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, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.
Differentiate between the following pairs of terms

Occasional and Perennial pests

Insecticide and Fungicide

Acute and Chronic toxicity

Stomach poison and Contact poison

Mechanical and Physical control

Define the following terms:

IPM

GMO

JH

Precision farming

Exotic pests

Match the terms in Column I with those in Column II given below:


Column 1 Column 2

Miticide Stored grain pests

Trap crop Antifeedant

Grasshopper Biting and chewing mouthparts

Neem Mites

Fumigant Marigold


2.
Give the scientific names of any three types of mosquitoes found in India and name the diseases caused by them.

Discuss the damage caused by plant parasitic nematodes.

3. Give the scientific names and damage caused by the following:

Sugarcane root borer

Pink bollworm

Rice gundhi bug

Khapra beetle

Brinjal fruit and shoot borer


4.
Briefly discuss the role of cultural methods in IPM.

Describe the various types of traps used for collecting and killing insect pests.

5.
Rote of attractants in IPM

Biological control

Pesticide resistance


6.
Discuss the strategies to be adopted to promote IPM.

7.
Briefly explain the application bf simulation models in pest management.

ExPlain the various types of damage caused by different stored grain pests.

8.
What is an IPM module? Discuss briefly an IPM module for paddy,

Explain the role of IPM in sustainable agriculture.

9.
What are Plant Health Clinics explain their functions.

Discuss the role of genetic engineering in IPM.

10.
List the various biological effects of neem on insect pests.

List the various pesticide application equipments. Also, discuss the advantages of use of sprayers.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Foundation Course in Science andTechnology
  • Human Environment
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Operations Research
  • Statistical Techniques
  • Teaching of Primary School Mathematics