‘Economic Zoology’ deals with the application of zoological knowledge for the benefit of mankind. It is a specialized branch of zoology which deals with the animal world that is associated with the economy, health and welfare of humans. The present book ‘Economic Zoology’ contains more than 1400 multiple choice questions on various aspects of applied zoology like fish farming, prawn farming, Aquarium keeping, pearl culture Dairy farming, Lac culture, Vermitechnology, Apiculture, Sericulture, Poultry farming etc. The present book been specially developed keeping in mind the requirements of students, exam-aspirants and other readers with academic as well as competitions’ point of view. The book is especially useful for the aspirants of various competitive examinations where objective applied zoology forms an essential part of zoology forms as essential part of the examination. The main aim of the book is to present the specialized subject of applied zoology in an objective and reader -friendly manner to make the readers study and practice numerous questions on its various topics thoroughly. The book comprises a wide spectrum of question, covering all important topics which are frequently asked in various examinations.

1. Indian Major carps belongs to which family?  a) Cobitidae c) Ariidae b) Cyprinidae  d) Clupeidae 2. Body of carps is covered by which scales?  a) Placoid b) Ganoid  c) Cycloid 3. Family cyprinidae includes......  a) Catla catla c) Cirrhina mrigala d) Ctenoid  b) Labeo rohita  d) All of these 4. Selection criteria for cultivable fish includes .........  a) It should have a fast growth rate  b) It should be a hardy and resistant to disease  c) Its flesh should be tasteful and with high nutritive value  d) All of these 5. Why carps are suitable for culture?  a) They can tolerate low oxygen content  b) They have fast growth rate  c) They feed on plankton,decaying weeds and debris  d) All of these

1. To which family freshwater prawn belong?  a) Arthropoda b) Crustacea  c) Palaemonidae d) Malacostraca  2. Scientifc name of freshwater prawn is .........  a) Penaeus monodon b) Scylla serrata  c) Macrobrachium rosenbergii d) Metapenaeus monoceros  3. Freshwater prawn is also known as .........  a) Giant river prawn b) Scampi  c) Banana prawn d) Both a & b  4. Identification features of freshwater prawn are .........  a) Presence of grey and longitudinal streaks of light and dark colour  b) The largest pereiopod of adult male is dark blue.  c) The eggs of berried female are yellow in colour  d) All of these

1. The word aquarium for the first time was used by ..........  a) Philip Henry Gosse   b) Anne Thynne  c) Philip Rottz   d) Britz Carles  2. Who built the first stable marine aquarium in 1846?  a) P.H.Gosse       b) Philip Rottz   c) Britz Carles      d) Anne Thynne  3. In 1853,the first large public aquarium was opened in .........   a) Roman empire         b) London zoo     c) Victoria era       d) None of these 4. Taraporewala aquarium came into existence in .........  a) Year 1951       b) Year1945    c) Year 1974        d) Year 1981

1. Live feed is also known as .........  a) Natural food b) Fish food organisms  c) Both a & b d) Algae  2. Live feed are organisms used as food by .........  a) Prawns b) Carps  c) Oysters d) All of these  3. The common phytoplankton used as live feed are…………  a) Eudorina b) Volvox  c) Pediastrum d) All of these  4. The common  zooplankton used as live feed are .........  a) Vorticella b) Artemia  c) Cyclops d) All of these

1. Which of the following is an example of freshwater mussel?  a) Lamellidens marginalis b) Lamellidens corrianus  c) Pictada fucata d) Both a & b  2. ......... is secreted by the mantle of the pearl oyster as a protection against foreign objects.  a) Pearl b) Swarm  c) Prismatic layer d) Nacreous layer  3. Shell of pearl oyster is composed of ......... layers.  a) Two b) Three  c) Four d) Five  4. Which is the outermost layer of shell?  a) Prismatic layer b) Nacreous layer  c) Periostracum layer d) None of these  5. ......... is the outermost, greenish-brown, thin, translucent layer made up of conchiolin.  a) Nacreous layer  b) Mantle  c) Periostracum d) Perismatic layer

1. Corals are .........  a) Animals b) Plants  c) Diatoms d) Plankton  2. Corals belongs to which phylum?  a) Protozoa b) Echinodermata  c) Cnidaria  3. The corals consists of a sac-like structure called .........  a) Septa b) Polyp  c) Haloclone d) Nephris  4. ......... build reefs found in shallow tropical seas.  a) Hermatypic corals b) Ahermatypes corals  c) Both a & b d) None of these  5. ......... per cent of the corals are located in the Indian ocean,Red sea and Persian Gulf.  a) 30% b) 5%  c) 10% d) 70%

1. Which period is known as the ‘operation flood era’?   a) 1971 and 1996     b) 1978 and 1999   c) 1969 and 1974    d) 1974 and 1978  2. In which year Indian government launched ‘operation flood program’?    a) 1970     b) 1950  c) 1960   d) 1972  3. Which is the largest milk producer in the world?    a) China   b) Germany  c) Russia   d) India  4.  ‘White Revolution’ in concerned with .........    a) Egg production   b) Meat production  c) Grain production  d) Milk production

1. Rearing of fowls for eggs and flesh is known as  ….  a) Poultry keeping b) Husbandry     c) Sericulture d) Apiculture  2. The types of poultry birds are  ….  a) Broilers b) Layers    c) General purpose birds d)  All of these  3. The layers are reared mainly for  ….  a) Flesh b) Eggs    c) For both d) None of these  4. Which of the following are layers?  a) Anconas  b) Australorp     c) White leghorn d) All of these  5. Broilers are reared for  ….  a) Flesh b) Fish    c) Ornamental purpose d) All of these

1. ‘Apis’ means …. . .  a) Waxf b)   Bee        c)  Honey d) All of these  2. Apiculture is also known as …. . .  a) Bee-keeping b) Wax preparation                  c) Both a & b d) None of these  3. Importance of bee-keeping …. . .  a) It provides honey        b) It provides bee wax               c) Honey bees are excellent pollinating agents, thus increasing agricultural  d) All of these  4. Species of honey bee is …. . .  a) Apis dorsata b) Apis indica               c) Apis florae d) All of these

1. …. . involves rearing of silkworms.  a) Lac culture b) Sericulture    c) Apiculture d) Pisciculture  2. ‘Silk Samagra’ scheme was launched by …. . .  a) Government of Karnataka b) Government of Tamil Nadu    c) Government of Punjab  d) Government of India  3. Match the pairs  a) Mulberry silkworm          1. Antheraea paphia  b) Tasar silkworm                  2.  Attacus ricinii  c) Muga silkworm                 3.  Antheraea pernyi  d) Eri silkworm                        4.  Attacus altas  e) Oak silkworm                     5.  Bombyx mori  f) Giant silkworm                  6.  Antheraea assama  a) a=5, b=2,c=3,d=4,e=1, f=6 b) a=5, b=1, c=6, d=2, e=3, f=4  c) a=2, b=4, c=3, d=1, e=6, f=5 d) a=2, b=3, c=2, d=1, e=4, f=6  4. ‘Silk Samagra’ scheme was launched for period of …. . .  a) 2017-2020 b) 2016-2019   c) 2014-2017 d) 2021-2024

1. The rearing of earthworms for composting wastes into valuable nutrients is known as …. . .  a) Organic farming b) Organic manuring  c) Vermitechnology d) Sustainable technology  2. Vermitechnology provide …. . .  a) Vermiwash b) Vermicompost  c) Organic fertilizer d) All of these  3. Vermicompost improves …. . . property of soil.  a) Physical b) Chemical  c) Biological d) All of these  4. In class oligochaeta …. . .  a) Parapodia  absent b) Clitellum present  c) Pharynx without jaws d) All of these  5. In which order earthworm is placed?  a) Oilgochaeta b) Frrantia  c) Neooligochaeta d) Sedentaria

1. The first scientific account of the lac insect was given by …. . . .  a) J. Kerr (1782) b) W.Kritz (1882)     c) Pamella Britz (1888) d) None of these  2. The scientific name of lac insect is …. . . .  a) Tachardia lacca b) Tachardia indica     c) Tachardia suzi d) Tachardia essart  3. Lac is secreted by insects for …. . . .  a) Feeding b) Reproduction    c) Protection from predators d) Both a & b  4. The life cycle of lac insect takes about …. . . months.  a) Two months b) Six months     c) Ten months d) Twelve months  5. The life cycle of lac insect consists of …. . . .  a) Nymph instar b) Pupa     c) Adult  d) All of these