Practice Fisheries Questions and Answers

• India's total fish production during 2024-25 (Provisional) stood at 197.75 lakh tonnes. What was the approximate share of inland fisheries in this total?
• What was India's annual growth rate in total fish production for the year 2024-25?
• Which scheme served as the immediate predecessor of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), running from 2015-16 to 2019-20 for the integrated de...
• Which of the following best describes the primary objective of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)?
• The Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) primarily supports the creation of which type of infrastructure?
• The 'Sagar Mitra' scheme, mentioned among India's fisheries welfare initiatives, is best described as:
• What was the cumulative Approved Outlay under PMMSY for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Rs. Crore)?
• What was the total actual Expenditure under PMMSY for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Rs. Crore)?
• As on 07.11.2025, how many Kisan Credit Card (KCC) applications for fisheries had been sanctioned nationally?
• Which state accounted for the largest number of sanctioned Fisheries Kisan Credit Cards (KCC), as on 07.11.2025?
• How many Major Fishing Harbours does India have, and since which decade have they been developed with Central funding?
• Which State/UT has the longest coastline in India, according to Fisheries Statistics 2025?
• What is India's total coastal length as covered under fisheries statistics (9 coastal states plus Union Territories)?
• What is the total number of fishing villages in India as reported in the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025?
• Which state has the highest number of fishing villages in India?
• What was India's total fishermen population as per the 2019-20 data cited in the Handbook of Fisheries Statistics 2025?
• Which state recorded the highest fishermen population in India (2019-20 data), despite having no marine coastline?
• Which State/UT recorded the highest per capita fish consumption in India during 2024-25?
• What was the value of India's marine products exports during 2024-25?
• Which commodity accounted for the largest share (by value) of India's marine product exports in 2024-25?
• Which country was the largest export market (by value) for India's marine products in 2024-25?
• By approximately how many times did India's fish seed (fry) production grow between 1985-86 and 2024-25 (Provisional)?
• Which state was the leading producer of fish seed (fry) in India during 2024-25 (Provisional)?
• What was the share of the fishing and aquaculture sector in India's Agriculture & Allied GVA during 2023-24?
• What was the share of the fishing and aquaculture sector in India's National GVA during 2023-24?
• Which state recorded the highest Gross State Value Added (GSVA) from fishing and aquaculture during 2024-25?
• Around which year did India's inland fish production share overtake its marine fish production share, based on the historical trend presented in the Handbo...
• In which category of fish production does India rank 1st in the world, as per 2022 data?
• Which Ministry serves as the nodal ministry for the fisheries sector in India?
• Composite fish culture in India combines compatible Indian major carps and exotic carps in the same pond mainly to utilise different:
• In a composite fish culture pond stocked with Indian major carps, which species is primarily a bottom feeder, mainly consuming detritus and decaying organi...
• Which exotic carp species, introduced into Indian composite fish culture systems, is primarily a surface feeder that consumes phytoplankton, thereby helpin...
• The minimum legal mesh size prescribed for fishing nets in capture fisheries is primarily intended to:
• Which of the following is an example of an air-breathing fish, capable of surviving for extended periods out of water and even in poorly oxygenated ponds b...
• Which fish farming practice involves rearing fish within floating or fixed net enclosures suspended in a natural water body such as a reservoir or lake, al...