List of top Entomology Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

A system of soil management in which the plants, especially legumes, are grown in perennial grasses without any tillage is
Plants in which pollination and fertilisation occurs in the unopened flower bud is
Ringworm fungal disease of skin affecting mammals and animals is caused by
(A) Trichophyton mentagrophytes
(B) Achorion species
(C) Microsporum species
(D) Gallus domesticus
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Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): A rare form of ovule orientation in ovary, wherein the micropyle lies in straight line with the chalaza and funicle is known as Orthotropous ovary.
Statement (II): Orthotropus ovary is found in Piper nigrum.
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Oospore produced without sexual reproduction is
A crystalline fatty acid found in mustard seed/and rape seed in high quantity remains a threat to the person's health having low immunity mainly due to the presence of
An extinct order of Gymnosperm that includes Paleozoic fossil plant is
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Evapotranspiration is the total amount of water lost during a specific time from a particular area by evaporation from the soil surface and by transportation from the plants growing in that area.
Statement (II): Evapotranspiration is the minimum amount of water lost during a specific time from a particular area by evaporation from the soil surface and by transportation from the plants growing in that area.
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Symphylids are closely related to
(A) Centipedes
(B) Millipedes
(C) Snails
(D) Slugs
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Insects that have the potential to reach pest status but normally suppressed by natural regulating factors are
Peritrophic membrane lines the
(A) Midgut internally
(B) Midgut and Foregut
(C) Hindgut
(D) Foregut
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An ant attractant which helps in seed dispersal and arises as an outgrowth from surface of seed having fats and oils is
Male copulatory organ in insects is known as
ATMA stands for
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Crop Rotation exerts most effect on pests having a narrow plant host range and limited mobility
Statement (II): Crop Rotation exerts most effect on pests having a wide plant host range and limited mobility
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Juvenile hormone is secreted by
Government of India had enacted the Insecticides Act way back in the year
Root-lesion nematodes causing serious damage to tea and coffee are
(A) Pratylenchus loosi
(B) Pratylenchus coffeae
(C) Pratylenchus zeae
(D) Pratylenchus thornei
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The Reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis have a unique life cycle where the egg gives rise to
Inflammed gills, excessive mucous secretions and accelerated respiration in fishes is due to infections of
Shared nest and cooperative brood care is found in
A form of viviparity in which the female gives birth to larvae instead of depositing eggs is
An endemic honeybee which was discovered in the Western Ghats after a gap of more than 200 years is
Who was the discoverer of insecticidal properties of DDT?
Aedes aegypti, a vector for an infectious tropical disease characterised by fever, extreme pain in joints and muscles is
(A) Dengue fever
(B) Breakbone fever
(C) Typhus fever
(D) Hypofever
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