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Applied Entomology and Pest Management (ZOO506)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. Behind each mandible at the side of the mouth is the ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Mazillary
    3. Labrum
    4. None of the given
  2. 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
  3. The ________ are slight grooves or scratches on the surface forming the movable joints.

    1. in folding
    2. sutures
    3. places
    4. joints
  4. Larvae of butterflies and moths are commonly called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  5. Insects act as vector to carry which of the following organisms?

    1. Filterable viruses
    2. Fungi
    3. Bacteria
    4. All of the given
  6. There are ________ segments in the abdomen of the adult insect.

    1. 1-11
    2. 3-11
    3. 3-15
    4. 7-15
  7. A pair of jaws present behind the labrum is called ________.

    1. Maxilla
    2. Maxillary palpus
    3. Mandible
    4. None of the given
  8. Mango sudden death disease is caused by ________.

    1. Fastidious bud mite
    2. Bark beetle
    3. Small brown plant hopper
    4. Leaf hopper
  9. The compound eyes are also called ________ eyes.

    1. Simple
    2. Camera
    3. Faceted
    4. Ocelli
  10. Which of the following insect has Opithognathous head?

    1. Locust
    2. Weevil
    3. Aphids
    4. None of the given
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Adult insects have ________ to ________ segments.

    1. 3 to 11
    2. 3 to 15
    3. 15-7
    4. 15-9
  14. The number of ocelli in insects is ________.

    1. 1-3
    2. 1-4
    3. 1-5
    4. 1-6
  15. Sucking insects are the agents of ________ transmission.

    1. mechanical
    2. physical
    3. biological
    4. mechanical and physical
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. In insects Cuticle is present outside the ________.

    1. Epidermis
    2. Hypodermis
    3. Dermis
    4. Endodermis
  19. When the insect escapes from the cocoon skin it is now called a ________.

    1. Larvae
    2. Pupa
    3. Instars
    4. Nymph
  20. A larva transforming in tunnels in wood forms a ________.

    1. Earthen chamber
    2. Cell
    3. Partial cocoon
    4. None of the given
  21. In insects Antenna are present in ________ region.

    1. Abdomen
    2. Thorax
    3. Head
    4. None of the given
  22. Amoebic dysentery is caused by the vector ________.

    1. Anopheles mosquito
    2. Tsetse fly
    3. Aedes mosquito
    4. House fly
  23. The size of ocelli is equal to the one facet of ________ eye.

    1. Simple eye
    2. Compound eye
    3. Camera eye
    4. Ocelli
  24. Larvae of beetles are usually called

    1. Caterpillars
    2. Maggots
    3. Grubs
    4. Borers
  25. 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
  26. Insects have ________ types of eye.

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. None of the given
  27. In ________, insect hatches from the egg practically in an adult condition.

    1. Hemimetabola
    2. Ametabola
    3. Holometabola
    4. All of the given
  28. ________ Transmission is mostly caused insects that have sucking mouthparts.

    1. Chemical
    2. Physical
    3. Biological
    4. Mechanical