Herbarium, Botanical gardens, Museum, Zoological parks and Key are considered as: 
1. Trophic aids 
2. Environmental aids 
3. Pollution aids 
4. Taxonomical aids 

Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

1. Cockroach

2. House fly

3. Fire fly

4. Grasshopper

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. Hand written scientific names should be underlined.

2. Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.

3. Scientific names are in Latin and should be italized.

4. Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on

(1) date of collection

(2) name of collector

(3) local names

(4) height of the plant

Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:

Codes:

         A     B     C     D

(1)     3     1      4     2

(2)     3     2      4     1

(3)     4     3      2     1

(4)     4     2      1     3

Study the four statements (I-IV) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:

I. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.

II. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.

III. Binomial nomenclature system was given by RH Whittaker.

IV. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.

The two correct statements are

(1) II and III

(2) III and IV

(3) I and IV

(4) I and II