CUSAT CAT 2017 Question Paper Fisheries

FISHERIES
(Final)

1. Pokkali fields are present in

(A) Kerala (B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka (D) West Bengal

2. First ornamental fish producing country

(A) Bangladesh (B) Singapore
(C) Cambodia (D) Malaysia

3. Which of the following is referred as living fossil?

(A) Coelacanth (B) Lampreys
(C) Hagfishes (D) Flatfishes

4. Hooks and lines are used for catching

(A) Lobster (B) Shrimp
(C) Tuna (D) Crab

5. Biologically the optimal catch is called as

(A) CPUE (B) MSY
(C) MEY (D) PSU

6. Algal bloom is caused by

(A) Lemna (B) Hydrilla
(C) Cobamba (D) Microcystis

7. Inland fish production is highest in

(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) West Bengal

8. Sundarban is located in

(A) Gujarath (B) Bangladesh
(C) West Bengal (D) Between West Bengal and Bangladesh

9. Chilika lake is situated in

(A) Bihar (B) Orissa
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) West Bengal

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10. Which of the following is blue-green algae?

(A) Moina (B) Rotifer
(C) Daphnia (D) Spirulina

11. Fish oil is rich in

(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D
(C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin A and D

12. Aquaculture refers to

(A) culture of fish alone (B) culture of crustaceans
(C) culture of plants alone (D) culture of water-living form

13. Gizzard stomach is present in

(A) Mackerel (B) Murrels
(C) Mullet (D) Carps

14. Pitutary extract is preserved in

(A) Absolute alcohol (B) Formalin
(C) Acetone (D) Saline

15. Shark oil contains

(A) Caratin (B) Squalene
(C) Ambarine (D) None of the above

16. A step in canning of raw material in brine

(A) Frying (B) Cooling
(C) Roasting (D) Blanching

17. A male mate with several females is called

(A) Monogamy (B) Polygamy
(C) Polyandry (D) Monoyandry

18. Minamata disease is caused by

(A) Cadmium (B) Mercury
(C) Lead (D) Iron

19. Various steps in food chain are called

(A) Food web (B) Energy web
(C) Energy flow (D) Trophic level

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20. It is an association where no partner is harmed

(A) Communalism (B) Symbiosis
(C) Neutralism (D) Mutualism

21. Freshwater ecology is also called as

(A) Oncology (B) Hydrology
(C) Limnology (D) Meteorology

22. Sense organs found in fishes as unique features

(A) Olfactory sense organs (B) Auditory sense organs
(C) Semi circular canals (D) Lateral line organs

23. Air bladder is

(A) Excretory organ of fish (B) Respiratory organ of fish
(C) Excretory organ of mammals (D) Hydrostatic organ of bony fish

24. Blood circulation in fish is called as

(A) Double circulation (B) Arterial circulation
(C) Venous circulation (D) Arterial and venous circulation

25. In sucker fish ............... is modified as sucker

(A) mouth (B) dorsal fin
(C) ventral fin (D) ventral portion

26. Which of the following is a scale less fish?

(A) Scoliodon (B) Clarias
(C) Labeo (D) Channa

27. In which of the following fishes, the eyes are located in dorsal surface?

(A) Sharks (B) Skates
(C) Rat fish (D) Lion fish

28. Wheel-Animalclues belong to

(A) Insect (B) Porifera
(C) Rotifera (D) Trematodes

29. Pole culture is mainly for

(A) Crab (B) Prawn
(C) Mussel (D) Lobster

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30. Fast growing Indian major carp is

(A) Catla (B) Rohu
(C) Mrigal (D) Mahseer

31. White spot disease in shrimp is caused by

(A) Protozoa (B) Bacteria
(C) Fungus (D) Virus

32. Which of the following is a floating weed?

(A) Water lilly (B) Water milfoil
(C) Water hyacinth (D) None of the above

33. Pearl is a secretion of

(A) Kidney (B) Mantle
(C) Mouth (D) Water

34. Which culture technology is suitable for culture of sea bass?

(A) Pen (B) Cage
(C) Pond (D) Raceway

35. Mud bank is formed along the coast of

(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala
(C) Orissa (D) Goa

36. Head quarter of National Institute of Oceanography is located in

(A) Goa (B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra

37 First Fisheries college established in India is in

(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka
(C) New Delhi (D) Maharashtra

38. First Fisheries university came into existence in India is

(A) Karnataka Fisheries University
(B) Tamil Nadu Fisheries University
(C) Andhra Pradesh Fishery Science University
(D) Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

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39. On the basis of salinity, aquaculture system can be classified as

(A) Freshwater aquaculture (B) Brackishwater aquaculture
(C) Marinewater aquaculture (D) All of the above

40. In India, EEZ is extended up to ……….. nautical mile

(A) 12 (B) 200
(C) 212 (D) 400

41. Phytoplankton mesh size ………… microns

(A) 40 (B) 60
(C) 80 (D) 100

42. In tropical countries, the fish matures

(A) Late (B) Early
(C) Rarely (D) Seasonally

43. Dugong dugong is the scientific name of

(A) Sea otter (B) Dolphin
(C) Sea cow (D) Whale

44. Hippocampus trimaculatus is the scientific name of

(A) Sea urchin (B) Star fish
(C) Sea cucumber (D) Sea horse

45. Exotic game fish

(A) Brown trout (B) Snow trout
(C) Mahseer (D) Tilapia

46. Cyst of brine shrimp hatch out as

(A) Mysis (B) Nauplii
(C) Zoea (D) Protozoea

47. Which one of the following is known as Brine shrimp?

(A) Acetus indicus (B) Artemia salina
(C) Metapenaeus indicus (D) Penaeus indicus

48. The most widely used fish detection instrument is

(A) GPS (B) Sonar
(C) Radar (D) Echo Sounder

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49. An imaginary line on the earth’s surface which divides it into two poles

(A) Latitude (B) Equator
(C) Longitude (D) Greenwich meridian

50. Paddle wheel aerators are ................. type of aerators

(A) Gravity (B) Surface
(C) Turbine (D) Submersible

51. The fish which is mutual to sea anemone

(A) Scat (B) Clown fish
(C) Sea angle (D) Butterfly fish

52. An artificial fish habitat is

(A) a construction which provides a habitat for fishes
(B) a place where fishes are processed
(C) a place where fishes are sold
(D) a place where fishes are stocked

53. The country which initiated the use of live feed in aquaculture

(A) America (B) China
(C) India (D) Japan

54. What is Sagar Sampada?

(A) A research vessel (B) A commercial ship
(C) A Naval ship (D) A luxury vessel

55. What is the use of Echo Sounder?

(A) To find out the ship’s direction
(B) To find out the depth of the sea
(C) To find out the wind velocity
(D) To find out the sun’s position

56. Which is called as Guppy?

(A) Macropodus (B) Colisa
(C) Mollienisia (D) Poecilia

57. Which of the following is best used as Aquarium Cleaner?

(A) Noemacheilus (B) Poecilia
(C) Gambusia (D) Gyrinocheilus

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58. Asphyxiation is a term related with

(A) harvesting (B) preservation
(C) breathing (D) eating

59. Rigor Mortis is basically characterized by

(A) stiffening of body (B) softening of body
(C) asphyxiation (D) red cheeks

60. Self brine is the term associated with

(A) canning (B) pickling
(C) smoking (D) salting

61. Thiaminase has been found mainly in the flesh of

(A) freshwater fishes (B) marine fishes
(C) estuarine fishes (D) smoked fishes

62. A layer, in which there is rapid decrease of temperature with depth, is called

(A) Thermocline (B) Thermodecline
(C) Thermoline (D) Thermophile

63. Which of the following occurs along a seashore as a result of a rise in sea level?

(A) Marine terraces (B) Wave-cut beaches
(C) Beach ridges (D) Sand bars

64. The gas normally used to fill the Scuba dive cylinders is

(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon di oxide
(C) Liquefied ammonia (D) Atmospheric air

65. At which stage oysters or other shellfishes settling down and becoming attached to
a hard object?

(A) Spat (B) Fry
(C) Larva (D) Juvenile

66. The mud flat and saline swamps located in West Bengal are called

(A) Bheries (B) Lagoon
(C) Backwater (D) Embanked brackish water

67. Shrimp carrying fertilized eggs in the abdominal pouch is called

(A) matured female (B) berried female
(C) Endo pods (D) Post-larvae

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68. Sea urchins belong to the class

(A) Holothuroidea (B) Echinoidea
(C) Helicoplacoidea (D) Ophiocystioidea

69. Pinaeus japonicus is commonly called as

(A) Kuruma shrimp (B) Kuruma lobster
(C) Kuruma prawn (D) Kuruma fish

70. The Genus Homarus refers to

(A) a shrimp (B) a lobster
(C) a molluscan (D) a fish

71. Which of the following amino acids is found to be abundant in fish?

(A) Leucine (B) Lysine
(C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine

72. The Loaches belong to the family

(A) Cyprinidae (B) Cobitidae
(C) Amblycipitidae (D) Sisoridae

73. The zone where deep currents rise to the surface is called

(A) Zone of Eutrophication (B) Zone of Epiwelling
(C) Zone of Upwelling (D) Zone of Swelling

74. The blooming of which of the following diatom in the Arabian Sea is an indicator of the
abundance of Sardinella sp.?

(A) Noctiluca (B) Navicula
(C) Fragilaria (D) Miliolina

75. Phenomenon of Red Tide in the sea is due to the presence of

(A) Red Algae (B) Bioluminescent dinoflagellates
(C) Dinoflagellates (D) Red colour of water

76. The ratio between food consumed per unit weight gained by the body is expressed by

(A) Food Conversion Rate
(B) Food Absorption Rate
(C) Food Consumption Rate
(D) Food Assimilation Rate

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77. Ponderal Index is another term for

(A) Maturity of Gonads (B) Good Quotient
(C) Growth factor (D) Condition Factor

78. Pituitary Gland extracts are injected to induce

(A) Ovulation (B) Gonadal development
(C) Sex play (D) Secretion of Sex Hormones

79. Buccal Incubation is the characteristic of

(A) Cyprinus (B) Clarias
(C) Pangasius (D) Tilapia

80. Mono-Sex culture is adopted in case of

(A) Tilapia (B) Trouts
(C) Channel Catfish (D) Carps

81. Pure water is obtained from sea water by the process of

(A) Filtration (B) Distillation
(C) Evaporation (D) Fractional distillation

82. The fishes coming under the class Elasmobranchii will have

(A) two gill openings (B) three gill openings
(C) four gill openings (D) five gill openings

83. Anabas has which type of respiratory organ?

(A) Arborescent (B) Air bladder
(C) Labrinthine (D) Tubular sacs

84. Isthmus is a fleshy projection

(A) separating the gill openings (B) found in the intestine
(C) found in the head (D) found in the brain

85. Adipose tissue of fish is formed of

(A) Protein (B) Aminoacid
(C) Fat (D) Carbohydrate

86. Elasmobranchii includes

(A) Bony fishes (B) Cartilaginous fishes
(C) Jawless fish (D) Rays and skates

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87. Ammenoletic animals excrete

(A) Uric acid (B) Ammonia
(C) Urea (D) Nitrogen waste

88. What is the use of chloride cells in fishes?

(A) To eliminate blood cells (B) To eliminate chloride ions
(C) To eliminate wastes (D) To eliminate ions

89. In shark the claspers are located

(A) near the pelvic fins (B) near the pectoral fins
(C) near the caudal fins (D) near the dorsal fin

90. Hibernation is

(A) Summer sleep (B) Winter sleep
(C) Dormant stage (D) Diving

91. A fish is edentulous when it is

(A) without teeth (B) with teeth
(C) with one set of teeth (D) teeth in both jaws

92. The tides in the ocean are caused by

(A) wind over the sea (B) gravitational pull of the moon
(C) rotation of the earth (D) sun light

93. Oviparous fish produce

(A) Eggs (B) Babies
(C) Young ones (D) Adults

94. Which one of the following is a live feed organism?

(A) Tubifex (B) Sea weed
(C) Crab (D) Oyster

95. “Pasture of the sea” refers to

(A) Zooplankton (B) Phytoplankton
(C) Nannoplankton (D) Nekton

96. Which is called ‘round mouthed fish’?

(A) Elasmobranchii (B) Teleostomes
(C) Cyclostomata (D) None of the above

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97. The use of which of the following devices has given the modern biologist a better
insight into the internal structure of cells?

(A) Computer (B) Electron Microscope
(C) Micrometer (D) Ultracentrifuge

98. Vertical fins are

(A) unpaired fins found on the median line of the body
(B) paired fins found on the sides
(C) fins found in the anal region
(D) None of the above

99. The olfactory epithelium of Teleosts is highly secretory due to the presence of

(A) Phosphatase activity (B) Water
(C) Gland cells (D) Lipids

100. Oxygen deficiency in the water causes

(A) Suffocation (B) Allergy
(C) Death (D) Unconsciousness

101. Gular plate in a fish is

(A) a plate covering the upper part of the throat
(B) a plate covering the head
(C) a plate covering the eyes
(D) a plate covering the nose

102. What is “masmeen”?

(A) Dry tunas (B) Dry sadines
(C) Wet anchovies (D) Dry anchovies

103. The species which is most suitable for aquaculture is called

(A) Exotic species (B) Candidate species
(C) Subspecies (D) Native Species

104. Francis Day wrote the book

(A) The Marine and Fresh water Fishes of Ceylon
(B) The Sea Fishes of South Africa
(C) The Fishes of India
(D) The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago

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105. ‘Fishes of the Laccadive Archipelag’ was written by

(A) Smith, J.L.S (B) Munro, I.S.R
(C) Jones, S. and M. Kumaran (D) Jingran, V.G

106. Male sea-horse carries the eggs

(A) in its mouth (B) as a glutinous mass on the back
(C) in its pouch (D) in its stomach

107. Eyes are absent in

(A) Pelagic fishes (B) Benthic fishes
(C) Cave fishes (D) Brackish water fishes

108. Fishes in the culture ponds come to the surface in the morning for want of

(A) Oxygen (B) Food
(C) Sunlight (D) Shade

109. In many countries the use of explosives for fishing is prohibited by law because,

A) it has a devastating effect on all life in the area
(B) it pollutes the water
(C) it affects human beings
(D) it is poisonous to consume such fish

110. “Co-management” is a term used in

(A) Poulty Science (B) Animal Husbandry
(C) Fisheries Management (D) Agriculture

111. Sea ranching means

(A) sailing in the sea (B) diving in the sea
(C) snorkeling in the sea (D) releasing fish seed into the sea

112. Pen culture is a system meant for culturing

(A) Fish (B) Birds
(C) Turtles (D) Covals

113. Mono culture means

(A) culture of one species of fish
(B) culture of fish coming under one genus
(C) culture of fish from a family
(D) culture of fish from an order

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114. Trash fish means

(A) name of a fish (B) unwanted fish
(C) bottom dwelling fish (D) surface living fish

115. Bye catch means

(A) targeted fish catch in a trawl net
(B) non-targeted catch in a trawl net
(C) second-level catch in a trawl net
(D) purchase of a trawl catch

116. Which one is a flying fish?

(A) Eleuthronema (B) Exocoetus
(C) Carangid (D) Heteopneustus

117. Chromatophores are situated in the ........... of fishes

(A) Intestine (B) Heart
(C) Dermis (D) Eyes

118. ‘Anguiliform’ type of movement is seen in

(A) Eels (B) Sardine
(C) Perches (D) Anchovies

119. Polysiphonia is a

(A) Green Alga (B) Red Alga
(C) Yellow Alga (D) Brown Alga

120. The climping perch climb up the trees with the help of pectorals and

(A) Caudals (B) Operculum
(C) Anals (D) Ventrals

121. Which one of the following gems is produced by an animal?

(A) Diamond (B) Emerald
(C) Ruby (D) Pearl

122. The largest living animal is

(A) Whale (B) Elephant
(C) Tortoise (D) Tiger

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123. Hypophysation technique is followed in the case of

(A) Prawns (B) Finfish
(C) Clams (D) Mussels

124. Eyestalkablation is done to induce the spawning of

(A) Mullet (B) Shrimps
(C) Chanos (D) Channa

125. Fish is the richest source of

(A) Silica (B) Iodine
(C) Magnesium (D) Zinc

126. Carassius auratus is the scientific name of

(A) Molly (B) Guppy
(C) Gold fish (D) Mullet

127. Elver is the larva of

(A) Eel (B) Murrel
(C) Mullet (D) Channa

128. Heterocercal type of caudal fin is found in

(A) Scorpion (B) Scoliodon
(C) Eel (D) Tilapia

129. Larva of petromyzon is

(A) Ammocoetus (B) Tadpole
(C) Elver (D) Pupa

130. Which hormone is involved in the process of osmoregulation?

(A) Adrenalin (B) Insulin
(C) Thyroxin (D) Oestrogen

131. Which fish can produce electricity?

(A) Narcine (B) Sardine
(C) Mugil (D) Milkfish

132. Melanin is a ............... pigment

(A) black (B) yellow
(C) red (D) green

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133. The aquatic animal with the most developed intelligence is

(A) Whale (B) Seal
(C) Dolphin (D) Kangaroo

134. Which is the primary cause of spoilage of fish?

(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi
(C) Protozoa (D) Virus

135. Which is also called ‘Pearl Spot’?

(A) Tilapia (B) Clarias
(C) Etroplus (D) Macropolies

136. Mermaid purse is produced by

(A) Shark (B) Tilapia and Clarius
(C) Etroplus and cat fish (D) Chanos and Mullet

137. ‘Roe’ is called

(A) Sperm (B) Ovary of fish
(C) Lung of fish (D) Vasdeferens of fish

138. Epinephelus is commonly known as

(A) sea turtle (B) sea horse
(C) sea lily (D) sea bass

139. FAO stands for

(A) Foreign Associated Organization
(B) Foreign Agricultural Organization
(C) Food and Agricultural Organization
(D) Fossils and Animals organization

140. Which is called ‘Eagle ray’?

(A) Clarias (B) Narcine
(C) Myliobatus (D) Etroplus

141. ICAR is

(A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(B) Indian Coastal Aquacultural Research
(C) Indian Council of Aquatic Research
(D) Institute for Coastal Research

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142. 'Leaf like' stage of lobster is called

(A) Phyllosoma (B) Phyllicum
(C) Pnematophore (D) Physalia

143. Which is called as tiger prawn?

(A) Penaeus indicus (B) Metapenaeus dobsomi
(C) Penaeus monodon (D) Metapenaeus sp.

144. What is plankton?

(A) Floating plants
(B) Floating animals
(C) Floating micro plants and animals
(D) Free swimming organisms

145. Exoskeleton of crab is made up of

(A) Calcium (B) Chitin
(C) Phosphate (D) None of the above

146. The association between shark and sucker fish is referred to as

(A) Mutualism (B) Commensalism
(C) Symbiosis (D) Parasitism

147. Indicate the correct hierarchy

(A) family, species, genus (B) genus, family, species
(C) species, family, genus (D) family, genus, species

148. The larva of the prawn is

(A) Pilidium (B) Trochophore
(C) Zoea (D) Myotoxin

149. Excretory organs in the case of Echinoderms are

(A) Malphigian tubules (B) Kidneys
(C) Nephridia (D) Have no excretory organs

150. Furnuculosis appears to infect fishes living in

(A) Dirty water (B) Sea water
(C) Fresh water (D) Brackish water

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