Practice Introductory Entomology Questions and Answers

• National pest of india is
• Which silkworm feedw on castor tree
• Shellac is secreted by
• Kerria sp. is a …. species of lac insect.
• The silk fibres are held together in cocoon by a substance known as
• The silkworm larva ceases to eat and begins spinning silk all over its body from ____
• Tassar silk is also known as
• Pebrine disease of silkworm is caused by
• Tassar silk is majorly grown in
• The headquarter of Central Silk Board is located at
• Most common silkworm used for the production of Mulberry silk in India is 
• Which of the following is correctly matched ?
•   Apis mellifera is also known as
• The scientific name of dammer bee is
• Which of the following pair is not correct?
• …………………..  is associated to achieve the goal of Sweet Revolution in country
• Drones are
• Propodeum is found in the insect belonging to the sub-order:
• Which one of the following hormones sclerotizes the newly formed cuticle?
• Which one of the following is red in the adult of red hairy caterpillar?
• Which of the following statements is true about Entomology?
• Which of the following is called the resting and inactive stage in the insect life cycle?
• Which of the following are the characteristic features of an Insect? 
• Which of the following is not a natural predator of BPH?
• Insects, which feed on one type of food, are called _______. 
• Which of the following statements is true for Entomophagy?
• Insects are classified into the phylum_______. 
• The total number of abdominal legs in the larval stage of the mustard sawfly is ____.
• Which of the following insects is the carrier of grassy stunt pathogenic virus?
• Which of the following structures is not the part of the insect’s head capsule? 
• The process of killing pupa without changing the cocoon shell layer is called_________.
• Which of the following is true about the immature scale insects?
• Insects belong to the phylum_____
• Which of the following is not matched correctly? 
• Elytra are the modified, hardened front wings of _____
• The type of antennae found in Honeybee are………………
• Which class of pesticides, known for their nerve poison properties and containing compounds like carbaryl, made a significant impact in the 1950s?
• The introduction technique involves the release of bioinsecticides during the season when pests are to be controlled, aligning with the stage of developmen...
• This toxin is derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, alters the ion permeability of the midgut epithelia in insects, leading to gut paralysis and death:
• Which insecticidal compound primarily interferes with the axonal transmission, prolonging the closure of sodium gated channels in the nervous system?