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Kingdom Animalia - II (Class XI)

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Which of the following is the sound producing organ in Aves?

  1. Gizzard

  2. Pygostyle

  3. Larynx

  4. Syrinx

  5. Synsacrum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Syrinx is the voice box present in the region of bifurcation of trachea.

Which of the following insects spreads kala azar?

  1. Phleobotmus

  2. Anopheles

  3. Apis dorsata

  4. Sillicofera grandis

  5. Glossina


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Phleobotmus or sand fly spreads kala azar.

In which of the following phyla is the body worm-like and divisible into proboscis, collar and trunk?

  1. Urochordata

  2. Hemichordata

  3. Aves

  4. Cephalochordata

  5. Euchordata


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hemichordata is a phylum of Chordata-like animals, which have pharyngeal gill slits. The body is worm-like and divisible into proboscis, collar and trunk.

Which of the following classes of phylum Echinodermata has the occurrence of three jawed pedicillariae?

  1. Echinoidea

  2. Ophiuroidea

  3. Asteroidea

  4. Crinoidea

  5. Holothuroidea


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Asteroidea is a class of subphylum Elutherozoa of phylum Echinodermata. It has flat and star-shaped animals and small pedicellariae.

Which of the following is known as the eye stack of molluscs?

  1. Ommatophore

  2. Osphradium

  3. Ostracum

  4. Ommatidium

  5. Operculum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A movable stalk supports the eyes present in molluscs. So, it is called as an eye stack of molluscs.

Which of the following chordates has a free swimming tadpole larva which shows retrogressive metamorphosis?

  1. Bufomelanostictus

  2. Apteryx australis

  3. Ichthyophis

  4. Herdmania

  5. Kangaroo


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Herdmania is a tunicate. It belongs to the subphylum Urochordata and has a free swimming tadpole larva that shows retrogressive metamorphosis.

Pearl oyster belongs to which of the following classes of phylum Mollusca?

  1. Pelecypoda

  2. Gastropoda

  3. Amphineura

  4. Scaphopoda

  5. Monoplacophora


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Class Bivalvia or Pelecypoda consists of filter feeder molluscs in which the shell is external and made up of two valves jointed dorsally by a hinge joint. Pinctada or pearl oyster is present in pelecypoda.

Which of the following is considered to be the most primitive arthropod?

  1. Lepisma saccharina

  2. Peripatus

  3. Limulus

  4. Locusta

  5. Daphnia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Peripatus, there is the presence of primitive characters such as presence of cilia, nephridia, unjointed legs and there is the absence of external segmentation. Due to the presence of these characters, Peripatus is considered to be the most primitive arthropod.

Which of the following mollusc groups has eyes similar to those of a vertebrate?

  1. Amphineura

  2. Gastropoda

  3. Bivalvia

  4. Scaphopoda

  5. Cephalopoda


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The head and foot come together and fuse to form a cephalopod. Cephalopods have eyes similar to those of a vertebrate.

Which of the following animals belongs to the subclass Prototheria?

  1. Hedgehog

  2. Kangaroo

  3. Platypus

  4. Flitter mouse

  5. Guinea pig


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Platypus is a Prototherian and is a small nocturnal and oviparous animal. It is found in Australia and Tasmania.

Which of the following snakes possesses haemotoxic poison?

  1. Eryx

  2. Viper

  3. Cobra

  4. Rattle snake

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Viper possesses haemotoxic poison which causes haemolysis (destruction of blood cells and haemorrhage).

Which of the following animals belongs to class Pisces of phylum Chordata?

  1. Jelly fish

  2. Cuttle fish

  3. Star fish

  4. Whale fish

  5. Stone fish


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Stone fish is a true fish. It belongs to the class Pisces of phylum Chordata.

Which of the following is the casting-off of the outer dead rigid covering of an animal body during its growth?

  1. Ommatidia

  2. Stadium

  3. Instar

  4. Ecdysis

  5. Metamorphosis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates. Moulting is the defining feature of Ecdysozoa, comprising the arthropods, nematodes, velvet worms, horsehair worms, tardigrades and Cephalorhyncha. Since the cuticle of these animals typically forms a largely inelastic exoskeleton, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed.

Which of the following animals has radial symmetry in adult phase and bilateral symmetry in the larval stage?

  1. Comb jelly

  2. Kangaroo

  3. Brittle star

  4. Frog

  5. Spongilla


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is an echinoderm which has radial symmetry in adult phase and bilateral symmetry in the larval stage.

Which of the following amphibians belongs to the group Urodela of class Amphibia?

  1. Hyla vasta

  2. Ichthyophis

  3. Salamandra

  4. Rana tigrina

  5. Bufo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a lizard like semi-terrestrial nocturnal amphibian. It belongs to the class Urodela.

Which of the following is the sole representative of the Palaeozoic group of molluscs?

  1. Limax

  2. Chiton

  3. Helix

  4. Pila

  5. Neopalina


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It is the sole representative of the Palaeozoic group of molluscs. It is also known as a living fossil.

Which of the following is the study of lizards?

  1. Torpedology

  2. Herpetology

  3. Ornithology

  4. Ophiology

  5. Saurology


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The study of lizards is called saurology.

Which of the following is the fastest flying arthropod?

  1. Lepisma saccharina

  2. Cicada

  3. Cephenemiya pratti

  4. Sillicofera grandis

  5. Dinoponera grandis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the fastest flying arthropod.

Which of the following is the only limbless animal in class Amphibia of phylum Chordata?

  1. Anas

  2. Ichthyophis

  3. Cuttle fish

  4. Apteryx australis

  5. Bufo melanostictus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ichthyophis or blind worm is a limbless amphibian that lives in small burrows in moist soil, generally near tropical and subtropical areas of India and other South Asian countries. 

Which of the following birds is an extinct primitive bird that lived on earth about 150 million years ago?

  1. Apteryx australis

  2. Columba livia

  3. Archaeopteryx lithographia

  4. Struthio camelus

  5. Anas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Archaeopteryx lithographia or the lizard bird is an extinct primitive bird that lived on earth about 150 million years ago.

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