MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Wriggler is the larva of [JIPMER 2002] |
| A. | Cockroach |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Butterfly |
| D. | Housefly |
| Answer» C. Butterfly | |
| 2. |
The arthropods do not possess [EAMCET 1998] |
| A. | True coelom |
| B. | Exoskeleton |
| C. | Haemocoel |
| D. | Malpighian body |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is not a correct pair [RPMT 2001] |
| A. | Trochophore-Annelida |
| B. | Bipinnaria-Echinodermata |
| C. | Tornaria-Arthropoda |
| D. | Planula-Coelenterata |
| Answer» D. Planula-Coelenterata | |
| 4. |
Mouth parts of housefly are called as [BVP 2001] |
| A. | Biting and sucking type |
| B. | Sponging and sucking type |
| C. | Biting and chewing type |
| D. | Nione of these |
| Answer» C. Biting and chewing type | |
| 5. |
Which of the following belongs to Phylum Arthropoda [RPMT 2001] |
| A. | Star fish |
| B. | Gold fish |
| C. | Silver fish |
| D. | Cuttle fish |
| Answer» D. Cuttle fish | |
| 6. |
Caterpillar and maggot are [CPMT 2001] |
| A. | Larvae |
| B. | Nymphs |
| C. | Adults |
| D. | Pupa |
| Answer» B. Nymphs | |
| 7. |
To which of the following class Limulus belongs [CPMT 2000; BVP 2001] |
| A. | Chilopoda |
| B. | Arachnida |
| C. | Crustacea |
| D. | Merostomata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Class crustacea have which of the following feature [AIIMS 2001] |
| A. | Cephalothorax, biramous appendages and gills |
| B. | Cephalothorax, book lungs and chitinous exoskeleton |
| C. | Head and thorax, book lungs and chitinous exoskeleton |
| D. | Head and thorax, biramous appendages and book lungs |
| Answer» B. Cephalothorax, book lungs and chitinous exoskeleton | |
| 9. |
Tripedal locomotion occurs in [APMEE 2001] |
| A. | Kangaroo |
| B. | Cockroach |
| C. | Snail |
| D. | Earthworm |
| Answer» C. Snail | |
| 10. |
Number of moults undergones by caterpillar of Bombyx mori is [APMEE 2001] |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 11. |
Paurometaboly is [KCET 2001] |
| A. | Complete metamorphosis |
| B. | Gradual metamorphosis |
| C. | Incomplete metamorphosis |
| D. | Complete metabolism |
| Answer» C. Incomplete metamorphosis | |
| 12. |
An arthropod belonging to onychophora which possesses nephridia is [BHU 2001] |
| A. | Limulus |
| B. | Peripatus |
| C. | Daphnia |
| D. | Lepisma |
| Answer» C. Daphnia | |
| 13. |
Arthropoda is differentiated from annelids by [BHU 2000] |
| A. | Segmented body |
| B. | Absence of nephridia |
| C. | Eyes |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Eyes | |
| 14. |
Number of malpighian tubules present in Cockroach is [RPMT 2000] |
| A. | 50-60 |
| B. | 80-90 |
| C. | 100-150 |
| D. | 200-250 |
| Answer» D. 200-250 | |
| 15. |
Holometaboly is found in [Kerala 2000] |
| A. | Lady Bird Beetle |
| B. | Bed Bug |
| C. | Cockroach |
| D. | Grass Hopper |
| E. | Silver Fish |
| Answer» B. Bed Bug | |
| 16. |
Arthropods lack [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Jointed appendages |
| B. | Cilia |
| C. | Respiratory organs |
| D. | Segmented body |
| Answer» C. Respiratory organs | |
| 17. |
Antennae are absent in [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Housefly |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Silkworm |
| D. | Tick |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Nauplius larva belongs to [DPMT 1983] |
| A. | Insects |
| B. | Shrimps |
| C. | Echinoderms |
| D. | Molluscs |
| Answer» C. Echinoderms | |
| 19. |
One pair of wings occurs in [AMU 2000] |
| A. | Dragonfly |
| B. | Housefly |
| C. | Mayfly |
| D. | Butterfly |
| Answer» C. Mayfly | |
| 20. |
Which among the following is a social insect [CPMT 2000] |
| A. | White Ants |
| B. | Locusts |
| C. | Bed Bugs |
| D. | Mosquitoes |
| Answer» B. Locusts | |
| 21. |
Arachnida contains [J&K CMEE 2000] |
| A. | Wasps |
| B. | Insects |
| C. | Spiders |
| D. | Beetles |
| Answer» D. Beetles | |
| 22. |
Palaeomon (Prawn) is a [J&K CMEE 2000] |
| A. | Insect |
| B. | Crustacean |
| C. | Soft shelled mollusc |
| D. | Fish |
| Answer» C. Soft shelled mollusc | |
| 23. |
Hard exoskeleton cephalothorax and gills for respiration are characteristics of [AFMC 2000] |
| A. | Insecta |
| B. | Myriapoda |
| C. | Polychacta |
| D. | Crustacea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
In Cockroach, ootheca is produced by secretion of [APMEE 1999] |
| A. | Conglobate gland |
| B. | Phallic gland |
| C. | Colleterial gland |
| D. | Mushroom gland |
| Answer» D. Mushroom gland | |
| 25. |
Number of fertilized eggs in ootheca of Cockroach is [BHU 1999; Kerala 2000; Manipal 2001] |
| A. | 16 pairs in two rows |
| B. | 16 in two rows |
| C. | 10 in one rows |
| D. | 8 in two rows |
| Answer» C. 10 in one rows | |
| 26. |
Larva of 'Culex' floats on surface of water with its head [AMU 1999] |
| A. | Directed upwards |
| B. | Directed downwards |
| C. | Parallel to surface |
| D. | Attached to surface of water |
| Answer» C. Parallel to surface | |
| 27. |
Open circulatory system is not of physiological hindrance in Cockroach because [AIIMS 1999] |
| A. | Heart is simple but chambered |
| B. | Blood is colourless |
| C. | Circulatory and respiratory systems are not connected |
| D. | Excretion occurs through malpighian tubules |
| Answer» D. Excretion occurs through malpighian tubules | |
| 28. |
A moth is closely related to [DPMT 1985] |
| A. | Butterfly |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Beetle |
| D. | Wasp |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |
| 29. |
Millipede (Julus) and Centipede (Scolopendra) are both included under [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Arachnida |
| B. | Myriapoda |
| C. | Scaphopoda |
| D. | Pelecypoda |
| Answer» C. Scaphopoda | |
| 30. |
Which is wrong for an insect [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Cephalization and unjointed appendages |
| B. | Chitinous exoskeleton and wings |
| C. | Cephalisation and complete metamorphosis |
| D. | Well developed sensory organs and haemocoel |
| Answer» B. Chitinous exoskeleton and wings | |
| 31. |
Antennae of Cockroach have [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Gustatory receptors |
| B. | Auditory receptors |
| C. | Tactile receptors |
| D. | Tactile and olfactory receptors |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Aedes is vector of [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Plague |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Filaria |
| D. | Encephalitis and Dengue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Corpora allata are removed from a nymph. It will [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Remain nymph for life |
| B. | Become adult |
| C. | Change to next nymph immediately but will remain in that state |
| D. | Die after some time |
| Answer» C. Change to next nymph immediately but will remain in that state | |
| 34. |
Spiracles of Cockroach which are larger and always kept open are [RPMT 1998] |
| A. | First and second pairs |
| B. | First and third pairs |
| C. | First and tenth pairs |
| D. | Second and third pairs |
| Answer» C. First and tenth pairs | |
| 35. |
Pseudotrachea of Housefly is formed by [CPMT 1998] |
| A. | Labella |
| B. | Rostrum |
| C. | Haustellum |
| D. | Basiproboscis |
| Answer» B. Rostrum | |
| 36. |
Swarming is found in [MP PMT 1998] |
| A. | Houseflies |
| B. | Mosquitoes |
| C. | Locusts |
| D. | Pyrilla |
| Answer» D. Pyrilla | |
| 37. |
Cockroach belongs to the class [AFMC 1984] |
| A. | Arthropoda |
| B. | Insecta |
| C. | Crustacea |
| D. | Arachnida |
| Answer» C. Crustacea | |
| 38. |
Which is absent in arthropoda [JIPMER 1997] |
| A. | Compound eye |
| B. | Chitinous exoskeleton |
| C. | Closed blood vascular system |
| D. | Malpighian tubules |
| Answer» D. Malpighian tubules | |
| 39. |
If juvenile hormone is absent when silkworm moults, it will [CBSE PMT 1997] |
| A. | Moult into another larval stage |
| B. | Moult into pupa |
| C. | Moult into adult |
| D. | Die |
| Answer» C. Moult into adult | |
| 40. |
In Butterfly, long coiled siphoning tubes is formed from [APMEE 1996] |
| A. | Labrum |
| B. | Maxilla |
| C. | Labium |
| D. | Mandibles |
| Answer» C. Labium | |
| 41. |
Tick the correct matching [DPMT 1996] |
| A. | Arachnida - Ticks, Mites |
| B. | Prototheria - Scaly Anteater |
| C. | Procaryotes - Green Algae |
| D. | Annelida - Ascaris, Taenia |
| Answer» B. Prototheria - Scaly Anteater | |
| 42. |
In Cockroach the longest podomere is [Bihar MDAT 1996] |
| A. | Coxa |
| B. | Trochanter of Femur |
| C. | Tibia |
| D. | Tarsus |
| Answer» D. Tarsus | |
| 43. |
Arrhenotoky is parthenogenetic development found in [AIIMS 1996] |
| A. | All insects |
| B. | Mosquitoes |
| C. | Butterflies |
| D. | Honey bees, Wasps and Ants |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Sandfly is [Bihar MDAT 1996] |
| A. | Ancyclostoma |
| B. | Musca |
| C. | Phlebotomus |
| D. | Drosophila |
| Answer» D. Drosophila | |
| 45. |
Which is characteristic of Cockroach [BHU 1996 98, 2001; CPMT 1996; HP PMT 2005] |
| A. | 13-chambered heart |
| B. | Reduced wings |
| C. | Cocoon formation |
| D. | Segmented body |
| Answer» B. Reduced wings | |
| 46. |
Periplaneta differs from Blatta in [CPMT 1996] |
| A. | Reduced wings in Blatta and developed wings in Periplaneta |
| B. | Reverse of (a) |
| C. | Anal styles |
| D. | Anal cerci |
| Answer» B. Reverse of (a) | |
| 47. |
Spiracles found in cockroach are [Manipal 2005] |
| A. | 2 pairs in thorax and 10 pairs in abdomen |
| B. | 2 pairs in thorax and 6 pairs in abdomen |
| C. | 2 pairs in thorax and 8 pairs in abdomen |
| D. | 2 pairs in thorax and 4 pairs in abdomen Cephalothorax is found in the |
| Answer» D. 2 pairs in thorax and 4 pairs in abdomen Cephalothorax is found in the | |
| 48. |
What is common among silver fish, scorpion, crab and honey bee [CBSE PMT 1998] |
| A. | Compound eyes |
| B. | Poison glands |
| C. | Jointed legs |
| D. | Metamorphosis |
| Answer» D. Metamorphosis | |
| 49. |
In Pheretima coelomic fluid contains [BHU 2001] |
| A. | Dissolved haemoglobin |
| B. | Dissoved RBC |
| C. | Broken WBC |
| D. | Watery plasma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which is not correct for Earthworm [CPMT 2001; RPMT 1986] |
| A. | It walks with a speed of 25 cm/min |
| B. | It can remain without oxygen for 6-30 hrs |
| C. | Life span is 3.5 - 10 years |
| D. | Setae easily dissolve in KOH |
| Answer» E. | |