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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. |
The major excretory product of arthropods is [Bihar MDAT 1994; CPMT 1992] |
| A. | Ammonia |
| B. | Urea |
| C. | Uric acid |
| D. | Trimethylamine oxide |
| Answer» D. Trimethylamine oxide | |
| 2. |
Male Mosquito feeds on [CPMT 1992] |
| A. | Human Blood |
| B. | Flower sap |
| C. | Garbage |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Garbage | |
| 3. |
Mouth part present in female Anopheles but absent in male is [BHU 1981, 88] |
| A. | Maxillae |
| B. | Antennae |
| C. | Proboscis |
| D. | Mandibles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which insect is called ?Horn Beetle? [CPMT 2005] |
| A. | Tribolium |
| B. | Corcyra |
| C. | Trogoderma |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Cockroach belongs to class [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Hexapoda |
| B. | Apoda |
| C. | Myriapoda |
| D. | Cephalopoda |
| Answer» B. Apoda | |
| 6. |
Which of the following belongs to class insecta [DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Julus |
| B. | Silver fish |
| C. | Lobsters |
| D. | Prawn |
| Answer» C. Lobsters | |
| 7. |
In Cockroach, the number of ganglia are [CPMT 1989; AFMC 1993] |
| A. | Two pairs thoracic and four pairs abdominal |
| B. | Three pairs thoracic and six pairs abdominal |
| C. | Three pairs thoracic and five pairs abdominal |
| D. | Two pairs thoracic and six pairs abdominal |
| Answer» C. Three pairs thoracic and five pairs abdominal | |
| 8. |
Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through hormone [CBSE PMT 1991; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 1998, 2001; RPMT 1998] |
| A. | Pheromone |
| B. | Thyroxine |
| C. | Ecdysone |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 9. |
Periplaneta shows [DPMT 1986; CPMT 1990; RPMT 1995; AFMC 2002] |
| A. | Complete metamorphosis |
| B. | Incomplete metamorphosis |
| C. | No metamorphosis |
| D. | Gradual metamorphosis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Male and female Cockroaches can be distinguished externally through [CBSE PMT 1991; Pb. PMT 1994, 97; RPMT 1995, 98; CPMT 1996, 98] |
| A. | Anal styles in male |
| B. | Anal cerci in female |
| C. | Anal style and antennae in females |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» B. Anal cerci in female | |
| 11. |
Hormone produced by corpora allata in insects is [CPMT 1987, 89; APMEE 1996; Manipal 2001; AIIMS 1997] |
| A. | Growth hormone |
| B. | Moulting hormone |
| C. | Inhibiting hormone |
| D. | Juvenile hormone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Housefly transmits all the diseases except [BHU 1985] |
| A. | Cholera |
| B. | Dysentery |
| C. | Yellow fever |
| D. | Typhoid |
| Answer» D. Typhoid | |
| 13. |
The order of metamorphosis in Housefly is [BHU 1985; AIIMS 1999; JIPMER 2000] |
| A. | Egg, nymph, pupa and adult |
| B. | Egg, larva, nymph and adult |
| C. | Egg, larva, pupa and adult |
| D. | Egg, pupa, larva and adult |
| Answer» D. Egg, pupa, larva and adult | |
| 14. |
In the life cycle of mosquito, comma-shaped stage is [DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Larval stage |
| B. | Pupal stage |
| C. | Imago stage |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Imago stage | |
| 15. |
Anal cerci occur in [BHU 1985] |
| A. | Both male and female cockroaches |
| B. | Male Cockroach |
| C. | Female Cockroach |
| D. | Female Ascaris |
| Answer» B. Male Cockroach | |
| 16. |
In insect, oxygen is carried to different tissues by [AFMC 1985; CPMT 1987; Bihar MDAT 1986] |
| A. | Diffusion through surface |
| B. | Tracheal tubes |
| C. | Respiratory pigment through blood |
| D. | Gills |
| Answer» C. Respiratory pigment through blood | |
| 17. |
Mouth parts of Cockroach are of [AFMC 1985; BHU 1999; RPMT 2000; CPMT 1984, 89, 2001] |
| A. | Piercing and sucking |
| B. | Sucking and siphoning |
| C. | Cutting and biting type |
| D. | Sucking and rasping |
| Answer» D. Sucking and rasping | |
| 18. |
Which disease is spread by Housefly [CPMT 1989, 93] |
| A. | Dengue fever |
| B. | Encephalitis |
| C. | Filariasis |
| D. | Gangrene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Cockroach is [AFMC 1988] |
| A. | Carnivorous |
| B. | Herbivorous |
| C. | Omnivorous |
| D. | Sanguivorous |
| Answer» D. Sanguivorous | |
| 20. |
Ecdysone is produced by [MP PMT 1987] |
| A. | Prothoracic gland |
| B. | Corpora allata |
| C. | Corpora cardiaca |
| D. | Abdominal gland |
| Answer» B. Corpora allata | |
| 21. |
Glow worm is [DPMT 1982, 85] |
| A. | Annelid |
| B. | Helminthes |
| C. | Insect |
| D. | Mollusca |
| Answer» D. Mollusca | |
| 22. |
Natural parthenogenesis is found in [CPMT 1988, 94] |
| A. | Pheretima |
| B. | Frog |
| C. | Star Fish |
| D. | Honey Bee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Young Housefly/Mosquito is known as [CPMT 1986, 88] |
| A. | Maggot |
| B. | Caterpillar |
| C. | Nymph |
| D. | Imago |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Filaria, Malaria, dengue, Sleeping Sickness and Yellow Fever are due to [DPMT 1986] |
| A. | Insects |
| B. | Mosquitoes |
| C. | Bacteria |
| D. | Viruses |
| Answer» B. Mosquitoes | |
| 25. |
Matching pair of vector and disease is [MP PMT 1986; CPMT 1998; Manipal 2001] |
| A. | Sandfly - plague |
| B. | Culex - Filariasis/Elephantiasis |
| C. | Body Louse - Typhoid |
| D. | Housefly - Yellow Fever. |
| Answer» C. Body Louse - Typhoid | |
| 26. |
In Housefly the larva lives in [BHU 1995; CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Muddy soil |
| C. | Dung |
| D. | Vegetation |
| Answer» D. Vegetation | |
| 27. |
Set of useful insects is [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Wasp, Anopheles and Bed Bug |
| B. | Bed Bug, Silk Moth and Anopheles |
| C. | Honey Bee, Bed Bug and Locust |
| D. | Cochineal Insect, Lac Insect and Honey Bee. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Mouth parts of a butterfly are of type [MP PMT 1986] |
| A. | Sponging |
| B. | Siphoning |
| C. | Piercing and sucking |
| D. | Chewing and sucking |
| Answer» C. Piercing and sucking | |
| 29. |
Peripatus is connecting link between [BHU 1982; CPMT 1986; Bihar MDAT 1995; AFMC 2002; BCECE 2005] |
| A. | Annelida and Arthropoda |
| B. | Mollusca and Arthropoda |
| C. | Annelida and Mollusca |
| D. | Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes |
| Answer» B. Mollusca and Arthropoda | |
| 30. |
'Hexapoda' is another name of [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Crustacea |
| B. | Arachnida |
| C. | Insecta |
| D. | Archiannelid |
| Answer» D. Archiannelid | |
| 31. |
Blood does not transport oxygen in [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Cockroach |
| B. | Earthworm |
| C. | Frog |
| D. | Beetle |
| Answer» B. Earthworm | |
| 32. |
Tumbler is pupa of [NCERT 1984] |
| A. | Housefly |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Butterfly |
| D. | Beetle |
| Answer» C. Butterfly | |
| 33. |
Mosquito sitting at an acute angle is [CPMT 1982] |
| A. | Anopheles |
| B. | Culex |
| C. | Aedes |
| D. | Psorophora |
| Answer» B. Culex | |
| 34. |
Basic unit in the eye of Cockroach/insect is [AFMC 1983; APMEE 1995; Pb.PMT 1999; Haryana PMT 2002] |
| A. | Retina |
| B. | Rhabdome |
| C. | Corneal facet |
| D. | Ommatidium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
An insect differes from spider in having [CPMT 1981] |
| A. | 3 pairs of legs and 2 pairs of wings instead of 4 pairs of legs and no wings |
| B. | 3 pairs of legs and 2 pairs of wings instead of 3 pairs of legs and no wings |
| C. | 3 pairs of legs and no wings instead of 5 pairs of legs and generally one pair of wings |
| D. | 6 pairs of legs and one pair of wings instead of 4 pairs of legs and no wings |
| Answer» B. 3 pairs of legs and 2 pairs of wings instead of 3 pairs of legs and no wings | |
| 36. |
Complete metamorphosis is observed in [DPMT 1982; CPMT 1982; AFMC 1985] |
| A. | Silver Fish |
| B. | Gypsy Moth |
| C. | Bed Bug |
| D. | Grasshopper |
| Answer» C. Bed Bug | |
| 37. |
Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation coelom and open circulatory system are the characters of [NCERT 1983] |
| A. | Annelida |
| B. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Mollusca |
| D. | Echinodermata |
| Answer» C. Mollusca | |
| 38. |
The process of conversion of a small cockroach into an adult cockroach is called as [RPMT 1999] |
| A. | Moulting |
| B. | Metamorphosis |
| C. | Ecdysis |
| D. | Transformation |
| Answer» C. Ecdysis | |
| 39. |
For seeing a haemocoel which animal you will select [DPMT 1982; NCERT 1982] |
| A. | Earthworm |
| B. | Hydra |
| C. | Sponge |
| D. | Scolopendra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Segmented body, exoskeleton of chitinised cuticle and presence of haemocoel are the characteristics of |
| A. | Annelida |
| B. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Mollusca |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mollusca | |
| 41. |
Animals of which set belongs to same phylum |
| A. | Scorpion, cockroach, prawn |
| B. | Scorpion, cockroach, and earthworm |
| C. | Leech, oyster, scorpion |
| D. | Earthworm, leech, cancer |
| Answer» B. Scorpion, cockroach, and earthworm | |
| 42. |
Which is a matching set in taxonomy [CMC Vellore 1993] |
| A. | Leech, locust, sea urchin, lobster |
| B. | Star fish, jelly fish, cuttle fish, octopus |
| C. | Milliped, crab, centipede, cockroach |
| D. | Nereis, planaria, round worm, earthworm |
| Answer» D. Nereis, planaria, round worm, earthworm | |
| 43. |
Which of the following classes has largest number of animals [MP PMT 1998] |
| A. | Mammalia |
| B. | Pisces |
| C. | Insecta |
| D. | Reptilia |
| Answer» D. Reptilia | |
| 44. |
Phlebotomus argentipus is a vector for [EAMCET 1998] |
| A. | Trypanosoma evansi |
| B. | Trypanosoma gambiense |
| C. | Leishmania donovani |
| D. | Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Answer» D. Trypanosoma cruzi | |
| 45. |
Crayfish is a [MP PMT 1998] |
| A. | Crustacean animal |
| B. | Edible fish |
| C. | Poisonous fish |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Edible fish | |
| 46. |
An important character of Arthropoda is |
| A. | Jointed legs |
| B. | Unsegmented body |
| C. | Shell over the body |
| D. | Three pair of legs |
| Answer» B. Unsegmented body | |
| 47. |
To which order the Periplaneta americana belongs |
| A. | Diptera |
| B. | Orthoptera |
| C. | Hemiptera |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Hemiptera | |
| 48. |
What is the similarity between cockroach, anopheles and housefly [CPMT 1996] |
| A. | Cuticle covering the body |
| B. | Two pair wings |
| C. | Three pair legs |
| D. | Presence of cephalothorax |
| Answer» D. Presence of cephalothorax | |
| 49. |
Presence of hepatopancreas is character of |
| A. | Annelida |
| B. | Echinodermata only |
| C. | Arthropods only |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» D. Both (b) and (c) | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is not an insect [RPMT 1995] |
| A. | Cockroach |
| B. | Tick |
| C. | Beetle |
| D. | Wasp |
| Answer» C. Beetle | |