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Applied Entomology and Pest Management (ZOO506)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. Near the base of the labium on its inner side there is a tongue like structure covered by bristles or hairs called ________.

    1. Maxillary palpus
    2. Maxilla
    3. Hypopharynx
    4. Epipharynx
  2. Larvae of butterflies and moths are commonly called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  3. A larva transforming in tunnels in wood forms a ________.

    1. Earthen chamber
    2. Cell
    3. Partial cocoon
    4. None of the given
  4. In case of ________ transmission the pathogen is simply carried externally or internally by the insect

    1. Chemical
    2. Physical
    3. Biological
    4. None of the given
  5. There are ________ segments in the abdomen of the adult insect.

    1. 1-11
    2. 3-11
    3. 3-15
    4. 7-15
  6. Which of the following insect has Opithognathous head?

    1. Locust
    2. Weevil
    3. Aphids
    4. None of the given
  7. The size of ocelli is equal to the one facet of ________ eye.

    1. Simple eye
    2. Compound eye
    3. Camera eye
    4. Ocelli
  8. Sucking insects are the agents of ________ transmission.

    1. mechanical
    2. physical
    3. biological
    4. mechanical and physical
  9. In insects Cuticle is present outside the ________.

    1. Epidermis
    2. Hypodermis
    3. Dermis
    4. Endodermis
  10. A pair of jaws present behind the labrum is called ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Maxillary palpus
    3. Mandible
    4. None of the given
  11. ________ Transmission is mostly caused insects that have sucking mouthparts.

    1. Chemical
    2. Physical
    3. Biological
    4. Mechanical
  12. In ________, insect hatches from the egg practically in an adult condition.

    1. Hemimetabola
    2. Ametabola
    3. Holometabola
    4. All of the given
  13. The sutures and the joint lines divide the cuticula into areas called plates or ________.

    1. Segments
    2. Hypodermis
    3. Sclerites
    4. None of the given
  14. Amoebic dysentery is caused by the vector ________.

    1. Anopheles mosquito
    2. Tsetse fly
    3. Aedes mosquito
    4. House fly
  15. Behind each mandible at the side of the mouth is the ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Mazillary
    3. Labrum
    4. None of the given
  16. Larvae of beetles are usually called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  17. Tiny antenna-like structure consisting of one to six segments and attached to the maxilla is called ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Maxillary palpus
    3. Labium
    4. Labrum
  18. The number of ocelli in insects is ________.

    1. 1-3
    2. 1-4
    3. 1-5
    4. 1-6
  19. Insects act as vector to carry which of the following organisms?

    1. Filterable viruses
    2. Fungi
    3. Bacteria
    4. All of the given
  20. Insects have ________ types of eye.

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. None of the given
  21. In the ________, threads attach the hinder end of the body from a supporting loop around its middle.

    1. Beetle
    2. Flies
    3. Butterflies
    4. Grasshopper
  22. Mango sudden death disease is caused by ________.

    1. Fastidious bud mite
    2. Bark beetle
    3. Small brown plant hopper
    4. Leaf hopper
  23. Adult insects have ________ to ________ segments.

    1. 3 to 11
    2. 3 to 15
    3. 15-7
    4. 15-9
  24. In insects Antenna are present in ________ region.

    1. Abdomen
    2. Thorax
    3. Head
    4. None of the given
  25. The compound eyes are also called ________ eyes.

    1. Simple
    2. Camera
    3. Faceted
    4. Ocelli
  26. The sclerites on the back of each segment are usually together and termed as ________.

    1. Tergum
    2. Pleuron
    3. Sternum
    4. None of the given
  27. The ________ are slight grooves or scratches on the surface forming the movable joints.

    1. in folding
    2. sutures
    3. places
    4. joints
  28. When the insect escapes from the cocoon skin it is now called a ________.

    1. Larvae
    2. Pupa
    3. Instars
    4. Nymph