Exam Details

Subject animal husbandry & veterinary science
Paper
Exam / Course combined competitive examination
Department
Organization Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission
Position
Exam Date 2012
City, State jammu kashmir,


Question Paper

1. The contribution of buffaloes to total milk production in India is




25%





54%


2. The contribution of draught animals to farm power in India is




20%





60%


3. In mixed farming, which of the following is done

(A)Crop production


Animal production


(C)Both of above


Mixed crop production


4. Which percent of world cattle population India has




23%





57%


5. If a farmer has one lakh white leghorn birds, then what would be the annual egg production

(A)160 lakhs


240 lakhs


(C)300 lakhs


340 lakhs


6. Four toe table bird breed is

(A)Sussex


R.I.R.


(C)Minarca


Ancona


7. Aspiration pneumonia may occur as a result of

(A)Faulty drenching


Rupture of pharyngeal abscess


(C)Pharyngeal paralysis


All of these


8. Which is Pashmina goat breed

(A)Barbari


Changithangi


(C)Jamunapari


Nubian


9. In sheep, Closridium perfringens type C causes

(A)Black leg


Salmonellosis


(C)Big head


Bacillary hemoglobinurea


10. Pasteurella multocida in poultry causes

(A)Fowl cholera


Chronic respiratory disease


(C)Favus


Fowl typhoid



11. Diploid chromosome number in Indian buffalo is




60





38


12. For improvement in milk production through selection of bulls on progeny test basis, which of the following correlation would determine the effectiveness of selection

Testing more bulls on fewer daughters.
Testing few bulls on large number of daughters.
Characteristics under selection be moderately heritable.
Characteristics under selection be highly heritable.
Select correct answer using the codes given below


Codes

and


and


and


and


13. Which one of the following is responsible for derivation of Australian milking zebu

(A)Friesian × Sahiwal


Jersey × Sahiwal


(C)Jersey × Friesian


Brown Swiss × Red Sindhi


14. Which one of the following breeds of indigenous goats is most prolific giving birth to several kids at a time

(A)Jamunapari


Barbari


(C)Black Bengal


Beetal


15. Method of estimating breeding value/genetic value of an animal by the performance of its offspring is called as

(A)Sib test


Progeny test


(C)Pedigree test


Individual selection


16. Consider the following statements using which the selection index can be formulated

Economic importance of each trait.
The phenotypic and genetic relation between the traits.
The heritability of each trait. Of these statements,


alone is correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


17. Which of the following breeds of goat is said to be the pride of India and is famous for milk production

(A)Barbari


Beetal


(C)Sirohi


Jamunapari


18. Which one of the following Indian breeds of cattle gives the highest milk yield

(A)Haryana


Ongole


(C)Tharparker


Red Sindhi


19. In DNA, a nucleotide contains

nucleoside and ribose sugar


phosphate group and ribose sugar


ribose sugar, nucleoside and phosphate group


nucleoside and phosphate group


20. Which of the following is an exotic breed of goats

(A)Beetal


Black Bengal


(C)Angora


Surti


21. Which of the following is the Danish breed of swine

(A)Hereford


Landrace


(C)Yorkshire


Berkshire


22. A normal dry period of cow should be

days


90-100 days


(C)100-130 days


130-160 days


23. The term means

(A)Flock of sheep


(B)European cattle


(C)Indian cattle as known in Europe


(D)Breed of buffalo in China


24. Dorset breed of sheep is native of

(A)America


England


(C)France


Spain


25. Milk is a poor source of

iodine and vit. C


iodine, iron and riboflavin


(C)vitamin iodine and riboflavin


riboflavin, iron and vit. C


26. The volume of one time semen ejaculate of boar is

(A)100—200 ml


200—500 ml


(C)50—100 ml


5—10 ml



27. Normal average pH of bull semen varies from

6. 6—6.7


6.7—6.9


6. 9—7.1


7.1—7.3


28. When abortion occurs in trichomoniasis in animals

early pregnancy


In middle pregnancy


late pregnancy


None of the above


29. The thawing time of frozen bull semen is

seconds


30 minutes


seconds


1 minute


30. Knobbed defect of bull sperm is the defect of

(A)Mid piece


Tail


(C)Acrosome


Head


31. Duration of heat in sheep is

(A)15—20 hours


20—24 hours


hours


None of the above


32. Ratio of semen and dilutor in horse is

1


1 2


4


1 6


33. Length of artificial vagina for bull to collect semen is

(A)20—30 cm


30—40 cm


(C)40—50 cm


50—60 cm


34. Milk is a good source of

(A)calcium and vitamin K


(B)vitamin A and calcium


(C)nicotinic acid, calcium and vitamin D


(D)vitamin B2, vitamin D and nicotinic acid


35. Cyanoglycoside poisoning in sheep is due to

(A)abrin


digitalin


(C)amygdalin


coumarin


36. The 'Dag defect' of spermatozoa is grouped under

(A)Primary abnormalities


Secondary abnormalities


(C)Miscellaneous abnormalities


None of the above



37. The fertile life span of sperm and ova in mare's reproductive tract is

(A)30—40 and 20—24 hours, respectively


(B)24—72 and 8—10 hours, respectively


(C)30—36 and 6—8 hours, respectively


(D)72—120 and 6—8 hours, respectively


38. The range of temperature in artificial vagina for bulls is

(A)35—40°C


42—46°C


(C)46—50°C


50—54°C


39. During artificial insemination in cow the semen is deposited in

(A)Mid cervix uteri


Body of uterus


(C)Uterine horn


Vagina


40. Minimum number of sperms used for artificial insemination in cow

million


02 million


million


10 million


41. The cotton seed cake is not suitable for feeding calves as it contains

(A)Aflatoxin


Gossypal


(C)Ricin


Hydrocyanic acid


42. Feeding extra concentrate to pregnant sheep is known as

(A)Flushing


Steaming up


(C)Holding


Grazing


43. Maximum amount of Nitrogen is in

(A)Groundnut cake


Compost


(C)Poultry manure


Mustard cake


44. Pusa giant Napier grass and paddy straw contain metal-binding substances called

(A)Phosphates


Sulphates


(C)Oxalates


Carbonates


45. On dry matter basis, berseem leaf contains crude protein




15%








46. Moisture percent in good silage must be

(A)30—40%


50—60%


(C)40—50%


60—70%



47. Roughages are those feeding stuffs which contain crude fibre on air dry basis

(A)more than 18%


less than 18%


(C)less than 16%


less than 14%


48. What would be the crude protein content of a feed stuff containing nitrogen




25%





49%


49. Heparin is secreted by

(A)Plasma cell


Mast cell


(C)Chief cell


Parietal cell


50. The ration of a young bull must contain 60 percent TDN however DCP should be

(A)10—12%


12—15%


(C)16—18%


18—20%


51. One of these is not secreted by the Pancreas

(A)Calcitonin


Glucagon


(C)Stomatostin


Insulin


52. If a mustard cake sample contains 5 percent nitrogen, its crude protein content would be

11. 25%


21.25%


31. 25%


41.25%


53. "Mad cow disease" is caused by

(A)Rabies virus


Mycoplasma


(C)Chlamydia


None of the above


54. What should be the maximum moisture percentage in the fodder stored as hay




25%





40%


55. Extra feeding to pregnant cow should be done after

months


3 months


month


20 days


56. Maximum amount of crude fibre in layer ration should be

to


9 to 10%


to


4 to



57. Generally, the concentrate and roughage is fed to lactating cow in proportion of

concentrate 60% roughage


concentrate 50% roughage


concentrate 40% roughage


concentrate 30% roughage


58. Net gain of ATP from one molecule of glucose is

mole


38 mole


mole


None of the above


59. In animal nutrition, total energy is expressed as

(A)ATP


K Cal.


(C)AMP


Creatine phosphate


60. In daily dry matter requirement of cattle per 100 kg body weight is

5. 0 to 7.0 kg


3.5 to 4.5 kg


2. 0 to 2.5 kg


1.0 to 1.5 kg


61. Age of castration of a bull is

1. 0 year


1.5 year


2. 0 year


6 months


62. Goat meat is known as

(A)Veal


Chevon


(C)Mutton


Pork


63. Castration in female calves is called

(A)Sterilization


Teasure


(C)Vasectomization


Spaying


64. Purkinje cells are present in

(A)Sub-endocardium


Myocardium


(C)Cerebellar cortex


Cerebral cortex


65. The optimum age for castration of a male goat (buck) is

months


6 months


months


1 year


66. Area required in cage system for layer is

1. 0 sq. ft.


1.5 sq. ft.


0. 75 sq. ft.


2.00 sq. ft.



67. A double row dairy byre (60 × 10 mt) can house animals




100


(C)200


300


68. How much water a cow requires for producing one litre milk

(A)2—4 litres


4—5 litres


(C)5—10 litres


10—12 litres


69. Hormone oxytocin is released from

(A)Anterior pituitary



Posterior pituitary


(C)Adrenal medulla


Adrenal cortex


70. The precursor of a plasma cell is

cell


T cell


cell


Macrophage


71. Aldosterone is released from

(A)Kidney


Liver


(C)Pancreas


Ovary


72. The bull shed should have covered an open area respectively

sq. m. and 8 sq. m.


6 sq. m. and 12 sq. m.


sq. m. and 50 sq. m.


12 sq. m. and 120 sq. m.


73. The water requirement per day for 100 adult birds for drinking is about

(A)10—15 litres


20—25 litres


(C)30—35 litres


40—45 litres


74. Age of a crossbreed heifer at first calving should be

(A)20—24 months


24—30 months


(C)36—40 months


3—4 years


75. The optimum body weight of a crossbreed heifer at first mating should be

(A)180 kg


250 kg


(C)400 kg


480 kg


76. The temperature of cow in milk fever is




38°C





45°C


77. Select the medicine for curing ketosis

(A)Boric acid


Sodium chloride


(C)Sodium propionate


Sodium carbonate



78. Mad cow disease is due to

(A)Virus


Bacteria


(C)Prion


None of the above


79. Which one of the following poultry diseases is a self limiting disease

(A)Fowl pox


Coccidiosis


(C)Ascariasis


None of the above


80. In which of the following diseases of sheep intense pruritus along with nervous symptoms is seen

(A)Scabies


Scrapie


(C)Ringworm


Pseudorabies


81. Brittle bones are caused by

(A)Excess of iodine in water


Excess of chlorine in water


(C)Excess of fluorine in water


None of the above


82. fever is caused by

(A)Coxiella burnetti


Salmonella paratyphi


(C)Pseudomonas aureoginosa


Morexella bovis


83. Brucella abortus, the causative agent of brucellosis in cattle needs carbon dioxide for initial isolation at the rate of




10%





40%


84. Field outbreak of Ranikhet disease in poultry in India is caused by

(A)Mesogenic strain of the virus


(B)Lentogenic strain of the virus


(C)Velogenic strain of the virus


(D)Both mesogenic and lentogenic strains of the virus


85. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy in cows signifies infection with

(A)Campylobactor


Brucella abortus


(C)Johne's disease


Anthrax


86. Blue tongue vaccination is most essential for

(A)Sheep


Swine


(C)Cattle


Goat



87. Button ulcers observed near 'iliocecal valve' in pigs on post-mortem examination are indication of

(A)Hog cholera


African swine fever


(C)Vitamin A deficiency


Rinderpest


88. Normal pulse rate (per minute) of pig is

(A)40—50


50—70


(C)60—90


80—110


89. 'Ascolis Test' is used for diagnosis of the disease

(A)Anthrax


Brucellosis


(C)Johne's disease


Leptospirosis


90. Barbone disease is called as

(A)Haemorrhagic septicaemia


Black quarter


(C)Anthrax


Rabies


91. Black disease is caused by

(A)Bacillus anthracis


Clostridium novyi


(C)Brucella abortus


Escherichia coli


92. Splenomegaly in cattle occurs in

(A)Foot and mouth disease


Haemorrhagic septicaemia


(C)Anthrax


Brucellosis


93. Which one of the following is not a method of disease control

(A)Hansa method


Ostertage method


(C)Bang method


Lancini method


94. Rigor mortis is absent in the disease

(A)Anthrax


Brucellosis


(C)Haemorrhagic septicaemia


Tetanus


95. Milk tetany occurs due to deficiency of

(A)Colostrum


Calcium


(C)Magnesium


Sodium


96. Dagnala disease is caused by excess of which of the following elements

(A)Sodium


Arsenic


(C)Copper


Selenium



97. Deficiency of which element is the cause of post parturient Haemoglobinuria

(A)Phosphorus


Iron


(C)Copper


Sodium


98. Which of the following is not a metabolic disease

(A)Ketosis


Filariasis


(C)Post parturient paresis


Milk fever


99. Which kind of disease is limber neck

(A)Metabolic disease


Deficiency disease


(C)Toxicity


Infectious disease


100. Age for vaccination in cattle for Brucellosis is

days


6 weeks


months


6 years


101. Cooked mouth appearance may be observed in

(A)Bovine farcy


Bovine viral diarrhoea


(C)Foot and mouth disease


Colibacillosis


102. Which one of the following is a diagnostic test for brucellosis

(A)Ascoli's test


Strauss reaction


(C)Strip cup test


Card test


103. In which of the following disease, nasal vaccination may be performed

(A)F.M.D.


H.S.


(C)P.P.R.


I.B.R.


104. The most common cause of metabolic acidosis is

(A)Lactic acidosis


Keto-acidosis


(C)Renal failure


All of the above


105. Which one is a parasite of anus

(A)Thelazia


Setaria


(C)Oxyuris


None of the above


106. Which one is an eye worm

(A)Thelazia


Oxyuris


(C)Setaria


Fasciola


107. Which one causes Bursattee disease

(A)Oxyuris equi


Thelazia lachrymalis


(C)Parafilaria bovicola


Habronema muscae



108. Which one is normal dose per kg body weight of piperazine

(A)10—20 mg


20—50 mg


mg


110—120 mg


109. A common but effective disinfectant for water trough of cattle farm is

(A)Phenyle


Potassium permanganate


(C)Lime


Washing soda


110. Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease

(A)Brucellosis


Anthrax


(C)Tuberculosis


Black quarter


111. Which one of the following is a zoonotic disease

(A)Rinderpest


Haemorrhagic septicaemia


(C)Swine fever


Leptospirosis


112. Rain water has solvent action on lead because of the presence of

(A)Free carbon-dioxide


Oxygen


(C)Sulphur dioxide


None of the above


113. Treatment of hard water with slaked lime results in the removal of

(A)Temporary hardness due to calcium


(B)Temporary hardness due to magnesium


(C)Permanent hardness due to magnesium


(D)All of the above


114. The endocrine cells of testis are

(A)Primary spermatogonium


Secondary spermatogonium


(C)Sertoli cells


Leydig cells


115. Chemical Oxygen Demand test of water is done for estimation of the amount of

(A)Degradable organic matter


Non-degradable organic matter


(C)Both of the above


None of the above


116. The presence of streptococcus faecalis in drinking water indicates

Prevention


Control


Eradication


Quarantine

117. The most commonly used chemical for water purification is


(A)Copper sulphate


Bleaching powder


(C)Alum


Iodine



118. The correct method to dispose of solid refuse from animal house is


(A)Manure preparation


Conversion into energy


(C)Both of the above


None of the above



119. The complete removal of infectious organism is


Faecal contamination


Industrial waste contamination


Both of the above


None of the above


120. Quarantine for cattle is done for

90 days


15 days


10 days


7 weeks


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