Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with answers from the chapter “Living World ” of Biology.
Q 1. The term “Taxon” is used for
a) the rank of species and genus
b) the species epithet only
c) the rank upto phylum
d) any rankn of taxonomic hierarchy
Answer : d) Any rank of taxonomic hierarchy
Q 2. Which of the following multiply through fragmentation ?
a) Fungi
b) Planaria
C) Filamentous algae
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
Q 3. Which set of organisms multiply through fragmantation ?
a) Ameoba , hydra , virus
b) Planaria , hydra, yeast
c) Echinoderms, fungi, bacteria
d) Fungi, filamentous algae , Protonema of mosses
Answer: d) Fungi, filamentous algae, Protonema of mosses
Q 4. Basic unit of taxonomic hierarchy is
a) species
b) kingdom
c) class
d) phylum
Answer: a) species
Q 5. A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is
a) genus
b) taxon
c) species
d) order
Answer: b) taxon
Q 6. The famous botanical Garden “Kew” is located in
a) England
b) Lucknow
c) America
d) Australia
Answer: a) England
Q 7. Place where we store dry plants for information purpose is called
a) museum
b) key
c) monograph
d) herbarium
Answer: d) herbarium
Q 8. Monograph contains information of
a) species
b) anyone taxon
c) family
d) genus
Answer: b) anyone taxon
Q 9. Herbarium sheet provides information for
a) collector’s name
b) local, and botanical name
c) family of plant
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
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Q 10. ICBN is
a) International Code for Biosphere Nomenclature
b) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
c) International Class for Biological Nobelleurette
d) International Committee for Biological Naming
Answer: b) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
Q 11.Which of the following is a mean of recording description
a) Catalogues
b) Flora and manuals
c) Monographs
d) All of these
Answer :d) All of these
Q 12. The Indian Botanical Garden is located in
a) Lucknow
b) Mumbai
c) Howrah
d) Mysore
Answer: c) Howrah
Q13. Which of the following is incorrect about Keys ?
a) Key is taxonomical aid used for identification of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities
b) Key is another taxonomical aid used for nomenclature of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities
c) Keys are generally analytical in nature
d) Separate taxonomic keys are required for each taxonomic category such as family, genus and species for identification purpose
Answer: b) Key is another taxonomical aid used for nomenclature of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities
Q 14.IBO is situated at
a) Kew
b) Jodhpur
c) Howrah
d) Lucknow
Answer:c) Howrah
Q 15. Descending arrangements of categories is called
a) classification
b) taxonomy
c) key
d) hierarchy
Answer: d) hierarchy
