MCQ’S OF MORPHOLOGY OF RAT
1. Which of the following is the scientific name for the brown rat?
(a) Rattus rattus
(b) Rattus meltada
(c) Rattus norvegicus
(d) Bandicota bengalensis
Answer: (c)
2. Which of the following are the parts of the limb of a rat from the centre to the distal end?
(a) Autopodium, zeugopodium and stylopodium
(b) Zeugopodium, autopodium and stylopodium
(c) Stylopodium, zeugopodium and autopodium
(d) Stylopodium, autopodium and zeugopodium
Answer: (c)
3. Scales in rats are present on______.
(a) Tail
(b) Head
(c) Forelimbs
(d) Hindlimbs
Answer: (a)
4. These teeth are not found in rats_______.
(a) Incisors and molars
(b) Canines and molars
(c) Canines and premolars
(d) Incisors and premolars
Answer: (c)
5. Diastema is found in
(a) Man
(b) Rat
(c) Both
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
6. Which of the following statement is true about the function of Vibrissae?
(a) Tactile
(b) Auditory
(c) Gustatory
(d) Olfactory
Answer: (a)
7. Which of the following organ is present in a rat and not in a frog?
(a) Ileum
(b) Stomach
(c) Jejunum
(d) Duodenum
Answer: (b)
8. Which of the following is the largest gland in the body of a mammal?
(a) Pituitary
(b) Pancreas
(c) Liver
(d) Thyroid
Answer: (c)
9. Which of the following is the important mammalian character of a rat?
(a) Hair
(b) Pinna
(c) Diaphragm
(d) Mammary glands
Answer: (d)
10. Which of the following is a close-set hair covering a rat’s body?
(a) Pili tactiles
(b) Muzzle
(c) Pelage
(d) Vibrissae
Answer: (c)
