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

1. These species inhabiting different geographical areas are
A. allopatric
B. sibling species
C. morphospecies
D. sympatric
Answer : A

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

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

4. 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

5. The generic name of peacock is
A. Passer domesticus
B. Pavo cristatus
C. Psittacula krameri
D. None of these
Answer : B

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Glass snake is a
A. lizard
B. tree snake
C. nematode
D. fish
Answer : A

10. Which of the following belongs to the same phylum ?
A. Mollusca, cockroach, centipede
B. Turbellaria, cestoda, trematoda
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer : B

11. A true terestrial animal among these is
A. frog
B. tortoise
C. salamander
D. toad
Answer : D

12. 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

13. The group amniota includes
A. birds and mammals
B. birds and reptiles
C. reptiles and mammals
D. reptiles, birds and mammals
Answer : D

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

15. The biggest phylum in regard to the number of species is
A. Arthropoda
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Chordata
D. Protozoa
Answer : A

16. Temperature regulation is found in
A. Fish
B. Rat
C. Frog
D. Lizard
Answer : B

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

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

19. 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

20. Largest animals belong to class
A. arthropoda
B. pisces
C. mammalia
D. reptilia
Answer : C

21. A limbless amphibian is
A. Siren
B. Ophiosaurus
C. Triturus
D. Ichthyophis
Answer : D

22. Correct statement is :
A. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between mammals and aves
B. Duck-bill platypus is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals
C. Sea horse is a connecting link between fish and horse
D. Hydra is a connecting link between protozoa and metazoa
Answer : B

23. Binomial system of nomenclature in classification was divided by Carolus Linnaeus. It provides the names pertaining to
A. one scientific and one popular
B. given by two taxonomists
C. one generic and one specific epithet
D. international identifying catalogue
Answer : C

24. 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

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

26. 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

27. 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

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

29. Which one is an unmatching pair ?
A. Lamprey-Agnatha
B. Shark-Chond rich thyes
C. Turtle-Amphibia
D. Lizard-Reptilia
Answer : C

30. 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

31. Bony plates are found in addition to scales in
A. hag fish
B. eel
C. flyingfish
D. seahorse
Answer : D

32. The phylum arthropoda is characterised by the presence of
A. chitinous exoskeleton, external segmentation and paired appendages
B. chitinous exoskeleton, external segmentation and paired jointed appendages
C. chitinous exoskeleton and paired antennae
D. chitinous exoskeleton, antennae and compound eyes
Answer : B

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

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

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

36. In flat worms, annelids, mollusca and arthropods the mouth develops from blastopore, such animals should be called J
A. protostomes
B. deuterostomes
C. cyclostomes
D. blastostomes
Answer : A

37. The most important characteristic of class aves is
A. homeothermous animals
B. exoskeleton of feathers
C. bipedal vertebrates
D. none of these
Answer : B

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

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

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

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

42. An insect differs from a spider in the following ways :
A. Insect has 6 pairs of legs and one pair of wings while spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
B. Insect has 4 pair of legs and two pairs of wings while spider has 3 pairs of legs and no wings
C. Insect has 3 pairs of legs and two pairs of wings and spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
D. Insect has 3 pairs of legs and generally no wings while spider has 5 pairs of legs and generally one pair of wings
Answer : C

43. 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

44. 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

45. Tube in the tube' plan is exhibited by one of the following phyla :
A. Coelenterata
B. Porifera
C. Annelida
D. Arthropoda
Answer : C

46. Which of the following animals has a ventral nerve cord
A. Frog
B. Cockroach
C. Hydra
D. Earthworm
Answer : B

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

48. Which of the following is not an enterocoelic phylum ?
A. Chordata
B. Mollusca
C. Coelentrata
D. Porifera Answer : B

49. Which of the following is a correct hierar-chial sequence in systematics ?
A. Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum
B. Species, genus, order, family, class, phylum
C. genus, species, order, family, class, phylum
D. genus, family, order, class, species, phylum
Answer : B

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