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TARGET : PRE-MEDICAL 2024 BIOLOGY
DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 01
(The Living World To Classification)
1. Select true statement from followings :- 6. When taxonomy is based on chromosome
(1) Consciousness is not a defining feature of number, structure and behaviour then it is known
living being as :-
(2) Sum total of all bio chemical reactions going
(1) Chemotaxonomy
on in a body are called metabolism
(2) Numerical taxonomy
(3) Response to external stimulus is called as self
(3) Cytotaxonomy
replication.
(4) Growth is a defining feature of living beings (4) Practical taxonomy
2. Study the following statements carefully :- 7. Taxonomy based on chemical constituent of
(A) All plants, animals, fungi and microbes plants is called :-
exhibit metabolism (1) Cytotaxonomy (2) Practical taxonomy
(B) Perhaps, the most obvious and technically

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(3) Chemotaxonomy (4) Karyotaxonomy
complicated feature of all living organisms is
8. Which of the following statement/s regarding
the ability to sense their surroundings or
nomenclature is correct ?
environment and respond to these stimuli
(C) All organisms have consciousness but the (1) Generic name always begins with small letter
human has self consciousness and not the whereas specific epithet with capital letter.
consciousness (2) Scientific name should be printed in italics.
(D) Living organisms are self replicating, and (3) Scientific name when typed or handwritten
evolving but not self regulating should be separately underlined.
Find the most correct option from the followings:
(4) Both (2) & (3)
(1) A, B and C are correct and D is incorrect
9. Nomenclature is governed by certain universal
(2) A and B are correct and C and D are
incorrect rules. Which one of the following is true to the
(3) A and B are incorrect and C and D are rules of nomenclature?
correct (1) Biological names are given in Latin language
(4) A is correct and B, C and D are incorrect (2) The first word in a biological name
3. Select the correct match from following : represents the species name, and the second
(1) Growth - Only living organism is a specific epithet
(2) Reproduction - Only living organism
(3) The names are in English and are italicised
(3) Self consciousness - All living organism
(4) When written by hand, the names are to be
(4) Metabolism - Both living and non living
italicized
4. Growth and reproduction are synonymous in :-
(1) All living organism 10. Which of the following is not correct for
(2) All unicellular organism classification
(3) All plants (1) Carolus Linnaeus classification is an artificial
(4) All multicellular organism classification
5. In which of the modern discipline of taxonomy, (2) Large number of characters can be used in
each character is given equal weightage to numerical classification
classify the organisms ?
(3) Equal weightage is given to vegetative and
(1) Natural taxonomy
reproductive characters in natural classification
(2) Chemotaxonomy
(3) Numerical taxonomy (4) All of the above
(4) Cytotaxonomy

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11. Which of the following is a correct name 14. Identify two correct statements from statements
according to ICBN? given below and identify the correct option from
(1) Mangifera mangifera options given below :-
(2) Mangifera indica linn. A. First scientific classification was practical
(3) Mangifera indica Linn. classification.
(4) Mangifera indica Linn. B. Linnaeus classification is a natural
12. In numerical classification : classification because it is based on floral
(1) Only morphological characters are used characters.
(2) More weightage is given to reproductive C. Scientific names of plants are given on the
characters basis of ICBN.
(3) It is one of earliest classification D. Mangifera in Mangifera indica denotes
(4) It is based on numbers of similarities and generic name.
dissimilarities Option :-
13. Which of the following is not matched correctly? (1) A & B (2) B & C

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(1) Phylogenetic classification : Based on (3) A & D (4) C & D
evolutionary relationship 15. Linnaeus proposed scientific nomenclature of
(2) Practical classification : Based on uses of plants on :-
organisms (1) 1 May 1758
(3) Linnaeus classification : Based on one or two (2) 1 May 1753
morphological characters (3) 1 August 1758
(4) Natural classification : Based on superficial (4) 1 August 1753
morphology

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DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 02
(Taxonomic Categories to Carl Woese)
1. Arrange the following taxonomic categories in 7. Identify the correct from the Column I, II and III
ascending order beginning from fundamental unit
Column I Column II Column III
of classification :-
Quick
(i) Division (ii) Family Living
A. Herbarium (a) (i) referral
(iii) Class (iv) Species form
system
(v) Order (vi) Genus Dead Ex situ
B. Museum (b) (ii)
(vii) Kingdom form conservation
(1) iv → vi → ii → v → iii → i→ vii Set up in
Zoological Dried
(2) iv → vi → ii → iii → i → vii → v C. (c) (iii) educational
parks form
institutes
(3) iv → vi → iii → ii → v → vii → i
Related with
(4) iv → vi → ii → iii → v → i → vii Botanical food habit
2. Which of the following is smallest taxonomic D. (iv)
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category ? behaviour
(1) Species
(1) A-b-i, B-b-ii, C-c-i, D-a-iv
(2) Class
(3) Division (2) A-c-iv, B-b-iii, C-b-ii, D-a-i
(4) Kingdom (3) A-a-i, B-c-ii, C-a-iv, D-a-i
3. Convenient groups which we use to study the
(4) A-c-i, B-b-iii, C-a-iv, D-a-ii
organisms in classification are called :-
(1) Order 8. Find the incorrect about herbarium :-
(2) Class
(1) It is a store house of collected dried plant
(3) Division
(4) Taxa specimens
4. When we move from species to kingdom in (2) It consists many herbarium sheets arranged
taxonomic hierarchy. The common characters in universally accepted system of classification
from one taxon to another taxon :
(1) Can increase (3) Herbarium sheets also carry a label written
(2) Can decrease with complete photo profile of the collector
(3) Always decrease of that specimen.
(4) Remain constant
(4) Herbaria also serve as quick referral system
5. The taxonomic aid, used for identification of
both plants and animals is :- in taxonomic studies.
(1) Herbarium 9. Biological concept of species is applicable on:-
(2) Botanical gardern
(1) Humans (2) Acetobacter
(3) Flora
(4) Taxonomic keys (3) Mule (4) Mycoplasma
6. Arrange the following events of preservation of 10. Find the "A" from the figure below given :-
insects :- "B" "C" "D"

A. Pinning Plantae Fungi

B. Killing
C. Insect box
Protista
D. Collecting
Option :- "A" Monera

(1) (D), (C), (B), (A)

Select the answer:-
(2) (D), (B), (C), (A)
(1) Chemosynthesis (2) Photosynthesis
(3) (D), (B), (A), (C) (3) Absorption (4) Ingestion
(4) (C), (D), (B), (A)

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11. According to R.H. Whittaker, Euglena and 14. Which one of the following is a domain ?
Chlorella are placed in which kingdom ? (1) Archaebacteria (2) Bacteria
(1) Fungi (2) Monera (3) Monera (4) Plantae
(3) Protista (4) Plantae 15. Study the four statements (A–D) given below and
12. Two kingdom classification system used for a select the two incorrect out of them :
long time was inadequate, so a need was felt for (A) Biological species concept was given by Ernst
including besides gross morphology, other Mayr.
characteristics also. What were these characters
(B) Maximum common characters among
which resulted in formation of five kingdom
organisms are found at kingdom level.
classification system ?
(C) Binomial nomenclature system was given by
(a) Cell structure
R.H. Whittaker.
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(D) Musca is the genus of house fly.
(c) Reproduction
(d) Evolutionary relationship The two incorrect statements are :-

Options : (1) A and D

(1) a & b only (2) a, b & c only (2) A and B
(3) a, c & d only (4) a, b, c & d
(3) B and C
13. Whose classification system is being used in (4) C and D
majority of the well known herbaria of the world?
(1) Classification system by Aristotle
(2) Classification system by Whittaker
(3) Classification system by Bentham & Hooker
(4) Classification system by Woese

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DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 03
(Kingdom - Monera)
1. Cell envelope of a typical bacterial cell does not 6. Nitrifying bacteria convert :-
include : (1) Nitrogen into nitrates
(1) Glycocalyx (2) Cell wall (2) Ammonia or Ammonium compound into
(3) Cell membrane (4) Cytoplasm nitrates
2. Which option is not related with prokaryotes? (3) Nitrate into nitrogen
(1) Inclusion bodies are not bounded by any (4) Carbon dioxide into carbohydrates
membrane system and lies free in the 7. Which bacteria are mostly used for genetic
cytoplasm engineering ?
(2) Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis (1) E. coli and Spirulina
(3) Genetic material is not covered by nuclear (2) E. coli and Agrobacterium

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membrane (3) Salmonella and Pseudomonas
(4) They reproduce sexually by a process (4) E. coli and Salmonella
involving cell fusion and zygote formation 8. What is incorrect for chemosynthetic autotrophic
3. Which one of the following structure is found in bacteria ?
prokaryotes but absent in eukaryotes? (1) Oxidise various organic and inorganic
(1) Cell wall and cell membrane substances
(2) Mesosome and plasmid (2) Uses the energy released through oxidation
(3) Cytoplasm and ribosome for their ATP production
(4) Ribosome and gas vacuole (3) Play great role in recycling of nutrients like
4. Which of the following is false for mesosomes? nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and sulphur
(1) Mesosomes are infoldings of cell membrane (4) They are most abundant in nature
in prokaryotes 9. Which statement is/are correct regarding
(2) Mesosomes are extensions of cell membrane heterocyst?
in prokaryotes (1) It is thick walled cell
(3) Mesosomes are helpful in respiration in (2) It can fix atmospheric nitrogen
prokaryotes (3) It is found in Nostoc
(4) Mesosomes are helpful in cell division in (4) All the above
eukaryotes 10. Which structure is responsible for nitrogen
5. Mark out the correct statements fixation in Anabaena ?
(I) Mesosomes are invaginated structures that (1) Hormogonia (2) Hormocyst
are formed by plasma membrane. (3) Heterocyst (4) Akinetes
(II) Glycoclayx is not the part of cell envelope 11. Statement-I : Archaebacteria can be survive in
(III) Mesosome helps in distribution of DNA to extreme horsh conditions.
the daughter cells in prokaryotes. Statement-II : Archaebacteria may be symbiotic
also.
(IV) Pili do not play role in motility
Options :
(V) Chromatophores are the reserve food (1) Statement-I and II are incorrect
material of cyanophycean cell. (2) Statement-I is correct and II is incorrect.
(1) II, III and IV (2) I, II and V (3) Statement-I and II both are correct.
(3) I, III and IV (4) I, II and III (4) Statement-I is incorrect and II is correct.

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12. Which one of the following is exclusively found in 14. Which of the following set of diseases is caused
blue green algae but not found in any other by bacteria ?
prokaryotes? (1) Cholera, Tetanus, Typhoid
(1) Peptidoglycan cell wall (2) Cholera, Influenza, Typhoid
(2) Chlorophyll 'a' (3) Tetanus, Typhoid, Mumps
(3) Lipoprotein's cell membrane (4) Tetanus, Herpes, Typhoid
(4) Nitrogen fixation ability 15. Choose the incorrect match from following :-
13. Which among the following are the smallest (1) Archaebacteria → Cellulosic cell wall
living cells known, without a definite cell wall, (2) Eubacteria → Nitrogen fixation ability
pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can (3) Cyanobacteria → Oxygenic photosynthetic
survive without oxygen ? ability
(1) Pseudomonas (2) Mycoplasma (4) Mycoplasma → Wall less facultative
(3) Nostoc (4) Bacillus anaerobic

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DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 04
(Kingdom Protista and Fungi)
1. Boundaries of which of the following kingdom 7. Which of the following feature is/are associated
are not well defined ? with protista ?
(1) Plantae (2) Protista (a) Zygote formation
(3) Animalia (4) Fungi (b) Primarily aquatic
2. Protist includes :- (c) Flagellated structures are absent in all
(1) Unicellular eukaryotes members
(2) Multicellular prokaryotes (d) Presence of well defined nucleus
(3) Unicellular prokaryotes (e) Shows various type of nutrition
(4) Multicellular eukaryotes (1) a, c, d only (2) a, b, d, e only
3. Which one of the following is incorrect about (3) b, c, d, e only (4) c, d, e only
chrysophytes ? 8. How many of the following produce asexual

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(1) They float passively in water current spore endogenously?
(2) They are microscopic Mucor, Aspergillus, Claviceps, Agaricus,
(3) This group includes diatoms & desmids Rhizopus, Albugo, Trichoderma, Phytophthora
(4) Most of them have two flagella, one lies (1) Five (2) Four
longitudinally and the other transversely in a (3) Three (4) Six
furrow 9. Which of the following can not be used to
differentiate Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes?
4. Find out the match that is not correct for given
(1) Type of sexual spore
organisms -
(2) Septate mycelium
(1) Slime moulds – spores have true cell wall
(3) Fruiting body
(2) Dinoflagellates - soap box like cell walls
(4) Clamp connection
(3) Euglenoids - Majority of them are fresh water
10. Select the incorrect pair :-
organisms
(1) Colletotricum - Red rot of sugarcane
(4) Diatoms – Formation of keiselgurh
(2) Puccinia - Red rust of tea
5. Which of the following set of organisms is (3) Claviceps - Ergot disease of bajara
belongs to kingdom protista (4) Albugo - White rust of mustard
(1) Euglena, Nostoc, Chlorella 11. Which of the following method of sexual
(2) Chlorella, Azolla, Gonyaulax reproduction is commonly found in
(3) Euglena, Chlorella, Gonyaulax basidiomycetes ?
(4) Euglena, Spirulina, Chlorella (1) Gametangial contact
6. Organism having pellicle which makes their body (2) Conidia formation
flexible are also characterised by the presence of (3) Somatogamy
all except :- (4) Gametangial copulation

(1) Pigments are identical to those present in 12. Read the following points :-

higher plants A. Asexual reproduction with the help of

conidia formation
(2) Behave like heterotrophs by predating on
B. Produce different types of fruiting bodies
other smaller organism when deprived of
C. Sexual spores produce endogenously
sunlight
D. Karyogamy and meiosis takes place in sac
(3) Having silicicated and indestructible cell wall like structure
(4) Two types of flagella in which one is short Above points belong to which fungal class
and other is long (1) Zygomycetes (2) Basidiomycetes
(3) Ascomycetes (4) Oomycetes

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13. Dikaryotic stage in fungi means :- 15. The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of
(1) Two diploid nucleus in each cell litter and help in mineral cycling belong to :
(2) Two haploid nucleus in each cell (1) Ascomycetes
(3) Two diploid nucleus in two cell (2) Deuteromycetes
(4) One haploid nucleus in two cell (3) Basidiomycetes
14. The main characteristic of class Ascomycetes is:- (4) Phycomycetes
(1) Formation of aplanospores
(2) Aseptate mycelium
(3) Formation of ascospores
(4) Formation of zoospores

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DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 05
(Virus, Lichens, Mycorrhiza & Algae)
1. Given below is the diagram of a bacteriophage. Option :
In which one of the options, all the four parts A, (1) A-iv, B-v ; C-iii, D-ii, E-i
B, C and D are correctly identified :- (2) A-i, B-v ; C-ii, D-iii, E-iv
(3) A-iii, B-iv ; C-v, D-i, E-ii
A (4) A-iv, B-iii ; C-i, D-ii, E-iv
B C
6. Cell wall is made up of an inner layer of cellulose
and an outer layer of pectose in :-
D (1) Nostoc
(2) Euglena
A B C D (3) Spirogyra
(1) Tail fibres Head Sheath Collar (4) Both (1) & (2)

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(2) Sheath Collar Head Tail fibres 7. Pyrenoids are found in
(3) Head Sheath Collar Tail fibres (1) Mitochondria of green algae
(4) Collar Tail fibres Head Sheath (2) Chloroplast of green algae
(3) Chloroplast of all vascular plants
2. Mycorrhiza is :-
(4) Chloroplast of all seed plants
(1) Symbiotic association between algae and 8. In the member of phaeophyceae which part of
fungi body mainly functions as photosynthetic part?
(2) Symbiotic association between fungi and (1) Stalk
animal (2) Stipe
(3) Symbiotic association between plant and (3) Hold fast
animal (4) Frond

(4) Symbiotic association between fungi and 9. Alginates, Iodine and Bromine are obtained
from:-
roots of higher plants
(1) Gelidium
3. Lichens are the best indicators of :-
(2) Gracillaria
(1) Water pollution (2) Soil pollution
(3) Laminaria
(3) Air pollution (4) Noise pollution (4) Chondrus
4. Mumps, small pox, herpes diseases are caused by :- 10. Analyse the following characteristics and identify
(1) Bacteria the group of organisms :-
(2) Fungi (A) They reproduce sexually by the fusion of
(3) Viruses non-motile gametes

(4) Protozoans (B) They show complex developmental changes

after fertilization
5. Match the column-I & II :-
(C) Majority of organisms are marine with greater
Column-I Column-II
concentration found in warmer areas.
(A) Spirogyra (i) Reticulate (D) They have chlorophyll a,d and phycoerythrin
(B) Chlamydomonas (ii) Discoid as major pigments
(C) Ulothrix (iii) Girdle shaped (1) Phaeophyceae
(D) Chara (iv) Ribbon shaped (2) Chlorophyceae
(3) Rhodophyceae
(E) Oedogonium (v) Cup shaped
(4) Cynophyceae

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11. Match the Column-I with Column-II :-
Column – I Column – II 14. Consider the following organisms
(A) Green algae (I) Cyanophycean Euglena, Nostoc, Chlorella and Spirogyra.
granules Choose correct option regarding above
(B) Blue green algae (II) Laminarin organisms:-
(C) Diatom (III) Leucosin (1) All are unicelleular eukaryotes
(D) Brown algae (IV) Starch (2) All are autotrophic multicellular organism
A B C D (3) All have chlorophyll 'a' and photosynthetic
(1) I II IV III ability
(2) IV I III II (4) All belong to green algae
(3) II I III IV 15. How many autotrophs are present in given set of
(4) I III II IV organisms?
12. Select the correct statement :- Nostoc, Chara, Chlamydomonas, Albugo,

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(1) Green algae are ancestors of land plants Nitrosomonas, Frankia, Lactobacillus, Azolla,
(2) Red algae are ancestors of land plants. Trichoderma
(3) Brown algae are ancestors of land plants. (1) Four (2) Six (3) Five (4) Seven
(4) BGA show non-oxygenic photosynthesis only.
13. Find the correct statement :-
(1) Ulothrix and Spirogyra show Oogamy type
of syngamy
(2) Red algae have a dominant pigment
r-phycocyanin
(3) Red algae produce gametes with two equal
lateral flagella
(4) Agar-Agar is obtained from Gelidium and
Gracilaria

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DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD # 06
(Bryophyta, Pteridophyta & Gymnosperm)
1. Which is intermediate stage between protonema (1) Funaria, A-Gametophyte ; B-Sporophyte
and leafy gametophyte ? (2) Sphagnum, A-Sporophyte ; B-Gametophyte
(1) Spore (3) Funaria, A-Sporophyte ; B-Gametophyte
(2) Bud (4) Salvinia, A-Gametophyte ; B-Sporophyte
(3) Prothallus 5. Arrange the following events in correct
(4) Thalloid body sequence regarding life cycle of a fern :-
2. Bryophytes resemble pteridophytes in : (A) Spore dispersal (B) Fertilization
(1) Having Motile antherozoids (C) Zygote (D) Embryo
(2) Formation of embryo from the zygote (E) Prothallus

(3) Archegonia as the female sex organ (1) A,E,B,C,D (2) E,D,B,A,C

(4) All of the above (3) B,D,C,E,A (4) E,C,D,B,A

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6. Small heart-shaped gametophyte called
3. Examine the figure given below and select the
prothallus is the structure of the life cycle of :-
correct option in which all the four labelled parts
(1) Liverworts (2) Ferns
(A, B, C, D) are correctly identified :-
(3) Mosses (4) Cycads

B
7. A plant having vascular tissue, producing spores
but lacking seed is a :-
A (1) Bryophyta (2) Pteridophyta
C
(3) Gymnosperm (4) Angiosperm
8. The heterosporous pteridophytes are :-

D (1) Lycopodium and Pteris

(2) Selaginella and Psilotum
(3) Selaginella and Salvinia
A B C D
(4) Dryopteris and Adiantum
Female Gemma 9. Both gametophytes and sporophytes are
(1) Archegoniophore Rhizoids
Thallus cup
independent in :-
Male Gemma (1) Gymnosperms (2) Angiosperms
(2) Antheridiophore Rhizoids
Thallus cup
(3) Bryophytes (4) Pteridophytes
(3) Female Antheridiophore Rhizoids Gemma cup 10. A gymnospermic leaf cell has 16 chromosomes.
Thallus The number of chromosomes in its cell of
(4) Archegoniophore Rhizoids Gemma cup endosperm is:-
Male
Thallus (1) 24 (2) 16 (3) 12 (4) 8
11. Which statement is not correct about Cycas ?
4. Identify the following figure and its structures 'A'
(1) Cycas has small specialised roots called
and 'B' :-
coralloid roots which are associated with
N 2 -fixing cyanobacteria.
A (2) It is a heterosporous plant
(3) The male cones & female cones are borne
on same tree.
B (4) Male cone and megasporophylls are borne
on different trees.

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12. Choose the incorrect statement regarding 15. Some statements are given below :-
gymnosperms :- (a) In gymnosperm the male and the female
(1) They are heterosporous gametophytes do not have an independent
(2) Male gametophytic generation is confined to free-living existence
only a limited number of cells, such reduced (b) In Cycas foliage leaves are pinnately
male gametophyte is called pollen grain compound
(3) The multicellular female gametophyte is (c) The stems are branched in Pinus and Cedrus
retained within ovule (d) In Pinus, male cones and female cones are
(4) Both male and female gametophytes are free borne on different trees.
living Out of them, which statements are correct ?
13. What is common in between Cycas and Pinus? (1) a, b only (2) a, b, c only
(1) Both are cryptogams (3) c, d only (4) a, b, c, d
(2) Both are embryophytes
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(4) They require water for fertilisation
14. Which of the following pair is correctly
matched?
(1) Cycas - Mycorrhiza
(2) Pinus - Coralloid roots
(3) Cycas - Coralloid roots
(4) Pinus - Triploid endosperm

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