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Applied Entomology and Pest Management (ZOO506)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. 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
  2. Larvae of beetles are usually called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  3. In insects Antenna are present in ________ region.

    1. Abdomen
    2. Thorax
    3. Head
    4. None of the given
  4. The size of ocelli is equal to the one facet of ________ eye.

    1. Simple eye
    2. Compound eye
    3. Camera eye
    4. Ocelli
  5. Adult insects have ________ to ________ segments.

    1. 3 to 11
    2. 3 to 15
    3. 15-7
    4. 15-9
  6. The ________ are slight grooves or scratches on the surface forming the movable joints.

    1. in folding
    2. sutures
    3. places
    4. joints
  7. Insects act as vector to carry which of the following organisms?

    1. Filterable viruses
    2. Fungi
    3. Bacteria
    4. All of the given
  8. 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
  9. Behind each mandible at the side of the mouth is the ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Mazillary
    3. Labrum
    4. None of the given
  10. Mango sudden death disease is caused by ________.

    1. Fastidious bud mite
    2. Bark beetle
    3. Small brown plant hopper
    4. Leaf hopper
  11. 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
  12. The number of ocelli in insects is ________.

    1. 1-3
    2. 1-4
    3. 1-5
    4. 1-6
  13. Insects have ________ types of eye.

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. None of the given
  14. In insects Cuticle is present outside the ________.

    1. Epidermis
    2. Hypodermis
    3. Dermis
    4. Endodermis
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. A larva transforming in tunnels in wood forms a ________.

    1. Earthen chamber
    2. Cell
    3. Partial cocoon
    4. None of the given
  18. There are ________ segments in the abdomen of the adult insect.

    1. 1-11
    2. 3-11
    3. 3-15
    4. 7-15
  19. When the insect escapes from the cocoon skin it is now called a ________.

    1. Larvae
    2. Pupa
    3. Instars
    4. Nymph
  20. Sucking insects are the agents of ________ transmission.

    1. mechanical
    2. physical
    3. biological
    4. mechanical and physical
  21. A pair of jaws present behind the labrum is called ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Maxillary palpus
    3. Mandible
    4. None of the given
  22. In ________, insect hatches from the egg practically in an adult condition.

    1. Hemimetabola
    2. Ametabola
    3. Holometabola
    4. All of the given
  23. 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
  24. The compound eyes are also called ________ eyes.

    1. Simple
    2. Camera
    3. Faceted
    4. Ocelli
  25. Larvae of butterflies and moths are commonly called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  26. ________ Transmission is mostly caused insects that have sucking mouthparts.

    1. Chemical
    2. Physical
    3. Biological
    4. Mechanical
  27. Which of the following insect has Opithognathous head?

    1. Locust
    2. Weevil
    3. Aphids
    4. None of the given
  28. Amoebic dysentery is caused by the vector ________.

    1. Anopheles mosquito
    2. Tsetse fly
    3. Aedes mosquito
    4. House fly