TNPSC Curator Zoology Old Question Paper 2010
| TNPSC – Curator & Asst.Curator – 2010 – Zoology | |
| Sr. No. | Questions with multiple options |
| 1. | In radiolarians
(a) Marine rhizopoda with body protoplasm is divided into and outer and an inner parts (b) The inner one is being enclosed in a porous capsule (c) Pseudopodia are slender and radiating but not supported by stiff axes (d) All of these |
| 2. | Which one of the following is a freshwater formainifer?
(a) Elphidium (b) Gromia (c) Nodosaria (d) Clathrulina |
| 3. | The order radioloria is divided into 4 suborders based on
(a) The arrangement of the pores on the central capsule (b) The number of chambers in the capsule (c) The number and pseudopodia (d) The composition of shell |
| 4. | The pyramids of Egypt were carved from the limestone deposits made by the tests of
(a) Arcella (b) Miliolina (c) Nummulites (d) Difflugia |
| 5. | In which of the following is the shell multilocular consisting of chambers arranged successively in a straight line?
(a) Floscularia (b) Nodosaria (c) Textularid (d) Allogromia |
| 6. | The coordinated movements of cilia in paramecium is called
(a) Rheorhythm (b) Metachronal rhythm (c) Cyclosis (d) Contractile rhythm |
| 7. | The shelled planktonic protozoan having floating devices in the form of vacuoles and spines is
(a) Globigerina (b) Elphidium (c) Gromia (d) Allogromia |
| 8. | The foraminifer occurring both in the freshwater and in the marine water is
(a) Allogromia (b) Nodosaria (c) Floscularia (d) Textularid |
| 9. | The locomotory organelle of forminifera is
(a) Lobopodia (b) Filopodia (c) Axopodia (d) Reticulopodia |
| 10. | Globigering and polystomella belong to the order
(a) Lobosa (b) Foraminifera (c) Heliozoa (d) Radiolaria |
| 11. | The exotic glass rope sponge is
(a) Euplectella (b) Hyalanema (c) Pheronema (d) Monorphis |
| 12. | The sponge Euplectella is commonly called as
(a) Venus flower basket (b) Sea fern (c) Sea lilly (d) Sea fan |
| 13. | Physalia is commonly known as
(a) Portugese man-of-war (b) Sea float (c) Sea cucumber (d) Sea potato |
| 14. | Alycyonium is commonly known as
(a) Sea fan (b) Sea pen (c) Dead man’s finger (d) Red coral |
| 15. | Gorgonia is otherwise known as
(a) Sea pen (b) Sea fan (c) Organ pipe coral (d) Red coral |
| 16. | Consider the following statements:
I. Polymorphism is often seen in coelenterates II. Coelenterates are mostly marine III. Coelenterates usually exhibit radial symmetry IV. Many coelenterates are triploblastic Of these statements: (a) I alone is correct (b) I and II are correct (c) I, II and III are correct (d) All are correct |
| 17. | Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Multicellular animals arose from a group of multinucleated ciliates (b) The ancestral metazoans arose from a spherical, hollow colonial flagellate (c) From a radially symmetrical planuloid ancestor the lower metazoans are believed to have arisen (d) All of these |
| 18. | Great barrier reef is found in
(a) South-west of Australia (b) South-east of Australia (c) North-west of Australia (d) North-east of Australia |
| 19. | A remarkable degree of polymorphism is seen in
(a) Physalia (b) Halistemma (c) Velella (d) Porpita |
| 20. | According to Darwin’s subsidence theory, the reef formation occurred by/ developed
(a) Gradual sinking of barrier reef that became an atoll (b) On pre-existing flat platforms (c) Drawing water from ocean to form the great ice caps during the last glacial period (d) More growth at the outer edges and dissolution of the inner regions |
| Published on 17th Oct 2021 | |
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