NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank

done Class Aves Total Questions - 51

• question_answer1)
  The branch of science dealing with the study of birds is [AFMC 1985; CPMT 1986]
  A)
  Herpetology done clear
  B)
  Ornithology done clear
  C)
  Onoclogy done clear
  D)
  Anthropology done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Quill feathers at the base of quill wings are called [BHU 1999]
  A)
  Remiges done clear
  B)
  Barbules done clear
  C)
  Coverts done clear
  D)
  Down feathers done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The pelvic girdle of birds is attached to a complex structure formed by the fusion of last thoracic, all lumbar and first five caudal vertebra. This structure is called [MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2005]
  A)
  Synsacrum done clear
  B)
  Symphysis done clear
  C)
  Synkaryon done clear
  D)
  Sympelvis done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters of [NCRT 1975, 82 BHU 1982; CBSE PMT 1990,93; RPMT 1999; CPMT 2003; J&K CET 2005]
  A)
  Reptile and bird done clear
  B)
  Reptile and mammal done clear
  C)
  Fish and amphibian done clear
  D)
  Amphibian and reptile done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Flightless bird, cassowary is found in [CBSE PMT 1996]
  A)
  Australia done clear
  B)
  Newzealand done clear
  C)
  Indonesia done clear
  D)
  Mauritious done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which animals have a beak with jaws but no teeth [CPMT 1995]
  A)
  Aves done clear
  B)
  Snakes done clear
  C)
  Mammals done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Characteristic feature of aves is [CPMT 1995]
  A)
  Presence of beak and features done clear
  B)
  Ability to lay eggs done clear
  C)
  Air spaces in lungs done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following group of animals maintain high and constant body temperature such as mammals [AFMC 2005]
  A)
  Reptiles done clear
  B)
  Amphibians done clear
  C)
  Birds done clear
  D)
  Fishes done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Only right aortic arches are present in [Manipal 2005]
  A)
  Reptilia done clear
  B)
  Mammals done clear
  C)
  Birds done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Only one ovary is present in the
  A)
  Aquatic reptiles done clear
  B)
  Terrestrial reptiles done clear
  C)
  Birds done clear
  D)
  Egg laying mammals done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The study of migration of birds is known as
  A)
  Ecology done clear
  B)
  Nidology done clear
  C)
  Phenology done clear
  D)
  Phrenology done clear
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• question_answer12)
  A pigeon in the absence of down feathers will not be able to [NCERT 1983]
  A)
  Fly for long distance done clear
  B)
  Protect against ectoparasites done clear
  C)
  Exhibit secondary sexual dimorphism done clear
  D)
  Keep the body warm done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Pneumatic bones of birds
  A)
  Increase the respiratory rate done clear
  B)
  Increase the heart beat rate done clear
  C)
  Increase the CO2 output done clear
  D)
  Increase the buoyancy done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which one is characteristic for birds  [CPMT 1984; Wardha 2005]
  A)
  They are flying animals done clear
  B)
  They are warm blooded done clear
  C)
  They are Bipedal and have feathres done clear
  D)
  They are quadruped and have scales done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The beak in birds is toothed in [BHU 1985; MP PMT 1993]
  A)
  Ostrich done clear
  B)
  Kiwi done clear
  C)
  Archaeopteryx done clear
  D)
  Pelican done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Pneumatic bones are found in  [CBSE PMT 1996; AFMC 2000, 02]
  A)
  Domestic lizard done clear
  B)
  Tadpole of frog done clear
  C)
  Flying lizard done clear
  D)
  Pigeon done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The vertebrae of birds are characteristically [CBSE PMT 1988; AIIMS 1999]
  A)
  Heterocoelous done clear
  B)
  Acoelous done clear
  C)
  Opisthocoelous done clear
  D)
  Amphicoelous done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following birds cannot fly [CPMT 1980]
  A)
  Peacock done clear
  B)
  Duck done clear
  C)
  Emu done clear
  D)
  Stork done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Monocondylic skull, warm blooded animals with air sacs are present in
  A)
  Reptilia done clear
  B)
  Birds done clear
  C)
  Amphibia done clear
  D)
  Mammalia done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Carpo-metacarpus and tarso-metatarsus are present in
  A)
  Reptilia done clear
  B)
  Mammalia done clear
  C)
  Birds done clear
  D)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The development of optic lobes is maximum in
  A)
  Birds done clear
  B)
  Reptilia done clear
  C)
  Mammals done clear
  D)
  Amphibia done clear
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• question_answer22)
  If a bird is transfered from 30°C to 10°C. The body temperature will change to [CPMT 1982]
  A)
  10°C done clear
  B)
  30°C done clear
  C)
  15°C done clear
  D)
  Remain unchanged done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which one of the following is a flightless bird  [AIIMS 2001,MHCET 2003]
  A)
  Passer done clear
  B)
  Corvus done clear
  C)
  Aptenodytes done clear
  D)
  Pavo cristatus done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which one is an oviparous animal [CPMT 1984]
  A)
  Pigeon done clear
  B)
  Whale done clear
  C)
  Bat done clear
  D)
  Amoeba done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Urinary bladder in birds is absent because
  A)
  Disturbs equilibrium of birds done clear
  B)
  Urine is absent done clear
  C)
  Solid excretory product done clear
  D)
  All of them done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Kingfisher is a bird in which the feet are [CBSE PMT 1988]
  A)
  Scratching type done clear
  B)
  Raptorial type done clear
  C)
  Perching type done clear
  D)
  Wading type done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Both male and female pigeons secrete milk through [CBSE PMT 1988]
  A)
  Mammary glands done clear
  B)
  Crop glands done clear
  C)
  Salivary glands done clear
  D)
  Gizzard glands done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Birds differ from bats in the absence of [JIPMER 1985; CPMT 1989]
  A)
  4-chambered heart done clear
  B)
  Homoiothermy done clear
  C)
  Diaphragm done clear
  D)
  Tracheae done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The wishbone of the birds is derived from [CBSE PMT 1989]
  A)
  Skull done clear
  B)
  Pectoral girdle done clear
  C)
  Pelvic girdle done clear
  D)
  Hindlimb done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Birds have bipedal locomotion as it [CPMT 1991]
  A)
  Reduces body weight done clear
  B)
  Increases rate of locomotion done clear
  C)
  Provides more support to the body done clear
  D)
  Spares forelimbs for flight done clear
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• question_answer31)
  The largest egg belongs to [CPMT 1994; MHCET 2000]
  A)
  Elephant done clear
  B)
  Whale done clear
  C)
  Dinosaur done clear
  D)
  Ostrich done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Bone marrow does not occur in [BHU 1994]
  A)
  Fishes done clear
  B)
  Amphibians done clear
  C)
  Birds done clear
  D)
  Reptiles done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Preen gland occurs in [RPMT 1995]
  A)
  Pisces done clear
  B)
  Aves done clear
  C)
  Reptilia done clear
  D)
  Mammalia done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Without exception, all birds are [CPMT 1995]
  A)
  Omnivorous done clear
  B)
  Have feathers and fly done clear
  C)
  From nests and care them done clear
  D)
  Have calcareous shelled egg done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following is merrythought bone [EAMCET 1995]
  A)
  Coracoid done clear
  B)
  Clavicle done clear
  C)
  Scapula done clear
  D)
  Suprascapula done clear
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• question_answer36)
  The living wingless or flightless birds belong to the superorder [EAMCET 1995]
  A)
  Palaeognathae done clear
  B)
  Odontognathae done clear
  C)
  Archaeornithes done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Kiwi is found in [BHU 1981; CPMT 1996]
  A)
  India done clear
  B)
  South America done clear
  C)
  New Zealand done clear
  D)
  East Indies done clear
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• question_answer38)
  A well-known bird sanctuary of our country is situated at  [MP PMT 1996]
  A)
  Kaziranga done clear
  B)
  Bandipur done clear
  C)
  Palamu done clear
  D)
  Bharatpur done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Birds fly with the help of [BCECE 1997]
  A)
  Patagium done clear
  B)
  Wing done clear
  C)
  Feather done clear
  D)
  Limbs done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Penguin is found in [CBSE PMT 1990; BHU 1997]
  A)
  Africa done clear
  B)
  Australia done clear
  C)
  America done clear
  D)
  Antarctica done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Flight muscles of bird are attached to [CBSE PMT 1989; Kerala PMT 2001]
  A)
  Clavicle done clear
  B)
  Coracoid done clear
  C)
  Keel of sternum done clear
  D)
  Scapula done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Renal portal system is absent in [BHU 1998]
  A)
  Amphibians done clear
  B)
  Reptiles done clear
  C)
  Amphibians and reptiles done clear
  D)
  Birds done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Birds are [AIIMS 2000]
  A)
  Cold blooded done clear
  B)
  Homoiothermal done clear
  C)
  Poikilothermal done clear
  D)
  Homeopoiesis done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The presence of feathers and power of flight are characteristic feature of [CPMT 1975; BVP 2000]
  A)
  Aves done clear
  B)
  Reptilia done clear
  C)
  Mammals done clear
  D)
  Amphibians done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which is not aerial adaptation of Birds [RPMT 2001]
  A)
  Single ovary done clear
  B)
  Pneumatic bone done clear
  C)
  Gizzard done clear
  D)
  Keeled sternum done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Who called birds are glorified reptiles [BVP 2001]
  A)
  Huxley done clear
  B)
  Romer done clear
  C)
  Mendel done clear
  D)
  Robert Hooke done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The special sound producing organ in birds is [BVP 2001]
  A)
  Syrinx done clear
  B)
  Glottis                                                                                                               done clear
  C)
  Larynx done clear
  D)
  Oesophaagus done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Cleidoic egg is an adaptation for [RPMT 2001]
  A)
  Aerial life done clear
  B)
  Marine life done clear
  C)
  Aquatic life done clear
  D)
  Terrestrial life done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Flightless birds belong to [CBSE PMT 2002]
  A)
  Ratites done clear
  B)
  Neornithes done clear
  C)
  Archaeornithes done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which of the following is flightless bird [MH CET 2002]
  A)
  Emu done clear
  B)
  Kiwi done clear
  C)
  Ostrich done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Characteristic features such as four-chambered heart, feather and pneumatic bone is applicable to the class of vertebrate [Orissa JEE 2002]
  A)
  Cyclostomata done clear
  B)
  Aves done clear
  C)
  Reptilia done clear
  D)
  Mammals done clear
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