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Test paper of mock test (ICAR-Animal Sciences 6.0) with answers and toppers

07/09/2020 by Dr. Amandeep Singh Leave a Comment

Mock Test on ICAR PG Examination – Animal Sciences 6.0

Answers are formatted bold.

1. Gestation length of hamster in days is

A) 17

B) 21

C) 25

D) 29

 

2. Hoof marking is used for identification of

A) Cattle

B) Goat

C) Horse

D) Pig

 

3. Raikas and Rabaries are primarily _________ rearing communities

A) Yak

B) Goat

C) Camel

D) Mithun

 

4. Subabul grass was originated in which of the following country?

A) Mexico

B) USA

C) India

D) Brazil

 

5. Which sheep breed was designed by a mixture of Garole, Malpura and Patanwadi?

A) Avikalin

B) Avivastra

C) Avimaans

D) Avishaan

 

6.Green fodder to be ensiled should have DM between

A) 50 to 60%

B) 30 to 35%

C) 20 to 25%

D) 15 to 20%

 

7. Lucerne hay contains _______ % TDN

A) 10

B) 30

C) 20

D) 50

 

8. Wind sucking is the vice observed in which of the following species?

A) Pig

B) Cattle

C) Horse

D) None of above

 

9. In mixed farming income from main enterprise is

A) 49%

B) 50%

C) 60%

D) 70%

 

10. Which of the following is not a healthy practice under milking method?

A) Intermittent milking

B) Knuckling

C) Full hand

D) Stripping

 

11. Which of the following plays a part in thermoregulation?

A) Hairs

B) Claws

C) Sebaceous gland

D) Meibomian gland

 

12. Maintenance of lactation is termed as

A) Galactopoiesis

B) Lactogenesis

C) Mammogenesis

D) Lactation

 

13. The desirable slope of floor in tail to tail system is

A) 1:10

B) 1:30

C) 1:40

D) 1:50

 

14. Just prior to breeding season, shearing of sheep flock is important because

A) It makes them more active and in many cases will improve their fertility

B) It reduces fertility

C) It enhances feed intake

D) All the above

 

15. Which disinfectant is commonly used during treatment of navel cord after birth?

A) 90% Phenol

B) 10% Formalin

C) 30% Tincture Iodine

D) None

 

16. Which of the following is not a pseudo-ruminant?

A) Yak

B) Camel

C) Llama

D) Alpaca

 

17. Barbari goat breed was originated from

A) India

B) South Africa

C) East Africa

D) Spain

 

18. Method used for controlling ectoparasites in winter season is

A) Spraying

B) Hand bath

C) Swim bath

D) Dusting

 

19. Average biogas produced from one cubic meter of slurry is

A) 0.15 to 0.20 m3

B) 0.25 to 0.5 m3

C) 1.25 to 1.5 m3

D) 2.25 to 2.5 m3

 

20. How many animals can be milked by one machine milking unit per hour?

A) 8

B) 12

C) 16

D) 20

 

21. In 2019, state with largest milk share produced around 30.5 MMT of milk is

A) Maharashtra

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Punjab

D) Madhya Pradesh

 

22. As per recent census, state with largest cattle population around 19.1 million is

A) West Bengal

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Bihar

 

23. As per recent census, state with largest goat population around 20.8 million is

A) West Bengal

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Rajasthan

D) Bihar

 

24. In 2019, India’s meat production reached to _________ million tonnes

A) 6.7

B) 7.4

C) 7.7

D) 8.1

 

25. Crossbred varieties of pig developed at AAU, Guwahati is

A) HD-K75

B) Jahrsuk

C) Asha

D) Landly

 

26. Pregnancy toxemia is seen in

A) Sheep and Goat

B) Sheep and Rat

C) Sheep and Guinea pig

D) Sheep and Rabbit

 

27. In ruminants, the ME is calculated from DE by multiplying with

A) 0.99

B) 0.75

C) 0.65

D) 0.82

 

28. Application of nitrogen fertilizers in excess to forage crops leads to

A) Nitrate poisoning

B) Vitamin D deficiency

C) Both A & B

D) None

 

29. Efficiency of utilization of dietary calcium for milk production is

A) 20 — 30 %

B) 55 — 65 %

C) 90 — 95 %

D) None

 

30. Normal level of inclusion of molasses in dairy cattle ration is

A) 3.0%

B) 50%

C) 25%

D) 10%

 

31. The efficiency of utilization of D-Lysine in chicken is

A) 95 — 100 %

B) 45 — 50 %

C) 70 — 75 %

D) None of the above

 

32. One liter of water requires _______ calories for evaporation

A) 520

B) 2200

C) 580

D) 5800

 

33.Nature of Brunners gland secretion is _______ in nature

A) Acidic

B) Alkaline

C) Neutral

D) None

 

34. Oesophageal groove reflex is stimulated by

A) ADH

B) Oxytocin

C) ANF

D) HCl

 

35. Hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) is stimulated by

A) Insulin

B) Glucagon

C) Epinephrine

D) ADH

 

36. Enzymes are

A) Nutritional feed additive

B) Technological feed additive

C) Zootechnological feed additive

D) Sensory feed additives

 

37. Metal chelators are ________ antioxidants.

A) Primary

B) Secondary

C) Tertiary

D) None

 

38. Maitenance type of roughages contain

A) 3-5% CP

B) 3-5% DCP

C) 7-9% DCP

D) <3% CP

 

39. Reference amino acid in ideal protein concept is

A) Methionine

B) Lysine

C) Tryptophan

D) Histidine

 

40. Minimum available phosphorus in Breeder feed should be

A) 0.1%

B) 0.3%

C) 1.5%

D) 0.5%

 

41. Maximum limit for AIA in compound cattle feed (Type II) is

A) 3%

B) 4%

C) 5%

D) 7%

 

42. ­­­­_________% of nitrogen in milk is NPN

A) 5%

B) 10%

C) 20%

D) 2%

 

43. ___________% of NDF in total ration is critical for maintenance of normal milk fat

A) 36%

B) 22%

C) 13%

D) 40%

 

44. If no green fodder is available to ruminants the concentrate mixture should have Vitamin A at rate of

A) 50000 IU

B) 5000 IU

C) 10000 IU

D) 1000 IU

 

45. Key Village Scheme started in year

A) 1950

B) 1954

C) 1960

D) 1952

 

46. For breed adaptation to a given climate rely on

A) Genetic potential

B) Environmental disposition

C) Plane of nutrition

D) All of the above

 

47. In-vivo gene regulation and down or up regulation of gene is carried out through

A) Methylation

B) Mutagenesis

C) Gene editing

D) All of the above

 

48. Negative heterosis is mostly observed in

A) Fat %

B) Lactation length

C) Lactation Yield

D) AFC

 

49. Inbreeding has tangible adverse impact by causing

A) Enhanced homozygosity

B) Truncated heterozygosity

C) Reducing hybrid vigor

D) All of the above

 

50. Consider a locus with two alleles, A and a. If the frequency of AA is 0.25, what is the frequency of A under Hardy-Weinberg?

A) 0.25

B) 0.35

C) 0.5

D) 0.75

 

51. Which of the following is NOT an assumption required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

A) No migration

B) Random mating

C) No selection is occurring

D) Population size must fluctuate

 

52. Imagine that a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. A certain gene presents as two different alleles, and 49% of the population is homozygous dominant. What percentage of the population is homozygous recessive?

A) 42%

B) 9%

C) 51%

D) Need more information to solve it

 

53. Which of the following is true of genetic drift?

A) Genetic drift helps reduce the frequency of harmful alleles in a population

B) Genetic drift only occurs in populations at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

C) Genetic drift involves the random change of allele frequencies in a population

D) None of these statements are true

 

54. Term ‘Genetic Slippage’ was propounded by

A) Dickerson

B) Mendel

C) Morgan

D) All of the above

 

55. The heterosis is predominantly caused by _________________ gene action

A) Additive gene action

B) Overdominance

C) Codominace

D) All of the above

 

56. The breeding value is _____________the transmitting ability of genotype

A) Equal to

B) Twice

C) Four times

D) Half

 

57. Which of these measures are used to analyze the central tendency of data?

A) Mean and Normal Distribution

B) Mean, Median and Mode

C) Mode, Alpha and Range

D) Standard Deviation, Range and Mean

 

58. If a positively skewed distribution has a median of 50, which of the following statement is true?

A) Mean is greater than 50

B) Mean is less than 50

C) Mode is less than 50

D) Both A and C

 

59. Shweta Kapila cattle breed is having breeding tract in which of the following state?

A) Goa

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Himachal Pradesh

 

60. PD2 (Vanaraja Female) Line is developed and got recently characterized by NBAGR, which institute has pioneered this work?

A) CARI, Izatnagar

B) IVRI, Izatnagar

C) CPDO, Bangalore

D) PDP, Hyderabad

 

61. Newly characterized breed “MALI” belongs to which species?

A) Cattle

B) Buffalo

C) Goat

D) Pig

 

62. For the below normal distribution, which of the following option holds true? σ1, σ2 and σ3 represent the standard deviations for curves 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

a) σ1>σ2>σ3

b) σ1< σ2< σ3

c) σ1=σ2=σ3

d) None

 

63. Which of the following buffalo breed has highest coarse feed conversion potential in India?

A) Surti

B) Murrah

C) Mehsana

D) All of the above

 

64. Crossing over is a phenomenon that happens during meiosis in the attempt to create genetic diversity. Crossing over typically occurs between which of the following structures?

A) Sister chromatids

B) Tetrads

C) Homologous chromosomes

D) Chromatin

 

65. ___________________ performed by mating the male with a number of females to produce many progenies in a different environment and over a long time period involving different seasons to nullify the impact of season, management and environment in breeding value estimation.

A) Sib selection

B) Pedigree selection

C) Progeny testing

D) Family selection

 

66. _________________ describes the accuracy with which early records of an animal’s performance in a particular trait can predict its lifetime  performance

A) Heritability

B) Repeatability

C) Genomic selection

D) All of the above

 

67. Mechanically deboned meat is

A) less prone to oxidative rancidity

B) not at all prone to oxidative rancidity

C) more prone to oxidative rancidity

D) None of above

 

68. The most common food pathogens are inhibited at an aw of

A) 0.85

B) 0.88

C) 0.91

D) 0.92

 

69. The minimum radiation doses in Mrad for the radappertizaton of pork is

A) 3

B) 4.7

C) 3.7

D) 5.1

 

70. Lactobacillus viridiscens produces hydrogen peroxide and oxidizes the meat pigment to produce

A) A red colour

B) A grayish to greenish colour

C) Violet colour

D) A brownish to blackish colour

 

71. Sanitary quality of food is indicated by

A) Salmonella count

B) Enterococci and Coliform count

C) Lactic acid bacteria count

D) All of the above

 

72. Hydroscopic properties of lactose are most utilized in

A) Pharmaceutical tablet preparation

B) Seeding of condensed milk

C) Baby food manufacture

D) None of the above

 

73. The most commonly used film for fresh meat vacuum packages is

A) Polyethylene

B) Polystyrene

C) Polyvinylidene chloride

D) None of these

 

74. Fresh sausages are mostly sold in

A) Cellulose casings

B) Alginate formulations based casings

C) Natural casings

D) None of these

 

75. Silica is most commonly used in the processing of plastic packaging materials as

A) Antiblock agent

B) Antioxidant

C) Antioxidant agent

D) Lubricant

 

76. During curing of poultry products which of the following chemical accelerates the nitrite curing reaction

A) Sodium erythorbate

B) Sodium metabisulphate

C) Sodium ascorbate

D) None

 

77. The level of diacetyl desired in cultured buttermilk is

A) 5 to 1.0 ppm

B) 5 to 3.5 ppm

C) 5 to 4.5 ppm

D) 5 to 2.5 ppm

 

78. On commercial scale edible fat is converted  into oleo oil and oleo stearin for manufacture of

A) Soap

B) Candle

C) Grease

D) Margarine

 

79. Which one out of the following egg product has the highest amount of cholesterol (per 100g sample)?

A) Dried whole egg powder

B) Frozen sugared yolk

C) Dried whole egg

D) Fresh yolk

 

80. The extract release volume of meat is inversely proportional to

A) WHC

B) Glycolysis

C) Fiber diameter

D) Spoilage

 

81. The food quality standards all over the world are maintained as per the guidelines of

A) APEDA

B) OIE

C) ISO

D) BIS

 

82. Hydro-peroxides formed during auto-oxidation of fats are

A) Very stable and do not breakup further

B) Very unstable and break up further giving rise to aldehydes, acids or ketones

C) Very stable and breakup further

D) None of above

 

83. The casein/fat ratio in cheese making should be adjusted to

A) 07

B) 1.0

C) 50

D) 70

 

84. The correlation in the breeding values among full sibs is

A) 1/4

B) 1/2

C) 1/8

D) None of these

 

85. The character that is least affected by inbreeding depression

A) Hatchability

B) Body weight

C) Mortality rate

D) Egg production

 

86. The name of the only gland present in fowl is

A) Uropygeal gland

B) Oil gland

C) Preen gland

D) All the above

 

87. Black rots in eggs is most commonly caused by

A) Species of Proteus

B) Species of Micrococcus or Bacillus

C) Molds or yeasts

D) All of these

 

88. Choose the odd one out of the following.The place where CPDO doesn’t exist?

A) Mumbai

B) Bhubaneswar

C) Pune

D) Hessarghatta

 

89. The Chromosome number (2n) of Cairina moschata is

a) 80

b) 78

c) 82

d) 84

 

90. The orientation of poultry house at low temperature areas

A) East west direction

B) North South direction

C) Northeast and southwest

D) Any direction

 

91. Shell pigment at ion occurs at ________ hr before the oviposition

A) 5 hrs

B) 7 hrs

C) 12 hrs

D) 20 hrs

 

92. EDS-76 caused by which virus of the following

A) Coronavirus

B) Adenovirus

C) Birnavirus

D) None of the above

 

93. Wabbee gait in poultry is due to the deficiency of

A) Vit D3

B) Vit A

C) Vit E

D) Vit B complex

 

94. Chicks have tendency to walk on hock due to the deficiency of

A) Thiamine

B) Niacin

C) Riboflavin

D) Biotin

 

95. Light coloured circular spots around feather follicles and discoloured areas on the surface of skin of preserved meat is due to

A) Freezer burns

B) Poor bleeding procedure

C) Over Scalding

D) Both A and C

 

96. Which of the following ducks lay blue coloured eggs?

A) Muscovy

B) Rouen

C) Indian Runner

D) White Pekin

 

97. ASCI is working under the aegis of

A) MAHDF

B) MSDE

C) MANAGE

D) MAFW

 

98. eNAM networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified ______________ market for agricultural commodities.

A) International

B) National

C) State

D) Regional

 

99. NIC delivers _______________ centric e-services

A) Administrator

B) Citizen

C) Politician

D) PRI

 

100. Chairman of APEDA is appointed by

A) Central government

B) APEDA

C) Planning commission/NITI aayog

D) MAFW

 

101. MANAGE was established in

A) 1985

B) 1986

C) 1987

D) 1988

 

102. ‘888 principle’ is related to

A) OHP

B) LCD

C) Poster

D) Epidiascope

 

103. Communication characteristics of a flashcard are

A) Sequence, surprise and storytelling

B) Sequence, suspense and story telling

C) Sequel, sequence and story telling

D) Sequel, sequence and story board

 

104. The total increase in milk production in India during the period from 2015-2019 is _______% higher than growth in per capita availability of milk.

A) 2

B) 4

C) 6

D) 8

 

105. Pashu Aadhaar contains_______digit UID

A) 10

B) 12

C) 14

D) 16

 

106. “Save Vechur” is a conservation programme in

A) Tamilnadu

B) Karnataka

C) Kerala

D) Andhra Pradesh

 

107. Companies focusing on social and environmental concerns as they do on profits are referred to as

A) Single bottom line

B) Double bottom line

C) Triple bottom line

D) Tetra bottom line

 

108. India’s dairy processing market anticipates an overall growth of approximately ________% in next 5 years

A) 8

B) 12

C) 16

D) 20

 

109. The best measure which is most frequently used for assessing the performance of farm business is

A) Net cash income

B) Net operating income

C) Net farm income

D) Receipts

 

110. Tax payable is an example of

A) Current liability

B) Deferred liability

C) Equity

D) Long term liability

 

111. ____________ air sac present in birds is unpaired

A) Abdominal

B) Interclavicular

C) Thoracic

D) Cervical

 

112. Term Milieu intérieur or interior milieu is coined by

A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

B) Robert Brown

C) Robert Hooke

D) Claude Bernard

 

113. CCK is secreted by

A) S cell

B) D cell

C) EC cell

D) I cell

 

114. ________________ is used for blood transfusion

A) EDTA

B) Heparin

C) Sodium citrate

D) Potassium oxalate

 

115. __________________ of pre-ovulatory follicle converts to large luteal cells after ovulation

A) Theca interna cells

B) Theca externa cells

C) Zona pellucida

D) Granulosa cells

 

116. Predominant buffer system in plasma is

A) Phosphate buffer

B) Protein buffer system

C) Bicarbonate buffer system

D) Sulphate buffer system

 

117. Proportion of VFAs (A:P:B) after cellulose fermentation in rumen is

A) 70:15:15

B) 75:15:10

C) 65:15:20

D) 65:20:15

 

118. Pain receptors are also called as

A) Thermoreceptors

B) Nociceptors

C) Mechanoreceptors

D) Baroreceptors

 

119. Time of implantation in cow is

A) 30-35 days

B) 40-45 days

C) 50-55 days

D) 20-25 days

 

120. Highest rouleaux formation is observed in

A) Cattle

B) Horse

C) Dog

D) Pig

No one is perfect, so are we. If you find any mistake or confusion regarding questions, feel free to write to us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Toppers of the Mock Test on ICAR PG Exam – Animal Sciences 6.0

Toppers are adjudged based on their score. Only those candidates have been adjudged as toppers who have submitted the Mock Test between 4.00PM to 7.30PM on 06.09.2020.

Rank Name of the candidate University Score
1 Yash Parsana NAU, Gujarat 331
2 Shahista Sarin IVRI, Izatnagar 321
2 Yash Kansagara JAU, Gujarat 321
3 Gaurav Dutta OUAT, Bhubaneswar 318
4 Vijayraghvan DP TANUVAS, Chennai 305
4 Sakthi SP TANUVAS, Chennai 305
5 Mansi SKUAST-Jammu 301
6 Mrinalini Singh IVRI, Izatnagar 300
7 Uma OUAT, Bhubaneswar 274
8 Parul Singh IVRI, Izatnagar 273
8 Rishi Nanda OUAT, Bhubaneswar 273
9 Ayushi Singh GBPUAT, Pantnagar 272
10 Dharampal RAJUVAS, Bikaner 265

Results should encourage everyone to prosper for a better position. Best wishes to all the aspirants!

 

The mock test is developed by

Dr. Jaydip Rokade (Scientist, Poultry, ICAR-CARI, Izatnagar)

Dr. M.S. Kannadhasan (Asst. Prof., VAE, TANUVAS, Chennai)

Dr. Pratik R. Wankhede (PhD Scholar, LPM, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

Dr. Pratap Madane (PhD Scholar, LPT, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

Dr. Shiwaji Wagh (PhD Scholar, AGB, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

Dr. Aditya Deshpande (PhD Scholar, Physiology, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

Dr. Harpreet Kour (PhD Scholar, VPT, GADVASU, Ludhiana)

Dr. Maheshkumar Tambe (MVSc Scholar, ANN, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar)

For any assistance, contact

Dr. Shyamsundar Pawale at [email protected]

 

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