1. Which of the following is the foremost factor to be considered in evaluating fishpond site?

a. ground elevation c. weather condition

b. water supply d. floor hazard
2. What type of soil has granular appearance?
a. silt c. clay
b. sand d. loam
3. The following are the factors to consider in evaluating ideal site for fish pen EXCEPT -
a. water supply c. turbidity location
b. type of soil d. topography or elevation

4. It is the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the water.

a. Climate c. wave
b. Tide d. weather

5. What kind of tank is used in stocking breeders?

a. breeding tank c. nursery tank
b. conditioning tank d. all of the above
6. Which of the following fishpond facilities controls the water of the pond system?
a. Main gate c. Tertiary gate
b. Secondary gate d. All of the above
7. What is the biggest and highest block of earth that surrounds the entire pond
system?
a. Main dike c. Tertiary gate
b. Secondary gate d. Main gate
8. How to remedy a tank with low dissolve oxygen?
a. Start the blower d. Start the electric fan beside
b. Start the water pump the tank
c. Start the puddle wheel

9. It refers to small aquatic organisms raised in tanks which are commonly used as the
first food of young fin fishes.
a. Larvae c. Rotifers
b. Phytoplankton d. Microalgae

10. In order to make the fish cage floats on the water, the cage must be equipped with -
a. mooring system
b. netting system d. floatation system
c. framework
11. It is a structure that is used to enclose the whole fishpond.
a. gate c. dike
b. supply canal d. Crown

12. The main gate of a pond is constructed at the -

a. corner of the dike
b. shorter side of the pond
c. lowest part of the fishpond at the straight stretch of the stream
d. center part of the dike

13. What is the purpose of installing air support system in your tank?

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 a. to produce bubbles in the c. to supply dissolved oxygen
water of the tank for the fish
b. to add beauty in the tank d. to attract the attention of your
system classmates

14. It keeps the whole cage in a certain location and prevents towing the fish cage by
water current.
a. framework c. floating system
b. netting assembly d. mooring system
15. Which of the following steps in preparing a nursery pond should come first?
a. pond drying c. pond draining
b. pond liming d. pond fertilization
16. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. pH c. temperature
b. salinity d. Fertilizer

17. What are the microscopic animals found in fishpond water?

a. Phytoplankton c. plankton
b. zooplankton d. Lumut

18. The best time to release the stocks is during the

a. cooler part of the day c. midnight
b. midday d. Any time of the day

19. How many square meters are there in one (1) hectare?
a. 100 m² c. 10, 000 m²
b. 1, 000 m² d. 100, 000 m²

20. The process of adjusting the fish to its new environment is called –
a. Acclimatization c. Oxygenation
b. Incineration d. Stocking
21. This term refers to the total weight of fish per unit area at a particular time and is
expressed as kg/ha, kg/sq.m, or g/sq.m
a. Biomass c. Feeding rate
b. Feeding frequency d. Average Body Weight

22. These are microscopic organisms that serve as food for the fishes
a. Planktons c. detritus
b. Starter feeds d. Lumot

23. The term used for the amount of feeds given daily to culture stock expressed as
percentage of stock biomass is –
a. Feeding frequency c. Biomass
b. Feeding rate d. Daily feed ration
24. A particular destructive process in the body with a specific cause and characteristics
symptom is called –

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 a. Disease c. Abnormality
b. Illness d. Stress
25. Which of the following treatment methods for cultured species is used for giving
antibacterial agents, hormone or vaccines?
a. Injection c. Swabbing
b. Immersion d. Bath
26. To diagnose, means-
a. To identify disease by examination c. To deal with medically or
surgically
b. To treat by external method d. To stop a disease

27. Transported fingerlings are usually packed in polyethylene bags. What should be
employed in order to keep them alive inside the bag?
a. Medical oxygen c. Carbon dioxide
b. Helium d. Methane

28. To reduce mortality during transport, you should be able to -

a. transport only healthy fish
b. allow the fry to recover from handling stress
c. acclimate the fry to lower salinity before transport
d. all of the above

29. A method of counting fingerlings that are counting individually

a. visual estimation c. percentage method
b. direct method d. all of these
30. Carnivorous fishes are considered -
a. predators c. habitat degrader
b. competitors d. Nuisance

31. In order to control soil acidity, what should be broadcasted?

a. fertilizer c. pesticides
b. lime d. tea seed

32. What is the first step in preparing fish tanks?

a. stock fingerlings
b. tanks are cleaned by scrubbing its walls and floors
c. disinfect and dry the tanks for 1 week
d. fill the tank with water at a desired level

33. A major pre-requisite to ensure a profitable marketable size of fish is to stock -

a. high quality fingerlings
b. inferior type fingerlings
c. fingerlings from unknown source
d. fingerlings from the wild

34. Which of the following is not a pointer in selecting quality fingerlings?

a. Fingerlings should come from reliable source.

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 b. Fish farmer should operate his or her own hatcheries.
c. Fingerlings should be free from deformities.
d. Fingerlings should be genetically contaminated

35. How are fingerlings released into pond?

a. Pour them from a height
b. Tilt the container to one side to allow water to flow in.
c. Expose them under the heat of the sun
d. Let the container float and allow the fish to swim out.

36. It is an aquaculture activity used in estimating the average weight of the fish.
a. Counting c. Stock sampling
b. Sorting d. Storing

37. If the total weight of sampled fish is divided by its total number, you get the -
a. total body weight c. total biomass
b. average weight of each d. total weight increment
fish
38. The number of death in one production cycle is called -
a. survival rate c. fertilization rate
b. mortality rate d. growth rate
39. It is the most important nutrient in a formulated food.
a. Proteins c. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids d. Vitamins

40. It is the basis in determining the amount of food given to the fish based on fish
biomass.
a. Feeding frequency c. Feeding ration
b. Feeding rate d. Feeding method

41. Why is the feeding rate lowered as the fish grow bigger?
a. Because they are ready for market
b. Because they have low metabolic rate
c. Because they lost appetite when they grow bigger
d. Because they need low protein consumption

42. If the water is deficient with dissolved oxygen, the best thing to do is -
a. to broadcast lime
b. to apply organic or inorganic fertilizer
c. to drain the water
d. to freshen the water or install aerators

43. Water parameter not needed in aquaculture.

a. pollution c. turbidity
b. pH d. dissolved oxygen

44. The best form of turbidity that will occur in a pond is -

a. mineral turbidity c. clay turbidity
b. sediment turbidity d. plankton turbidity

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45. Any change on the normal state of the body of the fish is called -
a. fish diseases c. physical injury to the fish
b. stress on the fish d. nuisance to the fish

46. How are wild fish, pest and other animals in the culture pond controlled?
a. Poison them during pond c. Remove the nest and trees near the
preparation pond
b. Shoot or scare them d. All of the above
especially the birds

47. In order to prevent and control fish diseases, you should -

a. prepare the pond properly c. screen water control structures
b. drain the pond until it d. monitor fish health
cracks

48. Post harvest handling is necessary in order to -

a. prevent fish from spoilage. c. have a high demand of your product.
b. ensure a good quality of d. all of the above
fish for the market.

49. What are the three cardinal rules in handling fresh fishes?
a. Conserve, consider and c. Calculate, catching and count
counter d. Classify, compare and cut
b. Cleanliness, care and
cooling

50. What is the most important single factor affecting the quality of fishes?
a. Salinity c. Humidity
b. Temperature d. Climate condition

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ANSWER KEY

1 b 42 d
2 b 43 a
3 c 44 d
4 b 45 c
5 a 46 d
6 a 47 d
7 a 48 d
8 a 49 b
9 c 50 b
10 d
11 c
12 c
13 c
14 d
15 a
16 d
17 b
18 a
19 c
20 a
21 a
22 a
23 b
24 a
25 a
26 a
27 a
28 d
29 b
30 a
31 b
32 b
33 a
34 d
35 a
36 c
37 b
38 b
39 a
40 b
41 b