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1. By increasing the area of observation…..and 6. In a scientific name, every name has two
……… of organisms will increase. words – Genus and Species.
1. Size and variety (1) First alphabet of genus is written in capital
2. Range and variety letter
3. Efficiency and range (2) First alphabet of species is written in small
4. Growth and variety letter
(3) Every name is followed by author citation
2. ICBN stands for (4) All of the above
a. International Code for Binomial
Nomenclature 7. Nomenclature is governed by certain
b. International Code for Biological universal rules. Which one of the following is
Nomenclature contrary to the rules
c. International Code for Botanical of nomenclature.
Nomenclature (1) When written by hand, the names are to be
d. International Code for Biogeographical underlined
Nomenclature (2) Biological names can be written in any
language
3. What is not true with respect to Systematics (3) The first word in a biological name
a. Systematic arrangement of organisms represents the genus name, and the second is a
b. Derived from latin word systema specific epithet
c. The study of relationships among different (4) The names are written in Latin and are
organisms italicised
d. Does not account any kind of evolutionary
relationships. 8. Primata as one of the taxonomic categories of
man is equivalent to which category of wheat?
4. Polymoniales includes- (1) Poaceae
1. Convolvulaceae (2) Poales
2. Solanaceae (3) Monocotyledonae
3. Both 1 and 2 (4) Angiospermae
4. Liliaceae only
9. Which of the following ‘suffixes’ used for
5. Arrange the following in order of increasing units of classification in plants indicates a
size, beginning with the smallest taxonomic category of ‘family’.
i. family
ii. kingdom 1. - Ales 2. - Onae
iii. phylum/division 3. - Aceae 4. - Ae
iv. genus
v. order
vi. class 10. In plant taxonomy, the most inclusive
vii. species. category will be:
(1) vii → iv → i → v → vi → iii → ii
1. Kingdom 2. Division
(2) i → ii → iii → iv → v → vi → vii
3. Class 4. Order
(3) v → iv → i → vi → ii → iii → vii
(4) vii → vi → i → ii → iii → iv → v
11. Which of the following taxon will have the
most number of organisms?
1. Class 2. Phylum
3. Order 4. Family

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12. Both the words in a biological name when 17. Match column I with column II for housefly
handwritten are underlined or printed in italics classification and select the correct option using
to indicate :- the codes given below:
1. They are endangered Column I Column II
2. They are living A. Family 1. Diptera
3. Their latin origin
B. Order 2. Arthropoda
4. Now they are extinct
C. Class 3. Muscidae
13. Choose the correct from the followings:- D. Phylum 4. Insecta
1. Mangifera, is a name of species
2. Polymoniales, is a name of family Codes:
3. Dicotyledonae, is a name of division A B C D
4. Triticum, is a name of genus 1. 3 1 4 2
2. 3 2 4 1
14. How many of the following are correct 3. 4 3 2 1
match ? 4. 4 2 1 3
Biodiversity - Number and type of organisms
घरेलू मक्खी के वर्गीकरण के लिए स्तंभ I के साथ स्तंभ II का
a.
present on earth. मिलान करें और नीचे दिए गए संके त का उपयोग करके सही
Nomenclature - Standardise the naming of विकल्प चुनिए:
b.
living organism
स्तंभ I स्तंभ II
Biological names - Generally in Latin and
c. A. कु ल 1. डिप्टेरा
written in Greek
d. Classification - Classified into different taxa B. गण 2. आर्थ्रोपोड़ा
C. वर्ग 3. मस्किडी
1. Four
2. Three D. संघ 4. इन्सेक्टा
3. Two
4. One संके त:
A B C D
(1) 3 1 4 2
(2) 3 2 4 1
15. Select the incorrect match with respect to (3) 4 3 2 1
the given taxonomic categories of wheat. (4) 4 2 1 3
1. Genus - Triticum
2. Family - aestivum
3. Order- Poales
4. Class - Monocotyledonae 18. A student writes the biological name of
mango as ‘mangifera indica linn’. What
16. ‘Taxon’ is the unit of mistake/s has he/she committed?
1. Order I. The genus name should begin with a capital
2. Taxonomy letter
3. Species II. The species name should be italicized
4. Genus III. The name of the scientist given at the end
should not be abbreviated
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III

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19. Which of the following is a correct match 23.

between the biological name and the order of Characterisation, identification,
the organism? Assertion classification and nomenclature are
1. Homo sapiens – Hominidae (A): the processes that are basic to
2. Mangifera indica - Anacardiaceae taxonomy.
3. Triticum aestivum - Poaceae The structural, developmental and
4. Mangifera indica - Sapindales Reason ecological information of an
(R): organism is important for
20. The taxonomical classification helps in taxonomic studies.
1. Giving a common name to a newly described Choices for Assertions and reasons:
species
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the
2. Nomenclature of a previously described 1.
correct explanation of (A).
species
3. Assigning a systemic position to newly 2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the
described species correct explanation of (A).
4. Identification of biochemical reactions in an 3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
anabolic pathway of animals 4. (A) is False but (R) is True.

21. ICZN stands for:

1. Indian Code for Zoological Nomenclature 24.
2. Indian Council for Zoological Nomenclature The earliest classifications were
3. International Code for Zoological Assertion based on the ‘uses’ of various
Nomenclature (A):
organisms.
4. International Council for Zoological In early days, human beings
Nomenclature Reason needed to find sources for their
(R): basic needs of food, clothing and
shelter.
22. Assertion(A): We need nomenclature to
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
study living organisms.
Reason(R): Local names vary from place to Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the
1.
place which create confusion. correct explanation of (A).
Choices for Assertions and reasons: Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the
2.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
correct explanation of (A). 3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the 4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true. 25. Assertion(A): The problem of classification
becomes more complex at higher categories
comparative to lower categories.
Reason(R): Higher the taxa, more are the
characteristics that the members within the
taxon share.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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26. If you are writing the binomial name of an 30. In case of plants, classes with a few similar
organism you should not: characters are assigned to a higher category
1. write the name in italics ideally called:
2. separately underline them 1. Phylum
2. Division
3. start the genus name with a capital letter
3. Subphylum
4. start the specific epithet with a capital letter 4. Infra Class

27. Name of the author in a biological name of

a living organism:
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appears before the specific epithet, i.e., at
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the end of the generic name.
from where you got the pdf and fill OMR from
II: is written in an abbreviated form. there

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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Assertion (A): organisms such that a NEETprep course
particular organism is known
by the same name all over the
world
Local names vary from place to
Reason (R):
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

1.
correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
2.
correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

29. A newly discovered organism is given a

name based on criteria provided in ICBN.
Which of the following should not be the
characteristic of this organism?
1. Occurrence of photosynthesis
2. Presence of cell wall
3. Lacks nucleus but has genetic material
4. Various cell organelles in the cell

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