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1. Which of the following phylum is being described by the given statements?
(i) These are primitive multicellular animals and have cellular level of organization.
(ii) Digestion is intracellular.
(iii) They have a water transport or canal system.
(iv) They reproduce asexually by fragmentation and sexually by formation of gametes.

A. Porifera
B. Ctenophora
C. Coelenterata
D. Platyhelminthes
Answer : A
2. Which of the following feature is not correct regarding the figure given below? 
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A. It is an aquatic form.
B. Circulatory system is of open type.
C. It possesses parapodia for swimming.
D. Neural system consists of paired ganglia connected by lateral nerves to a double ventral nerve cord.
Answer : B
3. Which of the following animal's body is covered by calcareous shell and unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot, and visceral hump? 
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Answer : C
4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding phylum mollusca?
A. They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and coelomate animals.
B. Body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump.
C. The mouth contains a file-like rasping organ for feeding, called radula.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
5. The given figures A, B, C and D are the examples of first true land vertebrates. They are dominant in mesozoic era and belong to phylum ‘X’. Identify ‘X’ and the animals which have four chambered heart. 
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A. X – Reptile; B
B. X – Reptile; A
C. X – Amphibia, C
D. X – Pisces; D
Answer : A
6. Few cnidarians like corals have a skeleton composed of
A. calcium hydroxide
B. calcium sulphate
C. calcium carbonate
D. sodium bicarbonate
Answer : C
7. Which of the following statements is without exception in sponges ?
A. They all have calcareous spicules.
B. They have high regenerative power.
C. They are found only in marine water.
D. They are all radially symmetrical.
Answer : B
8. Identify the figure with its correct name and phylum. 
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A. Sycon - Porifera
B. Aurelia - Coelenterata
C. Pleurobrachia - Ctenophora
D. Tapeworm - Platyhelminthes
Answer : D
9. Which of the following animal contains respiratory organs like, gills, book gills, book lungs or tracheal system? 
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Answer : C
10. Which of the following characteristics is correct for reptilia?
A. Body covered with dry and cornified skin, scales over the body are epidermal, they do not have external ears.
B. Body is covered with moist skin and is devoid of scales, the ear is represented by a tympanum, alimentary canal, urinary and reproductive tracts open into a common cloaca.
C. Fresh water animals with bony endoskeleton and airbladder regulate buoyancy.
D. Marine animals with cartilaginous endoskeleton and body is covered with placoid scales.
Answer : A
11. Identify the animals shown in the given figures A, B and C from options given below. 
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A. A - Octopus; B -Asterias, C- Ophiura
B. A - Asterias; B - Ophiura, C- Octopus
C. A - Echinus; B - Octopus C - Ophiura
D. A - Ophiura; B - Echinus, C- Octopus
Answer : A
12. Refer the following animals and identify those which have a fluid filled body cavity with a complete lining derived from mesoderm.
(i) Sycon (ii) Butterfly
(iii) Nereis (iv) Sea fan
(v) Scorpion (vi) Pila

A. (i) and (iii) only
B. (ii) and (iv) only
C. (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) only
D. All of these
Answer : C
13. Which of the following is not a chordate character?
A. Presence of paired pharyngeal gill slits
B. Ventral heart
C. Solid and ventral nerve cord
D. Presence of post-anal tail
Answer : C
14. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. Prawn has two pairs of antennae.
B. Nematocysts are characteristic feature of the phylum cnidaria.
C. Millipedes have two pairs of appendages in each segment of the body.
D. Animals that belong to phylum porifera are exclusively marine.
Answer : D
15. Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding flatworms ?
A. They are acoelomates.
B. They are bilaterally symmetrical.
C. They lack a digestive system.
D. They have a circulatory system.
Answer : D
16. Which one of the following statement regarding coelom of given animals is correct?
A. Round worms (aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates.
B. Molluscs are acoelomates.
C. Insects are pseudocoelomates.
D. Flatworms (platyhelminthes) are coelomates.
Answer : A
17. Which of the following statements (i v) are incorrect?
(i) Parapodia are lateral appendages in arthropods used for swimming.
(ii) Radula in molluscs are structures involved in excretion.
(iii) Aschelminthes are dioecious.
(iv) Echinoderm adults show radial symmetry.
(v) Ctenophorans are diploblastic.

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (i), (iv) and (v)
D. (iii) and (v)
Answer : A
18. Which of the following is not the common fundamental feature for animal classification?
A. Germinal layers.
B. Pathway of water transport.
C. Pattern of organization of cells.
D. Serial repetition of the segments.
Answer : B
19. Identify the figures and select the correct option 
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A. A - Pseudocoelomate; B - Coelomate, C-Acoelomate
B. A - Coelomate, B - Pseudocoelomate, C- Acoelomate
C. A - Coelomate; B- Acoelomate; C - Pseudocoelomate
D. A - Coelomate; B- Acoelomate; C-Eucoelomate
Answer : B
20. The figure given below shows the germinal layers marked as A, B, C and D. Identify the label showing undifferentiated layer and its location?
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A. A, Between B & C
B. B, Between A & C
C. C, Between C & D
D. D, Between A & B
Answer : A
21. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding phylum aschelminthes?
(i) The body is circular in cross-section hence the name roundworms.
(ii) Alimentary canal is complete with a well-developed muscular pharynx.
(iii) Sexes are separate (dioecious), i.e., males and females are distinct.
(iv) Nephridia help in osmoregulation and excretion.

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (iii) and (iv)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
22. A student brought home a strange animal which he found outside under a rock. It had moist skin, a complete digestive tract, a ventral nerve cord, and had gone through torsion. Identify the phylum of the animal.
A. Porifera
B. Annelida
C. Mollusca
D. Echinodermata
Answer : B
23. Identify the correct characteristics of porifera.

  1. Commonly known as sea walnuts.

  2. Presence of ostia and collar cells.

  3. Exhibit tissue level of characteristics. 

  4. It is the largest phylum of animal kingdom.

  5. The body is supported by spicules and sponging fibers.

  6. Contains cnidocytes which is used for defense, anchorage and capturing of prey.


A. (ii), (v) only
B. (i), (ii), (vi) only
C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) only
D. All of these.
Answer : A
24. Which of the following characteristic is probably most responsible for the great diversification of insects on land ?
A. Segmentation
B. Antennae
C. Bilateral symmetry
D. Exoskeleton
Answer : D
25. Refer the figures A, B and C and choose the correct option which shows animals that regulate buoyancy with the help of air bladder. 
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A. A and B
B. A and C
C. B and C
D. All of the above.
Answer : A
26. Examine the figures A, B and C. In which one of the four options all the items A, B and C are correctly identified ? 
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A. A - Sycon, B - Euspongia, C - Spongilla
B. A - Euspongia, B - Spongilla, C - Sycon
C. A - Spongilla, B - Sycon, C - Euspongia
D. A - Euspongia, B - Sycon, C - Spongilla
Answer : A
27. Which of the following pairs of animals are similar to each other pertaining to the feature stated against them?
A. Pteropus and Ornithorhyncus - Viviparity
B. Garden lizard and crocodile - Three chambered heart
C. Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric segmentation
D. Sea horse and flying fish - Cold blooded (poikilothermal)
Answer : D
28. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding class aves?
(i) The forelimbs are modified into wings and the hindlimbs generally have scales and are modified for walking, swimming or clasping the tree branches.
(ii) Heart is completely four-chambered.
(iii) They are warm- blooded (homoiothermous) animals i.e., they are able to maintain a constant body temperature.
(iv) They are oviparous and development is direct.

A. Both (i) and (iii)
B. Both (i) and (iv)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : D
29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of phylum echinodermata ?
A. They have a water vascular system.
B. They have an internal skeleton.
C. They are protostomes.
D. They have bilateral symmetry at larval stage.
Answer : C
30. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of kingdom animalia ?
A. Storage of carbohydrates as starch.
B. Multicellularity.
C. Obtaining nutrients by ingestion.
D. Having eukaryotic cells without walls.
Answer : A
31. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding phylum coelenterata?
(i) They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile or freeswimming, radially symmetrical animals.
(ii) They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening called hypostome.
(iii) Digestion is extracellular and intracellular.
(iv) Examples are Sycon, Spongilla and Euspongia.

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iv)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
32. Identify the correct characteristic feature sown by the given figure? 
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A. Diploblastic in nature.
B. Having radial symmetrical body.
C. Dioecious with direct development.
D. Presence of sensory tentacles on anterior head region.
Answer : D
33. Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) They are exclusively marine, radially symmetrical, diploblastic organisms with tissue level of organisation.
(ii) Body bears eight external rows of ciliated comb plates, which help in locomotion.
(iii) Digestion is both extracellular and intracellular.
(iv) Reproduction takes place only by sexual means.
Which of the following phylum is being described by above statements?

A. Platyhelminthes
B. Arthropoda
C. Mollusca
D. Ctenophora
Answer : D
34. Heart is three - chambered in reptiles, except
A. turtle
B. Chameleon
C. Naja (Cobra)
D. crocodile
Answer : D
35. Refer the figures A, B, C and D given below. Which of the following options shows the correct name of the animals shown by the figures A, B, C and D ? 
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A. A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
B. A – Locust, B – Prawn, C – Scorpion, D – Pila
C. A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Snail
D. A – Butterfly, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
Answer : A
36. Which of the following character is absent in all chordates?
A. Diaphragm
B. Coelom
C. Pharyngeal gill clefts
D. Dorsal nerve cord
Answer : A
37. A student was given a specimen to identify on the basis of the characteristics given below.
(i) They are metamerically segmented.
(ii) Presence of closed circulatory system.
(iii) They have circular and longitudinal muscles for locomotion. Identify the specimen.

A. Prawn
B. Pheretima
C. Wuchereria
D. Ctenoplana
Answer : B
38. Column I contains zoological names of animals and column II contains their common name. Match the following and choose the correct option.
Column -IColumn- II
A. PhysaliaI. Sea anemone
B. MeandrinaII. Brain coral
C. GorgoniaIII. Sea fan
D. AdamsiaIV. Portuguese man-of-war

A. A III; B II; C I; D IV
B. A IV; B III; C II; D I
C. A IV; B II; C III; D I
D. A II; B III; C I; D IV
Answer : C
39. Which of the following characteristic distinguish arthropoda from annelids and molluscs ?
A. An external skeleton made of chitin (a polysaccharide) and protein rather than a shell made chiefly of mineral salts.
B. Subdivision of the legs into movable segments.
C. Distinct group of muscles, derived from many body segments, that move the separate parts of the exoskeleton.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
40. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A. Platyhelminthes has incomplete digestive system.
B. In coelenterates, the arrangement of cells is more complex.
C. Nereis is monoecious but earthworms and leeches are dioecious.
D. Simple and compound eyes are present in the animals of those phylum whose over two-thirds of all named species on earth are arthropods.
Answer : C
41. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Animals in which the cells are arranged in two embryonic layers, an external ectoderm and an internal endoderm, are called diploblastic animals.
(ii) Notochord is an ectodermally derived rod like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals.
(iii) In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm, instead, the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and endoderm and such a body cavity is called pseudocoelom.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (i) and (ii)
C. Both (i) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
42. Match the organisms given in column-I with their common name given in column-II and choose the correct option.
Column -IColumn -II
(Organisms)(Comman name)
A. PennatulaI. Sea-lily
B. AntedonII. Sea- pen
C. EchinusIII. Sea-urchin
D. CucumariaIV. Sea - cucumber

A. A II; C III; D I; E IV
B. A II; C IV; D I; E III
C. A II; C I; D III; E IV
D. A II; C I; D III; E IV
Answer : C
43. Which of the following traits is not shared by both sea anemones and jellyfish ?
A. A medusa as the dominant stage in the life cycle.
B. Possession of a gastro vascular cavity.
C. Sexual reproduction.
D. Nematocysts present on the tentacles.
Answer : A
44. Match the characteristic feature/terms given in column I with the phylum to which they belongs given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Characteristic feature/term)(Phylum)
A. ChoanocytesI. Platyhelminthes
B. CnidoblastsII. Ctenophora
C. Flame cellsIII. Porifera
D. NephridiaIV. Coelenterata
E. Comb platesV. Annelida

A. A II; B I; C IV; D V; E III
B. A II; B IV; C I; D V; E III
C. A V; B I; C III; D II; E IV
D. A III; B IV; C I; D V; E II
Answer : D
45. Which of the following class is being described by the given statements (i - iv)?
(i) They are found in a variety of habitats- polar ice-caps, deserts, mountains, forests, grasslands and dark caves.
(ii) Most unique mammalian characteristic i the presence of mammary glands by which the young ones are nourished.
(iii) Heart is four-chambered.
(iv) Sexes are separate and fertilization is internal.

A. Reptilia
B. Aves
C. Mammalia
D. Amphibia
Answer : C
46. Which of the following possesses electric organs and belongs to class chondrichthyes?
A. Torpedo
B. Petromyzon
C. Trygon
D. Exocoetus
Answer : A
47. Which of the following feature in birds indicates their reptilian ancestory ?
A. Eggs with a calcareous shell
B. Scales on their hind limbs
C. Four-chambered heart
D. Two special chambers-crop and gizzard in their digestive tract
Answer : C
48. Flame cells present in platyhelminthes, are specialized in
A. respiration and absorption.
B. osmoregulation and circulation.
C. respiration and excretion.
D. osmoregulation and excretion.
Answer : D
49. Which of the following statements (i - v) are correct ?
(i) The pelvic fins of female sharks bear claspers.
(ii) In Obelia, polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae form the polyps asexually.
(iii) Flame cells in platyhelminthes help in osmoregulation and excretion.
(iv) In non-chordates, central nervous system is ventral, solid and double.
(v) Pinnae are present in mammals.

A. (ii), (iv) and (v)
B. (i), (iii) and (v)
C. (iii), (iv) and (v)
D. (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer : C
50. Match the types of animals given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column -IColumn -II
(Types of animals)(Examples)
A. Limbless reptilesI. Elephant
B. Jawless vertebratesII. Lamprey
C. Flightless birdIII. Ichthyophis
D. LargestIV. Ostrich terrestrial animal
E. Limbless amphibiaV. Cobra

A. A II; B V; C IV; D I; E III
B. A V; B II; C IV; D I; E III
C. A V; B II; C I; D IV; E III
D. A V; B IV; C II; D I; E III
Answer : B

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