Question

Read the given statements.

(i) Bee wax obtained from the beehive is the deposition of excretory products of the honeybee.
(ii) Fish culture is sometimes done in combination with rice crop so hat fish are grown in the water accumulated in the paddy field.
(iii) Fish feed in different zones of the pond to make the most efficient use of available food.
(iv) Sahiwal and Murrah are exotic breeds used extensively in cattle farming.
(v) Inter-cropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field indefinite pattern.

which of the given statements are incorrect?

• A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
• B. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
• C. (i), and (iv)
• D. (i), (iv) and (v)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (i), and (iv)

• The wax is formed by worker bees, which secrete it from eight wax-producing mirror glands on the inner sides of the sternites (the ventral shield or plate of each segment of the body) on abdominal segments 4 to 7.
• The new wax is initially glass-clear and colorless, becoming opaque after mastication and adulteration with pollen by the hive worker bees.
• Sahiwal is a breed of Zebu cattle which primarily is used in dairy production. Sahiwal originated from the Sahiwal district of Pakistan.
• The Murrah breed of water buffalo is a breed of domestic water buffalo kept for dairy production.
• It is originally from Punjab and Haryana states of India and Pakistan.