Solved Questions Answers - Improvement in Food Resources

Match the column :-

True or False :-

1. Milch breeds are milk yielding while draught breeds are working animals.

2. Animal food is usually rich is proteins.

3. Jersey is an Indian breed of cow.

4. Veterinary Research Institute of India, Izatnagar (U.P.) is the important artificial insemination centre in our country.

5. Ringworm is a viral disease of cattle.

6. Apiary is an artificial and movable beehive.

7. Sericulture is the process of rearing honey bees.

8. Tharparkar is a dual purpose breed of cow.

9. Bombay duck and Hilsa are the indigenous fresh water fishes.

10. Nosema is a disease of poultry.

Fill in the Blanks :

1. Roughage of cattle feed mainly coutains ................. while concentrate of cattle feed is rich in ..................

2. Anthrax is a ................. disease while cowpox is a ................. disease.

3. Latest techniques of improvement of cattle is ..................

4. ................. are the birds grown for providing meat.

5. Three castes in a beehive are ................. , ................. and ..................

6. The exotic variety of honey bee grown in India is ..................

7. Nursuries for raising fish are called ..................

8. The most popular desipoultry breed is ..................

9. Frieswal is a crossbreed between ................. and ..................

10. The animal which is the major source of milk in our country is ..................

Very Short Answer Questions :

1. Define animal husbandry.

2. Define livestock.

3. Name any two exetic breeds of poultry.

4. Which viral disease infects cow ?

5. Name the grains used for poultry field.

6. What are milch animals ?

7. Name any two fresh water fishes.

8. In what respect does the roughage differ from concentrates with reference to cattle feed ?

9. Name two by products of fishery.

10. Name the products obtained from honeybees.

11. Mention two uses of animal husbandry.

12. Define artificial insemination.

13. Define apiary.

14. Name two vitamins found in liver oil of certain fishes.

15. Give the full form of NDDB.

ANSWER KEY

Match the column :-

Ans:

True or False :-

1. Ans: True
Explanation: Milch breeds are specifically reared for milk production, while draught breeds are selected for strength and used as working animals.

2. Ans: True
Explanation: Foods of animal origin (milk, eggs, meat) are generally rich sources of protein.

3. Ans: False
Explanation: Jersey is an exotic breed (origin: Isle of Jersey) and not an Indian native breed.

4. Ans: True
Explanation: The Veterinary Research Institute at Izatnagar is an important centre involved in cattle breeding and artificial insemination work in India.

5. Ans: False
Explanation: Ringworm is caused by a fungus; it is not a viral disease.

6. Ans: False
Explanation: An apiary is a place or collection of beehives where bees are kept and reared; a single artificial and movable structure is called a movable beehive (hive), not the apiary itself.

7. Ans: False
Explanation: Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for silk production, not the rearing of honey bees.

8. Ans: True
Explanation: Tharparkar is a dual-purpose breed used both for milk and for draft work.

9. Ans: False
Explanation: Bombay duck is a marine fish and Hilsa is largely marine/migratory; they are not typical indigenous freshwater fishes.

10. Ans: False
Explanation: Nosema is a disease that affects honey bees (caused by a microsporidian), not poultry.

Fill in the blanks :-

1. Ans: Fibres, nutrients

2. Ans: Bacterial, Viral

3. Ans: Superovulation

4. Ans: Broilers

5. Ans: Workers, Drones, Queen

6. Ans: Apis mellifera

7. Ans: Hatcheries

8. Ans: Aseel

9. Ans: Holstein-Friesian, Sahiwal

10. Ans: Buffaloes

Very Short Answer Questions :

1. Ans: Animal husbandry is the scientific rearing and management of domestic animals to obtain useful products such as milk, meat, wool, eggs and for services like draught work.

2. Ans: Livestock means the domestic animals kept on a farm for use and profit, for example cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and poultry.

3. Ans: Two exotic breeds of poultry are Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn.

4. Ans: Cowpox is a viral disease that can infect cattle.

5. Ans: Common grains used in poultry feed are maize and wheat.

6. Ans: Milch animals are those reared mainly for milk production, for example cows and buffaloes.

7. Ans: Two fresh water fishes are Rohu and Catla.

8. Ans: Roughage differs from concentrates in that roughage is rich in fibre and provides bulk, while concentrates are rich in nutrients such as proteins and energy.

9. Ans: Two by-products of fishery are fish oil and fish meal.

10. Ans: Products obtained from honeybees include honey and beeswax.

11. Ans: Two uses of animal husbandry are to provide food (milk, meat, eggs) and to provide livelihood and employment to farmers.

12. Ans: Artificial insemination is the technique of introducing semen into the reproductive tract of a female animal by artificial means to achieve fertilisation without natural mating.

13. Ans: An apiary is a place or site where beehives are kept and honey bees are reared commercially; it is essentially a bee farm.

14. Ans: Two vitamins found in liver oil of certain fishes are vitamins A and D.

15. Ans: NDDB stands for National Dairy Development Board.