1000+ Classifications of Animal Kindom MCQ for IBPS PO [Solved]

1. Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in
A. Protozoans
B. Arthropods
C. Echinodermata
D. Molluscs
Answer : C

2. According to Aristotle's classification, animals were divided into
A. Protozoa and Metazoa
B. Invertebrata and Vertebrata
C. Chordata and Non-chordata
D. Anaima and Enaima
Answer : D

3. Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system are characters of
A. annelida
B. arthropoda
C. mollusca
D. echinodermata
Answer : B

4. Which of the group has no member having gliding or flying appendages ?
A. Cydostomata
B. Fishes
C. Reptiles
D. Mammals
Answer : A

5. The correct phylogenetic sequence in taxonomy is
A. Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Mammalia
B. Pisces, Reptilia, Amphibia, Mammalia
C. Amphibia, Pisces, Reptilia, Mammalia
D. Amphibia, Reptilia, Pisces, Mammalia
Answer : A

6. Typhlop is a
A. true snake
B. blind worm
C. false snake
D. true worm
Answer : A

7. A natural system of classification is based upon
A. natural relationships, reflecting evolutionary relationship
B. morphological similarities between organisms
C. embryologicall, biochemical, phisio-loical and ecological considerations
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : A

8. Which one of the following sets has all hermophrodite animals ?
A. Ascaris, Hydra, Earthworm
B. Leech, Hydra, Tapeworm
C. Hydra, Man, Leech
D. Tapeworm, Toad, Starfish
Answer : B

9. Egg laying mammals are found in
A. India
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. South America
Answer : B

10. Which one is characteristic for birds ?
A. They are flying animals
B. They are warm blooded
C. They are bipedal and have feathers
D. They are quadruped and have scales
Answer : C

11. Ophiosaurus commonly known as glass snake is a
A. limbless amphibian
B. limbless snake
C. limbless lizard
D. limbless fish
Answer : C

12. Which one of the animals does not have a segmented body ?
A. Shipworm
B. Glowworm
C. Earthworm
D. Tapeworm
Answer : A

13. A definite number of body segments is found in
A. leech
B. tapeworm
C. earthworm
D. slug
Answer : A

14. Exclusively marine animals are found in group
A. Fishes and Echinodermata
B. Coelentrata and Echinodermata
C. Porifera and Coelentrata
D. Echinodermata and Protochordata
Answer : D

15. Cephalophoda is a class of animals in which
A. notochord extends upto head
B. foot is located on head
C. head is located on foot
D. head is fused with thorax
Answer : B

16. Which of the following is the correct pairing of the classification groups and common example ?
A. Porifera - Sea fan
B. Crustacea - Cuttle fish
C. Platyhelminthes - Neries
D. Martigophora - Volvox
Answer : D

17. Monotremata is a group of animals which includes
A. fishes with a sinlge gill aperture
B. insects with a single pair of functional spiracles
C. mammals with a single common cloacal opening
D. protozoans with single flagellum
Answer : C

18. Ornithorhynchus is a
A. dinosaur
B. duck
C. fossil bird
D. monotreme mammal
Answer : D

19. All mammals have hair, but these are absent in order
A. Cetacea
B. Primates
C. Rodentia
D. Chiroptera
Answer : A

20. Which of the protozoan is considered as connecting link between animals and plants ?
A. Entamoeba
B. Paramecium
C. Euglena
D. Monocystis
Answer : C

21. Turbellarians are
A. parasitic flatworms
B. free living flatworms
C. parasitic tapeworms
D. free living tapeworms
Answer : B

22. Which of the following belongs to Mollusca ?
A. Starfish
B. Dogfish
C. Silver fish
D. Goldfish
Answer : A

23. Flying bats are included under which order of class Mammalia ?
A. Cetacea
B. Chiroptera
C. lnsectivora
D. Lagomorpha
Answer : B

24. Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?
A. Giraffe
B. Crocodile
C. Shark
D. Ostrich
Answer : A

25. The larval forms called bladder worms are characteristic of
A. intestinal parasites
B. earthworms
C. roundworms
D. tapeworms
Answer : D

26. Which of the following is a matching set of groups in animal classification ?
A. Annelida, Porifera and Mammals as phyla
B. Hydrozoa, Mollusca and chordata as phyla
C. Protozoa, Reptilia and Mammalia as classes
D. Insecta, Cephalopoda and Aves as classes
Answer : D

27. The basic unit of taxonomy is
A. genus
B. order
C. class
D. species
Answer : D

28. A reptile with a four-chambered heart is
A. python
B. chameleon
C. turtle
D. crocodile
Answer : D

29. Pharyngeal gill slits are found in
A. flying fish
B. silver fish
C. crayfish
D. cuttlefish
Answer : A

30. Which of the following is a species ?
A. Mammalia
B. Carnivora
C. Canidae
D. Catiisfamilaris
Answer : D

31. The concept of homology can be applied to
A. gross structures of the body
B. physiological mechanisms
C. biochemical similarities
D. all of these
Answer : D

32. Which of the following shows deuteros- I tome condition ?
A. Acoelomate animals
B. Pseudocoelomate animals
C. Animals with enterocoel
D. Animals with schizocoel
Answer : D

33. Which of the following have played a part in human evolution, different races adapting to different climate ?
A. Geographical isolation
B. Reproductive isolation
C. Behavioural isolation
D. Hybrid in viability
Answer : A

34. A pearl oyster belongs to class
A. mollusca
B. bivalvia
C. scaphopoda
D. gastropoda
Answer : B

35. Chief distinguishing features of mammals are
A. hairy skin and ovipary
B. hairy skin and mammary glands
C. mammary glands and teeth
D. pinnae and teeth
Answer : B

36. Most important characteristic of the mammal is the presence of
A. pinnae
B. four-chambered heart
C. movement on two limbs only
D. diaphragm
Answer : D

37. Glow worm is
A. an annelid
B. a true worm
C. a type of earthworm
D. an insect
Answer : D

38. Nauplius larva belongs to
A. insects
B. shrimps
C. echinoderms
D. molluscs
Answer : B

39. Which of the following has a diaphragm between the thorax and abdomen
A. Frog
B. Lizard
C. Pigeon
D. Whale
Answer : D

40. Diploblastic acoelomate condition is found in
A. Ascaris
B. Planaria
C. Rotifer
D. Sea anemone
Answer : D

41. Tapeworm is placed in class
A. Cestoda
B. Trematoda
C. Sporozoa
D. Suctoria
Answer : B

42. All worms are mainly
A. round
B. parasitic
C. triploblastic
D. segmented
Answer : C

43. The term "Monera" stands for
A. all prokaryotes
B. bacterai, blue green algae and sinlge celled eukaryotes
C. bacteria, blue green algae and single celled eukaryotic animals
D. single celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Answer : A

44. Insects possess
A. 2 pairs of legs
B. 3 pairs of legs
C. 4 pairs of legs
D. 5 pairs of legs
Answer : B

45. Taxonomy is the science that deals with the classification of
A. plants
B. animals
C. microorganisms
D. living organisms
Answer : D

46. Cloning is possible in nature in
A. sexually reproducing species
B. asexually reproducing species
C. self-fertilising species
D. none of these
Answer : B

47. Which of the following has no segmentation ?
A. Hydra
B. Earthworm
C. Cockroach
D. Centipede
Answer : A

48. One of these is a metatherian mammal
A. Echidna
B. Kangaroo
C. Pangolin
D. Panda
Answer : B

49. In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched ?
A. Onychophora, Myriapoda, Arachnida
B. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
C. Polychaeta, Hirudiniea, Oligochaeta
D. Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda
Answer : D

50. Which of the following does not show J metamerism ?
A. Roundworms
B. Earthworms
C. Amphibian blind worms
D. Limbless lizards
Answer : A