- The number of the living species of the Actinopterygii’s is nearly
- 30 species
- 23 species
- 25 species
- 55 species
- : Members of the class myxini feed on the
- plants
- vertebrates
- soft-bodied animals
- snails
- : Gills in the fishes supported by the
- trachea
- gill arches
- gills filaments
- pharyngeal slits
- Pharyngeal slits in the member of the subclass Holocephali is covered with
- lid
- lobe
- operculum
- jaws
- Members of the genus lampetra are called
- lancelets
- brook lamprey
- hagfishes
- hedgehog
- In India which of the following genera of earthworms is extensively used for vermiculture
- Eudrilus
- Pheretima
- Eudrigaster
- Pontoscolex
- Induced breeding technique is used in
- Culture fishery
- Marine fishery
- Capture fishery
- Inland fishery
- Isinglass is employed in
A Clearing of wines
B Preservation of wines
C Preparation of wines
D Distillation of wines
- One of the following is not a benefit of vermicompost
A Reduction in microbialo activity
B increased availability of minerals
C Protection of water bodies from pollution
D increased hydration and aeration
- Smooking is used as a technique of
A Fish preservation
B Crop harvesting
C Crystalisation of sugar
D Mushroom cultivation
- Pisciculture is rearing and production of
A Fishes
B Wool yielding animals
C Birds
D None of the above
- pH of vermiculture is kept at
A Near neutral
B Highly alkaline
C Alkaline
D Acidic
- Inand fisheries are
A raising and capturing fishes in fresh water
B oil extraction from fish
C deep sea fishing
D capturing fishes from sea coast
- If more than single species of fish is cultured at a time, then it is called
A Polyculture
B Mori culture
C Monoculture
D Aquaculture
- Identify the edible freshwater teleost
A Sharks
B Hilsa ilisha
C Rays and skates
D Catla catla
- Bony armor fishes are:
A Ostracoderms
B Elasmobranchs
C Placoderms
D None of the above
- The fish remained buried in the mud and sand is:
A Sharks
B Ostracoderms
C Hag Fishes
D Lamprey
- 18. Sucking mouth and rasping tongue is present in :
A Ostracoderms
B Lampreys
C Hag fishes
D Sharks
- The larva of Lamprey is:
A Ammocoete
B Trochophore
C Tadpole
D Tonaria
- Cartilaginous fishes are:
A Osteichthyes
B Chindrichythyes
C Acanthodians
D Placoderms
- scales are present in:
A Sharks
B Hag Fishes
C Lamprey
D Salmons
- The lung fish found in tropical Africa is:
A Neoceratodus
B Protopterus
C Lepidosiren
D None
- Which fish of the following aestivate?
A Neoceratodus
B Protopterus
C Lepidosiren
D None
- Some elasmobranchs have modified pelvic fin for copulation called:
A Clasper
B Cloaca
C Penis
D None
- Elasmobranchs remove sodium chloride through:
A Gills
B Kidney
C Liver
D Rectal glands
26. The potential of marine fish production from the Indian EEZ is
a. 3.9 million tonnes
b. 3.0 million tonnes
c. 5.4 million tonnes
d. 4.5 million tonnes
27. The following state has the highest marine fish production in India.
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
28. The major gear used to exploit tunas from the Indian coastal waters is
a. Drift gill nets
b. Trawlers
c. Purse seines
d. Trolling
29. Scientific name of Frigate tuna is
a. Auxis thazard
b. Auxis rochei
c. Thunnus tonggol
d. Katsuwonus pelamis
30. 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
31. Whitefish is also known as
a. False trevally
b. Jew fish
c. Croaker
d. Thread fin
32. The example of Slipmouth is
a. Leiognathus bindus
b. Harpodon nehereus
c. Nemipterus japonicas
d. None of the above
33. The maximum production of Chinese pomfret is from the state of
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Maharashtra
d. Orissa
34. The species having topmost production in the world is
a. Peruvian anchoveata
b. Alaskan Pollock
c. Chub mackerel
d. Blue Whiting
35. 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
36. 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
37. The dominant species of ribbon fish occurring in the ribbon fish landings is
a. Trichiurus lepturus
b. Trichiurus russeli
c. Lepturocanthus savala
d. Lepturocanthus ggangeticus
38. Leatherjackets are included in following group of fishes
a. Carangids
b. Sciaenids
c. Whitebaits
d. Threadfin breams
39. Scientific name if short neck clam is
a. Paphia malabarica
b. Tapes brugueiri
c. Perna viridis
d. Meretrix casta
40. The example of deep sea shrimp is
a. Metapenaeopsis jerryi
b. Aristeus alcocki
c. Penaeopsis jerryi
d. All of the above
41. 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
42.……………….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
43. The Indian marine fisheries sector is characterized by………………..
a. Multigear fisheries
b. Multispecies fisheries
c. Multigear & multispecies fisheries
d. none of the above
44. ………….. have got well developed swim bladders
a. Sciaenids
b. Flying fishes
c. Half beaks
d. Whitebaits
45.…………… state has got highest standing crop of seaweeds in India
a. Gujarat
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Maharashtra
d. Orissa
46. The objectives of fisheries management are
a. MSY
b. MEY
c. Maintenance of minimum spawning stock
d. All of the above
47. Holistic models are
a. More data demanding
b. Age-structured
c. Less data demanding
d. None of the above
48. 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.
49. 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
50. 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
51. MSY refers to …………..
a. Maximum Social Yield
b. Minimum Social yield
c. Maximum Sustainable Yield
d. Minimum Sustainable yield
52. The mesh size of Cod end determines the gear selectivity in ……………..
a. Gill net
b. Trawl net
c. Cast net
d. Long line
53. Age of massive maturation is denoted by …………….
a. T 50%
b. Tm
c. TC
d. TTC
54. Growth overfishing is an overfishing of …………….
a. Young fish
b. Adult fish
c. Spent individuals
d. None of the above
55. Instantaneous rate of natural mortality is denoted by ……………..
a. M
b. F
c. Z
d. R
56. L∞ refers to …………….
a. Minimum length
b. Length at maturation
c. Asymptotic length
d. Mean length
57. Fox model is an example of …………….
a. Analytical model
b. Surplus production model
c. Virtual Population Analysis
d. None of the above
58. Predation is categorized into …………….
a. Natural mortality
b. Fishing mortality
c. Total mortality
d. None of the above
59.. ……………………… is a useful tool for determination of optimum mesh size for a gear.
a. Gear selectivity
b. Exploitation rate
c. CPUE
d. None of the above.
60.. ………………….. 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.
61. Rikhter & Effanov formula is used to estimate
a. Natural mortality
b. Fishing mortality
c. Total mortality
d. None of the above
62. ………………….. is a type of output control
a. Bag limit
b. Mesh size regulation
c. Closed season
d. Closed area
63. 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
64.The graph of logarithm of numbers caught plotted against respective age is
a. catch curve
b. selection curve
c. selection ogive
d. growth curve
65. 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
66. Machrobrachium rosenbergii passes through ……… number of larval stages
a. 11
b. 10
c. 9
d. 13
67. Torsion is the characteristic of …………
a. Bivalvia
b. Gastropoda
c. Cephalopda
d. Polyphora
68. The larva of Artemia is known as ……………
a. Zoea
b.Alima
c. Phyllosoma
d. NaNaupli
69. The integument enclosing the visceral mass in mollusca is known as —–
a. Pallium
b. Ostracum
c. Periostracum
d. Spicules
70. .…………. has rhipidoglossate radula.
a. Cyprae
b. Diadora
c. Conus
d. Patella
71. Contractile filaments used for sensing food in Scaphoda are known as —–
a. Osphradium
b. Captucula
c. Tentacles
d. Antennae
72. The larvae of lobster is known as ——
a. Zoea
b. Mysis
c. Phyllosoma
d. NNauplius
73. In …………. the mantle is studded with spicules.
a. Polyplacophora
b. Monoplacophora
c. Aplacophora
d. Scaphopoda
74. In Stomatopoda gills are present at the base of ………………
a. Thorax
b. Abdomen
c. Mouth
d. Legs
75. Conus has …………….. type of radula.
a. Docoglossate
b. Taxoglossate
c. Rachiglossate
d. Taenioglossate
76. Thin leaf like processes attached to each maxillipeds of crustaceans are known as
a. Endopodite
b. Epipodite
c. Uropod
d. Maxilla
77. Operculum in gastropods is secreted by …………….
a. Mantle cells
b. Cuticular cells
c. Glandular cells
d. Dermal cells
| 78. Larva of squilla is known as |
| a. Alima b. Megalopa c. Nauplius d. Veliger |
| 79. Cypraea has ——- radula. |
| a. Rhipidoglossat b. Taxoglossate c. Taenioglossate d. Docoglossate |
| 80. Cypris larva is present in —– |
| a.Artemia b. Squilla c. Balanus d. Lobster |
| 81. Shell in Bavilvia is the secretion of epithelial cells in ——- |
| a. viscera b. mantle c. gonad d. ctenidia |
| 82. ——- is a digestive gland which is extended over the posterior portion of hindgut. |
| a. Gastric mill b. Hepatopancreas c. Scaphognathite d. Corfrontle |
| 83. Osphradium acts as a —– organ |
| a. sense b. defense c. reproductive d. respiratory |
| 84.. Hinge dentition in Arcidae is |
| a. desmodont b. taxodont c. pachyodont d. dysodont |
| 85. Subclass belonging to Class Aplacophora |
| a. Rostroconchia b. Caudofoveata c. Prosobranchia d. Scaphopoda |
| 86. In ——–, gills are present to the right and behind the heart. |
| a. Prosobranchia b. Opisthobranchia c. Pulmonata d. Rostroconchia |
| 87. Tusk shells belong to Class —– |
| a. Monoplacophora b. Scaphopoda c. Aplacophora d. Polypachophora |
| 88. Non-penaeid prawns have —– naupli stages |
| a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 9 |
| 88. Penaeid prawns have 17 —— stages. |
| a. Naupli b. Post larva c. Zoea d. |
89.. Hagfishes belongs to the order
a. Petromyzontiformes
b. Clupeiformes
c. Myxiniformes
d. Perciformes
90.. ………….. has its dorsal fin modified into a luring filament.
a. Catfish
b. Carp
c. Angler fish
d. Rasbora
91. Rastrelliger kanagurta is locally known as
a. Karkata bangda
b. Lubluba bangda
c. Bombil
d. Renvi
92. Which of the following fish belongs to family Stromatidae
a. Rhincodon typus
b. Sardinella longiceps
c. Saurida tumbil
d. Pampus chinensis
93. Sciaenids have well developed …………….
a. Pyloric caecae
b. Stomach
c. Gills
d. Air bladder
94. Ravas belongs to family ……………..
a. Carangidae
b. Polynemidae
c. Engruilidae
d. Clupeidae
95. Which of the following fish is known as lamprey?
a. Myxine
b. Petromyzon
c. Bombay duck
d. Sting Ray
96. Scientific name of lady fish is
a. Atropus atropus
b. Silago sihama
c. Saurida tumbil
d. Elops macnata
97. Trilobed caudal fin is the character of
a. Chorbombil
b. Kap
c. Bombil
d. Saranga
98. Which one of the following is the family of solefish?
a. Cynoglossidae
b. Mobulidae
c. Stromatidae
d. Carangidae
99. What is the scientific name of silver carp?
a. Ctenopharyngodon idella
b. Catla catla
c. Hypothalmicthys molitrix
d. Cyprinus carpio
100. Pony fishes belong to family…………….
a. Psettodidae b. Leognathidae c. Cynoglossidae d. Mugilidae
