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1. Employment of hereditary principles in the
improvement of human race is [1990]
(a) Euthenics (b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics (d) Ethnology
2. Pedology is science of [1991]
(a) earth (b) soil
(c) diseases (d) pollution
3. Study of fossils is [1991]
(a) Palaeontology (b) Herpetology
(c) Saurology (d) Organic evolution
4. Glycogen is a polymer of [1998]
(a) galactose (b) glucose
(c) fructose (d) sucrose
5. Adenine is [1992]
(a) purine (b) pyrimidine
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
6. The CO
2
 content by volume, in the atmos-
pheric air is about [1997]
(a) 0.0314 % (b) 0.34 %
(c) 3.34 % (d) 4 %
7. If there was no CO
2
 in the earth’s atmosphere
the temperature of earth’s surface would be
[l998]
(a) higher than the present
(b) less than the present
(c) the same
(d) dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
8. The most important feature of all living sys-
tems is to [2000]
(a) utilize oxygen to generate energy
(b) replicate the genetic information
(c) produce gametes
(d) utilize solar energy for metabolic
activities
9. Most abundant organic compound on earth
is [2001]
(a) protein (b) cellulose
(c) lipids (d) steroids
10. Reason of diversity in living being is [2001]
(a) mutation
(b) gradual change
(c) long term evolutionary change
(d) short term evolutionary change
11. First life on earth was [2001]
(a) cyanobacteria
(b) chemoheterotrophs
(c) autotrophs
(d) photoautotrophs
12. What is true for photolithotrophs? [2001]
(a) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from organic compounds
THE LIVING WORLD
1
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1
1. Employment of hereditary principles in the
improvement of human race is [1990]
(a) Euthenics (b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics (d) Ethnology
2. Pedology is science of [1991]
(a) earth (b) soil
(c) diseases (d) pollution
3. Study of fossils is [1991]
(a) Palaeontology (b) Herpetology
(c) Saurology (d) Organic evolution
4. Glycogen is a polymer of [1998]
(a) galactose (b) glucose
(c) fructose (d) sucrose
5. Adenine is [1992]
(a) purine (b) pyrimidine
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
6. The CO
2
 content by volume, in the atmos-
pheric air is about [1997]
(a) 0.0314 % (b) 0.34 %
(c) 3.34 % (d) 4 %
7. If there was no CO
2
 in the earth’s atmosphere
the temperature of earth’s surface would be
[l998]
(a) higher than the present
(b) less than the present
(c) the same
(d) dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
8. The most important feature of all living sys-
tems is to [2000]
(a) utilize oxygen to generate energy
(b) replicate the genetic information
(c) produce gametes
(d) utilize solar energy for metabolic
activities
9. Most abundant organic compound on earth
is [2001]
(a) protein (b) cellulose
(c) lipids (d) steroids
10. Reason of diversity in living being is [2001]
(a) mutation
(b) gradual change
(c) long term evolutionary change
(d) short term evolutionary change
11. First life on earth was [2001]
(a) cyanobacteria
(b) chemoheterotrophs
(c) autotrophs
(d) photoautotrophs
12. What is true for photolithotrophs? [2001]
(a) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from organic compounds
THE LIVING WORLD
1
Specific 
2 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(b) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from inorganic compounds
(c) Obtain energy from organic compounds
(d) Obtain energy from inorganic com-
pounds
13. There is no life on moon due to the absence
of [2002]
(a) O
2
(b) water
(c) light (d) temperature
14. According to Oparin, which one of the fol-
lowing was not present in the primitive at-
mosphere of the earth? [2004]
(a) Methane (b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Water vapour
15. More then 70% of world’s fresh water is con-
tained in [2005]
(a) Antarctica
(b) Greenland
(c) Glaciers and Mountains
(d) Polar ice
16. Carbohydrates, the most abundant bio-mol-
ecules on earth, are produced by [2005]
(a) all bacteria, fungi and algae
(b) fungi, algae and green plant cells
(c) some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
(d) viruses, fungi and bacteria
17. Which one of the following is not a living
fossil? [2006]
(a) King crab (b) Sphenodon
(c) Archaeopteryx (d) Peripatus
18. Which one of the following is an example of
negative feedback loop in humans? [2007]
(a) Constriction of skin blood vessels and
contraction of skeletal muscles when it
is too cold
(b) Secretion of tears after falling of sand
particles into the eye
(c) Salivation of mouth at the sight of
delicious food
(d) Secretion of sweat glands and constric-
tion of skin blood vessels when it is too
hot
19. Biological organization starts with [2007]
(a) submicroscopic molecular level
(b) cellular level
(c) organismic level
(d) atomic level
20. The living organisms can be unexceptionally
distinguished from the non-living things on
the basis of their ability for [2007]
(a) responsiveness to touch
(b) interaction with the environment  and
progressive evolution
(c) reproduction
(d) growth and movement
21. Which one of the following aspects is an ex-
clusive characteristic of living things ?
[Mains 2011]
(a) Increase in mass by accumulation of
material both on surface as well as
internally.
(b) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in
vitro.
(c) Increase in mass from inside only
(d) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory.
 Answers 
1 -b 2 -b 3 -a 4 -b 5 -a 6 -a 7 -b 8 -b 9 -b 10 -c
11 -b 12 -b 13 -b 14 -b 15 -d 16 -c 17 -c 18 -a 19 -d 20 -c
21 -c
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1. Employment of hereditary principles in the
improvement of human race is [1990]
(a) Euthenics (b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics (d) Ethnology
2. Pedology is science of [1991]
(a) earth (b) soil
(c) diseases (d) pollution
3. Study of fossils is [1991]
(a) Palaeontology (b) Herpetology
(c) Saurology (d) Organic evolution
4. Glycogen is a polymer of [1998]
(a) galactose (b) glucose
(c) fructose (d) sucrose
5. Adenine is [1992]
(a) purine (b) pyrimidine
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
6. The CO
2
 content by volume, in the atmos-
pheric air is about [1997]
(a) 0.0314 % (b) 0.34 %
(c) 3.34 % (d) 4 %
7. If there was no CO
2
 in the earth’s atmosphere
the temperature of earth’s surface would be
[l998]
(a) higher than the present
(b) less than the present
(c) the same
(d) dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
8. The most important feature of all living sys-
tems is to [2000]
(a) utilize oxygen to generate energy
(b) replicate the genetic information
(c) produce gametes
(d) utilize solar energy for metabolic
activities
9. Most abundant organic compound on earth
is [2001]
(a) protein (b) cellulose
(c) lipids (d) steroids
10. Reason of diversity in living being is [2001]
(a) mutation
(b) gradual change
(c) long term evolutionary change
(d) short term evolutionary change
11. First life on earth was [2001]
(a) cyanobacteria
(b) chemoheterotrophs
(c) autotrophs
(d) photoautotrophs
12. What is true for photolithotrophs? [2001]
(a) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from organic compounds
THE LIVING WORLD
1
Specific 
2 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(b) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from inorganic compounds
(c) Obtain energy from organic compounds
(d) Obtain energy from inorganic com-
pounds
13. There is no life on moon due to the absence
of [2002]
(a) O
2
(b) water
(c) light (d) temperature
14. According to Oparin, which one of the fol-
lowing was not present in the primitive at-
mosphere of the earth? [2004]
(a) Methane (b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Water vapour
15. More then 70% of world’s fresh water is con-
tained in [2005]
(a) Antarctica
(b) Greenland
(c) Glaciers and Mountains
(d) Polar ice
16. Carbohydrates, the most abundant bio-mol-
ecules on earth, are produced by [2005]
(a) all bacteria, fungi and algae
(b) fungi, algae and green plant cells
(c) some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
(d) viruses, fungi and bacteria
17. Which one of the following is not a living
fossil? [2006]
(a) King crab (b) Sphenodon
(c) Archaeopteryx (d) Peripatus
18. Which one of the following is an example of
negative feedback loop in humans? [2007]
(a) Constriction of skin blood vessels and
contraction of skeletal muscles when it
is too cold
(b) Secretion of tears after falling of sand
particles into the eye
(c) Salivation of mouth at the sight of
delicious food
(d) Secretion of sweat glands and constric-
tion of skin blood vessels when it is too
hot
19. Biological organization starts with [2007]
(a) submicroscopic molecular level
(b) cellular level
(c) organismic level
(d) atomic level
20. The living organisms can be unexceptionally
distinguished from the non-living things on
the basis of their ability for [2007]
(a) responsiveness to touch
(b) interaction with the environment  and
progressive evolution
(c) reproduction
(d) growth and movement
21. Which one of the following aspects is an ex-
clusive characteristic of living things ?
[Mains 2011]
(a) Increase in mass by accumulation of
material both on surface as well as
internally.
(b) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in
vitro.
(c) Increase in mass from inside only
(d) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory.
 Answers 
1 -b 2 -b 3 -a 4 -b 5 -a 6 -a 7 -b 8 -b 9 -b 10 -c
11 -b 12 -b 13 -b 14 -b 15 -d 16 -c 17 -c 18 -a 19 -d 20 -c
21 -c
T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific 3
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION –
SYSTEMATICS
2 A
1. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/
classification is [1990]
(a) species (b) kingdom
(c) family (d) variety
2. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature
called [1990, 93, 94]
(a) mononomial (b) vernacular
(c) binomial (d) polynomial
3. A taxon is [1990, 96]
(a) a group of related families
(b) a group of related species
(c) a type of living organisms
(d) a taxonomic group of any ranking
4. An important criterion for modern day clas-
sification is [1991]
(a) resemblances in Morphology
(b) anatomical and physiological traits
(c) breeding habits
(d) presence or absence of notochord
5. Sequence of taxonomic categories is [1992]
(a) class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-
species
(b) division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-
species
(c) division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-
species
(d) phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-
species
6. The term “Phylum” was given by [1992]
(a) Cuvier (b) Haeckel
(c) Theophrastus (d) Linnaeus
7. Binomial nomenclature means [1993]
(a) one name given by two scientists
(b) one scientific name consisting of a
generic and a specific name
(c) two names, one Latinised, other of a
person
(d) None of the above
8. “Taxonomy without phylogeny is similar to
bones without flesh” is the statement of
[1994]
(a) Oswald Tippo
(b) John Hutchinson
(c) Takhtajan
(d) Bentham and Hooker
9. Binomial nomenclature consists of two
words [1994]
(a) genus and species
(b) order and family
(c) family and genus
(d) species and variety
10. Phylogenetic classification is based on
[1994]
(a) utilitarian system
(b) habits
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1. Employment of hereditary principles in the
improvement of human race is [1990]
(a) Euthenics (b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics (d) Ethnology
2. Pedology is science of [1991]
(a) earth (b) soil
(c) diseases (d) pollution
3. Study of fossils is [1991]
(a) Palaeontology (b) Herpetology
(c) Saurology (d) Organic evolution
4. Glycogen is a polymer of [1998]
(a) galactose (b) glucose
(c) fructose (d) sucrose
5. Adenine is [1992]
(a) purine (b) pyrimidine
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
6. The CO
2
 content by volume, in the atmos-
pheric air is about [1997]
(a) 0.0314 % (b) 0.34 %
(c) 3.34 % (d) 4 %
7. If there was no CO
2
 in the earth’s atmosphere
the temperature of earth’s surface would be
[l998]
(a) higher than the present
(b) less than the present
(c) the same
(d) dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
8. The most important feature of all living sys-
tems is to [2000]
(a) utilize oxygen to generate energy
(b) replicate the genetic information
(c) produce gametes
(d) utilize solar energy for metabolic
activities
9. Most abundant organic compound on earth
is [2001]
(a) protein (b) cellulose
(c) lipids (d) steroids
10. Reason of diversity in living being is [2001]
(a) mutation
(b) gradual change
(c) long term evolutionary change
(d) short term evolutionary change
11. First life on earth was [2001]
(a) cyanobacteria
(b) chemoheterotrophs
(c) autotrophs
(d) photoautotrophs
12. What is true for photolithotrophs? [2001]
(a) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from organic compounds
THE LIVING WORLD
1
Specific 
2 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(b) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from inorganic compounds
(c) Obtain energy from organic compounds
(d) Obtain energy from inorganic com-
pounds
13. There is no life on moon due to the absence
of [2002]
(a) O
2
(b) water
(c) light (d) temperature
14. According to Oparin, which one of the fol-
lowing was not present in the primitive at-
mosphere of the earth? [2004]
(a) Methane (b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Water vapour
15. More then 70% of world’s fresh water is con-
tained in [2005]
(a) Antarctica
(b) Greenland
(c) Glaciers and Mountains
(d) Polar ice
16. Carbohydrates, the most abundant bio-mol-
ecules on earth, are produced by [2005]
(a) all bacteria, fungi and algae
(b) fungi, algae and green plant cells
(c) some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
(d) viruses, fungi and bacteria
17. Which one of the following is not a living
fossil? [2006]
(a) King crab (b) Sphenodon
(c) Archaeopteryx (d) Peripatus
18. Which one of the following is an example of
negative feedback loop in humans? [2007]
(a) Constriction of skin blood vessels and
contraction of skeletal muscles when it
is too cold
(b) Secretion of tears after falling of sand
particles into the eye
(c) Salivation of mouth at the sight of
delicious food
(d) Secretion of sweat glands and constric-
tion of skin blood vessels when it is too
hot
19. Biological organization starts with [2007]
(a) submicroscopic molecular level
(b) cellular level
(c) organismic level
(d) atomic level
20. The living organisms can be unexceptionally
distinguished from the non-living things on
the basis of their ability for [2007]
(a) responsiveness to touch
(b) interaction with the environment  and
progressive evolution
(c) reproduction
(d) growth and movement
21. Which one of the following aspects is an ex-
clusive characteristic of living things ?
[Mains 2011]
(a) Increase in mass by accumulation of
material both on surface as well as
internally.
(b) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in
vitro.
(c) Increase in mass from inside only
(d) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory.
 Answers 
1 -b 2 -b 3 -a 4 -b 5 -a 6 -a 7 -b 8 -b 9 -b 10 -c
11 -b 12 -b 13 -b 14 -b 15 -d 16 -c 17 -c 18 -a 19 -d 20 -c
21 -c
T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific 3
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION –
SYSTEMATICS
2 A
1. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/
classification is [1990]
(a) species (b) kingdom
(c) family (d) variety
2. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature
called [1990, 93, 94]
(a) mononomial (b) vernacular
(c) binomial (d) polynomial
3. A taxon is [1990, 96]
(a) a group of related families
(b) a group of related species
(c) a type of living organisms
(d) a taxonomic group of any ranking
4. An important criterion for modern day clas-
sification is [1991]
(a) resemblances in Morphology
(b) anatomical and physiological traits
(c) breeding habits
(d) presence or absence of notochord
5. Sequence of taxonomic categories is [1992]
(a) class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-
species
(b) division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-
species
(c) division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-
species
(d) phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-
species
6. The term “Phylum” was given by [1992]
(a) Cuvier (b) Haeckel
(c) Theophrastus (d) Linnaeus
7. Binomial nomenclature means [1993]
(a) one name given by two scientists
(b) one scientific name consisting of a
generic and a specific name
(c) two names, one Latinised, other of a
person
(d) None of the above
8. “Taxonomy without phylogeny is similar to
bones without flesh” is the statement of
[1994]
(a) Oswald Tippo
(b) John Hutchinson
(c) Takhtajan
(d) Bentham and Hooker
9. Binomial nomenclature consists of two
words [1994]
(a) genus and species
(b) order and family
(c) family and genus
(d) species and variety
10. Phylogenetic classification is based on
[1994]
(a) utilitarian system
(b) habits
4 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(c) overall similarities
(d) common evolutionary descent
11. Species is [1994,2003]
(a) basic unit of classification
(b) unit in the evolutionary history of a tree
(c) specific class of evolution
(d) not related to evolution
12. The closely related morphologically similar
sympatric populations, but reproductively
isolated, are designated as [1995]
(a) clines (b) demes
(c) clones (d) sibling species
13. If two or more species occupy overlapping
areas, they are [1996]
(a) sibling (b) allochronic
(c) keystone (d) sympatric
14. In the five-kingdom system of classification,
which single kingdom out of the following
can include blue-green algae, nitrogen-fix-
ing bacteria and methanogenic archaebac-
teria? [1998]
(a) Fungi (b) Plantae
(c) Protista (d) Monera
15. A system of classification in which a large
number of traits are considered, is [1999]
(a) artificial system
(b) synthetic system
(c) natural system
(d) phylogenetic system
16. The book “Genera Plantarum” was written
by [1999]
(a) Bessey
(b) Hutchinson
(c) Engler and Prantl
(d) Bentham and Hooker
17. Species restricted to a given area are called
as [1999]
(a) sibling (b) sympatric
(c) allopatric (d) endemic
18. One of the following includes most closely
linked organisms [2001]
(a) species (b) genus
(c) family (d) class
19. What is true for individuals of same species?
[2002]
(a) live in same niche
(b) Live in same habitat
(c) Interbreeding
(d) live in different habitat
20. In five-kingdom system, the main basis of
classification is [2002]
(a) structure of nucleus
(b) mode of nutrition
(c) structure of cell wall
(d) asexual reproduction
21. Biosystematics aims at [2003]
(a) identification and arrangement of organ-
isms on the basis of their cytological char-
acteristics
(b) the classification of organisms based on
broad morphological characters
(c) delimiting various taxa of organisms and
establishing their relationships
(d) the classification of organisms based on
their evolutionary history and establish-
ing their phylogeny on the totality of var-
ious parameters from all fields of studies
22. In which kingdom would you classify the
archaebacteria and nitrogen-fixing organ-
isms, if the five kingdom system of classifi-
cation is used? [2003]
(a) Monera (b) Plantae
(c) Fungi (d) Protista
23. Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses
and ferns are grouped under the general term
[2003]
(a) thallophytes (b) cryptogams
(c) bryophytes (d) sporophytes
24. Phenetic classification is based on
[2003]
(a) sexual characteristics
(b) the ancestral lineage of existing organ-
isms
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1. Employment of hereditary principles in the
improvement of human race is [1990]
(a) Euthenics (b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics (d) Ethnology
2. Pedology is science of [1991]
(a) earth (b) soil
(c) diseases (d) pollution
3. Study of fossils is [1991]
(a) Palaeontology (b) Herpetology
(c) Saurology (d) Organic evolution
4. Glycogen is a polymer of [1998]
(a) galactose (b) glucose
(c) fructose (d) sucrose
5. Adenine is [1992]
(a) purine (b) pyrimidine
(c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide
6. The CO
2
 content by volume, in the atmos-
pheric air is about [1997]
(a) 0.0314 % (b) 0.34 %
(c) 3.34 % (d) 4 %
7. If there was no CO
2
 in the earth’s atmosphere
the temperature of earth’s surface would be
[l998]
(a) higher than the present
(b) less than the present
(c) the same
(d) dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
8. The most important feature of all living sys-
tems is to [2000]
(a) utilize oxygen to generate energy
(b) replicate the genetic information
(c) produce gametes
(d) utilize solar energy for metabolic
activities
9. Most abundant organic compound on earth
is [2001]
(a) protein (b) cellulose
(c) lipids (d) steroids
10. Reason of diversity in living being is [2001]
(a) mutation
(b) gradual change
(c) long term evolutionary change
(d) short term evolutionary change
11. First life on earth was [2001]
(a) cyanobacteria
(b) chemoheterotrophs
(c) autotrophs
(d) photoautotrophs
12. What is true for photolithotrophs? [2001]
(a) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from organic compounds
THE LIVING WORLD
1
Specific 
2 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(b) Obtain energy from radiations and
hydrogen from inorganic compounds
(c) Obtain energy from organic compounds
(d) Obtain energy from inorganic com-
pounds
13. There is no life on moon due to the absence
of [2002]
(a) O
2
(b) water
(c) light (d) temperature
14. According to Oparin, which one of the fol-
lowing was not present in the primitive at-
mosphere of the earth? [2004]
(a) Methane (b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Water vapour
15. More then 70% of world’s fresh water is con-
tained in [2005]
(a) Antarctica
(b) Greenland
(c) Glaciers and Mountains
(d) Polar ice
16. Carbohydrates, the most abundant bio-mol-
ecules on earth, are produced by [2005]
(a) all bacteria, fungi and algae
(b) fungi, algae and green plant cells
(c) some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
(d) viruses, fungi and bacteria
17. Which one of the following is not a living
fossil? [2006]
(a) King crab (b) Sphenodon
(c) Archaeopteryx (d) Peripatus
18. Which one of the following is an example of
negative feedback loop in humans? [2007]
(a) Constriction of skin blood vessels and
contraction of skeletal muscles when it
is too cold
(b) Secretion of tears after falling of sand
particles into the eye
(c) Salivation of mouth at the sight of
delicious food
(d) Secretion of sweat glands and constric-
tion of skin blood vessels when it is too
hot
19. Biological organization starts with [2007]
(a) submicroscopic molecular level
(b) cellular level
(c) organismic level
(d) atomic level
20. The living organisms can be unexceptionally
distinguished from the non-living things on
the basis of their ability for [2007]
(a) responsiveness to touch
(b) interaction with the environment  and
progressive evolution
(c) reproduction
(d) growth and movement
21. Which one of the following aspects is an ex-
clusive characteristic of living things ?
[Mains 2011]
(a) Increase in mass by accumulation of
material both on surface as well as
internally.
(b) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in
vitro.
(c) Increase in mass from inside only
(d) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory.
 Answers 
1 -b 2 -b 3 -a 4 -b 5 -a 6 -a 7 -b 8 -b 9 -b 10 -c
11 -b 12 -b 13 -b 14 -b 15 -d 16 -c 17 -c 18 -a 19 -d 20 -c
21 -c
T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific 3
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION –
SYSTEMATICS
2 A
1. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/
classification is [1990]
(a) species (b) kingdom
(c) family (d) variety
2. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature
called [1990, 93, 94]
(a) mononomial (b) vernacular
(c) binomial (d) polynomial
3. A taxon is [1990, 96]
(a) a group of related families
(b) a group of related species
(c) a type of living organisms
(d) a taxonomic group of any ranking
4. An important criterion for modern day clas-
sification is [1991]
(a) resemblances in Morphology
(b) anatomical and physiological traits
(c) breeding habits
(d) presence or absence of notochord
5. Sequence of taxonomic categories is [1992]
(a) class-phylum-tribe-order-family-genus-
species
(b) division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-
species
(c) division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-
species
(d) phylum-order-class-tribe-family-genus-
species
6. The term “Phylum” was given by [1992]
(a) Cuvier (b) Haeckel
(c) Theophrastus (d) Linnaeus
7. Binomial nomenclature means [1993]
(a) one name given by two scientists
(b) one scientific name consisting of a
generic and a specific name
(c) two names, one Latinised, other of a
person
(d) None of the above
8. “Taxonomy without phylogeny is similar to
bones without flesh” is the statement of
[1994]
(a) Oswald Tippo
(b) John Hutchinson
(c) Takhtajan
(d) Bentham and Hooker
9. Binomial nomenclature consists of two
words [1994]
(a) genus and species
(b) order and family
(c) family and genus
(d) species and variety
10. Phylogenetic classification is based on
[1994]
(a) utilitarian system
(b) habits
4 T r u e ma n ’ s AIPMT Biology Rebooster Specific
(c) overall similarities
(d) common evolutionary descent
11. Species is [1994,2003]
(a) basic unit of classification
(b) unit in the evolutionary history of a tree
(c) specific class of evolution
(d) not related to evolution
12. The closely related morphologically similar
sympatric populations, but reproductively
isolated, are designated as [1995]
(a) clines (b) demes
(c) clones (d) sibling species
13. If two or more species occupy overlapping
areas, they are [1996]
(a) sibling (b) allochronic
(c) keystone (d) sympatric
14. In the five-kingdom system of classification,
which single kingdom out of the following
can include blue-green algae, nitrogen-fix-
ing bacteria and methanogenic archaebac-
teria? [1998]
(a) Fungi (b) Plantae
(c) Protista (d) Monera
15. A system of classification in which a large
number of traits are considered, is [1999]
(a) artificial system
(b) synthetic system
(c) natural system
(d) phylogenetic system
16. The book “Genera Plantarum” was written
by [1999]
(a) Bessey
(b) Hutchinson
(c) Engler and Prantl
(d) Bentham and Hooker
17. Species restricted to a given area are called
as [1999]
(a) sibling (b) sympatric
(c) allopatric (d) endemic
18. One of the following includes most closely
linked organisms [2001]
(a) species (b) genus
(c) family (d) class
19. What is true for individuals of same species?
[2002]
(a) live in same niche
(b) Live in same habitat
(c) Interbreeding
(d) live in different habitat
20. In five-kingdom system, the main basis of
classification is [2002]
(a) structure of nucleus
(b) mode of nutrition
(c) structure of cell wall
(d) asexual reproduction
21. Biosystematics aims at [2003]
(a) identification and arrangement of organ-
isms on the basis of their cytological char-
acteristics
(b) the classification of organisms based on
broad morphological characters
(c) delimiting various taxa of organisms and
establishing their relationships
(d) the classification of organisms based on
their evolutionary history and establish-
ing their phylogeny on the totality of var-
ious parameters from all fields of studies
22. In which kingdom would you classify the
archaebacteria and nitrogen-fixing organ-
isms, if the five kingdom system of classifi-
cation is used? [2003]
(a) Monera (b) Plantae
(c) Fungi (d) Protista
23. Plants reproducing by spores such as mosses
and ferns are grouped under the general term
[2003]
(a) thallophytes (b) cryptogams
(c) bryophytes (d) sporophytes
24. Phenetic classification is based on
[2003]
(a) sexual characteristics
(b) the ancestral lineage of existing organ-
isms
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(c) observable characteristics of existing
organisms
(d) dendrograms based on DNA character-
istics
25. Which of the following is not true for a spe-
cies? [2005]
(a) Members of a species can interbreed
(b) Gene flow does not occur between the
populations of a species
(c) Each species is reproductively isolated
from every other species
(d) Variations occur among members of a
species
26. ICBN stands for [2007]
(a) Indian Congress of Biological Names
(b) International Code of Botanical Nomen-
clature
(c) International Congress of Biological
Names
(d) Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
27. Two plants can be conclusively said to be-
long to the same species if they [2007]
(a) can reproduce freely with each other and
form seeds
(b) have more than 90% similar genes
(c) look similar and possess identical
secondary metabolites
(d) have same number of chromosomes
28. Phylogenetic system of classification is based
on: [2009]
(a) Chemical constituents
(b) Floral characters
(c) Evolutionary relationships
(d) Morphological features
29. Which one of the following animals is cor-
rectly matched with its particular named
taxonomic category ? [Pre 2011]
(a) Tiger - tigris, the species
(b) Cuttlefish - Mollusca, a class
(c) Humans - Primata, the family
(d) Housefly - Musca, an order
30. Which one of the following is not a correct
statement ? [NEET 2013]
(a) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and
preserved plant specimens
(b) Botanical gardens have collection of
living plants for reference
(c) A museum has collection of photographs
of plants and animals
(d) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification
of specimens
31. Five kingdom system of classification sug-
gested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on
[AIPMT 2014]
(a) Presence or absence of a well defined
nucleus
(b) Mode of reproduction
(c) Mode of nutrition
(d) Complexity of body organization
 Answers 
1-a 2-c 3-d 4-b 5-c 6-a 7-b 8-c 9-a 10-d
11-a 12-d 13-d 14-d 15-c 16-d 17-d 18-a 19-c 20-b
21-d 22-a 23-b 24-c 25-b 26-b 27-a 28-c 29-a 30-c
31-a