Animal Kingdom
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
121 Questions
36 Papers covered
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage Year Questions Papers Avg / paper Weightage 2026 7 2 3.5 8.86% ↓20.3% 2025 4 1 4 11.11% ↑19.4% 2024 8 2 4 9.30% ↑14.7% 2023 3 1 3 8.11% ↑11.9% 2022 5 2 2.5 7.25% ↓42% 2021 5 1 5 12.50% ↑25% 2020 4 1 4 10.00% ↑85% 2019 2 1 2 5.41% ↓36.9% 2018 3 1 3 8.57% ↓27.1% 2017 4 1 4 11.76% ↑52.9% 2016 5 2 2.5 7.69% ↓34.1% 2015 7 2 3.5 11.67% ↓32.3% 2014 5 1 5 17.24% ↑48.7% 2013 8 2 4 11.59% ↑65.2% 2012 4 2 2 7.02% ↓13% 2011 5 2 2.5 8.06% ↑3.2% 2010 5 2 2.5 7.81% ↑9.4% 2009 3 1 3 7.14% ↓47.1% 2008 5 1 5 13.51% ↓5.4% 2007 4 1 4 14.29% ↓19% 2006 6 1 6 17.65% ↑88.2% 2005 3 1 3 9.38% ↓6.2% 2004 3 1 3 10.00% ↑3.3% 2003 3 1 3 9.68% ↑40.3% 2002 2 1 2 6.90% ↓26.4% 2001 3 1 3 9.38% ↓30.6% 2000 5 1 5 13.51%
All 121 MCQ 113 Matching 8
TopicAll Basis of Classification (Symmetry, Germ Layers, Coelom, Segmentation, Notochord) Phylum Annelida Phylum Arthropoda Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria) and Ctenophora Phylum Hemichordata and Chordata (Urochordata, Cephalochordata) Phylum Mollusca and Echinodermata Phylum Platyhelminthes and Aschelminthes Phylum Porifera Vertebrata: Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia Vertebrata: Cyclostomata, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes YearAll 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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Exoskeleton of arthropods is composed of:
Cutin Cellulose Chitin Glucosamine
NEET (UG) 2022
2
Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
House fly Fire fly Grasshopper Cockroach
NEET (UG) 2021
3
Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum Arthropoda?
Parapodia Jointed appendages Chitinous exoskeleton Metameric segmentation
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
4
Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana?
Indeterminate and radial cleavage during embryonic development Schizocoelom as body cavity Metamerically segmented body Exoskeleton composed of N-acetylglucosamine
NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
5
Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects on land?
Exoskeleton Eyes Segmentation Bilateral symmetry
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
6
Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?
House fly, butterfly, tsetse fly, silverfish – Insecta Spiny anteater, sea urchin, sea cucumber – Echinodermata Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish – Pisces Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion – Insecta
NEET 2013
7
Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?
Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito Earthworm, Pinworm, Tapeworm
NEET 2013
8
One of the representatives of Phylum Arthropoda is
puffer fish flying fish cuttle fish silver fish.
NEET 2013
9
Peripatus is a connecting link between:
Ctenophora and Platyhelminthes Mollusca and Echinodermata Coelenterata and Porifera Annelida and Arthropoda
AIPMT 2009
10
Which one of the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?
Echinodermata - pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization Mollusca - normally oviparous and development through a trochophore or veliger larva Arthropoda - body divided into head, thorax and abdomen and respiration by tracheae Chordata - notochord at some stage and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside
AIPMT 2008
11
What is true about Nereis, scorpion, cockroach and silverfish?
They all possess dorsal heart. None of them is aquatic. They all belong to the same phylum. They all have jointed paired appendages.
AIPMT 2007
12
Two common characters found in centipede, cockroach, and crab are
book lungs and antennae compound eyes and anal cerci jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton green gland and tracheae
AIPMT 2006
13
Which one of the following has an open circulatory system?
Octopus Pheretima Periplaneta Hirudinaria
AIPMT 2006
14
From the following statements select the wrong one
Prawn has two pairs of antennae. Nematocysts are characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria. Millipedes have two pairs of appendages in each segment of the body. Animals belonging to phylum Porifera are marine and fresh water.
AIPMT 2005
15
In Arthropoda, head and thorax are often fused to form cephalothorax, but in which one of the following classes, is the body divided into head, thorax and abdomen?
Insecta Myriapoda Crustacea Arachnida and Crustacea
AIPMT 2004
16
Which one of the following is a matching pair of an animal and a certain phenomenon it exhibits?
Pheretima – Sexual dimorphism Musca – Complete metamorphosis Chameleon – Mimicry Taenia – Polymorphism
AIPMT 2003