) Homoptera (d) Hemiptera
4. The popular Lac is: (
(a) Kerri a (b) Kusumi I 6. '<
(c) Rangeeni (d) None of these (
5. Annual loss due to tbe Insect pests in India is estimated about: (
(a) 400 billion (b) 600 billion 17. (

(c) 900 billion (d) More than 1000 billion (

6. Scientific name of Grass Hopper is: (
(a) EtiellaZinckenella (b )Mythimna separa te 18. I
(c) Mythimna separate (d) Hieroglyph us banian (
7. How may day it is taken by male and female Grass hopper to develop sexually: (
(a) 70 and 80 (b) 80and 90 19. ...<;
(c) 90 and 100 (d) l00an dll0 (
8. Effective biological control in Grass hopper is: (
(a) Cyrtorhinusmundulus 20. l
(b) Sceliohieroglyphi(Gir)
(c) RodoliaCordinalis (,
(d) Metapycuslounsburyi
9. Scientific name of Army worm of maize is: (<
21. 1
(a) EtiellaZinckenella (b) Mythimna separa te
('
(c) Mythi mna separa te (d) Hieroglyph us banian (<

l_
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l 0. ,•\ nny W('tll' l'fmai.rc bd(,l\~ tll fomil~·;

(a) No~tuidnt' (b) Arridiid11c
(c) Pyrnlidaec td) l'icrid11c
11 . The life ~ycle of Aml~-,n,nn l ,rn 1.11i'1,c is rDmpktcd in aho111:
(a) 20-25 (b) .H)-.\ )
(c) 40-50 (d) SO-<,O
12. Effective biological Clmtrol in Grass hoppn is:
(a) Apanrelesr1~/1cm s th) St('/io!ticmg(1p!ti(Gir)
(c) RodohaCordiT1a/;s (d) Metapyc11s/01111shwyi
13 . Scientific name of Pea pod bor~r:
(a) Etiellali11cke11ella (b) A1vthimna separate
(c) Mythimna separate (d) H;emg~vph11.,· banian
14. The life cycle of Pea pod borer is completed in about:
(a) 25-30 (b) 30-35
(c) 40-50 (d) 50-60
15. Pea pod borer belong to which family :
(a) N octuidae (b) Actidiidae
(c) Pyralidaee (d) Pieridae
16. Scientific name of Cabbagecatterpillar:
(a) EtiellaZinckenella (b )Mythimna separate
(c) Mythimna separate (d) Pieris Brassicae
17. Cabbage catterpillar belong to which family:
(a) N octuidae (b) Acridiidae
(c) Pyralidaee (d) Pieridae
18. Effective biological control in Cabbage catterpillar is:
(a) Apantelesruficrus (b) Cotesia glomerata
(c) RodoliaCordinalis (d) Metapycuslounsburyi
19. Scientific name ofTomato leaf minor is:
(a) LiriomyzaBryoniae (b )Mythimna separate
(c) Mythimna separate (d) Pieris Brassicae
20. Tomato leafminor belong to which family:
(a) N octuidae (b) Acridiidae
(c) Gelechidae (d) Pieridae
21. The Adult longevity period in male and female of Tomato leaf minor is:
(a) 10 and 27 (b) 30 and 35
(c) 40 and 50, (d) 50 and 60
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Effecm e b1olog1cal control in Tonuro lea.fr.unor 15

. I b I Ct ft ,1t1 .z,omer.lf,1
(a) 4pan1elesn-1f1c111s -
. . tdl \ 1tohnhu~ ln, '.!ht1h11.,1,,1t ,,)
(cl RodohaCord111ahs · =- . t · -

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.) '
Laac Research msnrule b s1ruatcd at:
(a) :\ ew-Delhi (b) Luck.'TIO\\
(c) :\amkum. Ranchi (d) Banglore
24. The main host tree of sil.kv,ornis :
(a)sal (b) mulberry
(c) ber (d) mango
25. The pest management should be done al:
(a) economic injury )e\·el (b ) economic threshold len~I
(c) general equilibriwn le\ el (d) none of these
26. Which of the follm,·ing insecticides is capable of controlling mites as well:
(a) Endosulfan (b)Toxaphene
(c) Cypennetluin (d) Monocrotophos
27. Basic uni t of classification is knov--11 as:
(a) genuis (b ) order
(c) species (d) family
28. The grinding of food in grasshopper is done by:
(a) midgut (b) mandibles
(c) mentum (d) Gizzard
29. The safest method of disposing off the left over pesticide is disposa l by:
(a) pouring in the drain (b) pouring in a pond
c) pouring in a moving stream (d) burying in the soil
30. Which is the best suitable species for bee culture:
(a) Apis indica (b) Apisdorsata
(c) Ap is Melipona (d) Apis jlorae
31. The paralysis of honeybees is caused by:
(a) protozoa (b) fungus
(c) bacteria (d) virus
32. Piercing and sucking types of mouth parts are found in:
(a) aphid (b) grass hopper
(c) house fly (d) beetles
33. In which year in which destructive insect and pest act was enforced :
(a) l962 (b)l971
(c) 1970 (d) 1974
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J-l \-\ h1ch t i f the folio\\ mg 1s the smallest order of class insecta :
( ,1 ) I km1ptrm (b) Zeroptera
(d Odt1nn1,1 (d) Coleoprera
3S ( 'hn, mg and b1ttng type of mouth parts are found in:
(a) apl11d (b) honey bee
(~) C; ra~~ hopper (d) beetle
36. The optimum moistw·e content required for storage of food grain is:
(a) ~0 o (b) 10%
(c) 12% (d) 14%
J 7. The source ofRotenone pesticide is:
(a) Ncem (b) Da,.,.iselyptica
(c) Rynia spp. (d) Nicotena spp.
38. The main characteristic feature of an insect is:
(a) pair of antennae (b) three pairs oflegs
(c) presence of wings (d) none of these
39. How much resin is found in lac insect:
(a) 59.2% (b) 68%
(c) 73-2% (d) 55%
40. Termite is belong to order:
(a) Orthoptera (b) Hemiptera
(c) Isoptera (d) None of these
41 . Locust is belong to the family:
(a) Tennitidae (b) Arctidae
(c) Coreidae (d) Locustidae
42. The scientific name ofleafhopper or pyrilla is:
(a)Pyrillaperpusilla Walk (b) Tryporyzaincertulas Walk
(c) Sogotellafurcifera (d) TryporyzanivellaFabr
43. The damaging stage oflocust is:
(a)larva (b) nympth and adult
(c) grub and adult (d)maggot
44. The scientific name oftennite is:
(a) Amsacta species (b) OdontotermesobesusRamb
(c) Schistocerca gregariaF orsk · (d) Diacrisiaobliqua Walk
45. The scientific name of paddy leafhopper is:
(a) Sogotellafurcifera (b) Tryporyzaincertulas
(c) Leptocorisavaricornis (d) Nephoettixspp.
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stage of white g111b is: 58. 1'

46· The damaging (b) grub and adult (
(a) nymph and adult
(c) larva (d) only adult (
59. (
-4 7. The true name ofB.H.C. is:
(
(a) LDJ (b)Aldrin
. (
(c) HCN (d) Rogor . .
48. Which one of the following formulations of a pesticide would be most smtable for 60. 1
(
spraying in a standing crop of rice:
(a) Endosulfan EC (b) Endosulfan D
'
(c) Endosulfan G (d) Endosulphan S.D 61.
49. Which one of the following is used for fogs composed of very fine droplets:
(a) Gaseous energy nozzle (b) Centrifugal energy nozzle
(c) Kinetic energy nozzle (d) Thermal energy nozzle 62.
_0. Piercing and sucking type ofmouth parts are found in:
(a) pink boll worm (b) army worm
(c) mustard aphid (d) cotton leafroller 63 .
5 1. Chewing and cutting type.of mouth parts:
(a) cotton Jassidae (b) red cotton bug
(c) mustard Aphid (d) army worm 64.
52. The scientific name ofpink boll worm:
(a) LipaphiserysimiKalt (b) Athaliaproxima Klug
(c) Eariasvitella (d) pictinophoragossypiella sound 65.
53. What type of mouth parts found in spotted boll worm:
(a) Chewing and cutting type (b) Piercing and sucking type
(c) Both a' and b' (d) None of the above 66.
54. Central Honey Bee Research station is situated at:
(a) Hyderabad (b) pune
(c) Coimbatore (d) Haryana 67.
55. Lac insect belongs to:
(a) Isopteran (b) Diptera
(c) Homoptera (d) Orthoptera 68.
56. DD. T. was first of all made by the scientist :
(a) Zedler (b) Hymen
(c) D' Herelle (d) Faraday 69.
Which type of mouth parts does butterfly have :
. J J Spongy type (b) Biting and piercing type
i .·) Lapping type (d) Siphoning type

.
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,~ N,llHHtnl l, t·sr 11 1r lt L'l' tllt L' <d lnl cgrnl cd Pest Management is situated at:
(,1)l l I' (b)WcstBcnga l
l1·) Nr" lkllti (d) I luryana
"l'l t.)u,urn 1t1 m· law wus 1111liatcd in:
l,1)1l)() 7 (b) l 91 O
ll') I ll I 2 (d) 1914
r,tl !\ ·brine disL:ilsc is l(Hllld in :
l,1) !is hes (b) silk wonn
ld lnl· worm (d) bee
ti I. rtw type or legs of grasshopper are :
l:l) rnptorial type (b) fossorial type
lc) rt trsorial type (d) saltorial type
ti2 . Honey bees are used for:
(a) tissue culture (b) pisiculture
(c) apiculture (d) sericulture
63 . Melathion belongs in the group of:
(a) organo mercury (b) pyrethroid
(c) organophosphoide (d) organo chloride
6-t. Locust swarms often enter in India from the state of:
(a) West Bengal (b) Kerala
(c) Assam (d) Rajasthan
65. Which one is carbamate insecticide:
(a) Phorate (b) Monocrotophos
(c) Carbaryl (d) Lindane
66. Which one is the systemic insecticide:
(a) Gamma BHC (b) Phosphamidon
(c) Endosulfan (d) Malathion
~7. Rubber septa is used in which trap:
(a) light trap (b) pheromone trap
( c) sticky trap (d) fly trap
~x Central plant protcdion training institute is located at:
(a)Ahmcdahad (b) Hyderabad
(c) Coimbatore (d) Mysore
r)<J . The Economic threshold fo r monitori ng ofl!e/iothis-armigera by pheromone trap
in the gram field is:
(a) 2-3 adult/trap/night (b) 4-6 adult/trap/night
( c) 9-10 a(l1d t/trap/nigh (d) I l- 12 adult/trap/night
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70. Name the fumigant which is used for killing

the insects in st0rage as well as usect
for plant fumigation: 82. Pherom1
(a) EDB (b) Methyl bromide (a) fe rna
(c) Aluminium phosphide (d) EDCT mixture (c) catcri
71. Which insecticide has both contact and fum
igant action: 83. Which o
(a) Diazion (b) Phosphamidon (a) Che v
(c) Lindens (d) Endosulfan (c) Che v
72. Which insecticides belong to the synthetic
parathyroid group : 84. The mo1
(a) Rotenone (b) Pyrethrum (a) bitin !
(c) Cabadilla (d) Cypermethrin (c) chev.
73. Rodenticide are used to kill
85. The Inte
(a) rats and mices (b) insects (a) Geie
(c) weeds (d) none of these (c)S mit
74. Which pesticides may act as contact poison, stom
ach poison, and fumigants: 86. ThePes1
(a) DDT (b)Malathion
(a) Geie
(c)BHC (d)A llof thes e
7 5. The damaging stage of cut worm is: (c) Bartl
(a) larva 87. OrganOJ
(b) grubs and adults
(c) nymph and adult (a) Lind.
(d) all of these
7 6. The scientific name of cut worm is: (c)DD1
(a) Prodenialitura 88. The life
(b) Inderbelaquadrinotata
(c) Dsynneuresp p (a) 50-E
(d) AgrotisgypsilonRott
77. The fullform ofB .H.C. is: (c) 55-t
(a) Benzo Hydro Chloride (b) Benzene Hexa Chloride 89. Thefoll
(c)Benzo Hex an Carbonate (d) none of these (a) altoi
78. Metamorphosis include: (c) alto;
(a) changes in nymph (b) changes in behaviour of insect 90. Thepat
(c) changes from egg to adult (d)chaiigesinlarvaldevelopment (a)viru
79. Met asystox is a : (c)fung
(a) contact poison (b) systemic poison 91. The ain
(b) both a and b (d) none of these (a) killi
80. The scientific name of khapra beetle is: (b) kee;
(a) Rhi zoperthadom inica (b) Triboliumcastan eum (c) stre1
(c) Trogoderma gra narium (d) Achoeajantalinn (d)n or
81. Ric e weevil belongs to the order is: 92. India's
(a) Lepidoptera (a) foUJ
(b)D ipte ra
(c) Coleoptera (c) sec
(d) jass idae
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82. Pheromone traps attractes:

(a) female moths (b) male moths
(c) caterpillar (d) female bugs
nt in term ite:
83. Which one of the following types of mouth parts is prese
(a) Chewing and cutting (b) Face rating and sucking
(c) Chewing and lapping (d) Piercing and sucking
84. The mouth parts of honeybee and wasps are:
(a) biting and chewing type (b) siphoning type
(c) chewing and lapping type (d) piercing and sucking type
85 . The Integrated pest control term coined by:
(a) Geier (1970) (b) Bartlett (1956)
(c) Smith (l 978) (d) Odum (1971)
86. The Pest Management term given by:
(a) Geier (1970) (b) Odum (197 1)
(c) Bartlett (1 956) (d) Stern (1959)
87. Organophosphate insecticide is :
(a)Lindane (b) BHC
(c) DDT (d) Monocrotophos
88. The life cycle of mulbeny silk worm completed in about:
(a) 50-60 day (b) 40-45 days
(c) 55-60 days (d) 30-40 days
ts:
89. The following chemosterilant is widely used against insec
(a) altoid (b) alpholate
(c) altozar (d) altocid
90. The paralysis of honey bee is caused :
(a) virus (b) bacteria
(c) fungus (d) protozoa
91. The aim of Integrated Pest management control is:
(a) killing the pest
(b) keeping pest populations below injurious level:
(c) strengthening the host
(d) none of these
d is:
92. India 's rank in the production of mulb eny silk in the worl
(a) fourth (b) third
(c) second (d) first
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93 . Namethepest which has
an international status:
(a) pink boll wonn
. (b) White grub
(c) pyrilla
(d) locust
94 . White giub beetle emer
ge from soil in between:
(a) 6-0 to 7.0 p.m.
(b) 6.0 to 7.0 a.m.
(c) 7.3 0 to 8.00 a.m.
(d) 7.30 to 8.00 p.m.
95. The best method to cont
rol stored grain pests is:
(a) use of biological agents
(b) use of systemic insecticid
(c) Fumigation e
(d) mechanical control

ANSWERS
(seed Entomology):
l. (c), 2. (a), 3. (d), 4. (a), 5. (c) ,
11. (b),
12. (b), 13. (a), 14.
(a), 15 . (c),
21. (a), 22. (d), 23.
(c), 24. (b), 25. (b),
31 .(d ), 32 .(a ), 33 .(b
), 34. (b), 35 .(d),
4 1. (d), 42 . (a), 43 .(b
), 44 . (b), 45. (d),
51. (d), 52 . (d), 53.
(a), 54. (b), 55. (c),
61 .(d ), 62 .(c ), 63 .(c
), 64 . (b), 65. (b),
71. (a), 72. (a), 73. (a
), 74. (c) , 75. (a) ,
81 .(c ), 82 .(b ), 83 . (a
), 84 . (c), 85 .(b),
9 1. (b), 92. (c), 93 . (d), 94 . (c), 95 . (c).
6. (d),
7. (a) , 8. (b), 9. (c), 10. (a) ,
16. (d), 17. (d), 18. (b
), 19. (a) , 20. (c),
26. (c), 27. (c), 28. (d
), 29. (d), 30 . (a),
36 . (b), 37 . (b), 38.(b
), 39.(b), 40. (c),
46. (b), 47 . (c) , 48.(a
), 49.(B), 50 . (c) ,
56. (a), 57 . (b), 58. (d
), 59 . (d), 60. (b),
66.(b), 67 . (c) , 68.(d
), 69.(b), 70.(b),
76. (d), 77. (b), 78 . (c)
, 79 . (b), 80. (c) ,
86. (a), 87.(b), 88 . (b),
89 . (b), 90 . (a) ,

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