{
"question_no": 1,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2022,
"question": "In the taxonomic categories which hierarchical arrangement in ascending order is correct in case of animals?",
"options": [
"Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species",
"Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species",
"Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species",
"Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum or Division, Kingdom"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "The ascending hierarchy starts from the lowest category to the highest: Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum (Division in plants) → Kingdom."
}
{
"question_no": 2,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2021,
"question": "Which one of the following belongs to the Family Muscidae?",
"options": [
"House fly",
"Fire fly",
"Grass-hopper",
"Cockroach"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "The common housefly (Musca domestica) belongs to the family Muscidae."
}
{
"question_no": 3,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2019,
"question": "Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?",
"options": [
"Hand written scientific names should be underlined.",
"Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.",
"Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized.",
"Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters."
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "The generic name begins with a capital letter, whereas the specific epithet begins with a small letter."
}
{
"question_no": 4,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2019,
"question": "Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.",
"options": [
"Mangifera indica",
"Mangifera indica Car. Linn.",
"Mangifera indica Linn.",
"Mangifera indica Car."
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "The correct scientific name is Mangifera indica Linn., where 'Linn.' indicates that Carolus Linnaeus first described the species."
}
{
"question_no": 5,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2016,
"question": "Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?",
"options": [
"The names are written in Latin and are italicised.",
"When written by hand the names are to be underlined.",
"Biological names can be written in any language.",
"The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is specific epithet."
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Biological names are Latinised and follow international rules. They cannot be written in any language."
}
{
"question_no": 6,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2016,
"question": "Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones of them.\n(A) Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.\n(B) Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.\n(C) Binomial nomenclature system was given by R. H. Whittaker.\n(D) In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.",
"options": [
"A and C",
"C and D",
"A and D",
"A and B"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Ernst Mayr proposed the biological species concept, and in unicellular organisms growth and reproduction are often synonymous. Photoperiod does affect plant reproduction, and binomial nomenclature was proposed by Linnaeus, not Whittaker."
}
{
"question_no": 7,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2016,
"question": "Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below.\n\nColumn I:\n(A) Family\n(B) Order\n(C) Class\n(D) Phylum\n\nColumn II:\n1. Diptera\n2. Arthropoda\n3. Muscidae\n4. Insecta",
"options": [
"A→3, B→1, C→4, D→2",
"A→3, B→2, C→4, D→1",
"A→4, B→3, C→2, D→1",
"A→4, B→2, C→1, D→3"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Housefly classification is: Family–Muscidae, Order–Diptera, Class–Insecta, and Phylum–Arthropoda. Therefore, A→3, B→1, C→4, D→2."
}
{
"question_no": 8,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2013,
"question": "The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their:",
"options": [
"family",
"order",
"division",
"genus"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and potato (Solanum tuberosum) belong to the same family, Solanaceae, where they share maximum characteristics among the given options."
}
{
"question_no": 9,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2012,
"question": "Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?",
"options": [
"Musca domestica - the common house lizard, a reptile",
"Plasmodium falciparum – a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria",
"Felis tigris – the Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests",
"E. coli – full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Plasmodium falciparum is correctly written and is the protozoan responsible for the most severe form of malaria."
}
{
"question_no": 10,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2011,
"question": "Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular taxonomic category?",
"options": [
"Tiger – tigris, species",
"Cuttlefish – Mollusca, class",
"Human – primate, family",
"Housefly – musca, order"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Tiger belongs to the species Panthera tigris. 'tigris' is the specific epithet. Mollusca is a phylum, Primates is an order, and Musca is a genus."
}
{
"question_no": 11,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2007,
"question": "ICBN stands for:",
"options": [
"International Code of Botanical Nomenclature",
"International Congress of Biological Names",
"Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature",
"Indian Congress of Biological Names"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "ICBN stands for International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, which governed the naming of plants. It is now replaced by ICN."
}
{
"question_no": 12,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2001,
"question": "Sequence of taxonomic categories is:",
"options": [
"Class – phylum – tribe – order – family – genus – species",
"Division – class – family – tribe – order – genus – species",
"Division – class – order – family – tribe – genus – species",
"Phylum – order – class – tribe – family – genus – species"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "The correct sequence among the given options is Division → Class → Order → Family → Tribe → Genus → Species."
}
{
"question_no": 13,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 2001,
"question": "Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?",
"options": [
"Species",
"Division",
"Class",
"Family"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Species is a lower taxonomic category than genus and therefore has more specific, less general characters."
}
{
"question_no": 14,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1999,
"question": "The book 'Genera Plantarum' was written by:",
"options": [
"Engler and Prantl",
"Bentham and Hooker",
"Bessey",
"Hutchinson"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Bentham and Hooker authored 'Genera Plantarum', a landmark work in plant taxonomy."
}
{
"question_no": 15,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1999,
"question": "Which of the following taxonomical ranks contain organisms least similar to one another?",
"options": [
"Class",
"Genus",
"Family",
"Species"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Higher taxonomic categories include more diverse organisms. Organisms within a class are less similar than those within a family, genus, or species."
}
{
"question_no": 16,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1998,
"question": "The diversity in the type of beaks of finches adapted to different feeding habits on the Galápagos Islands as observed by Darwin provides evidence for:",
"options": [
"Origin of species by natural selection",
"Intraspecific variations",
"Intraspecific competition",
"Interspecific competition"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Darwin's finches provided evidence for evolution through natural selection and adaptive radiation."
}
{
"question_no": 17,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1998,
"question": "Who amongst the following is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?",
"options": [
"Takhtajan",
"Linnaeus",
"Bentham and Hooker",
"Theophrastus"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Carolus Linnaeus is regarded as the Father of Taxonomy for establishing the modern system of classification and binomial nomenclature."
}
{
"question_no": 18,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1998,
"question": "Phylogeny and inter-relationship found between taxa on the basis of number, type and arrangement of chromosomes is:",
"options": [
"Cytotaxonomy",
"Chromotaxonomy",
"Karyotaxonomy",
"Chemotaxonomy"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Karyotaxonomy studies phylogenetic relationships based on chromosome number, morphology, type and arrangement."
}
{
"question_no": 19,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1996,
"question": "'Taxon' is the unit of a group of:",
"options": [
"order",
"taxonomy",
"species",
"genes"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "A taxon is a unit used in taxonomy to classify organisms at any rank."
}
{
"question_no": 20,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1996,
"question": "The meaning of taxon in the classification of animals:",
"options": [
"A group of same species",
"A group of animals on the basis of number of chromosomes",
"A group of same type of animals",
"A group of similar genera"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "A taxon is a taxonomic group at any rank. Among the given options, a group of similar genera represents a taxonomic unit."
}
{
"question_no": 21,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1994,
"question": "A group of plants with similar traits of any rank is:",
"options": [
"Species",
"Genus",
"Order",
"Taxon"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Any group of organisms sharing similar traits at any taxonomic rank is called a taxon."
}
{
"question_no": 22,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1994,
"question": "Founder of 'Taxonomy' is:",
"options": [
"Aristotle",
"John Ray",
"Haeckel",
"Linnaeus"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Carolus Linnaeus is regarded as the Father of Taxonomy."
}
{
"question_no": 23,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1992,
"question": "A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is:",
"options": [
"species",
"genus",
"order",
"taxon"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "A taxon refers to a group of organisms at any level of classification."
}
{
"question_no": 24,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1992,
"question": "The term phylum was given by:",
"options": [
"Cuvier",
"Haeckel",
"Theophrastus",
"Linnaeus"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Ernst Haeckel introduced the term 'phylum' in biological classification."
}
{
"question_no": 25,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1992,
"question": "Sequence of taxonomic categories is:",
"options": [
"class–phylum–tribe–order–family–genus–species",
"division–class–family–tribe–order–genus–species",
"division–class–order–family–tribe–genus–species",
"phylum–order–class–tribe–family–genus–species"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "The correct sequence among the given options is Division → Class → Order → Family → Tribe → Genus → Species."
}
{
"question_no": 26,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1991,
"question": "In which of the following taxonomy is equal weightage given to each of thousands of characters that a taxon exhibits?",
"options": [
"Classical taxonomy",
"Chemotaxonomy",
"Numerical taxonomy",
"Alpha taxonomy"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Numerical taxonomy gives equal importance to a large number of characters and uses mathematical methods for classification."
}
{
"question_no": 27,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1991,
"question": "Branch connected with nomenclature, identification and classification is:",
"options": [
"Ecology",
"Taxonomy",
"Morphology",
"Physiology"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Taxonomy deals with identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms."
}
{
"question_no": 28,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1990,
"question": "Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called:",
"options": [
"Monomial",
"Vernacular",
"Binomial",
"Polynomial"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Carolus Linnaeus introduced Binomial Nomenclature, in which every organism is given a two-part scientific name."
}
{
"question_no": 29,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1990,
"question": "Linnaeus is credited with:",
"options": [
"Binomial nomenclature",
"Theory of biogenesis",
"Discovery of microscope",
"Discovery of blood circulation"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy and is credited with establishing Binomial Nomenclature."
}
{
"question_no": 30,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1990,
"question": "A taxon is:",
"options": [
"a group of related families",
"a group of related species",
"a type of living organisms",
"a taxonomic group of any ranking"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "A taxon is a taxonomic group of any rank, such as species, genus, family, order, etc."
}
{
"question_no": 31,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1989,
"question": "The science of naming the plant is known as:",
"options": [
"Classification",
"Identification",
"Nomenclature",
"Taxonomy"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Nomenclature is the branch of taxonomy concerned with assigning scientific names to organisms."
}
{
"question_no": 32,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1988,
"question": "The term 'New Systematics' was introduced by:",
"options": [
"Bentham and Hooker",
"Linnaeus",
"Julian Huxley",
"A. P. de Candolle"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Julian Huxley introduced the term 'New Systematics' in 1940, integrating genetics, evolution, ecology, and taxonomy."
}
{
"question_no": 33,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1988,
"question": "Static concept of species was put forward by:",
"options": [
"de Candolle",
"Linnaeus",
"Theophrastus",
"Darwin"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Linnaeus proposed the static concept of species, according to which species are fixed and unchanging."
}
{
"question_no": 34,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1988,
"question": "In the scientific name of Mangifera indica L.",
"options": [
"Letter L. signifies Latin language",
"The name is reverse with Indica preceding mangifera",
"Letter L. signifies taxonomist Linnaeus",
"Letter L. is superfluous"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "The abbreviation 'L.' stands for Carolus Linnaeus, indicating that he first validly described the species."
}
{
"question_no": 35,
"exam": "NEET",
"year": 1988,
"question": "The basic unit of classification/taxonomy is:",
"options": [
"Genus",
"Species",
"Family",
"Order"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Species is the basic unit of classification and the fundamental unit of taxonomy."
}