Question 1

1.	How is the locust a threat to human life?

Accepted Answer

It can invade nearly 13 million kilometers.

Answer

None of the above

Answer

It can invade over 13 million kilometers.

Answer

It is a threat to human life

Question 2

2.	What area of land can the desert locust invade? An area that contains

Accepted Answer

20% of the world’s land surface

Answer

50% of the world’s land surface

Answer

10% of the world’s land surface

Answer

30% of the world’s land surface

Question 3

3.	What is the normal life span of a locust?

Accepted Answer

Four months

Answer

Three months

Answer

Eight months

Answer

Four years

Question 4

4.	 How does a locust live beyond four months?

Accepted Answer

It slows down the body process

Answer

It speeds up the body process

Answer

It was not mentioned in the passage

Answer

It maintains the body process

Question 5

5.	A female locust produces_

Accepted Answer

200 eggs

Answer

800 eggs

Answer

2000 eggs

Answer

20 eggs

Question 6

6.	Why do you think the young locust is called ‘hopper’? it is because

Accepted Answer

They have no wings

Answer

They have light wings

Answer

They have wings

Answer

They have no legs

Question 7

7.	Another word for enormous as used in the passage is

Accepted Answer

Extremely large

Answer

Extremely wicked

Answer

Extremely happy

Answer

Extremely small

Question 8

8.	The ability of the locust to change its appearance was first detected in

Accepted Answer

1921

Answer

1821

Answer

1831

Answer

1931

Question 9

9.	Sir Boris Uvarov was in charge of the

Accepted Answer

Anti- Locust Research Centre in London

Answer

Anti- Locust Research Centre in Canada

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Anti- Locust Research Centre in Nigeria

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Anti- Locust Research Centre in Africa

Question 10

10.	What is the oldest question about locust?

Accepted Answer

How did they vanish in some years and reappear in others?

Answer

No question was asked.

Answer

How did they become voraciously hungry?

Answer

How did the change their appearance?

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