Quiz  /  NEET MCQ on Sericulture

  • 1. 
    Pick the correct statement

  • larval form of moth produces silk
  • salivary glands of the moth produce silk
  • by boiling, silk is extracted from cocoon of a moth
  • both and

  • 2. 
    The silkworm larva ceases to eat and begins spinning silk all over its body

  • from inside to outside
  • from outside to inside
  • in a random motion
  • all of the above

  • 3. 
    This species produces silk of the superior quality

  • Attacus atlas
  • Bombyx mori
  • Attacus ricini
  • Antheraea assamensis

  • 4. 
    Silk is produced by

  • cocoon
  • adult moth
  • larva
  • larva and adult moth

  • 5. 
    This amongst the following produces silk

  • butterflies
  • Bombus mori
  • Dysdercus koenigii
  • Bombus indica

  • 6. 
    Insects not found in wild state is

  • cochineal insect
  • lac insect
  • silk moth
  • honey bee

  • 7. 
    Pick the set of beneficial insects to man

  • sandfly, honey bee, butterfly
  • honey bee, cockroach, silkworm
  • silkworm, wasp, honey bee
  • honey bee, cochineal insect, lac insect

  • 8. 
    Honey, silk and lac are

  • artificial elements
  • secretory substance of plants
  • secretory substance of insects
  • all of these

  • 9. 
    What is the life span of an adult ‘Bombyx mori’ ?

  • 2 days
  • 3-4 days
  • 6 days
  • 8 days

  • 10. 
    Silk contains a protein known as

  • casein
  • fibroin
  • sericin
  • both and
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