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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. |
Moths and butterflies come under |
| A. | Isoptera |
| B. | Hemiptera |
| C. | Lepidoptera |
| D. | Diptera |
| Answer» D. Diptera | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not an insect [CPMT 1991; AFMC 1996; KCET 1997; RPMT 1999; BVP 2002] |
| A. | Cockroach |
| B. | Bed bug |
| C. | Mosquito |
| D. | Spider |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Book-lungs are respiratory organs which are found in |
| A. | Insects |
| B. | Crustaceans |
| C. | Arachnids |
| D. | Onychophores |
| Answer» D. Onychophores | |
| 4. |
Eggs of human louse are called |
| A. | Maggots |
| B. | Nits |
| C. | Tumblers |
| D. | Cocoon |
| Answer» C. Tumblers | |
| 5. |
Spiders and scorpions are included in class [MP PMT 1983; CBSE PMT 1993; EAMCET 1981] |
| A. | Arachnida |
| B. | Echarida |
| C. | Actinozoa |
| D. | Anthozoa |
| Answer» B. Echarida | |
| 6. |
In cockroach, the excretory organs are [CPMT 1971, 72, 78, 82; AFMC 1982, 84, 2000; BHU 1982, 2000; AIIMS 2002] |
| A. | Malpighian tubules |
| B. | Nephridia |
| C. | Malpighian corpuscles |
| D. | Solenocytes (flame cells) |
| Answer» B. Nephridia | |
| 7. |
Complete metamorphosis present in [CPMT 2002] |
| A. | House fly and mosquito |
| B. | House fly and cockroach |
| C. | Mosquito and cockroach |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. House fly and cockroach | |
| 8. |
Cephalothorax is found in the |
| A. | Arthropoda |
| B. | Annelida |
| C. | Nematoda |
| D. | Echinodermata |
| Answer» B. Annelida | |
| 9. |
Blood of which of the following is colourless [Haryana PMT 2005] |
| A. | Earthworm |
| B. | Leach |
| C. | Cockroach |
| D. | Frog |
| Answer» D. Frog | |
| 10. |
Structures which help in distinguishing male cockroaches from females are [RPMT 2001] |
| A. | Anal cerci |
| B. | Anal styles |
| C. | Longer antennae |
| D. | Functional wings |
| Answer» C. Longer antennae | |
| 11. |
The diagram represents the reproductive organs of male cockroach. Choose the correct combination of labelling. [Kerala CET 2005] |
| A. | a-8th sternum, b-anal cercus, c-10th tergum d-anal |
| B. | a-10th tergum, b-anal cercus, c- anal style, d-8th sternum |
| C. | a-anal style, b-anal cercus, c-10th tergum d-8th sternum |
| D. | a-8th sternum, b-anal style, c-10th tergum d-anal cercus |
| E. | a-anal cercus, b-8th sternum, c-10th tergeum, d-anal |
| Answer» B. a-10th tergum, b-anal cercus, c- anal style, d-8th sternum | |
| 12. |
Tubular heart of cockroach has how many chambers [AFMC 2005] |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 13. |
Among the following is not a oviparous arthorpoda. [AMU 2005] |
| A. | Scorpion |
| B. | Beetles |
| C. | Prawns |
| D. | Centipedes |
| Answer» C. Prawns | |
| 14. |
From the following statements select the worng one [CBSE PMT 2005] |
| A. | Prawn has two pairs of antennae |
| B. | Nematocysts are characteristics of the phylum cnidaria. |
| C. | Millepedes have two pairs of appendages in each segment of the body. |
| D. | Animals belonging to phylum porifera are exclusively marine |
| Answer» B. Nematocysts are characteristics of the phylum cnidaria. | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following features is common in silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn [AIIMS 2005] |
| A. | Three pairs of legs and segmented body |
| B. | Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae |
| C. | Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton |
| D. | Cephalothorax and tracheae |
| Answer» D. Cephalothorax and tracheae | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following belongs to phylum arthropoda [AFMC 1985] |
| A. | Octopus |
| B. | Termite |
| C. | Nereis |
| D. | Leech |
| Answer» C. Nereis | |
| 17. |
Insects are [Haryana PMT 2005] |
| A. | Amminotelic |
| B. | Ammonotelic |
| C. | Ureotelic |
| D. | Uricotelic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
What distinguishes in insect from a crustacean [J&K (CET) 2005] |
| A. | Number of appendages |
| B. | Number of eyes |
| C. | Presence of wings |
| D. | Arrangement of nerve cord |
| Answer» B. Number of eyes | |
| 19. |
Insect have [AFMC 2005] |
| A. | 2 pairs of legs |
| B. | 3 pairs of legs |
| C. | 4 pairs of legs |
| D. | 1 pairs of legs |
| Answer» C. 4 pairs of legs | |
| 20. |
Which one of following feature is possessed by crustaceans and not by insects [CPMT 2005] |
| A. | Paired limbs |
| B. | Two pairs of antenna |
| C. | Chitinous exoskeleton |
| D. | Bilateral symmetry |
| Answer» C. Chitinous exoskeleton | |
| 21. |
The young one of cockroach is called..... [KCET 2004] |
| A. | Caterpillar |
| B. | Nymph |
| C. | Fingerling |
| D. | Maggot |
| Answer» C. Fingerling | |
| 22. |
The cockroach of genus Blatta is also called [CPMT 2004] |
| A. | German cockroach |
| B. | Australian cockroach |
| C. | Orient cockroach |
| D. | American cockroach |
| Answer» D. American cockroach | |
| 23. |
What is common between a moth, a frog and a mosquito [AIEEE 2004] |
| A. | The body is clearly differentiated into head, thorax and abdomen |
| B. | The life history is carried out in water |
| C. | The skin acts as the main respiratory organ |
| D. | Their larvae feed on a food different from that of the adult. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The peculiar pungent smell of cockroach is produced by the secretions of [CPMT 2004] |
| A. | Pheromones |
| B. | Flame cells |
| C. | Abdominal glands |
| D. | Cervical glands |
| Answer» B. Flame cells | |
| 25. |
What is common between an earthworm, a cockroach and a centipede [AIEEE 2004] |
| A. | Sexual dimorphism |
| B. | Metamorphism |
| C. | Chitinous exoskeleton |
| D. | Haemocoel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Biramous appendages are typically found in [BHU 1980] |
| A. | Insecta |
| B. | Crustacea |
| C. | Annelida |
| D. | Arachnida |
| Answer» C. Annelida | |
| 27. |
Which one feature is common to leech, cockroach and scorpion [AIIMS 2004] |
| A. | Nephridia |
| B. | Ventral nerve cord |
| C. | Cephalization |
| D. | Antennae |
| Answer» C. Cephalization | |
| 28. |
In Arthropoda, head and thorax are often fused to form cepalothorax, but one of the following classes is the body divide into head, thorax and abdomen [CBSE PMT 2004] |
| A. | Crustacea |
| B. | Arachnida and Crustachea |
| C. | Insecta |
| D. | Myriapoda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Shell, a body covering is not present in the |
| A. | Cephalopoda |
| B. | Protozoa |
| C. | Bivalvia |
| D. | Crustaceans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Scorpion belongs to a class to which one of the following also belong [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004] |
| A. | Ticks |
| B. | Crab |
| C. | Branacles |
| D. | Cockroach |
| Answer» B. Crab | |
| 31. |
Universal character of insect is [DPMT 1985; MP PMT 2002; MH CET 2004] |
| A. | Two pair of wings |
| B. | Compound eyes |
| C. | Three pair of legs |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Haemocoel is found in [CPMT 1999; DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Hydra and Aurelia |
| B. | Taenia and Ascaris |
| C. | Balanoglossus and Herdmania |
| D. | Cockroach and Pila |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following is a matching pair of an animal and a certain phenomenon it exhibits [CBSE PMT 2003] |
| A. | Taenia - Polymorphism |
| B. | Pheretima - Sexual dimorphism |
| C. | Musca - Complete metamorphosis |
| D. | Chamaeleon - Parthenogenesis |
| Answer» D. Chamaeleon - Parthenogenesis | |
| 34. |
Vision in cockroach is [BVP 2003] |
| A. | Monocular |
| B. | Binocular |
| C. | Ultrasonic |
| D. | Mosaic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Mouth part of mosquito is [CPMT 2002; MH CET 2003] |
| A. | Sucking and piercing type |
| B. | Sponging type |
| C. | Biting and chewing type |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sponging type | |
| 36. |
Ommatidia serve the purpose of photoreception in [CBSE PMT 2003] |
| A. | Sunflower |
| B. | Cockroach |
| C. | Frog |
| D. | Humans |
| Answer» C. Frog | |
| 37. |
In insects, respiratory gas exchange occurs through [Haryana PMT 2002] |
| A. | Gills |
| B. | Tracheae |
| C. | Skin |
| D. | Lungs |
| Answer» C. Skin | |
| 38. |
Match the columns and choose the exact combination [Manipal 2002]AOmmatidia1.Articulation with thoraxBTrochanter2.For visionCCoxa3.Forming exoskeletonDSclerites4.Fused with large and stout femur |
| A. | A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(i) D-(ii) |
| B. | A-(i) B-(ii) C-(iii) D-(iv) |
| C. | A-(ii) B-(iv) C-(i) D-(iii) |
| D. | A-(iii) B-(i) C-(ii) D-(iv) |
| Answer» D. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(ii) D-(iv) | |
| 39. |
Hind wings of mosquitoes are termed as [CPMT 1999; BHU 2002] |
| A. | Coxa |
| B. | Elytra |
| C. | Halteres |
| D. | Tentorium |
| Answer» D. Tentorium | |
| 40. |
Which one does not occur in Cockroach leg [DPMT 2002] |
| A. | Tibia |
| B. | Femur |
| C. | Fibula |
| D. | Coxa |
| Answer» D. Coxa | |
| 41. |
Salivary duct of Cockroach opens at [CMC 2002] |
| A. | Hypopharynx |
| B. | Epipharynx |
| C. | Left mandible |
| D. | Right mandible |
| Answer» B. Epipharynx | |
| 42. |
In crustaceans, respiration takes place by [RPMT 2002] |
| A. | Gills |
| B. | Book lungs |
| C. | Ctenidia |
| D. | Trachea |
| Answer» B. Book lungs | |
| 43. |
Insects have blood which [NCERT 1982] |
| A. | Resembles human blood in colour |
| B. | Circulates through arteries and veins |
| C. | Circulates through an open system |
| D. | Has haemoglobin in the cells |
| Answer» D. Has haemoglobin in the cells | |
| 44. |
Acarology deals with the study of [MP PMT 2002] |
| A. | Fossils |
| B. | Ticks and mites |
| C. | Molluscs |
| D. | Coral reef |
| Answer» C. Molluscs | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is an insect [CPMT 2002] |
| A. | Moth |
| B. | Mites |
| C. | Prawn |
| D. | Scorpion |
| Answer» B. Mites | |
| 46. |
Common feature in earthworm and cockroach is [CPMT 2002] |
| A. | Cuticle (Exoskeleton) |
| B. | Solid and ventral nerve cord |
| C. | Nephridia |
| D. | Malpighian tubules |
| Answer» C. Nephridia | |
| 47. |
Alary muscle is associated with [CPMT 2002] |
| A. | Heart & circulation |
| B. | Malpighian tubules & excretion |
| C. | Trachea & respiration |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Malpighian tubules & excretion | |
| 48. |
Chitin is found in [J & K CET 2002] |
| A. | Mollusca |
| B. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Echinodermata |
| D. | Coelenterata |
| Answer» C. Echinodermata | |
| 49. |
Which of the following respires by gills [J & K CET 2002, 05] |
| A. | Prawn |
| B. | Frog |
| C. | Crocodile |
| D. | Whale |
| Answer» B. Frog | |
| 50. |
Study of ants is [JIPMER 2002] |
| A. | Malacology |
| B. | Myremecology |
| C. | Mycology |
| D. | Myology |
| Answer» C. Mycology | |