International code for Botanical Nomenclature

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Match the following Columns: Columns - I Columns - II a Father of Taxonomy i Joseph Pitton de Tournefort b Father of Zoology ii Carolus Linnaeus c Father of Medicine iii Aristotle d Father of Biology iv Julian Huxley e Concept of Genus v Hippocrates f Father of Neotaxonomy vi Ernst Mayr g Darwin of 20 th century vii Hooker

a - ii , b - iii , c - v , d - iii , e - i , f - iv , g - vi

a - ii , b - iii , c - vi , d - vii , e - iv , f - i , g - v

a - ii , b - iii , c - iii , d - v , e - iv , f - i , g - vi

a - ii , b - iii , c - iv , d - vii , e - vi , f - i , g - v

Match the following lists: List - I List - II (A) Identification of Auxins (I) Frankel Conrat (B) C 4 pathway (ii) Charles Darwin (C) Discovery of genetic nature of RNA (iii) J.B.Sumner (D) Theory of evolution (iv) F.W. Went (v) Hatch & Slack The correct match is:

A = IV , B = V , C = I , D = II

A = II , B = V , C = IV , D = I

A = IV , B = III , C = V , D = II

A = III , B = I , C = II , D = V

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ICBN refers to:

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Match the following Columns:

Columns - I		Columns - II
$(a)$	Father of Taxonomy	$(i)$	Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
$(b)$	Father of Zoology	$(ii)$	Carolus Linnaeus
$(c)$	Father of Medicine	$(iii)$	Aristotle
$(d)$	Father of Biology	$(iv)$	Julian Huxley
$(e)$	Concept of Genus	$(v)$	Hippocrates
$(f)$	Father of Neotaxonomy	$(vi)$	Ernst Mayr
$(g)$	Darwin of $20^{th}$ century	$(vii)$	Hooker

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Assertion (A): Numerical taxonomy requires mathematical methods and computers.
Reason (R): All characters are given codes, numbers and with equal importance, and hundreds of characters are to be evaluated.
The correct option among the following is:

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Binomial nomenclature is introduced by

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Match the following

	List - I		List - II
(a)	Charles Darwin	(i)	Systema Naturae
(b)	John Ray	(ii)	Natural History
(c)	Buffon	(iii)	Historia Generalis plantarum
(d)	Linnaeus	(iv)	The origin of species

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Define genetic diversity.

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Choose the incorrect statement among the following.

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Bentham and Hooker's divided the following plants into 3 classes which include

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Match the following lists:

	$List - I$		$List - II$
(A)	Identification of Auxins	(I)	Frankel Conrat
(B)	$C_{4}$ pathway	(ii)	Charles Darwin
(C)	Discovery of genetic nature of RNA	(iii)	J.B.Sumner
(D)	Theory of evolution	(iv)	F.W. Went
		(v)	Hatch & Slack

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Match the following lists:

	List $I$		List $II$
A)	Theophrastus	$I)$	By hybridization and genetic engineering
B)	C.G.K. Ramanujam	$II)$	Electron Microscope
C)	Progress in floriculture and forestry	$III)$	Described the internal and external characters of plants
D)	Knoll and Ruska	$IV)$	Developed the science of pollen

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Identify and arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order.
A) Hominidae
B) Triticum
C) Spermatophyta
D) sapiens
E) Primata
F) Insecta

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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?

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One of the following scientists was the earliest to attempt more scientific basis for classification __________

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Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:

Column – I	Column – II
a. Family	(i) Diptera
b. Order	(ii) Arthropoda
c. Class	(iii) Muscidae
d. Phylum	(iv) Insecta

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Engler and Prantl published a phylogenetic system in the monograph ______

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The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on:

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Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
A. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C. Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.
The two correct statements are:

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Assertion (A): Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were responsible for the development of Botany into a science.
Reason (R) : They are regarded as Father of Botany.

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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.

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Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?

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