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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' Junior Instructor (Dairying)' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '150/2023'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
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Read statements given below and select the correct combination from the options given :
Statement [A] : Feeding of colostrum to new born calf is important for its immunity.
Statement [B] : Maternal antibodies cannot pass from dam to calf through bovine placenta.
(^) Both statements [A] and [B] are correct
(B) Both statements [A] and [B] are wrong
(C) Statement [A] is correct but Statement [B] is wrong
(D) Statement [B] is correct but Statement [A] is wrong
Which of the following is the smallest exotic breed of cattle?
(^) Brown Swiss (B) Red Dane
(C) Jersey (D) Holstein Frescian
Which of the following traits in dairy cattle is having lowest heritability?
(A) Birth weight ൯) Fertility
(C) Milk production (1b) (D) Feed conversion
Which of the following is NOT a sign of heat stress in dairy cattle?
(A) Crowding under tree shade ൯) Increased Salivation
(C) Decreased rate of respiration (D) Open mouthed breathing
Vaccination is not practiced against —-————— in dairy cattle.
(^) Tuberculosis (B) Foot and Mouth
(೮) Rinderpest (D) Anthrax
Which of the following methods is used to count live and dead spermatozoa in a sample of
semen?
(^) Haemocytometer method (B) Methylene blue reduction test
(C) Motility test (D) Eosin-Nigrosin staining
Milk plasma can be defined as milk minus :
(A) Casein (B) Fat
(C) Lactose (D) Calcium
A gravimetric method for milk fat determination :
(A) Mojonnier method (B) Gerber method
(೮) Picric acid method (D) Polarimetric method
The mineral which is present in deficient amount in milk :
(A) Calcium (B) Sodium
(C) Potassium (D) Iron
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