Agriculture Quiz 3 ( August) - MCQ

1. A person who keeps bees for honey and other products is called?

• A. Beekeeper
• B. Apiculturist
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer: C. Both A and B

2. Bee wax consists of?

• A. Fatty acid
• B. Lactic acid
• C. Sulfuric acid

Answer: A. Fatty acid

3. What is the full form of HDA?

• A. Hexadienyl acetate
• B. Hexa decano Acetic acid
• C. Hexa decanoic acid
• D. None of these

Answer: C. Hexa decanoic acid

4. What is bee propolis?

• A. Feed
• B. A sticky resinous material
• C. Honey bee
• D. All of the above

Answer: B. A sticky resinous material

5. Which is a Western honey bee?

• A. Apis dorsata
• B. Apis mellifera
• C. Apis florea
• D. None of these

Answer: B. Apis mellifera

6. Honeycomb is?

• A. Regular prismatic cell
• B. Pentagonal prismatic cell
• C. Hexagonal prismatic cell
• D. Hexagonal prism

Answer: C. Hexagonal prismatic cell

7. Royal Jelly is produced by?

• A. Drone
• B. Milk
• C. Queen bee
• D. Worker bee

Answer: D. Worker bee

8. The inventor of beekeeping is called?

• A. L. L. Langstroth
• B. Aristotle
• C. Karl von Frisch
• D. None of these

Answer: A. L. L. Langstroth

9. The length of the bee flight is?

• A. 2 km
• B. 3 km
• C. 4 km
• D. 5 km

Answer: D. 5 km

10. World Bee Day is celebrated on?

• A. May 20th
• B. July 20th
• C. August 20th
• D. September 20th

Answer: A. May 20th

11. Which is the most widely used beehive for commercial honey production?

• A. Wedge hive
• B. Top bar hive
• C. Langstroth hive
• D. Warré hive

Answer: C. Langstroth hive

12. Bee dance is also known as?

• A. Wagtail dance
• B. Round dance
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer: C. Both A and B

13. What is the main function of the drone bee?

• A. Produce honey
• B. Collect nectar
• C. Mate with the queen
• D. Clean the hive

Answer: C. Mate with the queen

14. The shape of the waggle dance is?

• A. C-shape
• B. S-shape
• C. 8-shape
• D. V-shape

Answer: C. 8-shape

15. The first scientist to translate the meaning of bee dance was?

• A. Charles Darwin
• B. Karl von Frisch
• C. Alfred Russel Wallace
• D. Louis Pasteur

Answer: B. Karl von Frisch

16. Which species of bees produce honey?

• A. Apis dorsata
• B. Apis mellifera
• C. Apis cerana
• D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

17. What is the scientific name of the bumblebee?

• A. Bombus lappidarius
• B. Bombus dahlbomii
• C. Bombus lucorum
• D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

18. What is the role of the worker bee?

• A. Attacking enemies
• B. Collecting nectar
• C. Laying eggs
• D. Mating with the queen

Answer: B. Collecting nectar

19. What is royal jelly?

• A. A type of honey
• B. A substance fed to larval and adult queens
• C. A type of wax
• D. None of the above

Answer: B. A substance fed to larval and adult queens