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P a g e | 1 1.THE LIVING WORLD Single Correct Answer Type 1. Biosystematics aims at a) The classification of organism based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies b) Identification and arrangements of organism on the basis of their cytological characteristics c) The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters d) Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships 2. Phenetic classification of organism is based on a) Observable characteristics of existing organisms b) The ancestral lineage of existing organism c) Dendrogram based on DNA characteristics d) Sexual characteristics 3. ...A... is a collection of pressed, dried and preserved plants ...B... labelled arranged systematically for further reference A and B in the above statement refers to a) A-Herbarium; B- mounted on thin film b) A-herbarium; B- mounted on a paper sheet c) A-Museum; B-mounted on a iron sheet d) A-Garden; B-mounted on a paper sheet 4. Arrange the following in the ascending order of Linnaean hierarchy. a) Kingdom-Order-Species-Genus-Class-Family-Phylum b) Kingdom-Family-Genus-Species-Class-Phylum-Order c) Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species d) Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom 5. Where was the first herbarium set up? a) London in Great Britain b) Pisa in Italy c) New York in USA d) Tokyo in Japan 6. Animal of the same phylum are grouped below. Choose the incorrect group from given below option a) Shark, snake, whale, reptiles b) Insect, spider, shrimp c) Snail, squid, slug d) Earthworm, millipede, leech 7. Systematic botany means a) System analysis b) Systematic arrangement of organs of plants c) Systematic study of organelles and tissues d) Methodical study of plants, dealing with identification, naming and classificartion 8. What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society? a) Kingfisher b) Eagle c) Hornbill d) Hawaiin Goose 9. Which is called ‘sexual system’ of classification? a) Bentham and Hooker b) Tippos c) Linnaeus d) Takhtajan 10. Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence. a) Genus b) Species c) Phylum d) Kingdom 11. Process of metabolism leads to a) Growth b) Development c) Functions of living body d) All of these 12. Which of the following taxonomic ranks contain organism most similar to one another? a) Class b) Genus c) Family d) Species 13. Which is first step in taxonomy?
P a g e | 2 a) Description of the organism b) Identification of the organism c) Nomenclature of the organism d) Classification of the organism 14. What is the prime source of taxonomic studies? a) Collection of actual specimens of organisms species b) Identification of actual specimen of organism species c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above 15. ... is a book (taxonomic acid) which contain information about habitat, distribution, climate description and index of plant found in a particular area a) Manual b) Flora c) Monograph d) Key 16. In hierarchial classification, class occupied a place between a) Kingdom and phylum b) Order and family c) Phylum and order d) Family and genus 17. Select the correct option from the following a) Mule can reproduce b) Worker bee undergoes reproduction to generate new progeny c) Mule and worker bee do not reproduce d) None of the above 18. Why hierarchiral taxonomic system is used? a) As each higher taxonomic category contains its below groups groups/categories b) It is helpful to established classifications c) All taxonomic categories reflect common habitats d) Taxonomic group shows similar characters and have no evolutionary relationship 19. Biological organization in living state is at a) Sub-microscopic level b) Atomic level c) Cellular level d) Mixture level 20. Arrange the following in ascending similar characteristic I. Family II. Genus III. Class IV. Species a) Class < Family < Genus < Species b) Family < Class < Genus < Species c) Species < Genus < Family < Class d) Class < Genus < Species < Family 21. Among the following choose the properties shown by the living organism exclusively? I. growth II. increase in mass III. self-replication ability IV. response to touch stimuli a) I and II b) I, II and III c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV 22. Which one of the following feature is shared by all living organism at all hierarchial level a) Mode of nutrition b) Cellular organization c) Nature of protoplasmic-composition d) Growth by cell division 23. ...A... is a collection of pressed, dried and preserved plants ...B... labelled arranged systematically for further reference A and B in the above statement refers to a) A-Herbarium; B-mounted on thin film b) A-herbarium; B-mounted on a paper sheet c) A-Museum; B-mounted on a iron sheet d) A-Garden; B-mounted on a paper sheet 24. By which chemical specimen for herbaria are treated to prevent fungal attack a) 0.1% mercuric chloride b) 0.1% mercurous chloride
P a g e | 3 c) Carbon disulphide d) Acetic acid 25. Who proposed binomial system of nomenclature? a) Candolle b) Linnaeus c) Bentham d) Hutchinson 26. Term ‘Taxonomy’ was coined by a) De Candolle b) Takhtajan c) Linnaeus d) Aristotle 27. A group of interconnected genera is called a a) Family b) Class c) Phylum d) Order 28. True regeneration is found in a) Amoeba b) Hydra c) Planaria d) Bacteria 29. Select true statement from the following and choose the right answer from the option given below I. Human’s scientific name is Homo sapiens II. Genera Plantarum is written by John Ray III. Highest taxonomic categories is division IV. Taxonomic group of any rank is taxon V. A group of closely related species of organism represent genus VI. The term ‘systematic’ was coined by de Candolle a) II, III, IV and VI b) I, III, V and VI c) I, IV and V d) II, III and VI 30. Third name in trinomial nomenclature indicate a) Species b) Sub-species c) Sub-genus d) Ecotype of organism 31. Who first proved that virus was made up of a nucleic acid and protein? a) Griffith b) WM Stanley c) Dr Salvador Huria and Dr Max Delbruk d) Dr NW Pjrie and Dr FC Bawden 32. The suffix ‘phyta’ indicates a) Family b) Class c) Order d) Division 33. The genus Felis includes a) Tiger b) Fish c) Cat d) Frog 34. Who proposed binomial system of nomenclature? a) Candolle b) Linnaeus c) Bentham d) Hutchinson 35. Where was the first herbarium set up? a) London in Great Britain b) Pisa in Italy c) New York in USA d) Tokyo in Japan 36. A group of organisms with similar trait of any rank is a) Taxon b) Family c) Genus d) Species 37. Term ‘New Systematic’ was given by a) Julian Huxley b) Bateson c) Linnaeus d) Darwin 38. A genus with a single species is called a) Typical b) Polytype c) Monotype d) Syntype 39. MABP stands for a) Man and Biosphere Programme b) Man and Biosphere Protection c) Man and Biosphere Conservation and Protection d) All of the above 40. Which of the following is correctly sequenced? a) Phylum, class, order, family b) Phylum, order, class, genus c) Phylum, class, family, order d) Phylum, order, family, class
P a g e | 4 41. A germplasm is a a) Collection of seeds or plants consists diverse alleles of all genes in a crop b) Collection of specimens of all the species of botanical garden c) Collection of hybrid varieties of plants d) Seed or pollar collection of threatened species of a group 42. Species is considered as a) Largest taxon of taxonomy/classification b) Key of taxonomy/classification c) Smallest taxon of faxonomy/classification d) Both small and largest unit of taxonomy/classification 43. Two or more species which occupy the same or overlapping area are known as a) Sympatric b) Allotropic c) Sibling d) Sub-species 44. Who coined the term ‘Phylum’? a) Cuvier b) Aristotle c) Ernst Haeckel d) Hooker 45. Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong? a) The first word in a biological name represents the genus b) The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter c) Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are separately underlined d) Biological names are generally in Greek and written in italics 46. Category among following is a) Species b) Malvaccae c) Thalmiflorae d) Dicotyledonae 47. ‘SystemaNaturae’ was written by a) Ernst Mayr b) Carolus Linnaeus c) R H Whittaker d) W M Stanley 48. What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society? a) Kingfisher b) Eagle c) Hornbill d) Hawaiin Goose 49. Two different genera are classified in the same taxonomic category family. Which statement is correct about their classification? a) The same class, but different species b) A different class and different order c) The same phylum, but different class d) A different kingdom and different phylum 50. Metabolism can be best defined as a) The process in which a chemical is formed inside a body b) The process in which a chemical is destroyed inside a body c) The sum total all of chemical reactions only occurring in a body d) A complex construction process only 51. Among the following choose the properties shown by the living organism exclusively? I. growth II. increase in mass III. self-replication ability IV. response to touch stimuli a) I and II b) I, II and III c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV 52. In hierarchial classification, class occupied a place between a) Kingdom and phylum b) Order and family c) Phylum and order d) Family and genus 53. Choose the wrong statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature a) The first word in a biological name represents the genus b) The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter c) Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are separately underlined d) Biological names are generally in English and written in italics 54. Who set up the first herbarium? a) Engler and Pranti b) Bentham c) Luca Ghini d) Theophrastus 55. Who is regarded as Father of Zoology and Biology? a) Aristotle b) Theophrastus c) Darwin d) Linnaeus