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  • A. Nymph
  • B. Naiad
  • C. Pupa
  • D. Larvae

Explanation: Holometabolous insects pass through egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, so their young stage is the larva.

Correct answer: Larvae
  • A. Holometabola
  • B. Hypermetamophosis
  • C. Ametabola
  • D. Hemimetabola

Explanation: Holometabola undergo complete or indirect metamorphosis, with clearly different larval, pupal, and adult stages.

Correct answer: Holometabola
  • A. Malformation
  • B. Boring
  • C. Gall
  • D. Malnutrition

Explanation: A gall is an abnormal plant growth or proliferation induced by organisms such as insects, mites, or fungi.

Correct answer: Gall
  • A. Non of the above
  • B. Applied Entomology
  • C. Zoology
  • D. Entomology

Explanation: Entomology is the branch of zoology concerned specifically with insects.

Correct answer: Entomology
  • A. Fungi
  • B. Bacteria
  • C. Virus
  • D. Nematodes

Explanation: Root-knot disease is caused by parasitic Meloidogyne nematodes, which induce characteristic galls on roots.

Correct answer: Nematodes
  • A. Any organism which causes diseaseHire Grant Writers
  • B. Any bacteria which causes disease
  • C. Any virus which causes disease
  • D. Fungi which cause disease

Explanation: A pathogen is any disease-causing organism, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and other infectious agents.

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  • A. Pyrethroid
  • B. Carbamates
  • C. Organo-chlorine
  • D. Organio-phosphate

Explanation: Organochlorines generally persist longest because they are chemically stable and degrade slowly in the environment.

Correct answer: Organo-chlorine
  • A. DDT
  • B. Aldrin and Diehydrin
  • C. Aindone and Heptachlor
  • D. All the aboveTrack Health Symptoms

Explanation: DDT, aldrin, dieldrin and heptachlor are organochlorine insecticides, so the intended choice is the inclusive option.

Correct answer: All the aboveTrack Health Symptoms
  • A. rice
  • B. Sugarcane
  • C. Cotton
  • D. Wheat

Explanation: Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, is a major worldwide disease of rice.

Correct answer: rice
  • A. Mango
  • B. Citrus (Lemon)
  • C. Guava
  • D. none

Explanation: Gummosis is a characteristic disease problem of citrus, in which gum exudes from infected bark and trunk tissues.

Correct answer: Citrus (Lemon)
  • A. Soybean
  • B. Sunflower
  • C. none of these
  • D. Ground nuts

Explanation: Tikka, or early and late leaf spot, is the familiar leaf-spot disease complex of groundnut (peanut).

Correct answer: Ground nuts
  • A. Cotton leaf curl virus
  • B. Cotton stem crinkle virus
  • C. Cotton boll rot virus
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Cotton leaf curl virus is the principal viral disease associated with serious cotton losses, especially in South Asian cotton-growing…

Correct answer: Cotton leaf curl virus
  • A. Microtermas sp
  • B. Amrosca devestons
  • C. Earias insulana
  • D. Aphis gossypi

Explanation: The cotton jassid is scientifically known as Amrasca devastans, although the option contains spelling errors as “Amrosca devestons.” Aphis…

Correct answer: Amrosca devestons
  • A. Pathology
  • B. Fungicology
  • C. Mycology
  • D. Genetics

Explanation: Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with fungi. Pathology studies diseases generally, whereas genetics deals with heredity and…

Correct answer: Mycology
  • A. Powdery mildew
  • B. Downy mildew
  • C. Blight
  • D. None

Explanation: Powdery mildew is a major disease of field pea, producing a conspicuous white fungal growth on leaves and other plant parts.

Correct answer: Powdery mildew
  • A. Pemospora Parasitica
  • B. Albugo candida
  • C. Alternarian solani
  • D. Aspergillus niger

Explanation: White rust of cruciferous crops is caused by Albugo candida, an oomycete pathogen.

Correct answer: Albugo candida
  • A. They are very small
  • B. They are parasites
  • C. They have no chlorophyll
  • D. All the above

Explanation: Fungi cannot manufacture food by photosynthesis because they lack chlorophyll, so they obtain nutrients from organic matter as saprophytes…

Correct answer: They have no chlorophyll
  • A. Milk and hot water
  • B. Vomiting with brackishy
  • C. None of the above
  • D. Atropine

Explanation: Atropine is the principal antidote used for organophosphate and carbamate poisoning because it blocks excessive muscarinic stimulation.

Correct answer: Atropine
  • A. Fungi
  • B. Plants
  • C. Bacteria
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain fungi, commonly in contaminated food and feed.

Correct answer: Fungi
  • A. Hibernation
  • B. Thanolasis
  • C. Aestivation
  • D. Ecdysiast

Explanation: Aestivation is the state of dormancy or reduced activity during hot, dry summer conditions.

Correct answer: Aestivation