AIC 1st Term Fishery Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Which of the following is not a feature of fish?
A) Cold blooded
B) Possess fins
C) Lives entirely on land
D) Possess gills
  • 2. One of the following is a type of mouth located at the tip or extreme end of the snout
A) Protrusible
B) Inferior
C) Terminal
D) Superior
  • 3. The three main types of fin are
A) Placoid,soft, spinous
B) Hard, spinous ,cycloid
C) Soft, hard, spinous
D) Soft, spinous, cycloid
  • 4. Which of the following is a feature of small scale fishery
A) Large equipment
B) Expensive
C) Capital intensive
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) Rounded
C) Scales
D) Wedge
  • 7. The cultivation of selected fishes in a confined area is known as
A) Culture fishery
B) Artisanal fishery
C) Small scale fishery
D) Capture fishery
  • 8. Cycloid scale is ………… shaped
A) Shield-like bony plate
B) Diamond
C) Tooth-like
D) Cyclic
  • 9. In DXII, 10-12 fin formula, D describes
A) Double dorsal fin
B) Diamond fin
C) Dorsal fin
D) Double fin
  • 10. ………. Mouth is positioned above the snout
A) Protrusible
B) Inferior
C) Superior
D) Terminal
  • 11. Fish meal, fish oil, fish mince are called
A) Feed additives
B) Fish meals
C) Raw materials
D) By products
  • 12. The union of two gametes (egg and milt) to form a zygote is called
A) Ejaculation
B) Reproduction
C) Ovulation
D) Fertilization
  • 13. All of the follow are important fishing equipment except
A) Hook
B) Sickle
C) Bait
D) Net
  • 14. Clarias gariepinus is said to have
A) Protrusible mouth
B) Superior mouth
C) Inferior mouth
D) Terminal mouth
  • 15. Terminal mouth can be found in
A) Clarias gariepinus
B) Tilapia spp
C) Lates niloticus
D) Synodontis spp
  • 16. What is the area of an earthen pond whose length is 215m2 and breath is 115m2?
A) 100m2
B) 12362.5m2
C) 330m2
D) 24725m2
  • 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) Culture fisheries
D) Capture fisheries
  • 19. The farming of marine organisms for food and other products is called
A) Aquaculture
B) Intensive system
C) Mariculture
D) Poly culture
  • 20. Example of fish which can be cultured in the pond is
A) Synodontis
B) Tuna
C) Bonga
D) Clarias
  • 21. One of the following is not a feature of fish
A) Warm blooded
B) Possess gills
C) Possess fin
D) Cold blooded
  • 22. Fishes breath by the means of
A) Fin
B) Scale
C) Body size
D) Gills
  • 23. ________ fishery is also known as culture based capture fishery
A) Enhanced
B) Gill
C) Scaled
D) Capture
  • 24. A typical traditional fishing using relatively small capital mainly for local consumption is
A) Polyculture
B) Artisanal fisheries
C) Monoculture
D) None
  • 25. Fin rays made from a group of soft rays are called
A) Spinous rays
B) Hard rays
C) Soft rays
D) Scales
  • 26. Branched caudal rays are types of_______ rays
A) Hard
B) Soft
C) Placoid
D) Spinous
  • 27. Placoid scale are called
A) Dermal denticles
B) Basal scales
C) Cycloid
D) Cyclic
  • 28. Scales provide
A) Soft swimming
B) None
C) Protection from predators and environment
D) Balance
  • 29. ________ mouth can be extended forward or backwards especially during feeding
A) Superior
B) Inferior
C) Terminal
D) Protrusible
  • 30. Large scale fisheries make use of large boats called
A) Spears
B) Traps
C) Cage
D) Trawlers
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