Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Binomial Nomenclature means giving a scientific name consisting of a generic name and a family name.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

Which of the following takes into account evolutionary relationships between organisms?

A. Cladistics
B. Artificial System of Classification
C. Natural System of classification
D. Systematics
Answer» E.
3.

Statement A: The process of classification is called taxonomy.
Statement B: Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are basic to taxonomy.

A. Both the statements are true
B. Both the statements are false
C. Statement A is true but Statement B is false
D. Statement B is true but Statement A is false
Answer» B. Both the statements are false
4.

Statement A: Species is the basic unit of classification.
Statement B: Two plants can be said to belong to the same species if they can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds.

A. Both the statements are true
B. Both the statements are false
C. Statement A is true but Statement B is false
D. Statement B is true but Statement A is false
Answer» B. Both the statements are false
5.

Which among the following is not a code of nomenclature for organisms?

A. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
B. International Code of Bacteriological Nomenclature
C. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
D. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Answer» E.
6.

A taxon can be defined as _________

A. a group of related families
B. a group of related species
C. a taxonomic group of any ranking
D. the number and type of organisms present on Earth
Answer» D. the number and type of organisms present on Earth
7.

Who is the Father of New Systematics?

A. Aristotle
B. Linnaeus
C. Theophrastus
D. Julian Huxley
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following books is not written by Carolus Linnaeus?

A. Systema Naturae
B. Historia Naturalis
C. Species Plantarum
D. Philosophia Botanica
Answer» C. Species Plantarum
9.

The organisation of the biological world begins with __________

A. cellular level
B. atomic level
C. submicroscopic molecular level
D. organismic level
Answer» D. organismic level
10.

The number of described species of living organisms is _________

A. 1.25 million species
B. 0.5 million species
C. 1.025 million species
D. 1.7 million species
Answer» E.