Insects Quiz – 50 Questions and Answers for Students and Enthusiasts

 

Multiple Choice & True/False Questions

1. What is the largest order of insects?
   a) Lepidoptera
   b) Coleoptera
   c) Diptera
   d) Hymenoptera

2. How many legs do insects have?
   a) 6
   b) 8
   c) 10
   d) 12

3. Which insect is known for producing honey?
   a) Butterfly
   b) Honeybee
   c) Wasp
   d) Beetle

4. What part of an insect’s body contains the wings?
   a) Head
   b) Thorax
   c) Abdomen
   d) Antennae

5. Which insect transmits malaria?
   a) Tsetse fly
   b) Mosquito (Anopheles)
   c) Housefly
   d) Sandfly

6. Which insect undergoes complete metamorphosis?
   a) Grasshopper
   b) Cockroach
   c) Butterfly
   d) Silverfish

7. True or False: All insects have compound eyes.

8. What is the hard outer covering of insects called?
   a) Epidermis
   b) Skeleton
   c) Exoskeleton
   d) Shell

9. Which insect is considered the fastest flyer?
   a) Horsefly
   b) Dragonfly
   c) Wasp
   d) Butterfly

10. What do ladybugs primarily eat?
    a) Leaves
    b) Aphids
    c) Nectar
    d) Seeds

11. Which insect is sacred in ancient Egypt?
    a) Moth
    b) Scarab beetle
    c) Grasshopper
    d) Ant

12. Which insect is known as the “king of pollinators”?
    a) Honeybee
    b) Butterfly
    c) Beetle
    d) Wasp

13. True or False: Termites are closely related to ants.

14. Which insect can live headless for days?
    a) Ant
    b) Cockroach
    c) Beetle
    d) Cricket

15. The monarch butterfly migrates mainly to:
    a) Africa
    b) South America
    c) Mexico
    d) India

16. What substance do silkworms produce?
    a) Cotton
    b) Silk
    c) Wool
    d) Resin

17. How many antennae do insects have?
    a) 0
    b) 1
    c) 2
    d) 4

18. Which insect is known as the "water strider"?
    a) Beetle
    b) Dragonfly nymph
    c) Gerridae
    d) Wasp

19. Which insect can jump the farthest compared to its body size?
    a) Grasshopper
    b) Flea
    c) Cricket
    d) Locust

20. What is the primary function of spiracles in insects?
    a) Reproduction
    b) Breathing
    c) Digestion
    d) Circulation

21. What are insect blood vessels called?
    a) Veins
    b) Hemolymph
    c) Arteries
    d) Lymph

22. True or False: Fireflies produce light using bioluminescence.

23. Which insect spreads sleeping sickness?
    a) Mosquito
    b) Tsetse fly
    c) Flea
    d) Sandfly

24. What is the study of insects called?
    a) Ornithology
    b) Entomology
    c) Zoology
    d) Mycology

25. Which insect produces “lac,” used in varnishes?
    a) Ant
    b) Lac insect
    c) Termite
    d) Beetle

26. Which insect is called the “soldier of the fields”?
    a) Grasshopper
    b) Wasp
    c) Ant
    d) Locust

27. What type of mouthpart does a mosquito have?
    a) Chewing
    b) Piercing-sucking
    c) Sponging
    d) Lapping

28. Which insect is the symbol of hard work and teamwork?
    a) Honeybee
    b) Ant
    c) Butterfly
    d) Wasp

29. The dung beetle primarily feeds on:
    a) Dead insects
    b) Animal waste
    c) Leaves
    d) Roots

30. Which insect is famous for changing colors to blend with its environment?
    a) Grasshopper
    b) Leaf insect
    c) Dragonfly
    d) Cicada

31. True or False: Male mosquitoes bite humans.

32. Which insect has ears on its legs?
    a) Beetle
    b) Cricket
    c) Fly
    d) Butterfly

33. What insect has the shortest lifespan (about 24 hours)?
    a) Mosquito
    b) Mayfly
    c) Moth
    d) Wasp

34. Which insect builds paper-like nests?
    a) Bee
    b) Ant
    c) Wasp
    d) Beetle

35. True or False: Insects have closed circulatory systems.

36. Which insect can survive underwater in its larval stage?
    a) Butterfly
    b) Dragonfly
    c) Ant
    d) Beetle

37. Which insect produces royal jelly?
    a) Worker bee
    b) Drone bee
    c) Queen bee
    d) Soldier bee

38. Which insect is known for producing a loud chirping sound?
    a) Butterfly
    b) Cricket
    c) Dragonfly
    d) Moth

39. True or False: Insects have three main body parts – head, thorax, abdomen.

40. Which insect has scales on its wings?
    a) Butterfly
    b) Fly
    c) Wasp
    d) Ant

41. Which insect can carry many times its body weight?
    a) Termite
    b) Beetle
    c) Ant
    d) Wasp

42. Which insect lays eggs on stagnant water?
    a) Grasshopper
    b) Mosquito
    c) Bee
    d) Butterfly

43. True or False: Only female mosquitoes feed on blood.

44. Which insect is called “white ant”?
    a) Termite
    b) Beetle
    c) Moth
    d) Cricket

45. Which insect produces a rhythmic buzzing sound during flight?
    a) Fly
    b) Mosquito
    c) Wasp
    d) All of the above

46. Which insect spends years underground before emerging to sing?
    a) Cicada
    b) Cricket
    c) Beetle
    d) Moth

47. Which insect spreads plague?
    a) Mosquito
    b) Flea
    c) Fly
    d) Bug

48. What do silkworm larvae feed on?
    a) Rice leaves
    b) Mulberry leaves
    c) Bamboo leaves
    d) Cotton leaves

49. Which insect has a lifespan of several years, often in colonies?
    a) Honeybee
    b) Ant
    c) Butterfly
    d) Dragonfly

50. True or False: Insects are invertebrates.

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✅ Answers

1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-b, 6-c, 7-True, 8-c, 9-b, 10-b,
11-b, 12-a, 13-False, 14-b, 15-c, 16-b, 17-c, 18-c, 19-b, 20-b,
21-b, 22-True, 23-b, 24-b, 25-b, 26-d, 27-b, 28-b, 29-b, 30-b,
31-False, 32-b, 33-b, 34-c, 35-False, 36-b, 37-a, 38-b, 39-True, 40-a,
41-c, 42-b, 43-True, 44-a, 45-d, 46-a, 47-b, 48-b, 49-b, 50-True.