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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR-585 401 ICAR-JRF [Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi] TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK FOR THE BENEFIT OF: FINAL YEAR B.V.Sc & A.H STUDENTS VETERINARY COLLEGE, VINOBANAGAR SHIMOGA-577204 Tutorial Classes Conducted under SCP- TSP Grant from the Government of Karnataka [FY: 2013-14] Organized by: VETERINARY COLLEGE, SHIMOGA Karnataka Veterinary, Animal &Fisheries Sciences University Vinobanagar, Shimoga-577204 E.mail: [email protected] Tel: 08182-651001 KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR-585 401 ICAR-JRF 1 [Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi] TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK FOR THE BENEFIT OF: FINAL YEAR B.V.Sc & A.H STUDENTS VETERINARY COLLEGE, VINOBANAGAR SHIMOGA-577204 Prepared by: Dr. PRAKSH NADOOR Professor& Head Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Veterinary College, Shimoga-577204 Dr. LOKESH L.V Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Veterinary College, Shimoga-577204 and Dr.NAGARAJA . L Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary College, Shimoga-577204 2 FORE WORD The Indian Council of Council Agricultural Research [ICAR],New Delhi is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 99 ICAR institutes and 53 agricultural universities (including veterinary universities) spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. Apart from above mandates of the Council, it is also encourgining student’s to undertake quality higher education in veterinary, agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fishery sciences, in a way to produce quality scientists required for not only for its premier research institutes spread across the country, but also to scale up with human resource development. In this direction, ICAR, New Delhi is conducting Competitive Examinations annually, viz: Junior Research Fellowship, Senior Research fellowship, National eligibility Test [NET] in various disciplines of veterinary, agriculture and allied disciplines. Of late, interest among graduate students [B.V.Sc&A.H] to peruse post- graduation [M.V.Sc] in a good institute is increasing and it is a good sign. In this context Veterinary College, Tioga is organizing tutorials for the interested B.V.Sc &A.H students during the period 10.2.2014 to 23.2.2014. About twenty teachers served as resource scientists to coach the students appearing for ICAR-JRF Examination during the month of April 2014. On behalf of the University and Collage, I profusely thank the Government of Karnataka for funding this programme under the SCP-TSP grant. I thank Dr.Nagaraja.L Assistant Professor of Medicine who has served as Co- ordinator of SCP-TSP programme of the college for its effective utilization of grants released for the year 2013-14. I also take this opportunity to thank all the Resource Scientists who have involved in guiding the students to take up the competitive examination in right manner. I thank all the Members of the Question Bank Committee for their efforts which would help the students to prepare themselves in the best possible way to face the examination. Finally, my best wishes to all the students who are shortly apparearing for the ICAR- JRF Examination- 2014. R.V.PRASAD Dean(Vety.) 3 RESOURCE FACULTY Sl. NAME DEPARTMENT No. 01 Dr.R.B.Dhabale Department of Animal Reproduction, Professor& Head Gynecology &Obstetrics 02 Dr.Vijaykumar B. Shettar Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding Assistant Professor (S.G) &Head 03 Dr.Rudresh. B.H Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding Assistant Professor 04 Dr.V.Nagabhushana Department of Animal Nutrition Professor &Head 05 Dr.K.C.Veeranna Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Professor &Head Education 06 Dr.C.B.Madhavaprasad Department of Veterinary Public Health & Professor & Head Epidemiology 07 Dr.Prakash Nadoor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Professor &Head 08 Dr.Lokesh L.V Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Assistant Professor 09 Dr.Chidanandiah Department of Livestock Products Technology Associate Professor &Head 10 Dr.Nagaraja.L Department of Veterinary Medicine Assistant Professor 11 Dr.T.N.Krishnamurthy Department of Livestock production & Assistant Professor &Head Management 12 Dr.Ravi Rai Durg Department of Surgery & Radiology Assistant Professor &Head 13. Dr. K.J.Anand Department of Veterinary Parasitology Assistant Professor &Head 14. Dr. K.R Anjan Kumar Department of Veterinary Pathology Assistant Professor 15. Dr.Manjunath S.S Department of Veterinary Pathology Assistant Professor 16. Dr.Ganga Naik Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Assistant Professor &Head Histology 17. Dr.Vinuthan M.K Dept. of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry Assistant Professor 18. Dr. (Smt.) Sheela.P Department of Veterinary Microbiology Assistant Professor 19 Dr. Sundhareshan Department of Veterinary Microbiology Assistant Professor 20 Dr. Nagappa Banovalli Department of Livestock production & Assistant Professor (OPG) Management 4 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES[ICAR]: MANDATE, ORGANISATIONAL SETUP AND THRUST AREA OF RESEARCH IN ANIMAL SCIENCE The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. Historically in the year 1905, the Agricultural Research Institute was established at Pusa, Bihar by Lord Curzon. The land was donated by Mr.Phipps of USA after whom the place was named as PUSA. The Phipps laboratory in division of soil science and agricultural chemistry at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) was is named after him. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 99 ICAR institutes and 53 agricultural universities (including veterinary universities) spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology development that has enabled the country to increase the production of food grains by 4 times, horticultural crops by 6 times, fish by 9 times (marine 5 times and inland 17 times), milk 6 times and eggs 27 times since 1950-51, thus making a visible impact on the national food and nutritional security. It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in agriculture. It is engaged in cutting edge areas of science and technology development and its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields. Mandate of ICAR To plan, undertake, aid, promote and co-ordinate education, research and its application in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences To act as a clearing house of research and general information relating to agriculture, animal husbandry, home science and allied sciences, and fisheries through its publications and information system; and instituting and promoting transfer of technology programmes To provide, undertake and promote consultancy services in the fields of education, research, training and dissemination of information in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences To look into the problems relating to broader areas of rural development concerning agriculture, including postharvest technology by developing co-operative programmes with other organizations such as the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the universities Some Milestones Initiation of the first All-India Co-ordinated Research Project on Maize in 1957 5 Status of Deemed University accorded to IARI in 1958 Establishment of the I State Agricultural University on land grant pattern at Pantnagar in 1960 Placement of different agricultural research institutes under the purview of ICAR in 1966 Creation of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) in the Ministry of Agriculture in 1973 Opening of first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Puducherry (Pondicherry) in 1974 Establishment of Agricultural Research Service and Agricultural Scientists' Recruitment Board in 1975 Launching of Lab-to-Land Programme and the National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) in 1979 Initiation of Institution-Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) in 1995 Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi in 1996 The ICAR was bestowed with the King Baudouin Award in 1989 for its valuable contribution in ushering in the Green Revolution. Again awarded King Baudouin Award in 2004 for research and development efforts made under partnership in Rice Wheat Consortium. Launching of National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) in 1998 and National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) in 2005 Organizational setup for Research & Extension In order to meet the various challenges with respect to research, extension and development policy decisions
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