

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 41 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your VITEEE knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of these is an example of homoplasy? |
A. | Presence and absence of hair |
B. | Wings of birds and bats |
C. | Forelimbs of humans |
D. | Leg of a dog and flipper of a dolphin |
Answer» C. Forelimbs of humans | |
2. |
Phenetic classification does not distinguish between homologous and analogous characters. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
3. |
What is the term given to a duplicate specimen of original type? |
A. | Lectotype |
B. | Holotype |
C. | Isotype |
D. | Neotype |
Answer» D. Neotype | |
4. |
Arrange in the correct order.1) Class2) Kingdom3) Phylum4) Order5) Genus6) Family7) Species |
A. | 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 3 |
B. | 7, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 |
C. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
D. | 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7 |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
What is tautonym? |
A. | These are the repeated sequences |
B. | It is a name of fish |
C. | Identical name of genus and species |
D. | It is a name of the genus |
Answer» D. It is a name of the genus | |
6. |
Who is considered as the father of taxonomy? |
A. | Aristotle |
B. | Linnaeus |
C. | Earnst Haeckel |
D. | Whittaker |
Answer» C. Earnst Haeckel | |
7. |
Name the organization which provides rules for naming animals. |
A. | ICZN |
B. | ICN |
C. | ICBN |
D. | IBM |
Answer» B. ICN | |
8. |
Name the philosopher who first classified organisms? |
A. | Whittekar |
B. | Carl woese |
C. | Linnaeus |
D. | Aristotle |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Organizing taxonomic information in logical classification is called_________ |
A. | Systematics |
B. | Phenetic |
C. | Phylogenetic |
D. | Dendogram |
Answer» B. Phenetic | |
10. |
Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy? |
A. | Alpha taxonomy |
B. | Beta taxonomy |
C. | Delta taxonomy |
D. | Gamma taxonomy |
Answer» D. Gamma taxonomy | |
11. |
Which of these is an example of homoplasy? |
A. | Presence and absence of hair |
B. | Wings of birds and bats |
C. | Forelimbs of humans |
D. | Leg of a dog and flipper of a dolphin |
Answer» C. Forelimbs of humans | |
12. |
Phenetic classification does not distinguish between homologous and analogous characters |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
13. |
What is the term given to a duplicate specimen of original type? |
A. | Lectotype |
B. | Holotype |
C. | Isotype |
D. | Neotype |
Answer» D. Neotype | |
14. |
Arrange in the correct order. |
A. | 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 3 |
B. | 7, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 |
C. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
D. | 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7 |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
What is tautonym? |
A. | These are the repeated sequences |
B. | It is a name of fish |
C. | Identical name of genus and species |
D. | It is a name of the genus |
Answer» D. It is a name of the genus | |
16. |
Who is considered as the father of taxonomy? |
A. | Aristotle |
B. | Linnaeus |
C. | Earnst Haeckel |
D. | Whittaker |
Answer» C. Earnst Haeckel | |
17. |
Name the organization which provides rules for naming animals. |
A. | ICZN |
B. | ICN |
C. | ICBN |
D. | IBM |
Answer» B. ICN | |
18. |
Name the philosopher who first classified organisms? |
A. | Whittekar |
B. | Carl woese |
C. | Linnaeus |
D. | Aristotle |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Organizing taxonomic information in logical classification is called_________ |
A. | Systematics |
B. | Phenetic |
C. | Phylogenetic |
D. | Dendogram |
Answer» B. Phenetic | |
20. |
Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy? |
A. | Alpha taxonomy |
B. | Beta taxonomy |
C. | Delta taxonomy |
D. | Gamma taxonomy |
Answer» D. Gamma taxonomy | |
21. |
A system of classification based on all important morphologically characters is termed as |
A. | Artificial system |
B. | Natural system |
C. | Genetic system |
D. | Both and b |
Answer» C. Genetic system | |
22. |
‘System naturae’ was written by |
A. | Linneaus |
B. | Charles Darwin |
C. | Aristole |
D. | Wallace |
Answer» B. Charles Darwin | |
23. |
Taxon is |
A. | a genus |
B. | a species |
C. | a taxonomic unit |
D. | a taxonomic category of any rank |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
A small group of individuals or organisms which resemble closely in structure as well as function is called |
A. | Phylum |
B. | Family |
C. | Species |
D. | Genus |
Answer» D. Genus | |
25. |
Modern classification is based on |
A. | Physiology |
B. | Fossils |
C. | Phylogeny |
D. | Morphology |
Answer» D. Morphology | |
26. |
The term systematic was proposed by |
A. | John Ray |
B. | Adanson |
C. | De-Vries |
D. | Julian Huxley |
Answer» B. Adanson | |
27. |
What is the correct descending sequence of taxonomic categories? |
A. | Division-class-order-family-tribe-genus |
B. | Class-order-division-family-species-tribe |
C. | tribe-genus-class-division-family-order |
D. | Family-order-genus-order-division-class |
Answer» B. Class-order-division-family-species-tribe | |
28. |
Binomial nomenclature means writing the name of plant in two words which designate |
A. | Order and family |
B. | Family and genus |
C. | Species and variety |
D. | Genus and species |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
First step in taxonomy |
A. | Naming |
B. | Description |
C. | Identification |
D. | classification |
Answer» D. classification | |
30. |
An example for the artificial system of classification |
A. | Bentham and Hooker |
B. | Linnaeus system |
C. | Engler and Prantl |
D. | Hutichson |
Answer» C. Engler and Prantl | |
31. |
The replacement of two kingdom classification by five kingdom classification was proposed by the year |
A. | 1853 |
B. | 1859 |
C. | 1969 |
D. | 1863 |
Answer» D. 1863 | |
32. |
Basic taxonomy unit is |
A. | Kingdom |
B. | Genus |
C. | Species |
D. | Order |
Answer» D. Order | |
33. |
Which of the following definitions covers a greater number of organisms? |
A. | Class |
B. | Genus |
C. | Order |
D. | Family |
Answer» D. Family | |
34. |
The five kingdom arrangements of organisms was proposed by |
A. | Whittakar |
B. | John Ray |
C. | Whitter |
D. | Carl Woese |
Answer» B. John Ray | |
35. |
The group of similar plants which breed freely among themselves constitute a |
A. | Species |
B. | Family |
C. | Order |
D. | Genus |
Answer» B. Family | |
36. |
Synandrous condition is common in the family |
A. | Umbelliferae |
B. | Rosaceae |
C. | Malvaceae |
D. | Cucurbitaceae |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
Indefinite stamens are characteristic of family |
A. | Malvaceae |
B. | Gramineae |
C. | Labiatae |
D. | Cruciferae |
Answer» B. Gramineae | |
38. |
The advantage of Systematics is that it |
A. | gives an idea of organic diversity, its origin and evolution in the plant and animal kingdom |
B. | is complementary to other branches of biology |
C. | provides correct information needed in agriculture, medical, veterinary sciences etc. |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
‘Systema Naturae’ written by Linnaeus contains a list of |
A. | 4000 species of plants |
B. | 2000 species of plants |
C. | 4200 species of plants |
D. | 4200 species of animals |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
Out of the 4 widely known systems of classification one remains less phylogenetic and more natural and that is of |
A. | Engler and Prantl |
B. | Hutchinson |
C. | Bentham and Hooker |
D. | Rendle |
Answer» D. Rendle | |
41. |
The system of plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial becauseThe system of plant classification proposed by Carolus Linnaeus was artificial because |
A. | It was based on evolutionary relationship of plants |
B. | It was based on similarities and differences in floral and other morphological characters only |
C. | It took into account the physiological facts along with the morphological characters |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» E. | |