General agriculture pointer - 52

1. Larval stage of lepidopteran pests are known as – (caterpillars)

2. Lepidopteran pests have four no. of membranous wings – (four no. of membranous wings)

3. Sucking mouth parts adults of moths & butterflies are known as – (proboscis)

4. Caterpillars possess type of mouth parts – (biting & chewing)

5. Type of poisons effective in controlling beetles – (stomach)

6. In case of lepidopteran pests, control operations should target stage – (larval)

7. Type of poisons effective in control of lepidopteran pests – (stomach)

8. Nocturnal lepidopterans – (moths)

9. Thrips belong to the order – (thysanoptera)

10. Thrips possess type of mouth parts – (rasping & sucking)

11. Wings of thrips have long marginal fringes of hairs – (thrips)

12. Crop destructive stage of lepidopteran pests – (caterpillar)

13. Destructive stages of thrips – (adults & nymphs)

14. Flies belong to the order – (diptera)

15. Flies possess type of mouth parts – (sponging/spongy)

16. Flies have one pair of active wings – (one)

17. In flies, hind wings are reduced to a club-like structure called – (halteres)

18. Crop destructive larval stage of flies – (maggots)

19. Young ones of insects with incomplete metamorphosis – (nymphs)

20. Young ones of insects with complete metamorphosis – (larvae)

21. Larvae of moths & butterflies – (caterpillars)

22. Larvae of beetles – (grubs)

23. Larvae of flies – (maggots)

24. Light traps are examples of method of insect pest control – (mechanical)

25. Sun heat treatment is an example of method of insect pest control – (physical)

26. Bait trapping is an example of method of insect pest control – (mechanical)

27. Crop rotation is an example of method of insect pest control – (cultural)

28. Example of cultural control of insect pests – (mixed cropping/tilling/trap cropping)

29. Growing resistant varieties is an example of method of insect pest control – (cultural)

30. Methods using parasites & predators are examples of method of insect pest control – (biological)

31. Example for a predator – (lady bird beetles/tetragnatha spider/tiger beetle/lycosa spider)

32. Parasite with broad spectrum activity – (beauvaria bassiana)

33. In plant protection, bt means – (bacillus thuringiensis)

34. Bacillus thuringiensis is effective in control of pests belonging to – (lepidopteran)

35. Npv means – (nuclear polyhedrosis virus)

36. Npv effectively controls – (lepidopteran pests)

37. Fungal parasite of mites – (hirsutella thompsonii)

38. Male sterilization technique was suggested by – (e.p. knippling)

39. Destructive insects & pests act of india was introduced in – (1914)

40. Sea customs act of 1878 was introduced to prevent entry of – (cotton boll weevil)

41. Quarantine laws come under – (legal control)

42. Phytosanitary certificate is a mandatory document in proceedings of – (legal control)

43. Thiodan is the trade name of – (endosulfan)

44. Sevin is the trade name of – (carbaryl)

45. Furadan is the trade name of – (carbofuran)

46. Ekalux is the trade name of – (quinalphos)

47. Nuvacron is the trade name of – (monocrotophos)

48. Thimet is the trade name of – (phorate)

49. Dursban is the trade name of – (chlorpyriphos)

50. Dimecron is the trade name of – (phosphamidon)

51. Rogor is the trade name of – (dimethoate)

52. Nuvan is the trade name of – (ddvp)

53. Blitox is the trade name of – (copper oxy chloride)

54. Bavistin is the trade name of – (carbendazim)

55. Hinosan is the trade name of – (ediphenphos)

56. Fernoxone is the trade name of – (2,4-d)

57. Gramaxone is the trade name of – (paraquat)

58. Round up is the trade name of – (glyphosate)

59. Kelthane is the trade name of – (dicofol)

60. Example for an antifungal antibiotic – (aureofungin sol)

61. Example for an antibacterial antibiotic – (agrimycin/plantomycin)

62. Insecticide – (endosulfan/carbaryl/carbofuran/ddvp/quinalphos/dimethoate/monocrotophos/phorate/chlorpyriphos/phosphamidon)

63. Fungicide – (copper oxy chloride/zineb/thiram/mancozeb/carbendazim/ediphenphos/benomyl/captan)

64. Example for a herbicide – (2,4-d/butachlor/paraquat/diuron/glyphosate)

65. Acaricide – (dicofol/chlorobenzilate)

66. Example for nematicide – (aldicarb/dimethoate/phorate)

67. Commonly used rodenticide – (aluminium phosphide)

68. Molluscicide – (metaldehyde)

69. Example for a stomach poison – (endosulfan/phorate/sevin)

70. Malathion/parathion/quinalphos are – (contact poison)

71. Systemic poison – (monocrotophos/phorate/carbofuran/rogor)

72. Fumigant – (aluminium phosphide/methyl bromide/ddvp)

73. Physical poison – (silica gel/aluminium powder/kerosene oil/tar oil)

74. Protoplasmic poison – (fluorine compounds/arsenic compounds)

75. Nerve poison – (organo phosphorus compounds/carbamates/nicotines/pyrethrines)

76. Respiratory poison – (kcn/hcn)

77. Inorganic insecticide – (arsenic compounds/fluorine compounds/sulphur/borax/zinc phosphide)

78. Organic insecticide of plant origin – (nicotine/pyrethrine/rotenone/neem)

79. Organic insecticide of animal origin – (nereis toxin)

80. Organo chlorine insecticide – (ddt/bhc)

81. Group of insecticides highly persistent and not easily biodegradable – (organochlorine)

82. Organo-phosphorus insecticide – (quinalphos/phosphamidon/dimethoate/monocrotophos/phorate/ddvp/chlorpyriphos/malathion)

83. Endosulfan is an – (organosulphur insecticide)

84. Organo-carbamate insecticide – (carbaryl/carbofuran/aldicarb)

85. Example for cyclodiene group of insecticides – (heptachlor/aldrin/endrin)

86. Synthetic pyrethroid – (allethrin/permethrin/tetramethrin)

87. Nicotinoid insecticide – (imidacloprid–confidor)

88. Thuricide is insecticidal formulation developed from – (bacillus thuringiensis)

89. Neem oil is – (an antifeedant)

90. Pesticide adjuvant – (wetter/spreader/sticker/emulsifier/carrier)

91. In pesticidal formulations, dp means – (dustable powder)

92. In pesticidal formulations, g means – (granule)

93. In pesticidal formulations, ec means – (emulsifiable concentrate)

94. In pesticidal formulations, wp means – (wettable powder)

95. In pesticidal formulations, wsc means – (water soluble concentrate)

96. In pesticidal formulations, sp means – (soluble powder)

97. In pesticidal formulations, sl means – (soluble liquid)

98. In pesticidal formulations, af means – (aqua flowable)

99. Fumigant in liquid form – (methyl bromide)

100. Fumigant in mixture form – (ed/ct mixture)