Q130 / 160 · JIPMER 2009 · Zoology

Which is correctly matched?

  • Correct answer
    A
    Apiculture $\quad$ - Honey bee
  • B
    Pisciculture — Silk moth
  • C
    Sericulture — Fish
  • D
    Aquaculture $\quad$ - Mosquito

Solution

Apiculture is the rearing of bee or bee keeping for the production of honey and wax.Pisciculture (fish culture) is the rearing and breeding of fishes in ponds, artificial water reservoirs.Sericulture is the rearing of silkworm or mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori) for commercial production of silk. Caterpillar feeds on mulberry leaves, its salivary gland secretes liquid silk.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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