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Post NameAQUACULTURE EXPERT - FISHERIES
Question Paper Code038/2017/OL
Category Code107/2014
Date of Test10 May 2017
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Father of modern Tripura
Answer
D. Bir Bikram Kishore
2
Father of Indian Budget
Answer
B. P.C. Mahalanobis
3
National flower of Pakistan
Answer
D. Jasmine
4
The first President of Congress Socialist party
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A. Acharya Narendra Dev
5
The first Indian woman president of Indian National Congress
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C. Sarojini Naidu
6
'English Channel' of India
Answer
B. Mayyazhipuzha
7
Asian country through which Equitorial line passes
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D. Indonesia
8
The first chairman of Cochin Port trust
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C. P.R. Subramanian
9
Who is known as 'Bihar Gandhi'?
Answer
A. Rajendra Prasad
10
The first Five Year Plan gave highest priority to
Answer
B. Agriculture
11
Who was the leader of Savarnajatha organized in connection with Vaikom Satyagraha?
Answer
A. Mannathu Padmanabhan
12
Who founded the 'Aryasamajam'?
Answer
Question Cancelled
13
Ayyankali formed Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham in
Answer
A. 1907
14
The first Catholic Sanskrit School was set up in 1846 under the leadership of
Answer
D. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
15
Sree Narayana Guru conducted Siva Consecration in 1888 at
Answer
A. Aruvippuram
16
'Twenty love poems and a Song of Despair' written by
Answer
B. Pablo Neruda
17
Head Quarters of World Tourism Organisation
Answer
C. Madrid
18
Who inaugurated the Rio Olympics of 2016?
Answer
A. Michel Temer
19
Who won the Padmaprabha award in 2016?
Answer
D. V. Madhusudhanan Nair
20
The biggest film festival in the world
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C. Cannes Film Festival
21
Dopamine antagonist available in ovatide is
Answer
A. Pimozide
22
Crustacean parasites in aquaculture ponds are controlled using
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B. Malathion
23
Chelating agents used in shrimp hatchery is
Answer
D. EDTA
24
The most widely used cryoprotectant in fish gamete preservation is
Answer
C. DMSO
25
The teleost fish has the following class of immunoglobin
Answer
B. IgM
26
An example of Anchor worm is
Answer
B. Lernia
27
Cotton wool disease in fish is caused by
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A. Saprolegnia sp.
28
Red tail disease in shrimp is caused by
Answer
B. TSV
29
Sodium amytal is a
Answer
C. Anesthetic drug
30
Gonodotropic hormone with low carbohydrate content induces
Answer
B. Vitellogenesis
31
Deficiency of a vitamin in the diet results in the deformed quality of eggs with low hatchability
Answer
A. Vitamin C
32
Which live feed is usually needed to be enriched for nutritional quality before administration?
Answer
Question Cancelled
33
What is an important concept in ecosystem based management of aquaculture production systems?
Answer
C. Carrying capacity
34
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world with an average growth rate of __________ annually.
Answer
Question Cancelled
35
Which organisms dominates the global mariculture production by almost 60% percentage of total production?
Answer
C. Molluscs
36
The artificial substrates used to collect the spat settled in the bivalve hatchery for transferred into open water culture
Answer
B. Cultch
37
Which are mainly used as sentinel organisms for monitoring the contaminants in the marine environment?
Answer
C. Mussels
38
Usually bivalves molluscs shows ______ hermaphroditism type of reproduction.
Answer
B. Protandrous
39
An rapid reproductive maturation in shrimps can be achieved by adopting a technique is called as
Answer
B. Eye stalk abalation
40
The use of a combination of GnRF analogue and a dopamine antagonist to induce ovulation and spawning of fishes is known as
Answer
A. Linpe metod
41
Through eye stalk abalation, we are effectively remove the source of hormone and other compounds that control of _________.
Answer
A. Ecdysis
42
Open thelycum shrimp must ________ before each spwaning.
Answer
A. Mate
43
Copulation in the decapod crustaceans typically involves between male and ________.
Answer
B. Moulted female
44
Artemia will produce cyst through ________ reproduction.
Answer
A. Ovipary
45
Brooder fishes are usually marked by __________ for identification and management in captivity.
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A. Pit tag
46
Which is the technique is used to determine the ovarian developments in the broodstock fish?
Answer
Question Cancelled
47
_________ is the first feeding larva in the life cycle of shrimp in larval development.
Answer
Question Cancelled
48
The cultivable fish well known for its parental care behaviour
Answer
B. Pearl spot
49
The slope of the periphery bunds is worked out by using _________ formula during the pond construction.
Answer
A. Mannings
50
Which is the ideal fish to culture using biofloc technology?
Answer
B. Tilapia
51
Simazine is used for controlling
Answer
A. Blue green algae
52
Acidosis is caused due to
Answer
A. Decrease of calcium salts
53
The use of hormone injection for induced breeding of fishes started in
Answer
A. Brazil
54
To eradicate the submerged weeds, weedicide used is
Answer
A. 2,4-D
55
All male production of guppies can be obtained using
Answer
C. 17 `alpha` MT
56
Ideal slope of pond is
Answer
B. 1 : 1
57
In fish breeding 2-phenoxyethanol is used as
Answer
B. Anaesthetic
58
Ranchu is a variety of
Answer
B. Goldfish
59
Which equipment is used in reducing the organic/biological load in reef aquaria?
Answer
D. Protein skimmer
60
Which parasite was reported to cause mass mortality in Poecilia reticulata and is known as guppy killer disease?
Answer
B. Tetrahymena
61
Scientific name of Neon tetra
Answer
D. Paracheirodon innesi
62
Gonopodium is the modified ______ fin of male swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri.
Answer
C. Anal fin
63
The Thelycum of female shrimp is a modification of the
Answer
A. Sternal plate
64
In India, the blacklip pearl oysters is endemic to
Answer
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
65
The last stage of larva during the development stage of rock lobsters is
Answer
C. Plerulus
66
The ratio of dry meat weight to volume shell cavity is known as
Answer
D. Condition Index
67
The first shrimp species successfully bred in captivity is
Answer
A. P. japonicas
68
A modern shrimp hatchery is considered as __________ type hatchery system.
Answer
C. Galveston system
69
The genital opening in male shrimp is situated at the base which pereopod
Answer
D. Fifth
70
The prime shrimp hatchery technology in India is developed for
Answer
D. P. Monodon
71
In India Clarius batrachus is commonly known as
Answer
B. Magur
72
Valvet disease is caused by
Answer
D. Protozoa
73
'Freeboard' is the term used with reference to the construction of
Answer
A. Dike
74
Which is called the mother of probiotics?
Answer
B. Lactobacillus
75
Scoliosis and Lordosis disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin
Answer
C. C
76
Gynogenesis occurs naturally in some fishes belonging to the family
Answer
Question Cancelled
77
Induced breeding and seed production technology for sea bass was first developed by
Answer
C. CIBA
78
Koi carp is developed from common carp by
Answer
B. Selective breeding
79
Fishes which deposit eggs on sand are called
Answer
B. Psammophils
80
P. Monodon attains first maturity in
Answer
B. 10-12 months
81
In fish feeds what is added to enhance colouration
Answer
C. Carotenoids
82
Random sampling means
Answer
A. Providing equal chance to all the individuals to be sampled
83
Comparison of means of five different treatments can be achieved by
Answer
D. F-test
84
Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii is ___________.
Answer
Question Cancelled
85
Commercial level captive breeding and larval rearing of mud crabs is carried out by ________.
Answer
C. RGCA
86
Active compound present in Mahua oil cake to kill fishes is __________.
Answer
D. Saponin
87
Which among the following is used during pond preparation to control obnoxious gas?
Answer
C. Zeolite
88
Shrimp introduced recently in Indian aquaculture
Answer
A. Litopenaeus vannamei
89
Mahima shrimp feed is developed by _________.
Answer
A. CMFRI
90
Monogamy is seen in
Answer
A. Angel fish
91
Highest carotenoid content was observed in
Answer
D. Spirulina
92
Green fluorescent zebra Danio reiro is produced by
Answer
C. Transgenesis
93
Ammonia concentration is toxic to fish beyond
Answer
A. 0.05 mg/L
94
The factor that controls productivity in aquaculture pond is
Answer
D. Cellulose mud of the pond
95
Breeding Traps are generally used for
Answer
C. Live bearers
96
Moist feed are suitable for
Answer
D. Sea bass
97
Soil having equal proportion of sand silt and clay is called
Answer
D. Loamy soil
98
Which aqua farming techniques is most appropriate to utilize the autochthonous potentialities of bheels?
Answer
D. Pen culture
99
Pond sealing may be accomplished by the following method
Answer
D. All the above
100
Natural antioxidant used in the aquafeed is
Answer
D. Tocopherol

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