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 AFO 2022

GnRH released from which organ?

1. Hypothalamus
2. Ovary
3. Thyroid Gland
4. Pancreas
5. Uterus
Hypophysation
Induced breeding is a technique where ripe
fish breeders are stimulated by pituitary
hormone or any other synthetic hormone
introduction to breed in captive condition
Pituitary glands of the same species
(homoplastic) or closely related species
(hetroplastic) are preferred.

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

from the hypothalamus triggers pituitary
to produce and release gonadotropins (FSH
and LH).
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Empty barrels, plastic containers or

styrofoam bodies in cage culture can be
used for the purpose?

1. Covering material
2. Float
3. Cage Cover
4. Covering material
5. Sinker
Cage Culture
 Rearing of fish from juvenile stage to commercial size in a volume of water enclosed on
all sides.
 It is an aquaculture production system made of a floating frame, net materials and
mooring system (with rope, buoy, anchor etc.) with a round or square shaped floating net
to hold and culture large numbers of fishes and can be installed in reservoir, river, lake or
sea.
 The Cage comprises of rigid floating frame (usually made of HDPE/PVC) as support and
submerged knotless nylon netting as cage body

HDPE Floating Pontoon Cubes used for PVC Barrels used as floats for suspending
suspending Nylon Net Cages for fish culture Nylon Net Cages for fish culture
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The finfish which contributes maximum to

the global aquaculture is

1. Silver carp
2. Common carp
3. Catla
4. Rohu
5. Grass carp
At the level of species, with 5.8 million tonnes, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus
vannamei) was the top species produced in 2020, closely followed by grass
carp( Ctenopharyngodon idellus), cupped oysters, silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix) and anchoveta (Engraulis ringens)
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The scientific name of grass carp is………

1. Ctenopharyngodon idella
2. Cyprinus carpio
3. Cirrihinus mirrigala
4. Labeo rohita
5. Catla catla
Indian major carps Feeding habit Feed zone
Catla (Catla catla) Zooplankton Surface feeder

Rohu (Labeo rohita) Omnivorous Column feeder

Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) Detritivores Bottom feeder

Exotic carps

Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys Phytoplankton Surface feeder

molitrix)

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Herbivorous Surface, column & marginal

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Detritivorous Bottom feeder

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Fishes able to tolerate different concentration

of salinity known as

1. Euryhaline
2. Oligohaline
3. Stenohaline
4. Estuarine
5. None of the above
Estuarine animals are classified into five main groups as below:
1. Oligohaline organisms
This group includes most of the freshwater forms inhabiting rivers which cannot tolerate
variations in salinity of more than 1 % and which are not found at the head of the estuary.

2. True estuarine organisms

True estuarine organisms are such that they are geographically restricted to estuaries only
and are best represented in their upper and middle reaches in low salinities. Although
these organisms have marine affinities, they have adapted themselves to tolerate a wide
range of salinity.
3. Euryhaline marine organisms
These organism can tolerate wide range of salinity. These organisms extend in their
distribution from the sea to the upper reaches of the estuary and can tolerate salinity as
low as 15 %. A few, however, can tolerate salinities of even 5%. These organisms form the
majority of total estuarine biota.

4. Stenohaline marine organisms

These organism can tolerate only narrow fluctuations in the salt concentration. These
organisms live on open seashore and at mouths of estuaries. They do not enter estuaries
below salinities of 25 % in the lower reaches.

5. Migrants
Certain euryhaline marine migrants spend only a part of their lives in estuaries. Many are
predators subsisting on resident estuarine benthic organisms.
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Which fish can be easily grown in brackish

water with quick growth rate and can tolerate
the fluctuations in temperature?

1. White prawn
2. Sardines
3. Tiger Shrimp
4. Lobster
5. Milk fish
White prawn (Litopenaeus vannamei, low saline to brackish water)
Sardines (Marine and pelagic fish)

Tiger Shrimp
 It is the fastest growing of all shrimp. In ponds, juveniles of 3 cm in length have been
grown to a size of 75 to 100 g in only five to six months
 It can tolerate a wide range of salinity, 0.2 to 70 ppt.
 It can tolerate temperatures up to at least 37.5°C

Lobster
 Slow growth it can take more than 3 years to attain maturation

Milk fish (Chanos chanos)

 On of the most ideal finfish for farming in coastal areas.
 Feed on lab lab
Crustaceans: Prawns, Shrimps, Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfishes, etc.
Molluscs: Gastropods (snails), Pelecypods or Bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters) and
Cephalopods (squids, cuttlefish, octopus).

Marine Prawns/ Shrimps

Common name Scientific name
Tiger Prawn/ Black Tiger Shrimp Penaeus monodon
Indian White Prawn/Shrimp Penaeus indicus
Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

In the late nineties (1995), there were serious problem of viral diseases i.e. white spot
syndrome virus in tiger prawn.
Exotic species of shrimp was introduced Litopenaeus vannami and now it is most
cultivated in India.
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Bacterial disease of fish, disintegrating fins,

brittle fin rays

1. Vibriosis
2. Dropsy
3. Fin and tail rot
4. Columnaris
5. Red pest
Symptoms Causes Treatment
 Disintegrating fins,  Bacterial infection due to  Isolate infected fish.
reduced to stumps. poor conditions. Improve water quality.
 Exposed fin rays, bloody  Stress from overcrowding  Antibiotics like
fin edges. or bullying. chloramphenicol or
 Reddened areas at fin base. Injury from fin nipping. tetracycline (10 mg/L).
 Skin ulcers with gray or  Consider salt baths
red margins. cautiously.
Cloudy eyes.  Reduce stress factors.
Dropsy
Bloating of the body, protruding scales.
Dropsy is caused from a bacterial infection of the kidneys, causing fluid accumulation or
renal failure.

Red Pest
 Symptoms: Bloody streaks on fins or body.

Vibriosis
 It is a bacterial disease by vibrio bacteria. It is called as ‘one month mortality
syndrome’ since acute infection occurs at one month age.

Columnaris
 It is an acute to chronic infection of a variety of species of fish including striped bass.
 The causative agent of columnaris in freshwater is Flexibacter columnaris
 AFO 2021
Which of the following fish has lungs as
labyrinth?

1. Catla
2. Rohu
3. Mrigal
4. Gourami
5. None of these
 Labyrinth fish or Anabantoids are a distinct type of tropical fish. While other fish
might be capable of only receiving oxygen through the intake of water though
their gills, Labyrinth fish possess another respiratory organ that enables them to
breathe atmospheric oxygen.
 The Labyrinth fish thrives in habitats where the oxygen in the water can drop to
dangerously low levels.
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Which among the following fishes is not a

surface water (pelagic) fish?

1. Anchovies
2. Sardines
3. Flatfish
4. Mackerels
5. Tuna
Pelagic Fish
 Pelagic fish live in the pelagic zone of ocean or lake waters - being neither close to
the bottom nor near the shore.
 Distributed from a depth of 5m above the seafloor to the sea surface.
Eg. Sardine, anchovies, tunas, indian mackerel, bombay duck, ribbon fishes,
carangids, hilsa, flying fishes, ribbon fishes, seer fishes and billfishes.

Demersal fish
 Live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). They
occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or
rocks.
 Distributed from the seafloor to 5m depth above. Eg Sciaenids, silver bellies (low
quality fishes), major perches.

Flatfish
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Name the technique in which generation of nitrogen
cycle by maintaining higher C:N
ratio through stimulating heterotrophic microbial
growth, that can be used as feed
for the cultured species?

1. Integrated fish farming

2. Biofloc fish farming
3. Inland fish farming
4. Brackish fish farming
5. None of the above
 Biofloc Technology (BFT)

 It is considered as new “blue revolution” since nutrients can be continuously

recycled and reused in the culture medium
 The principle of the technique is to maintain the higher C-N ratio by adding
carbohydrate source and the water quality is improved through the production
of high quality single cell microbial protein.
Culture System
 Initially, a carbon source (usually carbohydrates like molasses or starch) is added to
the water. This carbon source acts as a food for bacteria, which start to proliferate
and form bioflocs.
Microbial Growth:
 As bacteria consume the carbon source, they multiply and form bioflocs, which are
aggregates of bacteria, algae, and other microorganisms.
 These bioflocs create an environment where organic matter, ammonia, and other
waste products from the fish are converted into microbial biomass.
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Which oil cake is used to prevent predatory fishes?

1. Cotton cake
2. Neem oil cake
3. Sesamum
4. Groundnut cake
5. Mahua cake
Eradication of predatory and weed fishes: Predatory animals like fish,
snakes, tortoise, frogs etc.
Control:
A. Mahua oil cake (Brassia latifolia) contains 4-6%, saponin as the toxicant,
which enters in to the respiratory system through gills and buccal tissue, and
haemdyses the red blood corpuscles causing death.

 Dose: 2000-2500 kg/ha mahua oil cake (or 200-250 ppm), applied 3 weeks
prior to seed stocking.

B. Derris root powder, another plant derivative, containing 5% rotenone, acts

as contact poison damaging the respiratory system.

Chemicals such as bleaching powder, urea and anhydrous ammonia are also used
for eradication of unwanted fishes.
 AFO 2018

How many cross breed are taken with fish culture in

one hectare Land?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7
5. 8
 AFO 2018

Which among the following state has lowest ground

brackish water in inland area

1. Odisha
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka
5. Gujrat