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SPSC 2009 Veterinary Officer BPS-17, Livestock & Fisheries Department (2009) Paper

The official SPSC CCE 2009 Veterinary Officer BPS-17, Livestock & Fisheries Department (2009) question paper (recruitment test), set by the Sindh Public Service Commission. Every MCQ is typed out below with its correct answer marked.

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SPSC 2009 Veterinary Officer BPS-17, Livestock & Fisheries Department (2009) paper — full text

Every MCQ from the paper, with the correct answer marked in green.

Veterinary Officer BPS-17, Livestock & Fisheries Department (2009). Pre-interview written test · Monday 29 June 2009, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm · Total marks 100. 100 MCQs (veterinary science and general knowledge); each mistake deducts half mark.

1Loose connective tissue and many ______ are present in the tunica submucosa and tunica adventitia of the oesophagus:
- A)Blood vessels
- B)Lymph
- C)Elastic fibers
- D)Capillaries
2The anterior two-thirds of the tongue is filled with ______ and the posterior one-third with lymphoid tissue:
- A)Connective tissue
- B)Skeletal muscles
- C)Smooth muscle
- D)Cardiac muscle
3______ is composed of prisms and interprismatic substance which are 96 to 99% inorganic:
- A)Dentin
- B)Pre-dentin
- C)Enamel
- D)Cementum
4Serous glands produce a serous secretory product containing:
- A)Pepsin
- B)Lipase
- C)Protease
- D)Amylase
5The oesophagus of the large ruminant is characteristically thrown into longitudinal folds of the:
- A)Tunica sub mucosa
- B)Tunica muscularis
- C)Tunica mucosa
- D)Tunica serosa
6The surface which is near to the ______ is called medial and away from it is called lateral:
- A)Fore limb
- B)Hind limb
- C)Skeleton
- D)Mid line
7A long bone has proximal and distal extremities. The ______ is also called the body of the bone:
- A)Epiphysis
- B)Diaphysis
- C)Shaft
- D)Neck
8The largest foramen in the body, the obturator foramen, is present in the:
- A)Humerus
- B)Radius
- C)Pubis (hip bone)
- D)Metacarpus
9Enucleate (in mammals), transport gases, contain haemoglobin, live about 130 days and carry surface antigens:
- A)Megakaryocytes
- B)Lymphocytes
- C)Erythrocytes
- D)Monocytes
10Outside the CNS, special cells that insulate axons are:
- A)Muscle cells
- B)Plasma cells
- C)Pigment cells
- D)Schwann cells
11Contraction of the ischiocavernosus muscle in the bull:
- A)Pulls the testis up against the external inguinal ring
- B)Assists in emptying the urethra
- C)Pulls the penis upward against the floor of the pelvis, obstructing venous outflow and assisting erection
- D)Pulls the flaccid penis back into the prepuce
12Which best describes the action of LH in the female?
- A)Causes lysis of CL
- B)Increases motility and blood supply to uterus
- C)Assists in maturing of an ovarian follicle, its rupture, and development and maintenance of the CL
- D)Stimulates Leydig cells to secrete testosterone
13Which hormone increases greatly just before ovulation?
- A)FSH
- B)Estrogen
- C)LH
- D)Progesterone
Explanation: The pre-ovulatory LH surge.
14Which best describes the action of FSH in the female?
- A)Reduces the size of CL
- B)Causes granulosa cells to convert androgen to estrogen
- C)Assists in maturation of ovarian follicles
- D)Stimulates interstitial cells to secrete testosterone
15How many functional placentomes are present in the cow?
- A)120–150
- B)90–120
- C)60–80
- D)20–50
Explanation: About 70–120 cotyledons.
16Which hormone is involved in regression of the corpus luteum in farm animals?
- A)Prostaglandin
- B)Progesterone
- C)FSH
- D)LH
17Which condition refers to fetal death without involution of the CL and without fetal expulsion?
- A)Fetal mummification
- B)Fetal maceration
- C)Hydrallantois
- D)Fetal monsters
18Lochia is the normal secretion during:
- A)Pregnancy
- B)Estrus
- C)Postpartum
- D)Parturition
19Dystocia means:
- A)Difficult birth
- B)Still birth
- C)Premature birth
- D)Normal birth
20The cervix:
- A)Is a heavy smooth muscle sphincter
- B)Is tightly closed except during estrus and parturition
- C)Has goblet cell secretions seen at estrus and during pregnancy
- D)All of these
21Estrogen level increases in the female when ______ level increases:
- A)Progesterone
- B)Androgen
- C)FSH
- D)Oxytocin
22The theca interna:
- A)Is the outer cell layer of primary and antral follicles
- B)Has LH receptors and secretes androgen
- C)Has FSH receptors and converts androgen to estrogen
- D)Secretes estrogen
23Which is a seasonally polyestrous animal?
- A)Cow
- B)Sow
- C)Bitch
- D)Ewe
24How does the sperm break through the egg cell membrane?
- A)Tears a hole in the membrane
- B)Dissolves the membrane with chemicals (acrosomal enzymes)
- C)Bites through the membrane
- D)Squeezes through gaps in the membrane
25For the fetus growing inside the uterus, nutrients are provided by:
- A)Placenta
- B)Amniotic sac
- C)Uterus
- D)Oviduct
26The mature follicle produces:
- A)Progesterone
- B)Estrogen
- C)Testosterone
- D)FSH
- E)LH
27Spermatozoa carrying X chromosomes produce ______ embryos upon fertilization of an oocyte:
- A)Male
- B)Female
- C)Freemartin
- D)Twins
28An adult goat has fever, white opacity in one eye, weeping, blepharospasm, skew deviation of the same eye, paresis and lateral deviation of the head. The likely diagnosis is:
- A)Listeriosis
- B)Infectious kerato-conjunctivitis
- C)Coliform meningo-encephalitis
- D)Malignant catarrhal fever
- E)Coccidiosis
29Which physical factor applied during pregnancy is known to cause congenital defects?
- A)High altitude
- B)Severe cold
- C)High temperatures
- D)High levels of ultraviolet irradiation
- E)Constant wetness
30Which surgical procedure carries the poorest success rate in correcting left displaced abomasum?
- A)Left sided laparotomy with replacement only of the abomasum
- B)Right sided laparotomy with fixation of the pylorus
- C)Paramedian laparotomy with fixation of the abomasum
- D)Roll and toggle technique
Explanation: Replacement without fixation has a high recurrence rate.
31Which term is best suited to a contrast study of the lymphatic vessels?
- A)Angiography
- B)Lymphography
- C)Myelography
- D)Sialography
32Which suture technique can be used most effectively in the anastomosis of small intestine?
- A)Vertical mattress
- B)Horizontal mattress
- C)Cushing suture
- D)Two half hitch surgical knot
Explanation: As usually keyed; more than one option can be argued.
33Infection and necrosis of the lateral cartilage of the pedal bone in the horse is called:
- A)Bruisitis
- B)Quittor
- C)Thrush
- D)Corns
34Lactose is hydrolyzed by the enzyme:
- A)Lipase
- B)β-D-Galactosidase
- C)β-Glycosidase
35A 3-year old cow has dry skin, sunken eyeballs and polydipsia. The likely diagnosis is:
- A)Dehydration
- B)Ruminal tympany
- C)Gastritis
- D)Stomatitis
- E)Simple indigestion
36A horse suffering from an acute intestinal accident is most likely to have:
- A)Primary respiratory acidosis
- B)Primary respiratory alkalosis
- C)Primary metabolic alkalosis
- D)Primary metabolic acidosis with secondary respiratory alkalosis
37Which is the most common cause of anaphylaxis in horses?
- A)Acute blood loss due to blood protozoa
- B)Iron deficiency due to metabolic disorders
- C)Acute allergic conditions due to antigen–antibody reaction
- D)Reticuloperitonitis
- E)All of these
38Inflammation of a salivary gland is:
- A)Glossitis
- B)Palatitis
- C)Parotitis
- D)Gingivitis
- E)Stomatitis
39The most common cause of diaphragmatic hernia in (cattle) is:
- A)Physical obstruction of the oesophagus
- B)Traumatic reticuloperitonitis
- C)Low grade roughages
- D)Excessive eating of roughages
- E)Sudden change in feed
40An adult cow has anorexia, distension of the abdomen (obvious in the upper left flank), marked dyspnoea and protrusion of tongue. The likely diagnosis is:
- A)Gastritis
- B)Simple indigestion
- C)Traumatic pericarditis
- D)Intestinal tympany
- E)Ruminal tympany
41Of the findings below, the most supportive of liver failure in large animals is:
- A)Hypoalbuminaemia in ruminants
- B)Ascites in large animals
- C)Pale faeces in large animals
- D)All of these
- E)None of these
Explanation: As usually keyed; more than one option can be argued.
42The resting rectal temperature of a clinically normal goat is usually in the range of:
- A)99–100.5°F
- B)100–102.5°F
- C)101.5–104.5°F
- D)99.5–101.5°F
- E)102.0–105.5°F
43Heart failure with sudden loss of consciousness, falling with or without convulsions, severe pallor of mucous membranes and death (in some cases recovery) is:
- A)Congestive heart failure
- B)Peripheral heart failure
- C)Acute heart failure
- D)None of them
44Which abnormality produces a systolic murmur in the horse?
- A)Mitral valve stenosis
- B)Aortic valve insufficiency
- C)Mitral valve insufficiency
- D)Persistent right aortic arch
- E)Tricuspid valve stenosis
45Oxygen therapy for a 90 kg (200 lb) calf or foal in critical hypoxia; the oxygen flow would be:
- A)4–6 litres/minute
- B)4–8 litres/minute
- C)4–10 litres/minute
- D)4–14 litres/minute
46Carbon dioxide used with oxygen as a respiratory stimulant is usually in the range of:
- A)5–10%
- B)5–20%
- C)5–30%
- D)5–40%
- E)5–50%
47Accumulation of lymph in the thoracic cavity is:
- A)Hydrothorax
- B)Hemothorax
- C)Pneumothorax
- D)Chylothorax
48Presence of casts and cells in the urine is an indication of:
- A)Nephritis
- B)Renal ischemia
- C)Urolithiasis
- D)Nephrosis
- E)Cystitis
49Urolithiasis is a common complication of:
- A)Pregnant cows
- B)Castrated male ruminants
- C)Confined animals
- D)Hand fed animals
50A farmer reports complete retention of urine with bladder distension in a castrated ram. Your diagnosis:
- A)Interstitial nephritis
- B)Pyelonephritis
- C)Nephrosis
- D)Urolithiasis
- E)Embolic nephritis
51Bacillus anthracis was first identified by:
- A)Robert Koch, 1873
- B)Loffler and Frosch, 1897–1900
- C)Nicole and Bey, 1902
- D)Rossenbusch and Merchant, 1939
Explanation: Koch described its life cycle in 1876; the option is the intended one.
52Brucella abortus can be transmitted from cattle to farmers in many ways. The most likely is:
- A)Percutaneous infection from unpasteurised milk
- B)Percutaneous infection after handling an aborted foetus
- C)Inhalation of infective droplets
- D)Conjunctival exposure
- E)Ingestion of meat from infected animals
53Haemorrhagic septicaemia in animals can be best controlled by:
- A)Vaccination
- B)Antibiotic therapy
- C)Preventing stress of animals
- D)Fresh food
54A cow has high temperature, gangrenous and emphysematous myositis with crepitation and swelling in heavy muscles like the gluteals. The diagnosis is:
- A)Anthrax
- B)Tetanus
- C)Black quarter
- D)Botulism
55The NIRD programme is a:
- A)Basic control program of mastitis
- B)Basic control program of rinderpest
- C)Basic control program of foot and mouth disease
- D)Basic control program of anthrax
56An acute, highly fatal toxaemia of cattle and sheep caused by Cl. haemolyticum, with high fever, haemoglobinuria, jaundice and necrotic liver infarcts, is:
- A)Bacillary haemoglobinuria
- B)Post-parturient haemoglobinuria
- C)Black disease
- D)Babesiosis
57Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in housed cattle occurs through:
- A)Feed
- B)Stagnant drinking water
- C)Inhalation
- D)Milk
58Rinderpest infection spreads via the:
- A)Placenta
- B)Upper respiratory tract
- C)Semen
- D)Urinary tract
59The virus of Bovine viral diarrhoea belongs to the genus:
- A)Pestivirus
- B)Morbillivirus
- C)Parapoxvirus
- D)Lyssavirus
- E)Vesiculovirus
60The most important method of spread of blue tongue among sheep is:
- A)Infected feed and drinking water
- B)Blood sucking midges (Culicoides)
- C)Sand flies
- D)Mosquitoes (Culex)
61SAARC headquarters is at:
- A)Kathmandu
- B)Islamabad
- C)New Delhi
- D)Colombo
62Which is known as the "Evening Star"?
- A)Mars
- B)Saturn
- C)Venus
- D)Jupiter
63Asteroids orbit between the planets:
- A)Mercury and Venus
- B)Earth and Mars
- C)Mars and Jupiter
- D)Jupiter and Saturn
64Aurora borealis is observed in:
- A)Australia
- B)Antarctica
- C)Alaska
- D)London
65Logarithms were invented by:
- A)John Milton
- B)John Deer
- C)John Hobbs
- D)John Napier
66Germ Theory was introduced by:
- A)Louis Gating
- B)Louis Pasteur
- C)Edward Jenner
- D)Howard Johnson
67Fiber Optics was invented by: (A) Dupont (B) Smith Erickson (C) Peter Schultz (D) Edward Horlics
Answer: Narinder Singh Kapany is called the father of fibre optics (Peter Schultz co-invented low-loss optical fibre at Corning in 1970), so C is the closest printed option.
68Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is known as a:
- A)Constitutional and political leader
- B)Social leader
- C)A reformist dynamic leader
- D)A moderate revolutionist leader
69Buildings constructed by which Mughal ruler represent the climax in the evolution of Mughal architecture?
- A)Akbar
- B)Jehangir
- C)Aurangzeb
- D)Shah Jahan
70Pick out the three basic beliefs of Islam:
- A)Kalimah, Salat, Hajj
- B)Tauheed, Salat, Roza
- C)Tauheed, Namaz, Hajj
- D)Tauheed, Risalat, Akhirat
71Whom did Jinnah appoint as Governor of Punjab?
- A)Khizar Hayat Tiwana
- B)Malik Feroze Khan Noon
- C)Sir Francis Mudie
- D)I. I. Chundrigar
72The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was adopted by:
- A)Lord Curzon
- B)Lord Minto
- C)Lord Canning
- D)Lord Wellesley
Explanation: As usually keyed; more than one option can be argued.
73A closed bottle of water at 30°C is carried to the moon. What happens to the water as soon as the lid is opened on the surface?
- A)Water will begin to boil
- B)Water will freeze
- C)Nothing will happen
- D)Water will dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen
Explanation: With no air pressure the boiling point drops sharply.
74Which of the following guides us how to say the Prayer (Salat)?
- A)The Holy Quran
- B)The Hadith
- C)The Sunnat
- D)Ijma
75The main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization is:
- A)Drainage System
- B)Town Planning
- C)Pucca Houses
- D)Well-laid-out roads
76What was the Kuniyyat of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)?
- A)Abu Sulaiman
- B)Abu Jaffar
- C)Abu Hamza
- D)Abu Abdullah
Explanation: His kunya is Abu Bakr itself; some books give Abu Abdullah.
77The mausoleum of Sher Shah is at:
- A)Lahore
- B)Delhi
- C)Sasaram
- D)Mumbai
78The newspaper "COMRADE" was established by:
- A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- B)Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
- C)Maulana Shoukat Ali
- D)Quaid-i-Azam
79The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during:
- A)5000–3500 BC
- B)3000–1500 BC
- C)2500–1000 BC
- D)1500–500 BC
80A cloud may form when moist air rises because:
- A)The air pressure increases
- B)The air is cooled to its dew-point or below
- C)The dew-point increases
- D)Additional water vapour is added
81Gandhara school of Art developed during the time of:
- A)Sakas
- B)Kushans
- C)Sungas
- D)Mauryas
82If an object reflects all or nearly all wavelengths of light, it appears:
- A)Black
- B)Red
- C)White
- D)Blue
83Pick out the Surah of the Holy Quran which throws light on Barzakh:
- A)Al-Ikhlas
- B)Al-Falaq
- C)Al-Baqarah
- D)Al-Mominoon
Explanation: Al-Mu'minun, verse 100.
84Which Surah of the Holy Quran throws light on Halal and Haraam and sacrificial animals?
- A)Al-e-Imran
- B)Al-Nahl
- C)Al-Maeda
- D)Al-Raad
85Which metal was not known to the Indus Valley people?
- A)Copper
- B)Bronze
- C)Iron
- D)None of these
86Ayat-ul-Kursi belongs to:
- A)Surah Al-Baqarah
- B)Surah Younas
- C)Surah Namal
- D)Surah Maeda
87Pakistan's cruise missile Hatf-VII (Babur) is equivalent to India's:
- A)Agni II missile
- B)Brahmos missile
- C)Akash missile
- D)Prakash missile
88Who was the worst enemy of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Makkah and was killed in the battle of Badr?
- A)Abu Sufyan
- B)Zubair bin Mutaam
- C)Abu Lahab
- D)Abu Jahl
89In the Iraq–Iran war, Saddam's army killed Kurds (Halabja) by using:
- A)Aerial carpet bombing
- B)Concealed mines
- C)Nerve gas
- D)Ground artillery
90What was the age of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) when he first travelled to Syria with his uncle Abu Talib?
- A)12 years
- B)14 years
- C)16 years
- D)18 years
91The term "Green Line" is related to which issue between India and Pakistan?
- A)Siachen
- B)Kishan Ganga
- C)Sir Creek
- D)Baglihar
92The European Coal and Steel Community idea was put forward in 1950 by:
- A)D.W. Eisenhower
- B)Henry Kissinger
- C)Charles de Gaulle
- D)Robert Schuman
93A Security Council resolution on Kashmir was adopted on:
- A)January 7, 1948
- B)January 10, 1948
- C)January 17, 1948
- D)January 27, 1948
Explanation: Resolution 38 (17 January 1948); the plebiscite resolution 47 came on 21 April 1948.
94Which is Pakistan's farthest city along the coastline?
- A)Jiwani
- B)Ormara
- C)Pasni
- D)Gwadar
95Gwadar is Pakistan's:
- A)Naval base
- B)Deep sea port
- C)Strategic military base
- D)Marine fisheries port
96The Baglihar Dam constructed by India diverts and stores water of the:
- A)Ravi river
- B)Sutlej river
- C)Indus river
- D)Chenab river
97Which Surah is called "Zeenat-ul-Quran"?
- A)Surah Rehman
- B)Surah Yousaf
- C)Surah Maryam
- D)Surah Younas
98The 'TANK' was the brain child of:
- A)General Patton
- B)Adolf Hitler
- C)Sir Winston Churchill
- D)General Rommel
99Which year is called Aam-ul-Huzn, when Hazrat Abu Talib and Hazrat Khadijah (R.A) died?
- A)7th Nabvi year
- B)8th Nabvi year
- C)10th Nabvi year
- D)None of these
100The Simla Pact was signed between:
- A)Z.A. Bhutto and Sardar Swaran Singh
- B)Benazir Bhutto and Rajiv Gandhi
- C)Z.A. Bhutto and Indira Gandhi
- D)None of these