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Topic Question Set

Q 1 :

The process of naming of living organisms is called

  • Systematics

     

  • Ttaxonomy

     

  • Nomenclature

     

  • None of these

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 2 :

Identification of an organism means

  • Its correct description

     

  • Its correct classification

     

  • Its correct nomenclature

     

  • All of these

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 3 :

ICBN stands for    

  • International Code for Biological Naming

     

  • International Centre for Botanical Nomenclature

     

  • Indian Code for Biological Nomenclature

     

  • International Code for Botanical Nomenclature

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 4 :

Choose the correct statement about scientific names

  • They ensure that each organism has only one name

     

  • Description of any organism should enable the people to arrive at the same name

     

  • They ensure that such a name has not been used for any other organism

     

  • All of these

     

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Q 5 :

The system of providing a name with two components is called

  • trinomial nomenclature

     

  • binomial nomenclature

     

  • uninominal nomenclature

     

  • none of these

     

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Q 6 :

The naming system, which is practised by biologists all over the world, was given by 

  • Carolus Linnaeus

     

  • Whittaker

     

  • Haeckel

     

  • Woese

     

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Q 7 :

In Mangifera indica Linn., the specific epithet is

  • Mangifera

     

  • Indica

     

  • Linn

     

  • Both A. and B.

     

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Q 8 :

Choose the incorrect statement about rules of nomenclature.

  • Biological names are generally given in Latin

     

  • The first word in biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet

     

  • When hand written, both words of biological names are separately underlined

     

  • Both the words of biological name start with capital letter

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 9 :

Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?

  • Handwritten scientific names should be underlined

     

  • Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet

     

  • Scientific names are in latin and should be italized

     

  • Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 10 :

Biological names are generally written in 

  • Greek language

     

  • Latin language

     

  • English language

     

  • Hindi language

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 11 :

The process by which organisms are grouped into convenient categories based on some easily observable characters, is called

  • taxonomy

     

  • identification

     

  • classification

     

  • nomenclature

     

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Q 12 :

The scientific term used for the categories of organisms to study them is

  • Taxa

     

  • Biological name

     

  • Systematics

     

  • None of these

     

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Q 13 :

The process of classification is called    

  • Systematics

     

  • Taxonomy

     

  • Nomenclature

     

  • Identification

     

Enter Answer here

 

Q 14 :

The modern taxonomic studies are based on

  • Cell structures

     

  • External and internal structure

     

  • Development process

     

  • All of these

     

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Q 15 :

‘X’ and ‘Y’ are the components of Binomial nomenclature. This naming system was proposed by ‘Z’.              (2023)

  • X-Generic name, Y-Specific epithet, Z-Carolus Linnaeus

     

  • X-Specific epithet, Y-Generic name, Z-R.H. Whittaker

     

  • X-Specific epithet, Y-Generic name, Z-Carolus Linnaeus

     

  • X-Generic name, Y-Specific epithet, Z-R.H. Whittaker

     

(1)

Binomial nomenclature is a system of providing a name with two components – the Generic name (X) and the Specific epithet (Y). This naming system, given by Carolus Linnaeus (Z), is being practiced by biologists all over the world.

 

Q 16 :

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.               [2019]

  • Mangifera Indica

     

  • Mangifera indica Car. Linn.

     

  • Mangifera indica Linn.

     

  • Mangifera indica

     

(3)

According to binomial nomenclature, the first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter, while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
E.g., the scientific name of mango is Mangifera indica. The name of the author appears after the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of the biological name, and is written in an abbreviated form.
E.g., Mangifera indica Linn.

It indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus.

 

Q 17 :

Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?             [2019]

  • Handwritten scientific names should be underlined.

     

  • Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.

     

  • Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized.

     

  • Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.

     

(4)

According to the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN), the first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter, while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.

 

Q 18 :

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?          [2016]

  • The names are written in Latin and are italicised.

     

  • When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.

     

  • Biological names can be written in any language.

     

  • The first word in a biological name represents the genus name, and the second is a specific epithet.

     

(3)

Biological names are derived either from Latin language or are Latinised. This is because Latin language is a dead language, and therefore, it will not change in form or spellings with the passage of time.