List of top Zoology Questions

Assertion (A): Colostrum is essential to protect the new-born baby from initial sources of infections.
Reason (R): Colostrum contains several antibodies (especially \(I_g\) - A type).

Match the following:

List–I	List–II
A. Ball and socket joint	I. Inter carpal joint
B. Hinge joint	II. Between humerus and Pectoral girdle
C. Pivot joint	III. Between carpals and metacarpals
D. Gliding joint	IV. Between atlas and axis
	V. Knee joint

Pick up the mononuclear phagocyte.

Match the following pollutants with their corresponding control methods.

Pollutants Control
A) Particulate matter I) Catalytic converter
B) Carbon monoxide II) Scrubber
C) Sulphur dioxide III) Incinerators
D) Hospital wastes IV) Electrostatic precipitator

The last part of the proctodaeum in a cockroach is:

Find the mismatched pair:

Filopodia are found in which of the following organisms?

Pick the incorrect match.

Part of antigen that binds to the specific part of antibody is called

S.No.	Cranial nerves	Arises from ...	Ends in ...
I.	Olfactory nerves	Olfactory epithelium of nasal chambers	Temporal lobes of cerebrum
II.	Optic nerves	Retina of eyes	Cerebellum
III.	Auditory nerves	Internal ears	Cerebrum
IV.	Pathetic nerves	Floor of mid brain	Superior oblique muscle of eye ball

Table 1: List of Cranial Nerves: Their Origins and End Points

Choose the correct option:
Statement I: Synaptic transmission occurs from presynaptic to postsynaptic neuron.
Statement II: Presynaptic membrane contains receptors for neurotransmitters.

Neurilemma around axon of a neuron is formed by:

It is the fore-runner of thyroid gland of vertebrates:

This hominoid is more ape like.

Cells primarily involved in humoral immunity are

The bacterium converts nitrites into nitrates.

Assertion (A): Binary fission in Euglena is called symmetrogenic division.
Reason (R): Plane of fission in Euglena is at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body.

Which of the following is not an alien species in India?

Match the parasites with their infective stages in humans:

Parasites	Infective stage
A) Entamoeba histolytica	I) Tetranucleate cyst
B) Plasmodium vivax	II) Sporozoite
C) Ascaris lumbricoides	III) 2nd stage Rhabditiform larva
D) Wuchereria bancrofti	IV) 3rd stage Microfilaria

Parasite that causes African sleeping sickness:

Pick the wrongly matched pair:

Statement I: First pair of wings in cockroach help in flight and are called tegmina.
Statement II: In cockroach, arolia help in locomotion on smooth surfaces; plantulae help on rough surfaces.