The process of classification of living organisms into different taxa is called as:

1. Identification 2. Nomenclature
3. Taxonomy 4. Characterization

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The correct name of mango would be:

1. Mangifera Indica 2. mangifera indica
3. Mangifera indica 4. Mangifera INdica
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The Indian Botanical Garden and the National Botanical Research Institute are located respectively at:

1. Pune and Howrah 2. Howrah and Lucknow
3. Darjeeling and Lucknow 4. Simla and Dehradun
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Consider the following statements:
I. Unicellular organisms grow by cell division.
II. Growth in all multicellular organisms by cell division occurs only up to a certain age.
III. Non-living objects do not exhibit growth
The incorrect statement/s is/are:

1. I only 2. III only
3. II only 4. II and III only
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Which of the following are the defining properties of life?
1. Growth and Reproduction
2. Cellular organization and Consciousness
3. Growth and Consciousnes
4. Cellular organization and Reproduction

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Identify the incorrect statement regarding the rules of Binomial Nomenclature?

1. The names are derived from Latin or Latinized.
2. The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
3. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are written in italics, or printed separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.
4. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
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Perhaps the most obvious and technically complicated feature of all living organisms is:
1. Capability to reproduce to produce similar offspring
2. Ability to grow from inside
3. Ability to sense and respond to environmental stimuli
4. Metabolism inside a defined boundary of a cell

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In plant taxonomy, the most inclusive category will be:

1. Kingdom 2. Division
3. Class 4. Order
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ICBN stands for:

1. Indian Council for Biological Nomenclature
2. International Code for Binomial Nomenclature
3. Indian Council for Binomial Nomenclature
4. International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
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The binomial system of nomenclature of living organisms was given by:

1. Carl Woose 2. Copeland
3. Chatton 4. Carl Linnaeus

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