NEET PYQs – Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom
Here you go – the Top 50 Most Important NEET PYQs from Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom with detailed solutions, presented in a clean, blog-style format in one full stretch. Perfect for NEET 2025 prep! π
πΎ NEET PYQs – Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom
π₯ Top 50 Most Important Questions with Detailed Answers & Explanations
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1. Which one of the following is a non-chordate?
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A) Herdmania
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B) Amphioxus
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C) Salpa
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D) Sea anemone
✅ Answer: D) Sea anemone
Explanation: Sea anemone belongs to phylum Cnidaria – a non-chordate. Others are urochordates or cephalochordates.
2. Which is not a feature of mammals?
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A) Diaphragm
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B) Pinna
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C) Hair
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D) Nucleated RBC
✅ Answer: D) Nucleated RBC
Explanation: Mammals have non-nucleated RBCs, which increases space for oxygen-carrying hemoglobin.
3. Which phylum has a water vascular system?
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A) Annelida
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B) Mollusca
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C) Echinodermata
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D) Arthropoda
✅ Answer: C) Echinodermata
Explanation: Water vascular system is unique to echinoderms, used in locomotion, feeding, and respiration.
4. Radula is a characteristic feature of:
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A) Mollusca
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B) Echinodermata
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C) Annelida
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D) Arthropoda
✅ Answer: A) Mollusca
Explanation: Radula is a rasping tongue-like organ found in molluscs for feeding.
5. Which of the following are hermaphrodites?
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A) Earthworm
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B) Cockroach
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C) Housefly
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D) Mosquito
✅ Answer: A) Earthworm
Explanation: Earthworms possess both male and female reproductive organs – hence, hermaphrodites.
6. Which of the following is bilaterally symmetrical?
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A) Aurelia
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B) Sea anemone
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C) Earthworm
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D) Starfish
✅ Answer: C) Earthworm
Explanation: Earthworms show bilateral symmetry. Cnidarians and echinoderms are radially symmetrical.
7. Presence of a notochord is a characteristic of:
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A) Hemichordata
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B) Chordata
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C) Echinodermata
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D) Arthropoda
✅ Answer: B) Chordata
Explanation: Chordates are defined by the presence of a notochord at some stage of life.
8. What is common between Aves and Mammals?
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A) Pneumatic bones
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B) Vivipary
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C) Warm-blooded nature
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D) Presence of hair
✅ Answer: C) Warm-blooded nature
Explanation: Both Aves and mammals are endothermic (warm-blooded), maintaining constant internal temperature.
9. Book lungs are found in:
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A) Cockroach
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B) Earthworm
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C) Spider
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D) Fish
✅ Answer: C) Spider
Explanation: Spiders have book lungs for gaseous exchange – a type of respiratory structure in arachnids.
10. Which animal is triploblastic and acoelomate?
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A) Hydra
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B) Planaria
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C) Starfish
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D) Earthworm
✅ Answer: B) Planaria
Explanation: Planaria (Platyhelminthes) is triploblastic but lacks a true body cavity – hence, acoelomate.
11. The excretory structure of Annelida is:
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A) Flame cells
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B) Malpighian tubules
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C) Nephridia
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D) Green glands
✅ Answer: C) Nephridia
Explanation: Nephridia are segmentally arranged excretory organs in annelids like earthworms.
12. Which of the following has a true coelom?
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A) Ascaris
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B) Roundworm
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C) Earthworm
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D) Tapeworm
✅ Answer: C) Earthworm
Explanation: Earthworms (Annelida) are eucoelomates – they possess a true coelom lined by mesoderm.
13. Pseudocoelom is found in:
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A) Flatworms
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B) Roundworms
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C) Annelids
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D) Arthropods
✅ Answer: B) Roundworms
Explanation: Roundworms (Aschelminthes) have a body cavity not completely lined with mesoderm – pseudocoelom.
14. Flame cells are found in:
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A) Aschelminthes
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B) Cnidaria
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C) Platyhelminthes
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D) Annelida
✅ Answer: C) Platyhelminthes
Explanation: Flame cells are excretory structures in flatworms like Planaria.
15. Which of the following animals shows metamerism?
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A) Earthworm
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B) Tapeworm
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C) Leech
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D) Both A and C
✅ Answer: D) Both A and C
Explanation: Metamerism (segmentation) is shown by annelids like earthworm and leech.
16. Which is not a characteristic of Phylum Arthropoda?
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A) Jointed appendages
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B) Open circulatory system
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C) Metamerism
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D) Notochord
✅ Answer: D) Notochord
Explanation: Arthropods are invertebrates and lack a notochord – it's a chordate feature.
17. Which is the largest phylum of animals?
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A) Mollusca
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B) Arthropoda
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C) Chordata
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D) Annelida
✅ Answer: B) Arthropoda
Explanation: Arthropoda is the largest phylum, with over 80% of all known animals.
18. Which of these is a cartilaginous fish?
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A) Shark
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B) Catla
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C) Rohu
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D) Tuna
✅ Answer: A) Shark
Explanation: Sharks belong to class Chondrichthyes, with cartilaginous endoskeletons.
19. Which animal shows external fertilization?
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A) Cow
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B) Dog
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C) Frog
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D) Bird
✅ Answer: C) Frog
Explanation: Frogs release gametes in water where external fertilization takes place.
20. Mammals differ from reptiles in:
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A) External ears
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B) Scales
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C) Cloaca
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D) Poikilothermy
✅ Answer: A) External ears
Explanation: External ear or pinna is present in mammals but absent in reptiles.
21. Which one is a cold-blooded animal?
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A) Cow
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B) Dog
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C) Lizard
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D) Pigeon
✅ Answer: C) Lizard
Explanation: Lizards (reptiles) are ectothermic, i.e., cold-blooded.
22. Which class includes animals with a 4-chambered heart and lays eggs?
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A) Aves
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B) Mammals
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C) Reptiles
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D) Amphibians
✅ Answer: A) Aves
Explanation: Birds (Aves) are oviparous and have a completely four-chambered heart.
23. Notochord appears only during larval stage in:
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A) Amphioxus
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B) Herdmania
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C) Balanoglossus
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D) Shark
✅ Answer: B) Herdmania
Explanation: Urochordates like Herdmania show notochord only in the tail region of the larva.
24. The characteristic feature of echinoderms is:
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A) Parapodia
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B) Pseudocoelom
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C) Water vascular system
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D) Flame cells
✅ Answer: C) Water vascular system
Explanation: It’s a defining feature of echinoderms like starfish.
25. Which of the following is not a connective tissue?
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A) Cartilage
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B) Blood
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C) Bone
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D) Muscle
✅ Answer: D) Muscle
Explanation: Muscle is a muscular tissue, not connective.
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