GATE - Classifications of Animal Kindom 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

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

2. Dolphins are classified under
A. Pisces
B. Amphibia
C. Reptile
D. Mammals
Answer : D

3. Which one is a cold blooded animal
A. Penguin
B. Whale
C. Otter
D. Tortoise
Answer : D

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

5. Which of the following is not a true amphibian animal ?
A. Frog
B. Toad
C. Salamander
D. Tortoise
Answer : D

6. One of the following is not a true fish :
A. Saw fish
B. Silver fish
C. Dogfish
D. Pipefish
Answer : A

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

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

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

10. What is common to fishes, amphibians and reptiles ?
A. Scales
B. Eggs
C. Shelled eggs
D. Gills
Answer : B

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

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

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

14. Cephalisation is a characteristic feature of
A. immotile, radially symmetrical animals
B. motile, bilaterally symmetrical animals
C. bilaterally symmetrical, non-motile terrestrial animals
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : B

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

16. Snakes are not found in
A. India
B. U.K
C. USSR
D. West Indies
Answer : D

17. Match the species :
A. Scorpion, Spider
B. Scorpion, Obelia, Hydra
C. Star fish, Obelia, Hydra
D. Cockroach, Earthworm, Taenia solium
Answer : A

18. 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

19. Amphixous is a marine animal belonging to the sub-phylum
A. Urochordata
B. Cephalochordata
C. Vertebrata
D. Hemichordata
Answer : B

20. 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

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

22. Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters, of
A. reptile and bird
B. reptile and mammals
C. fish and amphibia
D. reptile and amphibia
Answer : A

23. The locust is
A. an arthropod
B. a mollusc
C. an insect
D. an echinoderm
Answer : C

24. Which of the following is not an acoelomate animal ?
A. Sponge
B. Jelly fish
C. Tapeworm
D. Roundworm
Answer : D

25. Antedon belongs to class
A. echinodermata
B. ophiuroidea
C. crinoidea
D. echinoidea
Answer : C

26. Presence of a vestigeal appendix in man suggests that our forebears were
A. herbivores
B. carnivores
C. omnivores
D. fruit eaters
Answer : A

27. In fishes, lobed fins are found in
A. marine fishes
B. fresh water fishes
C. lung fishes
D. none of these
Answer : C

28. 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

29. 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

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

31. 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

32. Canal system is characteristic of
A. hydra
B. sponge
C. sea anemone
D. sea urchin
Answer : B

33. 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

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

35. One of the following is not an animal:
A. Ant eater
B. Dolfin
C. Heloderma
D. Echidna
Answer : B

36. Spider differs from insect as
A. spider has three pairs of legs
B. insect has four pairs of legs
C. spider has four paris of legs
D. none of these
Answer : C

37. A suctorial mouth is present in
A. leech
B. cockroach
C. housefly
D. butterfly
Answer : A

38. 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

39. 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

40. Which one of the following is a coelenterate ?
A. Tea cucumber
B. Sea urchin
C. Sea horse
D. Sea pen
Answer : D

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

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

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

44. 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

45. The main basis of classification of Protozaoa is
A. number of nuclei
B. shape of the organisms
C. method of reproduction
D. locomotary device
Answer : D

46. The system of classification proposed by Linnaeus is regarded by modem biologists as
A. an artificial system of classification
B. a natural system of classification
C. a system based on phylogeny
D. none of these
Answer : A

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

48. Constant body temperature is found in
A. earthworm
B. snake
C. frog
D. cow
Answer : D

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

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