Which of the following characters, are defining features
of all living organisms?
(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation
1. Only (C), (D) and (E)
2. Only (A) and (B)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. All except (B)
of all living organisms?
(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation
2. Only (A) and (B)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. All except (B)
Select the correct sequence of taxonomic categories of Mango in ascending order
| 1. | Mangifera → Anacardiaceae → Dicotyledonae → Sapindales → Angiospermae. |
| 2. | Mangifera → Anacardiaceae → Sapindales → Dicotyledonae → Angiospermae. |
| 3. | Angiospermae → Dicotyledonae → Sapindales → Anacardiaceae → Mangifera. |
| 4. | Angiospermae → Sapindales → Anacardiaceae → Dicotyledonae → Mangifera. |
What do A, B and C represent in the given scientific name, respectively?
Mangifera indica Linn
C B A
1. Generic name, specific name and author's name
2. Specific name, generic name and author's name
3. Author's name, specific name and generic name
4. Generic name, author's name and specific name
Which of the following statements about classification is not true?
| I. | Members of a family are less similar than members of an included genus. |
| II. | An order has more members than the number of members in an included genus. |
| III. | Families have more members than phyla. |
| IV. | The number of species in a taxon depends on their relative degree of similarity. |
1. Only III
2. Only IV
3. Only II
4. Only I
In how many organisms present below in the box in which reproduction is synonymous with growth?
Amoeba, Yeast, Diatom, Mules, Spirogyra, Mangifera, Panthera, Datura and Gonyaulax
1. 7
2. 5
3. 4
4. 6
The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair used for identification of animals in Taxonomic Key are referred to as:
1. Lead
2. Couplet
3. Doublet
4. Alternate
Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
| 1. | Handwritten scientific names should be underlined separately. |
| 2. | Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet. |
| 3. | Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized. |
| 4. | Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters. |
Species are considered as
1. artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
2. real units of classification devised by taxonomists
3. real basic units of classification
4. the lowest units of classification
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Wheat | 1. | Primate |
| B. | Mango | 2. | Diptera |
| C. | Housefly | 3. | Sapindales |
| D. | Man | 4. | Poales |
1. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
2. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
3. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
4. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
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