Biosystematics aims at
1. the classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies
2. identification and arrangement of organism on the basis of their cytological characteristics
3. the classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters
4. delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships

Species are considered as
1. artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
2. real units of classification devised by taxonomists
3. real basic units of classification
4. the lowest units of classification

Phenetic classification of organisms is based on
1. observable characteristics of existing organisms
2. the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
3. dendrogram based on DNA characteristics
4. sexual characteristics

One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that
1. one can observe tropical plants there
2. they allow ex situ conservation of germplasm
3. they provide the natural habitat for wildlife
4. they provide a beautiful area for recreation

Botanical gardens provide
1. Beautiful area for recreation
2. Reservoir for tropical plants
3. Ex situ conservation of germplasm
4. Natural habitat for wildlife

The institute which encourages publication of local flora in India is
1. NBRI
2. FRI
3. BSI
4.IARI

CNH (Central National Herbarium) is located at
1. Mumbai
2. Chennai
3. Kolkata
4. Bangalore

Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they
1. can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
2. have more than 90 percent similar genes
3. look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites
4. have same number of chromosomes

ICBN stands for
1. Indian Congress of Biological Name
2. International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
3. International Congress of Biological Name
4. Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
1. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
2. A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals
3. Key is taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
4. herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens