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Zoology
MEDICAL ENTRANCE ONE YEAR BATCH – 2019_20
Date: 20.12.2019
1. I. Increase in mass (d) Amoeba, Hydra, bacteria
II. Differentiation 6. Which of the following organisms do not reproduce?
III. Increase in number of individuals (a) Mules (b) Sterile worker bees
IV. Response to stimuli (c) both (a) and (b) (d) None
Which two points are known as the twin 7. Metabolic reactions take place -
characteristics of growth?
(a) In isolated cell-free systems
(a) I and II (b) l and lV
(b) In living systems
(c) II and III (d) I and III
(c) Both (a) and (b)
2. Cell division occurs ___________ in plants and
(d) Either (a) or (b)
_________ in animals
8. Organisms that can respond to stimuli are -
(a) Continuously, only upto a certain age
(a) Eukaryotes only
(b) Only upto a certain age, continuously
(c) Both a and b
(c) Continuously, never
(b) Prokaryotes only
(d) Once, twice
(d) Those with a well developed nervous system
3. Generally growth and reproduction are
9. I. Growth II. Reproduction
(a) Mutually inclusive events
III. Response to stimuli IV. Metabolism
(b) Mutually exclusive events
V. Cellular organisation
(c) Either (a) or (b)
Which of the above features are generally
(d) None
characteristic of life?
4. Match the entities in Column I with their mode of
(a) I, II, IV, V (b) AII
reproduction in Column II
(c) II, III, IV (d) I, II, III, V
Column I Column II
10. Growth, development and functioning of living body is
A. Planaria I. Binary fission due to –
B. Fungi II. Asexual spores (a) Order (b) Homeostasis
C. Yeast III. Budding (c) Metabolism (d) Adaptations
D. Hydra IV. True regeneration 11. Which type of organisation is found in only living
E. Amoeba V. Fragmentation beings –

F. Species Plantarum and VI. Linnaeus (a) Atomic (b) Molecular

Systema Naturae (c) Mixture (d) Subcellular
(a) A-I, B - II, C - III, D - IV, E - VI, F - V 12. Organisation levels in living beings are-
(b) A- IV, B - II, V, C - III, D - III, E - I, F - VI (a) Subcellular  cellular  individual  community
(c) A- III, B - II, C - IV, D - III, E - VI, F - I  population

(d) A- II, B - III, C - I, D - IV, E - II, F - VI
5. Which set of organisms multiply by fragmentation?
(a) Earthworm, Amoeba, fungi
(b) Earthworm, fungi, bacteria
(c) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of mosses
(b) Atomic  molecular  subcellular cellular
tissue  organ  individual
(c) Individual  population organ system 
tissue  cellular  molecular  atomic
(d) Atomic  molecular  tissue  individual
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13. Given below are Assertion and Reason. (a) One name given by two scientists
Point out if both are true and the reason is correct (b) One scientific name consisting of a generic and
explanation (I), both are true but reason is not correct specific epithet
explanation (II), assertion is true but reason is wrong
(c) Two names, one latinised, other of a person
(III), and both are wrong (IV)
(d) Two names, one scientific, other local
Assertion - Death is regarded as the most regulatory
process on earth. 22. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy /
classification is -
Reason - It avoids over-crowding caused by
continuous reproduction. (a) Species (b) Kingdom
(a) I (b) ll (c) Family (d) Variety
(c) III (d) IV 23. Father of taxonomy is
14. Biological organisation begins at- (a) De Candolle (b) Hooker
(a) Cellular level (b) Atomic level (c) Linnaeus (d) Aristotle
(c) Organismic level 24. A scientist connected with the study of variations,
evolution and origin along with classification is known
(d) Submicroscopic molecular level
as
15. A living organism can be exceptionally differentiated
(a) Classical taxonomist (b) Herbal taxonomist
from a nonliving thing on the basis of its ability for –
(c) Modern taxonomist (d) New taxonomist
(a) reproduction
25. Linnaeus system of classification was based on -
(b) Growth and movement
(a) Morphology (b) Ecology
(c) Responsiveness to touch
(c) Embryology (d) Cytology
(d) Interaction with environment and progressive
evolution 26. First act in taxonomy is
16. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called - (a) Description (b) Identification
(a) Mononomial (b) Vernacular (c) Naming (d) Classification
(c) Binomial. (d) Polynomial 27. Taxonomy based on determination of genetic
relationships is-
17. Which one is the species?
(a) Cytotaxonomy
(a) Carnivora (b) Canis
(b) Numerical taxonomy
(c) familiaris (d) Canis familiaris
(c) Biochemical taxonomy
18. Binomial nomenclature seems to be difficult because
a scientific name is derived from- (d) Experimental taxonomy.
(a) English (b) Sanskrit 28. A group of interbreeding organisms is-
(c) Latin (d) French (a) Genus (b) Family
19. Two plants are taxonomically related if - (e) Order (d) Species.
(a) They store carbohydrate in the same type of 29. A taxon is -
molecule
(a) A group of related families
(b) Both obtain energy from hydrolysis of ATP into
(b) A group of related species
ADP and inorganic phosphate
(c) A type of living organisms
(c) Both have similarly lobed palmate leaves
(d) Ataxonomic group of any ranking.
(d) Both have pinnately veined leaves
30. Branch connected with nomenclature, identification
20. A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any
and classification is -
rank is
(a) Ecology (b) Taxonomy
(a) Species (b) Genus
(c) Morphology (d) Physiology.
(c) Order (d) Taxon
31. Sequence of taxonomic categories is -
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(a) Class — Phylum — Tribe — Order — Family — 38. Two morphologically similar populations are
Genus — Species intersterile. They belong to
(b) Division — Class — Family — Tribe—Order—- (a) One species (b) Two biospecies
Genus —Species
(c) Two sibling species (d) None of the above
(c) Division — Class — Order — Family —Tribe —
39. Distinction of prokaryota and eukaryota is mainly
Genus — Species
based on
(d) Phylum —Order — Class — Tribe—Family—
(a) Nucleus only (b) Cell organelles only
Genus— Species.
(c) Chromosome only (d) All of the above
32. The third name in trinomial nomenclature is
40. On the basis of nucleus, virus should be placed
(a) Species (b) Subgenus
under-
(c) Subspecies (d) Ecotype
(a) Prokaryotes (b) Eukaryotes
33. In nomenclature -
(c) Both A and B (d) None of the above
(a) Both genus and species are printed in italics
41. In Whittaker's five kingdom classification unicellular
(b) Genus and species may be of same name eukaryotes primarily aquatic & having various cell
organelles constitute -
(c) Both in genus & species, the first letter is capital
(a) Monera (b) Protista
(d) Genus is written after the species
(c) Animalia (d) Plantae
34. In fish, Catla catla the specific name is identical with
the generic name, thus it is an example of 42. In five kingdom classification, which single kingdom
contains blue-green algae, nitrogen fixing bacteria
(a) antonym (b) tautonym
and methanogenic archaebacteria -
(c) synonym (d) homonym
(a) Monera (b) Protista
35. Species A and species B are in the same phylum.
(c) Plantae (d) Fungi
Species A and species C, but not species B, are in
the same order. From this information you can 43. Floral features are commonly used for identification of
conclude that angiosperms because -
(a) species C could be in the same class as species (a) Reproductive parts are more conservative
A and B
(b) Flowers can be safely pressured
(b) all three species are members of the same
(c) Flowers are nice to work with
genus
(d) Flowers have various colours and scents
(c) all three species are not members of the same
phylum 44. A taxonomic key used to identify organisms is
labeled:
(d) species A and species B are in the same family
(a) phylogenetic key (b) evergreen key
36. Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
(c) dichotomous key (d) none of the above
(a) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved
plant specimens 45. Which one of the following has least similar
characters?
(b) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants
for reference (a) Family (b) Class
(c) A museum has collection of photographs of (c) Genus (d) Species
plants and animals
46. On which of the following, five kingdom classification
(d) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of is based -
specimens
(a) Cell wall (b) Genetic material
37. Mayer's biological concepts of species is mainly
(c) Types of organelles (d) Mode of nutrition
based on
47. Number of criteria used in classifying organisms in
(a) Morphological traits
five-kingdom classification is-
(b) Reproductive isolation
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) Modes of reproduction
(c) 3 (d) 2
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(c) They allow ex-situ conservation of germ plasm

(d) They provide natural habitat to wildlife
48. Which of the following is less general in characters as 58. Two plants belong to same species if they -
compared to genus -
(a) Have more than 90% similar genes
(a) Species (b) Family
(b) Look similar and possess identical secondary
(c) Class (d) Division metabolites
49. What is correct? (c) Have similar number of chromosomes
(a) APIS INDICA (d) Can reproduce freely with each other and form
seeds
(b) Trypansoma gambiense
59. The given table gives the classification of a wheat
(c) Ficus Bengalensis
plant.
(d) Mangifera indica
Kingdom Plantae
50. Descending arrangement of categories is called -
Division Angiospermae
(a) Classification (b) Taxonomy
_____i_____ Mortocotyledonae
(c) Hierarchy (d) Key
_____ii_____ Poales
51. Nicotiana is -
Family _____iii_____
(a) Variety (b) Subspecies
(a) i-Genus; ii-Class; iii-Poaceae
(c) Species (d) Genus
(b) i-Class; ii-Order; iii-Poaceae
52. Which one is odd/not a category?
(c) i-Genus; ii-Class; iii-Solanaceae
(a) Species (b) Class
(d) i-Class; ii-Order; iii-Solanaceae
(c) Phylum
60. In Oryza sativa, Sativa stands for –
(d) Glumaceae/Malvaceae
(a) Name of species
53. In hierarchical classification, class is interpolated
between- (b) Specific nomenclature

(a) Family and genus (b) Phylum and order (c) Specific epithet

(c) Order and family (d) Kingdom and phylum (d) Species

54. The disadvantage of using common names for 61. An organism is in the same class but not in the same
species is that: family. It may belong to same

(a) the names may change (a) Genus (b) Species

(b) one naipe does not apply universally (c) Variety (d) Order

(c) one species may have several common names 62. Largest herbarium in India is at -
and one common name may be applied to two (a) National Botanical Garden, Lucknow
species
(b) Lloyd Botanical garden, Darjeeling
(d) all of the above
(c) Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
55. Place of keeping and studying dry plants is -
(d) Indian Botanical Garden, Sibpur
(a) Arboretum (b) Museum
63. The famous botanical garden of Kew is located in -
(c) Vasculum (d) Herbarium
(a) India (b) England
56. Hierarchy of categories of Carolus Linnaeus had
categories except - (c) Germany (d) France

(a) Genus and species (b) Order and class 64. Related genera belong to same -

(c) Kingdom and class (d) Phylum and family (a) Variety (b) Family

57. An important function of botanical garden is- (c) Species (d) None of these

(a) Providing beautiful area for recreation 65. Which is not applicable to biological species concept?

(b) One can observe tropical plants over there (a) Hybridisation
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(b) Reproductive isolation (b) each higher taxonomic group contains all the
groups below it.
(c) Natural selection
(c) taxonomic groups reflect common habitats.
(d) Gene pool
(d) a hierarchy of traits is used to establish
66. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account of
classifications
complete compiled information of a genus or family at
a particular time? 72. Classification systems serve four important roles.
Which of the following is not one of those roles?
(a) Taxonomic key (b) Herbarium
(a) To help us remember characteristics of a large
(c) Monograph (d) Flora
number of different things
67. ICBN is-
(b) To help us identify shared traits, such as hair,
(a) International Code of Biological Naming mammary glands and constant high body
temperature in mammals
(b) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(c) To reveal the harmony of nature
(c) Internal Class of Biological Nomenclature
(d) To provide stable, unique, unequivocal, names
(d) International Classification of Biological for organisms and to help reconstruct
Nomenclature evolutionary pathways
68. Who did write "Species Plantarium" and provide a 73. In referring to an organism in writing, such as in a
basis for classification of plants? newspaper, textbook, or lab report, which of these
(a) Carolus Linnaeus (b) Charles Darwin rules should be followed?
(c) Robert Hooke (d) Leeuwenhoek 1. Underline or italicize genus
69. Identify the true statements from below - 2. Underline or italicize species
I. Father of taxonomy is John Ray 3. First letter of species should be uppercase
II. Homo sapiens is the scientific name of man 4. First letter of genus should be uppercase
III. A taxon is a group of related plants or animals. (a) 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3
IV. Basic unit or lowest taxnomic category is (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 4
species. 74. Which of the following statements about classification
V. The first step in taxonomy is naming is not true?
VI. Modern classification is based on phylogeny I. Members of a family are less similar than
members of an included genus
VII. First time binomial nomenclature was written in
latin II. An order has more members than the number of
members in an included genus
VIII. The number of species that are known and
described, range between 1.7 -1.8 million III. Families have more members than phyla
(a) I, II, III and IV IV. Members of a family share a common ancestor
in the more distant past than members of an
(b) II, IV, VI, VII and VIII included genus
(c) I, III, V and VII V. The number of species in a taxon depends on
(d) II, III, V and VI the irrelative degree of similarity.
70. Classification systems have many uses. Which of the (a) Only III (b) Only IV
following is not a goal of biological classification? (c) Only V (d) None
(a) To depict convergent evolution 75. Select the true statement for reproduction.
(b) To clarify relationships among organisms I. It is not an alI-exclusive defining characteristic of
(c) To help us remember organisms and their traits Jiving organisms
(d) To clearly identify organisms being studied II. It is not an all-inclusive defining characteristic of
living organisms
71. Taxonomic systems used by biologists are
hierarchical; that is, III. It is an all-inclusive defining characteristic of
plants and fungi only
(a) taxonomic groups reflect shared characters, not
evolutionary relationships. IV. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal
plant breeders only.
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V. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal (b) Reasonably long term changes in the
breeders both plants and animals environment
VI. Photoperiod has no role in reproduction (c) A fully stable conditions of the environment
(a) II and V (b) III and IV (d) The own desire of the organ ism to change the
environment
(c) IV and VI (d) AII
82. The living organisms of all hierarchial levels share in
76. Reproduction is synonymous with growth/cell division
common, which one of the following features?
in-
(a) Nature of protoplasmic constitution
I. Bacteria II. Hydra
(b) Method of cell division
III. Planaria IV. Unicellular algae
(c) Degree of body organization
V. Amoeba
(d) Mode of nutrition.
(a) I, III and V (b) l, ll and IV
83. Mark the incorrect statement concerning life
(c) l, IV and V (d) AII
(a) It is a self-regulated thermodynamic system.
77. Choose the correct statement-
(b) It is capable of catalyzing the metabolic reactions
(a) Growth in multicellular organisms cannot take
place in in vitro culture (c) It is capable of self perpetuation from generation
to generation without DMA duplication
(b) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms
can be observed in in vivo culture (d) It is simply impossible without energy.
(c) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms 84. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive
can be observed in in vitro culture characteristic of living things?
(d) Growth by cell division in unicellular organisms (a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur invitro
can not be observed by any method
(b) Increase in mass from inside only
78. Which one of the following constitutes the two best
(c) Perception of events happening in the
reasons for distinguishing the living from the non
environment and their memory
living?
(d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material
(a) Growth and locomotion
both on surface as well as internally
(b) Irritability and locomotion
85. Which of the following is self-conscious?
(c) Respiration and excretion
(a) Human being (b) Tiger
(d) Reproduction and locomotion
(c) Lion (d) Amoeba
79. Which of the following biological processes do not
86. Living organisms can be unexceptionally
operate within the life span of a given organism ?
distinguished from the nonliving thing on the basis of
(a) Birth and nutrition their ability for-
(b) Growth and maturation (a) Reproduction
(c) Metabolism and excretion (b) Growth and movement
(d) Decomposition and mineralization (c) Interaction with environment and progressive
evolution
80. The life can be attempted to be defined as a peculiar
series of functions associated with (d) responsiveness to touch
(a) Transformation and utilization of energy 87. All living organism present, past and future are
(b) Transmission and utilization of genetic (a) Not linked to any extent
information
(b) Linked to one another in their cell membrane
(c) Metabolism and response to the environmental
(c) Linked to one another by the sharing of the
variations
common genetic materials, but to varying
(d) All of the above. degrees.
81. The process called evolution, exhibited by the living (d) Linked to another by the sharing of the common
organisms is the manifestation of genetic materials to 100% extent
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I. Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of (c) Fungi (d) All of these
living organism.
95. Given below is the botanical name of mango. Mark
II. Dead organism does not grow. the option in which the name is correctly written
III. Reproduction cannot be an all inclusive defining (a) Magnifera Indica (b) Mangifera indica
characteristic of living organisms.
(c) Mangifera Indica (d) Mangifera indica
IV. No nonliving object is capable of replicating
96. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic categories
itself.
(a) Species-order-kingdom-phylum
V. Metabolism in a test tube Is nonliving.
(b) Species-family-genus-class
VI. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living
organism. (c) Genus-species-order-phylum
(a) I and III (b) All except V (d) Species-genus-order-phylum
(c) All except III (d) AII 97. The famous botanical garden 'Kew' is located in
89. Properties of tissues (a) England (b) Lucknow
(a) Are present in the constituent cells (c) Berlin (d) Australia
(b) Are due to similar cells in them 98. The 'Birds' taxonomically represent
(c) Are due to their similar origin (a) Family (b) Order
(d) Arise as a result of interactions among the (c) Class (d) Phylum
constituent cells
99. The Indian Botanical garden is located in
90. Which of the following statement is false?
(a) Howrah (b) Lucknow
(a) Properties of cellular organelles are present in
(c) Mumbai (d) Mysore
the molecular constituents of the organelles
100. Following taxonomic aid provides information for the
(b) Interactions among the molecular components of
identification of names of species found in an area
the organelles result into properties of cell
organelles (a) Monograph (b) Manual
(c) Biology is the story of life on earth (c) Memoir (d) Periodical
(d) Biology is the story of evolution of living 101. The term Taxon' is used for
organisms on earth
(a) The ranks of species and genus
91. The growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive
events in (b) The ranks up to phylum

(a) Plants only (c) The species epithet only

(b) Animals only (d) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy

(c) Higher animal and plants 102. The binomial nomenclature was given by

(d) Lower organisms (a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr

92. The sum total of chemical reactions occurring in our (c) Carolus Linnaeus (d) Cuvier
body is called 103. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically
(a) Metabolism (b) Homeostasis correctly named, correctly printed, according to the
International
(c) Irritability (d) Catabolism
Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
93. Mark the correct statement
(a) Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a
(a) Only living organisms grow reptile
(b) Plants grow only up to a certain age (b) Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan pathogen
causing the most serious type of malaria
(c) The growth in living organisms is from inside
(c) Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir
(d) All of these
forests.
94. Which of the following multiply by the process of
(d) E.co//- Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly
fragmentation?
occurring bacterium in human intestine
(a) Planaria (b) Filamentous algae
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104. Exclusive character of human being, which separate (a) Collection of living plants for reference
human from other organism is -
(b) Indian Botanical garden is at Howrah
(a) Consciousness (b) Self regulation
(c) It is a method of ex-situ study
(c) Self Consciousness (d) Both (b) and (c)
(d) Collections of preserved plants and animals
105. Who has been called as "The Darwin of 20th century specimens
and Alexander Agassiz professor of Zoology
113. Read the following statements carefully and select
Emeritus". He was awarded the triple crown of
correct option
biology also
(i) In zoological parks, conditions similar to natural
(a) Linnaens (b) Mayr
habitats are provided to animals
(c) Mayers (d) Aristotle
(ii) Keys are generally analytical in nature
106. Which one has real existence?
(iii) In herbarium sheet, local names are not
(a) Phylum (b) Class mentioned
(c) Genus (d) Species (iv) Taxonomical aids are useful in knowing
bioresources
107. Sensitivity is the
(a) Only (i) and (ii)
(a) Ability to grow
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(b) Ability to reproduce
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) Ability to capture sunlight
(d) All of the above
(c) Ability to detect changes in the environment
114. Nomenclature is very must in taxonomy which of the
108. Homeostasis is
following is not correct about scientific nomenclature?
(a) Tendency to charge with change in environment
(a) They ensure that each organism has only one
(b) Tendency to resist change / self regulatory name
mechanism
(b) They also ensure that such a name has not been
(c) Disturbance in regulatory control used for any other known organism
(d) Plants and animal extracts used in homeopathy. (c) Scientific nomenclature is a standardised naming
system
109. Carnivora includes
(d) Different countries of the world use different
(a) Group of organisms belonging to related genera kinds of scientific nomenclature system
(b) Group of organisms belonging to related species 115. In potato, brinjal, makoi, lion and leopard. How many
(c) Group of organisms belonging to related families species, genera and families are there?
(d) Group of organisms which are similar in all Species Genus Family
features
(a) Five Three Two
110. Different organisms belonging to different orders are
(b) Four Two Three
placed in a single class due to the fact that
(a) They have all similar morphological and (c) Five Two Two
reproductive characters (d) Four Three Two
(b) They have similar place of origin
116. Two Go through the following statements.
(c) They share a common habitat
I. Sap-wood is inner nonfunctional part of
(d) They have few similar or common characters secondary xylem.
111. Botanical gardens consist of II. The best method to determine the age of tree is
(a) Dried and preserved plant specimens to measure its diameter.

(b) Living plants and animals specimens III. Radial vascular bundles occur in stem.

(c) Living plants specimens IV. Wood is common name of secondary xylem.

(d) Dead specimens of plants are preserved in jars V. Vascular bundles in dicot stem are open,
collateral, endarch. How many of the above
112. Select the odd one out w.r.t. Botanical gardens statements are correct?

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(a) One (b) Two (A) Definition of biological species was given by
Ernst Mayr.
(c) Three (d) Four
(B) Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in
117. Who gave the nomenclature according to which
plants.
humans are called Homo sapiens?
(C) Binomial nomenclature system was given by
(a) Darwin (b) Mendel
R.H. Whittaker.
(c) Aristotle (d) Linnaeus
(D) In unicellular organisms, reproduction is
118. Which is highest in the hierarchy of taxonomic synonymous with growth. The two correct
category? statements are
(a) Genus (b) Family (a) A and D (b) A and B
(c) Order (d) Class (c) B and C (d) C and D
119. Which of the following is correctly matched with its 125. Tautonym is
particular taxonomic category?
(a) Unscientific explanation of a phenomenon
(a) Triticum aestivum - Species
(b) Common name used as scientific name
(b) Fishes - Pisces - Phylum
(c) Non-latinised name
(c) Man - Primate - Family
(d) Same name for genus and species
(d) Mango – Sapihdales - Class
126. An organism's ability to detect stimuli from either the
120. Most obvious and technically complicated feature of internal or external environment is called
all living organism
(a) natural selection. (b) evolution.
(a) Metabolism (b) Growth
(c) mutation: (d) responsiveness.
(c) Replication
127. Which of the following is a characteristic of living
(d) Ability to sense their environment organisms?
121. Select out incorrect statement. (a) Have membrane-bound organelles
(a) Herbaria serve as quick referral system in (b) Maintenance and regulation of internal
taxonomy conditions
(b) Monographs contains information on any one (c) Ability to produce energy
taxqn
(d) Have a nucleus
(c) Manual provide the index to the plant species
128. All of the following are true of all living organisms
found in particular area
EXCEPT that they
(d) Separate taxonomic Keys are required for each
(a) are made of cells.
taxonomic category.
(b) can reproduce themselves.
122. Which of the following statements is/are correct about
Herbarium? (c) can grow.
(a) It is a store house of collected plant specimens (d) possess either DMA or RNA.
that are dried and preserved on sheets.
129. Consider the following (a to d) and find out the correct
(b) Herbarium sheets contain information about date sequence of taxonomical categories.
and place 6f collection, names family, collector's
A. Petunia
name, etc.
B. Polymoniales
(c) It serves as quick referral systems in
taxonomical studies. C. Dicotyledonae
(d) All of these D. Solanaceae ;

123. The lable of a herbarium shet does not carry (a) A D B C (b) C  D  B  A
information ion
(c) A  B  C  D (d) C  B  A  D
(a) Local names (b) height of the plant
130. A group of very closely related species that share a
(c) date of collection (d) name of collector number of similar traits is called a(an)
124. Study the four statements (A-D) given below and (a) phylum (b) order
select the two correct ones out of them :
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(c) genus (d) class (c) Sharing a common gene pool

131. Systematics is the (d) Being biologically interfertile
(a) Branch of biology concerned with evolutionary 139. Information on any one phylum, class, order is related
relationships among organisms to the :-
(b) Branch of biology concerned with the scientific (a) Flora (b) Manuals
classification of organisms
(c) Monograph (d) Key
(c) Branch of biology concerned with the diversity of
140. Which of the following is the correct sequence in the
life
increasing order of complexity ?
(d) Branched of biology concerned with the study of
(a) molecules, tissues, community, population
multicellular organisms.
(b) cell, tissues, community, population
132. A group of interbreeding individuals that is
reproductively isolated from other groups is called (c) tissues, organisms, population, community
a(n)
(d) molecules, tissues, community, cells
(a) phylum (b) organism
141. The total words in binomial nomenclature are
(c) family (d) species
(a) 5 (b) 3
133. An animal phylum is defined on the basis of
(c) 2 (d) 4
(a) the uniqueness of its DMA content
142. Two organisms of same class but different families
(b) the uniqueness of its body plan will be kept under the same
(c) its type of body plan symmetry (a) genera (b) species
(d) its fundamental habitat (aquatic, terrestrial, etc.) (c) order (d) family
134. Which one of the following categories of taxonomic 143. Which of the followjng will form a new species?
classification is the least inclusive?
(a) inter breeding
(a) class (b) family
(b) variations
(c) genus (d) order
(c) differential reproduction
135. Which of the following levels in the hierarchy of
(d) none of the above
biology organization includes all of the other levels in
the list? 144. Recognise the following flow diagram and the find
(a) Cells correct option according to taxonomic hierarchy.

(b) Biological molecules

(c) Atoms
(d) Tissues
136. Two species belonging to the same class must also
belong to the same
(a) species (b) order I II III IV V VI
(c) genus (d) phylum (a) Polymona Sapindales Poales Dicotyledo Monocotyled Angiosper
ials nae onae mae
137. Arrange the following taxa to form the correct
(b) Solanacea Anacardiac Poace Polymonia Poales Angiosper
sequence of classification of man :
e eae ae les mae
(i) Primata (ii) Chordata (c) Solanum Mangigfer Tritic Dicotyledo Monocotyled Plantae
a um nae onae
(iii) Mammalia (iv) Hominidae
(d) Polymoni Sapindales Poales Angiosper Monocotyled Plantae
(a) i, iii, iv, ii (b) ii, iii, i, iv ales mae onae
(c) iv, ii, i, iii (d) iii, ii, iv, i 145. In the following flow diagram, identify the correct
138. A species can be distinguished from the other closely categories according to the taxonomic hierarchy.
related species on the basis of
(a) Common ancestor
I. Primata, diptera and carnivora belong to
(b) Distinct morphological features category 1.
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II. Petunia, Datura and Solanum belongs to same I. Wheat and mango belongs to same category B.
category 2.
II. Potato, brinjal and makoi belong to same
III. Angiospermae belongs to category 5. category E.
IV. Man and dog shows maximum similarity at III. Muscidae, anacardiaceae and angiospermae
category 4. belong to category A.
V. Category 3 is same for lion, tiger and leopard. IV. Gorilla, gibbon and chimpanzee belongs to same
category D.
Select the correct statement:
V. Dicotyledonae and monocotyledonae belongs to
(a) I, II, IV, V (b) II, III, IV, V
category C.
(c) I, II, III (d) l, II, V
Select the correct statement:
146. Recognise the following flow diagram and the find
(a) IV, II, III (b) I, III, V
correct option according to taxonomic hierarchy.
(c) II, IV (d) V, II, IV
148. Recognise the following flow diagram and the find
correct option according to taxonomic hierarchy.

(a) A is comparable to muscidae while B is at the

same level as that of primata
(b) C includes all the angiosperms having two
cotyledons in their seeds
I II III IV V VI
(c) For wheat A is poaceae, B is poales and C is
(a Canis Felis Homo Felidae Hominida Primata monocotyledonae
) e
(b Canida Felidae Hominidae Carnivor Primata Mammal (d) All of the above are correct statements
) e a ia 149. Recognise the following flow diagram and the find
(c Canida Felidae Homonida Carnivor Mammali Chordata correct option according to taxonomic hierarchy.
) e e a a
(d Canis Felis Homo Carnivor Primata Mammal
) a ia (a) A- Sapindales, B - Anacardiaceae
147. In the following flow diagram, identidy the correct (b) A-Polymoniales, B-Convolvulaceae
categories. (c) A - Polymoniales, B - Solanaceae
(d) A-Solanaceae, B - Polymoniales

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ANSWER KEY
1. D 13. A 25. A 37. B 49. D 61. D 73. A 85. A 97. A 109. C

2. A 14. D 26. B 38. C 50. C 62. D 74. A 86. C 98. C 110. D

3. B 15. A 27. D 39. D 51. D 63. B 75. A 87. C 99. A 111. C

4. B 16. C 28. D 40. D 52. D 64. B 76. C 88. B 100. B 112. D

5. C 17. D 29. D 41. B 53. B 65. A 77. C 89. D 101. D 113. C

6. C 18. C 30. B 42. A 54. D 66. C 78. C 90. A 102. C 114. D

7. C 19. A 31. C 43. A 55. D 67. B 79. D 91. C 103. B 115. C

8. C 20. D 32. C 44. C 56. D 68. A 80. D 92. A 104. C 116. B

9. B 21. B 33. A 45. B 57. C 69. B 81. B 93. C 105. B 117. D

10. C 22. A 34. B 46. D 58. D 70. A 82. A 94. D 106. D 118. D

11. D 23. C 35. A 47. A 59. B 71. B 83. C 95. D 107. C 119. A

12. B 24. A 36. C 48. A 60. C 72. C 84. C 96. D 108. B 120. D
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121. C 124. A 127. B 130. C 133. B 136. D 139. C 142. C 145. D 148. D

122. D 125. D 128. D 131. A 134. C 137. B 140. B 143. C 146. B 149. D

123. B 126. D 129. A 132. D 135. D 138. B 141. D 144. A 147. C

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