On an average female cockroach produce ________ oothecae, each containing ________ eggs.

(1) 9-10, 14-16

(2) 14-16, 9-10

(3) 2-4, 10-12

(4) 6-8, 8-10

Tegmina arises from

(1) Prothorax

(2) Mesothorax

(3) Metathorax

(4) Neck region between head and thorax

Which of the following statement is correct with reference to the cockroach eye?

1. Both eyes together consist of about 2000 hexagonal ommatidia

2. Its vision has more sensitivity but less resolution

3. Mosaic vision is not found due to diurnal habit

4. Compound eyes are situated at the vertex region of the head

Which of the following statement is incorrect with respect to cockroach?

(1) Head of cockroach is hypognathous and is formed by the fusion of six segments

(2) A pair of wings which arise from mesothorax are thick and leathery

(3) Body of cockroach is covered with a thick, hard, chitinous cuticle

(4) The $9^{th}$ segment of male and female cockroach bear anal style

Which of the following statement is not true with respect to Periplaneta?

(1) The gizzard part of alimentary canal has an outer layer of thick longitudinal muscles and inner thin cuticle forming six highly chitinous plates called teeth

(2) The hindgut is broader than midgut and is differentiated into ileum, colon and rectum

(3) If the head of cockroach is cut off, it will still live for as long as one week

(4) Each Malpighian tubule is lined by glandular and ciliated cells. These are located at the junction between midgut and hindgut

Mark the Incorrect statement

(1) Malpighian tubules of cockroach help in excretion

(2) Fat bodies of cockroach do not help in excretion

(3) Nephrocytes help in excretion

(4) Cockroach has 13 chambered tubular and dorsal heart

In male cockroach, anal styles arise from

(1) 7^th abdominal segment

(2) 9^th abdominal segment

(3) 10^th abdominal segment

(4) 4^th & 5^th abdominal segment

Mark the statement that is incorrect for central nervous system of cockroach

(1) In the head region, the brain is represented by Supraesophageal ganglia which supply nerves to antennae and compound eyes

(2) If the head of the cockroach is cut off, it will die immediately as the head holds a large part of the nervous system

(3) The sub oesophageal ganglion supplies nerves to labium, maxilla and mandibles

(4) Double ventral nerve cord of cockroach contains three thoracic and six abdominal ganglia

Digestive system of cockroach is not characterised by

(1) A muscular gizzard provided with six cuticular teeth in armarium

(2) Presence of twenty blind glandular hepatic caeca at posterior end of mesenteron

(3) Presence of six rectal papillae helping in absorption of water and salts

(4) Presence of cuticular lining in foregut and hind gut

Following are four statements A to D. Choose the option which includes a set of correct statements

A. In Periplaneta, males bear a pair of short, thread like anal styles which are absent in
females

B. In both sexes of Periplaneta, the 10th segment bears a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci

C. In cockroach mesothoracic wings (fore wings) are transparent, membranous and are used in flight

D. In female cockroach, there is a pair of mushroom glands

Options:

(1) A & C

(2) B & C

(3) A & B

(4) C & D