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Which of the following is the most commonly used classification scheme?

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  1. Linnaeus, five kingdom scheme

  2. Whittaker, five kingdom scheme

  3. Darwin, five kingdom scheme

  4. Hooke, five kingdom scheme

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification in the year 1969. It is the modern or latest classification system of organisms which is most commonly used. It classifies the organisms in the groups Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. The classification is performed on the basis of the structure of cell, complexity of organisms, mode of nutrition and phylogenetic relationship.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Carolus Linnaeus was from

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  1. Sweden

  2. U.K

  3. Holland

  4. France

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carolus Linnaeus (23 May 1707 10 January 1778), also known as Carl von Linn or Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist, who established conventions for naming living organisms still in general scientific use today, which is called as the binomial nomenclature. 
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Choose the incorrect match from the following in Whittaker's classification.

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  1. Archeae - Monera

  2. Diatoms - Protista

  3. Lichens - Fungi

  4. Green algae - Plantae

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A lichen is not a single organism, but the result of a partnership (mutualistic symbiosis) between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria. So they are not particularly classified under one single kingdom because it consists of two or more mutualistic symbiotic organisms.
So the correct option  is 'Lichens -fungi'.