Which of the following would be incorrect regarding universal rules of nomenclature of living organisms?
1. Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.
2. The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
3. Both the words in a biological name, when printed, are separately underlined, or handwritten in italics.
4. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Classification of living organisms is important to make study of living organisms possible.
Statement II: Classification is the process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: The scientific term for convenient categories we use to study organisms is taxa.
Statement II: An organism can belong to only one taxon.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Taxonomy is the part of systematics that is concerned with:
(a) characterization and identification of living organisms
(b) classification and nomenclature of living organisms
(c) establishing evolutionary relationships between living organisms
 
1. Only (a) and (b) 2. Only (a) and (c)
3. Only (b) and (c) 4. (a), (b) and (c)
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Each taxonomic group/category:
I. is merely a morphological aggregate
II. is a distinct biological entity
III. represents a rank

1. Only II is correct
2. Only II and III are correct
3. I, II and III are correct
4. Only III is correct
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Consider the given statements:
I: Lion, leopard and tiger belong to the same species
II: Lion, leopard, tiger and cats belong to same genus
III: Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs belong to same family
 
1. Only III is correct 2. Only II is correct
3. Only I is incorrect 4. I, II and III are incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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In the given figure showing taxonomic hierarchy for living organisms:      
  
I: A would be Solanum for potato.
II: B would be Muscidae for housefly.
III: C would be Primata for humans.
IV: D would be phylum for animals and division for plants.

1. Only I, II and III are incorrect
2. Only I, III and IV are incorrect
3. Only II, III and IV are incorrect
4. I, II, III and IV are incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Higher the taxonomic category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
Reason (R): The higher taxonomic categories are more exclusive and the lower taxonomic categories are more inclusive in nature.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
2. (A) is True but (R) is False
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
4. (A) is False but (R) is True
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Categories like species, genus and families are based on the aggregates of characters.
Statement II: Order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on a number of similar characters.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect   
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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In plant classification, ‘families’ are characterised on the basis of:
I: vegetative features of plant species.
II: reproductive features of plant species.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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