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SPSC Lecturer Zoology Past Paper 13 February 2025
Practice and review SPSC Lecturer Zoology Past Paper 13 February 2025 with verified questions, correct answer keys, and detailed solutions.
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50 Qs
Duration Limit
100 Min
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50 questions with verified answers and explanations
1
Which among the following accurately defines "Mother-of-pearl"?
a
An oyster which yields the pearl
b
A special large sized pearl found in Japan
c
Female individual of certain species of shelled mollusc
d
Hard iridescent substance forming the inner layer of certain shell
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2
Who invented the infrared telescope?
a
George Gamow
b
David Allan
c
Frank Low
d
David Gregory
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3
"Wax of ear" is produced by:
a
Meibomian glands
b
Ceruminous glands
c
Zeis glands
d
Inguinal glands
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4
Which of the following characters is not typical to class Mammalia?
a
Seven cervical vertebrae
b
Alveolar lungs
c
Thecodont dentition
d
Ten pairs of cranial nerves
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5
Choose the correct possessive form: "The book belongs to Sarah and Mark."
a
Sarah and Mark's book
b
Sarah's and Mark's book
c
Sarah's and Marks' book
d
Sarahs' and marks' book
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6
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a
Conscientious
b
Consientious
c
Conscineitious
d
Conscienttious
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7
Prokaryotic genetic system contains:
a
DNA and Histones
b
DNA or Histones
c
Only DNA and no Histones
d
Neither DNA nor Histones
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8
Choose the correct form of the verb: "She ___ to the store yesterday."
a
go
b
goes
c
went
d
gone
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9
Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Swimming is my favorite activity."
a
Swimming
b
Is
c
Activity
d
Favorite
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10
___ is not a true amphibian animal:
a
Toad
b
Salamander
c
Tortoise
d
Frog
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11
What is the national animal of Pakistan?
a
Markhor
b
Snow Leopard
c
Lion
d
Tiger
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12
Which of these is not a living fossil?
a
Frog
b
Duck-billed Platypus
c
Lungfish
d
Archaeopteryx
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13
Which is the largest desert in the world?
a
Sahara desert
b
Arabian desert
c
Gobi desert
d
Kalahari desert
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14
What is the name of event during gametogenesis when pieces of chromosome may reunited at correct sites but with wrong ends:
a
Inversion
b
Duplication
c
Deletion
d
None of these
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15
Choose the correct synonym for the word "benevolent".
a
Cruel
b
Kind
c
Selfish
d
Lazy
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16
Which one of the following is an example of analogous organ?
a
Hand of man and leg of horse
b
Wings of bat and bird
c
Testis in male and ovaries in female developed from same embryonic tissue
d
None of above
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17
Goiter is a disease caused by the insufficient amount of ______.
a
Mercury
b
Iron
c
Iodine
d
Magnesium
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18
In which of the following Organs of alimentary canal, there is least or no peristalsis?
a
Oesophagus
b
Stomach
c
Ileum
d
Rectum
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19
Amphibians are considered to be evolved from___?
a
Neurus
b
Varanope
c
Dipnoi
d
Hagfishes
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20
Lumen of stomach and intestine has:
a
Squamous epithelium
b
Columnar epithelium
c
Cuboidal epithelium
d
Specialized epithelium
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21
Chemical signals between individuals of the same species are called:
a
pheromones
b
endogenous
c
kinesis
d
hormones
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22
Which sentence is in the subjunctive mood?
a
If he was here, he would help
b
If he were here, he would help
c
If he is here, he would help
d
If he there, he would help
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23
Fishes, most of the invertebrates and amphibians are examples of ______ animals?
a
Endotherms
b
Ectotherms
c
Heterotherms
d
Homeotherms
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24
Peripatus is a connecting link between:
a
annelids and arthropods
b
arthropods and molluscs
c
molluscs and arthropods
d
annelids and molluscs
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25
Which planet in the solar system known as the Red planet?
a
Venus
b
Earth
c
Mars
d
Jupiter
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26
Which of the following phyla of animals is / are exclusively marine?
a
Porifera
b
Mollusca
c
Echinodermata
d
All of these
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27
Brunner's glands are found in:
a
Stomach and oesophagus
b
Duodenum and jejunum
c
Buccal cavity and pharynx
d
None of these
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28
Paleozoic era does not include:
a
Cambrian period
b
Ordovician period
c
Triassic period
d
Silurian period
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29
Identify the correct punctuation: "My favorite colors are red blue and green."
a
My favorite colors are red, blue and green.
b
My favorite colors are red: blue and green.
c
My favorite colors are red blue and green.
d
My favorite, colours are red, blue and green.
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30
Animals that get most affected by the change in the environmental temperature are:
a
Aquatic
b
Homeothermic
c
Poikilothermic
d
Desert living
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31
Which of the following is auto immune disorder?
a
Parkinson's disease
b
Wilson's disease
c
Hashimoto's disease
d
Sprue
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32
Gland cells of stomach in Pheretima produce:
a
Mucus
b
Protease
c
Amylase
d
Lipase
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33
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an example of?
a
Dinucleotide
b
Nucleotide
c
Pentanucleotide
d
Polynucleotide
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34
Horse like hoofed animals originated in:
a
Eocene Epoch
b
Oligocene Epoch
c
Miocene Epoch
d
Pleistocene Epoch
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35
No one knows what color dinosaurs were ______ no sample of their skin has survived:
a
because of
b
because that
c
it is because
d
because
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36
Non-polar neurons are seen in:
a
Mollusca
b
Starfish
c
Fishes
d
Sponges
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37
What is the capital city of Australia?
a
Sydney
b
Melbourne
c
Brisbane
d
Canberra
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38
The most important vectors (transmission agents) of human disease would probably be:
a
Moths
b
Ants
c
Beetles
d
Fleas
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39
What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?
a
To cook dinner
b
To reveal a secret
c
To spill coffee
d
To plant seeds
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40
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
a
Atlantic Ocean
b
Indian Ocean
c
Arctic Ocean
d
Pacific Ocean
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41
An important characteristic feature, which is present only in the phylum Coelenterata is:
a
Flame cells
b
Nematocysts
c
Hermaphroditism
d
Polymorphism
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42
What part of speech is the word "quickly" in the sentence: "She ran quickly to catch the bus."
a
Noun
b
Verb
c
Adverb
d
Pronoun
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43
Bones of the reptiles are covered by:
a
Chitin
b
Keratin
c
Calcium
d
None of the above
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44
R.B.Cs in mammals are:
a
Oval and nucleated
b
Biconcave and enucleated
c
Of different types than these
d
Oval and enucleated
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45
Coughing and sneezing are reflex actions which are controlled by centres present in:
a
cerebrum
b
cerebellum
c
medulla oblongata
d
none of these
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46
Where will the ICC Champion Trophy 2025 be held?
a
United Arab Emirates
b
Pakistan
c
Both A and B
d
England
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47
Asexual life cycle of plasmodium is called:
a
Schizogony
b
Sporozoite
c
Both A and B
d
None of all
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48
Humidity in air is measured by?
a
Spherometer
b
Sphygmomanometer
c
Hygrometer
d
None of these
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49
A heterozygous individual which carries unsuppressed recessive gene for a sex-linked character is known as:
a
Carrier
b
Mutant
c
Variant
d
None of these
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50
Mammals under this sub class give birth to young one?
a
Eutheria
b
Metatheria
c
Prototheria
d
None of these
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Scope and Branches of Zoology
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4%
Genetic Drift and Gene Flow
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