1.
Largest herbarium in India is located at (c) Class A group of related orders
(d) Division - A group of related phyla
(a) Central National Herbarium (Indian Botanical 9. Select the correct one :
Garden), Shibpur (Howrah) (a) Herbaria serve as quick referal system in
(b) Central National Herbarium (Lloyd Botanical taxonomical studies
Garden), Darjeeling (b) Herbaria are store house of collected plant
(c) Calicut University Herbarium Orissa specimen that are dried pressed and preserved on
(d) Indian Museum, Kolkata sheets
2. Which of the following is a monotypic genus in the (c) Monograph contains information on one taxon
present day ? (d) All are correct
(a) Homno (b) Ginkgo 10. A binomial epithet comprises :
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Brassica (a) Generic and species names only
3. A group of related genus comprise a : (b) Generic, species and subspecies names
(a) Family (b) Order (c) Generic, species and author's name in abbreviation
(c) Species (d) Division (d) Generic name and authors citation only
4. Which of the following is correct with respect to 11. The recommended international size of herbarium
taxonomical hierarchy ? sheet is :
(a) Higher the category, lower is the number of (a) 41 cm × 29 cm (b) 31 cm × 10 cm
organisms in it (c) 31 cm x 19 cm (d) 75 cm x 30 cm
(b) Lower the category, higher is the number of 12. Which one is correct with respect to biological concept
organisms in it of species given by Ernst Mayr? Species is a group of
(c) Higher the category, fewer is the number of organisms which:
common characters (a) Can produce fertile offsprings
(@) Higher the category, more is the number of (b) Shares a common gene pool
Common characters (c) Is a fundamental unit of classification
5. A species is said to be a genetically closed system (d) More than one option is correct
because: 13. Choose the incorrect one :
(a) It is the lowest obligate category (a) National Botanical Garden Lucknow
(b) It is reproductively isolated from other species (b) Lalbag Botanical Garden Bangalore
(c) It is rarely reproductively isolated from other (c) Saharanpur Botanical Garden
species
(d) Lloyd Botanical Garden
Saharanpur
Malda
(d) It is a group of naturally non-interbreeding
population
14. Mangifera indica belongs to order and
6. The main function of herbarium is : family.
(a) Cytotaxonomicalstudy (a) Sapindales, Anacardiaceae
(b) Alpha taxonomy (b) Anacardiales, Sapindaceae
(c) Poales, Poaceae
(c) Beta taxonomy
(d) Poaceae, Poales
(d) Omega taxonomy
15. The label of a herbarium sheet does not cary
7. A genus having more than one species is called :
information on:
(a) Monotypic genus (b) Polytypic genus (a) Date of collection (b) Height of the plant
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Polyandric genus (©) Name of collector (d) Local names
8. Choose the incorrect match:
16. The main purpose of classification of living organisms
(a) Family A group of related genera 1S to:
(b)Order A group of related families (a) Trace evolution of living organisms
(b) Facilitate identification oforganisms
Prantl
(b) Engler and
(c) (a) Oswald Tippo
Explain origin of living organisms (c) Hutchinson
(d) Takhtajan
Naturae' were
(d) Namne different organisms
29. 'Species Plantarum' and 'Systema
17. The third name in the trinomial
(a) Species
nomenclature is : written by :
(b) Subspecies (b) Wallace
(c) Sub-genus (a) Linnaeus
(d) Genus (d) Prantl
18. Which of the following category is not (c) Hooker
recognised by represent :
botanists ? 30. Homo sapiens sapiens
(a) Order (a) Binomial nomenclature
(b) Species
() Family (d) Subspecies (b) Tautonym
19. Subspecies used in animals is same as (c) Autonym
used in plants. (d) Synonym
chemical is used for poisoning
(a) Genus (b) Species 31. Which of the following
(c) Variety (d) Order specimen in herbarium technique ?
20. An animal with same generic, specific and subspecific (a) MgCl, (b) HgCl,
name is: (c) KNO3 (d) H,SO4
(a) Gorilla (b) Rabbit 32. The concept of 'Key' was introduced by :
(c) Elephant (d) Man (a) Bentham (b) Linnaeus
21. Mark the odd one out : (d) Hooker
(c) John Ray
(a) Family unit of
(b) Class 33. The fundamental taxonomic category or basic
(c) Phylum (d) Taxon/category classification is :
22. Taxon is : (b) Species
(a) Genus
(a) A group of closely related organism assigned to a (c) Family (d) Order
category 34. Read the following statements :
(b) A unit of classification of plants only
A. Like plants, animals show growth throughout their
(c) An order life span
(d) Al are correct
B. Growth and reproduction are mutually inclusive
23. Which is the lowest category in the classification of
events in single-celled organisms
animals ?
C. In higher plants and animals growth and
(a) Genus (b) Order
reproduction are mutually exclusive events
(c) Subspecies (d) Variety D. Virus undergo cell division
24. Which of the folowing has more characters in E. Growth in living
Common? organism is intrinsic/
protoplasmic and not extrinsic
(a) Family (b) Division How many statements are
(c) Order (d) Class (a) Two
correct ?
25. Which of the following taxa covers a greater number of (b) Four
(c) One
organism? (d) Three
35. Technically, the most
(a) Class
(c) Order
(b) Division
(d) Genus
organism is : complicated feature of a living
(a) Growth
26. A taxonomic group comprised of similar kingdom is (b) Reproduction
called : (c) Metabolism
36. Match the (d) Consciousness
(a) Phylum
(c) Class
(b) Order
A. Man following:
(d) Domain (i) Anacardiaceae
27. The term New-Systematics" was given by : B. Housefly
C. Mango (ii) Muscidae
(a) Julian Huxley (b) John Ray D. Wheat (iiil) Poaceae
(c) Georges Cuvier (d) Spencer (a) A= (iv), B = (iv) Hominidae
28. "Taxonomy without phylogeny is like bone
without (b) A= (i), B = (i), C= (i1), D = (ii)
flesh" is a statement of:
(c) A= (), B = (iiü), C= (iv), D = (i)
() A= (ii), B= (ii), C= (iii), D = (iv)
(i), C= (iv), D =
(ii)
37. Polymoniales include : 47. Which of the following is less general in characters as
(a) Group of organisms belonging to related genera compared to genus :
(b) Group of organisms belonging to related families (a) Species (b) Division
(c) Group of organisms belonging to related species (c) Class (d) Family
(d) Group of organisms belonging to related order 48. Biosystematics aims at:
38. Which of the following represents Division" ? (a) The classification of organisms based on broad
(a) Mammalia (b) Chordata morphological characters
(c) Bryophyta (d) Arthropoda (b) Delimiting various taxa of organisms and
39. Which of the following represents "Phylum"? establishing their relationships
(a) Mammalia (b) Carnivora () The classification of organisms based on their
(c) Chordata (d) Primata evolutionary history and establishing their
40. On a herbarium sheet specimen is phylogeny on the totality of various parameters
from all fields of studies
systematically arranged. (d) Identification and arrangement of organisms on
(a) Plant (b) Fungi the basis of their cytological characteristics
(c) Bacteria (d) Animals
49. One of the most important functions of botanical
41. National Museum of Natural History is located in: gardens is that:
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata
(a) They provide a beautiful area for recreation.
(c) Lucknow (d) Chandigarh (b) One can observe tropical plants there.
42. A taxonomic key is used for : (c) They allow ex-situconservation of germplasm.
(a) Conservation of plant and animal specimen (d) They provide the natural habitat for wild life.
(b) Studying topography 50. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive
(c) Nomenclature of organisms characteristic of living things?
(d) ldentification of plants and animals (a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
43. Special books containing information of any one taxon (b) Increase in mass from inside only
is called: (c) Perception of events happening in the environment
(a) Flora (b) Mannual and their memory
(c) Catalogue (d) Monograph (d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both
44. The correct sequential steps of taxonomy for a newly on surface as well as internally
discovered organism is:
51. Which one of the following animals is correctly
(a) Description ’ Nomenclature ’ Identification ’ matched with its particular taxonomic category?
Classification
(a) Tiger tigris, species
(b) Classification ’ Nomenclature ’ Description ’ (b) Cuttlefish Mollusca, class
Identification
(c) Humans Primata, family
(c) Identification ’ Nomenclature ’ Description ’ Musca, order
Classification (d) Housefly
(d) Description/Characterisation ’ Identification ’ 52. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically
Nomenclature ’ Classification correctly named, correctly printed according to the
45. Linnaeus is credited with: International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly
(a) Binomial nomenclature described?
(b) Theory of biogenesis (a) Musca domestica-the common house lizard, a
(c) Discovery of microscope reptile
(d) Discovery of blood circulation (b) Plasmodium falciparum--a protozoan pathogen
causing the most serious type of malaria
46. Sequence of taxonomic categories is:
(a) Class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-species (c) Felis tigris-the Indian tiger, well protected in Gir
forests
(b) Division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-species commonly
(c) Division-class-order- family-tribe-genus-species (d) [Link]-full name Entamoeba coli, a
occurring bacterium in human intestine
() Phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-species
53. The common - Solanum -
um
column-II for
housefly
characteristics between (d) Genus
potato will be maximum at the level of tomato and codes
column-I with
56. Match correct option using
their: and select the
(a) Family (b) Order
classification
(c) Division given below: Column-II
(d) Genus
54. Which one of the following is not correct Column-I
statement? Diptera
(a) A museum has collection of photographs of plants (i)
A. Family Arthropoda
and animals (if)
B Order Muscidae
(b) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of (iii)
C. Class Insecta
specimens (iv)
(c) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved D Phylum
()
plant specimens (iii), C = (ii), D =
(a) A = (iv), B =
C= (i), D = (ii)
() Botanical gardens have collection of living plants
for reference
(b)A = (iv), B = (ii), C= (iv), D = (i)
(c) A = (iii), B = ),
55. Which of the following is correctly matched with no C= (iv), D =(i)
exception w.r.t plant classification? (d) A = (iii), B= (i), represents order of Horse?
following
(a) Family Poaceae - ae 57. Which of the (b)Caballus
(a) Perissodactyla
(b) Division - Pteridophyta - phyta (d) Equiae
(c) Ferus
(c) Class - Bryopsida sida
Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (C) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (C) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (b) 56. (C) 57. (a)