In taxonomy:
I: Nomenclature is critical as it allows a particular organism to be known by the same name all over the world.
II: Identification is critical as nomenclature or naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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Called ‘The Darwin of the 20th century’, identify the biologist who almost single-handedly made the origin of species diversity the central question of evolutionary biology that it is today:
1. Ernst Mayr 2. Louis Pasteur
3. Charles Darwin 4. Hugo de Vries
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Genera are aggregates of closely related species.
Statement II: Family has a group of related genera with still less number of similarities as compared to genus and species.
 
1. Statement I is correct, Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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Solanum tuberosum, Solanum nigrum and Solanum melongena belong to the same:
I: Species
II: Genus
III: Family
1. Only I
2. Only II and III
3. Only III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Members belonging to Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae will not belong to the same:
I: Order
II: Family
III: Division

1. Only I and III
2. Only II
3. Only I
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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The number of correct statements from the given statements is:
a. Wheat belongs to the Order ‘Sapindales’.
b. Housefly belongs to the Order ‘Hymenoptera’.
c. Mango belongs to the Class ‘Monocotyledonae’.
d. Man belongs to the Family ‘Primata’.
1. 0
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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The taxonomic category - Order Primata – includes all of the following animals except:
1. Monkey
2. Gorilla
3. Gibbon
4. Tiger

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Name of the author in a biological name of a living organism:
I: appears before the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of the generic name.
II: is written in an abbreviated form.

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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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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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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