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Post NameLivestock Inspector Gr II/ Poultry Assistant/ Milk Recorder etc (Supplimentary Examination) - Animal Husbandry
Question Paper Code171/2023/OL
Category Code535/2019
Date of Test21 December 2023
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Choose the odd one
Answer
D. Mastitis
2
The floor space required for grower light breeds of poultry is
Answer
B. 950
3
Name the type of dairy farming mainly practiced in villages
Answer
A. Family cow
4
Ear notching is a method of identification done in
Answer
C. Pig
5
The total livestock population in rural areas of India is
Answer
A. 514.11 million
6
The fine undercoat of Kashmiri goats is called
Answer
D. Pashmina
7
A bull whose genetic capacity is proved through sire index is called
Answer
D. Proven bull
8
As per 2019 basic Animal Husbandry Statistics, the average milk yield per day per animal for crossbred cattle in India is
Answer
C. 7.95 kg
9
Super ovulation is an important step related to cattle in
Answer
A. MOET
10
An adult uncastrated male cattle is called
Answer
B. Bull
11
Which bone is called shoulder blade?
Answer
C. Scapula
12
A part of the digestive system of cattle which extends from the diaphragm to the pelvis filling almost left side of the abdominal cavity
Answer
C. Rumen
13
An example for dual purpose breed of cattle
Answer
A. Kankrej
14
The body cavity which is bounded by the vertebral column at the dorsal side, ribs on the lateral side, sternum on the ventral side, diaphragm on the posterior side
Answer
C. Thoracic cavity
15
Disease most commonly occurs in goat as a result of consuming large quantity of readily digestable carbohydrate is
Answer
B. Lactic acidosis
16
The hormone which helps in parturition, sperm and egg transportation, milk ejection
Answer
D. Oxytocin
17
The largest nematode of poultry is
Answer
A. Ascaridia
18
In poultry layers moulting occurs once in a year and the order of it is (i) Head-neck-body-wing-tail (ii) Head-wing-body-neck-tail (iii) Tail-wing-body-neck-head (iv) Head-body-neck-tail-wing
Answer
D. (i)
19
Most reliable test used for detecting adulteration of milk with water is
Answer
C. Freezing point
20
Which among the following statements is correct about dystocia (i) May occur if the posture of calf is abnormal (ii) May occur if relaxation of pelvic ligament is insufficient
Answer
B. (i) and (ii)
21
Which method of selection is used for selection of calves?
Answer
C. Pedigree selection
22
Roughages should contain
Answer
A. more than 18% crude fibre
23
Name the breed which is having a straight top line, usual colour is fawn, double dished forehead, horns are small and curved forwards
Answer
D. Jersey
24
Longest phase of estrous cycle in cattle is
Answer
B. Di estrous
25
An example for legume fodder tree is
Answer
C. Subabul
26
Concentrate mixture for an adult goat should contain ________% of crude protein.
Answer
B. 18%
27
The temperature time combination used for continuous flow method of pasteurization is
Answer
D. 72°C, 15 seconds
28
The unpaired airsac seen in poultry
Answer
A. Inter clavicular
29
Cyanosis and edema of comb and wattle, blood tinged oral and nasal discharges, in severe cases greenish diarrhoea may be seen in poultry. This may be due to the disease
Answer
B. Avian influenza
30
The peculiarity of protein digestion in ruminants is (i) Rumen microbes can synthesise essential amino acids (ii) Microbial protein produced by microbes are of high quality protein
Answer
C. Both (i) and (ii)
31
A ration which contains concentrate, roughage, minerals and vitamins in correct proportion to meet production and maintenance requirement of an animal is
Answer
A. TMR Feed
32
Duration of estrum in cattle is
Answer
D. 12-24 hours
33
The most popular mediterranean breed of poultry is
Answer
A. Leghorn
34
DCP content of paddy straw is
Answer
C. 0
35
Approximate floor space required for a cow under intensive system of rearing
Answer
C. 3.5
36
Portion of the reproductive system of cow which opens only during heat and parturition is
Answer
A. Cervix
37
The process through which the milk is made to a stable emulsion of milk fat and milk serum
Answer
D. Homogenised milk
38
If a layer is having an abdomen which is large with width of 3-5 fingers, soft and less fat, it indicates that it is a
Answer
B. Good layer
39
As per the vaccination schedule for layers, the vaccine that is administered to chicken on week is against
Answer
D. Fowl pox
40
The standard dry period in cow is
Answer
B. 60 days
41
The process of segregation of apparently healthy animals from other animals for a specific period is
Answer
A. Quarantine
42
Iron dextran injections are given to prevent
Answer
B. Piglet anemia
43
Process of separating calf from dam immediately after calving or after 2-3 days and rearing separately is
Answer
D. Weaning
44
The instrument used for restraining and short term examination of bulls
Answer
C. Bull holder
45
The process of trimming or removing of comb and wattles is
Answer
C. Dubbing
46
The percentage of milk fat present in heavy cream is
Answer
B. 65-85
47
Identify a cattle breed suitable for hilly areas
Answer
A. Holstein Friesian
48
Mating between individuals of any two breeds
Answer
D. Cross breeding
49
At the age of 3 years, which among the following statements is correct about dentition (i) Temporary central incisors are replaced by permanent ones (ii) Temporary centrolaterals are replaced by permanent ones (iii) Appearance of wear in permanent central incisors
Answer
B. (ii)
50
Body temperature of poultry is
Answer
D. 107°F
51
In cow, after fertilization the heart of the embryo begins to beat at an age of
Answer
C. 22 days
52
The main gas produced in a good quality biogas is
Answer
A. Methane
53
Critical temperature for Indian Cattle is
Answer
D. 95°F
54
Percentage of animals that should be replaced yearly in a farm is
Answer
A. 20
55
As per BIS specifications of poultry feed, layer phase I feed should contain a minimum metabolisable energy of
Answer
C. 2600 Kcal/Kg
56
For collecting hatching eggs in layer ducks, the male : female ratio may be
Answer
B. 1 : 8
57
The average amount of water required per day for drinking purpose in cattle
Answer
C. 40 - 120 litre
58
As per the thumb rule for feeding, when green is surplus, amount of green grass required for an adult cow weighing 250 kg for maintenance ration
Answer
B. 25 - 30 kg
59
On grading an egg is having a free or bubbly air cell of 8 mm depth, slightly off centered yolk, with a size of 60 g and above, it can be graded as
Answer
D. B grade
60
An example for meat purpose breed of duck is
Answer
A. White Pekin
61
Hatch weight of quail chick is
Answer
D. 7 g
62
Toxic content present in cotton seed is
Answer
C. Gossipol
63
The system of rearing of cattle where animals are let loose in an open paddock is
Answer
B. Semi intensive system
64
Name the grass that can be cultivated as an intercrop in arecanut and coconut plantation
Answer
A. Guinea grass
65
The dimension of foot bath that should be arranged in a poultry house is
Answer
B. 90 cm Ɨ 45 cm
66
The amount of feed restriction that can be practiced in egg type grower is
Answer
A. 7-8 %
67
When compared to other poultry, ducks are more susceptible to
Answer
C. Aflatoxicosis
68
Covered area required in a boar's pen
Answer
D. 7.5
69
The vitamin which is known as antisterility vitamin
Answer
B. Vitamin E
70
The milking method that can be followed for a small teated animal
Answer
D. Stripping
71
A good poultry farm should have a feed efficiency per kg egg mass of
Answer
A. 2.2 or less
72
Black beard in upper breast region, large elastic snood, fleshy caruncles are characteristics of
Answer
C. Male turkey
73
Special nourishing concentrate feed given to piglets in a guard rail, away from the dam
Answer
D. Creep feed
74
The percentage of water content in hay is
Answer
B. Less than 15%
75
Secretion of the male accessory sex organ which contains fructose and citric acid
Answer
C. Seminal vesicle
76
The figures in the numerator in the dental formula indicates (i) Number of teeth in the upper jaw (ii) Number of teeth in the lower jaw (iii) Number of incisors (iv) Number of premolars
Answer
A. (i)
77
Average feed required per bird for grower during growing period is
Answer
D. 6 kg
78
The quail chick feed upto 3 weeks of age should contain a protein content of
Answer
C. 27%
79
Name the foetal membrane which helps in exchange of gases and foetal circulation
Answer
A. Chorion
80
Furstenberg's rosette is seen in
Answer
B. Teat
81
The chemical used for dehorning
Answer
A. Caustic potash
82
The branding temperature used in freeze branding is (i) -79°C (ii) -196°C
Answer
C. (i) and (ii)
83
The total RBC count of cattle
Answer
D. 5-10 million/
84
The mating method used in poultry to know the pedigree of chicks is
Answer
B. Pen mating
85
Transportation, concentration, maturation and storage of sperms are the major functions of which part of the reproductive system
Answer
C. Epididymis
86
The condition in which the normal respiration rate varies
Answer
D. All the above
87
Formation of soft shelled egg may be due to (i) Immature shell gland (ii) Deficiency of Calcium, Phosphorous, Selenium (iii) Deficiency of Vitamin E, B 12
Answer
D. All the above
88
In which species saliva is deficient in ptyalin
Answer
A. Ruminants
89
CME is used for preservation of semen under
Answer
B. Room temperature
90
The total effective photoperiod for layers can be achieved by increasing the photoperiod weekly upto 16 hours at the rate of
Answer
C. 15 minutes
91
An 8 to 21 days old broiler chicken is called
Answer
A. Starter
92
Largest single organ of the body in poultry
Answer
B. Gizzard
93
The reasons of infertility may be (i) Silent heat (ii) Imbalance in the hormonal level (iii) Deficiency of certain vitamins (iv) Environmental temperature
Answer
D. All the above
94
Average rumination time in ruminants is
Answer
B. 8 hour
95
Identify the importance of reticular groove
Answer
D. All the above
96
The optimum temperature required for chicken egg in hatcher is
Answer
C. 98.5°F
97
Specific gravity of milk
Answer
A. 1.028 - 1.035
98
On day candling, eggs showing absence of blood vessels, adhering to shell or pink rings indicates
Answer
B. Early dead embryo
99
Milk which contain maximum 1.5% fat and 9.0% SNF is
Answer
C. Double toned milk
100
Incubation period of turkey egg is
Answer
A. 28 days

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