Q.1
Pneumatic bones occur in …[ AFMC 2002]
  • a) Whale
  • b) Dolphin
  • c) Peacock/Pigeon
  • d) Snake
Q.2
Match the following
a)Limbless reptile i)Lamprey
b)Jawless vertebrate ii)Salamander
c)Amphibian iii)Snake
d)Cartilaginous fish iv)Shark
e)Flightless v)Ostrich
  • a) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv
  • b) a – ii, b – I, c- iii, d – iv
  • c) a – iii, b – I, c – ii, d – iv
  • d) a – iv, b – iii, c – ii, d – i
Q.3
Vertebrae in sub-order ophidian are .. [ Pb PMT 1999]
  • a) Procoelous
  • b)Acoelous
  • c) Amphicoelous
  • d) Heterocoelus
Q.4
A free living roundworm occurring in very large number in soil is … [ HPPMT 2007]
  • a) Rhabditis
  • b) Millipede
  • c) Earthworm
  • d) Fasciola
Q.5
Group having amniotes only is …
  • a) Bufo, Fish, Frog
  • b) Frog, Fowl, Human
  • c) Wolf, Fowl, Rabbit
  • d) Fish, Frog, Fowl
Q.6
Memberss of phylum platyhelminthes are called … [ Odiaha 2012]
  • a) Flat worms
  • b) Round worms
  • c) Segmented worms
  • d) Walking worms
Q.7
Which one has become extinct form India … [ RPMT 1995]
  • a) Lion
  • b) Dodo
  • c) Two-horned Rhino
  • d) Tiger
Q.8
Syncytial epidermis occurs in … [ BHU 2001]
  • a) Ascaris
  • b) Hydra
  • c) Taenia
  • d) Leucosolenia
Q.9
Poison glands of snakes are modified … [ Har PMT 2000]
  • a) Salivary glands
  • b) Lacrymal glands
  • c) Thyroid glands
  • d) Oil glands
Q.10
Which one is used in treatment of ascariasis? [ CPMT 1994]
  • a) Chenopodium oil
  • b) Paludrin
  • c) Terramycin
  • d) None of the above
Q.11
Which of the following is incorrectly matched … [ Odisha 2010]
  • a) Spinytailed Lizard -Uromastic hardwickii
  • b) Gila Monster - Heloderma
  • c) Garden Lizard - Hemidactylus flaviviridis
  • d) Monitor Lizard - Varanus
Q.12
The study of worms causing parasitic infestation in humans is .. [ Manipal 1995]
  • a) Helminthology
  • b) Ichthyology
  • c) Malacology
  • d) Herpetology
Q.13
Oak Tassar silkworm is .. [ Bihar PMT 2001]
  • a) Bombyx mori
  • b) Antheraea ricini
  • c) Antheraea assama
  • d) Antheraea roylei, A pernyi
Q.14
Wuchereria a disease in parts of India .. [ BHU 1996]
  • a) Filariasis – South India
  • b) Elephantiasis – Bihar
  • c) Elephantiasis – UP
  • d) None of the above
Q.15
Largest number of species occurs in the phylum .. [ ODisha 2007]
  • a) Annelida
  • b) Echinodermata
  • c) Arthropoda
  • d) Coelenterata
Q.16
Ascaris has three lips …[ EAMCET 1996]
  • a) One median dorsal and two ventrolateral
  • b) All dorsal
  • c) Two lateral and one ventral
  • d) Two dorso-lateral and one median ventral.
Q.17
Heart is four chambered in reptile …[ RPMT 2002]
  • a) Crocodile
  • b) Frog
  • c) Snake
  • d) Lizard
Q.18
Sexual dimorphism/external differentiation of sex occurs in … [ Manipal 2001]
  • a) Ascaris
  • b) Amoeba
  • c) Pheretima
  • d) All the above
Q.19
Box like calcareous test occurs in ..[ Har PMT 2000]
  • a) Sea Lily
  • b) Sea Star
  • c) Sand Dollar
  • d) Sea Cucumber
Q.20
A marine cartilaginous fish that can produce electric current is : …[AIPMT 2014]
  • a) Trygon
  • b) Scoliodon
  • c) Pristis
  • d) Torpedo
Q.21
Select the Taxon mentioned that represents both marine and freshwater species : ….[AIPMT 2014]
  • a) Cephalochordata
  • b) Cnidaria
  • c) Echinoderms
  • d) Ctenophora
Q.22
Which of the following represents the correct combination without any exception? …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Characteristics : Body covered with feathers; skin moist and glandular; fore-limbs form wings; lungs with air sacs Class: Aves
  • b) Characteristics : Mammary gland; hair on body; pinnae; two pairs of limbs Class: Mammalia
  • c) Characteristics : Mouth ventral; gills without operculum; skin with placoid scales; persistent notochord Class: Chondrichthyes
  • d) Characteristics : Sucking and circular mouth; jaws absent, integument without scales; paired appendages Class: Cyclostomata
Q.23
Which of the following animals is not viviparous ? …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Whale
  • b) Flying fox (Bat)
  • c) Elephant
  • d) Platypus
Q.24
Which of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity ? …[AIPMT 2015]
  • a) Ascaris lumbricoides
  • b) Ancylostoma duodenale
  • c) Enterobius vermicularis
  • d) Trichinella spiralis
Q.25
Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum - Arthropoda ? …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Chitinous exoskeleton
  • b) Metameric segmentation
  • c) Parapodia
  • d) Jointed appendages
Q.26
Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum - Arthropoda ? …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Chitinous exoskeleton
  • b) Metameric segmentation
  • c) Parapodia
  • d) Jointed appendages
Q.27
Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana ? …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Schizocoelom as body cavity
  • b) Indeterminate and radial cleavage during embryonic development
  • c) Exoskeleton composed of N-acetylglucosamine
  • d) Metamerically segmented body
Q.28
Which of the following characteristic features always holds true for the corresponding group of animals? …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Cartilaginous endoskeleton → Chondrichthyes
  • b) Viviparous → Mammalia
  • c) Possess a mouth with an upper and a lower jaw → Chordata
  • d) 3 - chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle → Reptilia
Q.29
Which one of the following characteristics is not shared by birds and mammals ? …[AIPMT-2016]
  • a) Ossified endoskeleton
  • b) Breathing using lungs
  • c) Viviparity
  • d) Warm blooded nature
Q.30
Match the name of the animal (Column I) with one characteristics (Column II) and the phylum/class (column III) to which it belongs. …[NEET 2013]
Column I Column II Column III
(1) Petromyzon Ectoparasite Cyclostomata
(2) Ichthyophis Terrestrial Reptilia
(3) Limulus Body covered by Chitinous exoskeleton Pisces
(4) Adamsia Radially symmetrical Porifera
  • a) (1)
  • b) (2)
  • c) (3)
  • d) (4)
Q.31
Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification? …[NEET 2013]
  • a) Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish, – Pisces
  • b) Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion – Insecta
  • c) House fly, butterfly, tsetsefly, silverfish – Insecta
  • d) Spiny anteater, sea urchin, sea cucumber – Echinodermata
Q.32
Which group of animals belong to the same phylum? …[NEET 2013]
  • a) Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito
  • b) Earthworm, Pinworm, Tapeworm
  • c) Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta
  • d) Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish
Q.33
One of the representatives of Phylum Arthropoda is …[NEET 2013]
  • a) Cuttlefish
  • b) Silverfish
  • c) Pufferfish
  • d) Flying fish
Q.34
Among the following edible fishes, which one is a marine fish having rich source of omega-3 fatty acids ? …[NEET 2016]
  • a) Mrigala
  • b) Mackerel
  • c) Mystus
  • d) Mangur
Q.35
Choose the correct statement. …[NEET 2016]
  • a) All reptiles have a three–chambered heart.
  • b) All pisces have gills covered by an operculum.
  • c) All mammals are viviparous.
  • d) All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins.
Q.36
Which of the following represents order of 'Horse'? ….[NEET- 2017]
  • a) Equidae
  • b) Perissodactyla
  • c) Caballus
  • d) Ferus
Q.37
In case of poriferans the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called : ….[NEET- 2017]
  • a) Ostia
  • b) Oscula
  • c) Choanocytes
  • d) Mesenchymal cells
Q.38
Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic mammals? ….[NEET- 2017]
  • a) Seals, Dolphins, Sharks
  • b) Dolphins, Seals, Trygon
  • c) Whales, Dolphins, Seals
  • d) Trygon, Whales, Seals
Q.39
An important characteristic that Hemichordates share with Chordates is ….[NEET- 2017]
  • a) Absence of notochord
  • b) Ventral tubular nerve cord
  • c) Pharynx with gill slits
  • d) Pharynx without gill slits
Q.40
Which one of the following animals has two separate circulatory pathways ? [ ReAIPMT 2015]
  • a) Shark
  • b) Frog
  • c) Lizard
  • d) Whale
Q.41
Body having meshwork of cells, internal cavities lined with food filtering flagellated cells and indirect development are the characteristics of phylum : [ ReAIPMT 2015]
  • a) Protozoa
  • b) Coelenterata
  • c) Porifera
  • d) Mollusca
Q.42
A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is : [ ReAIPMT 2015]
  • a) Petromyzon
  • b) Eptatretus
  • c) Myxine
  • d) Neomyxine
Q.43
The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerisation of : [ ReAIPMT 2015]
  • a) lipoglycans
  • b) keratin sulphate and chondroitin sulphate
  • c) D-glucosamine
  • d) N-acetyl glucosamine
Q.44
Which of the following animals does not undergo metamorphosis ? [NEET 2018]
  • a) Earthworm
  • b) Tunicate
  • c) Moth
  • d) Starfish
Q.45
Identify the vertebrate group of animals characterized by crop and gizzard in its digestive sytstem. [NEET 2018]
  • a) Amphibia
  • b) Reptilia
  • c) Aves
  • d) Osteichthyes
Q.46
Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm?[NEET 2018]
  • a) Macropus
  • b) Chelone
  • c) Camelus
  • d) Psittacula
Q.47
The most important advancement of mammal over reptile is: {Question submitted by Adhithyan js}
  • a) The erythrocytes have become enucleated.
  • b) Presence of thick fur of hairs preventing the heat loss of the body.
  • c) Presence of placenta, vascular connection between mother and foetus.
  • d) Presence of diaphragm separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
Q.48
Which one of the following categories of animals is correctly described with no single exception in it? {Question submitted by Adhithyan js}
  • a) All reptiles possess scales, have three chambered heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermic).
  • b) All mammals are viviparous with exception of prototheria and possess metanephric kidney.
  • c) All bony fishes have four pair of gills and exoskeleton made up of placoid and ctenoid scales.
  • d) Petromyzon is an ectoparasite (sanguivorous) on fishes and possess horny teeth in jaws and shows anadromous migration.
Q.49
A common cloacal opening is found in: {Question submitted by Adhithyan js}
  • a) Prototheria.
  • b) Marsupials
  • c) Eutherians
  • d) Mammals
Q.50
Which of the following traits is not a characteristic of amphibians: {Question submitted by Adhithyan js}
  • a) Usually requires water for reproduction.
  • b) Amniote egg.
  • c) Skin used as respiratory organ.
  • d) Thin, scaleless skin.
0 h : 0 m : 1 s