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Post NameDairy Extension Officer
Question Paper Code012/2015/OL
Category Code157/2013
Date of Test30 June 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
'Vala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha' is connected with ?
Answer
C. Pandit K P Karuppan
2
Who was selected as 'the Player of the series' of 2015 ICC World Cup?
Answer
A. Mitchell Starc
3
The Idea of Directive Principles was borrowed by India from?
Answer
B. Ireland
4
Domestic Violence Act was passed in the year?
Answer
C. 2005
5
The Magazine 'Bhashaposhini' is associated with?
Answer
D. Kandathil Varghese Mappillai
6
The first exclusive educational satellite of India?
Answer
B. EDUSAT
7
The term 'Socialist and Secular' were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution through .......... Amendment?
Answer
C. 42nd Amendment
8
The first state which fixed minimum educational qualification to contest for Panchayath polls?
Answer
A. Rajastan
9
Choose the right option in connection with Temple Entry Proclamation?
Answer
D. 1936 November 12
10
The father of the Cartoon ' Common man'?
Answer
C. RK Laxman
11
The Article which abolishes Untouchability?
Answer
A. Article 17
12
Which day is observed as 'Pravasi Baratiya Divas'?
Answer
D. January 9
13
Who was the author of 'Pattabakki', the first political drama in Kerala?
Answer
B. K Damodaran
14
The Article 16 of Indian Constitution guarantees?
Answer
C. Equality of opportunity in maters of public employment
15
Which of the following Committee is associated with Fundamental Duties?
Answer
D. Swaran Singh Committee
16
Who wrote 'Samkshepa Vedartham'?
Answer
A. Clement Pianius
17
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act aims to provide at least ?
Answer
B. 100 days of wage employment in a financial year
18
Prof.Shantha Sinha is associated with ?
Answer
D. NCPCR
19
The word 'Lokpal' was coined by ?
Answer
A. LM Singhvi
20
International Wmen's Day?
Answer
B. March 8
21
Which among the following contain 65-85 percent milk fat
Answer
D. Plastic cream
22
The viscosity of the cream can be increased by
Answer
C. Ageing of cream
23
Feathering in hot coffee is due to defect in cream caused by
Answer
A. Excessive homogenization pressure
24
In Swiss cheese making, the lactic acid bacteria convert lactose to lactic acid, which in turn is used by propioni bacteria to produce propionic acid. this is an example for
Answer
C. Metabiosis
25
The production of gas in canned dairy products cause bulging of cans and it can be caused by
Answer
D. All the above
26
If the standard plate count per milliliter of raw milk is in the range of 2,00,000 to 1 million, the grade recommended by Indian Standards Institution is
Answer
B. Good
27
Which among the following is lower in buffalo milk as compared to cow milk
Answer
D. Rennet clotting time
28
Which among the following khoa based sweet is prepared by mixing khoa with maida in about 3:1 ratio
Answer
B. Gulabjamun
29
Which among the following has the highest sweetening power
Answer
A. Fructose
30
The area of the tongue with more sensitivity for sweetness is
Answer
A. Tip of the tongue
31
Which of the following is a cultivar of guinea grass
Answer
B. Hamil
32
The multipurpose fodder tree species commonly used for live fencing in Kerala
Answer
A. Gliricidia
33
Which of the following is a annual grass
Answer
D. Deenanath grass
34
Vijay composite is a cultivar of
Answer
B. Fodder Maize
35
Which of the following fodder can be cultivated in poorly drained land
Answer
C. Para grass
36
Which of the following fodder crop is best suited for silage making
Answer
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37
The process of conversion of plant and animal residues to quickly utilizable form to improve and maintain soil fertility
Answer
B. Composting
38
An important tropical pulse crop profitably grown as a summer crop in rice fallows in Kerala in rotation sequence
Answer
A. Cow pea
39
In hay making, the moisture content of the forage crop is reduced to
Answer
B. 15-20%
40
The fertilizer or manure that has to be applied as top dressing after each harvest in cultivation of guinea grass
Answer
B. Nitrogen fertilizer
41
The seed rate per hectare required for establishment of maize by dibbling
Answer
B. 40-60 Kg
42
The type of cleaning agent most suitable for rubber parts in dairy equipments
Answer
A. Strong alkalies
43
Egg solids can be added as an ingredient in ice-cream manufacture to
Answer
Question Cancelled
44
Which of the following help in predicting the shelf life of ghee
Answer
D. Induction period for oxygen absorption
45
Which is a synergist that significantly increase the activity of primary anti-oxidants
Answer
A. Ascorbic acid
46
Bluish grey or brownish milk can be due to proliferation of which bacteria in milk
Answer
C. Pseudomonas syncyanea
47
Bitter flavour in milk can be due to proliferation of
Answer
C. Micrococcus species
48
Paneer manufactured using citric acid as coagulant give
Answer
D. Maximum hardness
49
The anti-fungal agent that can be used to control surface spoilage of paneer
Answer
B. Chlorinated water
50
The type of milk more suitable to produce channa which offers good rossogolla
Answer
D. Mixture of 75% buffalo milk and 25% cows milk
51
Which is not a rapid platform test performed for raw milk
Answer
C. Standard plate count
52
Flat or insipid flavour in butter is due to
Answer
A. Excess washing of butter granules
53
Hydrolytic rancidity in butter is due to
Answer
A. Action of lipase on fat to produce free fatty acids
54
The prescribed microbiological standard for ice-cream as per Bureau of Indian Standards
Answer
Question Cancelled
55
The optimal temperature for growth of lactic starters like Streptococcus lactis is
Answer
B. 27-32°C
56
The purity of starter culture can be tested using
Answer
D. Catalase test
57
The type of yoghurt produced after fermentation in bulk and coagulam is broken prior to cooling
Answer
B. Stirred yoghurt
58
The freezing point of cow milk is
Answer
A. 0.555°C
59
The bound water in milk is
Answer
C. 50% held by casein and 30% by albumin and globulin
60
Sandy texture defect in ice-cream is due to
Answer
D. All the above
61
Which vitamin is essential for the health and normal functioning of epithelial tissue in animal body
Answer
A. Vitamin A
62
Which of the following major element is needed for blood clotting and tissue excitability
Answer
Question Cancelled
63
An intimate mixture of concentrates and roughages fed to cattle in the desired proportion is called
Answer
B. Complete feeding
64
Which of the following is essential for proper rumen fermentation leading to acetic acid production
Answer
C. Crude fibre
65
The cationic detergent used as an effective dairy sanitizer is
Answer
B. Quaternary ammonium compounds
66
Which of the following is a water soluble vitamin
Answer
B. Vitamin C
67
Foot and Mouth disease is a
Answer
D. Viral disease
68
A feed which contains higher level of primary nutrients, and less crude fibre and low moisture is called
Answer
A. Concentrate
69
Which of the following is not a symptom of heat in dairy cows
Answer
C. Bloody discharge from vulva
70
The udder of a good dairy cow should be
Answer
Question Cancelled
71
The buffalo breed indigenous to Nilgiri hills in Tamilnadu
Answer
B. Toda
72
The fat content of milk in general increase in
Answer
D. All the above
73
Which method is not recommended in hand milking
Answer
D. Knuckling
74
The metal portion of the milking machine that houses the rubber liner inside with space between to alternate the pressure by connecting to air hose
Answer
A. Teat cup shell
75
The Indian breed of cattle with long pendulous ears resembling a curled leaf is
Answer
C. Gir
76
Which is not true with regard to colostrum
Answer
C. It contain more fat than whole milk
77
Which of the following exotic cattle breed was not used in the cross-breeding programme in Kerala
Answer
A. Ayrshire
78
The act of stopping the lactation of a cow in preparation for her next lactation is
Answer
D. Drying off
79
Which is the buffalo breed from Uttar pradesh
Answer
C. Bhadawari
80
The normal respiration rate per minute in dairy cow is
Answer
Question Cancelled
81
When the steam contains moisture in suspension, it is called
Answer
C. Wet steam
82
Which of the following is false with regard to a refrigerant
Answer
D. Liquid and vapour refrigerant should have high viscosity
83
A large increase in deposit formation during milk processing can be expected
Answer
D. If pH value is lowered from 6.8 to 6.4
84
The type of corrosion that occurs when two different metals are in contact in the presence of a conductive solution
Answer
C. Galvanic corrosion
85
Which of the following packaging material can be used in a wide temperature range of -50°C to +150°C and has impermeability to odours
Answer
A. Polyester
86
The type of evaporation in which the process cost is reduced by reducing the steam consumption
Answer
A. Multiple effect evaporator
87
Which of the following is not true in the case of drum drying
Answer
B. The flavour of the product is not affected by drum drying
88
The storage temperature needed for Cheddar cheese is
Answer
Question Cancelled
89
The minimum level of illumination required in the laboratory of a dairy plant
Answer
D. 41 W/m²
90
The insulating material known as super insulation in air conditioning industry which can be used for a temperature range of -200°C to +120°C
Answer
D. Urethane
91
The average air change in meters per change required for good ventilation in dairy processing rooms
Answer
B. 2-5
92
Which is not true with regard to Casein
Answer
C. α and β casein are soluble at isoelectric point
93
Which is not true in case of hydrolyzed lactose
Answer
C. Hydrolysis of lactose decreases its sweetening power by almost two times
94
Which of the following method is not used in determining the lactose content
Answer
C. Rose-Gottlieh method
95
The Central Institute for research on cattle is located in
Answer
A. Meerut
96
Indian Grassland and Fodder research institute is located in
Answer
C. Jhansi
97
The audio autobiography of Dr. Varghese Kurien
Answer
A. The man who made the Elephant dance
98
The defeciency of which of the trace mineral can lead to anaemia
Answer
D. All the above
99
Which of the following hormone provide the stimulus which lead to parturition
Answer
C. Cortisol
100
The floor space required for a cow in the covered area of a loose house
Answer
D. 3.5 m²

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