Animal Kingdom
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
| Year | Questions | Papers | Avg / paper | Weightage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 8.86% ▼ 20.3% vs last year |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11.11% ▲ 19.4% vs last year |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9.30% ▲ 14.7% vs last year |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.11% ▲ 11.9% vs last year |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.25% ▼ 42% vs last year |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12.50% ▲ 25% vs last year |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10.00% ▲ 85% vs last year |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.41% ▼ 36.9% vs last year |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.57% ▼ 27.1% vs last year |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11.76% ▲ 52.9% vs last year |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.69% ▼ 34.1% vs last year |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 11.67% ▼ 32.3% vs last year |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17.24% ▲ 48.7% vs last year |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11.59% ▲ 65.2% vs last year |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.02% ▼ 13% vs last year |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 8.06% ▲ 3.2% vs last year |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.81% ▲ 9.4% vs last year |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.14% ▼ 47.1% vs last year |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13.51% ▼ 5.4% vs last year |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14.29% ▼ 19% vs last year |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17.65% ▲ 88.2% vs last year |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9.38% ▼ 6.2% vs last year |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10.00% ▲ 3.3% vs last year |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9.68% ▲ 40.3% vs last year |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.90% ▼ 26.4% vs last year |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9.38% ▼ 30.6% vs last year |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13.51% |
Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
- House fly
- Fire fly
- Grasshopper
- Cockroach
Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum Arthropoda?
- Parapodia
- Jointed appendages
- Chitinous exoskeleton
- Metameric segmentation
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
Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects on land?
- Exoskeleton
- Eyes
- Segmentation
- Bilateral symmetry
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
Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?
- Prawn, Scorpion, Locusta
- Sponge, Sea anemone, Starfish
- Malarial parasite, Amoeba, Mosquito
- Earthworm, Pinworm, Tapeworm
One of the representatives of Phylum Arthropoda is
- puffer fish
- flying fish
- cuttle fish
- silver fish.
Peripatus is a connecting link between:
- Ctenophora and Platyhelminthes
- Mollusca and Echinodermata
- Coelenterata and Porifera
- Annelida and Arthropoda
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
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.
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
Which one of the following has an open circulatory system?
- Octopus
- Pheretima
- Periplaneta
- Hirudinaria
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.
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
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