1. Which of the following is a fresh water bony fish?
a) Labeo (rohu)
b) Catla (katla)
c) Clarias (magur)
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
2. Which of the following is a fresh water cartilaginous fish?
a) Scoliodon (dog fish)
b) Trygon (sting ray)
c) Torpedo (electric ray)
d) None of these
Explanation: None of these
3. The name ‘amphibian’ indicates that they can live in
a) Aquatic habitat
b) Terrestrial habitat
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Aerial habitat
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)
4. Amphibian belong to super class
a) Pisces
b) Agnatha
c) Gnathostomata
d) Tetrapoda
Explanation: Tetrapoda
5. The following features belong to which class?
(1) Body is divisible into head and trunks, tail may be present in some.
(2) Skin is moist and act as respiratory organ.
(3) External skeleton is absent.
(4) Eye have eyelids.
a) Cyclostomata
b) Amphibia
c) Reptilia
d) Osteichthyes
Explanation: Amphibia
6.Respiration in adult frog is by
a) Buccopharyngeal cavity
b) Skin
c) Lungs
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
7. Respiration in tadpole larva is by
a) Gills
b) Lungs
c) Skin
d) All of these
Explanation: Respiration in tadpole larva is by Gills.
8. Which of the following tract open into a common chamber cloaca in amphibians?
a) Alimentary canal
b) Urinary tract
c) Reproductive tract
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
9. Which type of dentition is found in amphibian?
a) Homodont
b) Thecodont
c) Heterodont
d) Monophyodont
Explanation: Homodont
10. Three chambered heart, cold blooded, external fertilization and indirect development is seen in
a) Labeo
b) Salpa
c) Frog
d) Myxine
Explanation: Three chambered heart, cold blooded, external fertilization and indirect development is seen in frog.
11. Skin is moist and a tympanum representing ear is found in
a) Hyla
b) Frog
c) Ichthyophis
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
12. Select the correct matching:
Column I Column II
A. Bufo – 1. Salamander
B. Frog – 2. Rana
C. Hyla – 3. Limbless amphibian
D. Salamandra – 4. Tree frog
E. Ichthyophis – 5. Toad
a) A–2, B–5, C–4, D–1, E–3
b) A–5, B–2, C–4, D–1, E–3
c) A–2, B–4, C–5, D–1, E–3
d) A–5, B–4, C–2, D–1, E–3
Explanation: A–5, B–2, C–4, D–1, E–3
13. Limbless amphibian is
a) Frog
b) Tree frog
c) Ichthyophis
d) Bufo
Explanation: Ichthyophis
14. First class of vertebrate, which are fully adopted for terrestrial life is
a) Amphibia
b) Reptilia
c) Aves
d) None of these
Explanation: Reptilia
15. Reptilia means
a) Flying mode of locomotion
b) Swim mode of locomotion
c) Saltation mode of locomotion
d) Creeping or crawling mode of locomotion
Explanation: Reptilia means creeping or crawling mode of locomotion
16. Which of the following is incorrect about reptilia?
a) Body is covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes.
b) Body is divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail.
c) Heart is usually three chambered.
d) Respiration occur through lungs and skin.
Explanation: "Respiration occur through lungs and skin". This is incorrect.
17. Four chambered heart is present in all except
a) Crocodilus
b) Alligator
c) Corvus
d) Calotes
Explanation: Four chambered heart is present in all except calotes
18. Which of the following shed their scales as skin cast?
a) Snakes
b) Lizards
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Testudo
Explanation: Both (a) and (b)
19. Sexes is separate, internal fertilization, oviparous and direct development is seen in case of
a) Chelone
b) Testudo
c) Bangarus
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
20. Cloaca is seen in case of
a) Amphibia
b) Reptiles
c) Aves
d) All of these
Explanation: All of these