Classifications of Animal Kindom 1000+ MCQ with answer for RRB ALP

1. The insects of the class Diptera include
A. termites
B. beetles
C. mosquitoes
D. grasshoppers
Answer : C

2. 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

3. Which one of the following sets of animals are homeothermic ?
A. Salamandar, lizard, penguin and bat
B. Tortoise, crocodile, crow and bat
C. Crow, penguin, bat and rat
D. Turtle, ostrich, spiny ant eater and dog
Answer : C

4. Which of the following sets belongs to the same class ?
A. Hydra, jelly fish, cray fish
B. Bat, pigeon, whale
C. Spider, scorpion, centipede
D. Whale, otter, kangaroo
Answer : D

5. The animals which are found in the soil, can fly, found on land and in water belong to the phylum
A. Protozoa
B. Parazoa
C. Annelida
D. Arthropoda
Answer : D

6. Which of the following pairs of specific names belongs to the same genus
A. histolytica and proteus
B. histolytica and coli
C. histolytica and falciparum
D. histolytica and rocktertil
Answer : D

7. Structures built on a common plan, but modified during the course of evolution : to serve particular function in different animals are regarded as
A. homologous
B. analogous
C. both homologous and analogous
D. phylogenetically related
Answer : A

8. Sea Stick refers to group
A. porifera
B. coelentrata
C. annelida
D. mollusca
Answer : B

9. The order insectivora of class mammalia includes
A. moles, shrews and hedgehogs
B. monkeys, apes and man
C. whales and dolphins
D. kangaroo, lions and wolves
Answer : A

10. Physalia, the "Portugese man of War" belongs to class
A. Coelenterata
B. Hydrozoa
C. Scyphozoa
D. Anthozoa
Answer : B

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

12. Pheretivia is placed in class
A. annelida
B. chaetopoda
C. polychaeta
D. oligochaeta
Answer : D

13. Animals belonging to order Rodentia have
A. long incisors
B. long canines
C. short canines
D. short incisors
Answer : A

14. The beak of birds is toothed in
A. Ostrich
B. Kiwi
C. Archaeopteryx
D. Pelican
Answer : C

15. Which one of the following is a metatherian mammal ?
A. Hystrin
B. Tachyglossns
C. Diadelphyes
D. None of these
Answer : C

16. 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

17. Flame cells, parenchyma and a pair of longitudinal nerve cords are found in
A. Taenia
B. Peripatus
C. Ascaris
D. Musca
Answer : A

18. Which of the following is not a diploblas-tic group ?
A. Porifera
B. Coelentrata
C. Annelida
D. Platyhelminthes
Answer : D

19. One of the following is considered as a living and connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda:
A. Peripatus
B. Limulus
C. Balanoglossus
D. Sphenodon
Answer : A

20. Members of which phylum exhibit adaptations widely varied environmental conditions ?
A. Annelida
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Echinodermata
D. Mollusca
Answer : D

21. The most highly advanced character in reptilia is the presence of
A. four-chambered heart
B. shelled eggs
C. thecodont dentition
D. powerful jaws
Answer : A

22. Which one of the following sets of animals belongs to class cydostomata
A. Amphioxus and Balangolossus
B. Petromyzon and Myxine
C. Herdmania and Myxine
D. Herdmania and Amphioxus
Answer : B

23. Only poisonous lizard of the world is
A. Ophiosaurs
B. Heloderma
C. Varanus
D. None of these
Answer : A

24. Brain coral is
A. fungia
B. meandria
C. astia
D. none of these
Answer : B

25. Which of the following is represented by the largest number of species ?
A. Insecta
B. Protozoa
C. Mammalia
D. Aves
Answer : C

26. According to Whittaker, the term 'protista' includes
A. all types of single celled eukaryotic organisms
B. all types of single celled plants, animals as well as bacteria
C. all types of bacteria and blue green algae
D. all types of sinlge celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Answer : A

27. A cuttle fish belongs to
A. teleostei
B. mollusca
C. pisces
D. echinodermata
Answer : D

28. Limulus, the king-crab, is the only living representative of the order xiphosura belonging to the phylum
A. Annelida
B. Mollusca
C. Echinodermata
D. Arthropoda
Answer : D

29. Metamerism is a characteristic feature of
A. porifera
B. mollusca
C. annalida
D. platyhelminthes
Answer : C

30. Which is matching set in taxonomy ?
A. Neries, Planum, Roundworm, Earthworm
B. Millipede, Crab, Centipede, Cockroach
C. Star fish, Jelly fish, Cuttle fish, Octopus
D. Leech, Locust, Sea urchin, Lobster
Answer : B

31. True coelom appeared first in the course of evolution in
A. Echinodermata
B. Annelida
C. Chordata
D. Aschelminthes
Answer : B

32. Which of the following is not a deuteros-tome phylum ?
A. Mollusca
B. Echinodermata
C. Hemichordata
D. Urochordata
Answer : A

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

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

35. 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

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

37. Euplectella (Venus flower basket) is a
A. porifer
B. protozoan
C. coelentrate
D. nematode
Answer : A

38. The body of Hydra is
A. asymmetrical
B. symmetrical
C. bilaterally symmetrical
D. radially symmetrical
Answer : D

39. Which one of the following is found in chordates but not in non-chordates
A. Gills
B. Spiracles
C. Post anal tail
D. Chitious skeleton
Answer : C

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

41. 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

42. Which is the common character between all mammals ?
A. They are viviparous
B. They are herbivores
C. They are carnivores
D. They have 7 cervical vertebrae
Answer : D

43. Sea horse is a
A. fish
B. mammal
C. bird
D. none of these
Answer : B

44. Aphrodite, commonly called as sea mouse is a/an
A. annelide
B. fish
C. mollusc
D. arthropod
Answer : A

45. 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

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

47. Heart pumps only impure blood in case of
A. shark
B. whale
C. frog
D. lizard
Answer : A

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

49. Echis carinata is known as
A. coral snake
B. brain coral
C. tree snake
D. none of these
Answer : C

50. The mammals of order Rodentia have
A. long incisors
B. short incisors
C. long canines
D. long molars
Answer : A