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Q. No.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 |
Subtopic: Diversity in the Living World |
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The number of species that are known and described ranges between:
| 1. | 1.2 and 1.3 million | 2. | 1.4 and 1.5 million |
| 3. | 1.7 and 1.8 million | 4. | 2.1 and 2.2 million |
Subtopic: Diversity in the Living World |
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In taxonomy:
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| 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. |
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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ICBN stands for:
| 1. | Indian Council for Biological Nomenclature |
| 2. | International Code for Binomial Nomenclature |
| 3. | Indian Council for Binomial Nomenclature |
| 4. | International Code for Botanical Nomenclature |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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What is the purpose of ICZN?
| 1. | To regulate the names of animal species |
| 2. | To control the import and export of zoological specimens |
| 3. | To promote zoology as a field of study globally |
| 4. | To provide guidelines for botanical gardens |
Subtopic: Diversity in the Living World |
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The binomial system of nomenclature of living organisms was given by:
| 1. | Carl Woose | 2. | Copeland |
| 3. | Chatton | 4. | Carl Linnaeus |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
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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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Name of the author in a biological name of a living organism:
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| 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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Consider the given two statements:
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
| 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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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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