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

Column I		Column II
a.	Herbarium	i.	It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
b.	Key	ii.	A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with a brief description aiding identification.
c.	Museum	iii.	Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
d.	Catalogue	iv.	A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in the identification of various taxa.

 

	a	b	c	d
1.	i	iv	iii	ii
2.	iii	ii	i	iv
3.	ii	iv	iii	i
4.	iii	iv	i	ii

Which of the following characters, are defining features
of all living organisms?
(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation

1. Only (C), (D) and (E)
2. Only (A) and (B)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. All except (B) 

Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events in

1.  Bacteria and protista.

2.  Protista and unicellular fungi.

3.  Yeast and Paramoecium.

4.  Higher plants and animals.

Select correct match between Column I and II
      Column I                            Column II
a. As quick referral system        (i) Monograph
    in taxonomical studies

b. Collection of preserved          (ii) Herbaria
   plants and animals

c. Index to the plant species      (iii) Museum
   found in a particular area

d. Complete information of        (iv) Flora
    any one taxon

1. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

2. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)

3. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)

4.  a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)

Select the correct sequence of taxonomic categories
of Mango in ascending order

1. Mangifera $\to$ Anacardiaceae $\to$ Dicotyledonae
$\to$ Sapindales $\to$ Angiospermae.

2. Mangifera $\to$ Anacardiaceae $\to$ Sapindales
$\to$ Dicotyledonae $\to$ Angiospermae.

3. Angiospermae $\to$ Dicotyledonae $\to$ Sapindales
$\to$ Anacardiaceae $\to$ Mangifera.

4. Angiospermae $\to$ Sapindales $\to$ Anacardiaceae
$\to$ Dicotyledonae $\to$ Mangifera.

What do A, B and C represent in the given scientific name respectively?

Mangifera                      Indica                 Linn

     C                                   B                       A

1. Generic name, specific name and author's name

2. Specific name, generic name and author's name

3. Author's name, specific name and generic name

4. Generic name, author's name and specific name

Which of the following statements about classification is not true?
I. Members of a family are less similar than members of an included genus.
II. An order has more members than the number of members in an included genus.
III. Families have more members than phyla.
IV. The number of species in a taxon depends on their relative degree of similarity.
1. Only III
2. Only IV
3. Only II
4. Only I

In how many organisms present below in the box in which reproduction is synonymous with growth?

Amoeba, Yeast, Diatom, Mules, Spirogyra, Mangifera, Panthera, Datura and Gonyaulax

1. 7
2. 5
3. 4
4. 6