Bangladesh · Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) · civil-service
Preliminary: 200-mark MCQ, 2 hours. Written (technical cadre): 900 marks, 50% to pass. Viva: 100 marks (200 before Dec 2024).
Viva cut to 100 marks from the 47th BCS. Preliminary section marks changed in the 50th BCS. Negative marking of 0.5 in the preliminary is unverified (third-party only).
Official source: https://bpsc.gov.bd/site/page/4bc95017-18d6-412b-8c4f-76d3e1599d8e/BCS-Examinations
Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.
1. Which country holds the largest share of the world's water buffalo population?
A. India
India has by far the largest buffalo population, followed by Pakistan and China. Egypt and the Philippines keep important but much smaller populations.
Livestock Production Management I: General Principles and Ruminants · Livestock statistics and the livestock census
2. What is the average gestation length of the sow?
A. About 114 days
Sow gestation is about 114 days (three months, three weeks, three days). 150 days is the ewe and doe goat, 63 days the bitch, 283 days the cow.
Livestock Production Management II: Monogastric and Laboratory Animals · Farrowing management
3. Teosinte, grown as a tillering fodder in some humid regions, is a wild relative of:
A. Maize
Teosinte (Zea mexicana) belongs to the same genus as maize (Zea mays). It is not related closely to sorghum, oats or pearl millet.
Fodder Production & Grassland Management · Cereal fodder crops
4. The WOAH PVS Tool groups its critical competencies under four fundamental components. Which of these is one of the four?
A. Access to markets
The four fundamental components are human, physical and financial resources; technical authority and capability; interaction with interested parties; and access to markets. Wildlife conservation, drug pricing and university admissions are not fundamental components, although some related topics appear inside individual critical competencies.
Regulatory and State Veterinary Medicine & International Trade · Organisation of Veterinary Services (WOAH PVS)
5. The average length of the oestrous cycle in the ewe is about:
D. 17 days
The ewe's cycle averages about 17 days, shorter than the roughly 21-day cycle of cattle, buffalo and goats.
Livestock Production Management I: General Principles and Ruminants · Reproduction management
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