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The correct answer is Poultry.

Key Points

• Rhode Island Red is a poultry breed.
• It is native to Rhode Island in New England.
• It is a dual-purpose breed and produces 100 eggs/ year. 

• A dual-purpose breed of poultry is referred to as a breed that produces more numbers of eggs and is still large enough to process extra roosters to consume. 

Implementing Agency for Different Breeding Programmes are given below:

The correct answer is Pasteurized milk.

Key Points

• ​The Alkaline phosphatase test is done to test Pasteurized milk.
• Pasteurized milk: It is the milk that has been heated to a particular temperature for a particular time to kill pathogens.
• Alkaline phosphatase test: Alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme that is usually present in milk got destroyed after pasteurization.
• This test helps in indicate whether pasteurized milk is adulterated with raw milk or not.

The correct answer is Poultry.

Key Points

• Rhode Island Red is a poultry breed.
• It is native to Rhode Island in New England.
• It is a dual-purpose breed and produces 100 eggs/ year. 

• A dual-purpose breed of poultry is referred to as a breed that produces more numbers of eggs and is still large enough to process extra roosters to consume. 

The correct answer is Murrah and Surti

Key Points 

The correct answer is Red Sindhi.

Key Points

• Red Sindhi is a reputed heat-tolerant indigenous dairy cattle breed originating from the Sindh province of Pakistan.
• The breed is also known as “Malir”, “Red Karachi” and “Sindhi”. 
• It is considered that breed evolved from Las Bela cattle of Bela, Baluchistan. 
• The breed is of distinct red colour and darker than Sahiwal.
• The milk yield of the cattle ranges from 2000 to 4000 kg per lactation with an average yield of 1840 kg per lactation.
• Fat percentage in the milk varies from 4 to 5.2% with an average of 4.5%. 
•  Among the indigenous cattle breeds are Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Gir, Tharparkar, etc.​

Additional Information

• ​Chippiparai, Kanni, and Kombai are breeds of sighthound dogs native to Southern India.
• Traditionally kept for hunting.

The correct answer is Chokla.

• Chokla is a Sheep breed.
• It is native to India.
• This breed is generally found in the Rajasthan region of India.
• This breed of sheep is known as the Best Carpet wool breed.

•  Angora, Alpine, and Saanen are the breeds of Goat.

• Jaisalmeri breed is considered to be the best breed of camels.
• The breed is named after the desert city of Jaisalmer.
• Other three major camel breeds are Mewari, Kutchi and Bikaneri.

The correct answer is Jaffarbadi

• Jaffarbadi is the heaviest Indian breed of buffalo.
• The head and neck region of Jaffarbadi buffalo are massive and heavy.
• It is usually found in the Gir forest, Jamna Nagar, and Kuch of Gujarat.

Important Points

• Average lactation yield varies from 1500 to 2000kg.
• Individual buffalo can yield 19.1 kg/ day on average.
• Jaffarbadi buffalo milk contains 7.7% of fat.

The correct answer is Goat.

• Sirohi is an Indian breed of Goat.
• It is a domesticated breed of goat.
• It takes the name from its origin that is the Sirohi District of Rajasthan.
• Sirohi goat characteristics are buck and doe have small horns and flat dropping ears (much like a leaf).

Additional Information

• Goat: Scientific Name: Capra aegagrus hircus
• Family: Bovidae
• Important breed:  Sirohi, bethal, Marwari, etc

The correct answer is Goat.

• Beetal is an important breed of Goat
• It is an Indian breed used for milk and meat production.
• In India, it is native to Punjab.

​Additional Information

• Goat: Scientific Name: Capra aegagrus hircus
• Family: Bovidae
• Important Breed: Barbari, Tellicherry, Sirohi, Osmanabadi, Kanni aadu 

The correct answer is Chevon.

• The meat of a goat is known as Chevon.
• Chevon is fresh meat of goat which is used as food for human consumption.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Poultry.

Key Points

• Rhode Island Red is a poultry breed.
• It is native to Rhode Island in New England.
• It is a dual-purpose breed and produces 100 eggs/ year. 

• A dual-purpose breed of poultry is referred to as a breed that produces more numbers of eggs and is still large enough to process extra roosters to consume. 

The correct answer is Udaipur, Dungarpur, Bhilwara.

Key Points

• Distribution:
  • Udaipur and Dungarpur districts and, to some extent, Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan; also extends to northern Gujarat.
• ​Numbers: 
  • ​The total sheep population in the Sonadi distribution area, according to the 1972 census, was 1.76 m; according to the 1977 census it was 1.667 m. Of these, 0.150 m were adult males and 1.073 m were adult females.
• ​​Confirmation:
  • ​Fairly well built, somewhat smaller than Malpura (see 2.2.7 above), with long legs. Light brown face with the color extending to the middle of the neck.
  • Ears are large, flat, and drooping; ear length:
    • 17.56 ± 0.17 cm (391).
  • Ears generally have a cartilaginous appendage.
  • Tail is long and thin; tail length: 30.50 ± 0.42 cm (391). Both sexes are polled.
  • The udder is fairly well developed.
  • White fleece, extremely coarse and hairy.
  • Belly and legs are devoid of wool.
• ​Thus the most appropriate answer will be Udaipur, Dungarpur, Bhilwara.

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Option 2 is NOT correct.

• Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), which belong to the family of grasshoppers, normally live and breed in semi-arid or desert regions.
• For laying eggs, they require bare ground, which is rarely found in areas with dense vegetation.
• So, they can breed in Rajasthan but not in the Indo-Gangetic plains or Godavari and Cauvery delta.
• These locusts usually breed in the dry areas around Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea along the eastern coast of Africa, a region known as the Horn of Africa.
• Apart from the search for food, their movement has been aided by westerly winds.
• Locusts are known to be passive flyers, and generally follow the wind. But they do not take off in very strong windy conditions. Hence, Option 2 is NOT correct.
• Historically, locust control has involved spraying of organo-phospate pesticides on the night resting places of the locusts.