Past Questions — 2021

The time required for spinning silk to make a cocoon from beginning to end is usually about:

Wooden or bamboo rearing trays are arranged in tiers on rearing stand for rearing and is called:

The male larva has a single median opening at the junction of the 8th and 9th segments called opening of __________:

Regular irrigation at an interval of __________ days is ideal for mulberry plant:

How many times required bed cleaning during the 2nd instar:

In row system of planting, recommended dose of NPK(Kg/ha) in irrigated areas:

The entire branch of mulberry plant is harvested and used to feed silkworms. This method is known as:

Mulberry can be grown in a rainfall rage of:

In leaf picking method, the first bottom pruning has to be taken up at a height of __________ from ground level:

Larval period of multivoltine races of Bombyx mori is:

Transferring of matured silkworm larvae to a suitable frame to spin cocoon is called:

Required temperature during the 5th instar:

__________ consists of dung, urine and straw that has been used as bedding for cattle:

__________ system is followed for rainfed mulberry crop:

__________ races lay only diapausing eggs:

__________ formalin is used for routine disinfection of rearing room and rearing appliances prior to the commencement of rearing:

The best time for brushing is:

Recommended doses of fertilizers after 2nd year onwards under rainfed condition:

The inter-row spaces are covered with cut-straw mats or mulberry twigs as a protective material. This is called:

The period of mulberry storage should not exceed __________:

At least __________ should be carried out during the first six months after planting of cuttings:

In case of leaf harvest methods, the first harvest is taken __________ after 1st pruning:

Recommended dose of fertilizer during 1st year under rainfed is:

Silkworm are fond of __________ dim light:

__________, in which the mulberry branches are cut around mid-height at about one metre: