Madhya Pradesh VAS 2026

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#1. The normal pulse rate of goat ranges approximately between

20 – 30/minute

70 – 80/minute

140 – 160/minute

200 – 300/minute

#2. For fumigation of an incubator having 100 cubic feet space, the recommended quantity of potassium permanganate (KMnO₄) in ‘1X’ concentration is

20 gm

15 gm

10 gm

5 gm

#3. In cattle, the second pair of permanent incisor erupt at approximately

2 years of average age

5 years of average age

4 years of average age

3 years of average age

#4. Which of the following is a fixed cost in dairy farming?

Feed cost

Veterinary expenses

Depreciation on building

Labour wages

#5. World’s first cloned pashmina goat have been developed in India, using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. What is the name given to this animal?

Himgiri

Dolly

Pashmi

Noori

#6. Nacked neck breed of chicken possess which of the following type of major gene that causes loss of neck feathers and secondary feathers to increase heat convection ability and fitness?

Complete dominant

Sex linked

Incomplete dominant

Sex limited

#7. ‘Avimans’ is crossbreed strain of sheep evolved by crossing with

Bikaneri × Australian Merino

Patanwadi × Rambouillet

Malpura and Sonadi × Dorset and Suffolk

Chokla and Nali × Rambouillet and Merino

#8. The difference between the genotypic value (G) and the breeding value (A) of a particular genotype is known as

Dominance deviation

Interaction deviation

Average effect

Breeding value

#9. Measure of correlation between successive records (performance) of the same individual is termed as

Heritability

Repeatability

Genetic correlation

Phenotypic correlation

#10. Which of the following represents the measure of degree of association between breeding (genotypic) values of two traits?

Environmental correlation

Genetic correlation

Phenotypic correlation

Variance

#11. Amprolium being used for prevention and treatment of coccidiosis in poultry and cattle, acts via

Inhibition of thiamine utilization by protozoan parasites

Inhibition of folic acid synthesis by protozoan parasites

Inhibition of PABA synthesis in protozoan parasites

Altering cell membrane permeability for cations like calcium, sodium and potassium

#12. An antineoplastic drug which binds covalently to nucleophilic groups on various cell constituents is

Cyclophosphamide

Methotrexate

Azathioprine

Cytarabine

#13. Administration of methylene blue is indicated in

Cyanide poisoning

Organo phosphate poisoning

Lead poisoning

Nitrite poisoning

#14. All are pyrimidine analogues except one

Cytosine

Floxuridine

Arabinoside

6-mercaptopurine

#15. Imatinib, an antineoplastic drug acts

By cross linking peptidoglycans

By inhibition of tyrosine kinase enzyme

By cross linking DNA molecules

By inhibition of mitosis in metaphase

#16. The laboratory animal most extensively used as a natural model historically in studies related to Vitamin ‘C’ deficiency is

Rabbit

Rat

Guinea Pig

Mouse

#17. The “Reuff’s method” is the most commonly used and efficient method for

Castration of cattle

Casting of cattle

Dehorning of cattle

Identification of cattle

#18. Which species has the longest gestation period among the following?

Goat

Sheep

Horse

Pig

#19. “Et-epimeletic behaviour” refers to

Investigative behaviour

Care-soliciting behaviour

Elimination behaviour

Agonistic behaviour

#20. The percentage share of Madhya Pradesh in India’s total milk production during 2024-25 is

7.78%

9.12%

14.82%

15.66%

#21. Given below are two statements.Statement I: Gross energy of methane is 13.34 kcal/g.Statement II: Gross energy of urea is higher than acetic acid.In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from options given below.

Both statement I and statement II are true

Both statement I and statement II are false

Statement I is true and statement II is false

Statement I is false and statement II is true

#22. Which of the following feeding standard is an example of production type feeding standards?

Savage Feeding Standard

Morrison Feeding Standard

Armsby Feeding Standard

Haecker's Feeding Standard

#23. Given below are two statements.Statement I: Ruminants are more susceptible to HCN poisoning.Statement II: Ruminants appear to be less susceptible to the toxic effect of glucosinolates compared to pigs and poultry.In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Both statement I and statement II are true

Both statement I and statement II are false

Statement I is true and statement II is false

Statement I is false and statement II is true

#24. During first lactation in order to allow the growth of lactating cows/Buffaloes, ______ percent of the maintenance allowance should be added.

10%

20%

30%

40%

#25. Press mud is a by-product of

Starch industry

Brewery industry

Sugar industry

Fruit and vegetable by-products

#26. Which of the following sample must be collected from the patient to determine the microbial activity, volatile fully acid production and pH states in a clinical case of simple or acid indigestion?

Saliva sample

Ruminal fluid

Abomasal secretion

Blood serum

#27. Which of the following is the site of collection of spinal fluid in dogs and cats?

Lumbo-sacral puncture

Suboccipital puncture

1st and 2nd coccygeal region

Cisternal puncture

#28. In the principals of herd health and preventive veterinary medicine, what must a clinician critically execute prior to deploying a mass vaccination protocol against an infectious agent in a hyper endemic zone?

Broad spectrum antibiotic profiling

Screening of baseline antibody titer

Live animal cell substitution therapy

Body weight stratification matching

#29. Certain diagnostic markers are highly time sensitive, which immunoglobulin configuration is specifically identified in the text as a highly useful diagnostic marker for confirming recent viral infections in clinical cases?

High concentrations of specific IgA

High concentrations of specific IgG

High concentrations of specific IgM

High concentrations of specific IgE

#30. In 1908, Nobel Prize jointly awarded for the research on role of Phagocytosis and antitoxins in immunity to

Charles Richet and Max Theiler

Elie Metchnikoff and Paul Ehrlich

George Snell and Jean Dausset

E. Donnall Thomas and Joseph Murray

#31. Superiority of the selected parents over the population mean is called

Selection intensity

Genetic gain

Combined selection

Selection differential

#32. Which of the following is the best method of selection practiced for several traits simultaneously?

Individual selection

Selection index

Independent Culling Level (ICL)

Tandem selection

#33. To study the chromosome, a technique in which specific chromosome can be made to fluoresce brightly under microscope is known as

G-banding

Reverse chromosome painting

Fluorescence in-situ hybridization

Comparative genomic hybridization

#34. Diploid individual/cell lacking one chromosome of a homologous pair is referred as

Monosomic

Nullisomy

Trisomic

Tetrasomic

#35. The modified dihybrid ratio in dominant epistasis is

9 : 3 : 3 : 1

9 : 3 : 4

15 : 1

12 : 3 : 1

#36. Presence of blood in vulval discharge at metestrus phase of estrous cycle (metestrus bleeding) in cow is a consequence of

Sudden surge of progesterone

Sudden surge of estrogen

Sudden withdrawal of progesterone

Sudden withdrawal of estrogen

#37. “Slipping of fetal membranes” is an aid to early pregnancy diagnosis in cows. What is the optimal gestational period for performing this technique?

120 days to 150 days of gestation

35 days to 90 days of gestation

After 200 days of gestation

15 days to 20 days of gestation

#38. The morphological evaluation of embryos includes assessment of stage and quality of the embryo and fallows the guidelines of

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

International Embryo Technology Society

Institutional Animal Ethical Committee

Food and Agriculture Organization

#39. ‘Breech presentation’ is defined as

Posterior longitudinal presentation with extended hind limbs

Posterior longitudinal presentation with both hind limbs retained beneath the body

Anterior longitudinal presentation with flexed fore limbs

Transverse presentation with ventral position

#40. The normal sperm concentration range in buck semen

0.5 × 10⁹ to 2.0 × 10⁹ sperm/mL

2.5 × 10⁹ to 5.0 × 10⁹ sperm/mL

6.0 × 10⁹ to 8.0 × 10⁹ sperm/mL

8.0 × 10⁹ to 10.0 × 10⁹ sperm/mL

#41. Ability to keep their internal environment in a generally consistent state in animals is termed as

Hemostasis

Homeostasis

Hemoconcentration

Hemodilution

#42. In context to electrogenic pump, which is true?

3Na⁺ ions pumped out of cell and 2K⁺ ions pumped into the cell

3Na⁺ ions pumped out of cell and 3K⁺ ions pumped into the cell

2Na⁺ ions pumped out of cell and 3K⁺ ions pumped into the cell

2Na⁺ ions pumped out of cell and 2K⁺ ions pumped into the cell

#43. Galactopoiesis is defined as

Milk secretion and milk removal

Maintenance and enhancement of an established lactation

Initiation of lactation

Anatomical and physiological involution of mammary gland

#44. Shock resulting from bacterial toxins is classified as

Hypovolemic shock

Cardiogenic shock

Vascular shock

Septic shock

#45. Two to three fold increase in heat production brought about by a 10°C increase in tissue temperature represents

Golger's rule

Bergmann's rule

Allen's rule

Van't Hoff effect

#46. There are several factors which affect the composition of milk. The order of daily variation of milk constitutes from maximum to minimum are as follows

Fat > Protein > Sugar

Protein > Fat > Sugar

Sugar > Protein > Fat

Fat > Sugar > Protein

#47. What is the major reason for the development of rancid flavour in raw milk?

Feeding of milk-tainting feeds within 8 hours before milking

Excessive lactic acid development

Growth of streptococcus lactis in milk

Fat hydrolysis due to lipase action

#48. Feathering in hot coffee can be prevented by

Keeping milk properly covered during production

Keeping proper homogenization pressure

Storing of cream at 5°C to check bacterial growth

Vacuum pasteurization of cream

#49. Gummy body and texture of butter is a defect caused due to

Overworking of butter

Underworking of butter

High proportion of high melting point fats

Use of old, yeasty cream for churning

#50. Which of the following components constitutes the largest percentage by weight in ‘milk-stone’?

Moisture

Fat

Protein

Ash

#51. Which of the following is the correct sequence for the name of Indian States with respect to poultry population, in descending order, as per 20th livestock census?

Tamil Nadu > Andhra Pradesh > Telangana

Andhra Pradesh > Tamil Nadu > Maharashtra

Telangana > Andhra Pradesh > Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu > Maharashtra > Telangana

#52. According to 20th livestock census (2019), the total Bovine population (cattle, buffalo, mithun and yak) in India was

369.71 million

303.76 million

491.69 million

283.12 million

#53. The revised National Livestock Mission (NLM) published in January, 2025 primarily aims to generate employment through entrepreneurship development in

Dairy and fisheries sectors only

Small ruminants, poultry, pig, camel, donkey, mule, horse sectors and fodder sector

Crop and horticulture sectors

Dairy and plantation sectors

#54. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer.Assertion (A): “Phooka” or “doomdev” is prohibited under animal welfare laws.Reason (R): It leads to animal suffering due to introduction of air/any substance into female organ to draw any secretion of milk.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explains (A)

(A) is true, (R) is false

(A) is false, (R) is true

#55. A subpoena is

Veterinary prescriptions

Summons, compelling witness before court of Law

Search warrant

Postmortem report

#56. Which of the following extension education experience has a more specific and relevant objective of “To Do”, “By Doing” and “For Doing”?

Behaviour

Education

Learning

Imprinting

#57. Use of library, laboratory, questionnaire and survey are the part of which teaching method?

Trainer-dominated method

Trainee-dominated method

Cooperative method

Functional method

#58. Flannel graph, flash card and flip chart visual aids are suitable for group of people generally not exceeding

100

200

#59. Change in “What people know”, falls under which function of extension?

Change in skill

Change in goal

Change in knowledge

Change in attitude

#60. Principle of leadership, adaptability, satisfaction and evaluation are classified as basic principles of

Communication

Education

Extension

Conviction

#61. “Elimination of a constant fraction of drug from plasma per unit time” is

Variable kinetics

Zero order kinetics

First order kinetics

Constant kinetics

#62. Which of the following is correct when pH of the medium is equal to pKa of dissolved drug?

50% of the drug exists in ionized state and 50% in non-ionized lipid soluble state.

50% of the drug exists in ionized state and 50% in non-ionized lipid insoluble form.

50% of the drug exists in ionized state, 25% drug exists in non-ionized state and remaining 25% drug exists in protein bound state.

25% of the drug exists in ionized state and 75% in non-ionized state.

#63. Exposure of Diethyl ether, a highly volatile liquid anaesthetic to air, moisture and light leads to formation of

Trichloroacetic acid

Phosgene

Hydroxides

Peroxides

#64. Propofol is

Barbiturate injectible anaesthetic

Dissociative injectible anaesthetic

Volatile liquid anaesthetic

A non-barbiturate, non-dissociative and relatively a short acting injectible anaesthetic

#65. A dog with systematic fungal infection develops naphrotoxicity with conventional amphotericin B. The clinician switches to liposomal formulation of same drug with high dose. Which of the followings best explains why the liposomal formulation can provide greater efficacy with reduced toxicity?

Liposomal amphotericin B binds fungal ergosterol irreversibly, while completely avoiding membrane cholesterol of fungal cells.

Lipid drug formulation selectively delivers amphotericin B directly to the fungal cell membrane reducing renal drug exposure and inflammatory cytokine release.

Lipid drug formulation increases water solubility leading to rapid excretion and lower tissue penetration.

Encapsulation converts amphotericin B from fungicidal to fungistatic drug there by reducing toxicity.

#66. In vetero-legal cases, the term “Inquest” refers to

Postmortem examination

Drug chemical analysis

Veterinary treatment

Inquiry to cause of death

#67. The Animal Welfare Board of India primarily act as

Non-governmental agency

Statutory advisory body

Licensing authority for veterinarian

Animal census authority

#68. The Section 325, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) deals with

Theft of animals

Mischief by killing or maiming animals

Transportation of animals

Cattle trespass

#69. If a drug is not labelled in a manner prescribed by law, then it shall be deemed as

Adultrated

Misbranded

Spurious

Substandard

#70. Under the Consumer Protection Act (2019), liability for “deficiency in service” due to negligence will apply to

Government veterinarians not charging any fees

Veterinary students not charging a consultation fees

Animal attendants not charging consultation fees

Private veterinarians charging a consultation fees

#71. What is the moisture per cent in semi-hard cheese as per its physical and rheological properties?

Less than 25

25 – 35

36 – 40

More than 40

#72. As per FSSAI Act, 2006, the urea content in milk should not be more than ______ mg/100 ml, otherwise it will be considered as adulterated with urea.

#73. Which is the correct order of decreasing percentage of protein content in the following milk by-product?

Ghee residue > Skim milk > Butter milk > Lassi

Butter milk > Ghee residue > Skim milk > Lassi

Lassi > Skim milk > Ghee residue > Butter milk

Skim milk > Butter milk > Lassi > Ghee residue

#74. Cottage cheese can be prepared from which by-product of milk on the principle of coagulation?

Skim milk

Butter milk

Whey

Lassi

#75. Which of the following factors accelerates the onset of rigor mortis in a carcass?

Lower ambient temperature

Rest and reduced physical activity

Cool and dry weather conditions

Muscular exercise prior to death

#76. What unique tumor-associated surface antigen appears on the transformed T-cells of chickens infected with Marek’s disease?

Interferon type-1 marker

VP2 gene fragment

MATSA

Avian Leukosis Complex factor

#77. What is the principal vector responsible for maintaining and spreading Bartonella henselae among cats?

Ixodes ricinus

Ctenocephalides felis

Xenopsylla cheopis

Tabanus spp.

#78. Mercury poisoning is characterised by

Punched out ulcers in abomasum

Inflamation of alimentary mucosa and damage to kidney

Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes

Sudden and transient paralysis of larynx

#79. When evaluating a clinical case of “Lantana camara” toxicosis in sheep, a veterinarian observes classical lesions on the unpigmented, hairless regions of the skin. According to the below statements which hallmark clinical signs define the presentation of this plant poisoning?

Severe pancytopenia, prolonged bleeding time and epistaxis

Jaundice, cholestasis, photosensitization and constipation (rumen stasis)

Histotoxic anoxia, bitter almond odor and bright red blood

Ataxia, muscle rigidity and retinal bright blindness

#80. In environmental toxicology, understanding the biochemical targets of pollutants is essential. Which of the following specific functional group containing enzyme is directly inhibited by lead to exert its toxic effects on erythropoiesis?

Hydroxyl groups (—OH)

Phosphate groups (—PO₄)

Sulfhydryl groups (—SH)

Carboxyl groups (—COOH)

#81. According to Kroeber, the formal appearance of culture derived from its constituents and the disposition of a culture which determines its quality, its main themes and interests are termed as

Explicit and Implicit

Ethnocentricism and Exocentricism

Eidos and Ethos

Eidos and Porthos

#82. “Family of Procreation” means

Family in which one is born

Family which one sets up after one's marriage

Family in which men do not marry

Family where a man marries more than one wife

#83. Which of the following is known for the charter for the rituals and also a rationalisation for the rituals?

Norms

Beliefs

Taboos

#84. A special programme launched in 1972-73 for the development of six selected tribal areas in A. P., Bihar, M. P. and Orissa was

Tribal Development Blocks (TDB)

Pilot Project for Tribal Development (PPTD)

Hill Areas Development Programmes (HADP)

Poultry Development (PD)

#85. The type of co-operative farming, in which land is not pooled and each farmer carries on cultivation separately is called as

Co-operative better farming

Co-operative joint farming

Co-operative tenant farming

Co-operative dependent farming

#86. The interior of the ______ organ is honeycomb in appearance.

Rumen

Reticulum

Omasum

Abomasum

#87. Howell-Jolly bodies are nuclear remnants of RBC, which stain deeply with ______ dyes.

Acidic

Basic

Neutral

Isotonic

#88. Which of the following membrane, line the walls of the closed body cavities (thoracic and abdominal) and invest the organs contained in them?

Serous

Subserous

Mucous

Submucous

#89. In which phase of cell division, the chromosomes are all arranged around the spindle in the equatorial plate?

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

#90. In the histological sections of which muscle cells, intercalated discs are present

Skeletal

Smooth

Cardiac

Nervous

#91. Which of the following cells are generally round, plump cells responsible for synthesizing the bone matrix and found on the surface of bone forming regions (Haversian systems)?

Osteocytes

Osteoclasts

Osteoblasts

None of the above

#92. In fracture, the force applied in one direction and distributed evenly over the surface of loaded structure (bone) is known as

Compressive force

Axial force

Bending force

Both (B) and (C)

#93. Which of the following sound frequency range is used in diagnostic ultrasound examinations?

1.0 MHz

0.5 MHz

2 to 15 MHz and higher

300 MHz

#94. In ultrasound image, areas with no echoes or echo free, appears black and generally represents a fluid-filled structure, transmits sound easily, without attenuation is

Hyperechoic

Hypoechoic

Isoechoic

Anechoic

#95. Biological half life of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) is

60 minutes

30 minutes

150 minutes

100 minutes

#96. Which of the following is used as an external marker for determining digestibility?

Lignin

Carmine red

Silica

Acid insoluble ash

#97. Which of the following antibiotic is example of non-ionophore class?

Salinomycin

Lysocellin

Lasalocid

Avoparcin

#98. The open air current type respiration apparatus was developed by

Regnault and Reiset

Pettenkofer

Lavoisier

Atwater

#99. Alkali disease in cattle is caused by toxicity of

Copper

Chromium

Selenium

Cobalt

#100. Given below are two statements.Statement I: Vitamin D3 is much more effective than D2 in chick.Statement II: Panothemic acid plays a basic biochemical role in the transfer of two carbon units.In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Both statement I and statement II are true

Both statement I and statement II are false

Statement I is true and statement II is false

Statement I is false and statement II is true

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