Question Bank No: 1

1. "New Systematics" introducted by Sir Julian Huxley in 1940 is also known as

 a)Biosystematics
 b)Cladistics
 c)Phenetics
 d)Numerical Taxonomy

2. Taxonomic hierarchy refers to

 a)A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomu of a species or group
 b)A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
 c)Step-wise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
 d)Classification of a species based on fossil record

3. Arrange the following in the ascending order of Linnaean hierarchy

 a)Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
 b)Kingdom - family - Genus - Species - Class - Phylum - Order
 c)Kingdom - Order - Species - Genus - Class - Family - Phylum
 d)Species - Genus - Family - Order - Class - Phylum - Kingdom

4. Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?

 a)Cuttlefish - Mollusca, a class
 b)Tiger - Tigris, the species
 c)Housefly - Musca, an order
 d)Humans - primates, the family

5. The term species was coined by ________

 a)Aristotle
 b)Linnaeus
 c)John Ray
 d)Engler

6. One of the most important function of botanical gardens is that

 a)One can observe tropical plants there
 b)They provide the natural habitat for wild life
 c)They allow ex-situ conservation of germplasm
 d)They provide a beautiful area for recreation

7. Two plants can be conclusively said to be belong to the same species if they

 a)Have more than 90 percent similar genes
 b)Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
 c)have some number of chromosomes
 d)Look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites

8. Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification

 a)To know the evolutionary history
 b)Explain the origin of organisms
 c)Facilitate the identification of unknown species
 d)Identification of medical plants

9. Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive account of complete compile information of any one genus or family at a particular time ?

 a)Taxonomic key
 b)Flora
 c)Herbarium
 d)Monograph

10. Identify from the following, the only taxonomic category that has a real existence

 a)Phylum
 b)Species
 c)Genus
 d)Kingdom

11. Adaptive similarities in animals of the same habitat constitute

 a)Adaptive radation
 b)Parallel evolution
 c)convergent evolution
 d)divergent evolution

12. Branch of botany dealing with distribution of plant is

 a)Ecology
 b)Phytogeography
 c)Phytology
 d)Phytoecology

13. A vestigial organ in humans is

 a)Ear pinna
 b)Nictitating membrane
 c)Mammary glans in males
 d)Knee bone

14. A connecting link between two phyla is

 a)Archaeopteryx- Aves and Mammalia
 b)Amphioxus-Echinodermata and Chordata
 c)Peripatus-Annelida and Arthropoda
 d)Ornithorhyncus-Aves and Reptilia

15. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is located in

 a)Lucknow
 b)Delhi
 c)Calcutta
 d)Jodhpur

16. Wings of bat and insect show

 a)Analogy
 b)Homology
 c)Connecting link
 d)Atavism

17. In human beings vestigial organs are

 a)wisdom tooth, coccyx, nail, eye lid and vermiform appendix
 b)wisdom tooth, coccyx, vermiform appendix, pancreas and elbow joint
 c)Wisdom tooth, coccyx, vermiform appendix, nictitating membrane and auricular muscles
 d)Coccyx, wisdom tooth, nail, auricular muscles

18. Study of fossils comes under

 a)Organic evolution
 b)Palaeogeography
 c)Palaeontology
 d)Herpetology

19. Thanatology is the science that deals with

 a)Death in all its aspects
 b)Solving paternity of child
 c)Identification of living
 d)Detection of lie

20. A person exposed to cold environment does not show

 a)shivering
 b)Vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels
 c)Increased secretion of thyroid and adrenal medula
 d)Increased heart beat and volume per stroke

21. Saline drip is given to patient suffering from cholera as

 a)Na+ions help in retention of water in body tissues
 b)NaCL is involved in supply of energy
 c)NaCL furnishes most of cell fuel
 d)Na+impairs nerve impulses involved in transmission of pain sensation

22. Sweating is meant for

 a)killing of skin bacteria
 b)Regulation of body temperature
 c)Removal of excess salt
 d)Removal of excess water

23. Nucleotide base present in DNA but not in RNA is

 a)Cytosine
 b)Uracil
 c)Thymine
 d)Guanine

24. Nitrogen bases of DNA are

 a)ATUC
 b)UTGC
 c)ATGC
 d)AUGC

25. Starch is polymer of

 a)Fructose
 b)Glucose
 c)Sucrose
 d)Maltose

26. Which one is found only in RNA?

 a)Cytosine
 b)Adenine
 c)Uracil
 d)Guanine

27. Adenine is

 a)Purine
 b)Pyrimidine
 c)Nucleoside
 d)Nucleotide

28. The simplest amino acid is

 a)Glycine
 b)Lysine
 c)Tyrosine
 d)Aspartic acid

29. Arrangement of atom and molecular groups in DNA and RNA can be studied through

 a)Spectrophotometer
 b)X-ray diffraction
 c)Histochemistry
 d)Centrifugation

30. Developing skills for treating mental and physical debilities is

 a)Pharmachology
 b)Occupational therapy
 c)Pathology
 d)Physiotherapy

31. Existence of marsupials in Australia and New Zealand proves

 a)Continental drift
 b)Geological period
 c)New evolution
 d)Both A and B

32. Presence of gill slits in the embryos of all vertebrates supports the theory of

 a)Organic Evolution
 b)Biogenesis
 c)Metamorphosis
 d)Recapitulation

33. Famous palaeontologist/palaeobotanist of India was

 a)P.Maheshwari
 b)S.P.Kashyap
 c)B.Sahni
 d)B.P.Pal

34. Maintenance of internal favourable conditions despite changes in external environemnt is

 a)Enthalpy
 b)Homoeostasis
 c)Entropy
 d)Steady state

35. In RNA, thymine is replaced by

 a)Adenine
 b)Guanine
 c)Cytosine
 d)Uracil

36. In 1928, a scientist discovered the first effective antibiotic. Scientist and antibiotics are

 a)Fleming - Streptomycin
 b)Fleming - Penicillin
 c)Waksman - Penicillin
 d)Waksman - Streptomycin

37. Genetic engineering is connected with

 a)Development of transgenic plants
 b)Development of vaccination
 c)Gene therapy
 d)All the above

38. Scientist associated with Indian Palaeobotany is

 a)P. Maheswari
 b)Birbal Sahni
 c)M.O.P. Iyengar
 d)Swaminathan

39. Mexican dwarf varieties of wheat were developed by

 a)Sahani
 b)Swaminathan
 c)Borlaug
 d)Khush

40. Vegetable cultivation comes under

 a)Horticulture
 b)Agriculture
 c)Olericulture
 d)Floriculture

41. Which one of the following is closest relative of man?

 a)Sinanthropus
 b)Orang uton
 c)Gorilla
 d)Gibbon

42. Individuals of species which occur in a particular area constitute

 a)Flora
 b)Fauna
 c)Community
 d)Population

43. Phenomenon of industrial melanism demonstrates

 a)Geographical isolation
 b)Natural Selection
 c)Reproductive isolation
 d)Induced mutation

44. Genetic drift is change of

 a)Gene frequency in same generation
 b)Appearance of recessive genes
 c)Gene frequency from one generation to next
 d)None of the above

45. Study of plant fossils is

 a)Paedology
 b)Palynology
 c)Palaeoinsectology
 d)Palaeobotany

46. Which is a set of evidences of evolution?

 a)Homologous and analogous organs
 b)Homologous and vestigial organs
 c)Analogous and vestigial organs
 d)All the above

47. Which one is a vestigial organ in Humans

 a)Iris
 b)Nasal epithelium
 c)Malleus
 d)Pinna muscles

48. Holologous organs are

 a)Dissimilar origin and dissimilar structures
 b)Dissimilar origin but similar functions
 c)Similar origin with similar or dissimilar functions
 d)Similar origin with dissimilar functions

49. Ozone layer is important as it

 a)Reduces light reflection
 b)Provides oxygen to jet fliers
 c)Absorbs extra light rays
 d)Filters out ultra violet radiations

50. Gaseous mixture used by Miller for synthesis of amino acids through heat and electric discharge included

 a)CH4,NH3,H2 and water vapours
 b)CH4,NH3,N2and water vapours
 c)CH4,N2,H2 and water vapours
 d)NH3,Co2,N2 and water vapours