Q1. Animals/organisms floating on the surface of water are
(1) benthos
(2) plankton
(3) neritic
(4) pelagic
Answer: (2) plankton
Q2. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
(1) Sargassum-Chlorophyll c
(2) Nostoc-Water blooms
(3) Basidiomycetes-Puffballs
(4) Spirogyra-Motile gametes
Answer: (4) Spirogyra-Motile gametes
Q3. What is common in all three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
(1) Well developed vascular tissues
(2) Independent sporophyte
(3) Independent gametophyte
(4) Presence of archegonia
Answer: (4) Presence of archegonia
Q4. The plant body is thalloid in
(1) Salvinia
(2) Funaria
(3) Marchantia
(4) Sphagnum
Answer: (3) Marchantia
Q5. Fire-bellied toad is
(1) Necturus
(2) Amphiuma
(3) Salamandra
(4) Discoglossus
Answer: (4) Discoglossus
Q6. Which is not a true amphibian animal
(1) Tortoise
(2) Salamander
(3) Frog
(4) Toad
Answer: (1) Tortoise
Q7. Association between Sucker Fish (Remora) and Shark is
(1) Predation
(2) Commensalism
(3) Parasitism
(4) Symbiosis
Answer: (2) Commensalism
Q8. A wood boring mollusc/Shipworm is
(1) Limax
(2) Chiton
(3) Patella
(4) Teredo
Answer: (4) Teredo
Q9. Silk thread is obtained from Silk Moth during
(1) nymph state
(2) pupal state
(3) adult state
(4) larval state
Answer: (2) pupal state
Q10. Bird vertebrae are
(1) amphicoelous
(2) acoelous
(3) procoelous
(4) heterocoelous
Answer: (4) heterocoelous
Q11. Feet of kingfishers are modified for
(1) running
(2) wading
(3) catching
(4) perching
Answer: (2) wading
Q12. Both male and female pigeons secrete milk through
(1) Crop
(2) Salivary glands
(3) Gizzard
(4) Modified sweat glands
Answer: (1) Crop
Q13. Typhlops is
(1) Blind Snake
(2) Sea Snake
(3) Grass Snake
(4) Glass Snake
Answer: (1) Blind Snake
Q14. Necturus is
(1) Mud Puppy
(2) HellBender
(3) Blind Worm
(4) Congo Eel
Answer: (1) Mud Puppy
Q15. Transfer of Taenia to the secondary host occurs as
(1) morula
(2) oncosphere
(3) egg.
(4) cysticercus
Answer: (2) oncosphere
Q16. Jelly Fishes belong to class
(1) Anthozoa
(2) Hydrozoa
(3) None of these
(4) Scyphozoa
Answer: (4) Scyphozoa
Q17. Fish which can be used in biological control of mosquitoes/Larvicidal fish is
(1) Catfish
(2) Eel
(3) Gambusia
(4) Carp
Answer: (3) Gambusia
Q18. Lamina propria is connected with
(1) graafian follicle
(2) acini
(3) intestine
(4) liver
Answer: (3) intestine
Q19. Hair occurs in all mammals except those of
(1) Primata
(2) Rodentia
(3) Cetacea
(4) Chiroptera
Answer: (3) Cetacea
Q20. Wishbone birds from
(1) hindlimbs
(2) pelvic girdles
(3) pectoral girdles / clavicle
(4) skull
Answer: (3) pectoral girdles / clavicle
Q21. Flight muscles of birds are attached
(1) scapula
(2) clavicle
(3) coracoid
(4) keel sternum
Answer: (4) keel sternum
Q22. A chordate characters
(1) postanal tail
(2) gills
(3) chitinous exoskeleton
(4) spiracles
Answer: (1) postanal tail
Q23. Earthworms are
(1) more useful than harmful
(2) useful
(3) more harmful
(4) harmful
Answer: (2) useful
Q24. Photoreceptors of earthworm occur on
(1) dorsal surface
(2) clitellum
(3) lateral sides
(4) many eyes
Answer: (1) dorsal surface
Q25. Blood of Pheretima is
(1) red with haemoglobin in corpuscles
(2) blue with haemocyanin in corpuscles
(3) red with haemoglobin in plasma
(4) blue with haemocyanin in plasma
Answer: (3) red with haemoglobin in plasma
Q26. Pheretima posthuma is highly useful as
(1) they are used as fish meal
(2) their burrows make the soil loose
(3) they kill the birds due to biomagnification of chlorinated hydrocarbons
(4) they make the soil porous, leave their castings and take organic debris in the soil
Answer: (4) they make the soil porous, leave their castings and take organic debris in the soil
Q27. Taenia saginata differs from Taenia solium in
(1) absence of scolex hooks and presence of both male and female reproductive organs
(2) absence of scolex hooks
(3) presence of scolex hooks
(4) absence of scolex hooks and uterine branching
Answer: (4) absence of scolex hooks and uterine branching
Q28. Oncosphere occurs in
(1) Taenia
(2) Ascaris
(3) Planaria
(4) Fasciola
Answer: (1) Taenia
Q29. Eutherians character is by
(1) ovoviviparity
(2) hard skin
(3) glandular skin
(4) tru placentation
Answer: (4) tru placentation
Q30. Ecdysis shedding
(1) dermis
(2) stratum corneum
(3) stratum Malpighii
(4) epidermis
Answer: (2) stratum corneum
Q31. Pengu occurs in
(1) Africa
(2) Australia
(3) America
(4) Antarctica
Answer: (4) Antarctica
Q32. Kala-azar and Oriental Sore areas or lead by
(1) Sand Fly
(2) Housefly
(3) Fruit Fly
(4) Bed Bug
Answer: (1) Sand Fly
Q33. Malpighian tubules are
(1) respiratory organs of insects
(2) excretory organs of insects
(3) respiratory organs of annelids
(4) excretory organs of annelids
Answer: (2) excretory organs of insects
Q34. In hot summer and cold winter, the number of malaria cases as well as Anopheles declines, Reappearance of malaria in humid warm conditions is due to
(1) monkeys
(2) surviving malarial parasites in human carriers
(3) mosquito larvae in permanent waters
(4) surviving sporozoites in surviving mosquitoes
Answer: (4) surviving sporozoites in surviving mosquitoes
Q35. Classification of Porifera is based on
(1) reproduction
(2) branching
(3) symmetry
(4) spicules
Answer: (4) spicules
Q36. The excretory structures of flatworms/Taenia are
(1) malpighian tubules
(2) flame cells
(3) green glands
(4) protonephridia
Answer: (2) flame cells
Q37. Bladder Worm cysticercus is the larval stage of
(1) Pinworm
(2) Tapeworm
(3) Liver Fluke
(4) Roundworm
Answer: (2) Tapeworm
Q38. Earthworm possesses hearts
(1) 2 pairs
(2) 6 pairs
(3) 1
(4) 4 pairs
Answer: (4) 4 pairs
Q39. Skin is a respiratory organ in
(1) primitive mammals
(2) lizards
(3) frog
(4) birds
Answer: (3) frog
Q40. Which one occurs in Echinodermata
(1) Porous body
(2) Bilateral symmetry
(3) Soft skin
(4) Radial symmetry
Answer: (4) Radial symmetry
Q41. An insect regarded as the greatest mechanical carrier of diseases is
(1) Musca
(2) Pediculus
(3) Xenopsylla
(4) Cimex
Answer: (1) Musca
Q42. Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through hormone
(1) ecdysone
(2) pheromone
(3) all the above
(4) thyroxine
Answer: (1) ecdysone
Q43. Male and female cockroaches can be distinguished externally through
(1) anal style and antennae in females
(2) anal styles in male
(3) both b and c
(4) anal cerci in female
Answer: (2) anal styles in male
Q44. Ascaris lumbricoides infection occurs through
(1) improperly cooked measly pork
(2) sole of uncovered feet
(3) from air through inhalation
(4) contaminated cooked measly pork
Answer: (4) contaminated cooked measly pork
Q45. Ascaris larva is called
(1) hexacanth
(2) cysticercus
(3) oncosphere
(4) rhabditiform
Answer: (4) rhabditiform
Q46. What is correct about Taenia?
(1) Female organs occur in anterior proglottids
(2) Male organs occur in posterior proglottids
(3) Mature proglottids contain both male and female organs
(4) Male organs occur in anterior proglottids
Answer: (3) Mature proglottids contain both male and female organs
Q47. The simplest type of canal system in Porifera is
(1) sycon type
(2) ascon type
(3) radial type
(4) leucon type
Answer: (2) ascon type
Q48. An egg laying mammal is
(1) Koala
(2) Kangaroo
(3) Whale
(4) Platypus
Answer: (4) Platypus
Q49. Kidney of adult rabbit is
(1) mesonephros
(2) pronephros
(3) opisthonephros
(4) metanephros
Answer: (4) metanephros
Q50. Starfish belongs to
(1) Holothuroidea
(2) Asteroidea
(3) Crinoidea
(4) Ophiuroidea
Answer: (2) Asteroidea
Q51. Eye of the molluscan group that resembles the vertebrate eye is
(1) pelecypoda
(2) bivalvia
(3) cephalopoda
(4) gastropoda
Answer: (3) cephalopoda
Q52. Adult Culex and Anopheles can be distinguished with the help of
(1) antennae/wings
(2) mouth parts/colour
(3) feeding habits
(4) sitting posture
Answer: (4) sitting posture
Q53. Sound box of birds is called
(1) syrinx
(2) pygostyle
(3) synsacrum
(4) larynx
Answer: (1) syrinx
Q54. A. Periplaneta americana is a nocturnal, omnivorous, household pest. R. It is because it acts as scavenger
(1) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(2) A is true but R is false
(3) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(4) A is false but R is true
Answer: (1) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Q55. Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Monkeys and Humans belong to the same
(1) family
(2) species
(3) order
(4) genus
Answer: (3) order
Q56. What is common in Whales, Bats and Rats?
(1) Extra-abdominal testes to avoid high temperature of body
(2) Absence of neck
(3) Presence of external ears
(4) Muscular diaphragm between thorax and abdomen
Answer: (4) Muscular diaphragm between thorax and abdomen
Q57. The cervical vertebrae in humans is
(1) double than that of horse
(2) same as in whale
(3) less than that in giraffes
(4) more than that in rabbit
Answer: (2) same as in whale
Q58. Bull Frog of India is
(1) R. catesbeiana
(2) Rana tigrina
(3) R. esculenta
(4) R. sylvatica
Answer: (2) Rana tigrina
Q59. Aristotle’s lantern occurs in class
(1) Holothuroidea
(2) Echinoidea
(3) Ophiuroidea
(4) Asteroidea
Answer: (2) Echinoidea
Q60. Give the correct matching of causative agent/ germ and disease
(1) Glossina – Kala-azar
(2) Anopheles – malaria
(3) Wuchereria – Filariasis
(4) Leishmania – Sleeping sickness
Answer: (3) Wuchereria – Filariasis
Q61. Tracheae of cockroach and mammal are similar in having
(1) ciliated inner lining
(2) paired nature
(3) origin from head
(4) non collapsible walls
Answer: (4) non collapsible walls
Q62. A larval stage occurs in the life history of all members of the group
(1) housefly, earthworm and mosquito
(2) frog, lizard and cockroach
(3) butterfly, frog and mosquito
(4) ascaris, housefly and frog
Answer: (3) butterfly, frog and mosquito
Q63. Mucus helps frogs to form
(1) smooth skin
(2) thick skin
(3) moist skin
(4) dry skin
Answer: (3) moist skin
Q64. All vertebrates possess
(1) four chambered ventral heart
(2) renal portal system
(3) pharyngeal gill slits
(4) dorsal hollow central nervous system
Answer: (4) dorsal hollow central nervous system
Q65. What is common between Ostrich, Penguin and Kiwi?
(1) Flightless birds
(2) Running birds
(3) Four toed birds
(4) Migratory birds
Answer: (1) Flightless birds
Q66. Which one assists in locomotion
(1) Clitellum in Pheretima
(2) Trichocysts in Paramecium
(3) Posterior sucker in Hirudinaria
(4) Pedicellariae of StarFish
Answer: (3) Posterior sucker in Hirudinari
Q67. What is true about Taenia saginata?
(1) Rostellar hooks are absent
(2) Life history has a pig as an intermediate host
(3) Rostellum has double circles of hooks
(4) There are two large suckers on scolex
Answer: (1) Rostellar hooks are absent
Q68. Which one of the following animals possesses nerve cells but no nerves
(1) Earthworm
(2) Hydra
(3) Frog’s tadpole
(4) Tapeworm
Answer: (2) Hydra
Q69. Budding is a normal mode of asexual reproduction in
(1) tapeworm and Hydra
(2) starfish and Hydra
(3) sponge and starfish
(4) hydra and sponges
Answer: (4) hydra and sponges
Q70. Which one belongs to Platyhelminthes?
(1) Plasmodium
(2) Schistosoma
(3) Wuchereria
(4) Trypanosoma
Answer: (2) Schistosoma
Q71. Point out the non-parasite
(1) Leech
(2) Tapeworm
(3) Sea anemone
(4) Mosquito
Answer: (3) Sea anemone
Q72. Special character of Coelenterates is
(1) flame cells
(2) polymorphism
(3) hermaphroditism
(4) nematocysts
Answer: (4) nematocysts
Q73. Coelom derived from blastocoel is known as
(1) pseudocoelom
(2) enterocoelom
(3) haemocoelom
(4) schizocoely
Answer: (1) pseudocoelom
Q74. Radial symmetry is often exhibited by animals having
(1) benthos/sedentary living
(2) one opening of alimentary canal
(3) ciliary mode of feeding
(4) aquatic mode of living
Answer: (1) benthos/sedentary living
Q75. Golden era/age of reptiles is
(1) recent
(2) palaeozoic
(3) proterozoic
(4) mesozoic
Answer: (4) mesozoic
Q76. A common characteristic of all vertebrates is
(1) presence of two pairs of functional appendages
(2) presence of skull
(3) body is covered with an exoskeleton
(4) division of body into head, neck, trunk and tail
Answer: (2) presence of skull
Q77. All chordates possess
(1) skull
(2) exoskeleton
(3) axial skeletal rod of notochord
(4) limbs
Answer: (3) axial skeletal rod of notochord
Q78. Tube feet occur in
(1) Cuttlefish
(2) Cockroach
(3) Catfish
(4) Starfish
Answer: (4) Starfish
Q79. Closed circulatory system occurs in
(1) cuttleFish
(2) snail
(3) all of these
(4) cockroaches
Answer: (1) cuttleFish
Q80. True coelom is the space lying between the alimentary canal and body wall enclosed by the layers of
(1) mesoderm on one side and ectoderm on the other
(2) ectoderm on both sides
(3) mesoderm on both sides
(4) endoderm on one side and ectoderm on the other
Answer: (3) mesoderm on both sides
Q81. Radial symmetry is usually associated with
(1) creeping mode of locomotion
(2) aquatic mode of life
(3) sedentary mode of life
(4) lower grade of organisation
Answer: (4) lower grade of organisation
Q82. Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in
(1) frog’s tadpole
(2) pigeon
(3) flying fish
(4) house lizard
Answer: (2) pigeon
Q83. Besides annelida and arthropoda, the metamerism is exhibited by
(1) mollusca
(2) cestoda
(3) acanthocephala
(4) chordata
Answer: (4) chordata
Q84. The organisms attached to the substratum, generally, possess
(1) asymmetrical body
(2) radial symmetry
(3) cilia on surface to create water current
(4) one single opening of the digestive canal
Answer: (2) radial symmetry
Q85. The long bones are hollow and connected by air passages; these are characteristics of
(1) aves
(2) mammals
(3) all land vertebrates
(4) reptilia
Answer: (1) aves
Q86. What is common among silverfish, scorpion, crab and honey bee?
(1) Jointed legs
(2) Compound eyes
(3) Metamorphosis
(4) Poison gland
Answer: (1) Jointed legs
Q87. The flightless bird Cassowary is found in
(1) New Zealand
(2) Mauritius
(3) Indonesia
(4) Australia
Answer: (4) Australia
Q88. Function Wise, just as there are nephridia in an earthworm, so are
(1) flame cells in liver fluke
(2) parotid glands in toad
(3) myotomes in fish
(4) statocysts in prawn
Answer: (1) flame cells in liver fluke
Q89. What is true about all sponges without exception
(1) They have a mixed skeleton consisting of spicules and spongin fibres
(2) They are all marine
(3) They reproduce only asexually by budding
(4) They have flagellated collar cells
Answer: (4) They have flagellated collar cells
Q90. What is common between Ascaris lumbricoides and Anopheles stephensi?
(1) Anaerobic respiration
(2) Sexual dimorphism
(3) Metamerism
(4) Hibernation
Answer: (2) Sexual dimorphism
Q91. Indicate the correct statement
(1) Rat bears cloaca
(2) Camels have biconcave red blood cells
(3) Platypus lays eggs
(4) Bat bears feathers
Answer: (3) Platypus lays eggs
Q92. Cell-tissue-body organisation is characteristic of
(1) Liver fluke
(2) Star fish
(3) Sponge
(4) Hydra
Answer: (4) Hydra
Q93. In desert grasslands which type of animals are relatively more abundant?
(1) Fussorial
(2) Arboreal
(3) Diurnal
(4) Aquatic
Answer: (1) Fussorial
Q94. Most appropriate term to describe the life cycle of Obelia is
(1) alternation of generations
(2) metagenesis
(3) neoteny
(4) metamorphosis
Answer: (2) metagenesis
Q95. In which of the animal’s dimorphic nuclei is found?
(1) Plasmodium vivax
(2) Amoeba proteus
(3) Paramecium caudatum
(4) Trypanosoma gambiense
Answer: (3) Paramecium caudatum
Q96. In which of the following notochord is present in the embryonic stage?
(1) Vertebrates
(2) All chordates
(3) Non chordates
(4) Some chordates
Answer: (2) All chordates
Q97. Cause of mimicry is
(1) protection (defence)
(2) concealment
(3) both
(4) attack (offence)
Answer: (2) concealment
Q98. In which of the following, haemocyanin pigment found?
(1) Echinodermata
(2) Mollusca
(3) Lower chordata
(4) Annelida
Answer: (2) Mollusca
Q99. In which of the following animal post anal tail is found?
(1) Scorpion
(2) Earthworm
(3) Cobra
(4) Lower invertebrate
Answer: (3) Cobra
Q100. One of the following is a very unique feature of the mammalian body:
(1) Four chambered hearts
(2) Homeothermy
(3) Rib cage
(4) Presence of diaphragm
Answer: (4) Presence of diaphragm
