GROUP-D (Entomology and Nematology)

JRF 2015 Time: 2.5Hrs

I. Multiple choice questions

1. Dengue is transmitted by
a) Culex spp. b)Aedes spp. c) Mansonia d) Anopheles spp.
2. Which among the following is another name for vitamin B12?
a) Niacin b) Pyridoxal phosphate c) Cobalamin d) Riboflavin
3. The National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects was established by ICAR in
________, was earlier known as _______.
a) Bangalore; PDBC b) New Delhi; National Pusa Collection
c) Ranchi; Indian Lac Research Institute d) New Delhi; NCIPM
4. The most important sucking pests of cotton and rice are respectively
a) Nilaparvata lugens and Aphis gossypii b) Aphis gossypii and Thrips oryzae

c) Amrasca biguttula biguttula and Scirtothrips dorsalis d) Thrips gossypii and Orseolia oryzae
5. The cause of the great Bengal Famine was
a) Blast of rice b) Brown spot of rice c) Rust of wheat d) Karnal bunt of wheat
6. Actinomycetes belong to
a) The fungi b) Eukaryote c) Mycelia sterilia d) None of the above
7. A virus-free clone from a virus infected plant can be obtained by
a) Cotyledonary leaf culture b) Axenic culture c) Stem culture d) Meristem tip culture
8. The term 'Heterosis' was coined by
a) G.H. Shull b) W. Bateson c) T.H. Morgan d) E.M. East
9. When a transgenic plant is crossed with a non-transgenic, what would be the zygosity
status of the F1 plant?
a) Homozygous b) Heterozygous c) Hemizygous d) Nullizygous
10. Dog ridge is
a) Salt tolerant rootstocks of mango b) Salt tolerant rootstocks of guava
c) Salt tolerant rootstocks of grape d) Salt tolerant rootstocks of citrus
11. Which of the following micronutrients are most widely deficient in Indian soils?
a) Zinc and boron b) Zinc and iron
c) Zinc and manganese d) Zinc and copper
12. Which of the following fertilizers is not produced in India?
a) DAP b) Urea c) Muriate of potash d) TSP
13. At harvest, the above ground straw (leaf, sheath and stem) weight and grain weight of
paddy crop are 5.5 and 4.5 tonnes per hectare, respectively. What is the harvestindex of
paddy?
a) 45% b) 50% c) 55% d) 100%
14. Crossing over between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes takes place
during
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a) Leptotene b) Pachytene c) Diplotene d) Zygotene

15. What is the estimated extent of salt affected soils in India?
a) 5.42 mha b) 7.42 mha c) 11.42 mha d) 17.42 mha
16. Correlation coefficient 'r' lies between
a) 0 and 1 b) -1 and 1 c) -1 and 0 d) 0 and ∞
17. .The sugarcane breeding institute located at
a) Coimbatore b)Ranchi c)Lucknow d)Bangalore
18. Which fruit crop ranks 1 in area in India
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a) mango b)banana c)grapes d)apple

19. Sexual dimorphism is seen in
a) RKN b)Cyst c)citrus nematode d)all of these
20. Citrus slow decline is caused by
a) Tylenchulus b) Radopholus c) Tylenchorynchus d)all of these
21. Mentek disease of rice is caused by
a) Radopholus b) Hirschmaniella c) Tylenchorynchus d) Meloidogyne
22. Root rot of rice is caused by
a) Radopholus b) Hirschmaniella c) Tylenchorynchus d) Ditylenchus
23. The first biological control agent used against white ants in india
a) Oecophylla b) Monmorium c) red ants d) all of these
24. .Vector for cotton leaf curl virus
a) Aphis gossypii b) Nephotrttix spp. c) Amrasca biguttula d) Acerophagus
25. .Vector for sugarcane mosaic virus is
a) Aphids b) Thrips c) Leafhopper d) Derbiid
26. . Vector for grape fan leaf virus is
a) Paratrichodorus b) Xiphinema index c) X americanum d) Trichodorus spp..
27. Parthenium is eaten by
a) Trichogramma b) Zygogramma bicolorata c) Z. exclematia. d) Neochetina
28. .The predator of lac insect is
a) Eublemma amabilis b) Holcocera pulverea c) Chrysoperla spp. d) all of these
29. . Eublemma amabilisis an enemy of
a) lac b) Cyst c) flea beetle d) chrysoperla
30. Function of peritrophic membrane
a) Absorption b) Protection c) a&b d) none
31. Endocrine gland produces
a) Growth hormones b) pheromones c) wax d) none
32. Sex pheromones are produced by
a) Endocrine gland b) Exocrine gland c) wax glands d) all of these
33. The killing of pupa without affecting the quality of cocoon
a) Bailing b) Stiffling c) Rearing d) harvesting
34. The host of tasar silkworm
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a) Zizyphus spp. b) Morus spp. c)oak d) a and c

35. Example for oxime carbamate is
a) Aldicarb b) Methomyl c) Carbofuran d) Isolan
36. Thiomethoxam belongs to
a) OP b) Cyclodiene c) neonicotinoid d) oxidiazine
37. Aphelinus mali is a parasitoid on
a) Scane woolly aphis b) Apple woolly aphis c) citrus aphis d) all of these
38. Bunchytop symptoms in banana is due to
a) Aphid b) BBTV c) a and b d) none
39. The instrument is used to measure waterflow in open condition is
a) Notch Weir b) Parshall flume c) Tensiometer d) lactometer
40. The total no of ATP required to produce 1 mole of hexose
a) 8 b) 30 c)2 d) 9
41. In sugarcane cane yield is depend on which element
a) N b) P c) K d) Ca
42. Nematode resistant variety of cowpea is
a) C-152 b) Rajkiran c) HD-2329 d) Kar hybrid
43. Rajkiran varietry of barley is resistant to
a) RKN b) Cyst c) citrus nematode d) Radopholus
44. Root knot nematode is
a) Meloidogyne b) Heterodera c) Tylenchulus d) none
45. Glyphosate is used as a
a) Herbicide b) fungicide c) insecticide d) acaricide
46. Stomata closing type antitranspirant is
a) Kaoline b) PMA c) Clay d) none
47. Lac insect is reared on
a) Ber leaf b) mango leaf c) schelichora d) a&c
48. Locusts migrate at a speed of---km2 /hr
a) 1000 b)100 c)900 d) none
49. Locusts oviposition is in sround area of
a) 900m2 b) 1000m2 c) 1200m2 d) 500m2
50. Laccifera lays -----no of eggs
a) 5-200 b) 200-500 c) 200-300 d) none
51. Leaf miner bore the leaf at a ------stage
a) Egg b)maggot c) adult d) larva
52. Aerosols having a size of----micromm
a) 1-50 b) 50-100 c) 100 d) 0.1-1
53. Which one of the following not belongs to lepidoptera
a) Liriomyza trifolii b) Gracillus spp. c) Aproaerema modicella d) none
54. Which type of nozzle is used for fog application
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a) Hollow cone b) solid cone c) rotary nozzle d) flood jet nozzle

55. Which organs are helpful in excretion
a) Malphigian tubules b) nephrocytes c) a&b d) caudal alae
56. Prolegs are present in
a) Athalia b) Holcocera c) Liriomyza d) a&b
57. In which abdominal segment of aphid cornicle is emerged
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 11
58. Lateral sclerites are absent in
a) Odonata b) lepidoptera c) coleoptera d) dip.
59. Kalahasti disease is caused by
a) RKN b) Tylenchorynchus brevineatus c) Tylenchulus d) Radopholus
60. Which is the RKN not forming a gall on host
a) Meloidogyne indica b) M.arenaria c) M.incognita d) M.javanica
61. In mallophaga head is ------than thorax
a) wider b) narrower c) smaller d) none
62. ETL is always
a) >EIL b) <EIL c) =EIL d) NONE
63. Leaf gall nematode is
a) Anguina b) Meloidogyne indica c) Nacobbus d) Globodera
64. False RKN is
a) Anguina b) Meloidogyne indica c) Nacobbus d) Globodera
65. Molya disease of wheat is caused by
a) Globodera pallida b)G. rostochionensis c) Nacobbus d) Anguina
66. Tobra virus is transmitted by
a) Xiphinema b)Radopholus c) Trichodorus d) Paratrichodorus
67. Pin nematode is
a) Xiphinema b) Longidorus c) Pratylenchus d) Paratylenchus
68. Sorghum shoot fly is
a) Atherigona soccata b) A.naquvii c) A.spp. d) none
69. Rice moth scientific name is
a) Plodia interpunctella b) Corcyra cephalonica c) Tribolium spp. d) none
70. Anguois grain moth is
a) Plodia interpunctella b) Tribolium spp. c) Attageneus d) Latheticus oryzae
71. Grasping type legs is seen in
a) Grasshopper b) Cockroach c) honeybee d) mantids
72. Grooming type legs seen in
a) Grasshopper b) Cockroach c) honeybee d) mantids
73. Example for larval parasitoid is
a) Tetrastichus schoenebii b) Xanthopimpla puntata c) Apantelus plutellae d) b&c
74. Johnston’s organ is located at------seg of antenna
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a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none
75. The plasma content in haemolymph of insect is----%
a) 20-50 b)10-60 c) 5-50 d) 10
76. The sound type produced by crickets is
a) Alary b) Femuroalary c) both d) scrapary
77. The chemical which inhibit feeding or piercing
a) attractant b) repellent c) antifeedent d) suppressant
78. Bombay natural history society started in the year
a) 1785 b) 1875 c) 1758 d) 1735
79. ICZN have a --- no of articles
a) 57 b) 18 c) 87 d) 90
80. The plant galls caused by insect contain
a) Tannic acid b) CHO c) proteins d) AA
81. Example for entomopathogenic nematode is
a) Steinernema b) Heterorhabdus c) both d) none
82. Which bacteria is associated with Steinernema
a) Xenorhabdus b) Photorhabdus c) steinorhabdus d) none
83. Anamorphosis is seen in
a) Diplura b) Protura c) collembola d) miridae
84. Antenna is absent in
a) Diplura b) Protura c) collembola d) miridae
85. Viviparity takes place in
a) Aphid b) moths c) sawfly d) cockroach
86. The infective stage of reniform nematode is
a) adult b) preadult c) j2 d) male
87. Nematode seen on mushroom is
a) Anguina b) Cyst c) Aphelenchoides d) Meloidogyne
88. Present DG of ICAR is
a) Dr.B.P.Pal b) Dr.S.Ayyappan c) Dr.Mangal rai d) none
89. Token stimuli theory proposed by
a) Frankeinstein b) Frankael c) House d) Bliss
90. Malphigian tubules discovered by
a) Marcello b) August c) cotton d) Frisch
91. Maize plant factor responsible for corn borer resistance is
a) Trichomes b) DIMBOA c) MBOA d) Phenol
92. Which aphid species feeds on pulses
a) Aphis craccivorra b) Aphis gossypii c) a&b d) Aphis punicae
93. Rice moth belongs to family
a) Pieridae b) Galleridae c) Noctuidae d) Bethylidae
94. Perineal pattern is used for identification of
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a) RKN b) Cyst c) citrus nematode d) all of these

95. In which crop 1 Bt endotoxin is tested
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a) cotton b) tobacco c) canola d) cherry

96. The total cultivated area of bt cotton in india(2010-2011)
a) 10.6mha b) 10.8mha c) 9.8 mha d) 11mha
97. Which of the following is parasitic on humans
a) Ganoderma b) Gitnodistigma c) vinegar nematode d) Drancuculus chinensis
98. The predator family of nematode is
a) meloidogynidae b) angunidae c) mermithidae d) heterorhabtidae
99. Nucleosome model was proposed by
a) Shull b) Davenport c) Nicholson d) Mendel
100. The major sugar present in insect blood is
a) glucose b) sucrose c) trehalose d) fructose
101. queen substance in honeybee is produced by
a) wax glands b) mandibular glands c) arnihat glands d) labial glands
102. which cuticle layer is secreted 1st during moulting
a) wax b) Cement c) cuticulin d) endocuticle
103. Pupal stage is present in male but absent in female in the order
a) strepsiptera b) trichoptera c) mecoptera d) diptera
104. If only males are produced , called as
a) arrehenotoky b) theylotoky c) amphitoky d) none
105. In insects meso,meta and 8 abdominal spiracles are functional called a
a) hemipneustic b) amphipneusic c) proppneusic d) holopneusic
106. Luminous insects are commonly seen in
a) col. b)dip. c) lep. d) hym.
107. Naiads are present in
a) cicadas b) sawfly c) mayfly d) bugs
108. The common stage of nematode infection is
a) adult b) j1 c) j2 d) j4
109. The no of moultings present in nematode is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
110. The famous type of hive in india is
a) Newton b) Langstroth c) pradhan d) italian
111. The insect acts as a pest in both field and storage is
a) Pulse beetle b) PTM c) Both d) fruitfly
112. Protein synthesis takes place in
a) Golgi bodies b) ribosomes c) nucleus d) chromosome
113. The imp. Pest for quarantine imp. In mango is
a) Fruitfly b) fruit fly c) nut weevil d) LH
114. No. of pairs of salivary glands in honeybee is
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a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 3
115. Pollen basket is present in
a) FL b) ML c) HL d) all of these
116. No of stylets in thrips is
a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 6
117. Example for introduced pest is
a) DBM b) PTM c) Coffee scale d) a&b
118. Bhendi leaf curl is transmitted by
a) Aphid b) whitefly c) treehopper d) LH
119. The first plant parasitic nematode is
a) RKN b) Cyst c) citrus nematode d)Anguina
120. NBAII is located at
a) Kenya b) Australia c) Germany d) Bangalore
121. Banana rhizome weevil belongs to family
a) Apionidae b) Curculionidae c) cynipidae d) anobiidae
122. Approval of GM crops comes under ministry of
a) Agriculture b) science c) enivornment d) forest
123. Helicoverpa belongs to family
a) noctuidae b) Helicoverpidae c) geometridae d) none
124. chrysoperla predates on
a) egg b) larvae c) adult d) pupa
125. pectinate type antenna seen in
a) bombycidae b) Helicoverpa c) house fly d) horse fly
126. In which part nectar is converted into honey
a) queen b) worker c) drone d) crop
127. The arctic insects are able to survive at freezing temp. bcz. of
a) sorbitol b) eryhritol c) glycerol d) all of these
128. Insect endocuticle is absent in
a) FG b) MG c) HG d) all of these
129. Nematodes lack ----organs
a) Respiratory b) Circulatory c) both d) excretory
130. Reproductive system of insect is of-----origin
a) ecto b) endo c) meso d) meso & endo
131. Supraoesophageal ganglion is also called as
a) brain b) Cerebral ganlion c) both d) heart
132. Naming and characterization comes under
a) alpha b) beta c) gamma d) none
133. The potential created on synaptic membrane when depolarization takes place is called as
a) resting b) generative c) active d) none
134. After insecticide application insecticide present on foods is called as
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a) tolerance b) residue c) probits d) MRL

135. Creative and destructive forces were given by
a) Chapmann b) Nicholson c) Smith d) Pradhan
136. No. of ATP produced during glycolysis is
a) 8 b)6 c) 36 d) 38
137. P content in DAP is
a) 18 b) 46 c) 32 d) 11
138. ED50 is used for
a) IGRs b) Chemosterilants c) both d) pyrethroids
139. How many nematodes larva is present in 1g cc of soil
a) 10 b) 100 c) 1000 d) 300
140. -------is the probability of being harmed due to the use/exposure of toxic substance
a) Risk b) Hazard c) Tolerance d) all of these
141. Which is highly suitable for aerial spray against gypsy moth
a) Diflubenzuron b) Permethrin c) Allethrin d) fanvalerate
142. No of stereoisomers in endosulfan is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6
143. Fanning movements with their wings in house fly due to application
a) DDT b)Lindane c) Dinocap d) none
144. Accumulation of DDT in mosquito larva is ---ppm
a) 0.004 b) 8.9 c) 54.2 d) 100
145. Calculate commercial quantity of chlorpyriphos 20EC required for spraying 2 ha @1ml
a.i./lt when spray fluid is about 450lt /ha
a) 4.5lt b)2.25lt c)0.9 d) 1.8lt
146. Symptoms due to coconut rhinoceros beetle is
a) Oozing of gummy substance at base of plant b) geometrical cutting of leaves
c) Dried and burnt appearance of leaves d) reduced fruit size
147. Symptoms due to mango stem borer is
a) Oozing of honeydew at base of plant b) webbing of leaves
c) chewed excreta at base of plant d) bad smell in orchard
148. Krant is a variety of
a) Mango b) Citrus c) banana d) mustard
149. DNA helix model discovered by
a) Watson b) Watson, crick and Wilkins c) Watson and crick d) none
150. Who is responsible for discovery of transposable genes
a) Barbara Mclintock b) Theophrastus c) Hooke d) Schleiden
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II. Match the following

151. 1) Nereistoxin A.Derris elliptica

2) Rotenone B.Nicotiana tabacum
3) Pyrethrum C.Chrysanthemum spp.
4) Nicotine D. Balsam fir
5) Anti JH E. Lumbrineris spp.

152. 1) Pectinate A.bipectinate

2) Moniliform B.moths
3) Silkworm C.thrips
4) Filiform D.cockroach
5) Setaceous E.grasshopper

153. 1) Ambulatorial A.Honeybee

2) Grasping B.Crickets
3) Grooming C.Louse
4) Digging D.cockroach
5) Clinging E.Mantids

154. 1) Dagger nematode A.Pratylenchus spp.

2) Pin nematode B.Tylenchorhynchus spp.
3) Stylet nematode C.Paratylenchus spp.
4) Cyst nematode D. Xiphinema spp.
5) Lesion nematode E.Heterodera spp.

155. 1) Rice stem borer A.Aphis carthami

2) Sugarcane seedling borer B.Scirpophaga incertulus
3) Rice moth C. Coccus viridis
4) Safflower aphid D.Galleridae
5) Coffee green scale E.Crambidae

156. 1) Goniozus Nephantidis A. Rice moth

2) Isotima javensis B. Rice stem borer
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3) Trichogramma japonicum C. Helicoverpa

4) Bracon hebetor D.CBHC
5) Chrysoperla spp. E. Sugarcane seedling borer

157. 1) Rice A. Arjun

2) Wheat B. PBH-71
3) Soybean C. Jyothi
4) Maize D. Lee
5) Pomegranate E. Ganga safed

158. 1) Trophollaxis in ants A. Location of food

2) Waggle dance in honey bee B. Alarm
3) Hissing in cockroach C.Courtship
4) Light flash in firefly D. Dispersal
5) Stridulation in cricket E. Nest mate recognition

159. 1) Fipronil A. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

2) Pyrethroids B. Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor

3) Spinosad C. Sodium channel modulator

4) Carbamate D. Chloride channel activator
5) Avermectins E. GABA gated chloride channel antagonist

160. 1) Book lice A. Mecoptera

2) Caddis flies B. Siphunculata
3) Scorpion flies C. Psocoptera
4) Biting lice D. Mallophaga
5) Sucking lice E. Trichoptera