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JKPSC Assistant Professor (Zoology) Exam - English
Duration: 180 · Questions: 120 · Max Marks: 120 · Language: 1
Concerned Subject (Zoology)
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The shivering, a characteristic symptom of malaria, occurs when :
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The trophozoite of Plasmodium lives in :
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In Paramecium, a food vacuole is formed at the posterior end of which structure?
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In a Paramecium, the trichocysts are used for :
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The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is :
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The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is :
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Sporogony of malaria parasite occurs in :
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Entamoeba differs from Amoeba is not having :
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Mild tertian malaria is caused by :
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What generally happens to contractile-vacuole activity when a freshwater Amoeba is transferred to a sufficiently hypertonic saline solution?
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What is the median adhesive pad located between the two terminal claws of a cockroach leg called?
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The binomial system of Carolus Linnaeus was devoid of which of the following categories ?
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The mouthparts of a cockroach are adapted primarily for which mode of feeding?
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Which mosquito is the biological vector responsible for natural transmission of human malaria?
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Amniota group includes :
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Which combination correctly represents the principal mouthparts of a cockroach?
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In a typical winged insect, the two pairs of wings are borne on which thoracic segments?
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Which is true ?
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Which sequence correctly represents the general forward flow of haemolymph through the dorsal vessel of a cockroach?
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What are the dorsal sclerites of the three thoracic segments of an insect collectively called?
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Amniotes do not include :
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Which vector transmits visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar?
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What are the corpora allata of a cockroach?
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The group amniota includes :
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Wingless insects, with abdominal appendages in the adult, are put under the sub - class :
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In cockroach, the type of metamorphosis is :
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In which kingdom prokaryotic organisms were placed by Whittaker ?
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Approximately how many eggs may a female Anopheles mosquito lay in a single batch?
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A dorsal sclerite of cockroach is called :
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Concern with nomenclature of organisms :
A - Whittaker, B - Strickland
A - Whittaker, B - Strickland
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In mosquitoes and other true flies, the hindwings are modified into which balancing organs?
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In the male cockroach, the paired testes are situated approximately in which abdominal segments?
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According to five kingdom classification, Protozoa are placed in :
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Which honeybee larvae continue to receive abundant royal jelly beyond the initial larval feeding period?
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Which feature most readily distinguishes an adult male mosquito from an adult female mosquito?
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Which taxonomic rank is placed above kingdom in the commonly used modern hierarchy?
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Silk glands are modified :
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Which statement correctly identifies a hermit crab?
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Under Whittaker's five-kingdom classification, Mycoplasma is placed in which kingdom?
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Mushroom gland is a part of reproductive organs of :
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Lac is a produce of :
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Who is principally credited with formalizing and consistently applying binomial nomenclature in biological taxonomy?
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"Walking - worm" is the common name of :
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The science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms is called?
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Who is regarded as the father of modern taxonomy?
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The basic unit of classification is?
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The hierarchical arrangement of taxa is known as?
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Which of the following is NOT a mandatory category in taxonomic hierarchy?
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Alpha taxonomy is primarily concerned with?
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The system of classification based on evolutionary relationships is?
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Numerical taxonomy is also known as?
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Cladistics is based on?
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The principle of priority in nomenclature states that?
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A taxon that includes an ancestor and all its descendants is called?
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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) governs?
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The type specimen used when the original is lost is?
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Two or more names for the same taxon are called?
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A name rejected due to being a junior synonym is called?
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The ending of superfamily in zoology is?
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The suffix for subfamily in zoology is?
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Which of the following is an obligatory category?
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The concept of "species" based on reproductive isolation is?
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The use of DNA sequences in classification is part of?
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A dichotomous key is?
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In zoological nomenclature, how is the name of the author following a scientific name conventionally printed?
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The term "tautonym" refers to?
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Tautonymous scientific names, in which the genus name and specific name are identical, are permitted under?
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The name Rattus rattus is a?
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The publication year of Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae (10th edition) is?
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The starting point of zoological nomenclature is?
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Under the ICZN, which statement about the formation of a new zoological scientific name is correct?
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A name published without description is called?
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Under the ICZN, the Principle of Coordination operates within which groups of names?
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Under the ICZN, the Principle of Priority applies to names belonging primarily to?
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A name suppressed by ICZN is called?
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The term "monotypic" refers to a genus with?
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The term "polytypic" refers to a genus with?
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The type genus for family Felidae is?
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Which statement about the names of mammalian orders is correct?
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The suffix for class in zoology is?
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The rank between family and order is?
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The rank between genus and species is?
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The term "paraphyletic" group includes?
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The term "polyphyletic" group includes?
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The science that uses chemical constituents for classification is?
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The cell theory was proposed by?
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Which organelle is generally the largest membrane-bound organelle in a typical animal cell?
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Nuclear envelope has?
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Nucleolus is site for?
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Chromatin is made of?
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Mitochondria have?
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Cristae are in?
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ATP synthesis occurs in?
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Golgi apparatus is involved in?
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Cis face of Golgi receives from?
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Trans face of Golgi releases?
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Rough ER has?
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Smooth ER synthesizes?
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Which organelles contain hydrolytic enzymes for intracellular digestion and degradation of cellular material?
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Acid hydrolases are in?
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Ribosomes are made of?
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80S ribosomes are in?
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Polysomes are?
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Peroxisomes contain?
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Centrioles are made of?
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9+2 arrangement is in?
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Dynein arms are in?
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Cell wall in plants is made of?
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Plasmodesmata connect?
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What is the principal barrier function of tight junctions between epithelial cells?
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Gap junctions allow?
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Desmosomes are?
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Microvilli increase?
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Cytoskeleton includes?
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Actin is in?
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Which protein forms the basic subunits of microtubules?
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Conventional kinesin-1 generally transports cargo along microtubules toward which end?
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Dynein moves towards?
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Intermediate filaments are made of?
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Cell cycle has?