Taxonomy and Systematics of Angiosperms

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Botany) · Botany · 66 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 58 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The father of botany is regarded as:

  1. Linnaeus
  2. Darwin
  3. Bentham
  4. Theophrastus
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Answer: D. He is an ancient Greek philosopher.

Sample Easy question 2

Binomial nomenclature was introduced by:

  1. Bentham and Hooker
  2. Carl Linnaeus
  3. Engler
  4. Aristotle
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Answer: B. Species Plantarum (1753).

Sample Easy question 3

The plant family of pea and bean is:

  1. Solanaceae
  2. Brassicaceae
  3. Poaceae
  4. Fabaceae
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Answer: D. Legumes bear root nodules.

Sample Medium question 4

The Botanical Survey of India was founded in:

  1. 1890
  2. 1920
  3. 1961
  4. 1947
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Answer: A. Its headquarters are in Kolkata.

Sample Medium question 5

A key that gives two contrasting choices at each step is a:

  1. Polyclave
  2. Dendrogram
  3. Cladogram
  4. Dichotomous key
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Answer: D. It is used for identification.

Sample Medium question 6

The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants is abbreviated as:

  1. ICBN only
  2. ICN
  3. ICZN
  4. ICNB
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Answer: B. It replaced the ICBN in 2011.

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