Biology · Chapter 6 of 19

Animal Kingdom, Morphology & Classification: BPSC & UPPCS Prelims PYQs

7 previous-year questions on Animal Kingdom, Morphology & Classification. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

   Female Anopheles can be distinguished from female Culex because it sits

   1. Aat right angle to the surface of substratum
   2. Bat an angle with substratum
   3. Cparallel to the surface of substratum
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. UPPSC Prelims 2022

   Which of the following mammals lays eggs?

   1. AHedgehog
   2. BLoris
   3. CEchidna
   4. DKangaroo
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. UPPSC Prelims 2018

   Which of the following is NOT obtained from insects?

   1. ASilk
   2. BHoney
   3. CLac
   4. DPearl
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. UPPSC Prelims 2018

   Which of the following animals can live for the longest duration without drinking water?

   1. AGiraffe
   2. BCamel
   3. CKangaroo
   4. DKangaroo rat
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. UPPSC Prelims 2016

   Smallest man-like ape is

   1. AGibbon
   2. BChimpanzee
   3. CGorilla
   4. DOrangutan
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

   The smallest organism, capable of autonomous growth and reproduction, is

   1. AVirus
   2. BBacteria
   3. CMycoplasma
   4. DBacteriophage
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. UPPSC Prelims 2015

   Which of the following species is the largest of the 'toothed-whales’?

   1. AFinback whale
   2. BBlue Whale
   3. CSperm whale
   4. DHumpback whale
   Answer and explanation →