N C E RT E x e m p l a r M C Q s

.1 In some animal groups, the body is found divided into 8. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
compartments with at least some organs. This characteristic 1) In cockroaches and prawns, excretion of waste material
feature is called:
occurs through Malpighian tubules.
1) Segmentation 2) Metamerism
2) In ctenophores, locomotion is mediated by comb plates.
3) Metagenesis 4) Metamorphosis
3) In Fasciola, flame cells take part in excretion
2. Given below are types of cells present in some animals. 4) Earthworms are hermaphrodites and yet cross
Which of the following cells can differentiate to perform
different functions?
fertilisation take place among them.
1) Choanocytes 2) Interstitial cells 9. Which one ofthe following is oviparous?
3) Gastrodermal cells 4) Ne ma toc yte s 1) Platypus 2) Flying fox (bat)
3. Which one of the following sets of animals share a four 3) Elephant 4) Whale
c h a m b e r e d heart?
10. Which one of the following is not a poisonous snake?
1) Amphibian, Reptiles, Birds 1) C o b r a 2) Viper
2) Crocodiles, Birds, Mammals
3) Python 4) Krait
3) Crocodiles, Lizards, Turtles
4) Lizards, Mammals, Birds 11. Match the following list of animals with their Level of
4. Which of the following pairs of animals has non-glandular organisation.
skin? D i v i s i o n o fL a b o u r Animal
1) Snake and frog 2) C h a m e l e o nand turtle
4) Croc odile and tiger
(a) Organ level (i) Pheretima
3) Frog and pigeon
(b) Cellular aggregate level (üi) Fasciola
5. Birds and m a m m a l s s h a r eo n e o f t h e following characteristics
as a common feature: (c) Tissue level (iii) Spongilla
1) Pigmented skin 2) P n e u m a t i c b o n e s ( d Organ system level (iv) Obelia
3) Viviparity 4) Warm blooded nature
Choose the correct match showing division of labour with
6. Which one of the following sets of animals belong to a animal example.
single taxonomic group? 1) (a)-(ji) (b)-(jii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)
1) Cuttlefish, jellyfish, silverfish, dogfish, starfish
2) Bat, pigeon, butterfly. 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(jii) (d)-(i)
3) Monkey, chimpanzee, man 3) (a)-(iv)(b)-(i) (c)-(ii) (d)-(iii)
4) Silkworm, tapeworm, earthworm 4) (a)-(i) (b)-(iv) (c) -(iii) (d)-(ii)
7. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? 12. Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and
1) Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm gut wall. In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by
in O b e l i a
mesoderm. Such animals are called:
2) Asterias exhibits radial symmetry.
1) Acoelomate 2) P s e u d o c o e l o m a t e
3) Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal
4) T a n i a is a triploblastic animal 3) C o e l o m a t e 4) Haemocoelomate
13. Match the column I with column I and choose hte correct (e) Echinodermata (v) Metameres
option.
Column I
Column 1
1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(ji) (c)-(v) (d)-(iv) (e) -(1)
(a) Porifera (i) Canal system
2) (a)-(ji) (b)-(v) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) (e)-(i)
(b) Aschelminthes (ii) Wa ter va scu lar sy ste m
(c) Annelida (iii ) Mu scu lar Ph ary nx 3) (a)-(i) (b)-(jii) (c)-(v) (d)-(iv) (e)-(ii)

(d) Arthropoda (iv) Jointed appendages 4) (a)-(i) (b)-(v) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) (e)-(ii)

P a s t 5 Ye a r s M C Q s

1. In which of the following animals, digestive tract has Choose the correct answer from t h eoptions given below.
additional chambers like crop and gizzard? (2022) 1) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(iti), D-(11)
1) Pavo, Psittacula, Corvus
2) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
2) Corvus, Columba, Chameleon
3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ili), D-(ii)
3) Bufo, Balaenoptera, Bangarus
4) Catla, Columba, Crocodilus 4) A-(ii), B-(ili), C-(i), D-(iv)
2. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion 6. Read the following statements. (2021)
(A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). A. Metagenesis is observed in Helminths.
(2022)
Asser tion (A): All vertebrates are chordates but B. Echinoderms are triploblastic and coelomate animals.
all
chord ates a r e n o t verteb rates. C. Round worms have organ-system level of body
organization.
Reason (R): Notochord is replaced by vertebral column in
the adult vertebrates D. Comb plates present in ctenophores help in digestion.
E. Water vascular system is characteristic of Echinoderms.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
answe r from the optio ns given below. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1) (A)i s not correct but (R) is correct 1) A, B and C are correct 2) A, D and E are correct
2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct 3) B, C and E are correct 4) C, D and E are correct
explanation of (A) 7. Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-
3) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct Chordata? (2020)
explanation o f(A) 1) In Urochordata notochord extends from head to tail and
3) (A)i s correct but (R) is not correct it is present throughout their life
3. Match List-I with List-II (2021) 2) In Vertebrata notochord is present during the embryonic
List-I List-Il period only
A. Metamerism ( i ) Coelenterata 3) Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow
B. Canal system ( i i ) Ctenophora 4) Chordata is divided into 3 subphyla
C . Comb plates (jiii) Annelida
Hemichordata, Tunicata and Cephalchordata
D. Cnidoblasts ( i v ) Porifera
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
8. Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are
exemplified by (2020)
1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) 1) P l a t y h e l m i n t h e s 2) Aschelminthes
2) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
3) A n n e l i d a 4) Ctenophora
3) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii)
9. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
4) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)
4. Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and (2020)
pneumatic long bones? (2021) Column - 1 Column - II
1) Hemidactylus 2) Macropus A .6 - 1 5pairso f gill slits (i) Irygon
3) Ornithorhynchus 4) Neophron B . Heterocercal caudal fin ( i i )Cyclostomes
C .Air bladder _(iii) Chondrichthyes
5. Match the following: (2021)
D . Poisonsting | (iv) Osteichthyes
List-I List-II
A .P h y s a l i a ( i ) Pearl oyster 1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ji)
B . Limulus
(il) Portuguese Man of War 2) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(jii), D-(i)
C. A n c y l o s t o m a ( j i i )Livingfossil 3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ili), D-(ji)
D . Pinctad a ( i v ) Hookworm
4) A-(il), B-(iti), C-(iv), D-(i)
10. Match hte following columns and select hte correct option. 3) Diploblastic, mostly marine and radially symmetrical
(2020) 4) Triploblastic, unsegmented body and bilaterally
Column-1 Column-II symmetrical
A .Gre gar iou s, polyphagous p e (i) A s t e r i a s
st 14. Al vertebrates aer chordates but al chordates aer nor
B .Adult with radial symmetry (i) Scorpion vertebrates, why? (2020
and larva with bilateral 1) Ventral hollow nerve cord remains throughout life ni)
symmetry
some chordates
C .B oo k lungs
(iii)Ctenoplana 2) All chordates possess vertebral column
D .B i o l u m i n e s c e n c e
( i v ) Locusta 3) Al chordates possess notochord throughout their life
. (fli)
1) A-(iv), B-(1), C-(ji), D 4) Notochord is replaced by vertebral column ni adult of
2) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv) some chordates

3) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(ili), D-(iv) 15. Match the following organisms with their respective
- (iv)
4) A-(i), B-(iti), C-(ii), D characteristics : (2019)
11. Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column-I Column-II
(2020) A. Pila (1) Flame cells
Column-1 Column-II B. B o m b y x Comb plates
A. Aptenodutes (i) Flying fox C .Pleurobrachia Radula
B. Pt er op us (ii) Angel fish D . Taenia (iv) |Malpighian tubules
C .Pterophyllum (iii) Lamprey Select the correct option from the following:
D .Petromuzon (iv)Penguin 1) A-(iii), B-(it), C-(i), D-(iv)
1) A-(iti), B-(iv),C-(i), D-(ti) 2) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ji), D-(i)
2) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iti) 3) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(ili), D-(i)
3) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(in) 4) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
4) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
16. Consider following features
12. Match the following group of organisms with their A. Organ system level of organisation
respectiv e distinctiv e characteri stics and select the correct
option. . Bilateral symmetry
B
(2020)
C. True coelomates with segmentation of body
O rg a n i s m s Characteristics
Select the correct option of animal groups which possess
A .Platyhelminthes (i) Cylindrical body with no all the above chara cteris tics (2019)
segmentation 1) Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
B .Echinoderms (il) Warm blooded animals with 2) Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
dire ct deve lopm ent 3) Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata
C .Hemichordates(iii) Bilateral symmetry with 4) Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
incompl ete digestive system 17. Which of the following animals does not undergo
D. Av e s (iv)Radial symmetry with metamorphosis? (2018)
ind irec t dev elop men t 1) Earthworm 2 ) Tu n i c a t e
3) Moth 4 ) Starfish
1) A-(ii), B-(ji), C-(iv), D-(i)
2) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii) 18. Which one ofthese animals is not a homeotherm? (2018)
3) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv) 1) Macropus 2) C h e l o n e
4) A-(ili), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ji) 3) Camel us 4) Psittacula
13. Which of the following options does correctly represent the
characteristic features of phylum Annelida? 19. Identify the vertebrate group of animals characterised by
(2020) (2018)
1) Triploblastic, segmented body and bilaterally crop and gizzard in its digestive system.
symmetrical 1) A m p h i b i a 2) Reptilia
2) Triploblastic, flattened body and acoelomate condition 3) Aves 4) Osteichthyes