NON VOCATIONAL TEACHER BIOLOGY - KERALA PSC QUESTIONS INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

1.The most acceptable concept of species is — (1)Static concept (2) Biological concept (3)Typological concept (4) Genetic concept 

2.The  artificial system of classification classifies is on the basis of — (1) One or two characters (2) Phylogenetic trends (3) Many naturally existing (4) None of the above 

3. The term neosystematics was introduced by (1) Linnaeus (2) Bentham (3) Hutchinson (4) Huxley

4.Group of organisms that closely resemble each other and freely interbreed in nature constitute a— (1) Species(2) Genus (3) Family (4) Taxon 

5. ICBN was first revised in - (1) 1961 (2)1964 (3) 1975 (4) 1733 

6.The word taxon refers to — (1) Name of a species (2) Name of genus (3) Name of family (4) A taxonomic group of any rank 

7.The herbarium specimen on whose basis a new species is described for the first time is called as (1) Syntype (2) Holotype (3) Paratype(4) Neotype

8.The scientific naming of plants began with publication of Linnaeus book — (1) Genera plantarum (2) Systema nahirae (3) Species plantarum (4) Charaka sanhita 

9. Which book most impressed the opinion of taxonomists — (1) Enquiry into plants (2) Origin of life (3) Genera plantarum (4) Origin of species 

10.The basic unit of classification is — (1) Genus (2) Species (3) Order (4) All of the above 

11. Suffix for sub species is — (1) Phytina (2) Oideae (3) Ineae (4) None 

12.Individuals of same species having non-genetic differences due to environment are called — (1) Biotypes (2) Ecotype (3) Ecophenes (4) None

 13.Morphologically similar but reproductively isolated species are called — (1) Neontological species (2) Sibling species (3) Allopatric species (4) Morpho-species 

14.Plant nomenclature means (1) To give names to plants without any rules (2)Nomenclature of plants under the international rules (3)Nomenclature of plants in local language (4) Nomenclature of plants in english language 

15.Taxonomy refers to — (1) Plant classification (3) Plant affinity (2) Plant nomenclature (4) All the above 

16. Which of the following is a correct name (1) Solanuni tuberosum (2) Solanum Tuberosum (3) Solanum tuberosum Linn. (4) All the above 

17.Systematics deals with — (1) Classification (3) Plant description (2) Nomenclature (4) Plant exploration

 
18.Scientific name of Mango plant is Mangfera indica(Linn.) Santapau. In the above name Santapaurefers to — (1) Variety of Mango (2) A taxonomist who proposed the present nomenclature in honour of linnaeus (3) A scientist who for the first time described Mango plant (4) A scientist who changed the name proposed by Linnaeus and proposed present name

19.Type specimen selected from the original material in case the holotype is missing, is called (1) Lectotype (3) Syntype (2) Neotype (4) Para type 

20. Phylogeny refers to — (1) Natural classification (2) Evolutionary classification (3) Evolutionary history (4) Origin of algae 

21. Static concept of species is given by - (1) Linnaeus 2) Bentham (3) Koch (4) Mayr 

22. In taxonomy the first step is (1) Identification (2) Nomenclature (3) Classification (4) Affinities

23. The suffix - mae signifies the rank (1) Tribe (2) Subtribe (3) Suborder (4) Sub family 

24, Species living in different geographical areas are called — (1) Allochronic (2) Allopatric (3) Sympatric (4) Siblings 

25, A large number of unknown species of plants and animals are believed to be present in — (1) Temperate forests (2) Antarctica (3) Taiga (4) Tropical forest 

26 Biological concept of species proposed by — (1) Linnaeus (2) Mayr (3) John Ray (4) De Candolle

 27. For higher plants, flowers are chiefly used as a basis of classification, because — (I) These show a great variety in colour (2) It can be preserved easily (3) Reproductive parts are more conservative than vegetative parts (4) None of these 

28. Individuals of same species having genetic variation and occur in same environment are called— (I) Biotypes (2) Ecotype (3) Ecophenes (4) Ecads 

29. The smallest unit of classificati on is — (1) Family (2) Order (3) Genus (4) Species 

30. The binomial system of nomenclature was initially proposed by — (1) Magnus (2) Bauhmn (3) Caesalpinno (4) Discorides 

31. Biochemical resemblances are used in the identification of (I) Protistan species (2) Moneran species (3) Fungal species (4) Higher plants 

32. Concept of phylogeny was proposed by — (1) John Ray (2) Lamarck (3) Ernest Haeckel (4) Darwin

 33. A division is formed by combining several — (1) Orders (2) Familiea (3) Classes (4) Tribes 

34. An international code of botanical nomenclature was first proposed in the year (1) 1930 (2) 1830 (3) 1913 (4) 1813 

35. For declaration of new species of higher plants,what characters are used — (1) Floral character of new species (2) Anatomical characters of new species (3) Physiological character of new species (4) Character of endosperm 

36.The standard size of herbarium sheets is (1) 11.5” x 16.5” (2) 15.5” x 16.5 ’ (3) 18.5” x 10.5” (4) 20.5” x 21.5” 

37.Which statement is true — (1) Tautonyms do not occur in plants (2) Tautonyms do not occur in animals (3) Tautonyms normally occur in animals and some time occur in plants (4) Tautonyms occur only in bacteria

 38. Trinomial nomenclature of classification was proposed by— (1) Linneaus (2) Huxley and Stricklandt (3) John-Ray (4) Theophrastus 

39. Most of the botanical names are drawn from the following language — (1) German (2) Greek (3) Latin (4) Spanish 

40. Evolutionary classification is called — (1) Artificial system (2) Natural system (3) Phylogenetic system (4) None of the above 

41. Which of the following statements regarding nomenclature is correct — (1) Generic name always begins with capital letter whereas specific name with small letter (2) Scientific name should be printed in italics (3) Scientific name when typed or handwritten should be underlined (4) all the above 

42. The systematic arrangement of taxa is called (1) Key (2) Taxonomy (3) Geneology (4) Hierarchy 

43.Which is the most important but generally not used criteria for the identification of the speties — (1) Interbreeding (3) Genetic material (2) Morphology (4)’ None 

44. Number of obligatory categories in taxonomy are— (1) 7 (2) 8 (3)9 (4)5 

45. Herbarium is — (1)A garden where medicinal plants are grown (2)Garden where herbaceous plants are grown (3)Dry garden (4)Cherriical to kill plants 

46. The year of publication of ‘Species plantarum’ (1) 1853 (2) 1857 (3) 1753 (4) 1786 

47. The biological concept of species is mainly based on— (1) Morphological features (2) Morphology and method of reproduction (3) Method of reproduction only (4) Reproductive isolation 

48. A duplicate of holotype is called — (1) Isotype (2) Syntype (3) Neotype (4) Para type

49. Term taxom given by — (1) Adolf Mayer (2) Linnaeus (3) Darwin (4) Koch 

50. Which of the following is a species? (1) Tamarindus (2) Indicus (3) Indica (4) Tamarindus indicus 51. Tautonyms are valid names according to — (1) ICBN (2) Species plantarum (3) Genera plantarum (4) ICZN

 52. Practical significance of taxonomy is — (1) Classification (2) To understand diversity (3) To understand evolution (4) Identification of organisms 

53. Which name is invalid? (1) Name not published in species plantarum (2) Name proposed prior to 1961(3) Name which is not in latin (4) Name for which holotype is not designated 

54. Which system classifies a plant in more than one groups? (1) Practical classification (2) Artificial classification (3) Natural classification (4) Phylegenetic classification 55. Author of book ‘Fla British Indica’ — (1) Father Santapau (2) J.D. Hooker (3) William Rouxburgh (4) G. Bentham 

56, The art of growing short plants is called — (1) Bonsai (2) Horticulture (3) Topiary (4) Tissue culture

 57. Science of characters and distribution of races is known as (1) Ethnology (2) Sociology (4) Anthropology (3) Taxonomy 

58. The study of reptiles is (1) Ichthyology (2) Herpetology (3) Serpentology (4) None of these

 59. The branch of study dealing with microscopic anatomy of tissues is — (1) Histology (2) Cytology (3) Morphology (4) Palaeontology 

0. Olericulture is the cultivation of — (1) Vegetables (3) Crop plants (2) Fruits (4) Mushrooms 

61. Oncology is the study of — (1) Dead cells (2) Living cells (3) Dividing cells (4) Cancer cells 

62. Ornithology is the study of — (1) Reptiles (2) Birds (3) Fossils (4) Fishes

 63. Pedology is the science of — (1) Rocks (3) Soil (2) Diseases (4) Pollution 

64. Synecology refers to the ecological study of (1) Plants (3) Community (2) Animals (4) Microbes 

65. Study of abnormal embryonic growth comes under— (1) Teratology (3) Morphogenesis (2) Ontogeny (4) Parthenogenesis 

66. The bacteria were first observed in the year 1675 by — (1)Robert Koch (2)Louis Pasteur (3)Robert Brown (4)Antony van Leeuwenhoek

67. Plant virus was first crystallized by (1) Pine (2) Bawden (3) Stanley (4) Beijèrinck 

68. The term cell was first coined by — (1) Robert Brown (2) Schwann (3) Robert Hooke (4) Schleiden 

69. Who studied blood groups in man — (1) Landsteiner (2) Francis Galton (3) Stanley Miller (4) Gregor Mendel 

70. 10% law of energy transfer in food chain was given by— (1) Tansley (3) Lindeman (2) Stanley (4) Weismann

 71. The law of limiting factor was proposed by — (1) Blackman (3) Hatch and Slack (2) Leibig (4) Arnol  

72. Who is famous in the field of palaeobotany (1) Bose J.C. - (3) Metha K.C (2) Birbal Sahni (4) Maheshwari P 

73. Photophosphorylation was discovered by (1) Arnon D.I. (3) Calvin M. (2). Hill R. (4) Ruben and Kamen 

74. Who was developed the concept of phagocytosis in immunity — (1) T.H. Huxley (2) Strasburger (3) Ernst Haeckel (4) E. Metchnikoff 

75. The term Hormone was coined by — (1) Starling (2) Huxley (3) Bayliss (4) Harris 

76. Who wrote a. memoir on the earthworm, Pheretima, to describe in morphology and anatomy (1) Baini Prasad (2) Bahl K.N; (3) Thillayampalam E.M. (4) Das S.M. 

77. Aquaculture does not include — (1) Pisces (2) Prawns (3) Silkworm (4) Shell fishery