BIOLOGY : THE LIVING WORLD

Q1. Who gave the biological concept of species?

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Aristotle
Ernst Mayr
John Ray
Linnaeus

Q2. Which of the following chemicals is used for poisoning the specimens in herbarium
technique?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Hg2Cl2
AgNO3
HCL
HgCl2

Q3. Which of the following is highest in hierarchy?

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Order
Species
Class
Genus

Q4. Find the odd one( w.r.t species epithet).

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Adiantum
Triticum
Ephedra
Deodara

Q5. Scientific names were first standardized through.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

ICBN
ICZN
BSI
ZSI

Q6. The category includes related orders is called.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Families
Phylum
Class
Kingdom

Q7. Two species which are morphologically almost identical but they do not interbreed are
called.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Evolutionary species
Sibling species
Polytypic species
Evolutionary trend

Q8. Class is present between.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Kingdom and phylum

Phylum and order
Order and family
Family and genus

Q9. Binomial nomenclature was first mentioned in the book:

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Systema Naturae
Historia Animalium
Historia Plantanum
Philosophic Zoologique

Q10. Orzya sativae is a binomial name of rice plant. Sativae stands for.
(1)
Specific name
(2)
Specific epithet
(3)
Species name
(4)
Specific nomenclature

Q11. Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Have more than 90 percent similar genes

Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
Have same number of chromosomes
Look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites

Q12. One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that.

A

(1) One can observe tropical plants there

(2) They provide the natural habitat for wild life

(3) They allow ex-situ conservation of germplasm

(4) They provide a beautiful area for recreation

Q13. Duplicate of holotype is.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Monotype
Paratype
Isotype
Lectotype

Q14. The organisms which do not retain thermal energy produced during exergonic reactions
are called.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Warm blooded
Ectothermic
Endothermic
Both (b) & (c)

Q15. The suffix of family ends with.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

eae
aceae
ieae
ordae

Q16. One of the largest herbarium located in.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Kew
Geneva
Berlin
Sweden

Q17. Maximum life span of 200 years found in tortoises. Minimum life span of 1 day is found in.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Cicada
May fly
Culex
Fleas

Q18. In general, growth involves.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Cell proliferation
Cell enlargement and secretion of extracellular matrix
Both (a) & (b)
None of the above

Q19. Giving scientific names to organisms is called.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Grouping
All of these

Q20. Which one the following has least similar character.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Family
Class
Genus
Species

Q21. Taxonomically known number of species is

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

1.7 billion
17 lakh
5 to 30 million
17million

Q22. Term systematic was derived from ___________ word systema which means.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Greek, Evolutionary classification

Latin, Systematic arrangement of organism
English, Taxonomy of organisms
Both (1) & (3)

Q23. Which one of the following group of taxa does not represent similar category in hierarchy
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Potato, brinjal and tomato

Tiger, lion and leopard
Wheat, monocots and angiosperms
Wheat, rice and mango

Q24. Match column I with column II

Column I

Column II

a. Museum
b. Herbaria
c. Botanical garden
d. Taxonomic key

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

a(iv),
a(ii),
a(iv),
a (v),

b(iii),
b(v),
b(i),
b(iii),

(i) Information on one taxon

(ii) Couplet
(iii) Arranged on universally accepted
classification system
(iv) educational institutes
(v) Records of local flora for monographic
Work
c(v),
c(i),
c(iii),
c(iv),

d(ii)
d(ii)
d(v)
d(ii)

Q25. Rice and brinjal belong to the category ending with suffix
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

aceae
ales
phyta
phyceae