The Living World

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:

1. Mangifera indica
2. Mangifera Indica
3. Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
4. Mangifera indica Linn.

Match the items given in Column-I with those in Column-II and select the correct option given below.

1. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
4. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)

Which of the following represents order of 'Horse'?

1. Perissodactyla
2. Caballus
3. Ferus
4. Equidae

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?

1. The names are written in Latin and are italicised.
2. When written by hand the names are to be underlined.
3. Biological names can be written in any language.
4. The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on

1. date of collection
2. name of collector
3. local names
4. height of the plant.

Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below.

1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
3. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
4. (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them. The two correct statements are

1. B and C
2. C and D
3. A and D
4. A and B

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

1. A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
2. Key is taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
3. Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
4. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their

1. family
2. order
3. division
4. genus.

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the international Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?

1. Musca domestica – the common house lizard, a reptile
2. Plasmodium falciparum – a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.
3. Felis tigris – the Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
4. E. coli – full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.