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King Cobra is

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  1. Naja hunnah

  2. Naja naja

  3. Vipera russelli

  4. Bungarus coerulus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Naja hunnah- king cobra
  • Naja naja- Indian cobra
  • Vipera russeli- Russell's viper
  • Bungarus coerulus- Common krait
So, the correct option is 'Naja hunnah'.

Zoological name of north Indian hare is

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  1. Lepus nigricollis

  2. Sorex araneus

  3. Lepus ruficaudatus

  4. Orynctalogus cuniculus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Lepus nigricollis is zoological name of north Indian hare.
  • Sorex araneus is scientifc name of Common shrew.
  • Lepus ruficaudatus is not a correct name for any organism. Rather Lepus nigricoliis ruficaudatus is a sub species of Indian hare.
Orynctalogus cuniculus is scientific name of European rabbit. So, the correct option is 'Lepus nigricollis'.

Which one of the following is an example of the binomial scientific name?

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  1. Green algae

  2. Snow leopard

  3. Rana tigrina

  4. China-rose

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The binomial name of frog is Rina tigrina. The study of frogs is called batrachology, belonging to class amphibian of Phylum Chordata. The most common species of frog found in India is Rana Tigrina.

So, the correct option is 'Rana tigrina'.

Organisms in kingdom Plantae have cell wall made up of__________

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  1. Lipid

  2. Cellulose

  3. Glucose

  4. Chitin

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Cell wall is the outermost covering/membrane of organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Their cell wall is made up of cellulose which is a form of sugar.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Match the following.

Column (A) Column (B)
a. Kingdom (i) Pteridophyta
b. Subkingdom (ii) Plantae
c. Division (iii) Cryptogams
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  1. a- i, b- ii, c- iii

  2. a- iii, b- i, c- ii

  3. a- ii, b- iii, c- i

  4. a- ii, b- i, c- iii

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plantae is a kingdom, cryptogams is a subkingdom of planate. They include all non-flowering plants. Pteridophyta is a division of subkingdom cryptogams.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

  Organisms such as  plants that use light to make their own food are known as 

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  1. Heterotrophs

  2. Photoautotrophs

  3. Symbionts

  4. Parasites

  5. Herbivores

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A. Heterotrophs are the organisms that feed on autotrophs or producers for their food.
B. Photoautotrophs are the organisms that use the light energy and convert it into chemical energy to make their food. For example, plants.
C. Symbionts are the organisms that form association with other organisms. The association may be commensalism, mutualism, parasitic etc.
D. Parasites are the organisms that live within or on an other organism which is called the host.
E. Herbivores are the primary consumers that feed directly on the producers (plants).
Hence organisms such as plants that use light to make their own food are known as photoautotrophs.
So, the correct answer is 'Photoautotrophs'.

Bentham and Hooker's system of classification is based on

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  1. AP de Candolle's system

  2. Engler and Prantl system

  3. Eichler system

  4. Wilkins system

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bentham and Hooker's system of classification is the natural system of clarification. It is based on AP de Candolle's system. AP de Candolle gave a new system of classification of plants based on characteristics of vascular tissues much before Bentham and Hooker's system. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'AP de Candolle's system.'

P: The taxonomic hierarchy for Brassica campestris can be written as.
Plantae $\rightarrow$ Phanerogamae $\rightarrow$ Angiospermae $\rightarrow$ Dicotyledonae $\rightarrow$ Parietales $\rightarrow$ Brassicaceae $\rightarrow$ Brassica $\rightarrow$ campestris.
Q: Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain plants having trinomial nomenclature.
R: A character present in an ancestral species and shares exclusively by its evolutionary descendants is referred to as synapomorphy.
S: Family Fabaceae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Leguminosae, Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.
Which of the following combinations of given statements is correct?

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  1. P and Q

  2. P and R

  3. R and S

  4. P, R and S

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain animals assigned with same generic name and specific name. E.g. Rattus rattus (rat), Catla catla (catla), etc. Family Leguminosae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Papilionacea ($=$Fabaceae), Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.