Introduction

1. The scientist who pioneered the currently 5. Ernst Mayr is

accepted definition of a biological species and 1) Evolutionary biologist
won three prizes widely regarded as triple 2) The Darwin of 20th century
crown of biology is 3) Almost single handedly made the origin of
1) Linnaeus 2) Hooker species diversity
3) Bentham 4) Ernst Mayr 4) All
2. Defining features not shown by inanimate 6. Correct Match of List I and List II
matter are List – I List – II
A) Irritability B) Consciousness I Defining character A Linnaeus
C) Metabolism D) Cellular organization
II Inanimate matter B Mayr
1) A, B only 2) C, D only
3) A, B, C only 4) A, B, C, D III Evolutionary C Fire
biologist
3. Reproduction is shown by----- and it is a -------
1) All living organisms IV Systematics D Metabolism
2) Many living organisms 1) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
3) Some living organisms 2) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II
4) Not a defining character 3) A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I
5) a defining character 4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
1) 1, 4 2) 2, 4 7. The least number of similar characters observed
3) 1, 5 4) 3, 5 among the following is
4. Metabolism occurs in Fungi, Plants, Animals Order, Genus, Family, Species, Division and
and it is not occur in viruses Class
1) Above statement is correct 1) Genus 2) Division
2) Above statement is not correct 3) Species 4) Order
3) Above statement is neither correct nor 8. Statement I: Properties of living organisms are
incorrect due to interactions.
4) All the above
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Statement II: Living organisms are self 3) interaction of constituent molecules of the
replicating, evolving and self regulating cell organelle
interacting systems 4) interaction of constituent organs
1) Statement I, II are correct 12. Statement I: Metabolic reactions can be
2) Statement I, II are not correct demonstrated outside the body in isolated cell
3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not free systems.
correct Statement II: Response to stimuli is a defining
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is property of living organisms.
correct 1) Statement I, II are correct
9. Correct Match of List I and List II 2) Statement I, II are not correct
List – I List – II 3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not
correct
I Reproduction and A Sharing
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is
growth in higher DNA but to
correct
plants varying
13. Cellular organization is
degrees
1) Basic unit of life
II Consciousness B Aware of
2) Present in all living organisms
their
3) Defining property of all living organisms
surroundings
4) All the above
III Metabolism C Defining 14. Statement I: Environmental stimuli may be
character physical, chemical or biological.
IV All living D Mutually Statement II: All living organisms not exhibit
organisms exclusive irritability.
events 1) Statement I, II are correct
1) D – I, B – II, C – III, A – IV 2) Statement I, II are not correct
2) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II 3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not
3) A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I correct
4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III 4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is
10. Statement I: Growth occurs due to catabolism correct
only. 15. Consciousness is responsible for
Statement II: Growth occurs when catabolic 1) Synthesis of food by C3 plants during day
activity is higher than anabolic activity. time
1) Statement I, II are correct 2) Deers run away from tigers
2) Statement I, II are not correct 3) Degradation of petroleum products by
3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not pseudomonas putida
correct 1. 1 and 2 only correct
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is 2. 2 and 3 only correct
correct 3. 1, 2, 3 are correct 4. 1, 2, 3 are incorrect
11. The emergent properties of cellular organelles 16. Binomial nomenclature was popularized and
are due to Systema naturae was written by
1) interaction of constituent cells 1) Linnaeus 2) Bauhin
2) interaction of constituent tissues 3) Mayr 4) Bentham
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17. Statement I: In bacteria growth occurs by cell 3) The first word denoting the Genus starts with
division, cell division is a method of a capital letter
reproduction in them. 4) The first word in a biological name
Statement II: In bacteria growth and represents the Genus
reproduction are mutually inclusive events. 22. Taxa indicate categories at different levels. It
1) Statement I, II are correct includes
2) Statement I, II are not correct 1. Canis, Panthera only
3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not 2. Solanaceae, Liliaceae only
correct 3. indica, tuberosum only
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is 4. All
correct 23. Mangifera indica, this scientific name is based
18. Correct Match of List I and List II on
List – I List – II 1) Bionomial nomenclature
2) Trinomial nomenclature
I Binomial A Howrah
3) Mononomial nomenclature
nomenclature
4) Tautonyms
II Father of Botany B Mayr
24. The change in genetic makeup of an organism
III Darwin of 20th C Theophrastus can change
Century 1) Taxonomic status 2) Morphology
IV Botanical garden D Bauhin 3) Anatomy 4) All
1) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV 25. Evolutionary history of an organism is needed
2) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II for
3) A – IV, B –III, C– II, D – I 1) Taxonomy 2) Systematics
4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III 3) Classification
Diversity in the Living world 4) Artificial classification
26. Systematics includes
19. Scientist who wrote the scientific names of
1. Identification 2. Nomenclature
plants in “Species plantarum” and scientific
3. Classification
names of animals in “Systema naturae”
4) Evolutionary relationships between
1. Stanley 2. Whittaker
organisms.
3. Linnaeus 4) Mayr
1) 1, 2 2) 3, 4 3) 1, 2, 3 4) All
20. According to IUCN, the currently known and
27. The scientific name Rattus rattus was given
described species are
according to
1) 1.7- 1.8 million
1) ICBN 2) ICZN
2) 1.7- 1.8 lakhs
3) ICVN 4) ICNB
3) 1.7- 1.8 trillion
4) 1.7- 1.8 billion Taxonomic categories
21. Incorrect statement regarding universal rules of 28. The fundamental taxonomic category or basic
nomenclature is taxonomic category with more fundamental
1) Biological names are generally in Greek and characters is
written in italics. 1) Species 2) Genus
2) Both the words in a biological name, when 3) Family 4) Class
handwritten are separately underlined.
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29. Statement I: All the species under a genus 3) Housefly 4) All

posses many morphological similarities. 35. In taxonomic hierarchy, Order is placed
Statement II: The species of different genera between
posses less number of morphological 1) Genus and Species
similarities. 2) Family and Class
1) Statement I, II are correct 3) Kingdom and Class
2) Statement I, II are not correct 4) Genus and Class
3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not 36. Species are
correct 1. Real basic unit of classification
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is 2. Organisms with fundamental similarities
correct 3. Organisms with less fundamental similarities
30. Organisms A and B are present in the same 1) 1 only 2) 2 only
Division but not in the same Order. They may 3) 1 and 2 only 4) All
belong to same 37. Among the following, the least rank occupied
1) Species 2) Family by - Rosales, Solanaeae, Dicotyledonae,
3) Class 4) Genus Spermatophyta, Angiospermae, Mangifera,
31. Statement I: Kingdom is the highest taxonomic indica, Plantae
category. 1) Rosales 2) Spermatophyta
Statement II: Highest taxonomic category 3) indica 4) Angiospermae
shows maximum similar characters. Taxonomic aids
1) Statement I, II are correct
38. Ex situ conservation of animals is related to
2) Statement I, II are not correct
1) Botanical garden 2) Zoological park
3) Statement I is correct and Statement II is not
3) Manual 4) Monograph
correct
39. This taxonomic aid is based on contrasting
4) Statement I is not correct and Statement II is
characters and analytical in nature
correct
1) Flora 2) Key
32. Related Classes are placed under the same
3) Manual 4) Monograph
1) Family 2) Genus
40. Lead is related to
3) Order 4) Division
1) Flora 2) Manual
33. Correct Match of List I and List II
3) Key 4) Catalogue
List – I List – II 41. Correct Match of List I and List II
I Family A Solanum
List – I List – II
II Class B tuberosum
I Museum A Preserved
III Genus C Solanaceae plant and
IV Species D Dicotyledonae animal
1. A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV specimens
2. A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II II Herbarium B Analytical in
3. A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I nature
4. A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
III Zoological park C Living wild
34. Musca, Muscidae, Diptera, Animalia,
animals
taxomomic categories related to
IV Key D Preserved
1) Man 2) Mammal
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plant 47. Monograph contains information of

specimens 1) one taxon only 2) two taxa only
1) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV 3) three taxa only 4) many taxa
2) A – I, B – IV, C – III, D – II 48. Study the following and select the incorrect
3) A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I statement
4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III 1) Monograph contains information of only one
42. Taxonomic aids are Herbarium, Botanical taxon
garden, Museum, Zoological park, and Key. 2) Flora provides the index to the plant species
Among these, keys are used for the preparation found in a particular area
of 3) Herbarium is a store house of collected plant
1) Flora 2) Monograph specimens that are dried, pressed and preseved
3) Herbarium 4) Catalogue on sheets
43. Plant specimens that are preserved on 41x 29 4) Key is not analytical in nature
cm2 sheets with botanical names of specimens 49. Correct Match of List I and List II
1) Flora 2) Museum List – I List – II
3) Botanical garden 4) Hebarium
I Monograph A Couplet
44. Correct Match of List I and List II
II Key B Information
List – I List – II of one taxon
I Royal Botanical A Lucknow III Catalogue C Alphabetical
Garden arrangement
II Indian Botanical B Human of species
Garden IV Flora D Index of
III NBRI C Kew plant species
IV Self consciousness D Howrah 1) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
1) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV 2) A – II, B – I, C – III, D – IV
2) C – I, D – II, A –III, B – IV 3) A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I
3) A – IV, B –III, C – II, D – I 4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
4) A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III 50. Botanical gardens are
45. Largest and quick source of reference in 1. Specilized gardens have collection of plants
taxonomic studies of plants in the world is for reference
located at 2. Used to grow tropical plants only
1) Royal botanical garden, Kew 3. They allow ex situ conservation of
2) Indian botanical garden, Howrah germplasm
3) National botanical Research Institute, 1) 1 only 2) 1 and 2 only
Lucknow 3) 2 and 3 only 4)1 and 3 only
4) All
46. Index of plant species, actual account of habitat
and distribution of plants found in a given area
is
1) Flora 2) Key
3) Monograph 4) Manual