CUSAT CAT 2016 Question Paper Fisheries

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FISHERIES (Final)

1. Cycloid scales are found in

A. Sharks
B. Anguilla
C. Carps
D. Snakes

2. Which one is a flying fish?

A. Eleuthronema
B. Exocoetus
C. Carangid
D. Heteopneues

3. Pearls are obtained from

A. Gastropods
B. Bivalves
C. Cephalopods
D. Corals

4. One of the following gems is produced by an animal

A. Diamond
B. Emerald
C. Ruby
D. Pearl

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5. What is Aquaculture?

A. Culture of silkworm
B. Culture of tissues
C. Culture of aquatic plants and animals
D. Culture of bees

6. Animals which live at the bottom of the sea are called

A. Benthic
B. Pelagic
C. Lotic
D. Lentic

7. What is the function of Petasma?

A. Transfer the spermatophores
B. Protection
C. Transport eggs
D. Change its size

8. Eyestalkablation is done to induce the spawning of

A. Mullet
B. Shrimps
C. Chanos
D. Channa

9. Vitamin A is more in

A. Cod liveroil
B. Sunlight
C. Fish flesh
D. Seed

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10. Evler is the larva of

A. Eel
B. Murrel
C. Mullet
D. Channa

11. Heterocercal type of caudal fin is found in

A. Scorpion
B. Scoliodon
C. Eel
D. Tilapia

12. Which fish can produce electricity?

A. Narcine
B. Sardine
C. Mugil
D. Milkfish

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

A. Bacteria
B. Fungai
C. Protozoa
D. Virus

14. Which is also called ‘Pearl Spot’?

A. Tilapia
B. Clarias
C. Etroplus
D. Macropolies

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15. Mermaid purse is produced by

A. Shark
B. Tilapia
C. Etroplus
D. Chanos

16. ‘Roe’ is called

A. Sperm
B. Ovary of fish
C. Lung of fish
D. Vasdeferens of fish

17. Which one of the following is an ornamental fish?

A. Guppy
B. Trout
C. Tuna
D. Teapon

18. Which is called ‘Eagle ray’?

A. Clarias
B. Narcine
C. Myliobatus
D. Etroplus

19. ICAR is

A. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
B. Indian Coastal Aquacultural Research
C. Indian Council of Aquatic Research
D. Institute for Coastal Area Research

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20. Crustaceans release excess water through

A. Kidney
B. Chloride cells
C. Gills
D. Green glands

21. Which are called ‘Round mouthed fishes’?

A. Elasmobranchii
B. Teleostomes
C. Cyclostomata
D. None

22. What is the use of shark fin?

A. Medicine
B. Soup
C. Soap
D. Oil

23. Which is called as tiger prawn?

A. Penaeus indicus
B. Metapenaeus dobsoni
C. Penaeus monodon
D. Metapenaeus monoceros

24. What is a plankton?

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

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25. Elasmobranchi are

A. Bony fishes
B. Cartilaginous fishes
C. Jawless fishes
D. Flying fishes

26. Exoskeleton of crab is made up of

A. Calcium
B. Chitin
C. Phosphate
D. None of the above

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

A. Mutualism
B. Commensalism
C. Symbiosis
D. Parasitism

28. Indicate the correct hierarchy

A. family, species, genus
B. genus, family, species
C. species, family, genus
D. family, genus, species

29. The larva of the prawn is

A. Pilidium
B. Trochophore
C. Zoea
D. Myotoxin

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30. Leeches hold on the …….. of fishes and suck their blood.

A. Skin
B. Heart
C. Liver
D. Brain

31. Fishes are able to detect odour with the help of

A. Scales
B. Olfactory rosette
C. Fins
D. Gills

32. Eyes are absent in ………….

A. Pelagic fishes
B. Benthic fishes
C. Cave fishes
D. Brackish water fishes

33. Fishes breathe by means of …………

A. Nose
B. Gills
C. Mouth
D. Skin

34. Agnatha are characterized by the absence of

A. Scales
B. Jaws
C. Fins
D. Eyes

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35. Ribbon fishes swim very actively by ………… movements of their body

A. Rotating
B. Undulating
C. Streaching
D. Forward

36. When slow progress is desired fishes use their …………

A. Fins
B. Head
C. Scales
D. Muscle

37. Anguili form type of movement is seen in …………

A. Eels
B. Sardines
C. Perches
D. Anchovies

38. Gill rakers help the fish in filtering …………

A. Air
B. Sand
C. Bacteria
D. Food materials

39. In the west coast of India ‘mud banks’ are formed during ………..

A. Summer
B. South west monsoon
C. North east monsoon
D. Winter

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40. Protected marine animals of India are included in

A. Schedule I
B. Schedule II
C. Schedule III
D. Schedule IV

41. The sole fishes are also called as

A. Blind fishes
B. Flat fishes
C. Black fishes
D. Thin fishes

42. Fishes lay eggs are commonly called as

A. Viviparous
B. Oviparous
C. Ovoviviparous
D. Vivioviparous

43. Trouts were imported to India by the

A. Americans
B. Europeans
C. Chinese
D. Arabs

44. The larvae of the fresh water muscle is

A. Bipinnaria
B. Zoea
C. Glochidia
D. Nauplius

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45. The first step in fertilization of a pond is the application

A. Fertilizer
B. Quick lime
C. Bordow mixture
D. Slacked lime

46. Fish leather is prepared from

A. Shark
B. Whales
C. Sea bass
D. Dolphin

47. “Typhlosole” is found in

A. Earthwarm
B. Amphioxus
C. Ascaris
D. Plannaria

48. Egg laying mammal is

A. Dog
B. Kangaroo
C. Platypus
D. Pigeon

49. Aquaculture process comes under?

A. Pond culture
B. Pen culture
C. Cage culture
D. All the above

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50. Best quality of pearl is

A. Button Pearl
B. Baroque Pearl
C. Blister Pearl
D. Lingha Pearl

51. In which country pearl culture originated?

A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. Malaysia

52. Aeration is done in the aquarium?

A. To reduce the temperature
B. To increase the dissolved oxygen
C. For both the purposes
D. For none of these

53. Which of the following is a phytoplankton?

A. Noctiluca
B. Nauplius
C. Microcystis
D. Daphnia

54. The fish helpful in controlling mosquitoes is

A. Gambusia
B. Arius
C. Opiocephalus
D. All of these

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55. Corals are most closely related to

A. Barnacles
B. Sea anemones
C. Clams
D. Sea urchins

56. The sea fans belong to the……….

A. Order Gorgonacea
B. Phylum Porifera
C. Class Hydrozoa
D. Kingdom Protista

57. In temperature zones the thermocline will be most pronounced during?

A. Spring
B. Fall
C. Summer
D. Winter

58. The group of marine animals with largest number of species identified as threatened or
endangered is?

A. Fishes
B. Mollusks
C. Echinoderms
D. Mammals

59. Kelp lacks?

A. A stipe
B. A holdfast
C. Roots
D. Blades

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60. Each time a tidal current changes directions, there is a period of no current known as?

A. A flood current
B. An ebb current
C. A reversed current
D. A slack current

61. Which of the following occurs along a seashore as a result of a rise in seal level?

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

62. The primary process by which nutrients are returned to the surface waters is?

A. Heating of subsurface waters
B. Upwelling along coastlines
C. Subsidence where ocean currents meet
D. Dead organisms surfacing

63. The gas normally used to fill the SCUBA dive cylinders is/are?

A. Oxygen
B. Oxygen and nitrogen
C. Liquefied ammonia
D. Atmospheric air

64. The coral symbiont zooxanthellae is a

A. Dinoflagellate
B. Diatom
C. Bacteria
D. Fungi

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65. Which of the algae is responsible for the red colour of red sea?

A. Chlamydomonas brauii
B. Trichodesmium
C. Ulothrix zonata
D. Aspergillus niger

66. In chilled shrimp ………… is chiefly responsible for spoilage?

A. Achromobacter
B. Pseudomonas
C. Micrococcus
D. Molds

67. Who is known as Father of Indian Fisheries?

A. Frederick Nicholson
B. S. Jones
C. Francis Day
D. James Hornell

68. The head quarters of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute is in

A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Cochin
D. Barrackpore

69. Primary productivity is measured by using?

A. Radioactive tracers like C14
B. Radioactive K40
C. Radioactive iodine
D. Radioactive Cs137

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70. One nautical mile is equivalent to

A. 1.852 m
B. 18.52 km
C. 1.852 km
D. 1.072 km

71. Which colour is used to express the distress message in the vessel?

A. Green
B. Yellow or Light green
C. Orange or Red
D. White

72. Dolnet is used for catching

A. Tuna
B. Cat fish
C. Anchovies
D. Bombay duck

73. Species caught by pole and line fishing is

A. Tuna
B. Squid
C. Shrimp
D. Mackerel

74. ‘Trepang’ is

A. Processed sea cucumber
B. Processed sea urchin
C. Processed sea anemone
D. Processed jelly fish

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75. Pearl essence is prepared from

A. Crustacean shell waste
B. Fish scale
C. Fish liver
D. Shark fin

76. Ambergris is obtained from

A. Sperm whale
B. Shark
C. Fish scale
D. Oil sardine

77. Masmin is

A. Dried swim bladder of shark
B. Smoke cured tuna
C. Dried fish
D. Dried bonito sticks

78. Exploitation of a fish stock at right age is called as

A. Under fishing
B. Over fishing
C. Eumetric fishing
D. None

79. In tropical countries, the fish mature

A. Late
B. Seasonally
C. At the given time
D. Earlier

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80. Scales of elasombranch are

A. Ctenoid
B. Ganoid
C. Cycloid
D. Placoid

81. Climbing fish is

A. Anguilla
B. Labeo
C. Scoliodon
D. Anabas

82. Which is the most poisonous fish in the world?

A. Common stingray
B. Red neon
C. Japanese puffer fish
D. Deep sea fish

83. Number of gill slits present in Scoliodon is

A. 5 pairs
B. 8 pairs
C. 6 pairs
D. 7 pairs

84. Hard part used for age determination of fishes

A. Otolithus
B. Vertebrae
C. Scales
D. All the above

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85. The type specimen selected subsequent to the original description from one of the same
type is

A. Zeotype
B. Syntype
C. Holotype
D. None

86. Respiratory pigment in fishes is

A. Haemoglobin
B. Haemocyanin
C. Erythrocyanin
D. None

87. Purpose of tagging is

A. To study population parameter
B. Growth and age determination
C. To study the migratory pattern
D. All the above

88. A catadromous fish migrates from

A. River to sea
B. Sea to river
C. River to estuary
D. None

89. Young one of a fish is called

A. Nymph
B. Larva
C. Fry
D. None

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90. Cartilaginous fishes do not have

A. Operculum
B. Pelvic fins
C. Scales
D. Gill slits

91. Sting rays carry a poison sting on their

A. Mouth
B. Tail
C. Head
D. Fin

92. The generic name of the ‘flying fish’ is

A. Remora
B. Exocoetus
C. Hippocampus
D. Echeneis

93. Which of the following fish is famous for migration?

A. Salmon
B. Shark
C. Ribbon fish
D. Carp

94. Rampani net is used to catch

A. Mackerals
B. Sardines
C. Indian Salmon
D. None

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95. Intestine is long and coiled in

A. Carnivorous fish
B. Herbivorous fish
C. Omnivorous fish
D. None

96. Abundant blooms of Fragillaria oceanic indicates the presence of a particular fish

A. Sardine
B. Mackeral
C. Bombay duck
D. Tuna

97. The mud flat and saline swamps located in West Bengal is called

A. Bheries
B. Lagoon
C. Backwater
D. Embanked brackish water

98. Transparency of water is measured by

A. Hydrometer
B. Ecco sounder
C. Naphlometer
D. Secchi disc

99. Respiratory root found in mangrove is called

A. Tube feet
B. Pedaldisc
C. Pneumatophores
D. Osculum

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100. Ring shaped or horse – shoe shaped coral reefs are called

A. Fjords
B. Fringing reef
C. Atolls
D. Barrier reef

101. Neritic zone extends up to a depth of

A. 100 to 200 m
B. 50 to 200 m
C. 101 to 200 m
D. 0 to 200m

102. Which is the deemed university for fishery education in India?

A. CIFRI
B. CIFE
C. CIBA
D. CMFRI

103. Adayar and Vellar are the estuaries located in the

A. East Coast
B. West coast
C. North coast
D. South coast

104. “Mugger-Mukh” is a lagoon associated with

A. Kerala back water
B. Narmada estuary
C. Chilka Lake
D. Godavary estuary

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105. Pokkali is the term used for

A. Village pond
B. Kind of cage
C. Paddy field
D. Bhasabadha

106. The ratio between food consumed and weight gained by the body is expressed by

A. Food Conversion rate
B. Food Absorption rate
C. Food Consumption rate
D. Food Assimilation rate

107. The first Marine National Park came into existence at

A. Gulf of Manner
B. South Andaman
C. Gulf of Kutch
D. Lakshadweep Islands

108. Mesh size of phytoplankton sampling net is

A. 50 micron
B. 100 micron
C. 20 micron
D. 75 micron

109. Which is called ‘Portuguese Man of War?

A. Physalia
B. Cobra
C. Sea horse
D. Flying fish

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110. 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

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

A. Oxygen
B. Food
C. Sunlight
D. Shade

112. Polyculture means

A. Culture of more than one variety of fish
B. Culture of fish in a pond
C. Culture of prawns in a pond
D. Culture of crabs in a pond

113. Vertical swimming with prehensile tail is the characteristic of

A. Top Minnows
B. Pipe fishes
C. Cornets
D. Flying fishes

114. The ‘Milk Fish’ belongs to the family

A. Chanidae
B. Mugilidae
C. Bagridae
D. Cichidae

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115. ‘Murrel’ or ‘Snake Head’ is the common name for

A. Mystus
B. Mugil
C. Channa
D. Chanos

116. ‘Pomfret’ is the common name for

A. Tuna
B. Stromateus
C. Perch
D. Harpadon

117. Which of the following is a ‘MOUTH-BREEDING’ Catfish?

A. Tachysurus
B. Tilapia
C. Plotosus
D. Wallago

118. ‘Bombay Duck’ is the common name of

A. Halosaur
B. Harpadon
C. Heteropneustes
D. Hara

119. Expand FAO

A. Food and Agricultural Organisation
B. Food and Aquaculture Organisation
C. Fish Administration Office
D. Fisheries Administration Organisation

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120. The giant freshwater prawn is

A. Macrobrachium malcomsonii
B. Macrobrachium gangeticum
C. Macrobrachium rosenbergii
D. Macrobrachiumr idea

121. Blue revolution is related to

A. Agriculture
B. Fisheries
C. Horticulture
D. Poultry

122. 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

123. The largest mangrove area occur in

A. Singapore
B. Australia
C. Indonesia
D. Malaysia

124. Largest mangrove area in India

A. West Bengal
B. Gujarat
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu

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125. Most productive areas of the world oceans

A. Benthic areas
B. Upwelling areas
C. Surface areas
D. Subsurface areas

126. India’s largest lake is

A. Chilika lake
B. Vembanad lake
C. Pulicat lake
D. Kolleru lake

127. World’s largest Ocean

A. Arctic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

128. The Himalayan rivers are

A. Ganga
B. Indus
C. Brahmaputra
D. All of the above

129. India’s largest Estuary

A. Baga creek
B. Chilka
C. Hooghly Matlah
D. Thane creek

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130. In India, which of the following states comprised longest coastline area?

A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. West Bengal

131. Mackerel mainly feed on

A. Dinoflagellates
B. Diatoms
C. Zooplankton
D. Blue Green Algae

132. In India, EEZ is extended up to ______ nautical mile

A. 12
B. 200
C. 212
D. 400

133. Quality of fish can be assessed by

A. Peroxide value
B. Vitamin C
C. Glucose
D. Arginine

134. Which one is the cheapest method of fish preservation?

A. Sun drying
B. Pit curing
C. Colombo curing
D. None of the above

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135. Reproductive function can be controlled by

A. Insulin
B. Thyroxin
C. Adrenalin
D. Hypothalamus

136. A fish has no

A. Tail
B. Neck
C. Head
D. Trunk

137. In fishes, heart comprise of

A. 1 auricle and 1 ventricle
B. 2 auricles and 2 ventricles
C. 2 auricles and 1 ventricle
D. 1 auricle and 2 ventricles

138. Fish change its direction suddenly by

A. Pelvic fins
B. Caudal fin
C. Pectoral fins
D. All of the above

139. Which is the most powerful electric fish in the world?

A. Northern Pike
B. Electric catfish
C. Electric eel
D. Black Torpedo Ray

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140. Which one of the following is slowest moving marine fish?

A. Cod fish
B. Hag fish
C. Sea horse
D. Bombay duck

141. Which is the largest fish in the world?

A. Grey shark
B. Whale shark
C. Basking shark
D. Japanese Horn shark

142. In a sucker fish, the sucker is the modification of

A. Mouth
B. Gill slit
C. Dorsal fin
D. Ventral fin

143. Smallest shark is

A. Hammer headed shark
B. Carpet shark
C. Grey shark
D. Dog fish

144. Larvae of sea cucumber is

A. Alevin
B. Bipinaria
C. Trochopore
D. Auricularia

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145. The copulatory organ in shark is

A. Cloacal aperture
B. Claspers
C. Anal fins
D. Gill slit

146. A male mate with several females is called

A. Monogamy
B. Polygamy
C. Polyandry
D. Monoyandry

147. A female mate with several males

A. Monogamy
B. Polygamy
C. Polyandry
D. Monoyandry

148. The fusion of male and female gametes to form zygote is called as

A. Ovulation
B. Spermiation
C. Blastulation
D. Fertilization

149. The __________ fish is the most prized table fish in West Bengal

A. Mackerel
B. Lady fish
C. Catfish
D. Hilsa

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150. Species caught by jig line fishing

A. Squid
B. Tuna
C. Cuttle fish
D. None of the above
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