Biology - The Living World and Pathology

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Question - 1

Animals with jointed appendages belong to phylum

  • A Arthropoda
  • B Annelida
  • C Nemathelminthes
  • D Platyhelminthes

Question - 2

Consider the following statements
1. Octopus is also known as devil fish.
2. Cuttle fish is also known as Sepia.
3. Star fish is named as Asterias.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  • A Only 1
  • B Only 2
  • C 1 and 2
  • D 1, 2 and 3

Question - 3

Dinosaurs was

  • A Mammal who became extinct
  • B Large herbivorous animal
  • C Oviparous mammal
  • D Reptile who become extinct

Question - 4

Match List I (Algae) with List II (Common name) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I  List II
Pond silk Cephaleuros
Red rust of tea Spirogyra
Davil's apron Laminaria
Giant kelps Sargassum
  • A A B C D 4 2 1 3
  • B A B C D 3 4 2 1
  • C A B C D 2 1 3 4
  • D A B C D 1 3 4 2

Question - 5

Honey bee and wasp grouped underclass

  • A Insecta
  • B Crustacea
  • C Diplopoda
  • D Arachmida

Question - 6

Consider the following statements
1. Tapeworm is hermaphrodite
2. Roundworm has separate sexes.
3. Filaria is caused by a nematode.
4. Guines worm is an annelid.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 1, 2 and 3
  • C 3 and 4
  • D 2, 3 and 4

Question - 7

Mammal who have capacity to distinguished the colour

  • A Man and dog
  • B Man, dog and monkey
  • C All mammals
  • D Man and monkey

Question - 8

Consider the following statements
1. Lichens shows symbiotic association between algae and fungi.
2. Linchens are sensitive to SO2 and indicators of pollution.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct about lichens?

  • A Only 1
  • B Only 2
  • C 1 and 2
  • D Neither 1 nor 2

Question - 9

Fertilization in frog is

  • A External
  • B Internal
  • C Both (a) and (b) 
  • D None of these

Question - 10

Which of the following will form a new species?

  • A Interbreeding
  • B Random mating
  • C Connecting links
  • D Variations