Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Objective Questions
Mock Test for Aquaculture and Fisheries Science for JRF/SRF/NET/ARS Exams
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Test species for Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project was:
- A) O. niloticus
- B) Mozambique tilapia
- C) Nile Tilapia
- D) A and C
Answer: D
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As per FAO, SOFIA-2020 total aquaculture production of the world in 2018 is:
- A) 79.5 mmt
- B) 92 mmt
- C) 82 mmt
- D) 89 mmt
Answer: C
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India’s share in marine capture of the world is:
- A) 7%
- B) 9%
- C) 2%
- D) 4%
Answer: D
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Fish which contribute maximum in marine production of the world:
- A) Alaska pollock
- B) Atlantic herring
- C) Yellowfin tuna
- D) Anchoveta
Answer: D
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India’s percentage share in inland capture in the world is:
- A) 19%
- B) 14%
- C) 17%
- D) 7%
Answer: B
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Major species produced in world aquaculture in 2018 is:
- A) Silver carp
- B) Nile tilapia
- C) Grass carp
- D) Common carp
Answer: C
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Headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development is located at:
- A) Geneva
- B) Rome
- C) Kuala Lumpur
- D) Bangkok
Answer: B
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Maximum algae species cultured at world is:
- A) Porphyra sp.
- B) Gracilaria spp.
- C) Laminaria japonica
- D) Undaria pinnatifida
Answer: C
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Total brackish water area in India is:
- A) 1.235 mh.
- B) 2.254 mh.
- C) 2.0 mh.
- D) 1.3 mh.
Answer: A
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FAO major fishing areas in Asia share what percentage of total fish production of the world:
- A) 25%
- B) 66%
- C) 35%
- D) 45%
Answer: B
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World’s second inland fish producing country is:
- A) India
- B) China
- C) Norway
- D) Bangladesh
Answer: A
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Fecundity of Macrobrachium rosenbergii is:
- A) 8000–15000
- B) 6000–8000
- C) 8000-78000
- D) 2000-90000
Answer: A
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Spiny dwarf catfishes family is:
- A) Scoloplacidae
- B) Trichomycteridae
- C) Loricariidae
- D) Astroblepidae
Answer: A
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Number of pigs/ha in pig-cum-fish farming is:
- A) 20-30 pigs
- B) 40-45 pigs
- C) 50-60 pigs
- D) 60-70 pigs
Answer: B
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World aquaculture production growth rate in 2018 was:
- A) 3.2%
- B) 5%
- C) 4.2%
- D) 6.2%
Answer: A
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IUCN was established in which year:
- A) 1950
- B) 1942
- C) 1948
- D) 1952
Answer: C
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ASFIS full form is:
- A) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System
- B) Aquatic Suitable and Fisheries Information System
- C) Aquaculture Sciences and Fisheries Information System
- D) Aquatic Sciences and Fish Information System
Answer: A
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CIBAMOX is:
- A) Probiotics
- B) Antimicrobial
- C) Water probiotic
- D) Formulated feed
Answer: C
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Larval stage of Isopod is:
- A) Tornaria
- B) Medusa
- C) Cypris
- D) Cryptonisid
Answer: D
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NFDB was established in which year:
- A) 2006
- B) 2008
- C) 2004
- D) 2000
Answer: A
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Headquarters of ICES is located at:
- A) India
- B) Thailand
- C) Denmark
- D) New York
Answer: C
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State of Fish Haryana is:
- A) Magur
- B) Rohu
- C) Calbasu
- D) Catla
Answer: C
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Specific gravity of HDPE is:
- A) 0.90
- B) 0.96
- C) 0.98
- D) 1
Answer: B
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Thermal conductivity of water is:
- A) 0.52 Kcal/m/hr°C
- B) 0.2 Kcal/m/hr°C
- C) 0.25 Kcal/m/hr°C
- D) 1 Kcal/m/hr°C
Answer: A
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Optimum total ammonia parameters for shrimp culture is:
- A) < 2 PPM
- B) < 1 PPM
- C) < 3 PPM
- D) < 4 PPM
Answer: B
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Which of the following is an organophosphate chemical:
- A) Phenoxy compounds (2,4-D)
- B) Triazine (atrazine)
- C) Dichloro dimethyl triphosphate
- D) Carbofuran
Answer: D
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Father of Limnology is:
- A) Sir Frederic Gowland Hopkins
- B) Edward Forbes
- C) Carolous Linnaeus
- D) F.A. Forel
Answer: D
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Blood volume of fishes of bony fishes is:
- A) 2-4 ml
- B) 5-6 ml
- C) 3-5 ml
- D) 6-8 ml
Answer: A
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Orange-finned mahseer is:
- A) Tor remadevii
- B) Neolissochilus baoshanensis
- C) Tor tambroides
- D) Tor douronensis
Answer: A
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WSSD full form is:
- A) World Science on Sustainable Development
- B) World Summit on Sustainable Development
- C) World Solar on Sustainable Development
- D) World Sustainable Summit Development
Answer: B
Credits: Dr. Mohd Ashraf Rather, Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, SKUAST-K