| 1151 |
A plant hormone that promotes seed dormancy is: |
Agriculture
Seed dormancy and types of seeds |
Hard |
| 1152 |
Seed of the highest genetic purity, maintained by the original breeder, is called: |
Agriculture
Seed dormancy and types of seeds |
Medium |
| 1153 |
Who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India? |
Agriculture
Importance of livestock |
Easy |
| 1154 |
Operation Flood was launched in 1970 by the: |
Agriculture
Importance of livestock |
Medium |
| 1155 |
The White Revolution refers to a large increase in the production of: |
Agriculture
Importance of livestock |
Easy |
| 1156 |
In the Anand pattern, the base unit of the three-tier cooperative structure is the: |
Agriculture
Importance of livestock |
Hard |
| 1157 |
Which product of livestock is used to generate biogas? |
Agriculture
Importance of livestock |
Easy |
| 1158 |
Which exotic cattle breed is known for the highest milk yield? |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Easy |
| 1159 |
Murrah, the best-known milch buffalo of India, originates from: |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Easy |
| 1160 |
Jamunapari is a well-known breed of: |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Medium |
| 1161 |
The poultry breed most famous for egg production is: |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Medium |
| 1162 |
Kadaknath, a desi chicken breed with black meat, is mainly associated with: |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Hard |
| 1163 |
Which of these is a draught breed of Indian cattle? |
Agriculture
Breeds of livestock and poultry |
Medium |
| 1164 |
A ration that supplies all the nutrients an animal needs in correct proportion for 24 hours is called a: |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Easy |
| 1165 |
Green fodder preserved by fermentation in an airtight pit is called: |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Easy |
| 1166 |
Using the thumb rule of 1 kg concentrate per 2.5 kg milk, how much concentrate should a cow yielding 15 kg mi… |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Medium |
| 1167 |
The true stomach of a ruminant is the: |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Medium |
| 1168 |
An advantage of the tail-to-tail arrangement in a double-row cattle barn is that it: |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Hard |
| 1169 |
In the deep litter system of poultry housing, the litter commonly used is: |
Agriculture
Housing and feeding |
Easy |
| 1170 |
Colostrum is especially important for a newborn calf because it: |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Easy |
| 1171 |
The hormone responsible for milk let-down during milking is: |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Medium |
| 1172 |
The incubation period of chicken eggs is about: |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Easy |
| 1173 |
About how much milk per day should a calf weighing 40 kg be fed, using the one-tenth of body weight rule? |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Medium |
| 1174 |
A milking cow is usually dried off about two months before calving mainly to: |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Hard |
| 1175 |
If brooded chicks crowd together under the heat source, it means the brooder is: |
Agriculture
Management of animals |
Medium |
| 1176 |
Coccidiosis in poultry is caused by a: |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Easy |
| 1177 |
A young bullock has a hot swelling on the hind leg that crackles when pressed. The most likely disease is: |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Medium |
| 1178 |
Blisters in the mouth and between the hooves, drooling and lameness in cattle suggest: |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Easy |
| 1179 |
Ranikhet disease of poultry is also known as: |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Medium |
| 1180 |
Which livestock disease has been declared eradicated from the world? |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Hard |
| 1181 |
Haemorrhagic septicaemia in buffaloes is caused by: |
Agriculture
Livestock diseases |
Medium |
| 1182 |
Frozen semen is stored in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of about: |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Easy |
| 1183 |
The device most commonly used to collect semen from bulls is the: |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Easy |
| 1184 |
In cows, fertilisation of the egg normally takes place in the: |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Medium |
| 1185 |
According to the AM–PM rule, a cow first seen in heat in the morning should be inseminated: |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Medium |
| 1186 |
The length of the oestrous cycle in a cow is about: |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Medium |
| 1187 |
Why are the testes of a bull held in the scrotum outside the body cavity? |
Agriculture
Artificial insemination |
Hard |
| 1188 |
In the HTST method of pasteurisation, milk is heated to: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Medium |
| 1189 |
The instrument used to check milk for added water by measuring specific gravity is the: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Easy |
| 1190 |
The main protein in milk is: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Easy |
| 1191 |
Breaking fat globules into very small sizes so that cream does not rise is called: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Medium |
| 1192 |
Paneer is made by coagulating hot milk with: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Medium |
| 1193 |
Cow milk looks slightly yellow compared with buffalo milk because it contains more: |
Agriculture
Milk and milk products |
Hard |
| 1194 |
In composite fish culture, the Indian major carp that feeds at the surface is: |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Easy |
| 1195 |
Which carp is used in composite fish culture to feed on aquatic weeds? |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Medium |
| 1196 |
The Blue Revolution refers to increased production of: |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Easy |
| 1197 |
Sharks differ from carps because sharks: |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Medium |
| 1198 |
Raising fish in ponds under controlled conditions is called: |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Easy |
| 1199 |
Inducing carps to spawn in captivity by injecting pituitary extract is called: |
Agriculture
Fisheries |
Hard |
| 1200 |
The Green Revolution in India produced its most dramatic early gains in which crop? |
Agriculture
Food grain production in India |
Easy |