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Crop Production and Management - II

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Which is/are indigenous poultry breed(s)?

  1. Aseel

  2. Basara

  3. White leghorn

  4. Both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

White leghorn is an exotic breed.

Which of the following is not a milch animal?

  1. Cow

  2. Goat

  3. Horse

  4. Sheep


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Milch animals are milk producing female animals. Horse is a draught animal.

Aquaculture includes keeping of

  1. prawns

  2. mussels

  3. labeo

  4. oysters


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The practice of culturing fresh water fishes is known as aquaculture. Labeo is a fresh water fish. Prawns, mussels and oysters are marine fishes.

The place where bees are raised to get honey is called

  1. beehive

  2. apihive

  3. apiary

  4. hivary


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The place where the bees are raised and bred to get honey is called an apiary.

Which of the following is not a fresh water source?

  1. Pond

  2. Sea

  3. Canal

  4. River


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sea and oceans are marine bodies.

Beehives are a source of

  1. resins

  2. latex

  3. rubber

  4. wax


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In addition to honey, beehives are a source of wax, which is used in various medicinal preparations.

What is the practice of culturing marine fish called?

  1. Mariculture

  2. Marine culture

  3. Fish culture

  4. Aquaculture


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Culturing marine fish is known as mariculture.

The labour done by cattle includes

  1. tilling

  2. irrigation

  3. carting

  4. all of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cattle labour includes tilling, irrigation and carting.

Which among the following represent the traits that are focussed for crossbreeding programmes? (i) Tall broiler parent (ii) Tolerance to high temperature (iii) Increase in size of egg laying bird (iv) Number of chicks

  1. (i) and (iii) only

  2. (i), (ii) and (iii) only

  3. (ii) and (iv) only

  4. all of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The traits which are focussed for crossbreeding programmes are dwarf broiler parent and reduction in size of egg laying bird.

Which of the following is not the correct difference between the exotic and indigenous poultry breeds |||| |---|---|---| | | Exotic breeds | Indigenous breeds | | (1) | Less egg production | More egg production | | (2) | Small bird size | Large bird size | | (3) | Not very good food yield | Excellent food yield | | (4) | More immunity | Less immunity |

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Exotic breeds give better food yield than indigenous breeds.

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