Important Previous Year Animal Kingdom NEET Questions
Animal Kingdom is the fourth chapter in the unit ‘Diversity in the Living World’ of class XI or class 11th Biology NCERT. NEET which is conducted by NTA mainly based on NCERT book. Here you will find previous year Animal Kingdom NEET MCQ questions on the Class 11 Biology Chapter Animal Kingdom. Solve the below free Animal Kingdom NEET questions. These previous year Animal Kingdom NEET questions will help you to score good marks.
Animal Kingdom NEET MCQ Questions with Answers:
AIPMT 2006
1. What is common about Trypanosoma, Noctiluca,Monocystis and Giardia ?
(1) These are all parasites
(2) These are all unicellular protists
(3) They have flagella
(4) They produce spores
Solution: Correct option is 2.
2. Which one of the following is a matching set of a
phylum and its three examples ?
(1) Porifera : Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
(2) Cnidaria : Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
(3) Platyhelminthes : Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
(4) Mollusca : Loligo, Teredo, Octopus
Solution: Correct option is 4.
(2) Platyhelminthes and Arthropoda
(3) Echinodermata and Annelida
(4) Annelida and Arthropoda
Solution: Correct option is 4.
4. Two common characters found in Centipede,
Cockroach and Crab are -
(1) Book lungs and antennae
(2) Compound eyes and anal cerci
(3) Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton
(4) Green gland and tracheae
Solution: Correct option is 3.
5. Biradial symmetry and lack of cnidoblasts are the
characteristic of -
(1) Hydra and Starfish
(2) Starfish and Sea Anemone
(3) Ctenoplana and Beroe
(4) Aurelia and Paramoecium
Solution: Correct option is 3.
6. Which one of the following has an open circulatory
system ?
(A) Octopus
(B) Pheretima
(C) Periplaneta
(D) Hirudinaria
(1) A & B
(2) B & C
(3) C & D
(4) A & D
Solution: Correct option is 3.
7. In which one of the following sets of animals all the
four give birth to young ones ?
(1) Kangaroo, Hedgehog, Dolphin, Loris
(2) Lion, Bat, Whale, Ostrich
(3) Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus
(4) Shrew, Bat, Cat, Kiwi
Solution: Correct option is 1.
AIPMT 2007
8. Which one of the following is a matching pair of
a body feature and the animal possessing it ?
(1) Ventral heart – Scorpion
(2) Post-anal tail – Octopus
(3) Ventral central nervous system – Leech
(4) Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo – Chamaeleon
Solution: Correct option is 3.
9. What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach
and Silver fish ?
(1) They all belong to the same phylum
(2) They all have paired jointed appendages
(3) They all possess dorsal heart
(4) None of them is aquatic
Solution: Correct option is 3.
10. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?
(1) Bombyx mori – Silk
(2) Pila globosa – Pearl
(3) Apis indica – Honey
(4) Kenia lacca – Lac
Solution: Correct option is 2.
11. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
Animals Morphological features
(A) Crocodile 4-chambered heart
(B) Sea Urchin Parapodia
(C) Obelia Metagenesis
(D) Lemur Thecodont
(1) Only A and B
(2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D
(4) Only A and D
Solution: Correct option is 2.
12. What is common between parrot, platypus and
kangaroo ?
(1) Ovoparity
(2) Homoiothermy
(3) Toothless jaws
(4) Functional post-anal tail
Solution: Correct option is 2.
AIPMT 2008
13. Which one of the following is not a characteristic
of phylum Annelida?
(1) Closed circulatory system
(2) Segmentation
(3) Pseudocoelom
(4) Ventral nerve cord
Solution: Correct option is 3.
14. Which one of the following phyla is correctly
matched with its two general characteristics ?
(1) Arthropoda : Body divided into head, thorax and
abdomen and respiration by tracheae
(2) Chordata : Notochord at some stage and
separate anal and urinary openings to the outside
(3) Echinodermata : Pentamerous radial symmetry
and mostly internal fertilization
(4) Mollusca : Normally oviparous and development
through a trochophore or veliger larva
Solution: Correct option is 4.
15. Ascaris is characterized by :
(1) absence of true coelom but presence of
metamerism
(2) presence of neither true coelom nor metamerism
(3) presence of true coelom but absence of
metamerism
(4) presence of true coclom and metamerism
Solution: Correct option is 2.
16. In which of the following groups of animals each animal is correctly matched with its characteristic feature?
| Animals | Characteristic feature | |
| (a) | Scorpion, spider, cockroach | Ventral solid central nervous system |
| (b) | Cockroach, locust, tapeworm | Metameric segmentation |
| (c) | Liver fluke, sea anemone, sea cucumber | Bilateral symmetry |
| (d) | Centipede, prawn, sea urchin | Jointed legs |
Solution: Correct option is A.
AIPMT 2009
17. Which one of the following groups of animals is
bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
(1) Sponges
(2) Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
(3) Aschelminthes (round worms)
(4) Ctenophores
Solution: Correct option is 3.
18. Peripatus is a connecting link between :-
(1) Coelenterata and Porifera
(2) Ctenophora and Platyhelminthis
(3) Mollusca and Echinodermata
(4) Annelida and Arthropoda
Solution: Correct option is 4.
19. Which one of the following pairs of animals are
'jawless fishes' ?
(1) Guppies and hag fishes
(2) Lampreys and eels
(3) Mackerals and Rohu
(4) Lampreys and hag fishes
Solution: Correct option is 4.
AIPMT (Pre.) 2010
20. One example of animals having a single opening to
the outside that serves both as mouth as well as anus is:
(1) Fasciola
(2) Octopus
(3) Asterias
(4) Herdmania
Solution: Correct option is 1.
21. Which one of the following statement about all the
four of Spongilla, Leech, Dolphin and Penguin is
correct ?
(1) All are bilaterally symmetrical
(2) Penguin is homoiothermic while the remaining three are poikilothermic
(3) Leech is a fresh water form while all others are marine
(4) Spongilla has special collared cells called choanocytes, not found in the remaining three.
Solution: Correct option is 4.
22. Which one of the following animals are
triploblastic?
(1) Corals
(2) Flat worms
(3) Sponges
(4) Ctenophores
Solution: Correct option is 2.
23. Which one of the following statement about certain
given animals is correct ?
(1) Flat worms (Platyhelminthes) are coelomates
(2) Round worms (Aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates.
(3) Molluscs are acoelomates
(4) Insects are pseudocoelomates
Solution: Correct option is 2.
AIPMT (Mains) 2010
24. Crocodile and Penguin are similar to Whale and
Dogfish in which one of the following features ?
(1) Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch
(2) Possess bony skeleton
(3) Have gill slits at some stage
(4) Possess a solid single stranded central nervous system
Solution: Correct option is 3.
AIPMT (Pre.) 2011
25. Which one of the following groups of animals is
correctly matched with its one characteristic feature
without even a single exception ?
(1) Reptilia : possess 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle
(2) Chordata : possess a mouth provided with an upper and a lower jaw
(3) Chondrichthyes : possess cartilaginous endoskeleton
(4) Mammalia : give birth to young ones
Solution: Correct option is 3.
26. Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?
(1) Tiger – tigris, the species
(2) Cuttlefish – Mollusca, a class
3) Humans – Primata, the family
(4) Housefly – Musca, an order
Solution: Correct option is 1.
27. In which one of the following, the genus name, its characters and its class/ phylum are correctly matched?
| S. No. | Genus Name | Characteristics | Class/Phylum |
| 1 | Ascaris | Body segmented Males and females distinct | Annelida |
| 2 | Salamandra | A tympanum covers middle earInternal fertilization | Amphibia |
| 3 | Pteropus | Skin possesses hair oviparous | Mammalia |
| 4 | Aurelia | CnidoblastOrgan level of organisation | Coelenterata |
Solution: Correct option is 2.
28. The figure shows four animals (a), (b), (c), (d). Select the correct answer with respect to a common characteristics of two of these animals.
(1) (c) and (d) have a true coelom
(2) (a) and (d) respire mainly through body wall
(3) (b) and (c) show radial symmetry
(4) (a) and (b) have cnidoblasts for self defence.
Solution: Correct option is 1.
AIPMT (Pre.) 2012
29. In which one of the following the genus name its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remaining three are correct
| Genus name | Characters | Phylum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Pila | (i) Body segmented (ii) Mouth with radula | Mollusca |
| (b) | Asterias | (i) Spiny skinned (ii) Water vascularsystem | Echinodermata |
| (c) | Sycon | (i) Pore bearing (ii) Canal system | Porifera |
| (d) | Periplaneta | (i) Jointed appendages (ii) Chitinous exoskeleton | Arthropoda |
Solution: Correct option is A.
AIPMT (Mains) 2012
30. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
(1) Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
(2) E.coli - Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occuring bacterium in human intestine.
(3) Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptile.
(4) Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.
Solution: Correct option is 4.
31. Which one of the following categories of animals, is correctly described with no single exception in it?
(1) All sponges are marine and have collared cells
(2) All mammals are viviparous and possess diaphragm for breathing
(3) All reptiles possess scales, have a three chambered heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermal)
(4) All bony fishes have four pairs of gills and an operculum on each side
Solution: Correct option is 4.
32. Which one of the following pairs of animals are similar to each other pertaining to the feature stated against them?
(1) Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric segmentation
(2) Sea horse and Flying fish - Cold blooded (poikilothermal)
(3) Pteropus and Ornithorhyncus - Viviparity
(4) Garden lizard and Crocodile - Three chambered heart
Solution: Correct option is 2.
NEET-UG 2013
33. One of the representative of phylum- Arthropoda is
(a) cuttle fish
(b) silver fish
(c) puffer fish
(d) flying fish
Solution: Correct option is 3.
34. Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?
(1) Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish
(2) Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito
(3) Earthworm, Pinworm, Tapeworm
(4) Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta
Solution: Correct option is 4.
35. Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by :
(1) mosquito bite
(2) drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris
(3) eating imperfectly cooked pork.
(4) Tse-tse fly
Solution: Correct option is 2.
36. Which of the following are correctly matched with
respect to their taxonomic classification ?
(1) Spiny anteater, sea urchin, sea cucumber – Echinodermata
(2) Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish – Pisces
(3) Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion – Insecta
(4) House fly, butterfly, tsetsefly, silverfish – Insecta
Solution: Correct option is 4.
37. Match the name of the animal (column I), with one characteristics (column II), and the phylum/class (column III) to which it belongs :
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Adamsia | radially symmetrical | Porifera |
| (2) | Petromyzon | ectoparasite | Cyclostomata |
| (3) | Ichthyophis | terrestrial | Reptilia |
| (4) | Limulus | Body covered by chitinous exoskeleton | Pisces |
Solution: Correct option is 2.
AIPMT 2014
38. Which one of the following living organisms
completely lacks a cell wall?
(1) Cyanobacteria
(2) Sea – fan (Gorgonia)
(3) Saccharomyces
(4) Blue–green algae
Solution: Correct option is 2.
39. Select the Taxon mentioned that represents both
marine and fresh water species :-
(1) Echinoderms
(2) Ctenophora
(3) Cephalochordata
(4) Cnidaria
Solution: Correct option is 4.
40. Planaria possess high capacity of :-
(1) Metamorphosis
(2) Regeneration
(3) Alternation of generation
(4) Bioluminescence
Solution: Correct option is 2.
41. A marine cartilaginous fish that can produce electric current is :-
(1) Pristis
(2) Torpedo
(3) Trygon
(4) Scoliodon
Solution: Correct option is 2.
AIPMT 2015
42. Which of the following animals is not viviparous?
(1) Elephant
(2) Platypus
(3) Whale
(4) Flying fox (Bat)
Solution: Correct option is 2.
43. Which of the following represents the correct com- bination without any exception ?
| Characteristics | Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Sucking and circular mouth; jaws absent, integument without scales; paired appendages | Cyclostomata | |
| (b) | Body covered with feathers; skin moist and glandular, fore-limbs form wings; lungs with air sacs | Aves | |
| (c) | Mammary gland; hair on body; pinnae; two pairs of limbs | Mammalia | |
| (d) | Mouth ventral; gills without operculum; skin with placoid scales; persistent notochord | Chondrichthyes | |
Solution: Correct option is D.
44. The active form of Entamoeba histolytica feeds upon:
(1)mucosa and submucosa of colon only
(2)food in intestine
(3) blood only
(4) erythrocytes; mucosa and submucosa of colon
Solution: Correct option is 4.
45. Which of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity ?
(1) Enterobius vermicularis
(2) Trichinella spiralis
(3) Ascaris lumbricoides
(4) Ancylostoma duodenale
Solution: Correct option is 2.
Re-AIPMT 2015
46. Metagenesis refers to :
(1) Presence of a segmented body and parthenogenetic mode of reproduction
(2) Presence of different morphic forms
(3) Alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism
(4) Occurrence of a drastic change in form during post-embryonic development
Solution: Correct option is 3.
47. Which one of the following animals has two separate circulatory pathways ?
(1) Shark
(2) Frog
(3) Lizard
(4) Whale
Solution: Correct option is 4.
48. Body having meshwork of cells, internal cavities lined with food filtering flagellated cells and indirect development are the characteristics of phylum :
(1) Protozoa
(2) Coelenterata
(3) Porifera
(4) Mollusca
Solution: Correct option is 3.
49. A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is :
(1) Petromyzon
(2) Eptatretus
(3) Myxine
(4) Neomyxine
Solution: Correct option is 1.
NEET-I 2016
50. Which of the following characteristic features always
holds true for the corresponding group of animals?
(1) Cartilaginous endoskeleton- Chondrichthyes
(2) Viviparous Mammalia
(3) Possess a mouth with an upper and a lower jaw -Chordata
(4) 3 - chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle- Reptilia
Solution: Correct option is 1.
51. Which one of the following characteristics is not
shared by birds and mammals ?
(1) Ossified endoskeleton
(2) Breathing using lungs
(3) Viviparity
(4) Warm blooded nature
Solution: Correct option is 3.
NEET-II 2016
52. Choose the correct statement.
(1) All reptiles have a three–chambered heart.
(2) All pisces have gills covered by an operculum.
(3) All mammals are viviparous.
(4) All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins.
Solution: Correct option is 4.
NEET(UG) 2017
53. An important characteristic that Hemichordates
share with Chordates is :
(1) Ventral tubular nerve cord
(2) Pharynx with gill slits
(3) Pharynx without gill slits
(4) Absence of notochord
Solution: Correct option is 2.
54. Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic mammals ?
(1) Dolphins, Seals, Trygon
(2) Whales, Dolphins, Seals
(3) Trygon, Whales, Seals
(4) Seals, Dolphins, Sharks
Solution: Correct option is 2.
55. In case of poriferans the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called:
(1) oscula
(2) choanocytes
(3) mesenchymal cells
(4) ostia
Solution: Correct option is 2.
NEET(UG) 2018
56. Which of the following animals does not undergo metamorphosis ?
(1) Earthworm
(2) Tunicate
(3) Moth
(4) Starfish
Solution: Correct option is 1.
57. Identify the vertebrate group of animals characterized by crop and gizzard in its digestive
sytstem.
(1) Amphibia
(2) Reptilia
(3) Aves
(4) Osteichthyes
Solution: Correct option is 3.
58. Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm?
(1) Macropus
(2) Chelone
(3) Camelus
(4) Psittacula
Solution: Correct option is 2.
59. Ciliates differ from all other protozoans in
(1) using flagella for locomotion
(2) having a contractile vacuole for removing excess water
(3) using pseudopodia for capturing prey
(4) having two types of nuclei
Solution: Correct option is 4.
NEET(UG) 2019
60. Match the following organisms with their respective characteristics :-
(a) Pila (i) Flame cells
(b) Bombyx (ii) Comb plates
(c) Pleurobrachia (iii) Radula
(d) Taenia (iv) Malpighian tubule
Select the correct option from the following :-
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(4) (iiii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Solution: Correct option is 2.
61. Consider following features:
(a) Organ system level of organisation
(b) Bilateral symmetry
(c) True coelomates with segmentation of body
Select the correct option of animal groups which
possess all the above characteristics.
(1) Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
(2) Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
(3) Arthropoda , Mollusca and Chordata
(4) Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
Solution: Correct option is 1.
NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha)
62. Match the following genera with their respective
phylum:
(a) Ophura (i) Mollusca
(b) Physalia (ii) Platyhelminthes
(c) Pinctada (iii) Echinodermata
(d) Planaria (iv) Coelenterata
Select the correct option:
(1) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), d-(ii)
(2) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), d-(ii)
(3) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), d-(ii)
(4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), d-(i)
Solution: Correct option is 2.
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