Species of Bees and Their Products

Q. Which one is the sweetest sugar

1. Glucose
2. Maltose
3. Fructose
4. Sucrose

Q.

What is Apiculture? Name a few products obtained from Apiculture?

Q.

The species which is supposed to be most suitable for apiculture is:

1. A. mellifera

2. A. dorsata

3. A. indica

4. A. florea

Q.

Can insects live without water?

Q. is the bee species most commonly used for commercial honey production in India.

1. Apis dorsata
2. Apis florea
3. Apis indica
4. Apis mellifera

Q.

Write a brief note on the commercial production of honey.

Q.

Which one of the following is an Italian bee variety?

1. Apis mellifera

2. Apis dorsata

3. Apis florae

4. Apis cerana indica

Q.

Apiculture means rearing of bees.

1. True
2. False

Q. Bee keeping practice is a income generating industry. Write the different points to be kept in mind for successful bee keeping. Write the scientific name of the most common Indian species used for the purpose.

Q. Semi-dwarf rice variety $IR-8$ was developed in

1. Taiwan
2. India
3. Philippines
4. China

Q.

Candles are made up of _________ which is obtained from honeybees.

Q. Match column I (honey bee scientific name) with column II (common name)

	Column I		Column II
a.	Apis dorsata	i.	Indian bee.
b.	Apis indica	ii.	Italian bee.
c.	Apis florea	iii.	Rock bee.
d.	Apis mellifera	iv.	Little bee.

1. $a-i,b-iii,c-ii,d-iv$
2. $a-iii,b-iv,c-ii,d-i$
3. $a-iv,b-ii,c-i,d-iii$
4. $a-iii,b-i,c-iv,d-ii$

Q.

What is apiculture?

Q. An Italian bee variety A. mellifera has been introduced in India for honey production. Write about its merits over other varieties.

Q. Which among the following is secondary product of honey bee?

1. Bee wax
2. Propolis
3. Pollen
4. Honey

Q. What is the number of linkage group founds in honey bee?

Q. Honey mainly consists of ........................

1. Monosaccharides
2. Disaccharides
3. Polysaccharides
4. Fats

Q. $IR-20$ is a high yielding variety of

1. Wheat
2. Gram
3. Sugarcane
4. Rice

Q. Find the correct match :
(i) Mackeral - Rastelliger - Fresh water fish
(ii) Honey Bee - Apis - Wax
(iii) Mrigala - Tacchardia - Marine water fish
(iv) Silkworm - Bombyx - Mulberry silk

1. (ii) and (iv)
2. (i) and (ii)
3. (iv) only
4. (i) and (iii)

Q. In honey, the main constituent is ______________.

1. Calcium
2. Protein
3. Water
4. Sugar

Q. Match the following.

	List I		List II
1.	Apis cerena Indica	a.	African bee
2.	Apis mellifera	b.	Indian bee
3.	Apis adamsoni	c.	Italian bee

1. 1- c, 2- a, 3- b
2. 1- a, 2- b, 3- c
3. 1- b, 2- c, 3- a
4. 1- b, 2- a, 3- c

Q. Fill in the blanks with approriate words.
Vital capacity of trained athletes is .......... than that of non-athletes while of non-smokers is .......... than that of smokers.

Q. The use of honeybee is

1. to help in pollination
2. production of honey
3. all of these.
4. production of bees wax

Q. By which insect lac is obtained?

Q. The sugar found in nectar and honey is

1. Galactose
2. None of these
3. Fructose
4. Sucrose

Q. Which of these build the hive, collect nectar and pollen, clean the cells and protect the hive?

1. Queen bee
2. Worker bee
3. Drone
4. Male bee

Q. Rakesh asked the following question from his father and requested him to answer.
(i) Please tell me two superior varieties of cows.
(ii) What are the products obtained from beekeeping?
(iii) What is floriculture?
(iv) What are the methods increasing commercial production of plants?

Q. List any two economically important product for humans obtained from Apis indica.

Q. Honey mainly consists of___________.

1. Monosaccharides
2. Disaccharides
3. Polysaccharides
4. Fats

Q. Name one exotic variety of bees.

1. Apis florea
2. Apis dorsata
3. Apis indica
4. Apis mellifica