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[#546] CSWRI located at
Correct Answer

(B) Avikanagar

Explanation

Solution: CSWRI is located at Avikanagar. The institute is an autonomous body and is sponsored by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It is situated in Avikanagar, Malpura, in Rajasthan, India. It is an Indian Council of Agricultural Research subsidiary commissioned for research, training and extension activities related to sheep and rabbits.

[#547] Incubation period (days) in chicken (Gallus gallus) is
Correct Answer

(C) 21

Explanation

Solution: Incubation period (days) in chicken (Gallus gallus) is 21. Fertile chicken eggs hatch at the end of the incubation period, about 21 days. Development of the chick starts only when incubation begins, so all chicks hatch within a day or two of each other, despite perhaps being laid over two weeks or so. Before hatching, the hen can hear the chicks peeping inside the eggs and will gently cluck to stimulate them to break out of their shells.

[#548] All India co-ordinated Research Project (cattle) was established in
Correct Answer

(A) 1987

Explanation

Solution: All India co-ordinated Research project on cattle was established in 1987. The Central Institute for Research on Cattle (CIRC) formerly known as Project Directorate on Cattle (PDC) was established on 3 rd November 1987 at Military Farms School and Research Centre, Meerut by upgrading the status of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cattle.

[#549] Milk sugar lactose is made up of
Correct Answer

(D) Glucose + Galactose

Explanation

Solution: Milk sugar lactose is made up of Glucose + Galactose. Milk sugar is composed of glucose and galactose. Galactose is less suitable as an energy source than glucose. Thus, it has been a puzzle as to why mammals utilize galactose as a major component of milk sugar. This is one of the types of sugar molecules that make up lactose, the main type of sugar in milk and all products that contain milk. Galactose is found in milk and all milk products such as cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream, buttermilk and cheese.

[#550] Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the term of Animal and Family?
Correct Answer

(D) Cammelidae ⇔ Ass

Explanation

Solution: A. Bovidae ⇔ Sheep, goat cattle, buffalo The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. B. Suidae ⇔ Swine Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. All suids, or swine, are native to the Old World, ranging from Asia to Europe and Africa. C. Equidae ⇔ Horse Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. D. Cammelidae ⇔ Ass is not correctly matched. Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Cetartiodactyla, along with species like whales, pigs, deer, cattle and antelopes.