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1. Most acceptable concept of species is –(1) Static concept(2) Biological concept(3) Typological concept(4) Genetic concept
2. Artificial system of classification classifies plants on the basis of-(1) One or two characters(2) Phylogenetic trends(3) Many naturally existing characters(4) None of the above3. The term new systematics was introduced by –(1) Linnaeus(2) Bentham(3) Hutchinson(4) Huxley4. Group of organisms that closely resemble each other and freely interbreed in nature, constitute a-(1) Species(2) Genus(3) Family(4) Taxon5. ICBN was first revised in –(1) 1961(2) 1964(3) 1975(4) 17536. The term taxon refers to –(1) Name of a species(2) Name of genus(3) Name of family(4) A taxonomic group of any rank7. The herbarium specimen on whose basis a new species is described for the first time is called as(1) Syntype(2) Holotype(3) Paratype(4) Neotype8. The scientific naming of plants began with publication of Linnaeus book –(1) Genera plantarum(2) Systema naturae(3) Species plantarum(4) Charaka sanhita9. Which book most impressed the opinion of taxonomists –(1) Enquiry into plants(2) Origin of life(3) Genera plantarum(4) Origin of species10. The basic unit of classification is –(1) Genus(2) Species(3) Order(4) All of the above11. Suffix for sub species is –(1) Phytina(2) Oideae(3) Ineae(4) None12. Individuals of same species having non-genetic differences due to environment are called –(1) Biotypes(2) Ecotype(3) Ecophenes(4) None13. Morphologically similar but reproductively isolated species are called –(1) Neontological species(2) Sibling species(3) Allopatric species(4) Morpho-species14. Plant nomenclature means :(1) To give names to plants without any-rules(2) Nomenclature of plants under the international rules(3) Nomenclature of plants in local language(4) Nomenclature of plants in English language15. Taxonomy refers to –(1) Plant classification(2) Plant nomenclature(3) Plant affinity(4) All the above16. Which of the following is a correct name -(1) Solanum tuberosum(2) Solanum Tuberosum(3) Solanum tuberosum Linn(4) All the above17. Systematics deals with –(1) Classification(2) Nomenclature(3) Plant description(4) Plant exploration18. Scientific name of Mango plant is Mangifera indica (Linn.) Santapau. In the above name Santapau refers to –(1) Variety of Mango(2) A taxonomist who proposed the present nomenclature in honour of linnaeus(3) A scientist who for the first time described Mango plant(4) A scientist who changed the name proposed by Linnaeus and proposed present name19. Type specimen selected from the original material in case the holotype is missing, is called –(1) Lectotype(2) Neotype(3) Syntype(4) Para type20. Phylogeny refers to –(1) Natural classification(2) Evolutionary classification(3) Evolutionary history(4) Origin of algae21. Static concept of species is given by –(1) Linnaeus(2) Bentham(3) Koch(4) Mayr22. In taxonomy the first step is:(1) Identification(2) Nomenclature(3) Classification(4) Affinities23. The suffix - inae signifies the rank:(1) Tribe(2) Subtribe(3) Suborder(4) Sub family24. Species living in different geographical areas an called –(1) Allochronic(2) Allopatric(3) Sympatric(4) Siblings25. A large number of unknown species of plants and animals are believed to be present in –(1) Temperate forests(2) Antarctica(3) Taiga(4) Tropical forest26. Biological concept of species proposed by(1) Linnaeus(2) Mayr(3) John Ray(4) De Candolle27. For higher plants, flowers are chiefly used as a basis of classification, because –(1) These show a great variety in colour(2) It can be preserved easily(3) Reproductive parts are more conservative than vegetative parts(4) None of these28. Individuals of same species having genetic variation and occur in same environment are called-(1) Biotypes(2) Ecotype(3) Ecophenes(4) Ecads29. The smallest unit of classification is -(1) Family(2) Order(3) Genus(4) Species30. The binomial system of nomenclature was initially proposed by –(1) Magnus(2) Bauhin(3) Caesalpinno(4) Discorides31. Biochemical resemblances are used in the identification of(1) Protistan species(2) Moneran species(3) Fungal species(4) Higher plants32. Concept of phylogeny was proposed by -(1) John Ray(2) Lamarck(3) Ernest Haeckel(4) Darwin33. A division is formed by combining several -(1) Orders(2) Families(3) Classes(4) Tribes34. An international code of botanical nomenclature was first proposed in the year:(1) 1930(2) 1830(3) 1913(4) 181335. For declaration of new species of higher plants, what characters are used –(1) Floral character of new species(2) Anatomical characters of new species(3) Physiological character of new species(4) Character of endosperm36. The standard size of herbarium sheets is –(1) 11.5" × 16.5"(2) 15.5" × 16.5"(3) 18.5" × 10.5"(4) 20.5" × 21.5"37. Which statement is true–(1) Tautonyms do not occur in plants(2) Tautonyms do not occur in animals(3) Tautonyms normally occur in animals and some time occur in plants(4) Tautonyms occur only in bacteria38. Trinomial nomenclature of classification was proposed by-(1) Linneaus(2) Huxley and Stricklandt(3) John-Ray(4) Theophrastus39. Most of the botanical names are drawn from the following language –(1) German(2) Greek(3) Latin(4) Spanish40. Evolutionary classification is called –(1) Artificial system(2) Natural system(3) Phylogenetic system(4) None of the above41. Which of the following statements regarding nomenclature is correct –(1) Generic name always begins with capital letter whereas specific name with small letter(2) Scientific name should be printed in italics(3) Scientific name when typed or handwritten should be underlined(4) All the above42. The systematic arrangement of taxa is called –(1) Key(2) Taxonomy(3) Geneology(4) Hierarchy43. Which is the most important but generally not use, criteria for the identification of the species -(1) Interbreeding(2) Morphology(3) Genetic material(4) None44. Number of obligatory categories in taxonomy are(1) 7(2) 8(3) 9(4) 545. Herbarium is –(1) A garden where medicinal plants are grown(2) Garden where herbaceous plants are grown(3) Dry garden(4) Chemical to kill plants46. The year of publication of "Species plantarum"(1) 1853(2) 1857(3) 1753(4) 178647. The biological concept of species is mainly based on –(1) Morphological features(2) Morphology and method of reproduction(3) Method of reproduction only(4) Reproductive isolation48. A duplicate of holotype is called _(1) Isotype(2) Syntype(3) Neotype(4) Para type49. Term taxom given by –(1) Adolf Mayer(2) Linnaeus(3) Darwin (4) Koch50. Which of the following is a species?(1) Tamarindus(2) Indicus(3) Indica(4) Tamarindus indicus51. Tautonyms are valid names according to(1) ICBN(2) Species plantarum(3) Genera plantarum(4) ICZN52. Practical significance of taxonomy is –(1) Classification(2) To understand diversity(3) To understand evolution(4) Identification of organisms53. Which name is invalid?(1) Name not published in species plantarum(2) Name proposed prior to 1961(3) Name which is not in latin(4) Name for which holotype is not designated54. Which system classifies a plant in more than one groups?(1) Practical classification(2) Artificial classification(3) Natural classification(4) Phylegenetic classification55. Author of book "Flora British Indica"(1) Father Santapau(2) J.D. Hooker(3) William Rouxburgh(4) G. Bentham56. The art of growing short plants is called -(1) Bonsai(2) Horticulture(3) Topiary(4) Tissue culture57. Science of characters and distribution of races is known as(1) Ethnology(2) Sociology(3) Taxonomy(4) Anthropology58. The study of reptiles is known as –(1) Ichthyology(2) Herpetology(3) Serpentology(4) None of these59. The branch of study dealing with microscopic anatomy of tissues is –(1) Histology(2) Cytology(3) Morphology(4) Palaeontology60. Olericulture is the cultivation of –(1) Vegetables(2) Fruits(3) Crop plants(4) Mushrooms61. Oncology is the study of –(1) Dead cells(2) Living cells(3) Dividing cells(4) Cancer cells62. Ornithology is the study of-(1) Reptiles(2) Birds(3) Fossils(4) Fishes63. Pedology is the science of –(1) Rocks(2) Diseases(3) Soil(4) Pollution64. Synecology refers to the ecological study of –(1) Plants(2) Animals(3) Community(4) Microbes65. Study of abnormal embryonic growth comes under-(1) Teratology(2) Ontogeny(3) Morphogenesis(4) Parthenogenesis66. The bacteria were first observed in the year 1675 by –(1) Robert Koch(2) Louis Pasteur(3) Robert Brown(4) Antony van Leeuwenhoek67. Plant virus was first crystallized by –(1) Pirie(2) Bawden(3) Stanley(4) Beijerinck68. The term cell was first coined by –(1) Robert Brown(2) Schwann(3) Robert Hooke(4) Schleiden69. Who studied blood groups in man –(1) Landsteiner(2) Francis Galton(3) Stanley Miller(4) Gregor Mendel70. 10% law of energy transfer in food chain was given by-(1) Tansley(2) Stanley(3) Lindeman(4) Weismann71. The law of limiting factor was proposed by –(1) Blackman(2) Leibig(3) Hatch and Slack(4) Arnol72. Who is famous in the field of palaeobotany –(1) Bose J.C.(2) Birbal Sahni(3) Metha x.c.(4) Maheshwari P.73. Photophosphorylation was discovered by –(1) Arnon D.I.(2) Hill R.(3) Calvin M.(4) Ruben and Kamen74. Who was developed the concept of phagocytosis in immunity –(1) T.H. Huxley(2) Strasburger(3) Ernst Haeckel(4) E. Metchnikoff75. The term Hormone was coined by –(1) Starling(2) Huxley(3) Bayliss(4) Harris76. Who wrote a memoir on the earthworm, Pheretima, to describe in morphology and anatomy -(1) Baini Prasad(2) Bahl K.N,(3) Thillayampalarn E.M.(4) Das S.M.77. Aquaculture does not include –(1) Pisces(2) Prawns(3) Silkworm(4) Shell fishery78. Match the names of branches of biology listed under column I with the help of study given under column II, choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns-Column I Column II(Branch of biology) (Field of study)(A) Palynology (p) Silkworks(B) Oncology (q) Pollens(C) Phycology (r) Cancer(D) Sericulture (s) Algae(1) A = s, B = q, C = r, D = P(2) A = q, B = r, C = s, D = P(3) A = s, B = r, C = q, D =p(4) A = r, B = q, C = s, D = p79. The branch which is associated with diagnosis, prevention and cure of mental disorders is –(1) Neurology(2) Psychiatry(3) Psychology(4) Neuropsychiatry80. Match the following by using codes:
A Vernalization 1 Camerarius B Double fertilization 2 Hofmeister C Pollination 3 Lysenko D Alternation of Generations 4 NawaschinGenerations(1) A = 1, B = 2, C = 4, D = 3(2) A = 4, B = 1, C = 2, D = 3(3) A = 3, B = 2, C = 1, D = 4(4) A = 3, B = 4, C = 1, D = 281. Match the branches of biology listed in column I with the areas of study listed in column II. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets, of the two columns –Column I Column II(Branches of biology) (Area of study),(A) Helminthology (p) Study of insects(B) Entomology (q) Study of fungi(C) Ornithology (r) Study of algae(D) Phycology (s) Study of birds(t) Study of worms(1) A = p, B = 5, C = q, D = t(2) A = t, B = P, C = s, D = r(3) A = s, B = t, C = r, D = P(4) A = r, B = p, C = s, D = qNote (Q.82-Q.85): Each questions contain STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2 (Reason). Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.(1) Statement- 1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement -1(2) Statement -1 is True, Statement -2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement - 1(3) Statement - 1 is True, Statement- 2 is False(4) Statement -1 is False, Statement -2 is False82. Statement 1: Botany deals with the study of plants and zoology deals with the study of animals. Statement2: Biology is the study of living beings.83. Statement 1: Study of internal structure is called anatomy. Statement 2: It is useful for phylogentic study,84. Statement 1: The science of classifiying organisms is called taxonomy. Statement 2: Systematics and taxonomy have same meaning.85. Statement 1: Formation of new species is called speciation. Statement 2: The deme has a common gene pool.
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