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Entomology MCQ


 1. The combination of leg movement in insects while walking is

  a. L1R2L3:R1L2R3 b. L1L2L:R1R2R3 c. L1R1L2:R2L3R3 d. L1R2R3:R1L2L3 

 2. Gonopophyses in female insects are 

 a. Two pairs b. One pair c. Five pairs d. Three pairs 

3. The embryo movement from posterior to anterior pole is referred as 

a. Ketatrepsis b. Anatrepsis c. a & b d. None 

4. Lines representing points of equal expression of characters are known as

  a. Isobars b. Isophenes c. Isoclines d. Isotherms 

5. Forewings with rows of microscopic hairs are seen in the family  

a. Trichogrammatidae b. Tephritidae c. Tachinidae d. None 

 

6. Trochanter is absent in the members of the order  

 a. Orthoptera b. Trichoptera c. Siphonoptera d. Strepsiptera 

 7. The class ‘Ellipura’ includes
  
 a. Protura and Diplura b. Protura and Thysanura c. Protura and Collembola 
d. a and b 

8. Aculea are 

 a. Spines on legs b. Spines under scales of wings c. Spines on thorax d. Spines on abdomen 

9. Anal prolegs are seen in the members of the order  

 a. Trichoptera b. Lepidoptera c. Coleoptera d. Hymenoptera 

10. Soldier caste is absent in the genus of Termites 

 a. Cryptotermes b.Odontotermes c. Anoplotermes d. Rhinotermes 

11. Respiration by Jet propulsion occurs in young ones of 

 a. Mantids b. Stick insects c. Dragon flies d. Cockroaches 

 12. Flask shaped spermatophores are seen in 

a. Thysanura b.Thysanoptera c. Isoptera d. Diptera 

13. Camponiform sensilla is one of the 

 a. Mechanoreceptor b. Photoreceptor c. Chemoreceptor d. Phytoreceptor 

 14. Compilation of the bar graphs ratio of one age group to another in a population is called  

a. Carrying capacity b. Innate capacity c. Age pyramid d. Age- distribution

15. Capture-recapture method is a method of estimating pest population for knowing 

  a. Population estimates b. Absolute estimates c. Relative estimates d. None of these 

 16 Species which kills the host before the parasitoid egg hatches and developes in or on dead or paralysed host is  

 a. Eleptobiont b. Endobiont c. Idiobiont d. Kinobiont 

17. The unit length between the Z lines is called 

 a. Sarcoplasm b. Epimycium c. Sarcomere d. I band 

18. ‘Q’ Biotype is present in 

 a. Leafhoppers b. Aphids c. Planthoppers d. Whiteflies 

19. Pollination by beetles is known as 

 a. Melittophily b. Myophily c. Cantharophily d. Myrmecophily 

20. The family of egg parasitoids is  

 a. Eulophidae b. Eupelmidae c. Scelionidae d. Cynipidae 

21. A parasitoid preferentially attacks host that is already parasitized by another species is 

 a. Hyperparasitoid b. Cleptoparasitoid c. Adelphoparasitoid d. Primary parasitoid 

22. Pseudo ovipositor is present in

  a. Tephritidae b. Thripidae c. Tenthridinidae d. Termitidae 

 23. Final level in all food chains are called  

 a. Producers b. Herbivores c. Carnivores d. Decomposers 

24. Logistic growth form or sigmoid growth form is exhibited by  

 a. k -strategists b. r- strategists c. a-strategists d. s-strategists 

25. Law of tolerance was proposed by 

 a. Victor K Shelford b. F.F.Blackman c. Justus Liebig d. Carl Mobius 

26. The insects having neutral gut PH are more susceptible to poisoning by 

 a. Sodium arsenate b. Calcium arsenate c. Lead aresenate d. Potassium arsenate 

27. The number of species per sample is a measure of 

a. Species richness b. Species diversity c. Species abundance d. Species evenness 

28. The major metabolic product of nicotine is 

 a. Anabsine b. Cotinine c. Nornicotine d. 2 –hydroxycotinine

 29. Redgram sterility mosaic is transmitted by 

a. Aceria cajani b. Petrobia latens c. Tetranychus telarius d. Schizotetranychus andropogoni 


30. Endosymbiont of EPN, Heterorhabditis spp. is  

 a. Photorhabdus luminiscens b. Photorhabdus asymbiotica c. Xenorhabdus nematophilus d. Xenorhabdus luminiscens 

31. Favourable conditions for panicle mite in paddy 

 a. Low temperature and low rainfall b. High temperature and low rainfall c. Low temperature and high rainfall d. High temperature and high rainfall 

32. 1ATP is equivalent to 

 a. 7.6 Kcal b. 8.6 Kcal c. 9.00 Kcal d. 10.00 Kcal 

33. Quinone tanning is aided by the hormone 

 a. Juvabione b. Bursicon c. Diuretic harmone d. Ecdysone 

34. The number of essential amino acids required for insect nutrition 

 a. 5 b.10 c. 20 d.15 

35. Small sclerite present on lateral walls of mesothorax between the lateral side of pronotum and mesopleuron is 

 a.1st auxillary sclerite b. 2nd auxillary sclerite c. Prepectus d. Tegula

 Answers

1.A     10.C     20.C    30.A
2.D     11.C     21.B     31.B
3.B     12.A     22.A     32.A
4.B     13.A     23.D     33.A
5.A     14.C     24.A     34.B
6.D     15.B     25.A     35.C
7.C     16.C     26.B
8.B     17.C     27.A
9.A     18.D     28.B

          19.C


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