Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification?
Flying fish, cuttlefish, silverfish - Pisces
Centipede, millipede, spider, scorpion - Insecta
House fly, butterfly, tse-tse fly, silverfish - Insecta
Spiny anteater, sea urchin, sea cucumber - Echinodermata
Which group of animals belong to the same phylum?
Malarial parasite, Amoeba, mosquito
Earthworm, pinworm, tapeworm
Prawn, scorpion, Locusta
Sponge, sea anemone, starfish
Management of National Park is controlled by
State Government
Central Government
United Nations
Non-Government Organisations
Select the correct combination (s) from the following
Gir - Asiatic Lion
Sunderbans - Rhinoceros
Periyar - Indian Elephant
Corbet National Park - Red Panda
Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchial arrangement in ascending order of the following.
Spermatophyta, Dicotyledons, Sapindales, Anacardiaceae, Mangifera
Mangifera, Dicotyledons, Anacardiaceae, Spermatophyta, Sapindales
Mangifera, Anacardiaceae, Sapindales, Dicotyledons, Spermatophyta
Dicotyledons, Anacardiaceae, Sapindales, Spermatophyta, Magnifera
Identity the family belonging to the order Sapindales.
Poaceae
Anacardiaceae
Solanaceae
Convolvulaceae
The binomial name in which names of genus and species are same is referred to as
binomial nomenclature
tautonym
cladistics
polytypic
Which of the following branch of biology is correctly matched?
Ornithology - Study of mammals
Herpetalogy - Study of molluscs
Ophiology - Study of snakes
Therology - Study of birds
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
The first word in a biological name represents the genus
Biological names are generally in Greek and written in italics
Both the words in a biological name, when hand-written, are separately underlined
