MCQ’S ON VERMICULTURE
1. For vermicomposting, this species of earthworm is not apt
(a) Perionyx excavatus
(b) Pheretima posthuma
(c) Eudrilus eugeniae
(d) Eisenia fetidae
Answer: (b)
2. The process in which earthworms are used to degrade organic wastes is
(a) Compost bedding
(b) Humus forming
(c) Vermicomposting
(d) None
Answer: (c)
3. Kitchen wastes and animal excreta can be minimized most profitably via
(a) vermiculture
(b) biogas production
(c) direct usage as biofertilizers
(d) storing in underground storage tanks
Answer: (b)
4. The process of covering spawned compost with a suitable material is known as
(a) cropping
(b) casing
(c) spawning
(d) composting
Answer: (b)
5. While burrowing, the anterior ends of earthworms become turgid serving as a hydraulic skeleton though they do not possess a skeleton. This is as a result of
(a) setae
(b) gut peristalsis
(c) coelomic fluid
(d) none of the above
Answer: (c)
6. This is apt for vermicomposting
(a) Algae
(b) Nitrifying bacteria
(c) Earthworms
(d) Fungus
Answer: (c)
7. Vermicompost is a/an
(a) toxic material
(b) organic biofertilizer
(c) inorganic fertilizer
(d) synthetic fertilizer
Answer: (b)
8. This can be the best worm for composting
(a) pink worms
(b) red wigglers
(c) maggots
(d) does not matter
Answer: (b)
9. In earthworms, typhlosome is a
(a) excretory structure
(b) a circulatory system structure
(c) fold of intestine
(d) defence mechanism
Answer: (c)
10. Which of the following nutrients is abundantly found in worm castings?
(a) Phosphorus
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Calcium and other minerals
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)
