Exam Details
| Subject | Integrated Pest Management | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor Degree Programme (APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE) | |
| Department | School of Sciences (SOS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 8 IAPM-Ol I
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination
00422
December, 2015
(APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE)
APM-01 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any eight . questions from question nos. 2 to 10.
1. Define the following terms:
Integrated Pest Management
Perennial Pest
Biological Control
Pheromone Trap
Economic Injury Level
State whether the following statements are True or False
Bio-pesticides are defined as pesticides of biological origin including micro-organisms and natural products.
Interlinking of food-chain is called food-web.
Potential pests are the organisms that always cause enough damage to crops.
Sex-pheromones are substances generally produced by females to attract males for the purpose of mating.
Grasshoppers are monophagous crop pests.
Differentiate between the following pairs:
Parasite and Parasitoid
Pest resurgence and Pest replacement
Acute poisoning and Chronic poisoning
Intercropping and Multicropping
Anti-feedant and Attractant
Expand the following:
SIT
LD50
EC
Bt
ET
2. Explain the life cycle and management of termites associated with human habitat.
3. Name two important insect pests of paddy. Describe the damage caused by them and their management strategies.
4. What is biological control How can it be integrated with other pest control measures?
5. EXplain the application of semiochemicals in IPM.
Discuss the role of remote sensing in IPM.
6. Define agro-ecosystem. How can agro-ecosystem be planned to reduce pest population
Discuss the role of physical control in IPM.
7. Why is the adoption of IPM programmes low in India What steps should be taken for their effective implementation
8. Explain why cultural control is considered as one of the major pest control methods. Write any three most common cultural practices used in pest management.
9. Define quarantine. Explain the usefulness of phytosanitary certificates.
Write two categories of regulatory measures operative in India for pest control.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Farmer Field School
Genetic Engineering and its role in Pest Management
Microbial Pesticides
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination
00422
December, 2015
(APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE)
APM-01 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any eight . questions from question nos. 2 to 10.
1. Define the following terms:
Integrated Pest Management
Perennial Pest
Biological Control
Pheromone Trap
Economic Injury Level
State whether the following statements are True or False
Bio-pesticides are defined as pesticides of biological origin including micro-organisms and natural products.
Interlinking of food-chain is called food-web.
Potential pests are the organisms that always cause enough damage to crops.
Sex-pheromones are substances generally produced by females to attract males for the purpose of mating.
Grasshoppers are monophagous crop pests.
Differentiate between the following pairs:
Parasite and Parasitoid
Pest resurgence and Pest replacement
Acute poisoning and Chronic poisoning
Intercropping and Multicropping
Anti-feedant and Attractant
Expand the following:
SIT
LD50
EC
Bt
ET
2. Explain the life cycle and management of termites associated with human habitat.
3. Name two important insect pests of paddy. Describe the damage caused by them and their management strategies.
4. What is biological control How can it be integrated with other pest control measures?
5. EXplain the application of semiochemicals in IPM.
Discuss the role of remote sensing in IPM.
6. Define agro-ecosystem. How can agro-ecosystem be planned to reduce pest population
Discuss the role of physical control in IPM.
7. Why is the adoption of IPM programmes low in India What steps should be taken for their effective implementation
8. Explain why cultural control is considered as one of the major pest control methods. Write any three most common cultural practices used in pest management.
9. Define quarantine. Explain the usefulness of phytosanitary certificates.
Write two categories of regulatory measures operative in India for pest control.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Farmer Field School
Genetic Engineering and its role in Pest Management
Microbial Pesticides
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- Environmental Chemistry
- Foundation Course in Science andTechnology
- Human Environment
- Integrated Pest Management
- Operations Research
- Statistical Techniques
- Teaching of Primary School Mathematics