Test: Scientific Names - CUET MCQ

• The scientific name of the cow is Bos indicus.
• They belong to phylum Chordata, Mammalia class and Bovidae family (Subfamily- Bovinae).
• The gestation period of a cow is in the range of 279-285 days.
• The lifespan of a cow is 18-22 years.
• The average weight of an adult cow is about 720 kg.

• Scientific names follow the system of binomial nomenclature, formalized by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. This system gives every species a two-part Latinized name.
• The first part is the genus to which the species belongs, and the second part is the specific epithet, which differentiates the species within the genus.

Tomato: The scientific name for tomato is Solanum lycopersicum. .

Cabbage: The scientific name for cabbage is Brassica oleracea var. capitata. "Brassica" is the genus, and "oleracea" is the species name. "Var. capitata" shows it is a variety or variation of the species that forms a head, like cabbage.

Brinjal (Eggplant): The scientific name for brinjal  is Solanum melongena. Like tomato and potato, eggplant also belongs to the Solanum genus. 

• The common name of Drosophila melanogaster is Fruitfly.
  • They are flying belonging to the arthropod group.
  • Their common food is fruits.
  • They are abundantly found in food everywhere.
• Round worms are nematodes.
  • Example - Ascaris lumbricoides
• Seahorses are aquatic fishes.
  • Example - Hippocampus
• Zebra fishes are fishes.
  • Example - Danio sp.

Hence option 2 is correct.

• In ECG, electrodes are placed on the skin to note the normal working condition of the heart.
• ECG was first developed by Willem Einthoven.
• A normal ECG has 5 deflection waves P, Q, R, S and T. Out of the P, R and T waves are above the baseline and are called positive waves. The Q and S waves are below the baseline and are called negative waves.
• There are three types of ECT tests-
  • Resting ECG
  • Exercise ECG
  • 24 hour ECG

• Palaeontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils.
  • Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.

• Roundworm is the common name for Ascaris.
• Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms known as the "small intestinal roundworms," a kind of parasitic worm.
• One species, Ascaris lumbricoides, affects humans and causes ascariasis to the disease.
• Ascaris lumbricoides is the "large roundworm" of humans, growing up to 35 cm (14 in.) in length.

The correct answer is Musca domestica.

• The scientific name of Housefly is Musca domestica.

• Goat is a domesticated animal that is farmed for fur, skin, meat, and milk.
  • Its scientific name is Capra aegagrus hircus.
  • Family- Bovidae
  • Class- Mammalia
  • Kingdom- Animalia
• Bos Indicus is the scientific name of Zebu, domestic species of cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent.
• Sus Scrofa is the scientific name of wild boar, native to much of Eurasia and North Africa.
• Ovis Aries is the scientific name of sheep.

• The largest living animal in Asia, the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species belonging to the genus Elephas, and it has been listed on the IUCN Red List as an endangered species since 1986.
  • Its scientific name is Elephas maximus.

• The potato is a root vegetable that belongs to the kingdom of Plantae.
• It is a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum Tuberosum.
• Potatoes are the fourth largest food crop in the world after maize, wheat, and rice.
• The largest potato producing countries are -

1. China
2. India
3. Russia
4. Ukraine
5. United States