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[#366] Millardia meltada is a
Correct Answer
(C) Grass rat
Explanation
Solution: Millardia meltada is a Grass rat. The soft-furred rat (Millardia meltada), or soft-furred metad, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia. Head and body length is 13 - 16 cm. Yellowish to brownish gray dorsally and whitish in the underparts. Tail naked, blackish above, paler beneath. Fine dense fur shorter ventrally. Males are larger. It inhabits tropical and sub-tropical forests and grasslands, also making use of irrigated croplands and other cultivated areas.
[#367] The scientific name of pink boll worm
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(D) Pectinophora gossypiella Sound
Explanation
Solution: The scientific name of pink boll worm Pectinophora gossypiella. The pink bollworm is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin, gray moth with fringed wings. The larva is a dull white caterpillar with eight pairs of legswith conspicuous pink banding along its dorsum. The pink bollworm is native to Asia but has become an invasive species in most of the world's cotton-growing regions. It was a major pest in the cotton fields of the southern California deserts.
[#368] The main characteristic feature of an insect is
Correct Answer
(B) Three pairs of legs
Explanation
Solution: The main characteristic feature of an insect is three pairs of legs. Insects are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum. The middle segment is the mesothorax, with the major features being the second pair of legs and the anterior wings. The third and most posterior segment, abutting the abdomen, is the metathorax, which features the third pair of legs and the posterior wings.
[#369] Hamula is found in which abdominal segment in Collembola?
Correct Answer
(B) 3 rd
Explanation
Solution: Hamula is found in 3 rd abdominal segment in Collembola. The organ most often is present in species of Collembola that lives in the upper soil layers where it is used for jumping to avoid predators. While at rest, it is retracted under the abdomen and held there by a structure variously called the retinaculum or hamula, which in turn is located beneath the third abdominal segment.
[#370] Central honeybee research station is situated at
Correct Answer
(B) Pune
Explanation
Solution: Central honeybee research station is situated in Pune. The coordinating centers of the Project started functioning at different locations under the Project Coordinating unit located at the then Central Bee Research Institute (CBRI), Pune, presently designated as Central Bee Research & Training Institute (CBRTI), Pune to coordinate, counsel and monitor the activity of the cooperating centre.