NEET Biology The Living World / जीव जगत Sample Paper

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• question_answer1)
  The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for:       
  A)
  interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
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  B)
  reproduction
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  C)
  growth and movement
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  D)
  responsiveness to touch
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• question_answer2)
  Which type of organisation is found in only living beings?
  A)
  Atomic                         
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  B)
  Molecular
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  C)
  Mixture             
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  D)
  Sub-cellular
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• question_answer3)
  Organisation levels in living beings are:
  A)
  Subcellular \[\to \] cellular \[\to \] individual community\[\to \]population
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  B)
  Atomic\[\to \]molecular\[\to \]subcellular \[\to \]cellular\[\to \]tissue\[\to \]organ\[\to \]individual
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  C)
  Individual\[\to \]population\[\to \]organ system \[\to \]tissue\[\to \]cellular\[\to \]molecular\[\to \]atomic
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  D)
  Atomic\[\to \]molecular\[\to \]tissue\[\to \]individual \[\to \]ecosystem\[\to \]community.
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• question_answer4)
  ICVCN is an abbrevited form of:
  A)
  International Code of Virus Nomenclature
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  B)
  International Code for Virulence Nomenclature
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  C)
  International Code of Viral Classification and Nomenclature
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  D)
  International Code of Valuation in Nomenclature
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• question_answer5)
  Taxonomic hierarchy refers to:
  A)
  step-wise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals.
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  B)
  a group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals.
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  C)
  a list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group.
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  D)
  classification of a species, based on fossil record.
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• question_answer6)
  Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to:
  A)
  Order               
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  B)
  Homeostasis
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  C)
  Metabolism     
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  D)
  Adaptation
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• question_answer7)
  System of classification used by Linnaeus was:
  A)
  Natural system
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  B)
  Artificial system
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  C)
  Phylogenetic system
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  D)
  Asexual system
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• question_answer8)
  The term "New systematics" was introduced by:
  A)
  Bentham and Hooker
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  B)
  Linnaeus
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  C)
  Julian Huxley
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  D)
  A.P. de Condolle
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• question_answer9)
  Rattus rattus scientific name is an example of:
  A)
  Antonyms     
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  B)
  Tautonyms
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  C)
  Synonyms     
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  D)
  Homonyms
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• question_answer10)
  Given below is the botanical name of mango. Mark the option in which the name is correctly written.
  A)
  Magnifera Indica
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  B)
  Mangifera indica
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  C)
  Mangifera Indica
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  D)
  Mangifera indica
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• question_answer11)
  Phylogeny refers to:
  A)
  Natural classification                             
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  B)
  Evolutionary classification
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  C)
  Evolutionary history
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  D)
  Origin of algae
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• question_answer12)
  The basic unit of classification is:  
  A)
  Genus
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  B)
  Species          
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  C)
  Order               
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  D)
  All of these             
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• question_answer13)
  Group of organisms that closely resemble each other and freely interbreed in nature constitute a:
  A)
  Species         
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  B)
  Genus
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  C)
  Family              
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  D)
  Taxon
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• question_answer14)
  If an organism is in the same class but not in the same family but it may belong to same:
  A)
  Genus          
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  B)
  Species
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  C)
  Variety             
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  D)
  Order
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• question_answer15)
  The category which includes related families is:
  A)
  Class         
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  B)
  Phylum              
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  C)
  Order               
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  D)
  Kingdom             
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• question_answer16)
    Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  	Column-I		Column-II
  A.	Growth	I.	Production of offspring
  B.	Reproduction	II.	Composed of one or more cells
  C.	Metabolism	III.	Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals
  D.	Cellular organization	IV.	Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in body

   
  A)
  A-I        B-II       C-III      D-IV
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  B)
  A-III      B-I        C-II       D-IV
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  C)
  A-III      B-I        C-IV      D-II
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  D)
  A-II       B-IV      C-III      D-I
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• question_answer17)
  Artificial system of classification classifies plants on the basis of:
  A)
  One or two characters
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  B)
  Phylogenetic trends
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  C)
  Many naturally existing characters
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  D)
  None of the above
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• question_answer18)
  The most important feature of all living systems is to:
  A)
  utilise oxygen to generate energy.
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  B)
  replicate the genetic information.
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  C)
  produce gametes.
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  D)
  utilise solar energy for metabolic activities.
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• question_answer19)
  NBRI is situated at:
  A)
  Calcutta        
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  B)
  Bombay
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  C)
  Madras             
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  D)
  Lucknow
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• question_answer20)
  Mark the odd one in the following.
  A)
  Family        
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  B)
  Class
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  C)
  Taxon              
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  D)
  Phylum
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• question_answer21)
  Who was the first to describe, that species is the unit of classification?
  A)
  John Ray        
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  B)
  Huxley
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  C)
  Linnaeus        
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  D)
  Candolle
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• question_answer22)
  An important criterion for modern day classification is:
  A)
  Resemblances in morphology
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  B)
  Anatomical and physiological traits
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  C)
  Breeding habits
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  D)
  Presence or absence of notochord
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following taxa are not used by botanists?
  A)
  Kingdom & order
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  B)
  Phylum & family
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  C)
  Suborder & variety
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  D)
  Phylum & sub species
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• question_answer24)
  Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

  	Column-I		Column-II
  A.	Herbarium	I.	Includes those specimens which can be easily classified on their observable characters.
  B.	Botanical garden	II.	Preserved specimens on sheets become a store house for future use.
  C.	Museum	III.	Generally set up in educational institutes.
  D.	Zoological	IV.	Includes those animals which are identified based on their aggregate of characters.
  E.	Key	V.	All animals provided similar conditions to their natural habitat.
  		VI.	Includes animals of related orders.
  		VII.	Includes collections of living plants for reference.
  		VIII.	It identifies animals and plants on the basis of their similarities and dissimilarities

   
  A)
  A-I        B-II       C-VIII    D-V       E-III
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  B)
  A-III      B-I        C-IV      D-II       E-V
  done clear
  C)
  A-II       B-VII     C-III      D-V       E-VIII
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  D)
  A-II       B-III      C-VII     D-I        E-IV
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• question_answer25)
  The scientific naming of plants began with publication of Linnaeus book '______
  A)
  Genera plantarum          
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  B)
  Systerna naturae
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  C)
  Species plantarum          
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  D)
  Charaka samhita
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• question_answer26)
  Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite options which results in:
  A)
  rejection of both the option.
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  B)
  acceptance of both the option.
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  C)
  either acceptance or rejection of both the option.
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  D)
  acceptance of only one and rejection of the other.
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• question_answer27)
  The term "New Systematics" was introduced by:
  A)
  Bentham and Hooker
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  B)
  Linnaeus
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  C)
  Julian Huxley
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  D)
  A.P. de Candolle
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• question_answer28)

  Which of the following statements are true?

  (i) Genus comprises a group of related species.

  (ii) Taxon does not represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.

  (iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.

  (iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.

   
  A)
  (i), (ii) and (iv)
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  B)
  (ii) and (iv)
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  C)
  (i), (iii) and (iv)
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  D)
  (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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• question_answer29)
  A duplicate of nomenclature type is termed by a taxonomist as:
  A)
  Syntype         
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  B)
  Neotype
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  C)
  Paratype        
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  D)
  Isotype
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• question_answer30)

  Select the true statement for reproduction.

  (i) It is not an ail-exclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.

  (ii) It is not an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.

  (iii) It is an all-inclusive defining characteristic of plants and fungi only.

  (iv) Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal plant breeders only.

  (v) Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal breeders both plants and animals.

  (vi) Photoperiod has no role in reproduction.

   
  A)
  (ii) and (v)  
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  B)
  (iii) and (iv)
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  C)
  (iv) and (vi)        
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  D)
  All of these
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• question_answer31)
  Which of the following pair of taxa are not present in Linnaean hierarchy?
  A)
  Genus and variety          
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  B)
  Family and Phylum
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  C)
  Class and species           
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  D)
  Species and variety
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• question_answer32)
  The smallest unit of classification is:
  A)
  Family        
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  B)
  Order
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  C)
  Genus              
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  D)
  Species
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• question_answer33)
  Morphologically similar but reproductively isolated species are called:
  A)
  Neontological species      
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  B)
  Sibling species
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  C)
  Allopatric species
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  D)
  Morpho-species
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• question_answer34)
  Which of the following taxonomic category of housefly is incorrectly matched?
  A)
  Genus       -     Musca
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  B)
  Family       -     Muscidae
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  C)
  Order       -     Primata
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  D)
  Class         -      Insecta
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following is less general incharacters as compared to genus?
  A)
  Species      
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  B)
         Division
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  C)
  Class                
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  D)
  Family
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• question_answer36)
  Phenetic classification is based on:
  A)
  sexual characteristics.
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  B)
  the ancestral lineage of existing organisms.
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  C)
  observable characteristics of existing organisms.
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  D)
  dendograms based on DNA characteristics.
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• question_answer37)
  "X" being a higher category is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few "Y" characters. The "Z" characters are less in a number as compared to different genera included in a family. Identify "X", "Y" and "Z".
  A)
  X - Order; Y - Similar;   Z - Similar
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  B)
  X - Genus; Y - Similar;   Z - Different
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  C)
  X - Species; Y - Different; Z - Similar
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  D)
  X - Class;   Y - Different; Z - Different
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• question_answer38)
  Artificial system of classification was first used by:
  A)
  Linnaeus
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  B)
  De Candolle
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  C)
  Pliny the Edier
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  D)
  Bentham and Hooker
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• question_answer39)
  Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive account of complete compiled information of any one genus or family at a particular time?
  A)
  Taxonomic key  
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  B)
  Flora
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  C)
  Herbarium      
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  D)
  Monograph
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• question_answer40)
  Classification based on sequencing of DNA and chemical nature of protein is:
  A)
  Chemotaxonomy
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  B)
  Cytotaxonomy
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  C)
  Adansonian taxonomy
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  D)
  Karyotaxonomy
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• question_answer41)
  Which of the following is the only taxonomic categories that has a real existence?
  A)
  Phylum   
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  B)
  Species
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  C)
  Genus              
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  D)
  Kingdom
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• question_answer42)
  Who is the father of biology?
  A)
  Hippocrates       
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  B)
  Theophrastus
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  C)
  Aristotle
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  D)
  Darwin
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• question_answer43)
  The usage of binomial names, for plant species was accepted by all after the publication of the work by:
  A)
  Hooker     
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  B)
  Linnaeus
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  C)
  Bentham       
  done clear
  D)
  Darwin
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• question_answer44)
  Which of the following subdivisions deals with fossils?
  A)
  Ecology            
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  B)
  Ornithology
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  C)
  Ethology           
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  D)
  Palaeontology
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• question_answer45)
  Biosystematics aims at:
  A)
  identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of their cytological characteristics.
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  B)
  the classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters.
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  C)
  delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships.
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  D)
  the classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies.
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• question_answer46)
  Need for a proper system of classification arises because
  A)
  the organisms of the past cannot be studied without it.
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  B)
  classification help in knowing the relationship among the different group of organisms.
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  C)
  it is not possible to study every organism.
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  D)
  All of the above
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• question_answer47)
  Winch of the following shows the correct example of taxonomic category - Genus?
  A)
  Potato, tomato and brinjal belong to Solanum.
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  B)
  Monkey, gorilla and gibbon are placed in Mammalia.
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  C)
  Solanum, Petunia, and Datura are placed in Solanacea.                              
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  D)
  Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum, and Panthera leo.                          
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• question_answer48)
  On how many criteria living organisms have been classified into five kingdoms?        
  A)
  Two     
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  B)
  Four
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  C)
  Five                 
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  D)
  Three
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• question_answer49)
  Who developed the 'key' for identification of animals?
  A)
  Goethe   
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  B)
  John Ray
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  C)
  Theophrastus    
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  D)
  George curier
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• question_answer50)
  Binomial nomenclature means:
  A)
  One name given by two scientists.
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  B)
  One scientific name consisting of a generic and specific epithet.                    
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  C)
  Two names, one latinised, other of a person.
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  D)
  Two names of same plant.             
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• question_answer51)
  An animal with same generic, specific and subspecific names is:                      
  A)
  Man          
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  B)
  Gorilla          
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  C)
  Rabbit              
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  D)
  Elephant
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