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Q-1-15781180

Animals that rely on the heat from the environment , rather than of

metabolism, to raise their body temperature are, in the strict sense,

called

(A)Ectothermic

(B)poikilothermic

(C)Homeothermic

(D)Endothermic

CORRECTANSWER:A

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Q-2-23700688

Branch of biology dealing with the study of birds is

(A)Anthropology

(B)Herpetology

(C)Ornithology

(D)Onchology

CORRECTANSWER:C

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Q-3-30702143

Human genonme project lead to the development of

(A)Bionformatics

(B)Biotechnology

(C)Biomonitoring

(D)Biosystematics

CORRECTANSWER:A

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Q-4-24359504

Which one of the following aspects is a exlusive characteristic of

living things?

(A)Isolatedmetabolicreactionsoccurinvitro

(B)Increaseinmassfrominsideonly

(C)Perceptionofeventshappeningintheenvironment

andtheirmemory.

(D)Increaseinmassbyaccumulationofmaterialboth

onsurfaceaswellasinternally.

CORRECTANSWER:C

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Q-5-15781260

study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two

correct ones out of them

(A) Definition of biological soecies was given by Ernst mayr

(B) photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants

Binomial nomenclature system was given by Ernst Whittaker

(D) In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with

growth

The two correct statments are

(A)(A)and(B)

(B)BandC

(C)CandD

(D)AandD

CORRECTANSWER:D

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Q-6-24359453

Which taxonomical aid has collection of preserved plant and

animals specimens for study and reference?

(A)Herbarium

(B)Key

(C)Museum

(D)Botanicalgarden

CORRECTANSWER:C

SOLUTION:

Museumhavecollectionofpreservedplantandanimals

specimensforstudyandreference.

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Q-7-15781285

Who proposed the Binomial Nomenclature system

(A)Whittaker

(B)Mendel

(C)carlLinnaeus

(D)tippo

CORRECTANSWER:C

SOLUTION:

TheBinomialsystem,ofnomenclature,wasexplanedby

carlLinnaresinhisbook'speciesplantarum'in1753.

Accordingtothisnameofanyorganism/plantconsistof

twowords.Firstrepresentsits'genura'andsecondits

'sepecies'

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Q-8-26855525

Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their

taxonomic classification?

(A)Housefly,butterfly,tse-tsefly,silverfish-insecta

(B)Spinyanteater,seaurchin,seacucumber-

Echinodermata

(C)Flyingfish,cuttlefish,silverfish-pisces.

(D)Centipede,millipede,spider,scorpion-Insecta.

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

Housefly,butterfly,tse-tsefly,silverfish-insecta.

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Q-9-15781272

Which one of the following is a taxonomical aid for identification

of plants and animals based on similarities and dissimilarities

(A)flora

(B)Keys

(C)Monographs

(D)Catalogues

�Manuals

CORRECTANSWER:B

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Q-10-60039070

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on

(A)dateofcollection

(B)nameofcollector

(C)localnames

(D)heightoftheplant

CORRECTANSWER:D

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Q-11-60039296

Single celled eukaryotes are included in

(A)Monera

(B)Protista

(C)Fungi

(D)Archaea

CORRECTANSWER:B

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Q-12-15781340

Consider the following statements with respect to haracteristic

features of the kingdom

of the above statements

AIn animalia the mode of nutrition is autotrophic

B In monera the nuclear membrane is present

C In protista the cell type is prokaryotic

D In plantae the cell wall is present

(A)Aaloneiscorrect

(B)Baloneiscorrect

(C)Caloneiscorrect

(D)Daloneiscorrect

CORRECTANSWER:G

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Q-13-13465314

Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of

biological nomenclature is incorrect ?

(A)BiologicalnamesaregenerallyinLatinandwrittenin

italics.

(B)Thefirstwordinabiologicalnamerepresentsthe

genuswhilethesecondcomponentdenotesthespecies.

(C)Boththewordsinabiologicalname,when

handwritten,areseparatelyunderlined,orprintedinitalic

toindicatetheirLatinorgin.

(D)Thespecificepithetstartswithacapitalletterwhile

thegenericepithetstartseithasmallletter.Itcanbe

illustratedwiththeexampleofmangiferaIndica.

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

Thegenericstartswithacapitalletterwhilethespecific

epitherstartswithasmallletter.Itcanbeillustratedwith

theexampleofPantheratigris.

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Q-14-13465395

Match colum I with colum II and select the correct option from the

codes given below.

(A)A-(i),B-(ii),C-(iii),D-(iv)

(B)A-(iii),B-(iv),C-(ii),D-(i)

(C)A-(iii),B-(iv),C-(i),D-(ii)

(D)A-(i),B-(ii),C-(iv),D-(iii)

CORRECTANSWER:B

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Q-15-15781287

ColumnI ColumnIIA. Botanicalgarden (i) Preservedplantspecimens

B. Zoologicalpark (ii) Preservedplantandanimalspecimens

C. Museum (iii) Livingplants

D. Herbarium (iv) Livingwildanimals

binomial nomenclature system of Linnaeus means that every

organism has

(A)onenamegivenbytwoscientsts

(B)TwonamesoneLatinandotherofaaperson

(C)twonamesonescientificandotherpopular

(D)Onescientificnamewithgenericandotherwith

specificepithet

CORRECTANSWER:D

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Q-16-13465296

Which of the following organisms does not reproduce ?

(A)Mule

(B)Workerbee

(C)Infertilehumanfemale

(D)Allofthese

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

Amuleisahybridofmaledonkeyandfemalehorse.Itis

sexuallysterile(i.e.,unabletoreproduce)andhastobe

producedeverytimeanew.Honeybeesarecolonial,

socialpolymorphicinsects.Threetypesofindividuals

(cates)arefoundinthecolonyofhoneybees:(i)Queen

whichisfertilefemale.(ii)Droneswhicharemales.(iii)

Woekersaresterilefemalesandperformvariousduties

ofthecolony.Aninfertilehumanfemaleisunableto

producechildreninspiteofunprotectedfemaleisunable

toproducechildreninspiteofunprotectedsexual

activities.

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Q-17-13465309

Linnaean system of classification was based on

(A)morphology

(B)ecology

(C)embryology

(D)cytology.

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

Linnaeusputforwardanartificialsystemofclassification

whichwasmainlybaseduponmorphologicalcharacters

ofplants.

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Q-18-13465329

An English naturalist, who wrote the book 'Historia Generalis

Plantarum' and introduced the word 'species' was

(A)Theophrastus

(B)johnRay

(C)Cuvier

(D)Lamarck.

CORRECTANSWER:B

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Q-19-13465300

A living organism is unexceptionally differentiated from a non-

living structure on the basis of

(A)reproduction

(B)growthandmovement

(C)interactionwithenvironment

(D)responsiveness.

CORRECTANSWER:D

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Q-20-13465399

Key' is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of organisms.

Each statement in key is called a _________.

(A)couplet

(B)lead

(C)both(a)and(b)

(D)noneofthese

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

Keyisataxononmicalaidusedforidentificationofplants

andanimalsbasedonthesimilaritiesanddissimilarities.

Thekeysarebasedoncontrastingcharactersgenerally

inapaircalledcoulpet.Itrepresentsthechoicemade

betweentwoopposite.options,whichresultsin

acceptanceofonlyoneandrejectionoftheother.Each

statementinthekeyiscalledalead.

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Q-21-40314990

Father of lndian systemalic botany

(A)R.mishra

(B)WilliamRoxburgh

(C)Theophrastus

(D)Linnaeus

CORRECTANSWER:B

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Q-22-24359599

In hierarchical arrangement, the category which have greatest

diversity

(A)Kingdom

(B)Phylum

(C)Order

(D)Species

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

Inhierarchicalarrangement,thecategorywhichhave

greatestdiversityiskingdom.

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Q-23-34596936

Biological organisation starts with

(A)sub-microscopicmolecularlevel

(B)cellularlevel

(C)organismiclevel

(D)atomiclevel

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

(a)Biologicalorganisationstartswithsub-microscopic

molecularlevel,wherefourtypesofmolecules,i.e.

Carbohydrates,lipids,proteinsandnucleisacidsare

organisedintoorganisedintoorganellesofcell.

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Q-24-34596952

First life form on earth was a

(A)cyanobacteria

(B)chemoheterotrophs

(C)autotrophs

(D)photoautotrophs

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

(b)Firstlivingbeingswereformedintheenvironmentof

seahavingabundantorganicmolecules.Theyabsorbed

theorganicmaterialsforthesakeofnutritionandhence,

werechemoheterotrophs.

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Q-25-34596929

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of

the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature

(A)Thefirstwordinabiologicalnamerepresentsthe

genusnameandthesecondisspecificepithet

(B)ThenamesarewritteninLatinandareItalicised

(C)Whenwrittenbyhand,thenamesaretobe

underlined

(D)Biologicalnamescanbewritteninanylanguage

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

(d)Biologicalnamesoriginatefrionlatinlanguageand

areprintedinitalics.

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Q-26-34596940

Which of the following is an example of negative feedback loop in

humans

(A)Constrictionofskinbloodvesselsandcontractionof

skeletalmuscleswhenitistoocold

(B)Secretionoftearsafterfallingofsandparticlesinto

theeye

(C)Salivationofmouthatthesightofdeliciousfood

(D)Secretionofsweatglandsandconstrictionofskin

bloodvesselswhenitistoohot

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

(a)Skinbloodvesselsconstrictandskeletalmuscles

contractduetothecoldisanexampleofnegative

feedbackmechanismofhomeostasis.

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Q-27-15781314

The Non- nucleated unicellular organisms of whittaker's (1969)

Classification are included in the kingdom

(A)protista

(B)Monera

(C)Animalia

(D)Planate

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

moneracontainsthemostprimitivelivingformswhich

arebasicallyunicellularprokaryotes.

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Q-28-34596947

There is not life on moon because there is no

(A)

(B)water

(C)light

(D)temperature

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

(b)Waterisanessentialconstituentofcytoplasmofall

livingorganisms.Ithelpsindistributionofsybstances

withintheorganism,eliminatioofwasteproducts,

maintenanceofbodytemperature,etc.Itisabsenton

themoon.Anaerobicorganismsthatcanliveinthe

absenceof .Lightandtemperaturearealready

knowntoexistonthemoon.

O2

O2

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Q-29-24359563

Biological name of wheat is

(A)Triticumaestivum

(B)TriticumTriticale

(C)Triticumsativum

(D)Oryzasativa

CORRECTANSWER:A

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Q-30-34596962

Improvement of human race through improvement of human

environment is

(A)Euthenics

(B)Eugenics

(C)Euphenics

(D)Ethnology

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

(b)Eugenicsreferstoimprovementofhumanraceby

modifyingfertilityoremployingthehereditaryprinciples.

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Q-31-34596954

Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) usually refers to damage

caused by

(A)lowtemperature

(B)hightemperature

(C)encephalitis

(D)radiation

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

(d)RBE(RelativeBiologicalEffectiveness)isa

comparisonofthedoseoftheradiationbeingstudied

withthedoseofstandardradiationproducingthesame

effect.

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Q-32-34596942

Crabohydrates, the most abundant biomlecles on earth, are

produced by

(A)allbacteria,fungiandalgae

(B)fungi,algaendgreenplantcells

(C)somebacteria,algaeandgreenplantcells

(D)viruses,fungiandbacteria

CORRECTANSWER:C

SOLUTION:

(c)Somephotosyntheticbacteriasuchas

Rhodopseudomonascanpreparecarbohydrates.But

duringthestypeoffoodsynthesis isnotevolved

because,inthiscasehydrogendonorisotherthan

.Algae(greenandblue-green)andallgreenplant

cellspreparetheirfood(carbohydrate)through

photosynthesis.Here,hydrogenionsaredonatedby

O2

H2O

watermoleculesbytheprocessofphotolysisofwater,

i.e. isreleasedduringthestypeoffoodsynthesis.

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Q-33-13465375

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of various

taxonomic categories ?

(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-Specis

CORRECTANSWER:C

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Q-34-24359535

National Boltanical Research Institute (NBRI) is located at:

(A)Lucknow

(B)England,(Kew)

(C)Kolkata

(D)Howrah

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

NationalbotanicalresearchinstitutesituatedinLucknow.

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Q-35-13465304

________ is the branch of science dealing with identification,

nomenclature and classification of organisms.

(A)Morphology

(B)Anatomy

(C)Ecology

(D)Taxonamy

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

Taxonomy(taxis-arrangement,nomos-law)isdefinedas

thesciencedealingwithidentification,nomenclatureand

classificationoforganisms.Thetermtaxonomywas

givinbybeCandolle(1813).

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Q-36-15781339

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly

named. Corretly printed according to the Intermational Rules, of

Nomenclature, and correctly described

(A)Muscadomestica-thecommonhouselizard,a

reptitle

(B)Plasmodiumfalciparum-Aprotozoanpathogen

causingthemostserioustypeofmalaria

(C)Felistigirs-TheIndiantiger,wellprotectedinGir

forests

(D)E.colifullnameEntamoebacoli,acommonly

occurringbacteriuminhumanintestine.

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

plasmodiumfalcioarum-Aprotozoanpathogencauses

themostserioustypeofmalariathatisfalciparum

malaria.

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Q-37-13465392

Arboretum is a part of botanical gardens where

(A)bonsaiaremade

(B)beautificationisdone

(C)plamsaregrown

(D)bigtreesarecultivatedintheformofforests.

CORRECTANSWER:D

SOLUTION:

Abotanicalgardenexclusilygrowingtreesandshurbsis

calledasarboretum.

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Q-38-24359523

Which of the following is correctly matched with no exception in

regard to plant classification

(A)Family-Poacae-ae

(B)Division-Pteridophyta-phyta

(C)Class-Bryopsida-sida

(D)Genus-Solanum-um

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

Infamilysuffixis-aceae.

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Q-39-24359562

which of the following Is less general in characters as compared to

genus

(A)species

(B)Division

(C)Class

(D)Family

CORRECTANSWER:A

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Q-40-13465324

Who wrote "Species Plantarum" and provided a basis for the

classification of plants ?

(A)CarolusLinnaeus

(B)CharlesDarwin

(C)RobertHooke

(D)Leeuwenhoek

CORRECTANSWER:A

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Q-41-24359525

The biologist who has been called the ''Darwin of the cantury'',

was

20th

(A)Lamarck

(B)Linnaeus

(C)E.Mayr

(D)Whittaker

CORRECTANSWER:C

SOLUTION:

E.MayrscalledDarwinof20thcentury.

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Q-42-24359595

Species living in same or overlapping geographical areas are called.

(A)Sympatricspecies

(B)Allopatricspecies

(C)Siblingspecies

(D)Polytypicspecies.

CORRECTANSWER:A

SOLUTION:

Specieslivinginsameoroverlappinggeogrpahical

areasarecalledsympatricspecies.

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Q-43-34596956

Pedology is science of

(A)earth

(B)soil

(C)diseases

(D)pollution

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

(b)Pedologyisthestudyofsoilandsoilproperties.

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Q-44-24359601

Scientific names of animals are based on principles and criteria

agreed by

(A)IUCN

(B)ICZN

(C)ICBN

(D)ICVN

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

Animaltaxonomistshaveevolvedinternationalcodeof

zoologicalnomenclature(ICZN).

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Q-45-34596958

Homeostasis is

(A)tendencytochangewithchangeinenvironment

(B)tendencytoresistchange

(C)disturbanceinregulatorycontrol

(D)plantsandanimalsextractsusedinhomeopathy

CORRECTANSWER:B

SOLUTION:

(b)Homeostasis(Gr.Homeos=similar,stasis=

standing)isthetendencyofmaintainingarelatively

stableinternalphysiologicalenvironmentinanorganism,

orsteady-stateequilibriuminapopulationor

ecosysterm.Itiscarriedoutbyregulatorymechanisms

whichcoordinateinternalfunctionssuchasproviding

nutrientstocellsandtransportingsubstances.

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