Animal Husbandry (Schemes) Flashcards
1
Q
The livestock sector has contributed how much share in total GVA of 2022-23?
A
5.5%
2
Q
Livestock sector grew by ____ from 2014-15 to 2020-21
A
7.93%
3
Q
Share in Agri, Forestry and Fishing in GVA by economics activity?
A
18.2%
(Less than last year)
4
Q
Livestock census has been taking place since year?`
A
1919
5
Q
Total Livestock population in the country is?
A
535.7 million
6
Q
Annual growth rate of milk production is?
A
3.78%
Inc over previous year
7
Q
Average yield rate of milk in 2024 for exotic or cross breed cows?
A
8.12 kg/day/animal
8
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Average yield rate of milk in 2024 for indigenous breeds?
A
4.01 kg/day/animal
9
Q
Which breeds have the highest to lowest milk yield rates?
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Exotic > Crossbreed > Indigenous
10
Q
Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss are examples of exotic or crossbed cows?
A
Crossbreed
11
Q
Which state has the highest & lowest yield rate of milk from exotic and idigenous breeds?
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Highest: Punjab (13.5)
Lowest: Bihar
12
Q
Which state has highest & lowest growth rate of milk production?
A
Highest: Karnataka (8.7)
Lowest: TN
Highest: Karnantaka, followed by WB
13
Q
State with highest % share of milk production? - imp
A
UP at 15.7%
Previously Rajasthan
14
Q
Who ranks 1st in milk production globally? Share of their contribution globally?
A
India
24.6%
15
Q
Which species in India produces the most milk (highest contribution)? - imp
A
Buffalo Indigenous Milk
Followed by cow crossbred
16
Q
Animals with highest to lowest meat production contribution?
A
Poultry> Buffalo> Goat> Sheep> Pig> Cattle
poultry at 48.9%
17
Q
Young female of a cattle, above the age of 6 months is called?
A
Heifer
18
Q
The castrated male of a cattle, used for work?
A
Bullock
19
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A male cattle, castrated before sexual maturity?
A
Steer
20
Q
The Male and Female parent of the calf?
A
Female: Dam
Male: Sire
21
Q
A bull ready for reproduction - in estrous condition - is called?
A
Buller
22
Q
The period between 2 successive calving births is called?
A
Calving interval
23
Q
National Policy for Farmers was formed in
A
2007
24
Q
National Dairy Plan Ph 1, a central Sector Scheme, will run from years?
A
2011-12 to 2018-19
25
Full form of MAITRI? What is it for?
**Multi Purpose AI Technician in Rural India**
For Artificial Insemination
26
DEDS Scheme full form? it is by?
Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
by NABARD
27
When was DEDS launched?
2010
28
Average daily milk yield of a cow is called?
West Average
29
Which hormone causes lactation and Which is necessary for reproduction?
Oxytocin
Estrogen
30
The meat of calf below the age of 3 months?
Veal
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Meat of cattle past calf stage?
Beef
32
A young female pig, less than 6 months of age?
Gilt
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A male pig castrated before reaching maturity?
Barrow
34
A sexually mature male pig that is castrated?
Stag
35
Meat of Goat is called?
| other than mutton
Chevon
36
A castrated sheep is called?
Wedder
37
A group of chicks of same age, raised in a batch is called?
Brood
38
Young female chicken of **7-15 weeks (or 9-20 weeks)** is called a?
| 715 or 920
Pullet
39
A matured female chicken of 20+ weeks age is?
Hen
40
A young male chicken of about 12 weeks?
Cockreal
41
Age of layer chicken?
21-72 weeks
| 9-20 pullet -> 20+ Hen -> 21 Layer
42
Young chicken, used for meat poduction, belonging to either sex is called? They are of approx what age?
Broilers
6-8 weeks
| Pullet/Cockreal -> broiler/grower -> Hen/Cock -> Layer
43
A male chicken under 10 months
Stag
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A male chicken above the age of 10 months?
Cock
45
During lactation the animal reached maximum milk yield within ____ weeks, called?
2-4 weeks
Peak Yield
46
After parturition a cattle gives maximum milk at 2-4 weeks, it is called?
Persistancy of Milk Yield
47
Desirable age for 1st calving for indian breeds, cross bred cattle and buffaloes are? - imp
Indian: 3 years
Cross Breed: 2 years
Buffalo: 3.5 years
48
Dry period of cow is?
2-2.5 months
49
When was National Livestock Mission Launched?
2014-15
| Entrepreneurship based
50
What is the subsidy available to General and SC/ST beneficiaries under DEDS scheme (2010)?
General: **25%**
SC/ST: **33.33%**
51
Scheme launched for the development and conservation of indignous bovine breeds amongst small & marginal farmers is? When was it launched?
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
2014
52
Rashtriya Gokul Mission is a part of which umbrella scheme and what is its outlay?
Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojana from 2021-26
Outlay: Rs. 2400 crore
53
Implementing agency of RGM (2014)?
State Implementing Agency via Livestock Development Board
54
Award for **a farmer** maintaining the best herd of indigenous breed and practicing best management? Its categories are?
Gopal Ratna Award
* Best Dairy Farmer Rearing Indigenous Cattle/Buffalo Breed
* Best Art Insemination Technique
* Best Dairy Cooperative Society/Milk Producer Company/Dairy FPO
55
Prize money for Gopal Ratna Award?
1st: Rs. 5L
2nd: Rs. 3L
3rd: Rs. 2L
56
Award for best managed indigenous herd **by institution**/Trust/NGO/Gaushala/Breeder Society
Kamdhenu Award
57
An initiative under RGM (2014) which envisages the establsihment of **integrated cattle development centres** for indigenous breeds & 40% non-descript breeds. Along with utilising animal waste in an economical way
Gokul Grams
58
An e-market portal connecting breeders and farmer for quality disease free bovine germplasm
Nakul Prajnan Bazaar
59
An animal **Wellness program** encompassing the provision of **animal health cards** (Nakul Swastha Patra) along with unique identification and uploading data on National Database
Pashu Sanjivni
60
MOET
Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer
61
IVF for bovines decreased the time period for genetic upgradation in bovines from **7 generations (21 years)?**
7 (21 years) generations to **1(3 years) generation**
62
Nationwide Art Insemination Programme (NAIP) was launched in?
2019
63
A **digital mission** by NDDB that will help **improving the productivity of animals, control diseases** that affect both animals & humans, ensure quality livestock both for domestic & export market
National Digital Livestock mission
| by MoAH&D and NDDB
64
Subsidy to private entrepreneurs under the Breed Multiplication Farms component of RGM?
Subsidy of 50% (upto Rs. 2 crores per farm)
65
A scheme to **create/strengthen infrastructure** for production of **quality milk**, production **and its marketing** by State Implementing Agencies
National Programme for Dairy Development (2014)
66
Revised NPDD (2014) has an additional Rs. 1000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs. ____
Rs. 2790
67
Component A of NPDD (2014) is?
**Creating/Strengthening the infrastructure** for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, etc.
68
Component B of NPDD (2014)?
**Dairying through Cooperatives**: Inc sales by increasing farmer's access to organised market, upgrading dairy processing facilities, marketing infrastructure and enhancing capacity of producer owned institutions
69
Revised NPDD will establish ____ new Dairy Cooperative Societies in the NER & ___ Milk Producer Companies with dedicated grant support
10,000 DCS
2 MPC
70
Dairy Plant Capacity of ____ lakh Litre/Day has been enhanced under NPDD in the last 3 yrs, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
1.82 Lakh litre/day
71
When was Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) launched?
2017
72
A scheme launched by GoI to enhance the productivity of indigenous cattle breeds, promote sustainable dairy farming and improve livelihoods of dairy farmers
RGM (2014)
73
Interest subvention on loan provided by ______ through NDDB/NCDC in the Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) is?
2.5%
By NABARD
74
Under DIDF, Funding Period is from ___ to ___
Repayment period is up to ____
With spillover to the first quarter of FY _____
Funding period of **2018-19 to 2022-2023**
Repayment period is upto **2030-31**
Spillover to **2031-32**
75
Under DIDF, Funding Period is from ___ to ___
Repayment period is up to ____
With spillover to the first quarter of FY _____
Funding period of **2018-19 to 2022-2023**
Repayment period is upto **2030-31**
Spillover to **2031-32**
76
Scheme 'Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities' is implemented by and launched in?
2017
NDDB
77
Interest subvention on working capital loans for dairy sector under 'Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities' is?
2%
78
Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities' is a part of which umbrella scheme? It will be implemented in what time period?
Infrastructure Development Fund
2021-22 to 2025-26
79
Total outlay of RGM?
Rs. 3,400 crore
80
Additional Outlay allocated as central sector component of Development Programme scheme for RGS from 2021-22 to 2025-26?
Rs. 1,000 crore
81
What is one of the new activities under RGM (2014) to promote sustianable growth in livestock sector?
1-time assistance of 35% of the capital cost for establishment of heifer rearing centres
82
Under RGM, promoting the establishment of Heifer Rearing Centres is for the creation of ___ housing facilities with total ____ heifers
**30 housing** facilities with **15,000 heifers**
83
Under RGM (2014), to encourage farmers to purchase High Genetic Merit IVF heifers, a ___% interest subvention is provided
3% interest subvention
| from milk unions, financial institutions, banks
84
For RGM, milk production has inc by ___% in the last 10 yrs, productivity has inc by ___% and availability of milk per person is ___ g/day
Production: 63.5%
Productivity: 26.34%
Milk availability: 471 g/day
85
RGM (2014)is set to significantly boost ____, inc farmer's income, protecting and preserving indigenous bovines, promoting IVF & development of indigenous bovine ____
* Boost milk production & productivity
* Development of indigenous bovine genomic chips
86
RGM has the capacity to imporve livelihood of ___ crore farmers engaged in Dairying
8.5 crore farmers
87
Outlay and time period of National Livestock Mission?
Outlay: Rs. 2300 crore
From 2021-22
88
National Livestock Mission target sectors?
1. Meat
2. Goat milk
3. Egg
4. Wool
89
The sub-missions under National Livestock Mission?
1. Submissions on **Breed Development** of Livestock & Poultry
2. Submissions on **Feed and fodder** development
3. Submission on **Extension and Education**
90
Subsidy provided under National Bank Mission to individuals, SHGs, FPOs, Section 8 companies, etc. to establish poultry farms with hatcheries and brooder mother units, sheep goat breed multiplication farm, piggery farm, feed and fodder units, is?
50% subsidy
91
Subsidy provided in National Livestock Mission (2017) for:
* Poultry,
* Sheep and Goat breed multiplication farm,
* Piggery breed multiplication farm and
* Feed and fodder unit
is up to?
- Poultry: upto Rs. 25 lakh
- Sheep & Goat multiplication farm: Rs. 50 Lakh
- Piggery breed multiplication farm: Rs. 30 Lakh
- Feed and Fodder Unit: Rs. 50 lakh
92
National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a network project launched in & By? with an outlay?
Feb 2011 - ICAR
Rs. 350 crores
93
A project that aims to enhance the resilence of Indian agriculture, covering crops, livestock and fisheries, to climatic variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies.
National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) 2011
94
AHIDF implemented under IDF with an outlay of Rs. ___ till yr ___
Rs. 29,600 crore
till 2025-26
95
AHIDF will incentivise investment for?
| Scheme to promote private investment in AH
* Dairy processing & product diversification
* Meat processing & product diversification
* Animal Feed Plant
* Breed Multiplication Farm
* Animal Waste to Wealth Mgmt
* Vet vaccine & drug production
96
AHIDF will provide 3% interest subvention for ___ yrs including __ yr moratorium for a loan upto 90% from NCDC (1963), NABARD (1982) & NDDB (1965)
8 yrs
2 yrs moratorium
97
National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) was launche in?
2019
98
Target of National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
To end FMD & Brucellosis by 2030
99
Intl body helping in the implementation of Revised NPDD (2014)
Japan Internation Cooperation Agency (JICA)
| in Component B
100
____ is the subsidy channelising agency for Poultry Ventre Caital Fund (PVCF) under Entrepreneurship Development & Employment Generaton (EDEG) component of ____ scheme
NABARD
National Livestock Mission
