Important MCQ On The Living World 1 Chapter.

   QUESTION based on NCERT textbook.

Q1) Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus … [ CBSE 2001]
 a) Species
 b) Family
 c) Class
 d) Division

Q2) Which of the following combinations is correct for Wheat? …. [ DPMT 2009]
 a) Genus Triticum, family Poaceae , order Poales, Class Dicotyledonae
 b) Genus Triticum, family Poaceae , order Sapindales, class Monocotyledonae.
 c) Genus Triticum, family Poaceae , order Poales, Class Moncotyledonae.
 d) Genus Triticum , family Anacardiaceae, order Poales, class Monocotyledonae

Q3) A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is … [ AFMC 2011]
 a) Species
 b) Genus
 c) Order
 d) Taxon

Q4) In fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name. It is an example of … .. [ AMU 2012 ]
 a) Autonym
 b) Tautonym
 c) Phylum
 d) Species

Q5) The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on : …[NEET 2016]
 a) Local names
 b) height of the plant
 c) date of collection
 d) name of collector

Q6 Which one of the following is not a correct statement? [NEET 2013]
 a) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
 b) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.
 c) A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
 d) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.

Q7 The Indian Botanical Garden is located at … [ CET chd. 2010]
 a) Dehradun
 b) Lucknow
 c) Kolkata
 d) Chennai

Q8 Read the statement and identify the incorrect one .. .. [ KCET]
 a) Scientific names are often descriptive
 b) Scientific names indicate relationship
 c) Scientific name favour multiple naming
 d) Scientific name are used all over the world

Q9 Homeostasis is …. .. [ CBSE 1991]
 a) Tendency to charge with change in environment
 b) Tendency to resist change
 c) Disturbance in regulatory control
 d) Plants and animal extracts used in homeopathy.

Q10 Characteristics which delimit a family are more general than which delimit a … .. [ JIPMER 1999 ]
 a) Cohort
 b) Phylum
 c) Class
 d) Genus

Q11 Father of taxonomy is … .. [ AMU 2005 ]
 a) Bentham and Hooker
 b) Hutchinson
 c) Linnaeus
 d) Whittaker

Q12 Which of the following is not taxon but a category … .. [ HPPMT 2012]
 a) Division
 b) Angiosperms
 c) Polypetalae
 d) Hibiscus

Q13 Two plants belong to same species if they … [ CBSE 2007]
 a) Have more than 90% similar genes
 b) Look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites
 c) Have similar number of chromosomes
 d) Can reproduce freely with each other form seeds

Q14 Which one is correctly matched … [ AFMC 2007]
 a) Tears – Excretion of salts
 b) Sweat – Thermoregulation
 c) Saliva – Testing food
 d) Statolith – Sexual attraction

Q15 Branch connected with nomenclature, identification and classification is …. [ AMU 2000]
 a) Ecology
 b) Taxonomy
 c) Morphology
 d) Physiology

Q16 The term 'systematics' refers to

(A) Identification and study of organ systems

(B) Identification and preservation of plants and animals

(C) Diversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship

(D) Study of habitats of organisms and their classification.

Q17 Which of the following is a defining characteristic of living organisms

(A) Growth

(B) Ability to make sound

(C) Reproduction

(D) Response to external stimuli.

Q18 Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of

(A) Monographs

(B) Flora

(C) Both (a) and (b)

(D) None of these.

Q19 As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics

(A) Will decrease

(B) Will increase

(C) Remain same

(D) May increase or decrease.

Q20 Which of the following 'suffixes' used for units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of family'

(A) — Ales

(B) — Onae

(C) — Aceae

(D) — Ae

Answers are below:-
 1)  a
 2)  c
 3)  d
 4)  b
 5)  b
 6)  c
 7)  c
 8)  c
 9)  b
10) d
11) c
12) a
13) d
14) b
15) b
16) c
17) d
18) c
19) a
20) c