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Epilachna vigintioclopunctata (Fabricius) is a pest of

(a) Cucurbits (b) Tomato

(c) Brinjal (d) Lady's finger

The Indian honey bee is technically named as

(a) Apis dorsata Fabricius (b) Apis florea Fabricius

(c) Apis cerana Fabricius (d) Apis mellifera Linnaeus

Who was awarded Nobel Prize for discovering the language of the honeybees?

(a) Eva Crane (b) Karl von Frisch

(c) S.P. Sakagami (d) P. Ruttner

Nosema disease of the honeybee is caused by a

(a) Fungus (b) Protozoan (c) Virus (d) Bacterium

The fully ripened honey contains the highest amount of

(a) Glucose (b) Fructose (c) Sucrose (d) Water

Royal gelly is the secretion of

(a) Labial glands (b) Neurosecretary cells

(c) Hypopharyngeal glands (d) Mandibular glands

The killing of pupae of silkworm in the cocoons is called

(a) Mounting (b) Reeling (c) Curing (d) Stifling

Nosema bombycis causes a disease in silkworms known as

(a) Muscardine (b) Pebrine (c) Flacherie (d) Grasserie

. The rank of India in silk production in the world is

(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth

The share of Rangeeni strain of lac insect to lac production in India is

(a) 10-20% (b) 30-40% (c) 50-60% (d) 80-90%

The rank of India in lac production in the world is

(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth

The Indian Lac Research Institute is situated at

(a) Hansi (b) Ranchi (c) Pune (d) Bangalore

The first recipient of the World Food Prize was

(a) N.E. Borlaug (b) B.P. Pal

(c) R.F. Chandler (d) M.S. Swaminathan

The word 'Green revolution' was coined by

(a) William Gaud (b) N.E. Borlaug

(c) C. Subramaniam (d) Robert McNamara

The head quater of the World Food Prize Foundation is at

(a) Rome (Italy) (b) Des Moines (USA)

(c) Washington (USA) (d) Manila (Philippine