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Taxon 'Tigris' represents _______
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Binomial nomenclature is introduced by
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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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ICZN is ______
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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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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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Choose the incorrect statement among the following.
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 Define genetic diversity.
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In which of the following books, characters of evolutionary importance were not considered while classifying plants?
A) Species plantarum
B) Families of flowering plants
C) Genera plantarum
D) Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien

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ICBN refers to:
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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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Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.
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Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name?
Mangifera Indica
Mangifera indica
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The binomial nomenclature laid the foundation of
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Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.

Linnaeus not only laid the foundation of taxonomy but also introduced _____(binomial /trinomial) nomenclature.

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The complete name of a plant in binomial nomenclature has
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Who published the book Species Plantarum and provided a basis for classification of plants
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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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Binomial system of nomenclature was been suggested by