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(1)
Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy?
[A]
Alpha taxonomy
[B]
Beta taxonomy
[C]
Delta taxonomy
[D]
Gamma taxonomy
(2)
Name the philosopher who first classified organisms?
[A]
Whittekar
[B]
Carl woese
[C]
Linnaeus
[D]
Aristotle
(3)
Who is considered as the father of taxonomy?
[A]
Aristotle
[B]
Linnaeus
[C]
Earnst Haeckel
[D]
Whittaker
(4)
Arrange in the correct order.
1) Class
2) Kingdom
3) Phylum
4) Order
5) Genus
6) Family
7) Species
[A]
6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 3
[B]
7, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1
[C]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
[D]
2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7
Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7
(5)
Which of these is an example of homoplasy?
[A]
Presence and absence of hair
[B]
Wings of birds and bats
[C]
Forelimbs of humans
[D]
Leg of a dog and flipper of a dolphin
Answer: Wings of birds and bats
(6)
The chief merit of Bentham and Hookers classification is that
[A]
it is a natural system of classification of all group of plants
[B]
a system based on evolutionary concept
[C]
it also considered the phylogenetic aspect
[D]
The description of taxa are based on actual examination of the specimens
Answer: The description of taxa are based on actual examination of the specimens
(7)
‘Systema Naturae’ written by Linnaeus contains a list of
[A]
4000 species of plants
[B]
2000 species of plants
[C]
4200 species of plants
[D]
4200 species of animals
Answer: 4200 species of animals
(8)
One of the best methods for understanding general relationships of plants is
[A]
Cytotaxonomy
[B]
Experimental Taxonomy
[C]
Numerical Taxonomy
[D]
Chemotaxonomy
(9)
α- taxonomy deals with
[A]
Classical taxonomy
[B]
Chemotaxonomy
[C]
phylogeny
[D]
experimental taxonomy
Answer: Classical taxonomy
(10)
Syngenesious anthers and epipetalous stamens are found in
[A]
Liliaceae
[B]
Malvaceae
[C]
Solanaceae
[D]
Compositae
(11)
Synandrous condition is common in the family
[A]
Umbelliferae
[B]
Rosaceae
[C]
Malvaceae
[D]
Cucurbitaceae
(12)
Which of the following is not a post Darwinian classification?
[A]
Hutchinson
[B]
Bentham and Hooker
[C]
Engler and Prantl
[D]
Takhtajan
Answer: Bentham and Hooker
(13)
Which of the following is correct for four kingdom classification?
[A]
It was given by Whittaker
[B]
Fungi was given the status of a kingdom
[C]
Protista was separated from Plantae
[D]
Monera was separated from Protista
Answer: Monera was separated from Protista
(14)
Rattus rattus is
[A]
Tautonym
[B]
Autonym
[C]
Synonym
[D]
Homonym
(15)
Six kingdom classification was given by
[A]
Ernst Haeckel
[B]
Gray and Doolittle
[C]
Linnaeus
[D]
Whittaker
Answer: Gray and Doolittle
(16)
Numerical taxonomy is different from
[A]
Adansonian taxonomy
[B]
Taximetrics
[C]
Alpha taxonomy
[D]
Phenetics
(17)
Blue Green Algae are kept in to
[A]
Animalia
[B]
Plantae
[C]
Monera
[D]
Protista
(18)
Father of India taxonomy is
[A]
W. Roxburgh
[B]
C. Linnaeus
[C]
Theophrastus
[D]
H. Santapau
(19)
Family tree is represented by
[A]
Cladogram
[B]
Key
[C]
Herbarium
[D]
Arboratum
(20)
Indian Botanical Garden is situated in
[A]
Lucknow
[B]
Kolkata
[C]
Bangalore
[D]
Dehradoon
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