Multiple choice questions of Fisheries Science (Fisheries Biology )
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a. 3.9 million tonnes b. 3.0 million tonnes c. 5.4 million tonnes d. 4.5 million tonnes
2. The following state has the highest
marine fish production in India.
a. Maharashtra b. Gujarat c.
Kerala d. Tamil Nadu
3. The major gear used to exploit tunas
from the Indian coastal waters is
a. Drift gill nets b. Trawlers c. Purse seines d. Trolling
4. Scientific name of Frigate tuna is
a. Auxis
thazard b. Auxis rochei c. Thunnus tonggol d. Katsuwonus
pelamis
5. Choodavalai
used to exploit the Whitebaits from southwest coast of India is a type of
a. Gill net b. Shore seine c. Ring seine d. Bag net
6. Whitefish is also known as
a. False trevally b. Jew fish c. Croaker d. Thread fin
7. The example of Slipmouth is
a. Leiognathus
bindus b. Harpodon nehereus c. Nemipterus japonicas
d. None of the above
8. The maximum production of Chinese
pomfret is from the state of
a. Karnataka b. Kerala c. Maharashtra d. Orissa
9. The species having topmost production
in the world is
a. Peruvian anchoveata b. Alaskan Pollock c. Chub mackerel d. Blue Whiting
10. The area of EEZ along the west coast
of India is
a. 0.86 million sq. km b. 0.90 million sq. km c. 0.56 million sq. km d. 1.0 million sq. km
11. The species of mackerel found rarely
along the southeast coast is
a. Rastrelliger
kanagurta b. Rastrelliger brachysoma
c. Rastrelliger faughnii d. None of the above
12. The dominant species of ribbon fish
occurring in the ribbon fish landings is
a. Trichiurus
lepturus b. Trichiurus russeli c. Lepturocanthus savala d. Lepturocanthus
gangeticus
13. Leatherjackets are included in
following group of fishes
a. Carangids b. Sciaenids c. Whitebaits d. Threadfin breams
14. Scientific name if short neck clam
is
a. Paphia
malabarica b. Tapes brugueiri c. Perna
viridis d. Meretrix casta
15. The example of deep sea shrimp is
a. Metapenaeopsis
jerryi b. Aristeus alcocki d. Penaeopsis jerryi d. All of the above
16. India has got an EEZ of
a. 2.02 m sq.km b. 2.05 msq.km c. 2.0 m sq.km d. 2.1 m sq. km
17. ………………….net is popularly used to
exploit the Bombay duck along northwest coast of India.
a. Disco net b. Rampani c. Long line d. None of the above
18. The Indian marine fisheries sector
is characterized by………………..
a. Multigear fisheries b. Multispecies fisheries c. Multigear & multispecies fisheries
d. none of the above
19. ………….. have got
well developed swim bladders
a. Sciaenids b. Flying fishes c. Half beaks d. Whitebaits
20. …………… state has got
highest standing crop of seaweeds in India
a. Gujarat b. Tamil Nadu c. Maharashtra d. Orissa
21. The objectives of
fisheries management are
a. MSY b. MEY c. Maintenance of minimum spawning
stock d. All of the above
22. Holistic models are
a. More data
demanding b. Age-structured c. Less data demanding d. None of the above
23. Beverton and Holt
Yield per Recruit Model assumes that
a. Recruitment is
constant b. Natural mortality is
variable c. Fishing mortality is
variable
d. There is no complete
mixing within a stock.
24. Catch per unit
effort data gives a measure of
a. Relative stock
abundance b. Absolute stock abundance c. Fishing effort d. None of the above
25. Von Bertalanffy
Growth Equation is used to determine growth in terms of ………….. as a function of
time.
a. Length and Weight b. Weight c. Length d. None of the above
26. MSY refers to
…………..
a. Maximum Social Yield b. Minimum Social yield c. Maximum Sustainable Yield
d. Minimum Sustainable
yield
27. The mesh size of
Cod end determines the gear selectivity in ……………..
a. Gill net b. Trawl net c. Cast net d. Long line
28. Age of massive
maturation is denoted by …………….
a. T 50% b. Tm
c. TC d. TC
29. Growth overfishing
is an overfishing of …………….
a. Young fish b. Adult fish c. Spent individuals d. None of the above
30. Instantaneous rate
of natural mortality is denoted by ……………..
a. M b. F c. Z d. R
31. L∞
refers to …………….
a. Minimum length b. Length at maturation c. Asymptotic length d. Mean length
32. Fox model is an
example of …………….
a. Analytical model b. Surplus production model c. Virtual Population Analysis
d. None of the above
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33. Predation is
categorized into …………….
a. Natural mortality b. Fishing mortality c. Total mortality d. None of the above
34. ……………………… is an
useful tool for determination of optimum mesh size for a gear.
a. Gear selectivity b. Exploitation rate c. CPUE
d. None of the above.
35. …………………..
determines the number of survivors in a cohort of a fish.
a. Virtual population Analysis b. Swept Area Method. c. Modal progression Analysis
d. None of the above.
36. Rikhter & Effanov
formula is used to estimate
a. Natural
mortality b. Fishing mortality c. Total mortality d. None of the above
37. ………………….. is a type
of output control
a. Bag limit b. Mesh size regulation c. Closed season d. Closed area
38. The proportion of
number or biomass of a fish stock removed by fishing is
a. Exploitation
rate b. Exploitation ratio c. fishing effort d. none of the above
39. The graph of
logarithm of numbers caught plotted against respective age is
a. catch curve b. selection curve c. selection ogive d. growth curve
40. Inverse von
Bertalanffy equation is used to convert
a. Lengths into
ages b. Ages into lengths c. Lengths into weight d. none of the above
41. Machrobrachium rosenbergii passes
through ……… number of larval stages
a. 11 b. 10 c. 9
d. 13
42. Torsion is the
characteristic of …………
a. Bivalvia b. Gastropoda c. Cephalopda d. Polyphora
43. The larva of
Artemia is known as ……………
a. Zoea b.Alima
c. Phyllosoma d. Nauplii
44. The integument
enclosing the visceral mass in mollusca is known as -----
a. Pallium b. Ostracum c. Periostracum d. Spicules
45.…………. has
rhipidoglossate radula.
a. Cyprae b. Diadora
c. Conus d. Patella
46. Contractile
filaments used for sensing food in Scaphoda are known as -----
a. Osphradium b. Captucula c. Tentacles d. Antennae
47. The larvae of lobster
is known as ------
a. Zoea b. Mysis
c. Phyllosoma d. Nauplius
48. In …………. the mantle
is studded with spicules.
a. Polyplacophora b. Monoplacophora c. Aplacophora d. Scaphopoda
49. In Stomatopoda
gills are present at the base of ………………
a. Thorax b. Abdomen c. Mouth
d. Legs
50. Conus has ……………..
type of radula.
a. Docoglossate b. Taxoglossate c. Rachiglossate d. Taenioglossate
51. Thin leaf like
processes attached to each maxillipeds of crustaceans are known as
a. Endopodite b. Epipodite c. Uropod
d. Maxilla
52. Operculum in
gastropods is secreted by …………….
a. Mantle cells b. Cuticular cells c. Glandular cells d. Dermal cells
53. Larva of squilla
is known as
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a. Alima
b. Megalopa c. Nauplius d. Veliger
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54. Cypraea has ------- radula.
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a. Rhipidoglossat b. Taxoglossate c. Taenioglossate d. Docoglossate
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55. Cypris larva is present in
-----
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a.Artemia b.
Squilla c. Balanus d. Lobster
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56. Shell in Bavilvia is the
secretion of epithelial cells in -------
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a. viscera b. mantle c. gonad
d. ctenidia
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57. ------- is
a digestive gland
which is extended over the
posterior portion of
hindgut.
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a. Gastric mill b. Hepatopancreas c.
Scaphognathite d. Corfrontle
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58. Osphradium acts as a ----- organ
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a. sense b. defense
c. reproductive d. respiratory
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59. Hinge dentition in Arcidae is
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a. desmodont b. taxodont c. pachyodont d. dysodont
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60. Subclass belonging to Class
Aplacophora
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a. Rostroconchia b. Caudofoveata c. Prosobranchia d. Scaphopoda
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61. In --------, gills are
present to the right and behind the heart.
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a. Prosobranchia b. Opisthobranchia c. Pulmonata d. Rostroconchia
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62. Tusk shells belong to Class
-----
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a. Monoplacophora b. Scaphopoda c. Aplacophora d. Polypachophora
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63. Non-penaeid prawns have -----
naupli stages
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a. 8 b. 7
c. 6 d. 9
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64. Penaeid prawns have 17 ------
stages.
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a. Naupli b. Post larva c. Zoea
d. Mysis
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65. Hagfishes belongs
to the order
a.
Petromyzontiformes b.
Clupeiformes c. Myxiniformes d. Perciformes
66. ………….. has its
dorsal fin modified into a luring filament.
a. Catfish b. Carp
c. Angler fish d. Rasbora
67. Rastrelliger kanagurta is locally known
as
a. Karkata bangda b.
Lubluba bangda c. Bombil
d. Renvi
68. Which of the
following fish belongs to family Stromatidae
a. Rhincodon typus b. Sardinella
longiceps c. Saurida tumbil d. Pampus chinensis
69.
Sciaenids have well developed …………….
a.
Pyloric caecae b. Stomach c. Gills
d. Air bladder
70. Ravas belongs to family ……………..
a. Carangidae b. Polynemidae c. Engruilidae d. Clupeidae
71. Which of the
following fish is known as lamprey?
a. Myxine b. Petromyzon c. Bombay duck d. Sting Ray
72. Scientific name of
lady fish is
a. Atropus atropus b. Silago
sihama c. Saurida tumbil d. Elops macnata
73. Trilobed caudal fin is the character of
a. Chorbombil b. Kap
c. Bombil d. Saranga
74. Which one of the
following is the family of solefish?
a. Cynoglossidae b. Mobulidae c. Stromatidae d. Carangidae
75. What is the
scientific name of silver carp?
a. Ctenopharyngodon idella b. Catla
catla c. Hypothalmicthys molitrix d. Cyprinus carpio
76. Pony fishes belong to family…………….
a.
Psettodidae b. Leognathidae c. Cynoglossidae d. Mugilidae
77.
Fastest swimming invertebrate is…………
a.
Sepia b. Loligo c. Octopus d. Prawn
78.
Mantis shrimp is belongs to order
a.
Isopoda b. Natantia c. Brachiura d. Stomatopoda
79.
The term Taxonomy was first proposed by
a. Dr.Bal & Rao b.
Dr. Randolle c. Dr. Candolle d. Dr. Samson
80. A poisonous shelled mollusk
a. Teredo b. Conus c. Xancus
d. Babylonia
81. Scientific name of
Sunset shell is
a. Sunetta scripta b. Meretrix
meretrix c. Siliqua radiata d. Trochus niloticus
82. The largest living arthropod in the world
a. Mantis shrimp b.
Oceanic squid c. Japanese spider
crab d. American crayfish
83. An example of pedunclate
barnacle is
a. Lithoglyptas spp. b.
Lepas
bengalensis c. Balanus
amphitites d. Sylon spp.
84. Common english name
of Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
a. White shrimp b. Kuruma shrimp c. Banana
prawn d. Indian Tiger
85. In some crustacean, blood is red coloured due to
a. Haemoglobin b. Erythrocruorin c. Haemocynin d. Blood
lymph
86.
Three spots on the carapace is an important character
of
a.
Neptunnus sanguinolentus b. Neptunnus
pelagicus c. Chrybdis
cruciata d. Scylla
serrata
87.
The green mussel found along the Indian coast is
a.
Perna indica b. Perna
viridis c. Pinna nigra d. Pinctada fucata
88.
A living fossil , with
coiled external shell
belonging to Class:
Cephalopoda is
a.
Xancus b. Nautilus c. Teredo d. Octopus
89.
A single ventral rostral tooth is an example of
a.
Tiger shrimp b. Banana shrimp c. Brown shrimp d. Flower
90.
Most crustaceans have blue blood due to presence of ……….
a.
Haemoglobin b. Erythrocruorin c. Haemocynine d. Haemolymph
91.
It is an
integument of posterior
dorsal border of
head extending back
over the body.
a.
Somite b. Carapace c. Telson d. Cephalothorax
92.
……….. crustaceans occur in brackishwater with temperature above 30 0C.
a.
Cumacean b. Mysid c. Thermobaena d. Isopod
93.
Presence of seventh abdominal somite is an external morphological character of subclass:
a.
Hoplocarida b. Eumalacostreca c. Phyllocarida d. Malacostreca
94.
Chiton is an example of class:
a.
Aplacophora b. Polyplacophora
c. Monoplacophora d.
Scapopoda
95.
A freshwater mussel used for production of pearls.
a.
Saccostrea cuculata b. Pinctada fucata c. Lamellidens marginalis d. Crassostrea rivularis
96.
Chalky type of
internal shell of
cuttle fish is
called as
a.
Fan shell b. Cuttle bone c. Cuttle pad d. Cuttle stick
97. The total area of reservoirs in India is …………
million ha.
a. 5.4 b.
3.15 c. 1.24 d. 2.21
98. Based on the data on fish yield collected by
CIFRI the average fish production from
the riverine
resources in India is only…………….
a. 300g/km
b.400g/km c.500g/km d. 600g/km
99. The Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research (DCFR) is located at…….......and
formerly
known as NRCCWF.
a. Bhimtal b. Kochi
c. Chennai d. Himachal Pradesh
100.
………. are lentic water bodies of natural
origin which are formed due to tectonic movement of the earth’s crust.
a. lakes b. ponds c.
bheels d. reservoirs
101
…….is gifted with many extensive water bodies commonly known as beels.
a. Assam b.
Uttar Pradesh c. Madhya Pradesh d. Maharashtra
102. Inland water resources in India are
diverse and comprised of …….. km of rivers.
a.
29,000 b. 30,000 c. 50,000 d. 10,000
103.
Fry and fingerlings collection from ……….. river system is made usually by cast
and drag nets.
a.
Ganga b. Brahmaputra c. Peninsular d. Indus
104. One of the peculiarities of the Kerala
coastal zone is the presence of a number of backwaters or estuary locally known
as ….……
a.
kumbala b. payal c.
sundarban d. kayal
105. …… river originates from a glacier in Tibet
and has a combined length of 4025 km.
a.
Brahmaputra b. Ganga
c. Indus d.
Mahanadi
106.
According to Groombridge and Jenkins (1998) there are 30 world river basin
marked as global priorities for the protection of aquatic biodiversity out of
that ….. are from India .
a.
9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12
107.
CIFRI is conducting research on fish pass and has designed ….type fish passes
for some
upcoming dams in the river of north eastern
India
a.
pool b. denil c. deep baffled channel d.
fish lock
108.
……..
are collected in Ganga river system from one to two feet of deep water by
disturbing the bottom and scooping then
with the gamcha.
a.
spawn b. eggs c.fry d. fingerlings
109.
……estuarine system on the Indian coast one of the largest estuarine system in the
country covering a major portion of the gangetic delta.
a.
Hooghly- Matlah b. Mahanadi c. Narmada d. Peninsular
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110.
Floodplain and wetlands area of India is…….. million
hectare
a.
0.2 b. 0.3 c.
0.4 d. 0.5
111.
According to Dr. Ayyapan, DG of ICAR, India is home to more than ………. % of global
fish biodiversity with 2200 species of fish and shellfish in the marine and inland
waters.
a. 10 b. 20 c.
30 d. 40
112.
There are ……. major rivers in India covering 83% of the drainage basin and
account
for 85% of the surface flow.
a.
14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 20
113
……..is a classical example of anadromus fishes affected due to obstruction of
their migratory pathway by dams
a. Tenulusa illisha b. Clarius
batrachus c. Silver carp d. Common carp
114.
……are the sources of precious germplasm and breeding ground for a host of fish
species.
a.
canals b. reservoirs c. rivers d. ponds
115.
Ponds and tanks resources of India have the production potential
level……kg/ha/yr.
a.
5000-10000 b. 2000-3000 c.
1000-2000 d. 10000- 20000
116. Which is not true regarding modified types of scales, bony
plates?
a. They are present in fish such as
sturgeons
b. They are present in fish such as
south American catfishes
c. They are present in fish such as
flounders
d. They are present in fish such as
pipefishes and seahorses
117. Tiny placoid type of scales are
present in
a. Sharks b. Mackerel c. Sciaenids d.
Pink perch
118. The most solid portion of skull or braincase of
fishes is called as
a. Centrum b. Neurocranium c. Hyomandibular d. Quadrate
119. Which one is false regarding
fish muscles?
a. White muscles has many
capillaries per cubic millimeter
b.
Red muscles has many capillaries per cubic millimeter
c.
Red muscles has high concentration of hemoglobin
d. White muscles has less
capillaries per cubic millimeter
120. ________ fish is an example of
walking catfish.
a. Clarius batrachus b. Ictalurus punctatus c.
Anabas testiduenius d. Anguilla Anguilla
121. __________ is a process of
production of all female species.
a. Oogenesis b. Vitellogenesis c. Hybridogenesis d. Heterosis
122. _______ is the most common
measure of reproductive potential in fishes.
a. Fecundity b. Reproductive effort c. Ovulation d. Fertility
123. _________ is a big bang
reproduction where the adults spawn and
die as in Pacific Salmon.
a. Iteroparity b. Semelparity c. Oviparity d. Viviparity
124.Which component detects sound in
fishes?
a. Lateral line b. Brain c. Olfactory receptors d. Cranial nerves
125. ____ pigments in fish skin are
responsible for bright red, yellow and green colour to fishes.
a. Melanin b. Purines c. Guanines d. Caratenoid
126. Which of the following is not the basic method used
in taxonomic studies?
a. Colour patterns b. Karyotypes c. Electrophoresis d. Feeding behavior
127. The ______ gland is used
primarily for the excretion of sodium of chloride ions in fishes.
a. rectal gland b. renal gland c. pineal gland d. thymus gland
128. Oculomotor muscles are
effectively attached to
a. Jaws b. Eyes c. Gill arches d. Fin rays
129. Which one of the following is
different from the endocrine glands?
a. chromaffin tissue b. interrenal tissue
c. corpuscles of stannius d. Intestinal vein
130. _________ pairs of cranial
nerves are associated with the fish brain.
a. 15 b. 13 c. 10 d. 8
131. In _______ fish lid like
nictitating membrane is present in eyes.
a. Ray b. Shark c. Flatfish d. Sawfish
132. Cosmoid, Ganoid and bony –ridge are ______ types of fish scales.
a. Non-placoid b. Placoid c.Naked d. Non-naked
133. In ______ species, the stomach
is most often sac-shaped similar to that in humans.
a. Fish eating b. Herbivorous c. Carnivorous d. omnivorous
134. In typical carnivorous fishes
gastric acidity of ________ range is present in the stomach.
a. 2.4 to 3.6 b. 1.4 to
2.3 c. 3.5 to
4.5 d. 4.5 to 5.5
135. _____organ in fishes acts as a storage organ for fats
and carbohydrates besides its role in digestion.
a. Gall bladder b. Pyloric caeca c. Liver d. Spleen
136. The minerals iron, copper and
cobalt functions for ________ in fish .
a. metabolism b.
respiration c. structural development d. regulate osmotic balance
137. Eyes become opaque and the growth ceases due to deficiency of….
a. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) b. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) c.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) d. Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)
138. The _________ is the main route
of blood transport from the gills to the body of fish.
a. Ventral aorta b. Efferent branchial arteries c. Afferent Branchial artery d. Dorsal aorta
139. The principal blod plasma
protein _______ of fish controls osmotic pressure.
a. Albumin b. Lipoproteins c. Globulins d. Fibrinogen.
140. _______ may be defined as the
chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital
processes and activities.
a. Diffussion b. Dissociation c. Metabolism d. Absorption
141. Respiration in tropical
catfishes such as Hoplostrernum,
Ancistrus and Plecostomus takes
place through
a. Buccal cavity b. Gut c.Skin. d. Lungs
142. Fish living in warmer water
generally have_________ oxygen consumption rate than those in cooler water.
a. Higher b. Lower c. Minimum d. Very low
143. RBCs and WBCs are formed from
a. Blood corpuscles b.
Spleen c. Hemocytoblast precursor cells d.
Leydig organ
144. _____ gland is found only in
elasmobranchs and the coelacanth for excretion of ions.
a. Rectal b. Adrenal c. Pituitary d. Thymus
145. In sharks the pairs of gill
filaments are separated by
a. Arches b. Fleshy septum c. Lamellar membranes d. Epithelial cells
146. _______ blood cells are usually
the most abundant cells in fish blood.
a. White
blood cells (WBCs) b. Leukocytes c. Red blood cells (RBCs) d. Monocytes
147. Example of fish carrying no
hemoglobin in their blood at all
a. Antartic crocodile icefishes
b. Australian lungfishes c. Pacific Salmon d. American
Eel
148. The teleost heart is fueled by
a. Carbohydrates b. Carbohydrates and ketone bodies c. Carbohydrates and fatty acids d. Carbohydrates and proteins
149. Identify fish group which
excretes urea as the primary nitrogenous end product
a. Teleost fishes b. Lungfishes c. Elasmobranch fishes d. None of the above
150. Age and maturity are usually
the best predictors of ______ in fishes.
a. Absolute growth rates b. Relative growth rates c. Approximate growth rates d. Convertible growth
rate
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4 a 5 c 6 a 7 a
8 a 9
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43 d 44 a 45 b 46
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