Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production - Online Test
Q1. The class of domesticated fowl or bird used for food or their egg is called
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl or bird used for their meat or their egg. They include chicken, duck and sometimes turkey and geese.
Q2. MOET stand for
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
MOET stands for Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer technology. In this technology hormone is administrated for multiple ovulation followed by artificial insemination and transfer the embryo into surrogate cow.
Q3. “Blue revolution” is related to
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Blue revolution is related to fish production. This revolution is brought about by using aquaculture and pisciculture on the line of green revolution for wheat production.
Q4. Agricultural practices of breeding and raising live stock is called
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding, feeding and raring of livestock to obtain animals products like milk, eggs etc.
Q5. A group of animals related by descent and similar characters like appearance, size and configuration are known as
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Breed is a group of animals related by descent and similar characters like appearance, size and configuration. All the animals falling to same breed are capable to breed in between.
Q6. The maintenance of hives of honeybees for the production of honey is
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Maintenance of bee hives of honey bees for production of honey is called apiculture. Apiculture can be practiced in any area having pasture of herbs and flowering plants.
Q7. One of the alternate sources of proteins for animal and human nutrition is
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Protein requirement for human beings can be fulfilled by single cell protein in which algae like Spiruline is grown on large scale having high protein contents.
Q8. For converting an inferior local breed into superior breed, cross breeding with the same types of superior bull is required for
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Local inferior breed of cow is changed into superior breed by Hybridisation methods. In this method superior bull is required to breed for 6-7 generations to get desired traits.
Q9. The management of animal for milk and its product for human consumption is called
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Dairying or dairy management is the process and system that increase yield and increase the quality of milk. Milk yield is primarily dependent of quality of breeds in the farms.
Q10. Which one is not a common fresh water fish
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Hilsa is not a common fresh water fish. It is a marine fish. Common fresh water fish are Catla, Rohu and Common carp.
