{"id":92143,"date":"2025-06-01T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92143"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:15:45","slug":"consider-the-following-1-carabid-beetles-2-centipedes-3-flies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-1-carabid-beetles-2-centipedes-3-flies\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following :\n  1. Carabid beetles  2. Centipedes  3. Flies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Carabid beetles<\/li>\n<li>2. Centipedes<\/li>\n<li>3. Flies<\/li>\n<li>4. Termites<\/li>\n<li>5. Wasps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parasitoid species are found in how many of the above kind of organisms ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only two&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only three&#8221; option3=&#8221;Only four&#8221; option4=&#8221;All five&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nParasitoid species are found among flies (Order Diptera) and wasps (Order Hymenoptera). Many families within these orders contain species that are parasitoids, with their larvae developing inside or on a host organism, eventually leading to the host&#8217;s death. Carabid beetles and Centipedes are typically predatory, while Termites are social insects primarily feeding on wood or other plant material. Therefore, parasitoid species are found in only two of the listed kinds of organisms: Flies and Wasps.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nA parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with a host, where the parasitoid obtains nutrients from the host, eventually resulting in the death of the host. This is distinct from a parasite, which typically does not kill its host.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nExamples of parasitoid flies include Tachinid flies, which parasitize other insects. 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