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 11th Bio-Zoology one mark Questions
Unit – I. Chapter - 1. The Living World
Choose the correct answer:-
1. A living organism is differentiated from non-living structure based on
a. Reproduction b. Growth c. Metabolism d. All the above
2. A group of organisms having similar traits of a rank is
a. Species b. Taxon c. Genus d. Family
3. Every unit of classification regardless of its rank is
a. Taxon b. Variety c. Species d. Strain
4. Which of the following is not present in same rank?
a. Primata b. Orthoptera c. Diptera d. Insecta
5. What taxonomic aid gives comprehensive information about a taxon?
a. Taxonomic Key b. Herbarium c. Flora d. Monograph
6. Who coined the term biodiversity?
a. Walter Rosen b. AG Tansley c. Aristotle d. AP de Candole
7. Cladogram considers the following characters
a. Physiological and Biochemical b. Evolutionary and Phylogenetic
c. Taxonimic and systematic d. None of the above
8. Molecular taxonomic tool consists of
a. DNA and RNA b. Mitochondria and Endocplamic reticulum
c. Cell wall and Membrane proteins d. All the above
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Unit – I. Chapter - 2. Kingdom Animalia
1. The symmetry exhibited in cnidarians is
a. Radial b. Bilateral c. Pentamerous radial d. Asymmetrical
2. Sea anemone belongs to phylum
a. Protozoa b. Porifera c. Coelenterata d. Echinodermata
3. The excretory cells that are found in platyhelminthes are
a. Protonephridia b. Flame cells c. Solenocytes d. All of these
4. In which of the following organisms, self fertilization is seen.
a. Fish b. Round worm c. Earthworm d. Liver fluke
5. Nephridia of Earthworms are performing the same functions as
a. Gills of prawn b. Flame cells of Planaria c. Trachea of insects d. Nematoblasts of Hydra
6. Which of the following animals has a true coelom?
a. Ascaris b. Pheretima c. Sycon d. Taenia solium
7. Metameric segmentation is the main feature of
a. Annellida b. Echinodermata c. Arthropoda d. Coelenterata
8. In pheretima locomotion occurs with help of
a. circular muscles b. longitudinal muscles and setae
c. circular, longitudinal muscles and setae d. parapodia
9. Which of the following have the highest number of species in nature?
a. Insects b. Birds c. Angiosperms d. Fungi
10. Which of the following is a crustacean?
a. Prawn b. Snail c. Sea anemone d. Hydra
11. The respiratory pigment in cockroach is
a. Haemoglobin b. Haemocyanin c. Oxyhaemoglobin d. Haemoerythrin
12. Exoskeleton of which phylum consists of chitinous cuticle?

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a. Annelida b. porifera c. Arthropoda d. Echinodermata
13. Lateral line sense organs occur in
a. Salamander b. Frog c. Water snake d. Fish
14. The limbless amphibian is
a. Icthyophis b. Hyla c. Rana d. Salamander
15. Four chambered heart is present in
a. Lizard b. Snake c. Scorpion d. Crocodile
16. Which of the following is not correctly paired?
a. Humans – Ureotelic b. Birds – Uricotelic
c. Lizards – Uricotelic d. Whale – Ammonotelic
17. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?
a. Delphinus b. Macropus c. Ornithorhynchus d. Equus
18. Pneumatic bones are seen in
a. Mammalia b. Aves c. Reptilia d. Sponges
19. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column – I Column – II
(p) Pila (i) Devil fish
(q) Dentalium (ii) Chiton
(r) Chaetopleura (iii) Apple snail
(s) Octopus (iv) Tusk shell
a. p – (ii), q – (i), r – (iii), s – (iv) b. p – (iii), q – (iv), r – (ii), s – (i)
c. p – (ii), q – (iv), r – (i), s – (iii) d. p – (i), q – (ii), r – (iii), s – (iv)
20. In which of the following phyla, the adult shows radial symmetry but the larva shows bilateral
symmetry?
a. Mollusca b. Echinodermata c. Arthropoda d. Annelida
21. Which of the following is correctly matched?
a. Physalia – Portugese man of war b. Pennatula – Sea fan
c. Adamsia – Sea pen d. Gorgonia – Sea anemone
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Unit – II. Chapter - 3. Tissue Level of Organisation
1. The main function of the cuboidal epithelium is
a. Protection b. Secretion c. Absorption d. Both (b) and (c)
2. The ciliated epithelium lines the
a. Skin b. Digestive tract c. Gall bladder d. Trachea
3. What type of fibres are found in connective tissue matrix?
a. Collagen b. Areolar c. Cartilage d. Tubular
4. Prevention of substances from leaking across the tissue is provided by
a. Tight junction b. Adhering junction c. Gap junction d. Elastic junction
5. Non-shivering thermogenesis in neonates produces heat through
a. White fat b. Brown fat c. Yellow fat d. Colourless fat
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Unit – II. Chapter - 4. Organ and Organ Systems in Animals
1. The clitellum is a distinct part in the body of earthworm Lampito mauritii, it is found in?
a. Segments 13 – 14 b. Segments 14 – 17 c. Segments 12 – 13 d. Segments 14 - 16
2. Sexually, earthworms are
a. Sexes are separate b. Hermaphroditic but not self -fertilizing
c. Hermaphroditic and self – fertilizing d. Parthenogenic

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3. To sustain themselves, earthworms must guide their way through the soil using their powerful
muscles. They gather nutrients by ingesting organic matter and soil, absorbing what they need into
their bodies. True or False: The two ends of the earthworm can equally ingest soil.
a. True b. False
4. The head region of Cockroach_____pairs of_____and_____shaped eyes occur.
a. One pair, sessile compound and kidney shaped
b. Two pairs, stalked compound and round shaped
c. Many pairs, sessile simple and kidney shaped
d. Many pairs, stalked compound and kidney shaped
5. The location and numbers of malpighian tubules in Periplaneta.
a. At the junction of midgut and hindgut, about 150.
b. At the junction of foregut and midgut, about 150.
c. Surrounding gizzard, eight.
d. At the junction of colon and rectum, eight.
6. The type of vision in Cockroach is
a. Three dimensional b. Two dimensional c. Mosaic d. Cockroach do not have vision
7. How many abdominal segments are present in male and female Cockroaches?
a. 10, 10 b. 9, 10 c. 8, 10 d. 9, 9
8. Which of the following have an open circulatory system?
a. Frog b. Earthworm c. Pigeon d. Cockroach
9. Buccopharyngeal respiration in frog
a. is increased when nostrils are closed b. Stops when there is pulmonary respiration
c. is increased when it is catching fly d. stops when mouth is opened.
10. Kidney of frog is
a. Archinephros b. Pronephros c. Mesonephros d. Metanephros
11. Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that
a. fishes were amphibious in the past b. fishes involved from frog –like ancestors
c. frogs will have gills in future d. frogs evolved from gilled ancestor
12. Choose the wrong statement among the following:
a. In earthworm, a single male genital pore is present.
b. Setae help in locomotion of earthworms.
c. Muscular layer in the body wall of earthworm is made up of only circular muscles.
d. Typhlosole is part of the intestine of earthworm.
13. Which of the following are the sense organs of Cockroach?
a. Antennae, compound eyes, maxillary palps, anal cerci
b. Antennae, compound eye, maxillary palps
c. Antennae, ommatidia, maxillary palps, sternum
d. Antennae, eyes, maxillary palps, and tarsus of walking legs.
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Unit – III. Chapter - 5. Digestion and absorption
1. Choose the incorrect sentence from the following:
a. Bile juice emulsifies the fat.
b. Chyme is a digestive acidic food in stomach.
c. Pancreatic juice converts lipid into fatty acid and glycerol.
d. Enterokinase stimulates the secretion of pancreatic juice.

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2. What is chyme….?
a. The process of conversion of fat into small droplets.
b. The process of conversion of micelles substances of glycerol into fatty droplet.
c. The process of preparation of incompletely digested acidic food through gastric juice.
d. The process of preparation of completely digested liquid food in midgut.
3. Which of the following hormones stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate?
a. Angiotensin and epinephrine b. Gastrin and insulin
c. Cholecysokinin and secretin d. Insulin and glucagon
4. The sphincter of Oddi guards
a. Hepatopancreatic duct b. Common bile duct c. Pancreatic duct d. Cystic duct
5. In small intestine, active absorption occurs in case of
a. Glucose b. Amino acids c. Na+ d. All the above
6. Which one is incorrectly matched?
a. Pepsin – stomach b. Renin – liver c. Trypsin – intestine d. Ptyalin – mouth
7. Absorption of glycerol, fatty acids and monoglycerides takes place by
a. Lymph vessels within villi b. Walls of stomach c. Colon d. Capillaries within villi
8. First step in digestion of fat is
a. Emulsification b. Enzyme action c. Absorption by lacteals d. Storage in adipose tissue
9. Enterokinase takes part in the conversion of
a. Pepsinogen into pepsin b. Trypsinogen into trypsin
c. Protein into polypeptide d. Caseinogen into casein
10. Which of the following combinations are not matched?
Column I Column II
a.Bilirubin and biliverdin (i) intestinal juice
b.Hydrolysis of starch (ii) Amylases
c. Digestion of fat (iii) Lipases
d. Salivary gland (iv) Parotid
11. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option
Column – I Column – II
(P) Small intestine (i) Largest factory
(Q) Pancreas (ii) Absorpstion of Glucose
(R) Liver (iii) Carrying electrolytic solution
(S) Colon (iv) Digestion and absorption
a. ( P-iv ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- i ) ( S – ii ) b. ( P-iii ) ( Q -ii ) ( R- i ) ( S – iv )
c. ( P-iv ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- i ) ( S – ii ) d. ( P-ii ) ( Q -iv ) ( R- iii ) ( S – i )
12. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option
Column – I Column – II
(P) Small intestine (i) 23 cm
(Q) Large intestine (ii) 4 meter
(R) Oesophagus (iii) 12.5 cm
(S) Pharynx (iv) 1.5 meter
a. ( P-iv ) ( Q -ii ) ( R- i ) ( S – iii ) b. ( P-ii ) ( Q -iv ) ( R- i ) ( S – iii )
c. ( P-i ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- ii ) ( S – iv ) d. ( P-iii ) ( Q -i ) ( R- ii ) ( S – iv )

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13. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option
Column – I Column – II
(P) Lipase (i) Starch
(Q) Pepsin (ii) Cassein
(R) Renin (iii) Protein
(S) Ptyalin (iv) Lipid
a. ( P-iv ) ( Q -ii ) ( R- i ) ( S – iii ) b. ( P-iii ) ( Q -iv ) ( R- ii ) ( S – i )
c. ( P-iv ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- ii ) ( S – i ) d. ( P-iii ) ( Q -ii ) ( R- iv ) ( S – i )
14. Which of the following is not the function of liver?
a. Production of insulin b. Detoxification c. Storage of glycogen d. Production of bile
15. Assertion : (A) Large intestine also shows the presence of villi like small intestine.
Reason: (B) Absorption of water takes place in large intestine.
a. Both A and B are true and B is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and B are true but B is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but B is false
d. A is false but B is true
16. Which of the following is not true regarding intestinal villi?
a. Th ey possess microvilli.
b. Th ey increase the surface area.
c. Th ey are supplied with capillaries and the lacteal vessels.
d. Th ey only participate in digestion of fats.
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Unit – III. Chapter - 6. Respiration
1. Breathing is controlled by
a. cerebrum b. medulla oblongata c. cerebellum d. pons
2. Intercostal muscles are found between the
a. vertebral column b. sternum c. ribs d. glottis
3. The respiratory structures of insects are
a. tracheal tubes b. gills c. green glands d. lungs
4. Asthma is caused due to
a. bleeding in pleural cavity. b. infection of nose c. damage of diaphragm. d. infection of lungs
5. The Oxygen Dissociation Curve is
a. sigmoid b. straight line c. curved d. rectangular hyperbola
6. The Tidal Volume of a normal person is
a. 800 ml b. 1200 ml c. 500 ml d. 1100 – 1200 ml
7. During inspiration, the diaphragm
a. expands. b. unchanged c. relaxes to become domed–shaped d. contracts and flattens
8. CO2 is transported through blood to lungs as
a. carbonic acid b. oxyhaemoglobin c. carbamino haemoglobin d. carboxy haemoglobin
9. When 1500 ml air is in the lungs, it is called
a. vital capacity b. tidal volume c. residual volume d. inspiratory reserve volume
10. Vital capacity is
a. TV + IRV b. TV + ERV c. RV + ERV d. TV + TRV + ERV
11. After a long deep breath, we do not respire for some seconds due to
a. more CO2 in the blood b. more O2 in the blood c. less CO2 in the blood d. less O2 in the blood

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12. Which of the following substances in tobacco smoke damage the gas exchange system?
a. carbon monoxide and carcinogens b. carbon monoxide and nicotine
c. carcinogens and tar d. nicotine and tar
13. Column I represents diseases and column II represents their symptoms. Choose the correctly paired
option
Column I Column II
(P) Asthma (i) Recurring of bronchitis
(Q) Emphysema (ii) Accumulation of W.B.CS in alveolus
(R) Pneumonia (iii) Allergy
a. P = iii, Q = ii, R = i b. P = iii, Q = i, R = ii c. P = ii, Q = iii, R = i d. P = ii, Q = i, R = iii
14. Which of the following best describes the process of gas exchange in the lungs?
a. Air moves in and out of the alveoli during breathing.
b. Carbon dioxide diffuses from deoxygenated blood in capillaries into the alveolar air.
c. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse down their concentration gradients between blood and alveolar
air.
d. Oxygen diffuses from alveolar air into deoxygenated blood.
15. Make the correct pairs.
Columan–I Column–II
(P) IC i. maximum volume of air breathe in after forced.
(Q) EC ii. Volume of air present after expiration in lungs.
(R) VC iii. Volume of air inhaled after expiration.
(S) FRC iv. Volume of air exhaled after inspiration.
(a) P – i , Q – ii , R – iii , S – iv (b) P – ii , Q – iii , R – iv , S – i
(c) P – ii , Q – iii , R – i , S – iv (d) P – iii , Q – iv , R – i , S – ii
16. Make the correct pairs.
Columan–I Column–II
(P) Tidal volume i. 1000 to 1100 ml
(Q) Residual volume ii. 500 ml
(R) Expiratory reserve volume iii. 2500 to 3000 ml
(S) Inspiratory reserve volume iv. 1100 to 1200 ml
(a) P – ii , Q – iv , R – i , S – iii (b) P – iii , Q – ii , R – iv , S – i
(c) P – ii , Q – iv , R – iii , S – I (d) P – iii , Q – iv , R – i , S – ii
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Unit – III. Chapter - 7. Body fluids and Circulation
1. What is the function of lymph?
a. Transport of O2 into brain b. Transport of CO2 into lungs
c. Bring interstitial fluid in blood d. Bring RBC and WBC in lymph node
2. Which one of the following plasma proteins is involved in the coagulation of blood?
a. Globulin b. Fibrinogen c. Albumin d. Serum amylase
3. Which of the following is not involved in blood clotting?
a. Fibrin b. Calcium c. Platelets d. Bilirubin
4. Lymph is colourless because
a. WBC are absent b. WBC are present
c. Heamoglobin is absent d. RBC are absent
5. Blood group is due to the presence or absence of surface
a. Antigens on the surface of WBC b. Antibodies on the surface of RBC
c. Antigens of the surface of RBC d. Antibodies on the surface of WBC

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6. A person having both antigen A and antigen B on the surface of RBCs belongs to blood group.
a. A b. B c. AB d. O
7. Erythroblastosis foetalis is due to the destruction of
a. Foetal RBCs b. Foetus suffers from atherosclerosis
c. Foetal WBCs d. Foetus suffers from mianmata
8. Dub sound of heart is caused by
a. Closure of atrio-ventricular valves b. Opening of semi-lunar valves
c. Closure of semi-lunar values d. Opening of atrio-ventricular valves.
9. Why is the velocity of blood flow the lowest in the capillaries?
a. The systemic capillaries are supplied by the left ventricle, which has a lower cardiac output
than the right ventricle.
b. Capillaries are far from the heart, and blood flow slows as distance from the heart
increases.
c. The total surface area of the capillaries is larger than the total surface area of the arterioles.
d. The capillary walls are not thin enough to allow oxygen to exchange with the cells.
e. The diastolic blood pressure is too low to deliver blood to the capillaries at a high flow rate.
10. An unconscious patient is rushed into the emergency room and needs a fast blood transfusion.
Because there is no time to check her medical history or determine her blood type, which type of blood
should you as her doctor, give her?
a. A- b. AB c. O+ d. O-
11. Which of these functions could or could not be carried out by a red blood cell? Briefly justify your
answer.
a. Protein synthesis b. Cell division c. Lipid synthesis d. Active transport
12. At the venous end of the capillary bed, the osmotic pressure is
a. Greater than the hydrostatic pressure b. Result in net outflow of fluids
c. Results in net absorption of fluids d. No change occurs.
13. A patient’s chart reveals that he has a cardiac output of 7500mL per minute and a stroke volume of
50 mL. What is his pulse rate (in beats / min)
a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 400
14. At any given time there is more blood in the venous system than that of the arterial system. Which
of the following features of the veins allows this?
a. relative lack of smooth muscles b. presence of valves
c. proximity of the veins to lymphatic’s d. thin endothelial lining.
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Unit – III. Chapter - 8. Excretion
1. Concentration of urine depends upon which part of the nephron
a. Bowman’s capsule b. Length of Henle’s loop
c. P.C.T. d. Net work of capillaries arising from glomerulus
2. If Henle’s loop were absent from mammalian nephron, which one of the following is to be expected?
a. There will be no urine formation
b. There will be hardly any change in the quality and quantity of urine formed
c. The urine will be more concentrated
d. The urine will be more dilute
3. What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?
a. Micturition will continue b. Urine will be continue to collect normally in the bladder
c. there will be micturition d. urine will not collection the bladder

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4. The end product of Ornithine cycle is
a. carbon dioxide b. uric acid c. urea d. ammonia
5. Identify the wrong match
a. Bowman’s capsule – Glomerular filteration b. DCT - Absorption of glucose
c. Henle’s loop – Concentration of urine d. PCT - Absorption of Na1 and K+ ions
6. Podocytes are the cells present on the
a. Outer wall of Bowman’s capsule b. Inner wall of Bowman’s capsule
c. neck of nephron d. Wall glomerular capillaries
7. Glomerular filtrate contains
a. Blood without blood cells and proteins b. Plasma without sugar
c. Blood with proteins but without cells d. Blood without urea
8. Kidney stones are produced due to deposition of uric acid and
a. silicates b. minerals c. calcium carbonate d. calcium oxalate
9. Animal requiring minimum amount of water to produce urine are
a. ureotelic b. ammonotelic c. uricotelic d. chemotelic
10. Aldosterone acts at the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct resulting in the absorption of
water through
a. Aquaphorins b. spectrins c. GLUT d. Chloride channels
11. The hormone which helps in the reabsorption of water in kidney tubules is
a. cholecystokinin b. angiotensin II c. antidiuretic hormone d. pancreozymin
12. Malpighian tubules remove excretory products from
a. mouth b. oesophagus c. haemolymph d. alimentary canal.
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Unit – IV. Chapter - 9. Locomotion and Movement
1. Muscles are derived from
a. ectoderm b. mesoderm c. endoderm d. neuro ectoderm
2. Muscles are formed by
a. myocytes b. leucocytes c. osteocytes d. lymphocytes
3. The muscles attached to the bones are called
a. skeletal muscle b. cardiac muscle c. involuntary muscle d. smooth muscles
4. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by
a. tendon b. ligament c. pectin d. fibrin
5. The bundle of muscle fibres is called
a. Myofibrils b. fascicle c. sarcomere d. sarcoplasm
6. The pigment present in the muscle fibre to store oxygen is
a. myoglobin b. troponin c. myosin d. actin
7. The functional unit of a muscle fibre is
a. sarcomere b. sarcoplasm c. myosin d. actin
8. The protein present in the thick filament is
a. myosin b. actin c. pectin d. leucin
9. The protein present in the thin filament is
a. myosin b. actin c. pectin d. leucin
10. The region between two successive Z-discs is called a
a. sarcomere b. microtubule c. myoglobin d. actin
11. Each skeletal muscle is covered by
a. epimysium b. perimysium c. endomysium d. hypomysium

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12. Knee joint is an example of
a. saddle joint b. hinge joint c. pivot joint d. gliding joint
13. Name of the joint present between the atlas and axis is
a. synovial joint b. pivot joint c. saddle joint d. hinge joint
14. ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in
a. actinin b. troponin c. myosin d. actin
15. Synovial fluid is found in
a. Ventricles of the brain b. Spinal cord c. immovable joint d. freely movable joints.
16. Inflammation of joints due to accumulation of uric acid crystals is called as
a. Gout b. myasthenia gravis c. osteoporosis d. osteomalacia
17. Acetabulum is located in
a. collar bone b. hip bone c. shoulder bone d. thigh bone
18. Appendicular skeleton is
a. girdles and their limbs b. vertebrae c. skull and vertebral column d. ribs and sternum
19. The type of movement exhibits by the macrophages are
a. flagellar b. ciliary c. muscular d. amoeboid
20. The pointed portion of the elbow is
a. acromion process b. glenoid cavity c. olecranon process d. symphysis.
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Unit – IV. Chapter - 10. Neural Control and Co-ordination
Choose the followings:
1 Which structure in the ear converts pressure waves to action potentials?
a. Tympanic membrane b. Organ of Corti c. Oval window d. Semicircular canal
2. Which of the following pairings is correct?
a. Sensory nerve – afferent b. Motor nerve - afferent
c. Sensory nerve – ventral d. Motor nerve – dorsal
3. During synaptic transmission of nerve impulse, neurotransmitter (P) is released from synaptic
vesicles by the action of ions (Q). Choose the correct P and Q.
a. P = Acetylcholine, Q = Ca++ b. P = Acetylcholine, Q = Na+
c. P = GABA, Q=Na+ d. P = Cholinesterase, Q = Ca++
4. Examine the diagram of the two cell types A and B given below and select the correct option.
a. Cell-A is the rod cell found evenly all over retina
b. Cell-A is the cone cell more concentrated in the fovea centralis
c. Cell-B is concerned with colour vision in bright light
d. Cell-A is sensitive to bright light intensities
5. Assertion: The imbalance in concentration of Na+, K+ and proteins generates action potential.
Reason: To maintain the unequal distribution of Na+ and K+, the neurons use electrical energy.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanations of Assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
d. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
6. Which part of the human brain is concerned with the regulation of body temperature?
a. Cerebellum b. Cerebrum c. Medulla oblongata d. Hypothalamus
7. The respiratory centre is present in the
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8. Match the following human spinal nerves in column I with their respective number in column II and
choose the correct option
column I column II
P. Cervical nerves i. 5 pairs
Q. Thoracic nerve ii. 1 pair
R. Lumbar nerve iii. 12 pair
S. Coccygeal nerve iv. 8 pair
a. ( P-iv ),( Q-iii ),( R-i ),( S-ii ) b. ( P-iii ), ( Q-i ), ( R-ii ), ( S-iv )
c. ( P-iv ),( Q-i ),( R-ii ),( S-iii ) d. ( P-ii ), ( Q-iv ), ( R-i ), ( S-iii )
9. The abundant intracellular cation is
a. H+ b. K+ c. Na+ d. Ca++
10. Which of the following statements is wrong regarding conduction of nerve impulse?
a. In a resting neuron, the axonal membrane is more permeable to K+ ions and nearly impermeable to
Na+ ions.
b. Fluid outside the axon has a high concentration of Na+ ions and low concentration of K+, in a resting
neuron.
c. Ionic gradient s are maintained by Na+ K+ pumps across the resting membrane, which transport 3Na
ions outwards for 2K+ into the cell.
d. A neuron is polarized only when the outer surface of the axonal membrane possess a negative a
charge and its inner surface is positively charged.
11. All of the following are associated with the myeline sheath except
a. Faster conduction of nerve impulses
b. Nodes of Ranvier forming gaps along the axon
c. Increased energy output for nerve impulse conduction
d. Saltatory conduction of action potential
12. Several statements are given here in reference to cone cells which of the following option indicates
all correct statements for cone cells?
(i) Cone cells are less sensitive in bright light than Rod cells
(ii) They are responsible for colour vision
(iii) Erythropsin is a photo pigment which is sensitive to red colour light
(iv) They are present in fovea of retina
a. (iii), (ii) and (i) b. (ii), (iii) and (iv) c. (i), (iii) and (iv) d. (i), (ii) and (iv)
13. Which of the following statement concerning the somatic division of the peripheral neural system is
incorrect?
a. Its pathways innervate skeletal muscles
b. Its pathways are usually voluntary
c. Some of its pathways are referred to as reflex arcs
d. Its pathways always involve four neurons
14. When the potential across the axon membrane is more negative than the normal resting potential,
the neuron is said to be in a state of
a. Depolarization b. Hyperpolarization c. Repolarization d. Hypopolarization.
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1. The maintenance of constant internal environment is referred as
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2. Which of the following are exclusive endocrine glands?
a. Thymus and testis b. adrenal and ovary
c. parathyroid and adrenal d. pancreas and parathyroid
3. Which of the following hormone is not secreted under the influence of pituitary gland?
a. thyroxine b. insulin c. oestrogen d. glucocorticoids
4. Spermatogenesis in mammalian testes is controlled by
a. Luteinising hormone b. Follicle stimulating hormone
c. FSH and prolactin d. GH and prolactin
5. Serum calcium level is regulated by
a. Thyroxine b. FSH c. Pancreas d. Thyroid and parathyroid
6. Iodised salt is essential to prevent
a. rickets b. scurvy c. goitre d. acromegaly
7. Which of the following gland is related with immunity?
a. Pineal gland b. adrenal gland c. thymus d. parathyroid gland
8. Which of the following statement about sex hormones is correct?
a. Testosterone is produced by Leydig cells under the influence of luteinizing hormone
b. Progesterone is secreted by corpus luteum and softens pelvic ligaments during child birth
c. Oestrogen is secreted by both sertoli cells and corpus luteum
d. Progesterone produced by corpus luteum is biologically different from the one produced by
placenta.
9. Hypersecretion of GH in children leads to
a. Cretinism b. Gigantism c. Graves disease d. Tetany
10. A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low
intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of
a. Low secretion of growth hormone b. Cancer of the thyroid gland
c. Over secretion of pars distalis d. Deficiency of iodine in diet.
11. The structure which connects the hypothalamus with anterior lobe of pituitary gland is the
a. Dendrites of neuro hypophysis b. Axons of neurohypophysis
c. Bands of white fibers from cerebellar region d. Hypophysial portal system
12. Which one of the following statement is correct?
a. Calcitonin and thymosin are thyroid hormones
b. Pepsin and prolactin are secreted in stomach
c. Secretin and rhodopsin are polypeptide hormones
d. Cortisol and aldosterone are steroid hormones
13. which of the given option shows all wrong statements for thyroid gland
(i) It inhibits process of RBC formation
(ii) It helps in maintenance of water and electrolytes
(iii) Its more secretion can reduce blood pressure
(iv) It stimulates osteoblast
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)
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1. Which one of the following is not related to vermiculture?
a. Maintains soil fertility b. Breakdown of inorganic matter
c. Gives porosity, aeration and moister holding capacity
d. Degradation of non biodegradable solid waste
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2. Which one of the following is not an endemic species of earthworm?
a. Perionyx b. Lampito c. Eudrillus d. Octochaetona
3. Match the following
1. Bombys mori – i. Champa – I. Muga
2. Antheraea assamensis – ii. Mulberry – II. Eri
3. Antheraea mylitta – iii. Arjun – III. Tassar
4. Attacus ricini – iv. Castor – IV. Mulberry
Select the correct one.
a) 1 – ii – IV b) 2 – iii – II c) 3 - i - I d) 4 - iv - III
4. Silk is obtained from ….
a. Laccifer lacca b. Nosema bombycis c. Attacus ricini d. Attacus mylitta
5. Assertion: Nuptial flight is a unique flight taken the queen bee followed by several drones.
Reason: The queen bee produces a chemical substance called pheromone. The drones in that area are
attracted to the pheromone and then mating takes place.
a. Assertion and reason is correct but not related
b. Assertion and reason is incorrect but related
c. Assertion and reason is correct but related
d. Assertion and reason is incorrect but not related
6. Rearing of honey bee is called
a. Sericulture b. Lac culture c. Vermiculture d. Apiculture
7. Which of the statement regarding Lac insect is TRUE?
a. A microscopic, resinous crawling scale insect
b. Inserts its proboscis into plant tissue suck juices and grows
c. Secretes lac from the hind end of body.
d. The male lac insect is responsible for large scale production of lac.
8. Prawn belongs to the class
a. crustacea b. Annelida c. Coelenterata d. Echinodermata
9. Aquaponics is a technique which is
a. A combination of aquaculture and fish culture
b. A combination of aquaculture and hydroponics
c. A combination of vermiculture and hydroponics
d. A combination of aquaculture and prawn culture.
10. Inland fisheries are
a. deep sea fishing b. capturing fishes from sea coast
c. Raising and capturing fishes in freshwater d. oil extraction from fish
11. Induced breeding technique is used in
a. Marine fishery b. Capture fishery c. Culture fishery d. Inland fishery
12. Isinglass is used in
a. Preparation b. Clearing of wines c. Distillation of wines d. Preservation of wines
13. Choose the correctly matched pair
a. Egg layers – Brahma b. Broiler types – Leghorn
c. Dual purpose – White Plymouth rock d. Ornamental breeds – Silkie.
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 Unit – I. Chapter - 1. The Living World
Answers:-
1. d. All the above
2. a. Species
3. a. Taxon
4. a. Primata
5. a. Taxonomic Key
6. a. Walter Rosen
7. b. Evolutionary and Phylogenetic
8. a. DNA and RNA
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Unit – I. Chapter - 2. Kingdom Animalia
Answers:-
1. a. Radial
2. c. Coelenterata
3. b. Flame cells
4. c. Earthworm
5. b. Flame cells of Planaria
6. b. Pheretima
7. a. Annellida
8. c. circular, longitudinal muscles and setae
9. a. Insects
10. a. Prawn
11. b. Haemocyaninc.
12. Arthropoda
13. d. Fish
14. c. Rana
15. d. Crocodile
16. d. Whale – Ammonotelic
17. c. Ornithorhynchus
18. b. Aves
19. b. p – (iii), q – (iv), r – (ii), s – (i)
20. b. Echinodermata
21. a. Physalia – Portugese man of war
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Unit – II. Chapter - 3. Tissue Level of Organisation
Answers:-
1. d. Both (b) and (c)
2. d. Trachea
3. a. Collagen
4. a. Tight junction
5. b. Brown fat
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Unit – II. Chapter - 4. Organ and Organ Systems in Animals
Answers:-
1. b. Segments 14 – 17
2. b. Hermaphroditic but not self -fertilizing
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3. b. False
4. a. One pair, sessile compound and kidney shaped
5. a. At the junction of midgut and hindgut, about 150.
6. c. Mosaic
7. a. 10, 10
8. d. Cockroach
9. a. is increased when nostrils are closed
10. c. Mesonephros
11. d. frogs evolved from gilled ancestor
12. c. Muscular layer in the body wall of earthworm is made up of only circular muscles.
13. b. Antennae, compound eye, maxillary palps
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Unit – III. Chapter - 5. Digestion and absorption
Answers:-
1. d. Enterokinase stimulates the secretion of pancreatic juice.
2. c. The process of preparation of incompletely digested acidic food through gastric juice.
3. c. Cholecysokinin and secretin
4. a. Hepatopancreatic duct
5. c. Na+
6. b. Renin – liver
7. a. Lymph vessels within villi
8. a. Emulsification
9. b. Trypsinogen into trypsin
10. a. Bilirubin and biliverdin
11. a. ( P-iv ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- i ) ( S – ii )
12. a. ( P-iv ) ( Q -ii ) ( R- i ) ( S – iii )
13. c. ( P-iv ) ( Q -iii ) ( R- ii ) ( S – i )
14. a. Production of insulin
15. d. A is false but B is true
16. d. They only participate in digestion of fats.
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Unit – III. Chapter - 6. Respiration
Answers:-
1. b. medulla oblongata
2. c. ribs
3. a. tracheal tubes
4. d. infection of lungs
5. a. sigmoid
6. c. 500 ml
7. d. contracts and flattens
8. a. carbonic acid
9. c. residual volume
10. d. TV + TRV + ERV
11. b. more O2 in the blood
12. d. nicotine and tar
13. a. P = iii, Q = ii, R = i
14. c. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse down their concentration gradients between blood and
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 alveolar air.
15. (d) P – iii , Q – iv , R – i , S – ii
16. (a) P – ii , Q – iv , R – i , S – iii
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Unit – III. Chapter - 7. Body fluids and Circulation
Answers:-
1. c. Bring interstitial fluid in blood
2. b. Fibrinogen
3. d. Bilirubin
4. d. RBC are absent
5. c. Antigens of the surface of RBC
6. c. AB
7. a. Foetal RBCs
8. c. Closure of semi-lunar values
9. c. The total surface area of the capillaries is larger than the total surface area of the arterioles.
10. c. O+
11. d. Active transport
12. a. Greater than the hydrostatic pressure
13. c. 150
14. c. proximity of the veins to lymphatic’s
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Unit – III. Chapter - 8. Excretion
Answers:-
1. b. Length of Henle’s loop
2. d. The urine will be more dilute
3. a. Micturition will continue
4. c. urea
5. b. DCT - Absorption of glucose
6. b. Inner wall of Bowman’s capsule
7. a. Blood without blood cells and proteins
8. d. calcium oxalate
9. c. uricotelic
10. a. Aquaphorins
11. c. antidiuretic hormone
12. c. haemolymph
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Unit – IV. Chapter - 9. Locomotion and Movement
Answers:-
1. b. mesoderm
2. a. myocytes
3. a. skeletal muscle
4. a. tendon
5. b. fascicle
6. a. myoglobin
7. a. sarcomere
8. a. myosin
9. b. actin
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10. a. sarcomere
11. a. epimysium
12. b. hinge joint
13. b. pivot joint
14. c. myosin
15. d. freely movable joints.
16. a. Gout
17. b. hip bone
18. a. girdles and their limbs
19. d. amoeboid
20. c. olecranon process
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Unit – IV. Chapter - 10. Neural Control and Co-ordination
Answers:-
1. b. Organ of Corti
2. a. Sensory nerve – afferent
3. a. P = Acetylcholine, Q = Ca++
4. c. Cell-B is concerned with colour vision in bright light
5. d. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
6. d. Hypothalamus
7. a. Medulla oblongata
8. a. ( P-iv ),( Q-iii ),( R-i ),( S-ii )
9. b. K+
10. d. A neuron is polarized only when the outer surface of the axonal membrane possess a negative a
charge and its inner surface is positively charged.
11. b. Nodes of Ranvier forming gaps along the axon
12. b. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
13. d. Its pathways always involve four neurons
14. b. Hyperpolarization
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Unit – IV. Chapter - 11. Chemical Co-ordination and Integration
Answers:-
1. b. homeostasis
2. c. parathyroid and adrenal
3. b. insulin
4. b. Follicle stimulating hormone
5. d. Thyroid and parathyroid
6. c. goitre
7. c. thymus
8. a. Testosterone is produced by Leydig cells under the influence of luteinizing hormone
9. b. Gigantism
10. d. Deficiency of iodine in diet.
11. d. Hypophysial portal system
12. d. Cortisol and aldosterone are steroid hormones
13. (a) (i) and (ii)
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 Unit – V. Chapter - 12. Trends in Economic Zoology
Answers:-
1. c. b and d is not correct
2. b. Lampito
3. a) 1 – ii – IV
4. c. Attacus ricini
5. c. Assertion and reason is correct but related
6. d. Apiculture
7. Which of the statement regarding Lac insect is TRUE?
a. A microscopic, resinous crawling scale insect
b. Inserts its proboscis into plant tissue suck juices and grows
c. Secretes lac from the hind end of body.
Which of the statement regarding Lac insect is Not TRUE?
d. The male lac insect is responsible for large scale production of lac.
8. a. crustacea
9. b. A combination of aquaculture and hydroponics
10. c. Raising and capturing fishes in freshwater
11. d. Inland fishery
12. b. Clearing of wines
13. d. Ornamental breeds – Silkie.
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