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Test Booklet Series Serial No. 909769
A BAC-38 FISHERIES SCIENCE
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1. Which country ranks first in the world marine fish production?

China Japan


USA Peru


2. Mud bank is situated in

Tamilnadu Maharashtra


Kerala Andhra Pradesh


3. Indian Exclusive Economic Zone occupies an area of about

1.02 million Sq. Km 3.02 million Sq. Km


2.02 million Sq. Km 4.02 million Sq. Km


4. Latimera is a living

Mammal Reptile


Fish Bird


5. Which fishing gear has destroyed the pearl oyster bed in Gulf of Mannar

Drift net Purse seine


Trawl net Traps


6. Closed season is a methodological tool used in fisheries.

Management Statistics


Production Environment


7. Fish food is rich in

Protein Carbohydrates


Saturated fat Vitamins


8. Harbour wave is popularly known as

Tao Tsunami


Tornado Taipei


9. Indian coast line should be free from any coastal aquaculture practice upto how many meter zone?

1000 metre 500 lletre


5000 metre 100 metre


10. The Deemed University in Fisheries Education in India i.e., CIFE is situated in

Cuttaek Mumbai


Calcutta New Delhi Series-A 2 BAC-38


11. The endangered aquatic mammal which eats only herbivorous diet is

Whales Dolphin


Dugong Walrus


12. The World fish production could be increased still further from the present level only by

Aquaculture Marine fish catch


Reservoir fisheries Riverine fisheries


13. The salinity range of brackish water is as follows:

0.5to5% 0.5to1.0%


0.5to2% 0.5to3%


14. The freshwater pearl production technology was perfected by

CMFRI CIFf


CIFE CIFRI


15. The coral reef cover was much reduced from the previous status due to

disease and siltation fishing


sea weed growth sea urchin population


16. Because of over fishing, the potential of fisheries resources of EEZ has reached the state of

diminishing growing


static lost


17. Sea Surface Temperature data are used in Remote Sensing to find out

coral reef cover molluscan resource


pearl oyster bed potential fishing zone


18. To achieve sustainable fishing for the preserving the potential fishery resources, the Government should develop policies to enforce the fishermen to go far
MSY MEY
Indiscriminate fishing Discriminate fishing
19. K and M are inversely related to

Z


L oc Lm andL oc


20. Stock assessment of fisheries resources is a method.

direct indirect


direct/indirect none of the above


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21. India is getting a share of foreign exchange from the export of seafood and which is about

1000 crores 2500 crores


4500 crores 6000 crores


22. LIT Method is used internationally to survey the underwater resource.

Coral Pelagic fish


Demersal fish Benthic forms


23. Sea ranching of diminishing finfish and shellfish can be taken upto in marine ecosystem.

stock enhancement stock assessment


stock exploitation stock depletion


24. In a normal fish population, the exploitation ratio will be equal to

0.3 0.5


0.45 0.6


25. The reproductive physiological processes in fish is initiated by

environmental cues food availability


sight of opposite seas none of the above


26. X and Y organs of crustacean are located in the parts of

Tail Abdomen


Perepod Eye stalk and head


27. Nidamendal gland is present in the female reproductive system of

Sharks Gastropod


Oyster Squids and cuttlefishes


28. Sarothrodon mossambicus is called as in caring their young ones.

pouch brooder mouth brooder


bubble nest brooder none of the above


29. Gladius or Pen is the chitinous part present in

Cuttle fish Nautilus


Loligo Octopus


30. Lates calcarifer is an euryhaline fish and which can tolerate range of salinity.

wide narrow


both none of the above


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31. Among the molluscan species, group of animals are well developed.

Gastropods Bivalves


Planktonic molluscs Cephalopods


32. The total number of finfish species available in Indian marine ecosystem is about
2200 3200 " 2000 3000
33. Sharks produce their offspring and care them by keeping them in their visceral cavity since they are

Oviparous Viviparous


Ovo-viviparous None of the above


34. Pituitary secretes GnRH which influences gonads and they secrete

Sex hormones Growth hormones


Both None of the above


35. Marine fishes do drink sea water to regulate their hyposmolarity state when compare to the hyperosmolarityenvironment.

Yes No


Both None of the above


. 36. The presence of canine teeth in the finfishes denotes that they belong to

Herbivore Omnivore


Carnivore All the above


37. The term Aquaculture, aimed at producing processing and marketing covers

Production All activities


Processing Marketing


38. Culture of Oysters in Greece was mentioned by

Aristotle Pliny


Alikhuni Gilbert


39. Culture of Marine Fish, Mollucs and Shell Fishes began in India in

19th Century 18th Century


17th Century 16th Century


40. Marine animals produce

Very small eggs Larger eggs


Alevins Juvenills


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41. Freshwater fish species produces

Small eggs Larger eggs·


Larvae Fry


42. . Milk Fish reproduces in

Freshwater Lagoons


Sea Coastal Water


43. True Aquaculture is found on

Hatcheries Nursery Hatcheries Rearing Pond


Stocking Pond and Rearing Pond Nursing Stocking Pond


44. Conversion of Natural productivity into food for human consumption is termed as

Intensive aquaculture Extensive Aquaculture


Semi Intensive Aquaculture Traditional Aquaculture


45. Area in which aquaculture is not developed

Canal water Reservoir


Open sea Coastal water


46. Which is most important variables for all aquatic organisms?

Light Temperature


Food Oxygen


47. Salts present in dissolved state in sea water are defined by

50%


500 5000


48. The most common way of measuring dissolved Oxygen content is the

Burette Method Winkler Method


Colorimetry Digital Method


49. A mixture of physical, chemical biological mechanisms is called as

Ammonia cycle Nitrogen cycle


Phosphosrus cycle Colorimetry


50. Which one oxidises organic matter rapidly in water?

Oxygen Ozone


CO2


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51. Rotifers are cultured in

Still water Running Water


Brackish water Oxygenated Still water


52. Dominant planktonic crustaceans in salt water is

Ostracods Daphinia


Artermia Moina


53. Molluscs belong to the class

Crustacea Bivalvia


Mytidae Lamellibranchs


54. The species which is not found in fresh water is

Metapenacus Macrobrachium


M. barbata M. Rosenbergii


55. Post larva of prawn are formed from

Nauplius Zoaea


Mysis Female


56. Eye stalk ablation is for

Gonadal development by the hormone


Accumulation of hormone in eye stalk


Removal of eye stalk


Reduction of gonodal development


57. Freshwater Prawns are found in

Temperate water Tropical waters


Coastal waters Lagoons


58. Transparency of water is measured by
Meter scale Secchi disc f Lux meter Nano meter
59. Cyprinus Carpio is

Herbivorous Carnivorous


Omnivorous Insectivorous


60. Most of the Indian aquaculture takes place in

Cold water Warm water


Brackish water Coastal water


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61. Induced breeding technique was adopted in the year

1950 1957


1960 1962


62; Hypopyzation is done by

FSH hormone Crude PG extract


Ovatide Ovaprim


63. Operational research projects on composite culture was started in the year

1980 1983


1987 1993


64. Intensive culture is profitable in

Carp Culture Catfish culture


Cold water culture Shrimp culture


65. Milk fish naturally breeds in

Brackish water Freshwater


Seawater Cold water


66. Biological causes of fish diseases is

Parasites Fish


Human Animal


67. Heterosis is opposite to the phenomenon of

Out breeding Inbreeding


Cross breeding Selective breeding


68. Which one is an example of intergeneric hybrid?

L.calbasu X L. rohita L.bata X L.calbasu


L.rehita X C.catla L.rohita X L.bata


69. Which one is a type of female heteromorphic genetic sex in Fishes?

XO XY


ZW XXY


70. Which one is not degraded to succinyl COA

Methionine Isoleucine


Histidine Valine


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71. Cysteine can be metabolised from

Methionine Tryptophan


Lysine Proline




72.. Which one is required for formatting of peritrophic membrane in which faecal pellets of
prawn is enveloped?

Cellulose Chitin


Raffinose Cd) Stachyose


73. The average wave-length of tsunami at sea is

20-80kin 100-200kin
400 -600 kin Cd) 900 -1000 kin
74. Calanus glacialis, feeding on Coscinodiscus sp. discards more cells after biting off a portion as satiation CR). What does R indicate?
maxmax

Maximum respiration Maximum input


Maximum ration Cd) Maximum effort


75.
What is the term used for the phenomenon where deep water, which is colder than the surface water wells up towards the surface?

Ca) Coriolis force Current separation Cc) EI Nino Cd) Upwelling

76.
What is the optimum saline range and temperature for the culture of marine Chlorella



5-10 ppt and 30°C 10-20 ppt and 20°C


0-35 ppt and 25-35 °C 10-20 ppt and 25-35 °C


77. Animals spending their lives on top of the air-water interface such as water strider, Genis sp. is called
Neuston Cb) Hyponeuston Cc) Epineuston Cd) Nekton
78. Flora upto the depth to which effective light penetration is possible facilitating the growth of rooted vegetation is called
r Ca) Pedonic flora Emergent flora Cc) Littoral flora Benthic flora

79. The diversity index log where is the number of individuals in that species
n divided by the total number of individuals in the eco system. What does the sum indicate? Ca) The total number of species present Cb) Forecasting of biological system

Quantitative system


Cumulative number of species


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80. Which of the following is the missing expression of intertidal oscillations as a balance between the inertial forces and the coriolis force of the formula?
2nu
dt-T

1
du di
da Cf
81. In the transformation of Nitrogen formed in the nitrogen cycle of estuaries, which of the step is ttansformed ammonification process?

NH3--t NO;


N20--t gaseous products



N2--t NH
3
82. Surface waves in deep water (HJA 0.25) which disperse and satisfy a dispersion relation W2 gk is called;

Deep water wave Edge wave


Equatorial wave Evanescent wave


83. In the marine and estuarine environment, what is the behaviour element of 4l, 86Rb, and I37Cs

Barium Potassium


Carbon Strontium


84. .In the absorption of nutrients from the aquatic medium, by the formula V s
s represents what aspect?

Concentration of elements in the ambient medium.


Maximum specific rate of element absorption from the medium.


Medium concentration, when reaches of the maximal value.


Algae's capacity to absorb nutrients at law ambient concentrations.


85. Ziehl-Neelsens staining reaction is a

Simple staining Differential staining


Specific staining All of these


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86. Mac Conkeys agar is a

Simple media Selective media


Differential media Selective differentfal media


87. ·Magnification of oil immersion objectives is

100 50


30 20



• 88. The most specific immunoglobulin is

IgA IgE
IgG IgD
89. An example for a spore forming bacteria

Salmonella Shigella


Klebsiella Bacillus


90. The part of the bacteria responsible for Grams reaction

Cell wall Plasma membrane


Cytoplasm Nuclear material


91. The temperature of autoclave at 10 Ibs pressure

110C 115C


120C 125C


92. The first used antiseptic is
KMn04 H:pz
Phenol None of these
93. Medium used for sugar fermentation reaction is
Peptone water Nutrient broth
I Normal saline All of these 94. Aflatoxin is produced by

Bacteria Virus


Fungus Protozoa


95. Prions are infectious particles having only

DNA RNA


Protein Lipids


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96. Immunoglobulins are produced by

Monocytes Eosinophils


Basophils Lymphocytes


97. A commercial fishing method not usually associated with FAD's

Purse seine Ring seine


Hook line Trawl


98. Double rig trawling originated in

Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Cambay


Sargasso sea Mediterranean sea


99. are used to improve the following function of trawls:

Horizontal opening Vertical opening


Speed Drag


100. Rectangular vertic;t.lly curved otter boards are known as Suberkrub boards Polyvalent boards
V-boards Cobb pelagic boards
101. Barbless hooks are used in

Tuna long line Tuna pole and line


Tuna trolling Tuna jigs


102. Polysaccharide present in prawn shell

Glycogen Chitin


Cellulose Collagen


103. An index of oxidative rancidity

TBA value Iodine value


TMA value None


104. Instrument used for analysis of antibiotic residue in fish meat

HPLC LC-MS


GLC UV spectrophotometer


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lOS. The name of canning originated from

Peter Durhand Esty and Meyer


Nicholas Appert Louis Pasteur


106. The packaging material with the highest moisture and gas barrier property among the following is

Polyester High density polyethylene


Aluminium foil Polypropylene


107. Operating temperature of a plate freezer is

-18°C -20°C


-30 °C -40°C


108. A universal chilling medium for fish

CaCl2 brine Ice


Liquid nitrogen ammonia


109. Error created by random sampling is simply called by Statistician as

Statistical error Sampling error


Population error Experimental error


110. We obtain biased sample when we use

Random sampling Accidental sampling


Cluster sampling Any other


111. The smooth, bell shaped curve has a special name

Norrnal curve


A distribution with positive skew


A distribution with negative skew


Any other






112. The interquartile range is the ran'ge of the middle 50% of the population 70% of the population
20% of the population 90% of the population
113. When we want to examine the relationship between two quantitative sets of score, we compute a
Correlation coefficient Regression coefficient
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Analysis of variance Student's "t" test
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114. The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra was established under

Assam Agricultural University


Tamil Nadu Agricultural University


Rajendra Agricultural University


Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya


115. Method demonstration is

Mass approach Individual approach


Group approach Any other


116. Social Change involves alteration

in Both Structure and function of a Social System


Only in Structure


Only in Function


Any other


117. The first step in Fishery Extension Programme Planning is

Collection of Facts


Implementation of the programme


Monitoring of the programme


Evaluation of the programme


118. The loss or decline in value of an asset due to usages, wear and tear and obsolescence is called as

Depreciation cost Recurring cost


Fixed cost Variable cost


119. The most profitable marketing channel for fish producer is

Producer to consumer


Producer to retailer to consumer·


Producer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer


Any other


120. The slide projector is based on the principle of
Direct projection Indirect projection
Reflected projection Any other
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