entomology MCQs – Page 4

Practise focused entomology questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

entomology Mcqs
61. Housefly have mouth parts_________________?
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A. Piecing sucking type

B. Rasping type

C. Sponging type

D. Siphoning type
62. Jumping legs present in grasshopper known as___________________?
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A. Cursorial

B. Raptiorial

C. Saltatorial

D. Netatiorial

63. The long axis of head is horizontal and in line with insect body, mouth parts directed forward is type of head_______________?
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A. Hypognathous

B. Opis thosynchous

C. Opisthognathous

D. Prognathous
64. Type of diapause occur in summer or under drought condition is called_______________________?
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A. Aestivation

B. Starvation

C. Torpor

D. Dormancy

65. When some cultivars are resistance and some cultivars are susceptible, when they are infested with same insect biotype such type of resistance is called___________________?
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A. Horizontal resistance

B. Specific resistance

C. Cross resistance

D. General resistance

66. Examples of monophagous insect is_________________?
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A. Ants

B. Pectinophora gossypiella (Pink bollworm)

C. Helicoverpa armigera

D. Green lacewing

67. Wings are modified into rod like structure in Thrips are type of wings________________?
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A. Membrarieous

B. halteres

C. Elytra

D. Stripy
68. Ants butterflies, wasp, moths have type of legs ______________________?
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A. Netatorial

B. Cursorial

C. Fossorial

D. Basket like

69. Locomotion in response to touch is_________________?
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A. Chemokinesis

B. Hydrokinesis

C. Klinokinesis

D. Stereokinesis
70. It is a nitrogenous polysaccharides which are more than 50% of substance of cuticle is called___________________?
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A. Sclerotion

B. Chitin

C. Resilin

D. Cuticulin

71. The young one of holemetabola is_______________?
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A. Larvae

B. Naiad

C. Pupa

D. Nymph

72. The lateral selertized region of insect body is called_________________?
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A. Sternum

B. None of the above

C. Pleuron

D. Tergum

73. Grass hopper, cricket have mouth parts__________________?
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A. Biting chewing type

B. Chewing lapping type

C. Biting and sponging type

D. Piercing sucking type

74. A few species of ants and termites which depend on cultivated plants are___________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Pest

C. Insect pest

D. Agricultural insects
75. The study of form and structure of insects are called__________________?
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A. insect physiology

B. insect Ecology

C. No of above

D. insect morphology
76. The colony of termites is called___________________?
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A. Hive

B. Comb

C. Cage

D. Termitorium
77. Type of reproduction in which two or more individuals are produced from a single egg____________________?
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A. Parthenogenesis

B. Viviparity

C. Paedogenesis

D. Polyembryony

78. larvae with cylindrical, elongated, narrow body anterionly and with out legs is__________________?
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A. Scarabaeiform

B. Eruci form

C. Vermiform

D. campo deiform

79. The process of periodic shedding of hard secretion cuticle which occurs during developmental stages of insects is called_______________?
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A. Moulting

B. Exuvium

C. Moulting and Ecdysis

D. Ecdysis
80. The parasite which can live on more than one host is called__________________?
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A. Obligated Parasite

B. Facultative Parasite

C. Intermitted Parasite

D. Transitory Parasite