Chapter wise NPP of Selected Question (Neet:2024-2025)

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1. Which of the following statements is not true?

(1) All members of the kingdom Animalia are multicellular
(2) Nature of coelom is used as one of the basis of animal classification
(3) There is no need of classification now as over a million species of animals have been described till now
(4) The arrangement of cells in the body is one of the classifying feature of the animals
2. The only incorrectly matched pair is Phylum Level of organisation
(1) Porifera – Cellular level (2) Cnidaria – Tissue level
(3) Annelida – Organ level only (4) Mollusca – Organ system level
3. A complete digestive system has
(1) Single opening that serves as both mouth and anus
(2) Two openings, one as mouth and other as anus
(3) Single opening that acts as mouth only
(4) Two openings, both act as mouth as well as anus
4. In closed circulatory system
(1) The cells and tissues are directly bathed in the blood pumped out by heart
(2) Arteries and veins are lacking
(3) The capillaries are largest blood vessels and closed at their ends
(4) Blood circulates through a series of vessels of varying diameters
5. Which of the following fundamental feature is common to Balanoglossus, Anopheles and Laccifer
without any exception?
(1) Marine habitat
(2) Members of largest phylum of animal kingdom
(3) Open circulatory system
(4) External fertilisation
6. Match the animals in Column-I with their common names in Column-II
Column-I Column-II
a. Limulus (i) Tusk shell
b. Ophiura (ii) Tapeworm
c. Taenia (iii) Brain coral
d. Meandrina (iv) King crab
e. Dentalium (v) Brittle star
(1) a(v), b(iv), c(ii), d(iii), e(i) (2) a(iv), b(v), c(ii), d(iii), e(i)
(3) a(v), b(ii), c(iii), d(i), e(iv) (4) a(iv), b(v), c(iii), d(i), e(ii)
7. Mesoglea is
(1) A germinal layer present between ectoderm and endoderm
(2) An undifferentiated layer present between ectoderm and endoderm
(3) Another name of mesoderm
(4) A spongy layer of skin
8. The pecularity of sponges is
(1) Canal system (2) Water vascular system
(3) Central gastro vascular cavity (4) Bioluminescence
9. Choanocytes are present in
(1) Physalia (2) Sycon
(3) Pleurobrachia (4) Echinus
10. In Poriferans, the skeleton is made up of
(1) Spongin fibres and spicules (2) Calcareous ossicles
(3) Chitinous spicules (4) Cartilage
11. Water enters the body of sponges through
(1) Osculum (2) Hypostome
(3) Muscular pharynx (4) Ostia
12. All of the following statements are correct for Poriferans, except
(1) Eggs and sperms are produced by the same individual
(2) They are generally marine and mostly asymmetrical animals
(3) They reproduce sexually as well as asexually
(4) They have an extracellular type of digestion
13. Which of the following is not the function of cnidoblasts?
(1) Digestion of food (2) Anchorage
(3) Defense (4) Capture of prey
14. Coelenterates are
(1) Asymmetric animals (2) Radially symmetric animals
(3) Bilaterally symmetric animals (4) Spherically symmetric animals
15. Digestion in coelenterates is
(1) Only intracellular (2) Only extracellular
(3) Both extracellular and intracellular (4) Not required
16. Metagenesis can be seen in
(1) Adamsia (2) Hydra
(3) Physalia (4) Meandrina
17. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of cnidarians?
(1) They exhibit tissue level of organisation
(2) They may be aquatic or terrestrial
(3) They may be sessile or free-swimming
(4) They are diploblastic animals
18. Comb jellies are _______ and jelly fishes are _______ respectively.
(1) Echinoderms, Ctenophores
(2) Ctenophores, Echinoderms
(3) Ctenophores, Cnidarians
(4) Cnidarians, Echinoderms
19. The ciliated comb plates in Pleurobrachia are meant for
(1) Reproduction (2) Digestion
(3) Protection (4) Locomotion
20. Ctenoplana belongs to a group of animals which are best described as
(1) Unicellular with tissue level of organisation
(2) Multicellular with radially symmetrical body
(3) Multicellular with organ level of organisation
(4) Unicellular with bilaterally symmetrical bodies
21. Bioluminescence is well-marked in which of the following phyla?
(1) Ctenophora (2) Mollusca
(3) Hemichordata (4) Annelida
22. Which specialised cells are present for excretion in the phylum platyhelminthes?
(1) Collar cells (2) Cnidoblasts
(3) Flame cells (4) Nematocytes
23. High regeneration capacity is possessed by
(1) Aurelia (2) Pheretima
(3) Bombyx (4) Planaria
24. The aschelminthes are commonly called roundworms because
(1) They have a round body
(2) Their body is circular in cross-section
(3) They have bilaterally symmetric body
(4) Their body have a round visceral hump
25. All of the following are monoecious, except
(1) Fasciola (2) Spongilla
(3) Ascaris (4) Ctenoplana
26. Hookworm is the common name of
(1) Wuchereria (2) Ancylostoma
(3) Taenia (4) Fasciola
27. Mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and endoderm in
(1) Annelids (2) Echinoderms
(3) Molluscs (4) Aschelminthes
28. In Aschelminthes the excretory tube removes body wastes from the body cavity through
(1) Excretory pore (2) Malpighian tubules
(3) Flame cells (4) Diffusion from body surface
29. The only phylum bearing pseudocoelom is
(1) Annelida (2) Porifera
(3) Aschelminthes (4) Platyhelminthes
30. Ascaris has all of the following features, except
(1) Complete digestive system (2) Indirect development
(3) External fertilisation (4) Parasitic life
31. Metameric segmentation is exhibited by which of the following animal?
(1) Adamsia (2) Euspongia
(3) Ascaris (4) Pheretima
32. ________ in the earthworm perform the function similar to flame cells in Taenia.
(1) Parapodia (2) Nephridia
(3) Metameres (4) Ganglia
33. Notochord in earthworm is ______ and nerve cord is _____.
(1) Dorsal, Ventral (2) Absent, Ventral
(3) Ventral, absent (4) Absent, Dorsal
34. The body segments in earthworm are called
(1) Comb plates (2) Spicules
(3) Metameres (4) Ganglia

35. The chitinous exoskeleton is possessed by

(1) Annelids (2) Arthropods
(3) Molluscs (4) Echinoderms
36. Which function is served by the tracheal system in insects?
(1) Sensation (2) Respiration
(3) Both (1) & (2) (4) Digestion
37. Honey is the commercial product of which of the following animal?
(1) Bombyx (2) Laccifer
(3) Apis (4) Aedes
38. The statement which does not stand true for arthropods is
(1) They have an open circulatory system
(2) Their body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen
(3) They are segmented and coelomate animals
(4) Fertilisation is usually external in them
39. The phylum Arthropoda is named so because of presence of
(1) Jointed appendages (2) Segmentation
(3) Chitinous exoskeleton (4) Organ-system level of organisation
40. Statocysts are the
(1) Lateral locomotory appendages in annelids
(2) Suckers present in parasitic platyhelminthes
(3) Balance organs in arthropods
(4) Stinging capsules in cnidarians
41. Match Column-I with Column-II
Column-I Column-II
a. A vector of disease (i) Bombyx
b. A gregarious pest (ii) Limulus
c. A living fossil (iii) Locusta
d. An economically important insect (iv) Culex
(1) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv) (2) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
(3) a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i) (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
42. Body of molluscs is
(1) Unsegmented
(2) Covered by a calcareous shell
(3) Divided into distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump
(4) All of these
43. Which of the following structure helps in excretion and respiration in molluscs?
(1) Nephridia (2) Feather-like gills
(3) Flame cells (4) Tentacles
44. Precious pearls are obtained from which of the following animals?
(1) Pinctada (2) Dentalium
(3) Sepia (4) Aplysia
45. Radula is meant for
(1) Sensation (2) Feeding
(3) Egg laying (4) Protection from predators
46. All of the following are echinoderms, except
(1) Sea lily (2) Sea cucumber
(3) Sea hare (4) Sea urchin
47. The calcareous ossicles in echinoderms form the
(1) Exoskeleton (2) Visceral hump
(3) Notochord (4) Endoskeleton
48. The larval stage in Asterias is
(a) Absent
(b) Free-swimming
(c) Bilaterally symmetrical
(d) Radially symmetrical
(1) Only (a) (2) (b) & (c)
(3) (b) & (d) (4) Only (c)
49. The water vascular system in phylum echinodermata helps in
(1) Locomotion, capture and transport of food (2) Excretion
(3) Respiration (4) All of these
50. Which organ system is lacking in the animals that bear water vascular system?
(1) Nervous system (2) Excretory system
(3) Circulatory system (4) Sensory system
51. Cylindrical bodied, worm-like marine animals belong to the phylum:
(1) Echinodermata (2) Mollusca
(3) Coelenterata (4) Hemichordata

52. The body of hemichordates is divided into

(1) Head, muscular foot and visceral hump
(2) Head, thorax and abdomen
(3) Proboscis, collar and trunk
(4) Proboscis and trunk
53. The phylum which was earlier considered as a sub-phylum under chordata but now placed as a
separate phylum, in non-chordates is
(1) Urochordata (2) Hemichordata
(3) Cephalochordata (4) Vertebrata
54. Proboscis gland is a/an
(1) Endocrine organ (2) Excretory organ
(3) Feeding organ (4) Reproductive organ
55. Which of the following set of animals belong to phylum hemichordata?
(1) Balanoglossus, Saccoglossus
(2) Salpa, Doliolum
(3) Petromyzon, Myxine
(4) Dentalium, Chaetopleura
56. Which of the following groups of animals have closed circulatory system?
(1) Cockroach, locust, molluscs
(2) Non-cephalopod molluscs, cockroach
(3) Cephalopod molluscs and earthworm
(4) Hemichordates and non-cephalopod molluscs
57. Which of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
(1) Sponges (2) Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
(3) Aschelminthes (Round worms) (4) Ctenophores
58. In most of the plants reduction division occurs during the formation of :-
(1) Male gamete and female gamete
(2) Male sex organ and female sex organ
(3) Microspore and megaspore
(4) Microsporangium and Megasporangium
59. Which one of the following is a molluscan?
(1) Sea horse (2) Sea lily
(3) Sea mouse (4) Sea hare

60. Metameric segmentation in the animal hierarchy first developed in phylum?

(1) Ctenophora (2) Chordata
(3) Annelida (4) Arthropoda
61. Which of the following pairs of respiratory structures and animals is/are correctly matched?
(A) Ctenidia - Honey bee
(B) Book lungs - Scorpion
(C) Tracheal system - Sepia
(D) Book gills - Limulus
(1) A and B (2) B and C
(3) B and D (4) B,C and D
62. Presence of calcareous plates in the dermis in the adult and a free swimming bilaterally symmetrical
larva are typical characteristics of :-
(1) Annelida (2) Arthropoda
(3) Mollusca (4) Echinodermata
63. Consider the following statements : Hydra typically has
A. A radially symmetrical body
B. A gastovascular cavity
C. Both a polyp and medusoid form.
(1) A, B and C are correct (2) B and C are correct
(3) A and B are correct (4) A and C are correct
64. Which of the following insects is/are consider as vectors ?
(1) Culex (2) Aedes
(3) Anopheles (4) All of the above
65. A schematic representation of a typical chordate is shown in the above figure. The structures maked A,
B, C and D are respectively :-
(1) Notochord, Nerve cord, Intestine and gill slits
(2) Postanal part, Gillslits, Nerve cord and Notochord
(3) Postanal part, nerve cord, Notochord and Gill
(4) Post anal part, Notochord, Nerve cord and Gill slits.
66. Consider the following statements :-
(A) Aptenodytes belongs to the class Aves.
(B) Locomotory organelle of Trypanosoma is flagella.
(C) Euspongia is common bath sponge.
(D) Coelenterates are pseudocoelomates.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(1) C alone (2) B and C
(3) A, B and C (4) B, C and D
67. Which one of the following feature is not applicable to all the three helminthes - Taenia, Fasciola and
Planaria?
(1) Triploblastic forms (2) Absence of metamerism
(3) Parasitism (4) Absence of definite circulatory and respiratory systems.
68. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(1) Chaetopleura – Chiton (2) Ascaris - Round worm
(3) Wuchereria - Filarial worm 4) Enterobias - Hook worm
69. Most of lower aquatic animals such as protozoans, poriferans, coelenterates etc. are ammonotelic,
because :-
(1) Water available to these animals contains less nitrogen.
(2) Ammonia can be converted into urea.
(3) Excretion of ammonia requires large amount of water, which is available to these animals.
(4) Ammonia helps in checking inflow of water into body.
70. Which of the following statements regarding mammals are correct?
1. Delphinus and Balaenoptera are aquatic mammals.
2. Ornithorhynchus is oviparous
3. Mammals have double occipital condyles.
Select the correct answer :-
(1) 1, 2 and 3 (2) 1 alone
(3) 1 and 2 only (4) 2 and 3 only
71. Which one of the following endoparasite absorbs nutrients from the host directly through their body
surface?
(1) Fasciola (2) Ascaris
(3) Taenia (4) All of the above
72. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals resemble in the character of their :-
(1) Occipital condyle (2) Homeothermous
(3) Poikilothemous (4) Amnion
73. The symmetry of coelenterates is similar to that of :-
(1) Larvae of a phylum, whose members possess canal system.
(2) Larvae and adults of a phylum whose member possess a water vascular system.
(3) Adults of a phylum whose members possess a spiny body wall and dermal calcareous ossicle.
(4) All of the above
74. Echinoderms are considered to be the most evolved invertebrates because they :-
(1) Are triploblastic and have organ system level of organisation
(2) Have a great power of regeneration
(3) Both 1 and 2
(4) Are enterocoelic and deuterostomic
75. Which one of the following is a bilaterally symmetrical, blind sac body plan and triploblastic and
acoelomate invertebrate?
(1) Ascaris (2) Wuchereria
(3) Hydra (4) Fasciola
76. With reference to scorpions, which one of the following statements is correct ?
(1) The body consists of head, Thorax and abdomen
(2) They display mosaic and stereoscopic vision.
(3) They have book lungs which corresponds to the gills of prawn.
(4) All of the above
77. Consider the following characteristics of organisms
(A) Diploblastic body
(B) Possessing cnidocytes
(C) Presence of both intracellular and extracellular digestion.
Which of the above are characteristics of organism of coelenterata?
(1) A and B (2) B and C
(3) A and C (4) A, B and C
78. Metagenesis in Obelia signifies by :-
(1) Alternation of generation between haploid medusa and diploid polyp.
(2) Polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae form the polyps asexually.
(3) Alternation of generation between diploid medusa and diploid polypoid.
(4) All of the above
79. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer:

80. Which of the following types of protozoans may be responsible for the origin of sponges?
(1) Amoeboid protozoans (2) Flagellated protozoans
(3) Ciliated protozoans (4) Sporozoans
81. In which one of the following protochordate, notochord present from head to the tail in adult stage.
(1) Ascidia (2) Salpa
(3) Doliolum (4) Branchiostoma
82. Select the correctly matched example of Bony fishes with their common names :-
(1) Betta - Fighting fish
(2) Clarias - Magur
(3) Pterophyllum - Angel fish
(4) All of the above
83. Select the incorrectly matched animals with their common names :-
(1) Ophiura - Brittle star
(2) Ancylostoma - Hookworm
(3) Aptenodytes - Penguin
(4) Meandrina - Stag - horn coral
84. Which of the following sets of animals belong to the same group ?
(1) Bangarus, Testudo (2) Pavo, Hyla
(3) Clarias, Rana (4) Felis, Calotes
85. Over two third of all named species on earth are Arthropods. Identify their category which is not
matching
(1) Living fossil - King crab
(2) Vector - Culex
(3) Gregarious pest - Limulus
(4) Economically important – Apis
86. In which of the following animals muscular pharynx is more distinct ?
(1) Taenia (2) Ancylostoma
(3) Loligo (4) Fasciola
87. In osteichthyes group :
(1) Fertilization is internal (2) Placoid scales are more
(3) Gill cover is found (4) Air bladder is absent
88. Acraniates are those lower Chordates which posses
(1) Unpaired appendages (2) Cranium and vertebrae
(3) Paired appendages (4) Jaws and exoskeleton
89. A phylum which has triploblastic, Acoelomate and Blind-sac body plan is :
(1) Ctenophora (2) Platyhelminthes
(3) Coelenterata (4) All of the above
90. First phylum to have complete digestive tract can be represented by :
(1) Taenia (2) Wuchereria
(3) Pheretima (4) Apis
91. Which one of the following pair of animals belongs to 'Cartilaginous fishes'?
(1) Labeo and Catla (2) Pterophyllum and Scoliodon
(3) Pristis and Carcharodon (4) Petromyzon and Myxine
92. Select the incorrect statement from the following :
(1) Cyclostomates have an elongated body bearing 6-15 pairs of gill slits
(2) All chordates are vertebrates
(3) Bony fishes have four pairs of gills with operculum
(4) Reptiles are poikilotherms.
93. Which one of the following is a correct matching set of class and its examples?
(1) Mammalia - Ornithorhynchus, Pteropus and Aptenodytes.
(2) Reptilia - Chameleon, Calotes, Neophron
(3) Amphibia - Rana, Ichthyophis, Crocodilus
(4) Osteichthyes - Clarias , Pterophyllum, Catla
94. What is common about Corvus, Columba, Camelus and Elephas ?
(1) They are viviparous and development is direct
(2) They are homiothermous animals and have 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
(3) The digestive tract of these animals has additional chambers, the crop and gizzard.
(4) They have dicondylic skull.
95. Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class Aves ?
(1) The long bones are hollow with air cavities.
(2) They are oviparous and development is direct.
(3) Air sacs connected to lungs supplement respiration
(4) The Avian skin is moist with scales.

96. What is true for Reptilia ?

(1) They have external ear opening
(2) Sexes are separate and fertilization is external
(3) Both 1 and 2
(4) Snakes and lizard shed their scales as skin cast
97. Reptiles are considered as the first amniote animals.They possess which of the following common
characters?
(1) Tympanum represents ear. They do not have external ear opening
(2) Heart is usually four chambered.
(3) Both 1 and 2
(4) They are oviparous and development is indirect.
98. Rana and Hyla are the members of class-Amphibia bearing which of the following characters?
(1) A tympanum represents the ear.
(2) These are cold blooded animals.
(3) They have moist skin without scales.
(4) All of these
99. The biological name and their popular common name of animals are given below, select the correctly
matched among the following ?
(1) Trygon - Saw Fish
(2) Carcharodon - Great white shark
(3) Ornithrohynchus - Penguin
(4) Clarias - Fighting Fish
100. The members of class osteichthyes are called bony fishes having numerous distinguishable character
but which of the following can not be considered as their character?
(1) Skin is covered with cycloid / Ctenoid scales.
(2) Air bladder is present which regulates buoyancy.
(3) In males pelvic fins bear claspers
(4) Mouth is mostly terminal
101. Members of class Reptilia, Aves and mammalia are amniotes and have a lot of common feature, but
they differ from each other remarkably, select the common features among them :-
(1) They have 12-Pairs of cranial nerves.
(2) One pair of metanephric kidney help in excretion
(3) They are dioecious and fertilization is internal
(4) All of these
102. Corvus, Psittacula and Pavo are the members of class Aves. Select the characters those are exclusively
found in class-Aves :-
(1) A cover of soft feathers is present all over the body of all the birds.
(2) They are warm-blooded.
(3) They are oviparous and development is direct.
(4) They have 4-chambered heart
103. Distinguishing characters of mammals are :-
(1) Diaphragm is present in the body cavity.
(2) Mammary glands are found in females for baby feeding.
(3) Their body is covered by a coat of hair.
(4) All of these
104. Which one of the following statements about all the four of Bufo, Rana, Rattus and Camelus is
correct?
(1) All are poikilotherms
(2) All have 12 pairs of cranial nerve
(3) All have dicondylic skull
(4) Sexes are separate and fertilisaion is internal
105. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of cyclostomates?
(1) Cyclostomstes have a sucking and circular mouth without jaws.
(2) Cranium and vertebral column are bony
(3) Circulation is closed type
(4) Cyclostomates are marine but migrate for spawning to fresh water.
106. Which one of the following class is correctly matched with its general characteristics?
(1) Aves - The hind limbs generally have scales and are modified for walking.
(2) Reptilia - 10 pairs cranial nerves and dicondylic skull
(3) Cyclostomata - Skin is covered with scales.
(4) Osteichthyes - Gill slits are separate and without operculum.
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