NEPAL HIGHER SECONDAY SCHOOL

Rathnanagar 2, Tandi, Chitwan

SECOND TERMINAL EXAMINATION – 2073 (Mangshir)

Class: 10 FM: 40
Subject: Industrial Entomology & Mushroom Production PM: 16
Time: 1:15 min

Write all the answers clearly and in your own words.

Group A: Very Short Questions

Attempt any 10 questions (10 x 1 = 10)

1. What products can we obtain from beekeeping besides honey?
2. Which part of the bee body consists of proboscis, wax glands and stinger?
3. Which bee type is produced from fertilized and unfertilized eggs?
4. What is the main role of the queen bee in the hive?
5. Give any 4 protective wearing needed for beekeeping.
6. Write down any three diseases of an adult bee.
7. Define silk.
8. What is moriculture?
9. Give the scientific name and family of a silkworm.
10. What are the major components in sericulture?
11. Define mushroom.
12. Write down the major parts of a mushroom.
13. What kind of raw materials are used to produce oyster mushroom?

“ All the Best “

 Group B: Short Questions

Attempt any 5 questions (5 x 2 = 10)

14. What is bee swarming? Write down few differences between swarming and
absconding.
15. Give any two brood diseases of a honeybee. Also discuss some of the
measures we can adopt against spreading bee diseases.
16. List the basic parts of a modern hive. Discuss the major advantages of the
modern hive over traditional hives.
17. Define sericulture. What are some of the byproducts that can be obtained
from sericulture?
18. What is a cocoon? In which stage is the cocoon formed?
19. Why a mushroom is not considered as a plant or an animal?
20. List few challenges in mushroom growing.

Group C: Long Questions

Attempt any 5 questions (5 X 4 = 20)

21. Discuss in detail about the opportunities and problems of beekeeping in the
country like Nepal.
22. Write about the life cycle of the honeybee with its specific characteristics
and developmental time for each stage.
23. Draw a well-labeled flower, and discuss its major parts involved in bee
pollination.
24. Discuss on the apiary site selection and the management of the apiary.
25. Highlight the scope and importance of sericulture.
26. Write about importance and scope of the mushroom cultivation in Nepal.

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