PPSC - Veterinary Officer 2016 Past Paper with Answers

Practice the PPSC - Veterinary Officer 2016 past paper with 72 solved MCQs, answers and topic coverage.

72 solved MCQs across 1 approved paper

Which drug class is commonly used for euthanasia of animals?Answer: Barbiturates Which of the following can act as an antacid and mild laxative?Answer: Sodium bicarbonate In clinical record keeping, what does SOAP stand for?Answer: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan Which virus group is characterized by double-stranded RNA?Answer: Reovirus Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) are surface proteins of which virus?Answer: Influenza virus Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is caused by which type of agent?Answer: Virus Which gas can stimulate respiration at low concentrations but depress the central nervous system at high concentrations?Answer: Carbon dioxide Which intravenous anesthetic agent is commonly used as an injectable anesthetic?Answer: Propofol Chagas disease is caused by which organism?Answer: Trypanosoma cruzi Which metabolic disorder can occur in sheep during advanced pregnancy?Answer: Pregnancy toxemia What is the characteristic fast gait used in horse racing?Answer: Gallop Approximately how many hours of light are associated with supporting egg production in layers in this paper?Answer: 14 hours Vent sexing of chicks is based on examination of which feature?Answer: Rudimentary male copulatory organ According to the source paper, perosis in poultry is associated with deficiency of which mineral?Answer: Magnesium Which vitamin deficiency is associated with neurological signs described as mania in the paper?Answer: Thiamine Paralysis affecting one side of the body is called:Answer: Hemiplegia Which disease is associated with abortion in the third trimester in livestock?Answer: Brucellosis What is the stated time for placental expulsion in the mare?Answer: 90 minutes A wheezing sound is commonly produced by narrowing of which air passages?Answer: Bronchi and bronchioles The presence of products of saprophytic bacteria in the circulation is called:Answer: Sapremia Which RNA carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis?Answer: mRNA Bhagnari is primarily known as which type of livestock breed?Answer: Meat cattle breed Acute gastric dilatation is particularly common in which animal?Answer: Dog According to the source paper, what is the gestation length of a dromedary camel?Answer: 460 days Which feed ingredient is described as protein-rich in the paper?Answer: Gluten meal In ruminants, which volatile fatty acid is a major precursor for glucose production?Answer: Propionate An increased heart rate is called:Answer: Tachycardia Increased frequency or volume of urination is referred to as:Answer: Polyuria Which protozoal disease commonly affects poultry?Answer: Coccidiosis Who is credited with inventing the telephone?Answer: Alexander Graham Bell