MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1. Study of birds which are not classed as poultry is known as

a. Poultry Science
b. Ornithology
c. Bird Science
d. Poultry Production

2. Study of birds which are classed as poultry is known as

a. Poultry Science
b. Ornithology
c. Bird Science
d. Poultry Production
3. Genotype of purebred Rose comb hen should be
a) RrPp
b) RRPp
c) RRpp
d) rrpp
4. Caecal coccidiosis in fowl is due to which of the following :
(a) Eimeria precox
(b) Eimeria mutis
(c) Eimeria tenella
(d) Eimeria brunetti
5. Modern chicken are descendents of the which following wild species
a. Gallus soneratti
b. Gallus lafeyetti
c. Gallus varius
d. Gallus gallus
6. National Institutes of Nutrition (NIN) to Government of India has recommended
eggs and poultry meat consumption per capita per annum are
a. 18 eggs and 9 kg of poultry meat
b. 180 eggs and 0.90 kg of poultry meat
c. 180 eggs and 9.0 kg of poultry meat
d. 180 eggs and 11.0 kg of poultry meat
7. What will be the phenotypic ratio in progenies from a cross between creeper and
normal fowl
a) 1:1
b) 3:1
c) 9:7
d) 2:1
8. Disease of poultry which is not caused by virus is-
(A) Chronic respiratory Disease
(B) Infectious Bronchitis
(C) Fowl Pox
(D) Ranikhet Disease.
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9. First poultry show was held at Boston in the year
a. 1838
b. 1870
c. 1861
d. 1849
10. Bronze discolouration of Liver in poultry is caused by-
(A) Pasteurellosis
(B) IBD Virus
(C) Leptospirosis
(D) Salmonellosis
11. Per capita availability of poultry eggs and meat are respectively
a. 44 nos. and 17.6 kg.
b. 176 nos. and 44 kg.
c. 95 nos. and 6.82 kg.
d. 176 nos. and 4.4 kg
12. Slow and fast feathering trait in poultry is
a) Sex linked
b) sex limited trait
c) sex influenced
d) autosomal
13. Female Hen has a following set of chromosomes
a. Xx
b. Xw
c. Zz
d. Zy
a.
14. Mediterranean chicken breeds egg shell colour is
a. Brown
b. White
c. Brown and white
d. All of above
15. American chicken breeds skin colour is
a. Brown
b. Yellow
c. White
d. Black

16. Which of the following breeds of class is known for egg production
a. American breed
b. Asiatic breeds
c. English breeds
d. Mediterranean breeds
17 Which of the following breeds of class has feathered shank
a. American breed

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 b. Asiatic breeds
c. English breeds
d. Mediterranean breeds
18. Which of the following is smallest tape worm of poultry :
(a) Ralleitina tetragona
(b) Ralleitina echinobothridia
(c) Davainea proglotina
(d) Hymenolepis nana
19. Indian liver fluke is which of the following :
(a) Prosthogonimum sp.
(b) Paramphistomes sp.
(c) Fasciola hepatica
(d) Fasciola gigantica
20. Turkey Egg Kidney is seen in-
(A) Swine Pox
(B) Swine Influenza
(C) Swine Fever
(D) Swine Erysipelas.
21. The method of sex determination in birds is
(a) XO
(b) XY
(c) ZW
(d) XA
22. The diploid chromosome number in chicken is
(a) 38
(b) 74
(c) 78
(d) 60
23. Which state rank first in duck population
a. West Bangal
b. Assam
c. Orissa
d. Karala

24. Project Directorate on Poultry (PDP) is located at

a. Izzatnagar
b. Banglore
c. Hyderabad
d. Anand

25. Central Avian Research Institute (CARI) is located at

a. Izzatnagar
b. Banglore
c. Hyderabad

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 d. Anand
26. Normally which ovary & oviduct is functional in chicken
a. Right ovary and Right oviduct
b. Left ovary and Left oviduct
c. Right ovary and Left oviduct
d. Left ovary and right oviduct

27. Complete Parts of Oviduct in chronological order are

a. Infundibulum-Isthumus-Magnum-Uterus-Vagina
b. Infundibulum-Magnum-Isthumus-Uterus-Vagina
c. Infundibulum-Magnum-Isthumus-Uterus
d. Infundibulum-Magnum-Isthumus-Vagina-Uterus
28. Fertilization is take place in which part of reproductive tract
a. Ovary
b. Isthumus
c. Infundibulum
d. Uterus
29. Nutritional roup in Poultry is caused due to deficiency of-
(A) Vitamin B
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin A.
30. The gallbladder:
a. Produces bile
b. Is attached to the pancreas
c. Stores and concentrates bile
d. Produces cholecystokinin
31. The inner surface of which section of oviduct is lined with goblet cell that
secrete albumen
a. Isthumus
b. Magnum
c. Uterus
d. Infundibulum
32. Doubled yolked egg is more common in
a. Older birds
b. Pullet
c. Both a and b
d. None of above
33 Hens usually moult in the which following order
a. Head-Neck-Body-Wing-Tail
b. Head- Neck-Wing-Body-Tail
c. Tail-Wing-Neck-Head-Body
d. Tail-Wing-Body-Neck-Head
34 The order of disappearance of pigment (bleaching) from body in

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 a. Vent-Eye ring-Ear lobes-Beak-Shanks
b. Vent- Beak- Eye ring-Ear lobes-Shanks
c. Shanks-Beak-Ear lobes-Eye ring-Vent
d. Vent-Shanks-Beak-Ear lobes-Eye ring
35 The pigment fist leaves those structures having
a. Poor blood circulation
b. Best blood circulation
c. No correlation with blood circulation
d. Both a and b
36 The urophygial gland is located on dorsal area of
a. Tail
b. Back
c. Head
d. Neck
37 Most chicken breeds have how many number of toes on each foot
a. Four
b. Three
c. Five
d. Two
38. In which egg are lemon shaped and with plug on both side of egg :
(a) Trichuris sp.
(b) Capillaria sp.
(c) Seteria digitata
(d) Dioctophyma renale
39 In poultry true stomach is
a. Gizzard
b. Proventriculus
c. Crop
d. Abomasums

40 The end product of protein metabolism in poultry is mainly

a. Urea
b. Uric acid
c. Ammonia
d. Urates

41 Which type of egg producer molt late in the season and rapidly
a. Good egg producer
b. Poor egg producer
c. Average egg producer
d. None of above

42 Which type of egg producer molt early in the season and slowly
a. Good egg producer

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 b. Poor egg producer
c. Average egg producer
d. None of above
43 Forced molting is done by
a. Withdrawal of Feed and Water
b. Withdrawal of Light
c. Increase level of dietary Zinc
d. All of above
44 Cold room temperature for hatching egg storage is
a. 48-52 ºF
b. 58-62 ºF
c. 68-72 ºF
d. 78-82 ºF
45 Setter temperature for hatching egg is
a. 92.5-93 ºF
b. 99.5-100 ºF
c. 102.5-103 ºF
d. 97.5-98 ºF
46 Hatcher temperature for hatching egg is
a. 94-95 ºF
b. 99-100 ºF
c. 98-99 ºF
d. 96-97 ºF
Physiological zero (0) temperature bellow which embryo growth is arrested in
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eggs
a. 75 ºF
b. 65 ºF
c. 85 ºF
d. 95 ºF
48 Position of hatching egg in setter is
a. Narrow end up
b. Broad end up
c. Horizontal
d. Vertical

49. Crop mycosis in poultry is caused by-

(A) Bacteria
(B) Mycoplasma
(C) Fungi
(D) Virus
50. Brooder’s pneumonia in poultry is caused by-
(A) Candida albicans
(B) Aspergillus fumigatus

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 (C) Haemophilus paragallinarum
(D) Pasturella multocida
51. Which is the most developed special sense in the birds?
a. sight
b. touch
c. smell
d. taste
52. The birth weight of piglet in kg is
a. 2 – 4 kg
b. 3 – 6 kg
c. 1 – 2 kg
d. 0.5 – 1 kg
A narrow band surrounding the yolk that is almost void of blood vessels is
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known as
a. Stream
b. Stigma
c. Strake
d. Strike
54 Chickens lay eggs on successive days is known as
a. Pause
b. Clutches
c. Persistency
d. Both b and c
Sometime the infundibulum loses power to pick up a yolks, and yolks
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accumulate in body cavity. Such hen are known as
a. Poor layer
b. External layer
c. Internal layer
d. Faulty layer
56 Pigments responsible for egg shell colour is produced by
a. Magnum
b. Vagina
c. Uterus
d. Isthmus
57 The brown colour of eggshell is due to which pigments
a. Carotenoids
b. Porphyrin
c. Xanthophylls
d. None of above
58 Preheating or pre-warming of egg is done
a. Before candling
b. Before Cold storage
c. Before Setting
d. Before Hatching

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 Eggs of average size and quality incubated in air with 50 to 60 % relative
59 humidity, they will lose approximately _____ % of their initial weight in 19
days of incubation
a. 6 %
b. 12 %
c. 18 %
d. 24 %
60 Best time for artificial insemination to get maximum fertility in poultry is
a. Early morning
b. Before noon
c. After Noon
d. Late evening

61 The ammonia concentration in the poultry house should not be more than
a. 2.5 ppm
b. 25 ppm
c. 50 ppm
d. 75 ppm

62 Nitrogen fixation is poor in

a. Cage house
b. Deep litter house
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above

Pullets grown during the period when most of the days have decreasing light
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are known as
a. In season flocks
b. Out season flocks
c. Mid season flocks
d. Odd season flocks

Pullets grown during the period when most of the days have increasing light are
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known as
a. In season flocks
b. Out season flocks
c. Mid season flocks
d. Odd season flocks

Birds were placed in the laying house just before the onset of egg production is
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known as
a. Housing
b. Shifting
c. Laying

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 d. None of above
Replacing old males in a flock with a set of new and younger male after about
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two-thirds of the egg production period is known as
a. Replacement of flock
b. Spiking the flock
c. Placement of flock
d. All of above
Distance between the bulbs in poultry house should be _____times the distance
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from the bulb to the bird level.
a. 0.5 times
b. 5.0 times
c. 15 times
d. 1.5 times
68. Post mortem of chick shows foul smelling yellow-brown watery Yolk, fibrinous
perihepatitis
and pericarditis, suspect the disease
(A)Infectious Coryza
(B) Fowl Typhoid
(C) Coli Bacillosis
(D) Infectious Bronchitis
69. Haemorrhages at the tip of the proventricular gland is the pathognomic lesion s
seen in-
(A)Ranikhet disease
(B) Chronic respiratory disease
(C) Infectious bursal disease
(D) Avian influenza
70. Calcium requirement in layer poultry per day is about
a. 0.5 %
b. 1.5 %
c. 3.5 %
d. 10 %

71. Incubation period if chicken egg

a. 19 days
b. 23 days
c. 21 days
d. 18 days

72 Nutritional roup in poultry is due to deficiency of

.
a. Vit A
b. Vit B6
c. Vit K
d. Vit E

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73 which of the fowl has a single medium wattle
.
a. red jungle fowl
b. ceylon jungle fowl
c. grey jungle fowl
d. javan jungle fowl
74 The best breed for using as male line in broiler production is
.
a. White rock
b. Cornish
c. New Hampshire
d. Australorp
75 White leghorn are white because
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a. No colour gene
b. A dominant gene which inhibits color
c. Recessive white gene
d. They have silver gene
76 The wild ............is the ancestor of all domestic duck breeds
a. Mallard
b. Campbell
c. Red fowl
d. Both a & b
77 The black and white barring in barred Plymouth rock is due
to ............barring gene
a. Sex linked gene
b. Sex limited gene
c. Sex influence gene
d. Dominant gene
78 The wild ............is the ancestor of all domestic duck breeds
e. Mallard
f. Campbell
g. Red fowl
h. Both a & b
79 In a sex-linked cross involving barring, the female parent is a ...............
a. Barred Plymouth Rock
b. Non Barred Plymouth Rock
c. Both
d. None of above

8 In a sex-linked cross involving silver and gold, the silver gene

0 carrying ...........parent is used

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 a. Male
b. Female
c. Both
d. None of above
8 In a sex-linked cross involving silver and gold, the gold gene
1 carrying ........parent is used
a. Male
b. Female
c. Both
d. None of above
8 In a sex-linked cross involving feathering gene, a late
2 feathering .......parent is used
a. Male
b. Female
c. Both
e. None of above
8 Which one is sex linked
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a. dwarfism
b. nakedness
c. Albinism
d. rapid feathering
8 Egg shell treatment is done to reduce the rate of ............loss
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a. Oxygen loss
b. Carbon dioxide loss
c. Both a and b
d. Energy loss
8 Shank length and width is a good indicator of ........
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a. Egg production
b. Meat production
c. Skeleton size
d. Health of birds
8 Shank length and width is a good indicator of ........
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a. Egg production
b. Meat production
c. Skeleton size
d. Health of birds
8 Poultry need one more essential aminoacid ........than cattle
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a. Lysine
b. Metheonin

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 c. Glysine
d. Cystene

8 Hens egg contains about.....grams of protein

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a. 6-7
b. 12-13
c. 2-3
d. 21-22
8 A component of egg white having antibacterial activity
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a. Lysozyme
b. Avidine
c. Transferine
d. All of above
90. Epedemic in bird population.
a)Epizootic
b)Epidemic
c)Epornitics
d)all of the above

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