MCQ and Quiz on Lac Culture

Read multiple choice objective questions from the post MCQ and Quiz on Lac Culture. These are the new objective questions from the same topic. Major subject is entomology. Questions are important for all agricultural competition exams, such as ICAR and SAU CET.

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Quiz	Lac cultivation

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Lac culture mcq

Question 01. Lac belong to which family?

(a). Kerriidae.
(b). Bombycidae.
(c). Menoponidae.
(d). Leptophlebiidae.

Question 02. Lac insect is native to which continent?

(a). Australia.
(b). Asia.
(c). Africa.
(d). Nort America.

Question 03. Lac is secreted by which insecet?

(a). Male.
(b). Female.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

Question 04. Which one of the following is the first form of lac?

(a). Sticklac.
(b). Shellac.
(c). Seedlac.
(d). None of the above.

Question 05. Which is the leading producer of lac in the world?

(a). Pakistan.
(b). Srilanka.
(c). Thailand.
(d). India.

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Question 06. Which is a natural gum?

(a). Gum arabic.
(b). Gum ghatti.
(c). Gum tragacanth.
(d). All of the above.

Question 07. Which Indian state is the leading producer of lac?

(a). Andhra Pradesh.
(b). Uttar Pradesh.
(c). Jharkhand.
(d). Madhya Pradesh.

Question 08. What one is not a host of lac insect?

(a). Butea monosperma.
(b). Ziziphus mauritiana.
(c). Mangifera sylvatica.
(d). Flemingia semialata.

Question 09. Raw insect is the source of which product?

(a). Resin.
(b). Dye.
(c). Wax.
(d). All of the above.

Question 10. Baisakhi is the summer season crop of which category of cultivation?

(a). Kusmi.
(b). Rangeeni.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 11. Which is not lac processing centre?

(a). Simdega, Jharkhand.
(b). Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh.
(c). Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
(d). North 24 Paragana, West Bengal.

Question 12. The lac insect moults how times before reaching maturity?

(a). Once.
(b). Twice.
(c). Thrice.
(d). None of the above.

Question 13. When does the lac insect cast off the second moult?

(a). When it is outside the cell.
(b). While it is inside the cell.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

Question 14. The lac encrustation containing gravid females are known by which name?

(a). Broodlack.
(b). Shellac.
(c). Seedlac.
(d). None of the above.

Question 15. Which is lac male has the longest life cycle in days?

(a). Aghani male.
(b). Katki male.
(c). Jethwi male.
(d). Baisakhi male.

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Question 16. Which is lac male has the shortest life cycle in days?

(a). Aghani male.
(b). Katki male.
(c). Jethwi male.
(d). Baisakhi male.

Question 17. Which category of the female lac has the longest life cycle in days?

(a). Aghani male.
(b). Katki male.
(c). Jethwi male.
(d). Baisakhi male.

Question 18. The trivoltine strains of lac go through a:

(a). Long life period.
(b). Very long life period.
(c). Short life period.
(d). Very short life period.

Month of inoculation (19 to 23)

Question 19. Baisakhi crop.

(a). October to November.
(b). June to July.
(c). January to February.
(d). May to June.

Question 20. Katki crop.

(a). February to March.
(b). June to July.
(c). November to December.
(d). August to September.

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Question 21. Aghani crop.

(a). April to May.
(b). March to April.
(c). June to July.
(d). September to October.

Question 22. Jethwi crop.

(a). January to February.
(b). November to December.
(c). March to April.
(d). None of the above.

Question 23. Trivoltine spp. crop.

(a). October to November.
(b). March to April.
(c). July to August.
(d). All of the above.

Month of harvesting (24 to 28)

Question 24. Baisakhi season crop.

(a). March to April.
(b). December to January.
(c). June to July.
(d). February to March.

Question 25. Katki season crop.

(a). October to November.
(b). August to September.
(c). September to October.
(d). January to February.

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Question 26. Aghani season crop.

(a). June to September.
(b). February to March.
(c). Match to June.
(d). January to February.

Question 27. Jethwi season crop.

(a). June to July.
(b). July to August.
(c). August to November.
(d). November to January.

Question 28. Trivoltine summer season crop.

(a). March to April.
(b). July to August.
(c). October to November.
(d). None of the above.

Question 29. The duration of life cycle and numbers of generation per year depends on which factor?

(a). Species/strain of the lac insect.
(b). The season of development.
(c). Climatic condition of the area.
(d). All of the above.

Question 30. Which is an example of univoltine?

(a). Paratachardina spp.
(b). Kerria spp.
(c). Kerria sharda.
(d). None of the above.

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