AIC 1st Term Fishery Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Which of the following is not a feature of fish?
A) Possess gills
B) Lives entirely on land
C) Possess fins
D) Cold blooded
  • 2. One of the following is a type of mouth located at the tip or extreme end of the snout
A) Superior
B) Protrusible
C) Terminal
D) Inferior
  • 3. The three main types of fin are
A) Hard, spinous ,cycloid
B) Soft, hard, spinous
C) Placoid,soft, spinous
D) Soft, spinous, cycloid
  • 4. Which of the following is a feature of small scale fishery
A) Expensive
B) Capital intensive
C) Large equipment
D) Labour intensive
  • 5. The following are external features of a fish except
A) Brain
B) Scales
C) Fins
D) Mouth
  • 6. One of these is not a type of fin
A) Lanceolate
B) Scales
C) Wedge
D) Rounded
  • 7. The cultivation of selected fishes in a confined area is known as
A) Small scale fishery
B) Artisanal fishery
C) Culture fishery
D) Capture fishery
  • 8. Cycloid scale is ………… shaped
A) Shield-like bony plate
B) Cyclic
C) Diamond
D) Tooth-like
  • 9. In DXII, 10-12 fin formula, D describes
A) Dorsal fin
B) Double fin
C) Double dorsal fin
D) Diamond fin
  • 10. ………. Mouth is positioned above the snout
A) Inferior
B) Superior
C) Terminal
D) Protrusible
  • 11. Fish meal, fish oil, fish mince are called
A) Feed additives
B) By products
C) Raw materials
D) Fish meals
  • 12. The union of two gametes (egg and milt) to form a zygote is called
A) Ovulation
B) Reproduction
C) Ejaculation
D) Fertilization
  • 13. All of the follow are important fishing equipment except
A) Net
B) Bait
C) Sickle
D) Hook
  • 14. Clarias gariepinus is said to have
A) Superior mouth
B) Inferior mouth
C) Terminal mouth
D) Protrusible mouth
  • 15. Terminal mouth can be found in
A) Lates niloticus
B) Synodontis spp
C) Tilapia spp
D) Clarias gariepinus
  • 16. What is the area of an earthen pond whose length is 215m2 and breath is 115m2?
A) 12362.5m2
B) 330m2
C) 24725m2
D) 100m2
  • 17. A fish which has no scale but has barbells
A) Tilapia
B) Croaker
C) Tuna
D) Clarias
  • 18. The exploitation of aquatic organisms with stocking the seeds is
A) Mono culture
B) Poly culture
C) Capture fisheries
D) Culture fisheries
  • 19. The farming of marine organisms for food and other products is called
A) Mariculture
B) Poly culture
C) Intensive system
D) Aquaculture
  • 20. Example of fish which can be cultured in the pond is
A) Tuna
B) Synodontis
C) Clarias
D) Bonga
  • 21. One of the following is not a feature of fish
A) Possess fin
B) Possess gills
C) Cold blooded
D) Warm blooded
  • 22. Fishes breath by the means of
A) Scale
B) Gills
C) Fin
D) Body size
  • 23. ________ fishery is also known as culture based capture fishery
A) Enhanced
B) Scaled
C) Gill
D) Capture
  • 24. A typical traditional fishing using relatively small capital mainly for local consumption is
A) Polyculture
B) Monoculture
C) Artisanal fisheries
D) None
  • 25. Fin rays made from a group of soft rays are called
A) Scales
B) Spinous rays
C) Hard rays
D) Soft rays
  • 26. Branched caudal rays are types of_______ rays
A) Soft
B) Hard
C) Placoid
D) Spinous
  • 27. Placoid scale are called
A) Dermal denticles
B) Cycloid
C) Cyclic
D) Basal scales
  • 28. Scales provide
A) None
B) Protection from predators and environment
C) Balance
D) Soft swimming
  • 29. ________ mouth can be extended forward or backwards especially during feeding
A) Terminal
B) Protrusible
C) Superior
D) Inferior
  • 30. Large scale fisheries make use of large boats called
A) Traps
B) Cage
C) Trawlers
D) Spears
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