Post : Vocational Instructor in Fisheries
Department : Vocational Higher Secondary Education
Category Code : 87/17
Qualification : Degree in Bachelor of Fisheries Science; VHSE in Fisheries + B.Sc Degree with Zoology as an optional subject
Question Paper : 09/2018
Date of Test : 18-01-2018
- Shrimp species that contributes approximately 75 % of the total farmed shrimp production of India.
- Fenneropenaeus indicus
- Litopenaeus vannamei
- Penaeus monodon
- Macrobrachium rosenhergii
- Secondary sexual character that helps to identify male Poecilia reticualata is
- Gonopodium
- Tubercles
- Claspers
- Conical Genital Papilla
- How many species of finfishes and shellfishes have been notified fixing MLS under the Marine Fisheries Act of Kerala so far?
- 66
- 43
- 14
- 58
- Labyrinthine organs are characteristic of _______
- Mollenesia sphenops
- Gadus morhua
- Trichogaster trichopter
- Pterophyllum scalare
- Deficiency of Ascorbic acid can cause _______ in fish.
- Broken back disease
- Gill rot
- Necrosis
- Septicaemia
- Trilobed caudal fin is seen in _______
- Nemipterus mesoprion
- Harpodon nehereus
- Lepturacanthus savala
- Conger cinereus
- The causative organism of Aflatoxicosis is
- Pseudomonas
- Salmonella
- Aspergillus
- Rhabdovirus
- Which one of the following shows protandry?
- Chanos chanos
- Epinephelus tauvina
- Alepes djedaba
- Lates calcarifer
- The headquarters of National Institute of Oceanography is located at :
- Lucknow
- Hyderabad
- Dona paula
- Cochin
- An example for omega -3 fatty acid is _______
- Eicosa Pentaenoic acid
- Pantothenic acid
- Nicotinic acid
- Pyruvic acid
- In bivalve culture _______ determines the time to harvest.
- Gonado Somatic Index
- Digestive Gland Index
- Condition factor
- Feed Efficiency Ratio
- Phyllosoma larval stage is seen in
- Mussels
- Lobsters
- Crabs
- Sponges
- Which one of the following organizations comes under the Department of Fisheries, Kerala?
- NETFISH
- NFDB
- CIFT
- FIRMA
- Parasitic castration in crabs is caused by _______
- Trichodesmium
- Fusarium
- Sacculina
- Argulus
- Aeromonas is a _______ pathogen.
- Fungal
- Protozoan
- Bacterial
- Viral
- Pinctada margaritifera yields _______
- Black pearls
- Squalene
- Sodium alginate
- Agar Agar
- Nauplii larvae feed on _______
- Artemia
- Chaetoceros
- Pavlova
- Yolk
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- Which country has developed 'Chitralada' variety of Tilapia?
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Myanmar
- Indonesia
- The compound that gives characteristic odour and flavour of marine fish is _______
- Trimethylamine Oxide
- Histidine
- Hypoxanthine
- Thiobarbituric acid
- _______ is the measure of the degree of oxidation of the fat.
- Peroxide value
- Rancidity
- K-Value
- Glycine index
- Scientific name of Sea catfish is _______
- Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
- Rachycentron canadum
- Arius thalassinus
- Horabagrus brachysoma
- Bacterial spoilage in canned food is caused by
- Listeria
- Clostridium
- Shigella
- Staphylococcus
- Puffer fishes belong to the family _______
- Mastacembelidae
- Muraenosocidae
- Anguillidae
- Tetradontidae
- Chitosan is _______ chitin.
- dehydrated
- deoxidized
- demineralized
- deacetylated
- The annual estimated marine fish landings in India during 2016 is
- 3.59 million metric tons
- 3.63 million metric tons
- 3.78 million metric tons
- 3.28 million metric tons
- Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis syndrome is otherwise known as
- White spot Virus disease
- Infectious Salmon Anaemia
- Early Mortality Syndrome
- None of these
- The first fishery that is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)in India is located in_______.
- Ennore backwaters
- Chilika Lake
- Lakshadweep
- Ashtamudi Lake
- NIFPHATT is
- National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest, Aquaculture Technology and Training.
- National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training.
- National Industrial Fisheries Project on Harvest Technology and Training.
- National Industrial Fisheries Processing, Harvest Technology and Training.
- Gel strength is a quality parameter for _______
- Freeze dried products
- Fish silage
- Alginate compounds
- Surimi
- The presence of glass like crystals in brine packed shrimp is _______
- Struvite formation
- Retort burn
- Mush
- Sulphide blackening
- Ambergris is obtained from _______
- Dolphin
- Blue whale
- Sperm whale
- Shark
- Carrageenan is sourced from
- Gracilaria edulis
- Sargassum waitei
- Caulerpa racemosa
- Kappaphycus alvarezii
- Spring Viraemia commonly affects _______
- Carps
- Shrimps
- Salmon
- Mussels
- Ethoxyquin is an example for _______
- Anti-oxidant
- Anti-biotic
- Immunostimulant
- Steroid hormone
- An example for a larvivorous fish is _______
- Lebistes reticulatus
- Beta splendens
- Aplocheilus blochii
- Xiphophorus helleri
- Brine shrimp is _______
- Nematopalaemon
- Heterocarpus
- Aristius
- Artemia
- For the construction of firm bunds, the ratio to be followed for silt, sand and clay is
- 1:3:2
- 1:2:3
- 2:3:1
- 3:2:1
- An example for floating weed is _______
- Ceratophyllum
- Nymphaea
- Eicchornia
- Hydrilla
- Hypophisation was successfully tried in India during _______
- 1962
- 1957
- 1967
- 1978
- Total dry weight of feed/Total wet weight gained is known as _______.
- Productive Protein value
- Feed Efficiency Ratio
- Protein Efficiency Ratio
- Feed Conversion Ratio
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has successfully developed recently the seed production technology for
- Trachinotus mookalee
- Amhiprion ocellatus
- Hippocampus kuda
- Ompok pabda
- One of the following is a characteristic of the gut system of herbivorous fish :
- Short and narrow
- Long and narrow
- Long and coiled
- Broad and thick
- One of the following hormone is not used in induced breeding of fishes
- Ovaprim
- Dopamine
- HCG
- GTH
- Hormone that helps to retain larval characters and juvenile characters in crustaceans is ______
- Methyl farnesoate
- Crustecdysone
- Vitellin
- Somatotrophic hormone
- Hydrocyanin is an anti-nutritional factor found in _______ .
- Cotton seed
- Groundnut
- Tapioca
- Soybean
- Fish that deposits eggs in dead molluscan shells is _______ .
- Protopterus aethiopicus
- Amia calva
- Etroplus surratensis
- Rhodeus amarus
- Turbidity in aquaculture ponds is measured using _______ .
- Refractometer
- Seechi disc
- Winkler's method
- Spectrophotometer
- Which is the most commonly used cryoprotectant?
- Glycerol
- Ethylene Glycol
- Glutathione
- Dimethyl sulfoxide
- Young ones of eels are known as _______
- Elvers
- Ammocoetus
- Spat
- Smolt
- An example for corbiculid clam species is _______
- Paphia malabarica
- Anadara granosa
- Villorita cyprinoides
- Thais rudolphi
- A hormone that influence osmoregulation, mating and egg laying is _______
- Thyrotropin
- Oxytocin
- Leutinising hormone
- Serratonin
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- Tenualosa ilisha is _______
- stenohaline
- straddling
- catadromous
- anadromous
- Type of fishing by unattended, dumped or abandoned fishing gears is referred as _______
- Trap fishing
- Ghost fishing
- Artificial reef
- Jigging
- Calanus is a _______
- Zooplankton
- Fish Parasite
- Phytoplankton
- Fungus
- The hatchlings of Rainbow trout comes out in _______ days.
- 14-16
- 24-26
- 10-12
- 35-40
- State with largest coastline in India is _______
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- The term 'nobashi' refers to the product _______
- shell on mussel meat
- cooked shrimp
- stretched shrimp
- breaded fillet
- In the embryonic development of fish, the disc of cells formed on the animal pole of egg is termed as _______
- Mesoderm
- Chorion
- Periblast
- Blastoderm
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- _______ helps osmoregulation in fresh water fishes.
- Chloride cells
- Ampulla
- Pyloric caeca
- Sinus venosus
- "Physostomous' is a term associated to the _______ of fish.
- Gills
- Intestine
- Swim bladder
- Kidney
- Trawl ban is observed in Kerala for _______ days.
- 61
- 46
- 45
- 47
- Organism that helps to reduce ammonia load in a bio-filter is _______
- Aeromonas
- Nitrosomonas
- Bacillus megaterium
- Rhizobium
- Induced breeding of bivalves are done by _______
- Thermal stimulation
- Artificial insemination
- Electrocauterisation
- Photoperiod regulation
- Gas bubble disease happens when the _______ content of water goes up.
- Oxygen
- Alkalinity
- Nitrogen
- Arsenic
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- In fishes, testosterone is produced by _______
- Androgenic gland
- Leydig cells
- Spermatheca
- Vas deferens
- There are _______ larval stages for Macrobrachium rosenbergii.
- 2
- 4
- 10
- 12
- The copulatory organ in cephalopods is known as _______
- Hectocotylus
- Petasma
- Gonopodium
- Needham’ssac
- Each compound eye of crustacean is formed of several visual units called _______
- Statocyst
- Ommatidia
- Ostia
- Ossicles
- In isometric growth, W ∝ lb, where b =?
- 2
- 10
- 3
- 100
- One of the following methods is not used to combine the DNA segments.
- Gibson assembly
- Amplification
- Ligase cloning
- Restriction enzyme
- In the fin formula D II 3, ‘II’denotes the number of _______
- rays
- sharp spines
- weak spines
- dorsal fins
- Marine catfishes and seahorses exhibits _______ as a fright response or territorial display.
- Chemoreception
- Pheromone secretion
- Stridulation
- Parental care
- Cephalopods in Indian waters are known to get contaminated by the following heavy metal :
- Cadmium
- Mercury
- Lead
- Arsenic
- King of Herrings is _______
- Myriacanthus
- Harriotta
- Callorhynchus
- Chimaera
- The placoid scales of Elasmobranchs are developed from _______ cells.
- epithelial
- dermal
- branchial
- columnar
- Shangla jal is a fishing net used in _______
- Gujarat
- West Bengal
- Maharashtra
- Odisha
- In states like Himachal Pradesh, trout farming is done in _______ .
- cages
- earthen ponds
- reservoirs
- raceways
- One of the following rivers joins Cauvery riverine system :
- Periyar
- Neyyar
- Kabani
- Manimala
- The anaesthetic seen in clove oil and used in transportation of live fishes is _______
- Quinaldine
- Benzocaine
- Phenoxy ethanol
- Euginol
- _______ help a filter feeder.
- Gill rakers
- Barbels
- Gill arches
- Teeth
- Kaziranga, the famous sanctuary of Assam is famous for
- Rhinoes
- Tigers
- Lions
- Elephants
- Climate of India is _______ .
- Mediterrian Type
- Equatorial Type
- Desert Type
- Monsoon Type
- Which State in India has the lowest number of females in comparison to males?
- Bihar
- Haryana
- Rajasthan
- Punjab
- Which of the following state has the lowest literacy rates in India?
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Jharkhand
- Rajasthan
- Operation Black-Board aims at
- providing education to urban slum dwellers.
- promoting adult literacy.
- providing primary education in an educationally backward.
- opening of new schools specially for female children.
- Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
- Income level
- Literacy Level
- Employment Level
- All of these
- In which year the Planning Commission of India was constituted?
- 1942
- 1947
- 1950
- 1958
- 'Twenty point Programme' was launched in the year
- 1969
- 1980
- 1975
- 1977
- The First Five Year Plan in India was from
- 1947-1952
- 1949-1954
- 1950-1955
- 1951-1956
- Which Five Year Plan is also known as "Gadgil Yojana"?
- Second Five Year Plan
- Third Five Year Plan
- Fourth Five Year Plan
- Fifth Five Year Plan
- Who was the first Public Service Commissioner appointed in Travancore?
- G.D. Knox
- Col. Munro
- William Barten
- Macaulay
- Which of the following was the main reason for the outbreak of 1857 revolt?
- Introduction of Enfield rifle
- Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse
- Introduction of Subsidiary alliance
- Both 'Introduction of Enfield rifle' and 'Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse'
- The revolt of 1857 started at
- Madras
- Poona
- Surat
- Meerut
- The Novel 'Anandamath' was written by
- Devendranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chatterji
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Where is the wind farm power project in Kerala located?
- Kanjikode
- Ramakkalmedu
- Kayamkulam
- Both 'Kanjikode' and 'Ramakkalmedu'
- The social reformer of Kerala who opened his family temple for everyone?
- Narayana Guru
- E.V Ramaswami
- Mannathu Padmanabhan
- Ayya Vaikunder
- The date of Temple Entry Proclamation in Travancore?
- 12 November, 1936
- 12 November, 1939
- 12 November, 1947
- 12 November, 1951
- Who published the Arabic-Malayalam monthly called 'Al-lslam'?
- Abdur Rahiman
- Ali - Musaliyar
- Abdul Khadir Maulavi
- Siti Koya Thangal
- Which country has successfully launched Satellite- carrying rocket "Simorgh" into space?
- Iran
- Japan
- France
- Germany
- Which Metro will become the India's first metro to have its own FM Radio Station?
- Delhi Metro
- Kolkata Metro
- Lucknow Metro
- Nagpur Metro
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