M.Sc. Zoology (Semester IV) (CBCS) Examination, 2017
Zoo Keeping and Animal House Management iI
Day Date: Wednesday, 26-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
N.B.: Question number 2 and 6 are compulsory.
Attempt any two from questions number 4 and 5.
Q.1 MCQ (Per question 2 marks) (Compulsory): 14
1g) Identification of missing zoo tiger in wild can be done with
Pug marks
Dentition
Band pattern and a photograph
Fingerprints
In India crocodile breeding centre is located in
Kolkata Chennai
Chilica Lake Tiruvanantpuran
Rodenticides means
That kill fishes That kill insects
That kill rats None of these
Taxidermy is a technique of
Skinning the wild animal
Skinning and stuffing the wild animal
Preparing wild animal duplicates
Arranging bones of wild animals in order
Rabies is a zoonotic disease which infects domestic and
wild animals.
Viral Bacterial Hematic Helminth
Ethogram is a
Pictorial catalogs of the behavioural patterns of an organism
or a species.
Graphical representation of behavior
Statistical representation of behavior
All of above
Imprinting mechanism is found in
Snakes Mammals Tortoise Ducks and Geese
Q.2 Long answer type question (Compulsory) 14
What are the visitor rules, regulations and surveillance in a zoo? Give an
account on first aid to the zoo animals and visitors?
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Q.3 Answer the following.
What is taxidermy? Give its importance. How taxidermist prepares
head, skin. and fish mounts?
07
What are common avian diseases? How they are transmitted to
domestic animals?
Q.4 Answer the following.
Give an account on Management of green eater birds. 07
How to manage snakes in the zoo. 07
Q.5 Explain in short:
Explain Housing feeding behavior in crocodile. 05
Veterinary services in zoo. 05
Animal behavior in captivity. 04
Q.6 Write short notes on (any four) (Compulsory) 14
Accidents Firefighting in national Parks.
Rodent management and disinfection procedure
Bird feeds
Zoo design
Public awareness programmes in a zoo
Zoo Tourism