List of top Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)- 2023

Inbreeding coefficient in the first generation when half sibs are bred is

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Regression of offspring on mid parents as compared to on one parent yields lower precision. Statement (II): Heritability estimates based on the full sib families are less précised as compared to half sib families. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Mean environmental deviation in population as a whole is taken to be zero. Statement (II): The tangible environmental variation arises due to un-known causes. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Dominance deviations are interactions of within locus. Statement (II): Breeding values and genotypic values are the same in the absence of dominance. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Interaction deviations exist when genotype refers to more than one locus. Statement (II): Epistasis describes how gene interactions can affect phenotypes. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A woman has a rare abnormality of the eyelids called ptosis. This condition is caused by a dominant allele P. The woman's father had ptosis, but mother had normal eyelids. Her father's mother had normal eyelids. What proportion of the woman's children will have ptosis if she marries a man with normal eyelids?

If four calves are born on a given day. What is the chance that two will be males and two will be females?

Followings are the statements about the structure of DNA: (A) A + T = G + C (B) A = G; C = T (C) A/T = C/G (D) T/A = C/G (E) A + G = C + T Choose the correct statement/s from the options given below:

Eukaryotic chromosomes metabolically are most active during which phase?

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Eukaryotes have a 5' cap on their mRNAs; prokaryotes do not have the same. Statement (II): Messenger RNAs of eukaryotes generally have a 3' poly-A tail; prokaryotic mRNAs do not have the same. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): $20^{146}$ amino acid sequences are possible in a polypeptide, which is 146 amino acids long. Statement (II): Four triplets do not code for any amino acid. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A population has a \(\mu=50\) and \(\sigma=10\). If these scores are transformed into z-scores, the population of z-scores will have a mean and standard deviation of

Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the genotypic frequency of heterozygotes, if the frequency of the two alleles at the gene being studied are 0.6 and 0.4, will be

A single strand of DNA has an A+T/C+G ratio of 1.67. The ratio in the complementary strand would be

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): An exception to Mendel's law is linkage.
Statement (II): Many traits are inherited in a non-Mendelian fashion.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Which genetic disorder causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines?

A gene contains 141 codons. How many nucleotides are present in the gene's coding sequence? How many amino acids are expected to be present in the polypeptide encoded by this gene?

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Vrindavani crossbred cattle has been evolved at CIRC, Meerut in collaboration with Military Farms of the country.
Statement (II): A low heritability is desired in breeding for the rapid progress.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Find the mode of the following integers:
-18, -13, 0, 16, 3, -15, 0, 11, -14, 0, 12

What is the median age of the 7 cows whose ages are listed below?
11, 10, 13, 11, 12, 16, 14

A population has a mean (\(\mu\)) of 45 and a standard deviation (\(\sigma\)) of 8. After 5 points are added to every score in the population, what are the new values for the mean and standard deviation?

If the scores on a test have a mean of 36 and a standard deviation of 4, what is the z-score for a score of 26?

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Total milk production in India was 221.06 million tonnes during 2021-22 (Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022).
Statement (II): According to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022; top 5 milk producing states in India are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): India ranks 5th in world in terms of total egg production (Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022).
Statement (II): The per-capita availability of egg (2021-22) in India was 95 eggs per annum (Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

What term defines for "the age at which the generative organs become functional and reproduction may occur"?