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1. Which series ends with the cohort umbellales c) Characters of flowers are conservative
in Bentham and Hooker's system of d) None of the above
classification?
a) Heteromerae 7. Biosystematics aims at
b) Disciflorae a) Identification and arrangement of organisms
c) Thalamiflorae on the basis of cytological characteristics
d) Calyciflorae b) The classification of organisms based on
broad morphological characters
2. Which one of the taxonomic aids can give c) Delimiting various taxa of organism and
comprehensive account of complete compiled establishing their relationships
information of any one genus or family at a d) The classification of organisms based on their
particular time? evolutionary history and establishing their
a) Taxonomic key phylogeny on the totality of various
b) Flora parameters from all fields of studies
c) Herbarium
d) Monograph 8. The term new systematics was introduced by
Julian Huxley is also called
3. One of the most important functions of a) Taxonomy
botanical gardens is that b) Biosystematics
a) They provide a beautiful area for recreation c) Chemotexonomy
b) One can observe tropical plants there d) Numerical taxonomy
c) They allow ex-situ conservation of
germplasm 9. Practical purpose of taxonomy or
d) They provide the natural habitat for wildlife classification
a) To know the evolutionary history
4. Classification of organisms based on b) Explain the origin of organisms
evolutionary as well as genetic relationships is c) Facilitate the identification of unknown
called species
a) Numerical taxonomy d) Identification of medicinal plant
b) Phenetics
c) Biosystematics 10. Two plants can be conclusively said to belong
d) Cladistics to the same species if they
a) Have more than 90 percent similar genes
5. Phenetic classification of organisms is based on b) Can reproduce freely with each other and
a) Sexual characteristics form seeds
b) Dendrogram based on DNA characteristics c) Have same number of chromosomes
c) The ancestral lineage of existing organisms d) Look similar and possess identical secondary
d) Observable characteristics of existing metabolites
organisms
11. Static concept of species was put forward by
6. In angiosperm, characters of flowers are used a) De Candolle
in classification because b) Linnaeus
a) Flowers are attractive c) Theophrastus
b) Flowers are large d) Darwin

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12. One of the most important functions of
botanical gardens is that
a) One can observe tropical plants there
b) They provide the natural habitat for wild life
c) They allow ex-situ conservation of
germplasm 1. Most acceptable concept of species is
d) They provide a beautiful area for recreation
(1) Static concept
13. Which of the following is a merit in the
Bentham and Hooker's system of (2) Biological concept
classification?
a) The placement of family - Asteraceae in the (3) Typological concept
beginning of Gamopetalae
b) The placement of order - Ranals in the (4) Genetic concept
beginning
c) Closely related families are placed apart 2. Artificial system of classification classifies
d) The position of gymnosperms in between plants on the basis of-
dicots and monocots
(1) One or two characters
14. Which one of the following organisms is
scientifically correctly named, correctly (2) Phylogenetic trends
printed according to the International Rules of
Nomenclature and correctly described? (3) Many naturally existing characters
a) Musca domestica the house lizard, a reptile
b) Plasmodium falciparum a protozoan (4) None of the above
pathogen causing the most serious type of
malaria. 3. The term new systematics was introduced by
c) Felis Tigris the Indian tiger, well protected
in Gir forests. (1) Linnaeus
d) E.coli full name Entamoeba coli, a
commonly occurring bacterium in the human (2) Bentham
intestine.
(3) Hutchinson
15. Which one of the following aspects is an
exclusive characteristic of living things? (4) Huxley
a) Isolated metabolic reactions in vitro
b) Increase in mass from inside body 4. Group of organisms that closely resemble each
c) perception of events happening in the other and freely interbreed in nature, constitute a-
environment and their memory
d) the increase in mass by the accumulation of (1) Species
material both on the surface as well as
internally (2) Genus

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(3) Family (4) Charaka sanhita

(4) Taxon 9. Which book most impressed the opinion of

taxonomists
5. ICBN was first revised in
(1) Enquiry into plants
(1) 1961
(2) Origin of life
(2) 1964
(3) Genera plantarum
(3) 1975
(4) Origin of species
(4) 1753
10. The basic unit of classification is
6. The term taxon refers to
(1) Genus
(1) Name of a species
(2) Species
(2) Name of genus
(3) Order
(3) Name of family
(4) All of the above
(4) A taxonomic group of any rank
11. Suffix for sub species is
7. The herbarium specimen on whose basis a new
species is described for the first time is called as (1) Phytina

(1) Syntype (2) Oideae

(2) Holotype (3) Ineae

(3) Paratype (4) None

(4) Neotype 12. Individuals of same species having non-

genetic differences due to environment are called
8. The scientific naming of plants began with
publication of Linnaeus book (1) Biotypes

(1) Genera plantarum (2) Ecotype

(2) Systema naturae (3) Ecophenes

(3) Species plantarum (4) None

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13. Morphologically similar but reproductively (1) Classification

isolated species are called
(2) Nomenclature
(1) Neontological species
(3) Plant description
(2) Sibling species
(4) Plant exploration
(3) Allopatric species
18. Scientific name of Mango plant is Mangifera
(4) Morpho-species indica (Linn.) Santapau. In the above name Santapau
refers to
14. Plant nomenclature means :
(1) Variety of Mango
(1) To give names to plants without any-rules
(2) A taxonomist who proposed the present
(2) Nomenclature of plants under the nomenclature in honour of linnaeus
international rules
(3) A scientist who for the first time described
(3) Nomenclature of plants in local language Mango plant

(4) Nomenclature of plants in English language (4) A scientist who changed the name proposed
by Linnaeus and proposed present name
15. Taxonomy refers to
19. Type specimen selected from the original
(1) Plant classification material in case the holotype is missing, is called

(2) Plant nomenclature (1) Lectotype

(3) Plant affinity (2) Neotype

(4) All the above (3) Syntype

16. Which of the following is a correct name - (4) Para type

(1) Solanum tuberosum 20. Phylogeny refers to

(2) Solanum Tuberosum (1) Natural classification

(3) Solanum tuberosum Linn (2) Evolutionary classification

(4) All the above (3) Evolutionary history

17. Systematics deals with (4) Origin of algae

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21. Static concept of species is given by (1) Temperate forests

(1) Linnaeus (2) Antarctica

(2) Bentham (3) Taiga

(3) Koch (4) Tropical forest

(4) Mayr 26. Biological concept of species proposed by

22. In taxonomy the first step is: (1) Linnaeus

(1) Identification (2) Mayr

(2) Nomenclature (3) John Ray

(3) Classification (4) De Candolle

(4) Affinities 27. For higher plants, flowers are chiefly used as
a basis of classification, because
23. The suffix - inae signifies the rank:
(1) These show a great variety in colour
(1) Tribe
(2) It can be preserved easily
(2) Subtribe
(3) Reproductive parts are more conservative
(3) Suborder than vegetative parts

(4) Sub family (4) None of these

24. Species living in different geographical areas 28. Individuals of same species having genetic
an called variation and occur in same environment are called-

(1) Allochronic (1) Biotypes

(2) Allopatric (2) Ecotype

(3) Sympatric (3) Ecophenes

(4) Siblings (4) Ecads

25. A large number of unknown species of plants 29. The smallest unit of classification is -
and animals are believed to be present in
(1) Family

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(2) Order (3) Classes

(3) Genus (4) Tribes

(4) Species 34. An international code of botanical

nomenclature was first proposed in the year:
30. The binomial system of nomenclature was
initially proposed by (1) 1930

(1) Magnus (2) 1830

(2) Bauhin (3) 1913

(3) Caesalpinno (4) 1813

(4) Discorides 35. For declaration of new species of higher

plants, what characters are used
31. Biochemical resemblances are used in the
identification of (1) Floral character of new species

(1) Protistan species (2) Anatomical characters of new species

(2) Moneran species (3) Physiological character of new species

(3) Fungal species (4) Character of endosperm

(4) Higher plants 36. The standard size of herbarium sheets is

32. Concept of phylogeny was proposed by - (1) 11.5" 16.5"

(1) John Ray (2) 15.5" 16.5"

(2) Lamarck (3) 18.5" 10.5"

(3) Ernest Haeckel (4) 20.5" 21.5"

(4) Darwin 37. Which statement is true

33. A division is formed by combining several - (1) Tautonyms do not occur in plants

(1) Orders (2) Tautonyms do not occur in animals

(2) Families

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(3) Tautonyms normally occur in animals and

some time occur in plants (3) Scientific name when typed or handwritten
should be underlined
(4) Tautonyms occur only in bacteria
(4) All the above
38. Trinomial nomenclature of classification was
proposed by- 42. The systematic arrangement of taxa is called

(1) Linneaus
(1) Key
(2) Huxley and Stricklandt
(2) Taxonomy
(3) John-Ray
(3) Geneology
(4) Theophrastus
(4) Hierarchy
39. Most of the botanical names are drawn from
the following language 43. Which is the most important but generally not
use, criteria for the identification of the species -
(1) German
(1) Interbreeding
(2) Greek
(2) Morphology
(3) Latin
(3) Genetic material
(4) Spanish
(4) None
40. Evolutionary classification is called
44. Number of obligatory categories in taxonomy
(1) Artificial system are

(2) Natural system (1) 7

(3) Phylogenetic system (2) 8

(4) None of the above (3) 9

41. Which of the following statements regarding (4) 5

nomenclature is correct
45. Herbarium is
(1) Generic name always begins with capital
letter whereas specific name with small letter (1) A garden where medicinal plants are grown

(2) Scientific name should be printed in italics (2) Garden where herbaceous plants are grown

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(3) Dry garden (4) Koch

(4) Chemical to kill plants 50. Which of the following is a species?

46. The year of publication of "Species (1) Tamarindus

plantarum"
(2) Indicus
(1) 1853
(3) Indica
(2) 1857
(4) Tamarindus indicus
(3) 1753
51. Tautonyms are valid names according to
(4) 1786
(1) ICBN
47. The biological concept of species is mainly
based on (2) Species plantarum

(1) Morphological features (3) Genera plantarum

(2) Morphology and method of reproduction (4) ICZN

(3) Method of reproduction only 52. Practical significance of taxonomy is

(4) Reproductive isolation (1) Classification

48. A duplicate of holotype is called _ (2) To understand diversity

(1) Isotype (3) To understand evolution

(2) Syntype (4) Identification of organisms

(3) Neotype 53. Which name is invalid?

(4) Para type (1) Name not published in species plantarum

49. Term taxom given by (2) Name proposed prior to 1961

(1) Adolf Mayer (3) Name which is not in latin

(2) Linnaeus (4) Name for which holotype is not designated

(3) Darwin

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54. Which system classifies a plant in more than (1) Ichthyology

one groups?
(2) Herpetology
(1) Practical classification
(3) Serpentology
(2) Artificial classification
(4) None of these
(3) Natural classification
59. The branch of study dealing with microscopic
(4) Phylegenetic classification anatomy of tissues is

55. Author of book "Flora British Indica" (1) Histology

(1) Father Santapau (2) Cytology

(2) J.D. Hooker (3) Morphology

(3) William Rouxburgh (4) Palaeontology

(4) G. Bentham 60. Olericulture is the cultivation of

56. The art of growing short plants is called - (1) Vegetables

(1) Bonsai (2) Fruits

(2) Horticulture (3) Crop plants

(3) Topiary (4) Mushrooms

(4) Tissue culture 61. Oncology is the study of

57. Science of characters and distribution of races (1) Dead cells

is known as
(2) Living cells
(1) Ethnology
(3) Dividing cells
(2) Sociology
(4) Cancer cells
(3) Taxonomy
62. Ornithology is the study of-
(4) Anthropology
(1) Reptiles
58. The study of reptiles is known as
(2) Birds

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(3) Fossils (4) Antony van Leeuwenhoek

(4) Fishes 67. Plant virus was first crystallized by

63. Pedology is the science of (1) Pirie

(1) Rocks (2) Bawden

(2) Diseases (3) Stanley

(3) Soil (4) Beijerinck

(4) Pollution 68. The term cell was first coined by

64. Synecology refers to the ecological study of (1) Robert Brown

(1) Plants (2) Schwann

(2) Animals (3) Robert Hooke

(3) Community (4) Schleiden

(4) Microbes 69. Who studied blood groups in man

65. Study of abnormal embryonic growth comes (1) Landsteiner

under-
(2) Francis Galton
(1) Teratology
(3) Stanley Miller
(2) Ontogeny
(4) Gregor Mendel
(3) Morphogenesis
70. 10% law of energy transfer in food chain was
(4) Parthenogenesis given by-

66. The bacteria were first observed in the year (1) Tansley
1675 by
(2) Stanley
(1) Robert Koch
(3) Lindeman
(2) Louis Pasteur
(4) Weismann
(3) Robert Brown

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71. The law of limiting factor was proposed by

(2) Huxley
(1) Blackman
(3) Bayliss
(2) Leibig
(4) Harris
(3) Hatch and Slack
76. Who wrote a memoir on the earthworm,
(4) Arnol Pheretima, to describe in morphology and anatomy -

72. Who is famous in the field of palaeobotany (1) Baini Prasad

(1) Bose J.C. (2) Bahl K.N,

(2) Birbal Sahni (3) Thillayampalarn E.M.

(3) Metha x.c. (4) Das S.M.

(4) Maheshwari P. 77. Aquaculture does not include

73. Photophosphorylation was discovered by (1) Pisces

(1) Arnon D.I. (2) Prawns

(2) Hill R. (3) Silkworm

(3) Calvin M. (4) Shell fishery

(4) Ruben and Kamen 78. Match the names of branches of biology listed
under column I with the help of study given under
74. Who was developed the concept of column II, choose the answer which gives the correct
phagocytosis in immunity combination of the alphabets of the two columns-

(1) T.H. Huxley Column I Column II

(2) Strasburger (Branch of biology) (Field of study)

(3) Ernst Haeckel (A) Palynology (p) Silkworks

(4) E. Metchnikoff (B) Oncology (q) Pollens

75. The term Hormone was coined by (C) Phycology (r) Cancer

(1) Starling (D) Sericulture (s) Algae

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(1) A = s, B = q, C = r, D = P Lysenko

(2) A = q, B = r, C = s, D = P D

(3) A = s, B = r, C = q, D =p Alternation of Generations

(4) A = r, B = q, C = s, D = p

79. The branch which is associated with 4

diagnosis, prevention and cure of mental disorders is
Nawaschin

(1) Neurology

(2) Psychiatry Generations

(3) Psychology (1) A = 1, B = 2, C = 4, D = 3

(4) Neuropsychiatry (2) A = 4, B = 1, C = 2, D = 3

80. Match the following by using codes: (3) A = 3, B = 2, C = 1, D = 4

A (4) A = 3, B = 4, C = 1, D = 2

Vernalization 81. Match the branches of biology listed in

column I with the areas of study listed in column II.
1 Choose the answer which gives the correct
combination of alphabets, of the two columns
Camerarius
Column I Column II
B
(Branches of biology) (Area of study),
Double fertilization
(A) Helminthology (p) Study of insects
2
(B) Entomology (q) Study of fungi
Hofmeister
(C) Ornithology (r) Study of algae
C
(D) Phycology (s) Study of birds
Pollination
(t) Study of worms
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(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 = q
Note (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 False
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82. 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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Answer Key

39 3 59 1
Qu Soluti Questi Solu 40 3 60 1
estio ons ons tions
n 41 4 61 4
1 3 19 1
42 4 62 2
2 1 20 3
43 1 63 3
3 4 21 1
44 1 64 3
4 1 22 1
45 3 65 1
5 3 23 2
46 3 66 4
6 4 24 2
47 4 67 3
7 2 25 4
48 1 68 3
8 3 26 2
49 1 69 1
9 4 27 3
50 4 70 3
10 2 28 1
51 4 71 1
11 4 29 4
52 4 72 2
12 3 30 2
53 4 73 1
13 2 31 2
54 1 74 4
14 2 32 3
55 2 75 1
15 4 33 3
56 1 76 2
16 3 34 1
77 3 81 2
17 3 35 1
78 2 82 1
18 4 36 1
79 2 83 2
37 1 57 1
80 4 84 3
38 2 58 2
85 2 Commented [A1]:

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