DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati

ICAR-JRF in Entomology and Nematology

Strive for progress, not perfection

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1. Number of legs present in the class Arachnida
a) 5 pairs b) Two pairs c) Four pairs d) Three pairs
2. Beetles have following type of head
a) Hypognathous b) Prognathous c) Opisthognathous d) None

3. Geniculate type of antenna is present in

a) Ant b) Weevil c) Honey bee d) All the above

4. Type of mouth parts in Aphids is

a) Chewing and lapping type b) Sponging type
c) Piercing & sucking type d) Siphoning type
5. Fringed type of wings are found in
a) Plume moth b) Thrips c) Both a & b d) None

6. Patanga succincta is commonly known as

a) Bombay locust b) Desert locust c) Red locust d) Migratory locust

7. DIPA enacted in the year

a) 1912 b) 1914 c) 1919 d) 1968
8. number of abdominal body segments in Spring tails is
a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 11

9. Wing regions such as corium, cuneus, embolium and clavus are seen in
a) Coleoptera b) Orthoptera c) Hemiptera d) Hymenoptera

10. White muscardine fungus is

a) Metarhizium anisopliae b) Beauveria bassiana
c) Nomuraea rileyi d) Sorosporella vullae

11. Nectar and pollen are rich in

a) Cotton & Neem b) Tamarind & Sorghum
c) Citrus & Banana d) Maize & Onion
12. Type of mouth parts found in honey bees is
a) chewing & biting type b) Sucking type
c) Chewing & lapping type d) lacerating & sucking type
13. Silver shoot/onion leaf in rice is due to the attack of
a) Leaf folder b) Rice thrips c) Gall fly d) Rice hispa

14. Application of superphosphate in rice crop is followed against

a) Rice mealy bug b) Rice root weevil c) Stem borer d) field crab
15. Spotted leaf beetle/Hudda beetle of brinjal belongs to the family
a) Coceinellidae b) Europhidae c) Eumolpidae d) Cerambycidae
16. “Pygidium” is the characteristic feature of
a) Coleoptera b) Lepidoptera c) Diptera d) Hymenoptera

17. Physogastrism is seen in

a) Butterfly b) Bug c) beetles d) Termites

18. Largest and strongest part of insect leg is

a) Coxa b) Trochanter c) Femur d) Tibia
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19. The word insect derived from
a. Greek b. Latin c. Arabic d. German
20. Lower lip of insect is known as
a. Labium b. Labrum c. Mandible d. Maxilla
21. Father of insect Physiology
a. Knippling b. R.H Painter c. Snodgrass d. Wigglesworth
22. Stalked eggs are found in
a. Green lace wing b. Head louse c. House fly d. Mosquito
23. NBAIR is located at
a. Mysore b. Bengaluru c. Hyderabad d. New Delhi
24. Naiads are the immature stages of
a. Mantid b. Dragon fly c. Cockroach d. Mosquitoes
25. Propodium is distinct in
a. Hymenoptera b. Coleoptera c. Lepidoptera d. Mecoptera
26. Second generation of Bt-cotton contained genes of
a. Cry 1 Ac + Cry 2Ab b. Cry 1 Aa + Cry 2Aa
c. Cry 1 ac + Cry 2Ab d. Cry 1 Ac + Cry 2Aa
27. Cannibalism is seen in
a. Chrysoperla b. Helicoverpa c. Both a & b d. None of the above
28. Tenth edition of “Systema Nature” published in the year.
A) 1658 b) 1735 c) 1758 d) 1958
29. The establishment of Locust Warning Organization in the year
a) 1929 b) 1939 c) 1948 d) 2009
30. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and storage of GOI located at
a) Faridabad b) Ahmadabad c)Hyderabad d) Hapur
31. The Govt. of India enacted the Central Insecticide Act in the year
a) 1968 b) 1971 c) 1978 d) 1988
32. The process of shedding of old cuticle known as
a) Ecdysis b) Stadium c) Instar d) Apolysis
33. Johnston’s organ present in
a) Scape b) Pedicel c) Flagellum d) all
34. The wing bearing thoracic segments collectively called as
a) Prothorax b) Pterothorax c) both a & b d) None
35. When immature insects reproduce, then it is called as
a)Polyembryony b) Paedogenesis c) Parthenogenesis d) Viviparity
36. Ronald Ross discovered the malaria parasite in August 1857 at
a) London b) Bombay c) Secundrabad d) New York
37. Cantharidin is a product from insects of the family
a) Margarodidae b) Mordellidae c) Meloidae d) Macherotidae
38. Dengue fever is transmitted by
a) Female Anopheles b) Female Culex c) Male Culex d)Female Aedes
39. The insect viruses are recommended in unit of ___
a. IJ/ha b. LE/ha c.Mg/ha d.ml/ha

40. Grubs of red pumpkin beetle mainly feed on

a) Leaves b) Roots c) pumpkin fruits d) Flowers

41. Insecticide formulation relatively safer for handling is

a) Granules b) Dusts c) E.C d) Wettable powders

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42. The serious pest of citrus in nursery is
a) Citrus butterfly b) Citrus stem borer
c) Citrus fruit piercing moth d) Citrus leaf miner
43. Ovipositoin site of red cotton bug is
a) Cotton bolls b) leaves c) soils or dry leaves d) Inside plant tissues
44. Methyl eugenol mixed with dichlorvos is used as lure to manage
a) Bactocera rufomaculata b) Bactrocera dorsalis
c) Ceratitis capitata d) Bactrocera cucurbitae
45. Sugarcane plants with bunchy top is caused by
a) Chilo infuscutellus b) Chilo sacchariphgus indicus
c) Scirpophaga exerptalis d) Chilo partellus
46. A species of stored pest used for beneficial purposes
a) Callusobruchus chinensis b)Corcyra cephalonica
c) Sitotroga cerealella d) Plodia interpunctallis
47. Tur sterility mosaic is transmitted by
a) Helicoverpa armigera b) Aceria cajani
c) Melanaagromyza obtusa b) Lampoedes boeticus
48. Bhopal gas tragedy caused world-wide drop in the production of insecticide
a) Methyl isocyanate b) Carbofuran c) Carbaryl d) Aldicarb
49. Ecdysone is produced by stimulation of brain hormone on the following glands
a) Prothoracic glands b) Corpora cardiaca c) Corpora allata d) Ring glands
50. Pseudo-halters are found in _________ order
a) Diptera b) Collembola c) Strepsiptera d) Plecoptera
51. ICAR is found in the year
a) 16th July, 1919 b) 16th July, 1929 c) 16th July, 1939 d) 16th July, 1949
52. Chitin is
a) Nitrogenous polysaccharide b) Halogenated polysaccharide
c) Polypeptide d) Saturated fatty acid
53. Grouping of segments in to body regions is called
a) Tagmosis b) Phragmosis c) Segmentation d) Metamorphosis
54. Inundative release is a methodology associated with
a) Physical control b) Bio-control c) Mechanical control d) Chemical control
55. Skin winged insects are
a) Coleoptera b) Lepidoptera c) Dermoptera d) Diptera
56. Abdominal segments that carry the prolegs in semiloopers are
a) 3, 4, 5 b) 6,8,10 c) 6, 9, 10 d) 5, 6, 10
57. The nerve cells that transmits the impulse from ganglia to effectors organs are called
a) Sensory nerves b) Motor nerves c) Sympathetic nerves d) Parasympathetic nerves
58. Malpighian tubules are absent in
a) Termites b) Proturans c) Ants d) Collembola
59. An insecticide relatively safer to mammals is
a) DDT b) Endosulfan c) Malathion d) BHC
60. Stemmata are the eyes present in a) Caterpillars b) Nymphs c) Naiads d) Maggots

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 DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati
ICAR-JRF in Entomology and Nematology
KEY ANS

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1. Number of legs present in the class Arachnida
a) 5 pairs b) Two pairs c) Four pairs d) Three pairs
2. Beetles have following type of head
a) Hypognathous b) Prognathous c) Opisthognathous d) None

3. Geniculate type of antenna is present in

a) Ant b) Weevil c) Honey bee d) All the above

4. Type of mouth parts in Aphids is

a) Chewing and lapping type b) Sponging type
c) Piercing & sucking type d) Siphoning type
5. Fringed type of wings are found in
a) Plume moth b) Thrips c) Both a & b d) None

6. Patanga succincta is commonly known as

a) Bombay locust b) Desert locust c) Red locust d) Migratory locust

7. DIPA enacted in the year

a) 1912 b) 1914 c) 1919 d) 1968
8. number of abdominal body segments in Spring tails is
a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 11

9. Wing regions such as corium, cuneus, embolium and clavus are seen in
a) Coleoptera b) Orthoptera c) Hemiptera d) Hymenoptera

10. White muscardine fungus is

a) Metarhizium anisopliae b) Beauveria bassiana
c) Nomuraea rileyi d) Sorosporella vullae

11. Nectar and pollen are rich in

a) Cotton & Neem b) Tamarind & Sorghum
c) Citrus & Banana d) Maize & Onion
12. Type of mouth parts found in honey bees is
a) chewing & biting type b) Sucking type
c) Chewing & lapping type d) lacerating & sucking type
13. Silver shoot/onion leaf in rice is due to the attack of
a) Leaf folder b) Rice thrips c) Gall fly d) Rice hispa

14. Application of superphosphate in rice crop is followed against

a) Rice mealy bug b) Rice root weevil c) Stem borer d) field crab
15. Spotted leaf beetle/Hudda beetle of brinjal belongs to the family
a) Coceinellidae b) Europhidae c) Eumolpidae d) Cerambycidae
16. “Pygidium” is the characteristic feature of
a) Coleoptera b) Lepidoptera c) Diptera d) Hymenoptera

17. Physogastrism is seen in

a) Butterfly b) Bug c) beetles d) Termites

18. Largest and strongest part of insect leg is

a) Coxa b) Trochanter c) Femur d) Tibia
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19. The word insect derived from
a. Greek b. Latin c. Arabic d. German
20. Lower lip of insect is known as
a. Labium b. Labrum c. Mandible d. Maxilla
21. Father of insect Physiology
a. Knippling b. R.H Painter c. Snodgrass d. Wigglesworth
22. Stalked eggs are found in
a. Green lace wing b. Head louse c. House fly d. Mosquito
23. NBAIR is located at
a. Mysore b. Bengaluru c. Hyderabad d. New Delhi
24. Naiads are the immature stages of
a. Mantid b. Dragon fly c. Cockroach d. Mosquitoes
25. Propodium is distinct in
a. Hymenoptera b. Coleoptera c. Lepidoptera d. Mecoptera
26. Second generation of Bt-cotton contained genes of
a. Cry 1 Ac + Cry 2Ab b. Cry 1 Aa + Cry 2Aa
c. Cry 1 ac + Cry 2Ab d. Cry 1 Ac + Cry 2Aa
27. Cannibalism is seen in
a. Chrysoperla b. Helicoverpa c. Both a & b d. None of the above
28. Tenth edition of “Systema Nature” published in the year.
A) 1658 b) 1735 c) 1758 d) 1958
29. The establishment of Locust Warning Organization in the year
a) 1929 b) 1939 c) 1948 d) 2009
30. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and storage of GOI located at
a) Faridabad b) Ahmadabad c)Hyderabad d) Hapur
31. The Govt. of India enacted the Central Insecticide Act in the year
a) 1968 b) 1971 c) 1978 d) 1988
32. The process of shedding of old cuticle known as
a) Ecdysis b) Stadium c) Instar d) Apolysis
33. Johnston’s organ present in
a) Scape b) Pedicel c) Flagellum d) all
34. The wing bearing thoracic segments collectively called as
a) Prothorax b) Pterothorax c) both a & b d) None
35. When immature insects reproduce, then it is called as
a)Polyembryony b) Paedogenesis c) Parthenogenesis d) Viviparity
36. Ronald Ross discovered the malaria parasite in August 1857 at
a) London b) Bombay c) Secundrabad d) New York
37. Cantharidin is a product from insects of the family
a) Margarodidae b) Mordellidae c) Meloidae d) Macherotidae
38. Dengue fever is transmitted by
a) Female Anopheles b) Female Culex c) Male Culex d)Female Aedes
39. The insect viruses are recommended in unit of ___
a. IJ/ha b. LE/ha c.Mg/ha d.ml/ha

40. Grubs of red pumpkin beetle mainly feed on

a) Leaves b) Roots c) pumpkin fruits d) Flowers

41. Insecticide formulation relatively safer for handling is

a) Granules b) Dusts c) E.C d) Wettable powders

F:\1. SVACT\10. ICAR-JRF\MOCK TEST PAPERS\1. ICAR-JRF MOCK TEST-1-20.01.19 with Key ans.doc
42. The serious pest of citrus in nursery is
a) Citrus butterfly b) Citrus stem borer
c) Citrus fruit piercing moth d) Citrus leaf miner
43. Ovipositoin site of red cotton bug is
a) Cotton bolls b) leaves c) soils or dry leaves d) Inside plant tissues
44. Methyl eugenol mixed with dichlorvos is used as lure to manage
a) Bactocera rufomaculata b) Bactrocera dorsalis
c) Ceratitis capitata d) Bactrocera cucurbitae
45. Sugarcane plants with bunchy top is caused by
a) Chilo infuscutellus b) Chilo sacchariphgus indicus
c) Scirpophaga exerptalis d) Chilo partellus
46. A species of stored pest used for beneficial purposes
a) Callusobruchus chinensis b)Corcyra cephalonica
c) Sitotroga cerealella d) Plodia interpunctallis
47. Tur sterility mosaic is transmitted by
a) Helicoverpa armigera b) Aceria cajani
c) Melanaagromyza obtusa b) Lampoedes boeticus
48. Bhopal gas tragedy caused world-wide drop in the production of insecticide
a) Methyl isocyanate b) Carbofuran c) Carbaryl d) Aldicarb
49. Ecdysone is produced by stimulation of brain hormone on the following glands
a) Prothoracic glands b) Corpora cardiaca c) Corpora allata d) Ring glands
50. Pseudo-halters are found in _________ order
a) Diptera b) Collembola c) Strepsiptera d) Plecoptera
51. ICAR is found in the year
a) 16th July, 1919 b) 16th July, 1929 c) 16th July, 1939 d) 16th July, 1949
52. Chitin is
a) Nitrogenous polysaccharide b) Halogenated polysaccharide
c) Polypeptide d) Saturated fatty acid
53. Grouping of segments in to body regions is called
a) Tagmosis b) Phragmosis c) Segmentation d) Metamorphosis
54. Inundative release is a methodology associated with
a) Physical control b) Bio-control c) Mechanical control d) Chemical control
55. Skin winged insects are
a) Coleoptera b) Lepidoptera c) Dermoptera d) Diptera
56. Abdominal segments that carry the prolegs in semiloopers are
a) 3, 4, 5 b) 6,8,10 c) 6, 9, 10 d) 5, 6, 10
57. The nerve cells that transmits the impulse from ganglia to effectors organs are called
a) Sensory nerves b) Motor nerves c) Sympathetic nerves d) Parasympathetic nerves
58. Malpighian tubules are absent in
a) Termites b) Proturans c) Ants d) Collembola
59. An insecticide relatively safer to mammals is
a) DDT b) Endosulfan c) Malathion d) BHC
60. Stemmata are the eyes present in a) Caterpillars b) Nymphs c) Naiads d) Maggots

Strive for progress, not perfection

F:\1. SVACT\10. ICAR-JRF\MOCK TEST PAPERS\1. ICAR-JRF MOCK TEST-1-20.01.19 with Key ans.doc