Q29. Who wrote "Species Plantarum" and provided a bass for the classification of plants?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Robert Hooke
(d) Leeuwenhoek
Ans.a
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Q30. Carolus Linnaeus belonged to
(a) France
(b) Sweden
(c) Germany
(d) Holland
Ans.b
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Q31. Which one of the following books was contributed by Linnaeus?
(a) Systema Naturae
(b) Historia Plantarum
(c) Historia Naturalis
(d) All of these
Ans.a
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Q32. The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus in his book
(a) Philosophia Botanica
(b) Historia Plantarum
(c) Species Plantarum
(d) none of these
Ans.a
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Q33. Linnaeus described 5900 species of plants in his book_______(1753) and 4326 species of animals in his book______(1758).
(a) Philosophia Botanica, Genera Plantarum
(b) Historia Naturalis, Species Plantarum
(c) Systema Naturae, Species Plantarum
(d) Species Plantarum, Systema Naturae
Ans.d
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Q34. An English naturalist, who wrote the book 'Historia Generalis Plantarum' and introduced the word 'species' was
(a) Theophrastus
(b) Cuvier
(c) John Ray
(d) Lamarck
Ans.c
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Q35. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column Il
A.Binomial (i) Hippocrates
nomenclature
B.The Darwin of (ii)Ernst Mayr
the 20th century
C.Father of (iii)Linnaeus
botany
D. Father of (iv)Theopharastus
medicine
(a) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
(b) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
(c) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
(d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
Ans.a
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Q36. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the modern taxonomy?
(a) It deals with biological species.
(b) It is based on the study of all types of variations in the species.
(c) Species is considered to be static.
(d) It has a biosystematic concept.
Ans.c
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Q37. A taxonomic category refers to
(a) the basic unit of classification
(b) a rank or level in a taxonomic hierarchy
(c) a group of related organisms able to interbreed
(d) a group of related organisms but unable to Interbreed freely.
Ans.b
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Q38. The ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is called as
(a) classification
(b) hierarchy
(c) taxonomy
(d) key
Ans.b
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Q39. The term 'taxon' is used for
(a) the ranks of species and genus
(b) the ranks up to phylum
(c) the species epithet only
(d) any rank of taxonomic hierarchy.
Ans.d
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Q40. Which term can be used for any taxonomic rank?
(a) Class
(b) Taxon
(c) Family
(d) Cohort
Ans.b
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Q41. Basic unit or smallest taxon of classification is
(a) species
(b) kingdom
(c) family
(d) variety.
Ans.a
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Q42. The basic unit upon which the systems of classification are based is
(a) species
(b) genus
(c) order
(d) family
Ans.a
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