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Fisheries biology
1. Logistic model was developed by
a) Schaefer b) Daniel pauly
c) Gulland d) None
2. Lm/L α is an index to
a) Reproduction b) Reproductive stress
c) Reproductive capacity d) None
3. Which ELEFAN system is used to study length frequency
data
a) ELEFAN 5 b) ELEFAN 4
c) ELEFAN 3 d) ELEFAN 0
4. Larval stage capable of reproducing is known as
a) Parthernogenesis b) Hermaphrodites
c) Paedogenesis d) None of these
5. Abalation of eyestalk in crustaceans
a) Accelerate vitellogenesis b) Retard maturation
c) Increase fecundity d) Promote mortality
6. Complete extraction of Gonodotropin is done by
a) Saline solution b) Trichloro acetic acid
c) Distilled water d) Alcohol
7. Pituitary extract injection is usually given
a) Near anal fin b) Base of pectoral fin
c) Base of Anterior part of dorsal fin
d) Near pelvic fin
8. Fishes are usually
a) Ureotelic and uricotelic b) Ureotelic
c) Amminotelic and ureotelic d) Uricotelic
9. Scales of elasmobranch are
a) Ctenoid b) Ganoid c) Cycloid d) Placoid
10. Gills are pouch-like in
a) Amphibia b) Pisces
c) Cyclostomes d) All of these

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11. Air bladder is

a) Hydrostatic organs of bony fish
b) Excretory organ of fish
c) Excretory organs of mammals
d) Respiratory organs of cephlopids
12. Which one of the following fishes can produce electricity?
a) Scoliodon b) Torpedo c) Hilsa d) All
13. Living fossil is
a) Dodo b) Dogfish
c) Coelacanth (Latimeria) d) Flying fish
14. In adult fishes the kidney is
a) Opisthonephros b) Mesonephros
c) Pronephros d) Metanephros
15. The sucker fish is technically called
a) Labeo b) Saccobranchus
c) Echeneis d) Anabas
16. The fish famous for parental care is
a) Hippocampus b) Scoliodon
c) Gambusia d) Labeo
17. Golden age of fishes is
a) Silurian period b) Devonian period
c) Ordovician period d) None of the above
18. Which of the following is a flat Fish
a) Remora b) Pleuronectus
c) Antennarius d) Scoliodon
19. Fishes able to breath in air
a) All Estuarine fishes b) All fresh water fishes
c) All marine fishes d) All land fishes
20. In fishes the teeth are of
a) Pleurodont type b) Homodont type
c) Heterodont type d) Thecodont type

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21. Among fishes two internal nostrils are seen in

a) Dipnoi b) Teleosti
c) Elasmobranchi d) Holocephali
22. Latimeria chalumnae is the zoological name of
a) Coelacanth b) Flute fish
c) Hydranth d) Sucker fish
23. Heart pumps only impure blood in case of
a) Shark b) Lizard c) Whale d) Frog
24. Male Scoliodon is distinguished from female Scoliodon by
the presence of
a) Cloacal aperture b) Claspers
c) Pelvic fin d) Dorsal fin
25. Which fish lays the most eggs?
a) Mutton Fish (Macrozoares americanus)
b) Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
c) Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
d) Pearl fish (Carapus acus)
26. In a sucker fish, the sucker is a modification of
a) Dorsal fin b) Ventral fin
c) Mouth d) Gill slit
27. Group of Jelly fish is called
a) Shoals b) Smack c) Siege d) None
28. Larvae of Sea cucumber
a) Doliolaria b) Aruicularia
c) Branchiolariad) Bipinaria
29. Scientific name of Ten pounder is
a) Megalops cyprinoids b) Elops machnata
c) Nematalosa nasus d) None
30. Pelvic fin absent in
A) Ilisha b) Opisthopterus
c) Coilia d) Esculosa thoracata

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31. Ribbon fish also called as

a) Sea fish b) Hairtails
c) Sea hare d) None
32. Crassostrea gigas commonly called as
a) Flat oyster b) Cup oyster
c) Edible oyster d) None
33. Two pairs of barbells present in
a) Wallago attu b) Goat Fish
c) Mrigal d) Singhi
34. Fertilization in shark is almost always
a) Internal b) external c) Both d) None
35. Shape of Stomach in shark
a) “J” shape b) “S” shape
c) “C” shape d) “L” shape
36. Dipnoi are also called as
a) Lung fishes b) Silver sides
c) Scorpion fish d) None
37. Oldest & most primitive lung Fish
a) Dipterus b) Trigon
c) Zyganea d) Echenies
38. Amia calva is also called as
a) Bow fin fishes b) Yellow Eel
c) Flying fish d) None
39. For spawning male prepare crude nest by crushing
vegetables
a) Amia calva b) Latimeria chalumnae
c) Remora d)Amphiprion
40. Mosquito fish (Gambusia) are
a) Viviparous and live bearer b) Oviparous
c) Ovoviviparous d) None

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41. Fish haemoglobin is

a) Monomeric b) Tetrameric
c) Isomeric d) Monomeric & Tetrameric
42. Lymphocyte produces
a) Antibodies b) Antigen
c) Immunoglobulin d) None
43. Fishes which have 3 kinds of haemoglobin
a) Gold fish b) Rainbow trout
c) Silverbellies d) None
44. Complete cartilaginous gill ray present in
a) Rita rita b) Clown fish
c) Lamprey d) Toad fish
45. Kidney type in Salmon & Trout
a) Completely fused b) Completely separated
c) a & b d) None
46. Average urea content in urine of elasmobranch
a) 230 mg % b) 250mg%
c) 200mg% d) 225mg%
47. Types of kidney is given by
a) Linneaus b) Schafer c) Ogawa d) Lamark
48. It is commonly called as “Sturgeon”
a) Amia b) Pristis c) Acipencer d) Exocoetus
49. Tail is used as breathing organ
a) Periopthalmus b) Anguilla
c) Channa d) Protopterus
50. A male mate with several female
a) Monogamy b) Polygamy
c) polyandry d) None
51. The study of living fossil
a) Ethology b) Paleantology
c) Ichthyology d) None

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52. Cycloid scales are present in

a) Carps b) Shark c) Perches d) None
53. Barbells originate above snout/head is called
a) Mental barbells b) Nasal barbells
c) Mandibular barbells d) None
54. This is the direct method for age & growth determination
of fish
a) Petersen method b) Integrated method of pauly
c) Length frequency methods d) Tagging or marking
55. Internal fertilization found in
a) Shark b) Guppy c) Molly d) All the above
56. Glomeruelus kidney found in
a) Fresh water fish b) Most marine fish
c) a & b d) None
57. Single gill slit on each side covered with operculum is
present in
a) Some teleosts b) All elasmobranchs
c) All teleosts d) Some elasmobranches
58. Which fishes are included in the order Rajiforms, along
with Electric Rays, Stingrays and Skates?
a) Fingerfishes (Monodactylidae)
b) Cornetfishes (Fistulariidae)
c) Guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae)
d) All of the above
59. Sting ray is
a) Zyganea b) Trigon c) Torpedo d) Pristis
60. Latimeria species is a
a) Dipnoi b) Cyclostomes
c) Osteichthyes d) Chondricthyes
61. Carp fish common in India is
a) Barbus b) Labeo c) Hilsa d) Wallago

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62. Americarn lung fish is

a) Cat fish b) Scoliodon
c) Anguilla d) Lepidosiren
63. Dog fish is an example of
a) Bony fish b) Cartilagenous fish
c) Lung fish d) Caelocanth
64. Oikopleura belongs to
a) Tunicata b) Cyclostomata
c) Cephalochordata d) Hemichordata
65. Black fin shark is
a) Torpedo b) Labeo c) Scoliodon d) None
66. Ancestors of cyclostomes are
a) Urochordates b) Myxinoides
c) Ostracoderms d) Arthropods
67. A catadromous fish migrates from
a) Rivers to sea b) Sea to rivers
c) Rivers to estuary d) None
68. Heterocercal tail is founding
a) Elasmobranchi b) Teleostomi
c) Both d) None
69. Which of these animals is not a fish?
a) Lung fish b) Dogfish
c) Silverfish d) Cat fish
70. Excretory products of fishes are
a) Ammonia b) Urea c) a & b d) None
71. Which fish belongs to the family Pegasidae?
a) Flying Gurnad b) Flyingfish
c) Dragonfish d) All the above
72. Skull of fish is
a) Monocondylar b) Acondylar
c) Dicondylar d) None

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73. The term dermal denticles refer to

a) Ctenoid scales b) Placoid scales
c) Cycloid scales d) All the above
74. Which fish is not from the family of Billfishes
(Istiophoridae)?
a) Spearfish b) Marlin
c) Swordfish d) Sailfish
75. Gas in air bladder is
a) Carbon dioxide b) Oxygen
c) Nitrogen d) Mixture of all above
76. Cartilaginous fishes do not have
a) Operculum b) Pelvic fins
c) Scales d) Gill slits
77. Placenta in shark is
a) Absent b) Chorionic
c) Yolk sac d) Allantoic
78. Association between suckerfish (Remora) and shark is
a) Predation b) Commensalism
c) Symbiosis d) Parasitism
79. Torpedo fish is commonly known as
a) Electric ray b) Sucker fish
c) Saw fish d) Sea fish
80. Which is a cold blooded animal?
a) Rabbit b) Shark c) Pigeon d) Kangaroo
81. Sea horse is an example of
a) Pisces b) Mammalia c) Reptila d) Aves
82. The generic name of the ‘flying fish’ is
a) Remora b) Exocoetus
c) Hippocampus d) Echeneis
83. Which is a hydrostatic organ of fish
a) Utriculus b) Otosaccus
c) Air bladder d) Internal ear

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84. Ampulla of Lorenzini are found in

a) Scoliodon b) Rita c) Labeo d) None
85. Study of states, rays and sharks is called
a) Raylogy b) Ichthyology
c) Torpedology d) Piscilogy
86. The oldest living fish is
a) Sturgeon b) Coelacanth
c) Anabas d) Diodon
87. Amia or Bow fin possess
a) Homocercal tail b) Protocercal
c) Heterocercal d) Dyphicercal
88. Oxygenated blood never goes to the heart in
a) Fishes b) Mammals c) Reptiles d) birds
89. Fragilaria oceanica in large number is the indication of
abundance of
a) Oil sardine b) Mackeral c) Baracuda d) None
90. Spawning season of oil sardines is
a) July to October b) June to October
c) August to October d) None
91. Craft employed in Kerala for oil sardine fishery
a) Dugout canoes b) Bigger ‘Odam’
c) Smaller ‘vanchi’ d) All
92. Peak spawning season of lesser sardine (Sardinella jussieu)
is
a) Feb – Mar b) Feb – April
c) Feb – May d) Feb – June
93. Ribbon fishes spawn
a) Twice in a year b) Once in a year
c) Threes in a year d) None
94. Eating of barracudas may cause
a) Ciguatera toxin b) Histamine toxin
c) a & b d) None

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95. In chilka lake a special type of gill net used for catching
crab called
a) Noli jal b) Padu jal c) Thuri jal d) None
96. The potential marine fish resources is__________ (million
tonnes)
a) 3.93m t of India b) 3.92m t of India
c) 2.93m t of India d) 3.95m t of India
97. GSI (Gastrosomatic Index) is for examining
a) Feeding b) Respiration
c) Reproduction d) None
98. During spawning season Feeding intensity
a) Decrease b) Increase
c) Moderate d) None
99. Portunus pelagicus breeds during
a) Sep to April b) Sep to Mar
c) Sep to May d) None
100. The catfishes breeds
a) Once in a year b) Two year once
c) Three year once d) None

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Regards,
Pinak kamleshbhai bamaniya,
College of Fisheries science, veraval
Kamdhenu University
cofpinak108@gmail.com
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