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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
1. If two or more species occupy overlapping areas,
they are
(a) sibling (b) allochronic
(c) keystone (d) sympatric
2. Which of the following is most important in
'speciation''?
(a) Geographical isolation
(b) Reproductive isolation
(c) Ecological isolation
(d) Ethological isolation
3. Which of the following is the correct sequence in
the increasing order of complexity ?
(a) Molecules, tissues, community, population
(b) Cells, tissues, community, population
(c) Tissues, organisms, population, community
(d) Molecules, tissues, community, cells.
(DPMT 1997)
4. Maximum diversity is seen amongst
(a) monera (b) animalia
(c) plantae (d) protista
(GET Chd., 1997)
5. Cyanobacteria are
(a) viruses infecting bluegreen algae
(b) cyanophycean members which infect bacteria
(c) autotrophic prokaryotes with characteristic
blue-green pigments
(d) bacteria which infect cyanophycean algae
(KCET 1997)
6. Non-nucleated organisms were kept by Whittaker
under
(a) monera (b) protista
(c) fungi (d) plantae
(BHU 1997)
7. It is considered connecting link between kingdom
annelida and arthropoda
(a) Monocysits (b) Peripatiis
(c) Parameciwn (d) Neopilina
(AFMC 1997)
8. In R.H. Whittaker's five-kingdom classification,
protista comprises
(a) both uni and multicelhilar microscopic
eukaryotes
(b) unicellular eukaryotes
(c) all prokaryotes
(d) all eukaryotes 9. Mammalia is a
(a) category (b) taxon
(c) both above (d) none above
10. Which one of the following statements about
viruses is correct ?
(a) They have their own metabolic system
(b) They contain either DNA or RNA
(c) They are facultative parasites
(d) They are readily killed by antibiotics
(CBSE PMT 1997)
11. Two similar holotypes are called
(a) isotypes (b) mesotypes
(c) syntype (d) neotype
(BHU 1997)
12. System of classification used by Linnaeus was
(a) natural system
(b) artificial system
(c) phylogenetic system
(d) asexual system (MP PMT 1997)
13. Genetic drift will be associated with
(a) animal populations
(b) plant populations
(c) large populations with random mating
(d) small populations in which the progeny may or
may not get mutated genes (KCET 1997)
14. The correct sequence of taxonomic categories is
(a) class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-species
(b) phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-species
(c) division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-species
(d) division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-species
(Pb. PMT 1997)
15. Reproductively isolated, morphologically similar
sympatric population is a
(a) cline (b) demes
(c) clone (d) sibling species
(BHU 1997)
16. Keystone species in an ecosystem are those
(a) present in maximum number
(b) that are most frequent
(c) attaining a large biomass
(d) contributing to ecosystem properties
(CBSE PMT 1997)
17. The total words in binomial nomenclature are
(a) 5 (b) 3
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(c) 2 (d) 4
(MP PMT 1997)
18. The type of fossil where hard parts like bone or
trunks of trees are preserved are known as
(a) petrifaction (b) moulds
(c) compression (d) pseudofossil
(AMU 1997)
19. New systematics and the concept of life was given
by
(a) dementia (b) Elton
(c) Odum (d) Huxley
(BHU 1998)
20. Sympatric speciation in biological kingdoms occur
due to
(a) geographic isolation
(b) reproductive isolation
(c) interbreeding
(d) genetic isolation (CETChd., 1998)
21. Two organisms of same class but different families
will be kept under the same
(a) genera (b) species
(c) order (d) family
(CET Chd., 1998)
22. Which of the following will form a new species ?
(a) Interbreeding
(b) Variations
(c) Differential reproduction
(d) None above (Pb.PMT 1998)
23. A community includes
(a) a group of same genera
(b) a group of same population
(c) a group of individuals from same species
(d)different populations interacting with each other
(CET Chd., 1998)
24. One of the following can be called taxon
(a) order (b) family
(c) genus (d) none above
(Pb. PMT, 1998)
25. Binomial nomenclature was given by
(a) Huxley (b) Ray
(c) Darwin (d) Linnaeus
(Pb. PMT, 1998)
26. Which of'the following is a living fossil ?
(a) Archeopteiyx (b) Trilobites
(c) Sphenodon (d) Echidna
(Pb. PMT 1998)
27. Phylogeny tells us about
(a) life-history of animals
(b) group of phyla
(c) evolutionary history of a species from its
ancestors
(d) castes of flies
(MP PMY 1998)
28. In classification, the category below the level of
family is
(a) class (b) species
(c) phylum (d) genus
(CET Chd., 1998)
29. Some species living in same area are different from
each other and do not interbreed. They are called as
(a) sympatric (b) endemic
(c) sibling (d) allopatric
(CBSE PMT 1998)
30. The book 'Origin of Species' was written by
(a) Lamarck (b) Darwin
(c) Wallace (d) Oparin
(Pb. PMT 1998)
31. Diversity in the type of beaks of finches adapted to
different feeding habits on the Galapagos islands,
as observed by Drawin, provides an evidence for
(a) origin of species by natural selection
(b) intraspecific variations
(c) intraspecific competition
(d) interspecific competition
(CBSE PMT, 1998)
32. Father of biology is
(a) Aristotle (b) Theophrastus
(c) Linnaeus (d) Lamarck
(Haryana PMT 1998)
33. Which is the lowest level of organisation in the
living kingdoms ?
(a) Molecular level (b) Cellular level
(c) Population (d) Tissue level
(CET Chd. 1998)
34. Unicellular eukaryotes are
(a) protozoans only (b) viruses
(c) bacteria (d) protista
(Haryana PMT 1998)
35. Surface free floating organisms are
(a) nektons (b) benthos
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(c) phytoplanktons (d) sessile
(BHU 1998)
36. Two kingdom classification was given by
(a) C. Linnaeus (b) John Ray
(c) Huxley (d) Whittaker
(Haryana PMT 1998)
37. Which amongst the kingdom animalia has rather
become recently extinct ?
(a) Snow leopard (b) Indian macaque
(c) Cheetah (d) Tiger
(Haryana PMT 1998)
38. One of the following phyla has maximum species
(a) Annelida (b) Mollusca
(c) Arthropoda (d) Echinodermpta
(Manipal PMT 1999)
39. 'Key' for identification of animals was developed
by
(a) John Ray (b) Cuvier
(c) Aristotle (d) Linnaeus
(MP PMT 1999)
40. If a scientist has to nomenclate a similar species he
should study
(a) holotype (b) syntype
(c) mesotype (d) isorype
(CPMT 1999)
41. One of the following is written by Aristotle
(a) Historia animalium
(b) Historia plantarum
(c) Systema naturae
(d) Pflenzen famiftgn die naturalichen
(MP PMT 1999)
42. The characteristics delimiting a family are more
general in comparison to those which delimit a
(a) phylum (b) sub family
(c) class (d) genus
(JIPMER 1999)
43. The basis of karyotaxonomy is
(a) number of nucleoli
(b) sedimentation rate of ribosomes
(c) chromosome banding
(d) chromosome number
(MP PMT 1999)
44. Match the names of plants given under column I
with the families to which they belong given under
column II. Choose the answer which gives the
correct combinations of the alphabets
Column I (Plant
name)
Column II (Family name)
A Tamarindus
indica
p Arecaceae
B Cocos nucifera q Liliaceae
C Colchicum
automnale
r Solanaceae
D Withania
somnifera
s Apocynaceae
t Papilionaceae
(a) A = t, B = p, C = r, D = q
(b) A = t, B = p, C = q, D = r
(c) A = s, B = t, C = p, D = q
(d) A = t, B = q, C = p, D = r
(KCET 1999)
45. The phylogenetic system refers to grouping
(a) according to floral similarities
(b) of plants in order of their increasing
complexities
(c) according to evolutionary trends
(d) according to all morphological characters.
(Pb. PMT 2000)
46. First botanist to give binomial nomenclature was
(a) Bauhin (b) Aristotle
(c) Linnaeus (d) Hutchinson
(Wardha, 2000)
47. Taxon is
(a) species
(b) unit of classification
(c) highest rank in classification
(d) group of closely related families
(CET Chd., 2000)
48. Consider Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer
accordingly:
(a) A and R both are correct and R is correct
explanation to A
(b) A is true but R is false
(c) Both are false
(d) A and R are both correct but R is not correct
explanation to A.
A. To give a scientific name to a plant there is
ICBN.
R. They have articles, photographs and
recommendation to name a plant.
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
49. One of the following is primary chordate character.
(a) Paired nerve cord
(b) Dorsal tubular nerve cord
(c) Solid ventral nerve cord
(d) Ganglionated nerve cord
(CPMT 2000)
50. Choose the correct combination:
(a) Aves and chordata—classes
(b) Annelida and porifera—phyla
(c) Mollusca and hydrozoa—classes
(d) Oligochaeta and arthropoda—phyla.
(CPMT 2000)
51. One of the following are 'amphibians of plant
kingdom'
(a) Thallophytes (b) Bryophytes
(c) Angiosperms (d) Gymnosperms
(Manipal PMT 2000)
52. One of the following is true.
(a) Blue green algae is a kind of green algae
(b) Chilgoza is edible fruit afPinus gerardiana
(c) Bryophytes are with covered seed .
(d) all gymnosperms show double fertilization
(Manipal PMT 2000)
53. Which of the following show relationship of
echinoderms and chordates ?
(a) Balanoglossus
(b)Archaeopteryx
(c) Peripatus
(d) none above.
(Haryana PMT 2000)
54. The most common character is found in all
chordates
(a) gills (b) lungs
(c) dorsal nerve cord (d) diaphragm
(CBSE PMT 2000)
55. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) Ornithorhynchus lays eggs
(b) Rat has cloaca
(c) Camel has biconcave RBC
(d) Bat has feathers
(CBSE PMT 2000)
56. One of the following is not a characteristic of
chordates i.e., presence of
(a) gill stits
(b) notochord
(c) dorsal hollow nervous system
(d) hairs (C8SE PMT 2000)
57. The latest classification of biological kingdom has
been contributed by
(a) Whittaker (b) Darwin
(c) Haeckel (d) Linnaeus
(BVP Pune 2001)
58. In trinomial nomenclature the third part of the
name is
(a) sub-species or variety
(b) name of author
(c) place of discovery of plant
(d) any one of the above.
(EAMCET 2001)
59. One of the following includes most closely linked
organisms
(a) species (b) genus
(c) family (d) class
(CBSE PMT 2001)
60. Which of the following definitions cover a greater
number of organisms?
(a) Order (b) Family
(c) Class (d) Phylum
(Kerala PMT 2001)
61. Which of the following name is correctly written?
(a) Ficus Bengalensis
(b) Apis indica
(c) trypanosoma gambiense
(d) Mangifera indica
(Manipal PMT 2001)
62. Inbreeding is possible between two members of
(a) order (b) family
(c) genus (d) species
(Manipal PMT 2001)
63. The habitat of a species along with its function is
(a) home range (b) territory
(c) boundary (d) niche
(DPMT 2001)
64. Which National Institute encourages the
publication of flora of different regions of India?
(a) IARI (b) NBRI
(c) BSI (d) FRI
(EAMCET 2001)
65. Organisms found in extreme temperatures are
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(a) cyanobacteria (b) archaebacteria
(c) fungi (d) cubacteria
(DPMT 2001)
66. Fungi differ from other kingdoms in being
(a) unicellular decomposers
(b) unicellular consumers
(c) multicellular decomposers
(d) multicellular consumers
(DPMT 2001)
67. Holotype is
(a) specimen cited with original discription
(b) specimen used by an author as nomenclatural
type
(c) duplicate of first identified specimen
(d) none above (Pb. PMT 2001)
68. Keystone species are
(a) sexually reproducing species
(b) species found as fossils
(c) species which determine the biotic structure of
an entire community
(d) two or more species belonging to some time
period. (Pb. PMT 2002)
69. Which of these is correct order of hierarchy?
(a) Kingdom, division, phylum, genus and species
(b) Phylum, division, genus and class
(c) Kingdom, genus, class, phylum and division
(d) Phylum, kingdom, genus, species and class
(Wardha 2002)
70. Which is not a unit of taxonomic category ?
(a) Series (b) Glamaceae
(c) Class (d) Phylum
(BVP Pune 2002)
71. The five kingdom classification was given by
(a) Whittaker (1969)
(b) Linnaeus (1758)
(c) Copeland (1966)
(d) Haeckcl (1866)
(BVP Pune 2002)
72. Which is the first step of taxonomy ?
(a) Naming
(b) Classification
(c) Identification
(d) Hierarchial arrangement
(MGIMS Wardha 2002)
73. Five kingdom classification of Whittaker is mainly
based on
(a) nucleus
(b) cell structure
(c) mode of nutrition
(d) complexity of organs
(CBSE PMT 2002)
74. Who classified life mode of plants on the basis of
position and formation of buds?
(a) Raunbier
(b) de Castello
(c) Benthem and Hooker
(d) Engler and Prantl (BHU 2002)
75. In taxonomy, class comes in between
(a) kingdom and order
(b) phylum and order
(c) kingdom and family
(d) family and genus (CET Chd. 2002)
76. Taxon includes
(a) genus and species
(b) kingdom and division
(c) all ranks of hierarchy
(d) none above (Pb. PMT 2002)
77. In which year, Julian Huxley gave the new
systematics ?
(a) 1940 (b) 1840
(c) 1801 (d) 1901
(BVP Pune 2002)
78. Binomial nomenclature refers to
(a) two names of a species
(b) one specific and one local name of a species
(c) two words for name of a species
(d) two life cycles of an organism
(CET Chd., 2002)
79. C. Linnaeus is famous for
(a) coing the term 'systematics'
(b) introducing binomial nomenclature
(c) giving natural system of classification
(d) all of these (GGSIPU, N. Delhi, 2002)
80. True species are
(a) interbreeding
(b) sharing the same niche
(c) feeding on the same food
(d) reproductively isolated
(CBSE PMT 2002)
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81. Who was the first to describe that species is the unit
of classification ?
(a) John Ray (b) Huxley
(c) Linnaeus (d)Candolle
(BVP Pune 2002)
82. Allopatric speciation occurs when
(a) genetically unrelated populations inhabit the
geographical area
(b) genetically related popu lations inhabit the
same geographical area
(c) genetically unrelated populations inhabit
widely separated geographical area
(d) genetically related population inhabit widely
separated geographical area
(N. Delhi, 2002)
83. The smallest unit of classification is
(a) species (b) subspecies
(c) variety (d) genus
(N. Delhi 2002)
84. According to binomial nomenclature which is not
possible
(a) Tautonyms (b) Synonyms
(c) Bionyms (d) Autonyms
(BHU 2002)
85. Basic unit of classification of organisms is
(a) species (b) population
(c) class (d) family
(CET Chd., 2003)
86. In which kingdom would you classify the archaea
and nitrogen – fixing organisms, if the five–
kingdom system of classification is used :
(a) Plantae (b) Fungi
(c) Protista (d) Monera
(CBSE PMT 2003)
87. Biosystematics aims of
(a) the classification of organisms based on broad
morphological characters
(b) delimiting various taxa of organisms and
establishing their relationships
(c) the classification of organisms based on their
evolutionary history and establishing their
phylogeny on the totality of various parameters
from all fields of studies
(d) identification and arrangement of organisms on
the basis of their cytological characteristics
(CBSE PMT 2003)
88. The unit of classification containing concrete
biological entities is
(a) taxon (b) species
(c) category (d) order
(MGIMS Wardha 2003)
89. In which of the following "binomial nomenclature"
is described?
(a) Genera Plantarum
(b) Historia Plantarum
(c) Systema Naturae
(d) Flora Japonica
(BVP Pune 2003)
90. One of the largest herbarium is located in
(a) Kew (b) Geneva
(c) Berlin (d) Sweden
(DY Patil Mumbai 2003)
91. Hutchinson's system of classification was revised in
(a) 1905 (b) 1959
(c) 1854 (d) 1935
(DPMT 2003)
92. The suffix of family ends with
(a) –eae (b) –aceae
(c) –ieae (d) –oidae
(MGIMS Wardha 2003)
93. The replacement of two kingdom grouping by five
kingdom classification was proposed in the year
(a)1859 (b) 1758
(c) 1862 (d) 1919
(e) 1969 (Kerala PMT 2003)
94. Species are considered as
(a) real basic units of classification
(b) the lowest units of classification
(c) artificial concept of human mind which cannot
be defined in absolute terms
(d) real units of classification devised by
taxonomists
(CBSE PMT 2003)
95. Phenetic classification is based on
(a) the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
(b) observable characteristics of existing organisms
(c) dendograms based on DNA characteristics
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(d) sexual characteristics
(CBSE PMT 2003)
96. ICBN stands for
(a) International Classification of Biological
Nomenclature
(b) International Class of Biological Nomenclature
(c) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(d) International Classification of Biological
Naming
(DPMT 2003)
97. The word 'taxonomy' was coined by
(a) de Candolle (b) John Ray
(c) C. Linnaeus (d) Theophrastus
(Dy Patil 2003)
98. Staatstical method is used in … type of
classification
(a) Phenetic (b) Numerical
(c) Adansonian (d) All above
(Pb. PMT 2003)
99. A place of collection of dried plant specimens is
(a) arborium
(b) herbarium
(c) botanical gardens
(d) all above (MGIMS Wardha 2003)
100. The different forms of interbreeding species that
live in different geographical regions are called
(a) sibling species
(b) sympatic species
(c) allopatric species
(d) polytypic species
(e) monotypic species (Kerala PMT 2003)
101. Sympatic speciation is characterised by
(a) reproductive isolation
(b) reproductive nonisolation
(c) random mating
(d) all of these (Pb. PMT 2003)
102. First time Binomial Nomenclature was written in
(a) Latin (b) Greek
(c) English (d) Italian
(Pb. PMT 2003)
103. Pickup the incorrect statement
(a) Malvaceae is a taxon
(b) Thalamnillorae is a taxon
(c) Both of these
(d) Glamaceae is taxonomic category
(DY Patil Mumbai 2003)
104. All eukaryotic unicellular organisms belong to
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Fungi (4) Bacteria.
(KCET 2004)
105. The five kingdom classification was proposed by
(1) R.H. Whittaker (2) C. Linnaeus
(3) A. Roxberg (4) Virchow.
(CPMT 2004)
106. Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by
(1) D.J. Ivanowsky (2) M.W. Beijerinck
(3) Stanley (4) Robert Hook.
(BHU 2004)
107. Difference between Virus and Viroid is
(1) Absence of protein coat in viroid but present
in virus
(2) Presence of low molecular weight RNA in
virus but absent in viroid
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of the above.
(HPPMT 2005)
108. Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate
themselves once they infect the host cell. To which
of the following kingdom do viruses belong to ?
(1) Monera (2) Protista
(3) Fungi (4) None of the above.
(AIPMT 2005)
109. Biologist who proposed the term protista for
unicellular organisms is
(1) Lister (2) Pasteur
(3) Haeckel (4) Koch.
(A.I.I.M.S. 2005)
110. Protista consists of
(1) Heterotrophic organisms
(2) Photoautotrophs
(3) Chemoautotrophs
(4) All the above. (C.B.S.E. 2006)
111. Organism having characteristics of both plants and
animals is
(1) Paramecium (2) Euglena
(3) Mycoplasma (4) Bacterium.
(C.B.S.E. 2006)
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112. On the basis of nucleus, virus should be placed
under
(1) Prokaryotes (2) Eukaryotes
(3) Mesokaryotes (4) None of the above.
(R.P.M.T. 2006)
113. Coliphage T2 has
(1) ssRNA (2) dsRNA
(3) dsDNA (4) ssDNA.
(A.F.M.C. 2006)
114. Genetic material of HIV is
(1) ssRNA (2) dsRNA
(3) dsRNA (4) ssDNA.
(C.B.S.E. 2006)
115. Plant viruses generally possess
(1) RNA (2) DNA
(3) Coiled nucleolus (4) Both (1) and (2).
(M.P.P.M.T. 2006)
116. Number of capsomeres in TMV is
(1) 1200 (2) 2130
(3) 2310 (4) 3102. (K.C.E.T. 2006)
117. Five kingdom classification is based on
(1) Cell wall (2) Genetic material
(3) Types of organelles (4) Mode of nutrition.
(Manipal 2006)
118. Genetic material of virus is
(1) DNA
(2) RNA
(3) Either DNA or RNA
(4) Both DNA and RNA. (M.P.P.M.T. 2006)
119. Which is correct about viruses ?
(1) They are obligate parasites
(2) Nucleic acid is present in capsid
(3) They possess both DNA and RNA
(4) They have their own metabolic system.
(C.B.S.E. 2007)
120. Viruses causing rupturing of bacteria are
(1) Lysogenic (2) Lytic
(3) Lipolytic (4) Lysozymes.
((C.B.S.E. 2007)
121. Viral genome that has been integrated with genome
of the host is called
(1) DNA (2) Prophage
(3) RNA (4) Viroid.
(B.H.U. 2007)
122. Genetic material of a retrovirus is
(1) DNA
(2) RNA
(3) DNA and RNA
(4) Either DNA or RNA. (M.P.P.M.T. 2007)
123. SARS is
(1) Acute form of Asthma
(2) Caused by Pneumococcus
(3) Caused by Corona virus
(4) More common in non-vegetarians.
(A.I.I.M.S. 2008)
124. Virus having ssRNA that acts as template for DNA
synthesis is
(1) Retrovirus (2) Adenovirus
(3) Pox virus (4) Polio virus.
(Orissa 2008)
125. Virus multiplies in
(1) Water (2) Soil
(3) Dead tissue (4) Living tissue.
(B.H.U. 2008)
126. A kingdom having unicellular plants and animals
is
(1) Monera (2) Plantae
(3) Fungi (4) Protista.
(D.P.M.T. 2009)
127. T.O. Diener discovered
(1) Bacteriophage
(2) Infectious protein
(3) Free infectious DNA
(4) Free infectious RNA. (C.B.S.E. 2009)
128. Infectious proteins are present in
(1) Prions (2) Viroids
(3) Satellite viruses (4) Gemini viruses.
(C.B.S.E. 2010)
129. Virus envelope is known as
(1) Virion (2) Nucleoprotein
(3) Core (4) Capsid.
(C.B.S.E. 2010)
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130. A group of related genera with still less number of
similarities as compared to genus and species is
(HP PMT 2011)
(1) Order (2) Class
(3) Family (4) Genus
131. Which one of the following options gives the
correct matching of a disease with its causative
organism and mode of infection.(CBSE Mains 2011)
Disease Causative
Organisms
Mode of
infection
(1) Elephantiasis Wuchereria
bancrofti
With infected
water and food
(2) Malaris Plasmodium
vivax
Bite of male
Anopheles
mosquito
(3) Typhoid Salmonella typhi With inspired air
(4) Pneumonia Streptococcus
pneumoniae
Droplet infection
132. Which one of the following organisms is not an
example of eukaryotic cells? (CBSE Pre 2011)
(1) Escherihia coli
(2) Euglena viridis
(3) Amoeba proteus
(4) Paramecium caudatum
133. An organism used as a biofertilizer for raising
soyabean crop is (CBSE Pre 2011)
(1) Azospirillum (2) Rhizobium
(3) Nostoc (4) Azotobacter
134. A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont
is found in : (CBSe Pre 2011)
(1) Cycas (2) Cicer
(3) Pisum (4) Alnus
135. Archaebacteria are special since they live in some
of the most harsh habitat such as (HP PMT 2011)
(1) Extreme salty areas
(2) Hot springs
(3) Marshy areas
(4) All the above
136. Which one of the following organisms is
scientifically correctly named, correctly printed
according to the international Rules of
Nomenclature and correctly described?
(CBSE Mains 2012)
(1) Felis tigris – The Indian tiger, well protected in
Girforests
(2) E.coli-Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly
occurring bacterium in human intestine
(3) Musa domestica – The ommon huse lizard a
reptile
(4) Plasmodium falciparum – A protozoan
pathogen causing the most serious type of
malaria
137. In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas
and Cholrella have been included in
(CBSE Mains 2012)
(1) Plantae (2) Monera
(3) Protista (4) Algae
138. Basic unit of classification is (HP PMT 2012)
(1) Genus (2) Species
(30 Variety (4) Family
139. Identify the correct sequence of taxonomical
category : (HP PMT 2012)
(1) Species → order → phylum → kingdom
(2) Genus → species → order → kingdom
(3) Genus → species → phylum → order
(4) Species → genus → order → phylum
140. In the nature, the biologically cohesive unit
amongst the taxa is (HP PMT 2012)
(1) Genus (2) Order
(3) Phylum (4) Species
141. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Taxonomy’?
(WB JEE 2012)
(1) John Ray (2) Carolus Linnaeus
(3) A.P. de Candolle (4) Charles Darwin
142. Animals are classified into hierarchical groups. In
which one of the following, the largest number of
species is found? (WB JEE 2012)
(1) Genus (2) Order
(3) Family (4) Cohort
143. Which one of the following is a taxonomical aid for
identification of plants and animals based on
similarities and dissimilarities? (Kerala PMT 2012)
(1) Flora (2) Keys
(3) Catalogues (4) Cohort
144. Specific epithet is (Orissa JEE 2012)
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(1) first word in the scientific name of a species
(2) second word in the scientific name of a species
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of these
145. Which of the following has correct specific epither?
(Orissa JEE 2012)
(1) India mangifera (2) Leo Panthera
(3) Cais familaris (4) Ascaris
146. Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the
group : (CBSE Pre 2012)
(1) Monera (2) Plantae
(3) Fungi (4) Animalia
147. The cyanobacteria are also referred to as
(CBSE Pre 2012)
(1) slime moulds (2) blue green algae
(3) protests (4) golden algae
148. Which of the following is the wall less and smallest
living cell (HP PMT 2012)
(1) Algae (2) Bacteriophage
(3) Cyanobacteria (4) Mycoplasma
149. N-acetyl muramic acid is found as
(WB JEE 2012)
(1) cell wall component of plant
(2) cell wall component of gram positive bacteria
(3) cell wall component of fungi
(4) viral coat material
150. Identify the bacterium that appears violet after
Gram staining (WB JEE 2012)
(1) Salmonella enterica
(2) Escherichia coli
(3) Myobacterium tuberiulosis
(4) Rhizobium meliloti
151. Choose the wrong statements regarding bacterial
cell (Kerala PMT 2012)
(A) Glycocalyx is the outer most envelope in
bacteria
(B) The glycocalyx could be a loose sheath called
capsule
(C) The glycocalyx may be thick and tough called
slime layer
(D) A special structure formed by the plasma
membrane is called mesosome
(E) Small bristle like fibres sprouting out of the
cell are called fimbriae
(1) A and C are wrong
(2) A and B are wrong
(3) B and C are wrong
(4) A and D are wrong
(5) C and D are wrong
152. Free living bacterial that can fix N2 from soil is :
(Odisha JEE 2012)
(1) Clostridium (2) Azotobacter
(3) Beijerinckia (4) All of these
153. Photo-oxidation of water results in the formation of
(Odisha JEE 2012)
(1) H+
, O2 and ATP (2) H+
, O2, e-
and ATP
(3) H+
, O2 and e-
(4) None of these
154. Effective management practice for bacterial leaf
bright of rice is (Odisha JEE 2012)
(1) removal of secondary host weed
(2) use of resistant varieties
(3) treatment of ZnSO4 and CaOCl2
(4) All of the above
155. Nuclear membrane is absent in (CBSE Pre 2012)
(1) Volvox (2) Nostoc
(3) Penicillium (4) Agricus
156. The unicellular eukaryotic organisms were placed
in the plant kingdom (HP PMT 2012)
(1) Protista (2) Monera
(3) Fungi (4) Animalia
157. Which one of the following is a saprophytic
protest? (Kerala PMT 2012)
(1) Desmid (2) Slime mould
(3) Euglena (4) Gonyaulax
(5) Nostoc
158. Which one of the following is a flagellated
protozoan? (Kerala PMT 2012)
(1) Trypanosoma (2) Plasmodium
(3) Amoeba (4) Paramoecium
(4) Entramoeba
159. Select the wrong statement: (NEET 2013)
(1) In Oomycetes female gamete is smaller and
motile, while male gamete is larger and non
motile
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(2) Chlanzydomonas exhibits both isogamy and
anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy
(3) Isogametes are similar in structure, function
and behaviour
(4) Anisogametes differ either in structure,
function or behaviour
160. Pigment containing membranous extensions in
some cyanobacteria are: (NEET 2013)
(1) Pneurnatophores
(2) Chromatophores
(3) Heterocysts
(4) Basal bodies
161. Which of the following are likely to be present in
deep sea water? (NEET 2013)
(1) Blue green algae (2) Saprophytic fungi
(3) Archaebacteria (4) Eubacteria
ANSWERS
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (b)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (b)
51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (d) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (d)
61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (b) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (a)
71. (a) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (c) 75. (b) 76. (c) 77. (a) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80. (a)
81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (a) 84. (d) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (a)
91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (a) 95. (a) 96. (c) 97. (c) 98. (b) 99. (b) 100. (c)
101. (a) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (b) 105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110. (d)
111. (b) 112. (d) 113. (d) 114. (a) 115. (a) 116. (c) 117. (d) 118. (c) 119. (a) 120. (b)
121. (b) 122. (b) 123. (c) 124. (a) 125. (d) 126. (d) 127. (d) 128. (a) 129. (d) 130. (c)
131. (d) 132. (a) 133. (b) 134. (a) 135. (d) 136. (d) 137. (a) 138. (b) 139. (d) 140. (d)
141. (b) 142. (b) 143. (b) 144. (b) 145. (c) 146. (a) 147. (b) 148. (d) 149. (b) 150. (b)
151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (c) 154. (b) 155. (b) 156. (a) 157. (b) 158. (a) 159. (a) 160. (b)
161. (c)
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