| Assertion (A): | Hemichordates are not chordates. |
| Reason (R): | They do not have a notochord. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| a. | Asterias | (i) | Notochord in larval tail |
| b. | Balanoglossus | (ii) | Spiny body |
| c. | Ascidia | (iii) | Cloaca present |
| d. | Hyla | (iv) | Worm-like marine animal |
| a | b | c | d | |
| 1. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| Assertion (A): | Balanoglossus possess external fertilization. |
| Reason(R): | Saccoglossus undergo direct development during their life cycle. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, (R) is False |
| 1. | Branchostoma : Notochord persist through out the life |
| 2. | Ascidia : Notochord present in larva and disappears in adult |
| 3. | Doliolum : Notochord present in the larval tail only |
| 4. | More than one option is correct |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Planula | i. | Annelida |
| B. | Tornaria | II. | Mollusca |
| C. | Trochophore | iii. | Arthropoda |
| D. | Bipinnaria | iv. | Hemichordata |
| E. | Glochidium | v. | Echinodermata |
| vi. | Coelenterata |