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Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC / Class 12) Animal Science and Technology under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune — subject code 76 practice questions are available now; exam metadata is being verified.

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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC Animal Science & Technology Exam

3 hours

Typical Maharashtra HSC Animal Science theory paper duration

MSBSHSE HSC exam pattern reporting for Animal Science and Technology (code 76)

35%

Common minimum passing floor per HSC subject under MSBSHSE

Maharashtra HSC pass-mark practice (~35% each subject)

70 + 30

Common theory + practical mark split for HSC Animal Science (code 76)

MSBSHSE HSC scheme reporting for Animal Science and Technology

Subject code 76

Official MSBSHSE HSC subject code for Animal Science

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes (mahahsscboard.org/hscsub.htm)

Theory + practical

Official assessment mixes written theory with practical/oral/project — not pure MCQ

MSBSHSE HSC Animal Science paper-pattern and Balbharati practical specimen

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official Higher Secondary paper format

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Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC Animal Science and Technology (code 76) is a Class 12 elective of about 3 hours theory (~70) plus practical (~30) with ~35% pass floor, covering Balbharati dairy, poultry, health, and product technology — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for concept and procedure fluency.

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1Why is permanent individual identification important on an organised livestock farm?
A.It supports accurate breeding, health, growth and culling records for each animal
B.It only increases the price of feed bags
C.It replaces the need for any housing
D.It makes vaccination illegal
Explanation: Balbharati Std XII stresses identification so each animal can be traced for breeding, feeding, management, health, pedigree, production, and for treating or culling sick or unproductive stock.
2Which identification method is described as most suitable for newborn calves and cattle with light-coloured ear skin?
A.Hot-iron branding only
B.Ear tattooing
C.Neck chain alone as the only permanent mark
D.Photographing only
Explanation: Ear tattooing punctures numbers/letters inside the ear and rubs carbon ink into the punctures; the textbook notes it is most suitable for newborn calves and cattle with light ear skin.
3Ear notching is commonly used for permanent marking of which animals according to the Std XII textbook?
A.Only adult dairy bulls kept exclusively for AI
B.Only commercial layer hens
C.Buffalo calves and pigs
D.Only camel caravans
Explanation: Ear notching makes V/U cuts along the ear border and is noted as a permanent method commonly used for buffalo calves and pigs.
4Tagging with numbered metal or plastic ear tags is most often used for which groups?
A.Only fish in aquariums
B.Only wild tigers in zoos
C.Only adult horses for racing licences
D.Sheep, goat and sometimes young calves
Explanation: The textbook states tagging is mostly used for marking sheep, goat and sometimes young calves; tags may be self-piercing or non-piercing.
5Shaeffer’s formula for estimating adult cattle live body weight (in pounds) uses which relationship?
A.Weight = [Length × (Girth)²] / 300
B.Weight = Length × Girth only, with no divisor
C.Weight = Girth / Length × 1000
D.Weight = Age in years × 50 only
Explanation: Shaeffer’s formula: Live body weight (pounds) = Length × (Girth)² / 300, where length is shoulder point to pin bone (inches) and girth is heart girth.
6Agarwal’s formula is best described as:
A.A method to pasteurise milk at 72°C
B.A modified Shaeffer-type formula adapted for estimating weight of Indian cattle
C.A poultry incubation humidity table
D.A vaccine schedule for Ranikhet only
Explanation: Agarwal’s formula is presented as a modification of Shaeffer’s approach for Indian cattle, using Length × Girth / Y with Y depending on girth class.
7Which is the most commonly adopted rope method for casting cattle described in the textbook?
A.Only photographing the animal standing
B.Only RFID scanning
C.Reuff’s method
D.Only ear notching
Explanation: Reuff’s method uses a long cotton rope with half hitches around neck, chest and abdomen so the animal can be cast safely for procedures.
8The optimum age range given for bloodless castration of male cattle is about:
A.3 to 4 years only
B.First week of life exclusively for incision method only
C.After 10 years of milking
D.4 to 6 months
Explanation: The textbook states optimum age is about 4–6 months for bloodless castration and about 8 months for the incision method.
9Which castration method uses a special clamp to crush spermatic cords without an open incision (bloodless)?
A.Burdizzo method
B.Only mulling with crude trauma
C.Only hot branding of the thigh
D.Only ear tattooing
Explanation: Burdizzo castration is the bloodless clamp method that crushes the cord; it is listed among standard castration techniques alongside rubber band, surgical, vasectomy and mulling.
10Which hand-milking method is generally preferred because the teat is held fully in the hand and milk is squeezed without harmful knuckling?
A.Only stripping for entire lactation as the ideal sole method
B.Full hand milking
C.Only machine milking with no hand method taught
D.Only knuckling as the recommended ideal
Explanation: Full hand milking holds the teat in the palm and squeezes milk downward; it is preferred over stripping and the injurious knuckling habit for udder health.

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