(1). ICBN stands for

• (a). International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
• (b). International Congress of Biological names
• (c). Indain code of Botanical Nomenclature
• (d). Indian Congress of Biological Names
• (e). None of these

(2). Phylogenetic system of classification is based on

• (a). morphological features
• (b). chemical constitutes
• (c). floral characters
• (d). evolutionary relationships
• (e). None of these

(3). Which one of the following animals in correctly matched with its particular taxonomic category ?

• (a). Tiger-tigris, species
• (b). Cuttlefish-mollusca, class
• (c). Humans-primata, family
• (d). Housefly-Musca, order
• (e). None of these

(4). Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things ?

• (a). Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
• (b). increase in mass from inside only
• (c). Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory
• (d). Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally
• (e). None of these

(5). Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?

• (a). A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals
• (b). Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
• (c). Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
• (d). Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
• (e). None of these

(6). A taxon is

• (a). a group of related families
• (b). a group of related species
• (c). a type of living organisms
• (d). a taxonomic- group of any ranking
• (e). None of these

(7). Linnaeus is credited with

• (a). binomial nomenclature
• (b). theory of biogenesis
• (c). discovery of microscope
• (d). discovery of blood circulation
• (e). None of these

(8). 'Taxon' is the unit of a group of

• (a). order
• (b). taxonomy
• (c). species
• (d). genes
• (e). None of these

(9). The term "New Systematics" was introduced by

• (a). Bentham and Hooker
• (b). Linnaeus
• (c). Julian Huxley- S
• (d). A.P.de Candolle
• (e). None of these

(10). Classification given by Bentham -and Hooker is

• (a). artificial
• (b). natural
• (c). phylogenetic system
• (d). numerical
• (e). None of these

(11). Artificial system of classification was first used by

• (a). Linnaeus
• (b). de Candolle
• (c). Pliny the Edler
• (d). Bentham and Hooker
• (e). None of these

(12). System of classification used by Linnaeus was

• (a). natural system
• (b). artificial system
• (c). phylogenetic system
• (d). asexual system
• (e). None of these

(13). The term phylum was given by

• (a). Cuvier
• (b). Haeckel
• (c). Theophrastus
• (d). Lirmaeus
• (e). None of these

(14). Sequence of taxonomic categories is

• (a). class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-species
• (b). division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-species
• (c). division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-species
• (d). phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-species
• (e). None of these

(15). An important criterion for modern day classification isg

• (a). resemblances in morphology
• (b). anatomical and physiological traits
• (c). breeding habits
• (d). presence or absence of notochord
• (e). None of these

(16). The book 'Genera Plantarum was written by

• (a). Engler & Prantl
• (b). Bentham & Hooker
• (c). Bessey
• (d). Hutchinson
• (e). None of these

(17). A system of classification, in which a large number of traits are considered, is

• (a). natural system
• (b). phylogenetic system
• (c). artificial system
• (d). synthetic system
• (e). None of these

(18). Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus

• (a). species
• (b). division
• (c). class
• (d). family
• (e). None of these

(19). Phenetic classification is based on

• (a). the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
• (b). observable characteristics of existing organisms
• (c). dendrograms based on DNA characteristics
• (d). sexual characteristics
• (e). None of these

(20). I CZN stand for

• (a). International code of zoological nomenclature
• (b). Indian code of zoological nomenclature
• (c). Centre code of zoological nomenclature
• (d). Nation code of zoological nomenclature
• (e). None of these