Q1. Aquaculture does not include

• A) prawns
• B) fishes
• C) silkworms
• D) shell fishery

Q2. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

• A) Sericulture – Fish
• B) Aquaculture – Mosquito
• C) Apiculture – Honeybee
• D) Pisciculture – Silkmoth

Q3. Germplasm collection is the collection of

• A) germ cells
• B) semens
• C) plants/seeds with all the diverse alleles for all genes
• D) egg cells

Q4. Major percentage of India’s Gross Domestic Product is constituted by

• A) industry
• B) agriculture
• C) export
• D) small scale cottage industry

Q5. The Noble Laureate, who developed semi-dwarf wheat varieties in Mexioc was

• A) norman E. Borlaug
• B) herbert Boyer
• C) William Harvey
• D) Typhoid Mary

Q6. Jaya and Ratna are the semi-dwarf varieties of

• A) wheat
• B) rice
• C) cowpea
• D) mustard

Q7. The term “inbreeding depression” is related to

• A) increased fertility and productivity
• B) increased milk production
• C) reduced fertility & productivity
• D) reduced milk production

Q8. Continued inbreeding, especially close inbreeding generally results in

• A) inbreeding depression
• B) inbreeding stimulation
• C) inbreeding hybridisation
• D) inbreeding mutation

Q9. The breeding carried out between animals of different breeds is called

• A) out-crossing
• B) cross-breeding
• C) inbreeding
• D) both (a) and (b)

Q10. Which of the following is an example of a cross-breed ?

• A) Mule
• B) Hilsa
• C) Hisardale
• D) Sahiwal

Q11. Hisardale is a new breed of sheep developed in Punjab by crossing

• A) Merino ram and Bikaneri ewe
• B) Assel ram and White leghorn ewe
• C) Rhode Island ram and White leghorn ewe
• D) Cochin ram and Ghagus ewe

Q12. Crossing of individuals of two different species to produce a hybrid is called

• A) interspecific hybridisation
• B) intervarietal hybridisation
• C) intergeneric hybridisation
• D) intravarietal hybrididisation

Q13. Artificial insemination involves

• A) super ovulation
• B) semen collection
• C) egg collection
• D) embryo collection

Q14. Artificial breeding of cattle is brough about by

• A) artiticial insemination
• B) super ovulation and embryo transplantation
• C) MOET
• D) all of these

Q15. MOET stands for

• A) Multiple Ovulation and Egg transfer Technology
• B) Multiple Ovary and Embryo Transfer Technology
• C) Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology
• D) Method of Egg Transfer Technology

Q16. Multiple ovulation embryo transfer technology is related to

• A) transfer of super embryo
• B) transfer of super eggs
• C) super ovulation and embryo transfer
• D) both (a) and (b)

Q17. Lean meat’ is cosidered to be of high quality because it has

• A) lesser but easily digestible protein
• B) lesser lipid content
• C) more fat that makes the meqt softer
• D) longer table life due to lesser chances of infection

Q18. In livestock breeding experiments, which of the following stages is transferred to surrogate mothers ?

• A) Unfertilised eggs
• B) Fertilised eggs
• C) 8 to 32 celled embryo
• D) Frozen semen

Q19. The term ‘apiculture’ refers to

• A) tissue culture
• B) pisciculture
• C) bee-keeping
• D) animal-keeping

Q20. Which of the following plays a role in indigenous system of medicine ?

• A) Plant breeding
• B) Fisheries
• C) Apiculture
• D) MOET

Q21. In honey, the main constituent is

• A) calcium
• B) sugar
• C) protein
• D) water

Q22. Turnip mosaic disease is caused by

• A) bacteria
• B) viruses
• C) nematodes
• D) fungi

Q23. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?

• A) Black rot of crucifers Bacteria
• B) Brown rust of wheat Fungi
• C) Late blight of potato Virus
• D) Red rot of sugarcane Fungi

Q24. Which of the following dieases is caused by bacteria ?

• A) Tobacco mosaic
• B) Black rot of crucifers
• C) Red rot of sugarcane
• D) Late blight of potato

Q25. Black rust of wheat is caused by

• A) Puccinia
• B) Albugo
• C) Ustilago
• D) Cystopus