ICAR net animal nutrition questions

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ICAR animal nutrition questions

I. Indicate True or False

1. Albumins are not soluble in water.
2. Elastins are fibrous proteins.
3. Triglycerides are known as fat.
4. G.E. content of fat is about 4 kcal/g.
5. Net yield of ATP per mole of glycerol is 21.
6. Thaer developed the first feeding standard.
7. Sucrose is sweetest of all the sugars.
8. Maltose is a reducing sugar.
9. Starch equivalent of wheat bran is 45.
10. Antibiotics are essential for large ruminants in feed.
11. NFE is determined by analysis.
12. BMR declines about 8% per year of age.
13. Vitamin E deficiency causes crazy chick disease.
14. VanSoest system of feed analysis was proposed in 1967.
15. Activity increment of cattle, sheep and swine is less when compared to poultry.
16. R.Q. for carbohydrate is 0.7.
17. Blood meal is deficient in isoleucine but rich in lysine.
18. Soybean meal is rich in methionine.
19. The pH of silage in A. I. V. method is kept below 4.
20. For guinea pig the Vitamin C requirement is 222 mg/kg DM of diet.
21. Zone of thermal neutrality for pig is 20-260C.
22. Chief route of phosphorus excretion in ruminants is urine.
23. Molybdenum deficiency in chicken causes femoral head necrosis.
24. Plasma calcium level is 4-5 mg/dL in most species.
25. Chromium deficiency causes impaired glucose tolerance.
26. Diammonium phosphate contains 18% Nitrogen and 20% Phosphorus.
27. Iron requirement for pig is 80mg/kg diet.
28. 1 IU of Vitamin E is equal to 1 mg α tocopherol acetate.
29. Menadione is both water-soluble and fat-soluble.
30. Fibrobacter succinogens is the chief fibre degrading bacteria in the rumen.
31. Fungal count in rumen is 103 to 105/ml of rumen liquor.
32. Specific function of rumen fungi is substrate penetration.
33. Sequestration is function of holotrich protozoa.
34. Microbe with highest protease activity in rumen is bacteria.
35. Majority of rumen bacteria are Gram positive.
36. Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens is a hemicellulose degrading bacteria.
37. Defaunation causes increase in bacterial and fungal biomass.
38. Yeast is a probiotic.
39. Trypsin acts on the peptide linkage involving aromatic amino acids.
40. Secretion of Brunners gland is alkaline.
41. Amino peptidase and di peptidase is secreted from small intestine.
42. Monensin supplementation increases methane production in ruminants.
43. The chief end product of purine metabolism in ruminants is allantoin.
44. Prehensile organ of cattle is lip.
45. MFN has no relationship with feed intake.
46. Maintenance requirement of dogs is 132 kcal/kgW0.75.
47. Haecker showed that nutritive requirements varied with quality and quantity of milk produced in dairy cattle.
48. Microbial digestion in rabbits takes place in proximal colon and caecum.
49. Armsby developed surface area law.
50. As per NRC, protein content in hamster diet should be 15%.
51. Methane is the chief rumen gas.
52. Struvite is Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate.
53. In dairy cows grazing resulted in a maintenance requirement that was 40% greater than when they were fed in the barn.
54. Terpenes yield isoprene moiety on degradation.
55. Lymph draining the intestine is always milky in ruminants.
56. Availability of calcium is 45%.
57. β oxidation of fat takes place in endoplasmic reticulum.
58. 1000 ppm TDS is ideal for water.
59. Cats are very sensitive to deficiency of arginine.
60. Metabolic water comprises 20-25% of total water intake of domestic animals.

II. Fill in the blanks

1. Taurine deficiency in cats results in ...............................
2. Lignin is associated with .............................. in plants.
3. The true stomach of ruminants is ................................................
4. Cat cannot convert β Carotene to Vitamin A as it lacks the enzyme.............................
5. Animal starch is ............................................
6. Hay cannot be stored if the moisture content is above .....................................
7. Ether extract in solvent extracted cake is ............................%.
8. .............................are the main proteins of connective tissue.
9. Toxic amino acid present in subabul ....................................
10. Cereals are deficient in the amino acid .......................................
11. 1 calorie =.................................J
12. Methane contains .............................kcal energy /g.
13. Chief VFA in rumen is ..........................
14. The practice of feeding extra concentrate in last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy is called ........................
16. DCP requirement for milk production in goats is ...............................
17. Urea can replace about ................................% of DCP requirement.
18. Optimum DM content of silage premix is ..............................
19. The mineral associated with the enzyme tyrosinase is ...............................
20. Safe upper limit of fluoride in water is ...................ppm.
21. Dissecting aneurysm in chicken is due to deficiency of ...........................
22. Aflatoxin content in the feed of duck should not exceed ......................ppm.
23. Minimum CP content of BIS Type I cattle feed is .......................%.
24. .................... is the only VFA found in appreciable quantities in peripheral circulation.
25. Vitamin required in propionic acid metabolism is ...............................
26. Pica is due to deficiency of .......................................
27. An adult elephant requires .............................kg green per day.
28. ............................ is a measure of amount of water soluble steam volatile fatty acids.
29. Calcium deficiency in bitches results in .................................
30. Grass staggers is due to deficiency of ...........................
31. N S P present in wheat is ..............................
32. Thumps in piglets is due to deficiency of .................................
33. Father of the science of Nutrition is ......................................
34. Parakeratosis in swine is due to deficiency of .........................
35. Optimum pH of silage is ...........................
36. ATP produced from 1 mole of propionate is .............................
37. The enzyme Alcohol dehydrogenase has the mineral ..............................
38. The enzyme Arginase contains the mineral ..............................
39. Specific function of rumen bacteria is ....................................
40. Protozoa used for the evaluation of protein quality in feeds is ......................

ANSWER KEY

I.

1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. T
10. F
11. F
12. T
13. T
14. T
15. T
16. F
17. T
18. F
19. T
20. T
21. T
22. F
23. T
24. F
25. T
26. T
27. T
28. T
29. T
30. T
31. T
32. T
33. T
34. F
35. F
36. T
37. T
38. T
39. F
40. T
41. T
42. F
43. T
44. F
45. F
46. T
47. T
48. T
49. F
50. T
51. F
52. T
53. T
54. T
55. T
56. T
57. F
58. T
59. T
60. F

II.


1. Feline Central Retinal Degeneration (FCRD)
2. Cellulose
3. Abomasum
4. β Carotene dioxygenase
5. Glycogen
6. 15%
7. 0.5-1
8. Collagen
9. Mimosine
10. Lysine
11. 4.184
12. 13.34
13. Acetic acid
14. Steaming up
15. 2.5-3
16. 70 g/kg milk produced
17. 30 %
18. 35 %
19. Copper
20. 2 ppm
21. Copper
22. 0.03 ppm
23. 22%
24. Acetate
25. Vitamin B12
26. Phosphorus
27. 200 kg
28. Reichert-Meissl Number
29. Eclampsia
30. Magnesium
31. Arabinoxylan
32. Iron
33. Lavoisier
34. Zinc
35. 3.8-4.2
36. 17 ATP
37. Zinc
38. Manganese
39. Methanogenesis
40. Tetrahymena pyriformis

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ICAR NET exam animal nutrition question paper

1. Chairman of the scientific panel set up for the development of the first edition of feeding standard published by ICAR in 1985?

N. D. Kehar



2. A scientist from KAU, who was a member of the sub-committee for drafting ICAR feeding standards for goats?

M. Shivaraman



3. Feeding standards in U. K. is developed by?

A R C



4. Starch digestibility in rumen ranges from?

63-70%



5. Chief cellulose degrading bacteria of rumen?

Fibrobacter succinogens



6. Only VFA present in appreciable quantity in peripheral blood as an important energy source?

Acetate



7. Berseem is a plant from?

Egypt



8. A I V method of silage making uses the acids?

Sulphuric acid and Hydrochloric acid



9. Flieg index is a commonly used method for evaluation of?

Silage quality



10. Silo-fillers disease is an illness of farm workers that is caused by inhalation of the oxides of?

Nitrogen



11. “Vana Mahotsava” the annual festival of trees was inaugurated in?

1950



12. Beneficial effect of condensed tannin in legumes is attributed to their ability to?

Protect protein



13. Name two tannin complexing agents?

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)



14. 3,4 DHP (dihydroxypyridone) and 2, 3 DHP are the break down products of the antinutritional factor ………….?

Mimosin



15. Chief endproduct of purine metabolism in ruminants?

Allantoin



16. A naturally occurring fatty acid found in ruminant products which has beneficial health attributes like anticarcinogenic activity, anti obesity and anti atherogenic activity?

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)



17. Plants belonging to genus Brassica has the antinutritional factor…………?

Glucosinolates



18. Slobber syndrome and facial eczema in cattle is caused by the consumption of….?

Mycotoxins (slaframine and swainsonine)



19. Hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicates (HSCAS) are added in feed for?

Binding mycotoxins



20. Maximum permitted level of aflatoxin in animal feeds (as per Prevention of food adulteration act)?

30 ppb (0.03 ppm)



21. BT cotton has the gene from the bacterium?

Bacillus thuringiensis



22. Plant which is named Biodiesel?

Jatropha



23. The oil seed crop that is produced in the largest amount in the world is?

Soybean



24. Domesticated avian species having high requirement for Niacin?

Duck



25. Mineral which is present in glucose tolerant factor?

Chromium



26. Central Research Institute for Dry land Agricuture (CRIDA) is located at?

Hyderabad



27. Tree loppings or prunings available as feed in silvipastoral system is termed?

Top feeds



28. Name a selenium accumulator plant?

Astragalus



29. N : S ratio of wool?

5:1



30. The pathway of propionate production in animal consuming high fibrous diet?

Succinate pathway



31. Term metabolizability denotes?

ME/GE



32. Vitamin C requirement for guinea pig diet?

200 mg/kg feed



33. Fodder feed is?

Cow pea



34. VFA having maximum absorption rate is?

Butyrate



35. Zinc deficiency causes infertility in males because it is a component of the enzyme……..?

Thymidine kinase



36. Preferred source of enzyme for estimating degradability of protein in French PDI system?

S. griseus (protease)



37. Alkaloid in legume which predispose bloat?

Saponin



38. If no green grass is fed to ruminants the concentrate mixture should have Vitamin A at the rate of ……..?

5000 IU/Kg



39. Other than HMP shunt, the conversion of …..to ……… is a source of NADP in non ruminants?

Malate to Pyruvate



40. Phosphorus content of bran?

1.2-1.5%



41. Carprice reaction is concerned with the estimation of?

Vitamin A



42. Antimetabolite of folic acid?

Aminopterine



43. Fatal syncope in calves and pigs is due to deficiency of?

Vitamin E



44. First discovered amino acid?

Aspargine



45. Chief acid of silage is?

Lactic acid



46. Silo with minimum spoilage is?

Upright silo



47. Scotopsin is rich in the amino acid?

Lysine



48. Meskawi is a common variety of the plant?

Berseeem



49. Domesticated ruminant with highest BMR?

Goat



50. Deficiency disease in which ceroid pigment is accumulated in adipose tissue of cats?

Yellow fat disease/Pansteatitis (Vitamin E deficiency)



51. Colour of pure vitamin A?

Colourless



52. Reference standard in a Bomb calorimeter?

Benzoic acid



53. Brouwer equation is used to estimate?

Heat production



54. A fungal enzyme added in poultry feeds containing barley?

ß glucanase



55. Ruminant which is most prone to both cobalt deficiency and copper toxicity?

Sheep



56. Biological value of microbial protein?

80



57. (DCP + DTP)/2 is ?

Protein Equivalent



58. The pathway occurring in plants which is responsible for the conversion of fat to carbohydrate?

Glyoxylate cycle



59. First two enzymes of urea cycle is located in?

Mitochondria



60. Cell organelle involved in initial steps of alkoxy-phospholipid biosynthesis which leads to the production of plasmalogens?

Peroxisomes



61. Aminoacid required for the production of carnitine?

Lysine



62. ………..% of the nitrogen of milk is NPN?

5%



63. Hammer mill works on the principle of/

Impact grinding



64. Major pathway for ATP synthesis in tissues lacking mitochondria like RBC, cornea and lens?

Glycolysis



65. Metals inhibiting pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

Arsenic and Mercury



Multiple Choice Questions NOTE: THE ANSWERS TO THE MCQ IS GIVEN IN BOLD RED COLOR


1. Efficiency of conversion of ß carotene to vitamin A is in the order?

Rat>Ruminants> Pig> Poultry
Rat>Poultry>Pig>Ruminants
Rat>Poultry>Ruminants>Pig
Pig>Poultry>Ruminants>Rat



2. Rumen degradable protein content is highest for?

Soybean meal
Coconut cake
Groundnut cake
Fish meal



3. The feed which is fed “whole” to poultry but “crushed” to cattle and pig?

Pearl Millet
Great Millet
Barley
Jowar



4. Experimental animals for determining GPV of a feed?

Rats
Rabbit
Guinea pig
Chick



5. Order of the efficiency of conversion of Tryptophan to Niacin?

Pig>Chicken>Duck>Cat
Cat>Chicken>Duck>Pig
Chicken>Pig>Duck>Cat
Duck>Chicken>Pig>Cat



6. Which of the following is common to salseed, sorghum and jowar?

Mucilage
Tannin
Glucosinolate
Mimosine



7. Colour of ruminant bile?

Green
Golden yellow
Orange
Colourless



8. DCP% is highest for?

Lucerne hay
Berseem hay
Oat hay
Wheat straw





9. Which of the following is required for Ubiquinone synthesis?

Vitamin A and Copper
Vitamin E and Selenium
Vitamin E and Copper
Vitamin C and Selenium



10. The order of toxicity is?

Tyrosin>Threonine>Methionine
Methionine>Threonine>Tyrosine
Threonine>Tyrosine>Methionine
Methionine>Tyrosine>Threonine



11. Which of the following is most important in inhibiting the digestibility of paddy straw?

Lignin
Silica
Hemicellulose
Oxalate



12. Concentration of Ammonia and Total VFA in rumen is highest for?

Goat
Buffalo
Sheep
Cattle



13. Most promising initial symptom of Vitamin A deficiency in cows and horses?

Copius lacrymation
Copius salivation
Xeropthalmia
Night blindness



14. ……….% NDF in total ration is critical for maintenance of normal milk fat?

66%
18%
73%
36%



15. Urea treatment of straw increases?

CP and DCP
TDN
Dry matter digestibility and feed intake
All the above



16. Pregnancy toxemia is seen in?

Sheep and Goat
Sheep and Rat
Sheep and Guinea pig
Sheep and Rabbit



17. Taurine requirement of cats is ………..mg/kg DM in diet?

200
500
800
1000



18. Amino acid precursor of lignin?

Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Alanine
Glycine



19. Mineral needed for acetate incorporation in cholesterol biosynthesis?

Calcium
Copper
Manganese
Magnesium



20. Microbe in rumen capable of breaking lignocellulosic bond?

Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi
None



21. Protease activity in rumen is highest for?

Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi
Bacteriophage



22. Naturally occurring fatty acid has ………..configuration?

Cis
Trans
Both
None



23. Which of the following is common in nature?

D sugars and D amino acids
L sugars and L amino acids
D sugars and L amino acids
L sugars and D amino acids



24. The order of salt tolerance?

Sheep>Cattle>Pig>Poultry
Sheep>Pig>Cattle>Poultry
Cattle>Sheep>Pig>Poultry
Pig>Cattle>Sheep>Poultry



25. Urea supplementation is not recommended if CP content of ruminant diet is above?

18%
25%
7%
13%



26. Which of the following deficiency contribute to perosis?

Manganese and Choline
Biotin and Folic acid
Thiamine, Manganese, Choline, Biotin and Folic acid
Vitamin B12, Manganese, Choline, Biotin and Folic acid



27. Order of tolerance of aflatoxin?

Chicken>Guinea fowl>Duck
Duck>Guinea fowl>Chicken
Guinea fowl>Chicken>Duck
Chicken>Duck>Guinea fowl



28. Arrange the susceptibility to aflatoxin by domestic animals in descending order?

Rabbit> Pig> Cattle>Sheep>Chicken
Pig>Rabbit>Sheep>Chicken>Cattle
Chicken>Rabbit>Pig>Sheep>Cattle
Cattle>Sheep>Rabbit>Pig>Chicken



29. Which of the following is used as energy source (not protein source)?

Linseed meal
Salseed meal
Mustard cake
Sunflower cake



30. All reactions in TCA cycle are reversible except the formation of?

Succinyl CoA
Succinate
α keto glutarate
Fumarate



31. Which of the following cereal has more lysine content?

Rice
Wheat
Corn
Oats



32.β oxidation can occur in?

a.Mitochondria

b. Peroxisomes

c. Both

d. Endoplasmic reticulum



33. Glycosphingolipids and glycoproteins are synthesized in?

a. Golgi body

b. Mitochondria

c. Endoplasmic reticulum

d. Glyoxysomes



34. Rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis?

a. α 1-4 glucosidase

b. HMG CoA reductase

c. Squalene synthetase

d. 7 α hydroxylase



35. For fatty acid synthesis, Acetyl CoA comes from mitochondria to cytoplasm as?

a. Carnitine

b. Malate

c. Citrate

d. Oxaloacetate

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