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1.

In the following question, numbers given in four out of the five alternatives have some relationship. You have to choose the one which does not belong to the group.(A) 43 (B) 53 (C) 63 (D) 73 (E) 83

Answer» (C) All other numbers are prime numbers.
2.

In the following question, numbers given in four out of the five alternatives have some relationship. You have to choose the one which does not belong to the group.(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 9 (E) 25

Answer» (B) All other numbers are square of natural numbers.
3.

In the following question, numbers given in four out of the five alternatives have some relationship. You have to choose the one which does not belong to the group.(A) 21 : 24 (B) 28 : 32 (C) 14 : 16 (D) 70 : 80 (E) 54 : 62

Answer» (E) The ratio among the number is 7 : 8
4.

In the following question, numbers given in four out of the five alternatives have some relationship. You have to choose the one which does not belong to the group.(A) 3 : 8 (B) 6 : 35 (C) 7 : 50 (D) 1 : 0 (E) 9 : 80

Answer»

(C) In other numbers second number is one less than the square of first number.

5.

In each of the following questions four out of five alternatives contain alphabet placed in a particular from. Find the one that does not belong to the group.(A) KQ14 (B) AY13 (C) MT11 (D) GW15 (E) LZ19

Answer»

(C) In all other groups number at the end is half of the positions of sum of first and second letters in the alphabet.

6.

In each of the following questions, five words are given, out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is different from others. Select the odd one.(A) Sun (B) Moon (C) Venus (D) Mars (E) Earth

Answer» (B) All the terms except Moon are related to the Solar system.
7.

In each of the following questions four out of five alternatives contain alphabet placed in a particular from. Find the one that does not belong to the group.(A) A8C (B) D22G (C) H42M (D) B36P (E) F34J

Answer»

(E) In all other groups number between first and second letter is twice the sum of positions of first and last letters in the alphabet.

8.

In each of the following questions four out of five alternatives contain alphabet placed in a particular from. Find the one that does not belong to the group.(A) DW (B) GT (C) KP (D) FR (E) HS

Answer»

(D) In all other pairs of words first and second letters are equidistant from the beginning and end respectively in the alphabetical series.

9.

In each of the following questions four out of five alternatives contain alphabet placed in a particular from. Find the one that does not belong to the group.(A) NKMJ (B) FCEB (C) URTQ (D) KHJG (E) TQRP

Answer»

(E) In all other groups there is a gap of one letters in the alphabet between second and third letter.

10.

In each of the following questions, five words are given, out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is different from others. Select the odd one.(A) Green (B) Violet (C) Brown (D) Yellow (E) Orange

Answer» (C) Except Brown all the colours are present in rainbow.
11.

In each of the following questions, five words are given, out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is different from others. Select the odd one.(A) Silk (B) Fur (C) Milk (D) leather (E) Rubber

Answer» (E) Only Rubber is the three product.
12.

In each of the following questions, five words are given, out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is different from others. Select the odd one.(A) Conscience (B) Morality (C) Conduct (D) Will-power (E) Weight

Answer»

(E) All other terms are used to represent human behavioral personality factors.

13.

In each of the following questions, five words are given, out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is different from others. Select the odd one.(A) Milk (B) Syrup (C) Squash (D) Tea (E) Cake

Answer» (E) All other are the drinks.
14.

Cell is the smallest unit of life. But there are certain organisms that live without cell too. Analyze this statement.

Answer»

Life is not possible without a cell. Viruses do not have cells. As it is so, it does not have life when it outside a living cell. As it enters a living cell, it will show the features of life forms. It makes use of the components of the host cell and continues to live. Though it does not have a cell, it can continue its life only after entering a host cell and by making use of its components.

15.

How do the levels of classification of plants made by Carl Linnaeus differ from the levels of classification of Animals?

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Not much differences are there. In the place of ‘Order’ in animal classification, plant classification has series. And in the place of ‘Phylum’ in animal classification, plant classification has ‘Division’.

16.

Completing the tableDomainEukaryaKingdomPhylumClassOrderPrimatesFamilyHominidaeGenusSpecies

Answer»
DomainEukarya
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyHominidae
GenusHomo
SpeciesSapiens
17.

Observe the given statement, and write correct answer if you find false statements.a. Aristotle is the Father of Biology. b. John Ray is the Father of Botany. c. Carl Linnaeus used the term ‘species’ for the first time. d. Charaka proposed binomial nomenclature.

Answer»

a. True 

b. False, Theophrastus 

c. False, John Ray 

d. False, Carl Linnaeus

18.

Bacteria does not have a well defined Nucleus. Viruses are also like Bacteria. Why is it not possible to include viruses under Monera.

Answer»

Viruses exhibit living nature only when they enter the host cells. On other occasions, they do not exhibit living nature. But organisms in Monera are not like that.

19.

What is the relationship between taxonomic keys and dichotomous key?

Answer»

Taxonomic keys are scientific indicators used to identify and classify plants and animals. Dichotomous keys is one of the popular taxonomic keys.

20.

Write from the table the name of the organism which has more resemblances with tiger. Give explanations for your answer.

Answer»
Common nameScientific name
Tiger
Wolf
Lion
Cat
Dog
Panthera tigris
Canis lupus
Panthera leo
Felis domesticus
Canis familiaris

Lion having the scientific name Pantheraleo.

Lion and Tiger belongs to same Genus ‘Panthera’

21.

The method of classification adopted by Whittaker is much better than the method adopted by Carl Linnaeus the father of the science of classification. What is your response to this statement?

Answer»

The classification of Linnaeus had only two kingdoms, plants, and animals. He did not consider bacteria, protozoa, fungus, etc. Certain characters of animals considered by Linnaeus for classification are found in both the kingdoms, eg. photosynthesis found in plants is seen in some animals like Euglena. Certain characters of animals can be seen in plants also, eg certain types of algae. But Whittaker adopted the method of having five kingdoms including protozoa and bacteria.

  • Monera, 
  • Protista 
  • fungi 
  • Plantae 
  • animalia
22.

What are limitations in the system of classification of Carl Linnaeus?

Answer»

Some lower organisms share the characters of both animals and plants. So it is difficult to recognize them as plants or animals. Linnaeus considered only plants and animals for his classification. Microscopic organisms like bacteria, fungus, protozoa, etc were not included either in plant kingdom or in animal kingdom. Certain animals which were included in the classification of Linnaeus show characters of both the animal and plant kingdoms. Eg: Euglena protozoan shows locomotory movements like animals, but it contains chlorophyll like plants.

23.

Which organisms are excluded at each consecutive level? Why?

Answer»
  • Eliminated from Phylum Chordates — Butterfly, Cockroach Reason — Animals with vertebral columns alone are included in the phylum chordates.
  • Eliminated from Class Mammalia — Bird (Pigeon) Reason — Animals that give birth to young ones alone included in this group.
  • Eliminated from the order Carnivora — Rabbit Reason — Carnivores alone included in this order.
  • Eliminated from the family Felidae — Bear Reason — It does not have retractile claws.
  • Eliminated from the Genus Felis — Lion, tiger Reason — Animals having small body and without roaring sound are included.
  • Eliminated from the Species domestic — Wild Cat Reason — It has the basic features of cat
24.

Limitations of two-kingdom classification.

Answer»

Bacteria, Fungus, etc were not included in two kingdom classification.

25.

Peculiarity of dichotomous keys

Answer»

Dichotomous key is the most popular among these. Each indicator contains 2 options for selection. By selecting the characteristic feature of the organism to be identified it can be recognized and classified.

26.

Circumstances that led to the formulation of six kingdom classification.

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In ancient times knowledge regarding the characteristics of micro organisms was limited. It was found out that the cell structure and physiology of archaebacteria belongs to kingdom monera are quite different from other bacteria. Hence kingdom monera was divided into two kingdoms – Archae and Bacteria. Besides another level namely ‘domain’ was added above kingdom. Thus 6 kingdom classification came into existence

27.

Identify the word pair relation and fill the blanks.a. 2 Kingdom Classification: Carls Linnaeus:5 kingdom Classification: ……….b. Mushrooms: Fungi: Bacteria: ……………..c. Aristotle – Father of Biology CarlsLinnaeus – ……………d. Golden shower: Cassia fistula:…………..:Corvus splendense. Charaka: Father of Ayurveda:……………:Father of Botany

Answer»

a. R H Whittaker 

b. Monera 

c. Father of Taxonomy 

d. Crow 

e. Theophrastus

28.

Hints about some organisms are given below. Name the kingdom to which these organisms belong:a. Multicellular heterotrophic organisms with a nucleus and capacity for locomotion.b. Multicellular, heterotrophic, non-motile organisms with a nucleus.c. Unicellular organisms with a nucleus.d. Multicellular, autotrophic, non-motile organisms with a nucleus.

Answer»

a. Animals 

b. Fungi 

c. Amoeba 

d. Plants

29.

Possibilities of five kingdom classification.

Answer»

In five kingdom classification bacteria, amoeba, fungus, plants, and animals were included in separate kingdoms according to their characteristics.

30.

At what levels of this illustration can humans be included?

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Man can be included in Class Mam-malia and Phylum Chordata.

31.

Which are the organisms included in kingdom Animalia?

Answer»

Cockroach, Butterfly, Bird, Rabbit, Cat, Tiger, Lion, bear

32.

What are the peculiarities of virus?

Answer»

Viruses have no specific cell structure. Genetic material and a protein sheath alone are present. It is difficult to destroy them. They live only in living cells. They are dead or inactive outside the cell. It multiplies inside the host cell and destroys it.

33.

Find the level of classification and complete the given table.1Highest level of classification2The level of classification that including vertebrate animals.3The class that including Lion and Rabbit.4The class which including Human being.5The basic level of classification.

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1. Kingdom 

2. Phylum Chordata 

3. Mammalia 

4. Mammalia 

5. Species

34.

Identify the word pair relation and fill in the blanks a. Five kingdom classification: Robert H. Whittaker Six kingdom classification : b. Charaka: Charaka Samhita John Ray

Answer»

a. Carl Vaus 

b. Historia Generalis Plantarum

35.

Can virus be included in any of the classification methods we have discussed earlier? Why?

Answer»

As viruses have no cellular structure, it is not possible to include in any of the classifications mentioned.

36.

Which organism is most suitable for the following indicators (amoeba, bacteria, virus, Fungus)1. Lives only in living cell2. Pathogen 3. Only genetic material and a protein covering.

Answer»

Answer is Virus

37.

Identify the odd one and write the characteristic features of others.a. Lion, Tiger, Rabbit, Cat.b. Genus, Order, Carl Linnaeus, Phylum.

Answer»

a. Rabbit – Others including order Carnivora

b. Carl Linnaeus – He is the Father of Modern Taxonomy. Others are different levels of classification.

38.

Write the scientific name of following animals and plants. Coconut, paddy, wheat, crow, mango, grapes

Answer»

Coconut – Cocos nucifera 

Paddy – Oryza sativa 

Wheat – Triticum aestivum 

Crow – Corvus splendens 

Mango – Mangifera indica 

Grapes – Vitis vinifera