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Botany - Animal Kingdom

Practise 42 AIIMS previous year questions on Animal Kingdom, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.

Animal Kingdom has been asked in 17 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 42 questions in all. 45% of them were easy, 36% moderate and 19% tough. Most of its questions came from 2001, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 10 questions across 5 papers, about 2 per paper.

The chapter's 15 topics are not weighted equally: Phylum Chordata (7 questions, 17%), Basis of Classification (7 questions, 17%), and Euchordata (5 questions, 12%) have been asked the most. Basis of Classification has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1Which of the following options have features corresponding to the given animals? Holothuria, Asterias, Antedon, Echinus26 May, 2019Phylum Echinodermata
  2. 2Choose the correct option.25 May, 2019Euchordata
  3. 3Assertion : Anopheles, Limulus, prawn and scorpion are arthropods. Reason : All have jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton.25 May, 2019Phylum Arthropoda
  4. 4Which of the following belongs to Class Osteichthyes?27 May, 2018Subphylum Cephalochordata
  5. 5Which of the following is correct?26 May, 2018Phylum Chordata
  6. 6The amphids are cuticular elevations on the ventrolateral lips of Ascaris. These are26 May, 2018Phylum Aschelminthes
  7. 7In which of the following options, all belong to the same group?26 May, 2018Phylum Aschelminthes
  8. 8Some salient features and phyla of organisms are given below. Select the option which shows correct combination of organism, its phylum and 2017Basis of Classification
  9. 9Select the correct statement regarding reproduction.2017Basis of Classification
  10. 10Select the option that correctly matches characteristic features with the group of three animals.2017Porifera
  11. 11Which one of the following is not a mammalian character?2016Euchordata
  12. 12Retrogressive metamorphosis occurs in2016Subphylum Urochordata
  13. 13Assertion : In Pleurobrachia, eight comb like ciliary plates called comb plates are present on the body that help in locomotion. Reason : Pl2016Phylum Ctenophora
  14. 14Select the animal that exhibits retrogressive metamorphosis.2015Euchordata
  15. 15Assertion : Branchiostoma and Balanoglossus are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic animals. Reason : They are exclusively marine and 2015Sub Phylum Hemichordata
  16. 16Assertion : Cephalisation is advantageous to an animal. Reason : It improves the appearance of the animal.2015Basis of Classification
  17. 17Stinging capsules (nematocysts) are found in2013Coelenterata or Cnideria
  18. 18In which of the following sets of organisms, does the external fertilization occur?2013Euchordata
  19. 19In the given table, some organisms are classified into categories. However, there is one exception. Select the option with correctly mention2013Phylum Aschelminthes
  20. 20One of the world’s most poisonous fish toxins is released by2012Phylum Chordata
  21. 21Kingdom Animalia is characterised by2011Basis of Classification
  22. 22Which of the following have porous body and are diploblastic?2010Phylum Ctenophora
  23. 23Delicate hair-like feathers which remain sparsely distributed over the body are2009Euchordata
  24. 24Which one feature is common to leech, cockroach and scorpion?2009Basis of Classification
  25. 25Which of the following does not come under the Class Mammals?2007Subphylum Cephalochordata
  26. 26Assertion : Torison can be seen in ctenidium. Reason : Ctenidium acts as the respiratory organ.2007Coelenterata or Cnideria
  27. 27Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic and the taxon?2006Phylum Arthropoda
  28. 28All mammals without any exception are characterised by2006Sub Phylum Hemichordata
  29. 29A lizard-like member of reptilia is sitting on a tree with its tail coiled around a twig. This animal could be2006Phylum Chordata
  30. 30Which one of the following features is common in silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn?2005Basis of Classification
  31. 31Which one feature is common to leech, cockroach and scorpion?2004Basis of Classification
  32. 32Assertion : Tapeworm, roundworm and pinworm are endoparasites of human intestine. Reason : Improperly cooked food is the source of all intes2004Phylum Platyhelminthes
  33. 33Assertion : Bats and whales are classified as mammals. Reason : Bats and whales have four-chambered heart.2003Phylum Chordata
  34. 34Ambulacral grooves are absent in the living forms of the Class2002Phylum Echinodermata
  35. 35Which of the following Phyla are included in Enterozoa?2002Phylum Annelida
  36. 36Hydra receives impulses and stimuli through2002Protozoa
  37. 37Assertion : Lateral line system is found in fishes and aquatic larval amphibians. Reason : Lateral line system has receptors which are the c2002Phylum Chordata
  38. 38Which of the following is an egg laying mammal ?2001Phylum Chordata
  39. 39Class Crustacea has following features :2001Phylum Echinodermata
  40. 40Which of the following is wrongly matched?2001Phylum Arthropoda
  41. 41Which of the following is correct about nematocyst?2001Coelenterata or Cnideria
  42. 42Assertion : Salamander, Sphenodon are classified as amphibians. Reason : Sphenodon is regarded as living fossil.2001Phylum Chordata

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Animal Kingdom?

This chapter includes 42 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2001 to 2019.

2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?

These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Animal Kingdom chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Animal Kingdom an important chapter for AIIMS Botany?

Animal Kingdom has appeared in 17 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 42 questions across 19 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Animal Kingdom questions in AIIMS?

Of the 42 questions analysed for this chapter, 45% are easy, 36% moderate and 19% tough. 2001 had the most, with 5 questions.

5.Which topics in Animal Kingdom should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Animal Kingdom:

  • Phylum Chordata - 7 questions (17%)
  • Basis of Classification - 7 questions (17%)
  • Euchordata - 5 questions (12%)
  • Basis of Classification has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Animal Kingdom's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?

Across all 19 papers analysed, Animal Kingdom has averaged about 2.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has stayed about the same, at about 2.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.