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Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statement:
One of the following is a bacterial disease of sheep and goat. Identify it.

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  1. Sore mouth

  2. Rinderpest

  3. Goat pox

  4. Brucellosis

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Brucella. Various Brucella species affect sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, dogs, and other animals. Bovine brucellosis mainly affects rams, causing lesions in their reproductive organs (called epididymitis).

Rest of the diseases are caused by viruses.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Brucellosis'

Feeding jaggery with limewater is one of the first aid measure for ...........

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  1. Diarrhoea

  2. Milk fever

  3. Cow Pox

  4. Anthrax

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Milk fever is a disorder of mainly dairy cows close to calving. It is a metabolic disease caused by a low blood calcium level. Feeding jaggery along with lime water, few days prior to calving and giving soft nutritious and easily digestible food for few days after calving prevent milk fever.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Milk fever'.

Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry?

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  1. Ranikhet disease

  2. Cholera

  3. Coryza

  4. Aspergillosis

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Ranikhet disease is a disease caused by viruses. It is the most fatal disease of poultry. 
  • Cholera and coryza are bacterial diseases.
  • Aspergillosis is a fungal disease.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Ranikhet disease'

Murrah, Mehsana, Jaffrabadi are breeds of

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  1. Buffalo

  2. Cow

  3. Cattle

  4. Horse

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The best known breeds of Indian buffaloes are the murrah, Jaffrabadi, Nili, Bhadawari and sweti.

Exotic breeds ______________.

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  1. Require specific environment

  2. Hardy

  3. Sturdy

  4. Takes less food

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Exotic breeds require specific environment. The exotic breads of cattle population are under intensive feeding system which consists of stall feeding in which the keeper has control over the diet composition. while the indigenous varieties are under an extensive feeding system where animals are let out for gazing. The keep a do not own control over the duet composition of the animals. The feeding of the cattle is to be carried on in scientific manna with special emphasis on the quality and quantity of fodder. Besides, stringent clean liner and hygiene are of hight importance while milling so that they can be maintained distance free.

Zebu cattle is ______________.

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  1. Water Buffalo

  2. Indian Buffalo

  3. Cow

  4. Sheep

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Zebu (Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus), sometimes known as humped cattle, indicus cattle, or brahmin cattle are just a type of domestic cattle originating in South Asia (the Indian subcontinent). They are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears and a large dewlap.

Who is the pioneer of "White revolution" in India?

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  1. Swaminathan

  2. Varghese Kurien

  3. Dhiru Bhai Ambani

  4. S.K. Birla

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Correct Option: A

Silver revolution is associated with the increase in the production of____________

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  1. Meat

  2. Cereals

  3. Eggs

  4. Milk

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Silver revolution refers to the period in which there was a  tremendous increase in the production of eggs.

So, the correct answer is 'eggs'

The world's largest dairy development programme designed and implemented in India is called as__________

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  1. White Revolution

  2. Golden Revolution

  3. Operation flood

  4. Silver Revolution

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • White Revolution in India also known as Operation Flood was a plan of three phases launched in 1970 by the National Dairy Development Board. 
  • Its aim was to increase India's dairy production until India became self-sufficient in milk.
  •  This program was highly successful and in 1998, India became the largest milk producer in the world. Thus the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following food items is not a milk product?

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  1. Cream

  2. Cheese

  3. Chapathi

  4. Ghee

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • The milk is obtained from the milch animals which are reared for the production of milk and its products. 
  • Cream, cheese, and ghee are the dairy products which are obtained by the different processes involving milk as the substrate. 
  • Chapathi is the food produced from the dough of cereals.

so, the correct answer is 'Chapathi'