Q: Binomial nomenclature of plants was given by
O: (a) Prantl.
(b) Engler.
(c) Linnaeus.
(d) Both (a)and(b)
A: (c) Linnaeus.
Q: The concept of genus was proposed by
O: (a) Hooker.
(b) John Ray.
(c) Bessey.
(d) Tourne Fort.
A: (a) Hooker.
Q: Term ‘New Systematics’ was given by
O: (a) Julian Huxley.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Bateson.
(d) Linnaeus.
A: (a) Julian Huxley.
Q: ICBN stands for
O: (a) Indian code of Botanical Name.
(b) International Congress of Biological Name.
(c) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature.
(d) Indian Congress of Biological Name.
A: (c) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature.
Q: Which one of the following branch is applicable to both plants and animals?
O: (a) Saurology.
(b) Taxonomy.
(c) Herpetology.
(d) Ichthyology.
A: (b) Taxonomy.
Q: Binomial nomenclature means that every organism has
O: (a) One scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet.
(b) One name given by tow scientists.
(c) Two names one scientific and other popular.
(d) Tow names, one Latinize and other of the person.
A: (a) One scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet.
Q: The term ‘Species’ was coined by
O: (a) Linnaeus.
(b) Engler.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) John Ray.
A: (d) John Ray.
Q: Taxon is a/an
O: (a) Sub-division of Kingdom.
(b) Any rank in taxonomic hierarchy.
(c) Group of same species.
(d) Group of similar genera.
A: (b) Any rank in taxonomic hierarchy.
Q: Five Kingdom scheme to classify living beings was given by
O: (a) RH Whittaker.
(b) G G Simpson.
(c) E Mayr.
(d) J B S Haldane.
A: (a) R H Whittaker.
Q: Evolutionary history of an organism is known as
O: (a) Ancestry.
(b) Ontogey.
(c) Phylogeny.
(d) Palaeontology.
A: (C) Phylogeny.