Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Livestock Production and Management (Part-1)

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  1. Binomial system of classification was given by a. Linnaeus b. Lamarck c. Darwin d. Lennac

2. Which of the following is the non-ruminant? a. Cattle b. Goat c. Pig d. Deer

3. Which animal has minimum chromosome number? a. Pig b. Sheep c. Goat d. Horse

4. Act of parturition in cat is known as: a. Kidding b. Queening c. Kindling d. Foaling 

5. Group of animals known as clowder in which animal? a. Rabbit b. Guinea Pig c. Cat d. Horse

6.  Act of mating in sheep is known as a. Tupping b. serving c. covering d. Coupling

7. Young one of cat is known as a. Kid b. Baby c. Farrow d. Kitten

8.  Castrated male of horse is known as a. Gelding b. Wedder c.  Bullock d. Steer

9. Meat of buffalo is known as a. Beef b. Carabeef c. Mutton d. Chevon

10.  Which of the following is the family of sheep? a.Suidae b. Ovidae c. Bovidae d. Capridae

11. Adult male and female of horse is known as: a. Stallion and Mare b. Stallion and Equine c. Buck and doe d. Tup and

12.  Which of the following is the common name of chicken? a. Gallus domesticus b.Meleagridis gallopavo c.Oryctolagus cuniculus d.Capra hircus

13. Gestation period of horse (in days) is: a. 363 b. 444 c. 336 d. 633

14. Normal body temperature of cattle is (°F):  a. 100.8 - 102.4 b. 100.4 – 101.7 c. 100.9 – 102 d. 101.6 – 103 

15. Which of the following animals have maximum pulse rate:  a. Horse b. Cattle c. Pig d. Dog

16. Respiration rate per minutes of fowl is a. 20-30 b. 12- 16 c. 5-12 d. 40-50

17. Length of estrus cycle in goat (in days) is  a. 20 b. 21 c. 17 d. 28

18. Length of proestrus in dog (in days) is a.7 b. 3 c. 9 d. 12

19. Number of progenies produced per parturition of sow is a.10 b. 14 c. 7 d. 9

20. Sub - order perissodactyl refers to  a. Even – toed ungulates b. Odd- toed ungulates c. Carnivores d. Pouched mammals

21. Study of animal behavior is called a. Etymology b. Behaviorlogy c. Ethology d. Ethos

22. Split estrus occurs in which of the following animals:  a. Goat b. Ewe c. Cow d. Mare 

23. Time of ovulation in cow is  a.10-15 hrs. after end of estrus b.12- 24 hrs. after end of estrus c. 10 -15 hrs before end of estrus d. 12-24 hrs before end of estrus 

24. Which animal has maximum semen volume? a. Horse b. Boar c. Bullock d. Dog

25. Which mineral is highest in fish? a. Sodium b. Chlorine c. Potassium d. Sulphur

26. Which of the following animal have maximum sperm in one ml of ejaculate? a. Buck b. Cock c. Bull d. Dog

27. Temperature required for storage of liquid semen storage in ruminant (°C): a.15 b. 10 c. 5 d. 20

28. Which of the following animals has maximum number of viable sperms per ejaculate? a. Ram b. Stallion c. Dog d. Buck

29. Which of the following animal have silent heat? a. Cow b. Buffalo c. Goat d. Sheep

30. Cow should be bred (in days) postpartum a. 10- 13 b. 13-15 days c. 15- 18 days d. 60 days 

31. Duration of heat occurs in sow (in hrs), postpartum is: a.12 b. 24 c. 48 d. 60

32. Which heat in sow is fertile? a. 48 hrs. Postpartum  b. 14 days postpartum c. 48 days postpartum d. 14 hrs postpartum

33.  Uterus involutes to its normal size (days postpartum) in cow: a. 45 days b. 28 days c. 48 days d. 30 days

34. Age of sexual maturity (in month) in dogs is: a. 10-12 b. 12-18 c. 18-24 d. 24-30

35. Semen collection frequency of cattle (times per weeks) is a.1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7

36. Site of semen deposition is uterus in which of the following animals: a. Boar b. Stallion c. Dog d. Both a and b

37. Which of the following is the oldest domesticated animal? a. Horse b. Dog c. Cow d. Camel

38. Which of the following animal have maximum dressing percentage? a. Goat b. Sheep c. Swine d. Cow

39. Age of weaning in goat (in weeks): a.14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 20

40. Age of castration in cattle (in weeks) is: a. 11-14 b. 16 -18 c. 8- 10 d. 14 -16 

41. Age of dehorning in cattle (in days) is : a.7 b. 10 c. 13 d. 16

42. Marketable age (in month) and body weight (Kg) of swine are respectively: a. 6-8 and 68 b. 3-6 and 36 c. 8-10 and 70 d. 10-12 and 180

  43. Female cattle showing the sign of advanced pregnancy is known as: a. Springer b. Full fruit c. Both a and b d. Full term

44. The feed conversion efficiency is maximum in: a. Cattle b. Poultry c. Pig d. Camel

45. Smallest piglet of a litter which is expected to farrow at last is known as: a. Card b. Crit c. Runt d. All

46. Farming in which 50% or more obtained from a single source is known as: a. Specialized b. Diversified c. Mixed d. None

47. Dry matter requirement of buffalo per 100 kg b.wt. (In Kg) is  a.2 b. 2.5 c. 3 d. 3.5

48. Creep feed for swine should contain: a.16% protein b. 18% protein c. 20 % protein d. 24% protein

49. Daily requirement of protein in dog a.3gm protein/kgb.wt/day b. 2gm protein/ kgb.wt/day c. 5gm protein/kgb.wt/day d. 4gm protein/ kgb.wt/day