Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Primary Production of Milk Engineering MCQs
1 - Question
How much does a bushel of shelled corn weigh?
a) 20 pounds
b) 30 pounds
c) 40 pounds
d) 50 pounds
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Explanation: One bushel of shelled corn weighs 50 pounds on average, whereas a bushel of corn ears weighs about 70 pounds.
2 - Question
When should one start recording a heifers heat periods?
a) 2-3 months before she should be bred
b) 3-4 months before she should be bred
c) 4-5 months before she should be bred
d) 1-2 months before she should be bred
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Explanation: Heifer heat period should be recorded. It is advised that the heat period should be started recorded 2-3 months prior to heifer breeding.
3 - Question
Which of the following is not a variety of cheese?
a) blue
b) cheddar
c) buttery
d) cottage
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Explanation: There are many varieties of cheese. Some of them are Blue, brick, cheddar, cottage, limburger, Monterey, mozzarella, muenster, provolone, swiss.
4 - Question
What are the physical characteristics of a quality fore udder in a dairy cow?
a) Strongly and smoothly attached, moderate length and uniform width from front to rear
b) Slippery
c) Moldy
d) Shady
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Explanation: Udders are an important organ in a cow’s body. They should be strongly and smoothly attached, moderate length and uniform width from front to rear.
5 - Question
What does PDCA stand for?
a) pure dairy culling association
b) Pure dairy cattle area
c) Purebred dairy cattle association
d) Plant dairy cattle area
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Explanation: PDCA stands for Purebred dairy cattle association. It deals with cattle of parents of the same breed.
6 - Question
What is the name of one of the 4 compartments of a ruminant’s stomach?
a) Rumen
b) Hind
c) Udder
d) Calf
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Explanation: Ruminant stomach has 4 parts. The four parts are namely, Rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasums.
7 - Question
At what age can a heifer be bred?
a) 1 year
b) 2 year
c) 13- 15 months
d) 3-4 months
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Explanation: Heifer can be bred only after a certain age. This age is usually 13-15 months.
8 - Question
What is the name of cheese with holes?
a) cheddar
b) cottage
c) blue
d) swiss
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Explanation: Swiss cheese has characteristic holes in it. It has a distinct flavor.
9 - Question
What is a measure of the average additional pounds of milk and fat the bull will transmit to his daughters called?
a) Predicted difference
b) Age
c) Efficiency
d) Milking capacity
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Explanation: Predicted Transmitting Ability is the predicted difference of a parent animal’s offspring from average, due to the genes transmitted from that parent.
10 - Question
How do dairy producers improve the inherited ability of cattle to produce greater amounts of milk?
a) through culling
b) through tasting
c) through nutrition
d) through selection
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Explanation: Dairy producers are very particular about the milk output. They improve cattle inherited milking ability through selection.
11 - Question
What is the average length of standing heat?
a) 10 hours
b) 4 hours
c) 18 hours
d) 20 hours
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Explanation: Heat standing is one of the practices. It lasts usually 18 hours.
12 - Question
What is the name of the milk sugar found only in milk?
a) Sucrose
b) Galactose
c) Lactose
d) Fructose
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Explanation: Lactose is milk sugar. It is found in milk.
13 - Question
What is the sire rating for milk of a sire with a predicted difference of above 2000?
a) super less
b) super extra
c) super
d) extra
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Explanation: Such a rating will be characterized as a super extra. All the other options do not apply.
14 - Question
What is a sign which tells that calving is near? I. udder begin to swell II. vulva becomes swollen and discharges present III. area around tail head appears sunken IV. heifer will lie down and strain
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I only
d) I, II, III and IV
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Explanation: Udders are also judged in scoring. They have 35 points in total.
15 - Question
How much should a calf gain the first month?
a) 1 pound per day
b) Half pound per day
c) 3 pounds per day
d) 5 pounds per day
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Explanation: Calf should gain a lot of weight in the first month. The weight gain should be around 1 pound every day.
16 - Question
The milk fat differential used in paying for raw milk is?
a) The price to be added or subtracted per 1/10 % of milk fat above or below a set percentage
b) A value established to penalize milk producers who have too much fat in their milk
c) A value set to penalize milk producers who have too little fat in their milk
d) The price to be added or subtracted per 50 percent of milk fat above or below a set percentage
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Explanation: The milk fat differential is the price to be added or subtracted per 1/10 % of milk fat above or below a set percentage.
17 - Question
The form of mastitis that is hidden from sight is known as __________________
a) Infectious
b) Clinical
c) Acute
d) Sub-Clinical
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Explanation: Mastitis is a cow disease. Sub clinical mastitis is a kind of mastitis which is not visible.
18 - Question
Which of the following will best control contagious mastitis?
a) Pre-milking teat dip
b) Barrier type teat dip
c) Antibiotic teat dip
d) Germicidal teat dip
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19 - Question
The Standard Plate Count (SPC) has a prescribed incubation time of _____ hours at _____ ºC.
a) 24 hours at 32ºC
b) 48 hours at 45ºC
c) 48 hours at 32ºC
d) 12 hours at 45ºC
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Explanation: Standard plate count test is carried out for 48 hours at 32ºC. It is also known as aerobic plate count.
20 - Question
One type of test for antibiotics, common adulterants of milk, is based upon the principle that the growth of bacteria is __________ by them.
a) Stimulated
b) Enhanced
c) Magnified
d) Inhibited
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Explanation: Antibiotic inhibits growth of bacteria. This principle is used as a principle to check adulterine of milk by the antibiotic.
21 - Question
The __________ test is used to detect if milk has been pasteurized properly.
a) Lipase
b) Coliform
c) Standard Plate Count
d) Phosphatase
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Explanation: Pasteurization is the heat treatment for milk in order to kill pathogenic microorganisms. Phosphatase test us used to check proper pasteurization of milk has been carried out.
22 - Question
Milk provides__________ and _____________ in approximately the same ratio as found in bone.
a) Calcium and Magnesium
b) Calcium and Phosphorus
c) Calcium and Iron
d) Phosphorus and Magnesium
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Explanation: Calcium and phosphorus are provided by milk. They are provided approximately the same ratio as found in bone.
23 - Question
Which of the following is not a cause of coliform mastitis?
a) Cracked or split inflations
b) Milking too soon after calving
c) Using excessive water in washing udders
d) Slightly damp, warm bedding
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Explanation: Coliform mastitis caused by several reasons. Milking too soon after calving is not one of the reasons.
24 - Question
About ____________ percent of the calcium available in the food supply is provided by milk and milk products.
a) 66%
b) 76%
c) 86%
d) 96%
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Explanation: Milk is a major source of calcium in the body. About 76% off calcium is provided by milk and milk products.
25 - Question
Which of the following directly influence(s) the total supply of milk?
a) Prices paid milk producers
b) Manufacturing plants
c) Costs of fat production
d) Foreign exports
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Explanation: Milk supply is governed by several factors. Prices paid to milk producers have a direct influence on the total supply of the milk.
26 - Question
The pasteurized Milk Ordinance regulates what?
a) Grade A milk
b) Manufacturing grade milk
c) Grade B milk
d) Grade C milk
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Explanation: Pasteurized milk ordinance is responsible for regulating Grade A milk.
27 - Question
Dairy farmers can buy and sell dairy futures on what exchange?
a) New York Stock Exchange
b) National Dairy Exchange
c) Coffee, Sugar, Coca Exchange
d) Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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Explanation: Chicago Mercantile Exchange provides a platform for farmers to buy and sell dairy futures there. It is convenient and transparent process.
28 - Question
According to the Food & Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences, all people need at least _________ milligrams of calcium per day.
a) 100
b) 1000
c) 10,000
d) 100,000
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Explanation: Calcium is an important component of human diet. Dairy requirement of calcium by huan body is about 1000 milligram per day.
29 - Question
The cheese price series is based on 63 U.S. cheese plants that make 80-85 percent of the bulk Cheddar. What is the price series called?
a) NASS Cheese Price Survey
b) NASS Cheddar Cheese Price Survey
c) NASS Swiss cheese Price Survey
d) U.S. Cheddar Cheese Price Survey
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Explanation: NASS cheddar cheese price survey determines the price of bulk cheddar. The prices are accepted by all.
30 - Question
What marketing tool would be used in the futures market by someone who owns a commodity such as milk and intends to sell it sometime in the future?
a) Basis contract
b) Pooling contract
c) Short Hedge
d) Speculating buyer
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Explanation: A short hedge is an investment strategy that is focused on mitigating a risk that has already been taken. The “short” portion of the term refers to the act of shorting security, usually a derivatives contract, which hedges against potential losses in an investment that is held long. It will enable the futures market by someone who owns a commodity such as milk and intends to sell it sometime in the future.