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WEEK 1 TEST for Droppers & XII NEET 2018

Mission 360 Batch
Time 40 Minutes
Questions 50

MCQ from XI Portion

1. The immense biological diversity (1.7 million species of living organisms)

that we see in the result of :
(a) Organic evolution (b) Homoeostasis
(c) Somatic mutations (d) Variations
2. The reason of large scale diversity among organisms is :
(a) Adaptations (b) Mutations
(c) Isolation (d) All of these.
3. Majority of organisms are supposed to occur in :
(a) Tropical rain forests (b) Ponds
(c) Grasslands (d) Tundras.
4. Which one is most important in speciation ?
(a) Geographical isolation (b) Ecological isolation
(c) Reproductive isolation (d) Ethological isolation.
5. A taxon derived from a single ancestral population is :
(a) Phenetic (b) Monophyletic
(c) Phylogenetic (d) Polyphyletic.
6. The reason why an introduced species flourishes in a new area compared
to its native region is :
(a) It gets more soil nutrients in the migrated region
(b) It adapts itself in the new area
(c) The new area is more suitable for the growth
(d) Natural pathogens/pests are absent in the migrated region.
7. Some 4236 species of animals were recognized by Linnaeus in his book :
(a) Systema Naturae (b) Systema Philosophe
(c) Systema Plantarum (d) Species Plantarum.
8. In early times, which types of plants were classified ?
(a) Medicinal (b) Economical (c) Aesthetic value (d) Ecological value.
9. The term taxonomy was coined by :
(a) de Candolle (b) Linnaeous (c) John Ray (d) Bauchin.
10. The term taxonomy in general refers to :
(a) Classification of organisms
(b) Identification of organisms
(c) Nomenclature of organisms
(d) All of the above.
11. The first step in taxonomy is :
(a) Identification (b) Nomenclature (c) Classification (d) Description
12. Phylogeny refers to :
(a) Taxonomy of organisms (b)Evolutionary classification
(c) Evolutionary history (d) Modern classification..

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13. Interchangeable terms are :

(a) Taxon and Category (b) Taxonomy and Systematics
(c) Species and Subspecies (d) Genus and Species.
14. The basic/smallest unit of classification is :
(a) Species (b) Taxon (c) Category (d) Subspecies.
15. Term Species, Division and Phylum were coined by :
(a) Species by John Ray, division by Eichler and Phylum by Cuvier
(b) Species by Cuvier, Division by Eichler and Phylum by Ray
(c) species by Ray and Phylum and Division by Haeckel
(d) Species and Division by Ray and Phylum by Linnaeus.
16. Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish Botanist is famous for :
(a) Introducing binomial nomenclature
(b) Coining the term taxonomy
(c) Natural classification
(d) None of the above.
17. Most recent branch of Taxonomy is :
(a) Karyotaxonomy (based on nucleus and number, structure and
arrangement of chromosomes)
(b) Biochemical taxonomy (based on biochemicals)
(c) Numerical taxonomy (based on number of shard characters using
statistical methods)
(d) Classical systematics (based on morphological features).
18. Biological concept of species of Mayr is mainly based on :
(a) Morphological features only (b) Methods of reproduction only
(c) Morphology and reproduction both (d) Reproductive isolation.
19. Taxon is :
(a) Short term for taxonomy (b) A group of species
(c) A classificatory (taxonomic) unit of any rank
d) A compendium of international rules of nomenclature.
20. Arrange the following in order of increasing group size, beginning with
the smallest (i) family (ii) kingdom (iii) phylum/division (iv) genus (v) order
(vi) class (vii) species.

(a) (vii), (iv), (i), (v), (vi), (iii), (ii)

(b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)
(c) (v), (iv), (i), (vi), (ii), (iii), (vii)
(d) (vii), (vi), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).
21. The only taxon, that exists in nature as a biologically cohesive unit is :
(a) Kingdom (b) Phylum (c) Genus (d) Species.
22. Inbreeding is possible between the two members of :
(a) Order (b) Phylum (c) Family (d) Species.
23. Classification based on maximum morphological characters and form
relationships (similarities and dissimilarities) is called :
(a) Phylogenetic (b) Natural (c) Artificial (d) Ancient.
24. Category is :
(a) A rank in hierarchy
(b) Any grouping of living objects
(c) A term and interchangeable with taxon
(d) A taxonomic grouping.

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25. Taxon and category differ in :

(a) Taxon is recognized and assigned while category is abstract
(b) Taxon is a group of real organisms while category is a rank or level in
a hierarchy
(c) Tiger or Algae is Taxon and species or division is category
(d) All of the above.
26. Which taxonomic category contains organisms belonging to same class
but not to same family ?
(a) Species (b) Genus (c) Order (d) Population.
27. More number of common characters are observed members of a :
(a) Family (b) Species (c) Genus (d) Kingdom.
28. When the generic name is repeated in specific name of plant,it is called :
(a) Synonym (b) Autonym (c) Tautonym (d) Holotype.
29. Common features of species within a genus are called :
(a) Correlated characters (b) Common characters
(c) Genus characters (d) Similar characters.
30. Duplicate of holotype from same collection of same locality, date and
same branch of plant is called :
(a) Syntype (b) Paratype (c) Neotype (d) Isotype.

MCQs From XII Portion

31. Asexual reproduction differs from sexual reproduction in that, in

asexual reproduction :
(a) New organisms are genetically identical to the parent
(b) Nuclei of gametes fuse
(c) Offspring show variations
(d) Gametes are produced in reproduction.
32. A population of organisms genetically similar obtained from the same
individual by vegetative propagation is known as :
(a) Offspring (b) Clone (c) Stocks (d) Scions.
33. The group of crop plant which are vegetatively propagated is :
(a) Potato, Papaya, Banana
(b) Onion, Corinader, Lime
(c) Groundnut, Drumstick, Cashewnut
(d) Sugarcane, Tapioca, Banana.
34. Vegetative propagation plays a vital role in :
(a) Sericulture (b) Apiculature (c) Silviculture (d) Horticulture
35. Vegetative propagation by layering is found in :
(a) Jasmine (b) Mango (c) Almond (d) None of the above.
36. Bulb is used as a means of vegetative propagation in :
(a) Onion (b) Begonia (c) Agave (d) Bryophyllum.
37. Eichhornia is multiplied through :
(a) Runner (b) Offset (c) Roots (d) Aerial shoots.
38. Development of egg into embryo without fertilization is called :
(a) Parthenocarpy (b) Parthenogenesis (c) Polyembryony (d) Syngamy
39. Mode of reproduction resulting in the fertilization/meiosis is :
(a) Amphimixis (b) Apomixes (c) Agamospermy (d) Apogamy.

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40. A normal plant suddenly begins multiplying parthenogenetically. The

number of chromosomes of the second viable generation as compared
to the parent will be :
(a) Same (b) One half (c) One fourth (d) Double.
41. Which is not a method of vegetative propagation ?
(a) Micropropagation (b) Budding (c) Sowing (d) Layering.

42. Micropropagation is a technique of vegetative propagation based on :

(a) Tissue culture (b) Hybridization (c) Microtomy (d) Pollen culture.
43. In which plant a piece of leaf blade can regenerate the whole plant ?
(a) Banana (b) Rose (c) Bryophyllum (d) Bougainvillea.
44. Grafting is possible only in plants having :
(a) Good growth (b) Cambium
(c) Soft tissue (d) Hard tissue.
45. If you have taken scion of desi mango and stock of dasheri mango, what
type of mango will be bron ?
(a) Dasheri (b) Desi (c) Hybrid (d) None.
46. In Agave, vegetative reproduction occurs through :
(a) Rhizome (b) Stolon (c) Bulbils (d) Suckers.
47. New Banana plants are developed from :
(a) Rhizome (b) Suckers (b) Stolons (d) Seed.
48. Potatoes are cultivated by :
(a) Buds on tubers (b) Cutting of root (c) Foliar buds (d) Seeds.
49. An unorganized mass of cells in cultures where each cell can divide
actively is known as :
(a) Callose (b) Embryoid (c) Tumour (d) Callus.
50. Induction of roots on stem before separating them from parent plant is
(a) Grafting (b) Layering (c) Cutting (d) Tissue culture.

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