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This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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New systematic and the concept of life was given by (A) Huxley (B) Odom (C) Elton (D) Linnaeus |
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Answer» New systematic and the concept of life was given by Huxley. |
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A place of collection of dried plant specimens is———— (A) Arbarium (B) Herbarium (C) Botanical Garden (D) All above |
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Answer» A place of collection of dried plant specimens is Herbarium |
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Two organisms of same class but different families will be kept under the same (A) genera (B) species (C) order (D) family |
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Answer» Two organisms of same class but different families will be kept under the same order. |
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Natural system of classification given by ..........(A) Linnaeus (B) Hutchinson (C) Bentham & Hooker(D) Haeckel |
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Answer» (C) Bentham & Hooker |
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The unit of classification containing concrete biological entities is .....(A) taxon (B) species (C) category (D) order |
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Answer» The unit of classification containing concrete biological entities is taxon. |
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Inbreeding is possible between two members of .......(A) order (B) family (C) genus (D) species |
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Answer» Inbreeding is possible between two members of species. |
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Which is not a unit of taxonomic category ? (A) series (B) glumaceae (C) class (D) phylum |
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Answer» (B) glumaceae |
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Which of the following will form a new species?(A) inter breeding (B) variations (C) differential reproduction (D) none of the above |
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Answer» (B) variations |
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Maize is a .......(A) taxon (B) category (C) series (D) species |
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Answer» Maize is a species. |
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A community includes .........(A) a group of same genera (B) a group of same population (C) a group of individuals from same species (D) different populations interacting with each other |
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Answer» (D) different populations interacting with each other |
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Binomial nomenclature was given by ..........(A) Huxley (B) Ray (C) Darwin (D) Linnaeus |
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Answer» Binomial nomenclature was given by Linnaeus. |
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Which of the following taxons cover a greater number of organisms ?(A) order (B) family (C) genus (D) phylum |
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Answer» (D) phylum.. |
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True species are ......(A) interbreeding (B) sharing the same niche (C) feeding on the same food (D) reproductively isolated |
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Answer» (D) reproductively isolated |
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Taxonomic category arrange in descending order .......(A) key (B) hierarchy (C) taxon (D) taxonomic category |
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Answer» Taxonomic category arrange in descending order taxonomic category. |
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Which of these is correct order of hierarchy? (A) kingdom, division, phylum genus & species (B) phylum, division, genus & class (C) kingdom, genus, class, phylum & division (D) phylum, kingdom, genus, species &class |
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Answer» (A) kingdom, division, phylum genus & species |
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One of the following includes most closely linked organisms(A) species (B) genus (C) family (D) class |
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Answer» (A) species. |
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Assertion (A) Taxon and category are same. Reason (R) Category shows hierarchical classification. (A) A and R both are correct and R is a correct explanation of A (B) A and R both are correct and R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true and R is false (D) A is false but R is true |
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Answer» (D) A is false but R is true |
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One of the following cannot be called a taxon ..........(A) order (B) family (C) genus (D) none of the above |
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Answer» (D) none of the above |
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Taxon includes .....(A) Genus and species (B) kingdom and division (C) all ranks of hierarchy (D) none of the above |
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Answer» (C) all ranks of hierarchy |
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Carl Linnaeus is famous for .......(A) coining the term ‘systematics’ (B) introducing binomial nomenclature (C) giving all natural system of classification (D) all of these |
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Answer» (B) introducing binomial nomenclature |
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Common name and genus are same in .......(A) Mangifera (B) Zia (C) Rana (D) Gorilla |
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Answer» Common name and genus are same in Gorilla. |
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Hierarchical classification means _______ . (A) To divide division into classes (B) To divide classes into orders (C) To divide orders into families (D) To rank things one above the other |
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Answer» (D) To rank things one above the other |
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Assertion (A) Members of the same species can’t do copulation. Reason (R) Zygote is produced as a result of fertilization. (A) A and R both are true and R is a correct explanation of A (B) A and R both are true and R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true and R is wrong (D) A is wrong and R is true |
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Answer» (D) A is wrong and R is true |
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Species are considered as .......(A) real basic units of classification (B) the lowest units of classification (C) artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms (D) real units of classification devised by taxonomists |
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Answer» (A) real basic units of classification |
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Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they ......(A) have more than 90% similar genes (B) look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites (C) have same number of chromosomes (D) can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds |
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Answer» (D) can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds |
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Taxon is ......(A) species (B) unit of classification (C) highest rank in classification (D) group of closely related |
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Answer» Taxon is unit of classification. |
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Binomial nomenclature refers to .........(A) Two names of a species (B) one specific and one local name of a species (C) two words for the name of a species (D) two life cycles of an organism |
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Answer» (C) two words for the name of a species |
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The suffix- Phyta indicates_______ . (A) Family (B) Order (C) class (D) Division |
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Answer» The suffix- Phyta indicates Division. |
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The most famous botanical garden of the world is……. (A) Lloyd botanical Garden,Darjelling (B) New York Botanical Garden,U.S.A (C) Royal Botanical Garden,Kew,England (D) Royal Botanical Garden, Sydeny, Australia |
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Answer» (C) Royal Botanical Garden,Kew,England |
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Assertion (A) To give a scientific name of a plant there is ICBN Reason. (R) they have articles, photographs and recommendation to name a plant (A) A and R both is correct and R is correct explanation to A (B) A is true but R is false (C) A and R both correct but R is not correct explanation to A (D) both are false |
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Answer» (A) A and R both is correct and R is correct explanation to A |
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First botanist to give binomial nomenclature was .........(A) Baubin (B) Aristotle (C) Linnaeus (D) Hutchinson |
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Answer» First botanist to give binomial nomenclature was Linnaeus. |
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Binomial system of nomenclature for plants is effective from _______ . (A) 5/8/1771 (B) 1/5/1753 (C) 1/8/1758 (D) 6/7/1736 |
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Answer» (B) 1/5/1753 |
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Assertion (A) Binomial nomenclature method is given by Linnaeus. Reason (R) Linnaeus is known as father of taxonomy. (A) A and R both are true and R is a correct explanation of A (B) A and R both are true and R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true and R is wrong (D) A is wrong and R is true |
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Answer» (B) A and R both are true and R is not a correct explanation of A |
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Growth in plant is ........(A) limited (B) life long (C) diffusable (D) unlocalized |
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Answer» Growth in plant is life long. |
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Which of the following is the correct sequence in the increasing order of complexity?(A) molecules, tissues, community, population (B) cell, tissues, community, population (C) tissues, organisms, population, community (D) molecules, tissues, community, cells |
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Answer» (C) tissues, organisms, population, community |
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Which is the lowest level of organization in the living kingdoms?(A) molecular level (B) cellular level (C) population (D) tissue level |
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Answer» (A) molecular level |
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Assertion (A) Every organism posses reproduction, growth, development, adaptation and death as unique characters. Reason (R) Energy transformation is essential for every organism. (A) A and R both are true and R is a correct explanation of A (B) A and R both are true and R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true and R is wrong (D) A is wrong and R is true |
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Answer» (B) A and R both are true and R is not a correct explanation of A |
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The smallest unit of living organism is ........(A) DNA (B) RNA (C) cell (D) protein |
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Answer» The smallest unit of living organism is Cell |
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Assertion (A) Death is a meaningful event. Reason (R) The number of living individuals of each species remains limited through death and components of body further turn to environment (A) A and R both are true and R is a correct explanation of A (B) A and R both are true but R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true and R is wrong (D) A is wrong and R is true |
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Answer» (A) A and R both are true and R is a correct explanation of A |
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The five kingdom classification was given by .......... (A) Whittaker (B) Linnaeus (C) Copeland (D) Haeckel |
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Answer» The five kingdom classification was given by Whittaker |
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