List of top Zoology Questions

Match the following:

List - I		List - II
A)	Thyroid gland	I)	Calcitonin
B)	Adrenal medulla	II)	Nor epinephrine
C)	Pineal gland	III)	Melatonin
D)	Pancreas	IV)	Glucagon

Study the following and pick up the correct combinations:

S.No.	Spinal nerves	No. of pairs in man	Location
I	Cervical nerves	7 pairs	Neck region
II	Thoracic nerves	12 pairs	Thorax
III	Sacral nerves	5 pairs	Lumbar region
IV	Coccygeal nerves	1 pair	Caudal region

Match the following:

List - I		List - II
A)	Radius, ulna	I)	Fore limb
B)	Tibia, fibula	II)	Hind limb
C)	Scapula, clavicle	III)	Pectoral girdle
D)	Ilium, pubis	IV)	Pelvic girdle

The following are the layers of the wall of veins. Arrange them in correct sequence from outer side to inner side.
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(I) Endothelium
(II) Elastic lamina
(III) Smooth muscles
(IV) Fibrous tissue layer

High pH, low CO₂ and low temperature favours the shift of oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve towards

It is a green house gas

Match the following:

List-I		List-II
A.	Nitzschia	I.	Plankton
B.	Certia	II.	Neuston
C.	Notonecta	III.	Nekton
D.	Hydra	IV.	Periphyton

Pick up the wrongly matched pair

Pneumonia is caused by

Match the following

List-I		List-II
A.	Parasitic castration	I.	Sacculina
B.	Gigantism	II.	Larvae of liver fluke
C.	Hyperplasia	III.	Fasciola in sheep bile duct
D.	Hypertrophy	IV.	Plasmodium

Flagellum in Paramecium is of this type

Study the following and pick up the correct combinations

S.No.	Group	Salient Feature	Example
I	Aves	Pneumatic bones	Columba
II	Mammalia	Corpus callosum	Macaca
III	Reptilia	Epidermal scales	Calotes
IV	Chondrichthyes	Cartilagenous skeleton	Scoliodon

Match the following

Body Cavity		Phylum
A.	Acoelom	I.	Platyhelminthes
B.	Pseudocoelom	II.	Nematoda
C.	Schizocoelomic coelom	III.	Mollusca
D.	Enterocoelomic coelom	IV.	Echinodermata

Which one of the following is a liquid tumor?

Assertion (A): In the polluted area, Birmingham, black peppered moths were abundant. In the non-polluted area, Dorset, grey forms were abundant.
Reason (R): Natural selection.
Identify the correct option from the following

Ontogeny repeats phylogeny. It was the

Which of the following is an intra uterine device (IUD)?

Haplo-diploidy type of sex determination is found in

Assertion (A): Sertoli cells provide nourishment to developing sperm cells.
Reason (R): Sertoli cells secrete testosterone.
Identify the correct option from the following

These are not the accessory reproductive glands of female (in human beings)

These are involved in differentiation of cells of immune system.

Which enzymes play a key role in target cell destruction during cell mediated immunity?

Assertion (A): Incisors are useful in cutting the food.
Reason (R): They are chisel shaped.

Study the following statements and identify the correct option.
Statement I: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is released from left atrium of the heart.
Statement II: ANP can cause vasodilation.

Metamorphosis in cockroach is