Classifications of Animal Kindom 1000+ MCQ with answer for SSC MTS

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

2. Which of the following groups of characters is present in all chordates in some or other stage in their life ?
A. Mammary glands, hairs, gill slits
B. Notochord, gill slits and dorsal ! tubular nervous system
C. Notochord, scales and dorsal tubular nervous system
D. Gill slits, vertebral column and notochoitl
Answer : B

3. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
A. Flame cellsplatyhelminthes
B. Stinging cellscoelenterata
C. Metameric segmentationmollusca
D. Gill slitschordata
Answer : C

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

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

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

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

8. According / to Whittaker, the five kingdoms into which all living beings are classified are
A. Monera, Protista, Metaphyta, Meta-zoa and Parazoa
B. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
C. Mpnera, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
D. Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
Answer : B

9. One of the primary characters of chlor-date is
A. solid ventral nerve cord
B. dorsal tubular nerve cord
C. paired nerve cords
D. ganglionated nerve cord
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. Duck bill platypus is
A. primitive burrowing egg laying mammal
B. advanced egg laying reptile
C. primitive egg laying reptile
D. primitive aquatic egg laying animal
Answer : D

12. 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

13. Platyhelminthes are called
A. flat worms
B. roundworms
C. tapeworms
D. blind worms
Answer : A

14. Taxon is the
A. name of a taxonomy journal
B. name of a branch of taxonomy
C. a rank of classification as phylum, class, order, species
D. group of similarly constituted species
Answer : C

15. The term 'Protista' was given by
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. E. Haeckel
C. G.L. Cuvier
D. John Ray
Answer : B

16. Viviparous animal is
A. shark
B. mud puppy
C. bony fish
D. fish
Answer : A

17. The respiratory organs of crustaceans are
A. tracheae
B. book lungs
C. gills
D. skin
Answer : C

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

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

20. Vertebrates possess
A. well developed body cavity with alimentary canal
B. dorsal tubular nerve cord
C. ventrally situated heart
D. all of these
Answer : D

21. Tortoises and turtles are included under order
A. Reptilia
B. Squamata
C. Chelonia
D. None of these
Answer : C

22. In title classification of animals a 'family' name is formed by adding
A. idae as a suffix to the name of the type genus
B. inae as a suffix
C. ceae as a suffix
D. oidea as a suffix
Answer : A

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

24. The term Thylum' in taxonomy was given by
A. John Ray B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. G.L. Cuvier
D. All of these
Answer : A