The milch breed of cattle are
1. Hillikar, Nageri and Malvi
2. Gir, Sahiwal and Deoni
3. Kankrej, Haryana and Ongole
4. Tharpaker, Kangayan
General utility breeds are
1. Gir, Sahiwal and Deoni
2. Malvi, Nageri and Halliker
3. Haryana, Ongole and Kankrej
4. Tharparker, Kangayan
Viral diseases of animals include
1. Cephalitis, blue tongue, foot and mouth disease
2. Blue tongue, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest,
rabbies
3. Blue tongue, rinderpest, cephalitis, rabbies
4. None of these
Sunandini is
1. A famous dancer from Kerala
2. Name of a marine fish found at coasts of Tamil Nadu
3. A cow formed by hybridization of Indian breed and
Jersey cow
4. None of the above
Super-ovulation and embryo transplantation are meant for
improving
1. Human race
2. Livestock
3. Poultry
4. Plants
Artificial breeding of cattle is brought about by
1. Artificial insemination
2. Superovulation and embryo transplantation
3. Homozygotic twinning
4. All the above
Llamas and Alpacas are
1. Breeds of buffaloes
2. Breeds of Horses
3. Breeds of Camels
4. Breeds of Sheeps
Selective breeding, progeny testing and improvement are
taking place in
1. Cattle
2. Buffalo
3. Sheep
4. Annual food crops
By deep freezing, it is possible to preserve foetus
1. 1- day old
2. 2- day old
3. 3- day old
4. 1- week old
One week old embryo can be preserved at
1. – 196°C
2. –200°C
3. –270°C
4. None of these
The ova are released by hormone induction and fertilization
by artificial insemination and then embryo is stored at 4°C
for several years. This is the technique known as
1. Artificial insemination
2. Embryo transplantation
3. Super ovulation
4. Preservation of embryo
Cryopreservation is
1. Preservation of living being in chemicals
2. Preservation at very low temperature
3. Preservation through exposure to irradiation
4. Preservation through use of gases
Mule is
1. Fertile
2. Sterile
3. Fertile after age
4. Sterile after some age
Random and controlled breeding are included in the
1. Scientific method of breeding
2. Natural method of breeding
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. Cultural method of breeding
The sperms employed for artificial insemination of cattle are
stored in
1. Liquid oxygen
2. Dry ice
3. Liquid ammonia
4. Liquid nitrogen
Name of sheep cloned for the first time is
1. Dolly
2. Polly
3. Molly
4. Holly
First artificial insemination was done in India at
1. National Dairy Institute, Karnal (Haryana)
2. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (U.P.)
3. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab )
4. Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad (U.P.)
Superovulation and embryo transplantation techniques are being used for improving
1. Quality of milk breeds of cows
2. Breeds of sheep
3. Breeds of goats
4. All of these
Technique of cryopreservation is used for
1. Preservation of various tissues
2. Preservation of semen of good quality bulls
3. Preservation of very young foetuses
4. All of the above
Exotic breeds are
1. Used for cross breeding
2. Allowed to multiply and replace local breeds
3. Cheaper
4. Resistant to local pests and pathogens
Drought breeds produce
1. Good milk producing cows
2. Good working bullocks
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these
Which of the following has been recently used for increasing
productivity of super milch cow
1. Artificial insemination by a pedigreed bull only
2. Superovulation of a high production cow only
3. Embryo transplantation only
4. A combination of superovulation, artificial insemination
and embryo transplantation into a 'carrier cow'
(surrogate mother)
The branch of biology dealing with the process of
improvement of human race by selective breeding is called
1. Euthenics
2. Eugenics
3. Euphenics
4. Obstetrics
The transgenic animals are those which have
1. Foreign DNA in some of its cells
2. Foreign DNA in all its cells
3. Foreign DNA and RNA in some of its cells
4. Foreign DNA and RNA in all its cells
Which set is of benificial insects to man
1. Honey bee, lac insect, cochineal insect
2. Silk worm, honey bee, wasp
3. Honey bee, silk worm, cockroach
4. Sand fly, butterfly, honey bee
Match the names given under Column -I with their relations
given under column II, choose the answer which gives the
correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns
|
Column – I (Name) |
|
Column – II (Relations) |
A. |
Bombyx mori |
p |
Disease of mulberry |
B. |
Morus alba |
q |
Centre where silkworm egg are produced and supplied |
C. |
Grainage |
r |
Silk moth |
D. |
Powdery mildew |
s |
Mulberry plant |
|
|
t |
Freshly hatched silkworm |
1. A = q,B = r,C = s,D = t
2. A = r,B = s,C = q,D = p
3. A = r,B = q,C = t, D = s
4. A = s,B = r,C = q,D = t
Nobel prize winner for the discovery of method of interpersonal communication in honey bee is
1. Von Frisch
2. H.G. Khorana
3. Harvey
4. Darwin
The honey bees exhibit a type of dance to communicate the
location of food. This is known as
1. Waggle dance
2. Tap dance
3. Round dance and waggle dance
4. Break dance
Fresh water fishes which have a great food value are
1. Rohu, Catla, Clarius, Mystus
2. Rohu, Catla, Eel, Hilsa
3. Rohu, Catla, Wallago, Hilsa
4. Rohu, Catla, Salmon, Clarius
Gambusia is a
1. Predator of mosquito larvae
2. Parasite on crab
3. Pathogenic protozoan
4. Pest on fishes