1.

Choose the correct with respect to A) Monera

earliest for scientific basis of B) Protist
classification C) Plantae
A) It was proposed by Aristotle D) Fungi
B) Plants were divided as trees, 6. R.H Whittaker classification is/are
shrubs & herbs on the basis of based upon –
their morphological characters A) Cell structure & body organisation
C) Animals were classified into two B) Mode of nutrition & reproduction
groups that are those which have C) Phylogentic relationship
red blood and those that did not D) All of these
D) All of these 7. Five kingdom classification was
2. Linnaeus system of classification did proposed in –
not deal with – A) 1969
A) Eukaryotes and prokaryotes B) 1996
B) Unicellular & multicellular C) 1699
C) Photosynthetic & non – D) None of these
photosynthetic 8. Choose the correct about 3 – domain
D) All of these system
3. How many kingdom according to five A) Two domain are dedicated for
kingdom classification and Linnaeus prokaryotic while one domain is
system of classification is/are dedicated for eukaryotic
dedicated for prokaryotes exclusively B) One domain is dedicated for
A) 1, 0 prokaryotic while two domains are
B) 1, 1 for eukaryotic
C) 2, 0 C) It has seven kingdom which are
D) 3, 1 categorised in 3 – domain
4. Moneran cell wall is composed by- D) It has six kingdom of which one
A) Polysaccharide (Non cellulose) only kingdom is in first and third
B) Polysaccharide (cellulose) domain while 5 – kingdom is
C) Polysaccharide (chitin) second domain.
D) Amino acid and Non cellulosic
polysaccharide
5. Chemosynthetic mode of nutrition is
found is –
9. Earlier classification system included Amoeba, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas,
bacteria, BGA (blue green algae) fungi, Chlorella, Paramecium
mosses, ferns under ‘Plants’ on basis A) 5
of- B) 4
A) Mode of nutrition C) 3
B) Body organisation & nuclear D) 2
structure 15. In five kingdom classification
C) Presence of cell wall multicellularity began from –
D) Nature of cell wall. A) Animalia
10. How many of following are B) Plantae
prokaryotes: C) Protista
Bacteria, Mosses, ferns, fungi, D) Fungi
pteridophyta, blue green algae,
16. Identify shape of bacteria
gymnosperms angiosperm
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) More than 4
11. Fungi has cell wall composed of –
A) Cellulose
B) Non – cellulosic + amino acid
C) Chitin
D) Absence of cell wall
A) a = cocci, b = rod – shaped, c = bacilli,
12. How many kingdom from R.H.
d = comma – shaped
Whittaker system does have exclusive
B) a = spherical coccus, B = Bacilli, c =
autotrophic mode of nutrition
spirilla, d = vibrio
A) Zero
C) a = cocci, b = spirilla, c = vibrio, d =
B) One
Bacilli
C) Two
D) a = vibrio, b = spirilla, c = bacilli, d =
D) Three
coccus
13. Unicellular eukaryotic are categorised
in-
A) Monera
B) Protista
C) Plantae
D) Animalia
14. How many of the following does
belong to Protista
17. choose the correct statement: 21. Match the column – I & column – II
A) Bacteria are sole members of Column – I Column – II
kingdom monera. (i) Halophiles (a) Marshy area
B) Bacteria are abundant macro – (ii) Thermoacidop (b) Salty area
organism hiles
C) Bacteria occurrence is limited to iii) Methanogens (c) Hot springs
some area. A) i) – c, ii) – b, iii – a
D) Bacteria can’t live in extreme B) i) – c, ii) – a, iii – b
habital like desert C) i) – b, ii) – c, iii – a
18. On the basis of shape; bacteria are D) i) – b, ii) – a, iii – c
grouped under_____ categories 22. Archaebacteria differ from other
A) Four bacteria in having –
B) Five A) Definite nuclear structure
C) Three B) Cell wall structure
D) None of these C) Adaptability cytoplasmic
19. Choose the correctly stated statement concentration
A) Bacterial structure and behaviour D) Some membranous cell organelles
are complex. 23. Survival of archaebacteria in extreme
B) Bacterial structure and behaviour condition is achieved by –
are simple A) Cell wall structure
C) Bacterial structure is complex B) Some membranous cell organelles
while behaviour is simple C) Adaptability & cytoplasm
D) Bacterial structure is simple while D) All of these
behaviour is complex 24. Which of following statement is/are
20. Synthesis of own food from inorganic false
substrate is occur in – A) Methanogens are present in
A) Autotrophic nutrition alimentary canal of several
B) Chemosynthetic autotroph ruminant animals like cow &
C) Photosynthetic autotroph buffaloes
D) All of these B) Methanogens are responsible for
production of biogas from dung of
ruminant animals
C) Methanogens are present in gut of
several non – ruminant like cow &
buffaloes
D) A & B
 C) Specialised vegetative as well as
reproductive cell i.e. Heterocyst of
Nostoc & Anabaena
D) None
25. Label A , B and identify organism (c) 28. Choose the wrong statement for
chemosynthetic autotroph bacteria
A) They oxidise various inorganic
substrate such as nitrates, nitrites
& ammonia and use the released
energy for their ATP production
B) They play great role in recycling
nutrient like nitrogen
A) A = Heterocyst B = Mucilagenous
phosphorous, iron & sulphur
sheath C = Nostoc, an
C) For their energy production they
archaebacteria
utilize solar energy
B) A = Heterocyst B = Mucilagenous
D) They can prepare their food from
sheath C = Nostoc
inorganic substrate.
C) A = Mucilagenous, B = Heterocyst, 29. Citrus canker is –
C = Nostoc A) Plant disease cause by bacteria
D) A = heterocyst, B = Mucilagenous B) Human disease cause by bacteria
sheath, C = Nostoc, a filamentous
C) Pet disease cause by bacteria
algae
26. Choose the correct about blue green D) None of these
30. Which of following is not economic
algae
importance of heterotrophic bacteria
i) Also known as cyanobacteria
ii) Presence of chlorophyll a, b A) Making curd from milk
similar to green plants B) Antibiotic production
iii) Photosynthetic autotroph C) N2 fixing in legumes root
iv) May be unicellular, colour or
filamentous D) N2 fixing in Anabaena
v) Occur in aquatic as well as 31. Choose the incorrect about bacterial
terrestrial reproduction –
A) i), iii), iv), v) A) Bacteria reproduce mainly by
B) i), ii), iii), iv), v) fission
C) i), ii), iv), v) B) Under unfavourable condition they
D) None of these produce spores
27. Nitrogen fixation is done by –
C) They also reproduce by sexual
A) Specialised vegetative cell i.e.
reproduction
Heterocyst of Nostoc & Anabaena
D) They show a sort of sexual
B) Specialised reproductive cell i.e.
reproduction
Heterocyst of Nostac & Anabaena
32. Here are few statement given below, A) Photoautotrophs
Identify organism on basis of B) Heterotrophs
statement C) Saprotrophs
i) Lack cell wall D) Photoautotrophs, heterotrophs or
ii) Smallest living cell known autotrophs
iii) Can survive without oxygen 38. Based upon the modes of nutrition,
iv) Pathogenic in animal & plants. protists are grouped into –
A) Nostoc A) Plant-like protists (algae) and
B) Anabaena ingestive, animal-like protists
C) Mycoplasma (protozoa); and absorptive, fungus
D) Chlorella like protists

33. Protista includes - B) Chrysophytes, Dinoflagellates and

A) Unicellular prokaryotes Euglenoids only

B) Bacteriophages C) Slime moulds and fungi only

C) Unicellular eukaryotes D) Flagellated protozoans and

D) B.G.A sporozoans only

34. Which of the following kingdoms has 39. Which of the following are placed

no well defined boundaries? under Protista-?

A) Monera A) Chryosophytes and Dinoflagellates

B) Protista B) Euglenoids

C) Fungi C) Slime moulds and protozoans

D) Metaphyta and Metazoa D) All

35. Members of Protista are primarily 40. Locomotory structures in protists are

A) Parasites –

B) Terrestrial A) Flagella

C) Aquatic B) Cilia

D) Photosynthetic C) Pseudopodia

36. Nearly all protists are – D) All

A) Aerobic 41. Protista form a link with –

B) Anaerobic A) Plants only

C) Aerobic or anaerobic B) Animals only

D) Photosynthetic C) Fungi only

37. Nutritionally, protists are- D) Plants, animals and fungi

42. Chrysophytes include – 47. Diatomaceous earth is used for all
A) Diatoms and desmids (golden except -
algae) A) Polishing
B) Euglenoids B) Filtration of oils and syrups
C) Dinoflagellates C) Sound and fire proof room
D) Slime moulds D) Biogas
43. Which of the following modes of 48. Chrysophytes are -
reproduction can be found in at least A) Planktons
some protists? B) Nektons
A) Binary fission C) Benthonic
B) Sexual reproduction D) Active swimmers
C) Spore formation 49. Chief producers in ocean are -
D) All A) Dinoflagellates
44. Select the following statement that B) Diatoms
does not apply to diatoms – C) Euglenoids
A) Diatom cell wall may be D) Green algae
impregnated with silicon 50. Photosynthetic protists are -
B) Cell wall is made up of 2 half- A) Euglenoids, Diatoms and
shells fit tightly together Dinoflagellates
C) Diatom is a chrysophyte B) Euglenoids and slime moulds
D) Diatom is multiflagellate C) Diatoms and Zooflagellates
45. Silica gel D) Desmids +Ciliates
(Keieselghur)/Diatomite/Diatomaceou
s earth is obtained by –
A) Diatoms
B) Dinoflagellates
C) Euglenoids
51. Dinoflagellates are mostly-
D) Brown algae
A) Marine
46. The diatoms do not easily decay like
B) Fresh water
most of the other algae because -
C) terrestrial
A) They have highly siliceous wall
D) Saprophytes
B) They have water proof cells
52. Red tides in warm coastal water
C) Their cell wall are mucilaginous
develop due to super abundance of-
D) Cell wall is virus-resistant
A) Dinoflagellates
B) Euglenoid forms
C) Diatoms and desmids
D) Chlamydomonas nivalis
53. Red tide is caused by – D) In both fresh and marine water
A) Ceretium 58. Which of the following statements
B) Noctiluca about Euglena is true?
C) Gonyaulax A) Euglenoids are flagellates
D) All of these B) Euglena placed in continuous
54. Dinoflagellates have – darkness loses their
A) A single flagellum in the transverse photosynthetic activity and die
groove between the cell plates C) The pigments of Euglena are quite
B) A single flagellum in the different from those of green plants
longitudinal groove between the D) Euglena is a marine protist
cell plates 59. Which of the following statement is
C) Two flagella one lies longitudinally true about Euglena?
and the other transversely in a A) They show flagellar locomotion
furrow between the wall plates B) They have a rigid cell wall
D) No flagella C) They have no chloroplast
55. In which of the following the cell wall D) They are obligate autotroph
has stiff cellulose plate on the outer 60.
surface – I. Instead of a cell wall they have a
A) Dinoflagellates protein rich pellicle making their
B) Desmids body flexible.
C) Diatoms II. They have 2 flagella, a short and a
D) Euglenoids long one.
56. Which of the following releases toxins III. They have mixotrophic nutrition
that may even kill other marine IV. In light they are photosynthetic,
animals like fishes – but act as heterotroph (predating
A) Gonyaulax other smaller organism) when
B) Paramecium they are in dark.
C) Euglenoids V. They are connecting link between
D) Sporozoans plants and animals.
The above statements are assigned
to –
A) Dinoflagellates
B) Slime mould
C) Desmids and Diatoms
57. Euglenoids e.g. Euglena are found –
D) Euglena
A) In fresh running water
B) In fresh stagnant water
C) In marine environment
61. Slime moulds – 64. Protozoans are not included in
A) Are parasite kingdom Animalia because –
B) Do not produce fruiting bodies A) Mostly asymmetrical
C) Do not produce spores B) Unicellular eukaryotes
D) Saprophytic protists C) Heterotrophic nature
62. The slimy mass of protoplasm with D) Multicellular prokaryotes
nuclei forms the body of slime moulds 65. All protozoans are –
is called – A) Saprophytes only
A) Plasmodium B) Parasites only
B) Myxamoeba C) Predators only
C) Sporocytes D) Heterotrophs (parasites or
D) Periplasmodium predator) only
63. Which of the following is correct about 66. Which of the following is considered to
the slime mould? be primitive relatives of animals -?
I. Its thalloid body, plasmodium, A) Dinoflagellates
has pseudopodia for locomotion B) Slime moulds
and engulfing organic matter C) Protozoa
II. During unfavourable conditions D) Protochordata
plasmodium differentiates and 67. How many major groups protozoan
produces fruiting bodies, have?
sporangium A) 3
III. Spores possess no true cell B) 4
wall. C) 2
IV. They are dispersed by air D) 8
current. 68. Which of the following are protozoans?
V. Being extremely resistant, A) Diatoms, flagellates, ciliates
spores survive for many years B) Desmids, flagellates, ciliates
VI. Plasmodium can grow upto C) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates,
several feet. sporozoans
A) I, II, IV, V, VI D) Amoeba, ·Paramecium,
B) I, II , III dinoflagellates, Plasmodium
C) I, II , III, VI
D) II, III , VI
69. Which of the following statements is B) Flagellated protozoans
wrong about the amoeboid C) Sporozoans
protozoans? D) None
A) They live in freshwater, sea water
or moist soil
B) Amoeba has pseudopodia for
locomotion and capture prey
C) Entamoeba show holozoic nutrition
75. Mode of nutrition in fungi is not -
D) Marine forms are shelled with
A) Parasitic
silica
B) Saprophytic
70. Flagellated protozoans are –
C) Autotrophic
A) Free living
D) Heterotrophic
B) Parasites
76. All of the following are fungi except –
C) Either free living or parasites
A) Yeast
D) Pseudopodia
B) Penicillium
71. Which one is correct about
C) Plasmodium
Trypanosoma?
D) Puccinia
A) They are flagellated protozoan
77. Which of the following is odd?
B) They are parasite
A) Toad stool
C) They cause sleeping sickness
B) Puccinia
D) All
C) Alternaria
72. Paramecium-
D) Mushroom
A) Is a ciliated protozoan
78. Cell walls of all fungi consist of the
B) Shows water current movement by
polysaccharide –
cilia which helps the food to be
A) Chitin
steered into gullet
B) Cellulose
C) Has a cavity (gullet) that opens to
C) Silica
the outside of the cell surface
D) Pectin
D) All
79. The body of multicellular fungus is
73. Plasmodium (malarial parasite) is-
called a –
A) Sporozoan
A) Monokaryon
B) Ciliated protozoan
B) Hyphae
C) Flagellated protozoan
C) Rhizoids
D) Amoeboid protozoan
D) Dikaryon
74. Which of the following always produce
an infectious spore like stage in their
life cycles?
A) Ciliated protozoans
80. The cells of the body of a multicellular C) On plants and animals
fungus are organised into rapidly D) All
growing individual filaments called – 87. Fungi show a great diversity in –
A) Mycelium A) Morphology
B) Rhizoids B) Habitat
C) Hyphae C) Both a and b
D) Dikaryon D) Nutrition
81. Which one is unicellular fungus? 88. Reproduction in fungi can take place
A) Puccinia by all of the following vegetative
B) Toad stool methods except-
C) Penicillium A) Gemmae
D) Yeast B) Fragmentation
82. Coenocytic hypha is – C) Fission
A) Uninucleate hypha D) Budding
B) Multicellular hypha 89. Fungi show asexual reproduction by
C) Multinucleate hypha without all of the following spores except –
septae A) Conidia
D) Hypha in coelom B) Oospore
83. Many fungi are ____ associating with C) Sporangiospore
photosynthetic organisms to form D) Zoospores
mycorrhizae or lichens – 90. Sexual reproduction in fungi is by all
A) Parasitic of the following except –
B) Symbiotic A) Oospores
C) Photosynthetic B) Ascopores
D) Saprobic C) Zoospores
84. Fungi can be parasites on – D) Basidiospores
A) Animals 91. Select the correct statements below
B) Human being that correctly apply to the Kingdom
C) Plants Fungi –
D) All A) Some fungi form beneficial
85. Fungi prefer to grow in – interrelationships with plants
A) Cold and dry places B) Certain fungi are natural sources
B) Hot and dry places of antibiotics
C) Sea water C) The fungal life cycle typically
D) Warm and humid places includes a spore stage
86. Fungi occur- D) All
A) In air and soil
B) In water
 92. C) Meiosis ----. Plasmogamy ----.
Karyogamy
D) Karyogamy----. Plasmogamy----.
Meiosis
95. Fungi are classified on the basis of –
A) Morphology of mycelium
B) Development of fruiting bodies
The above diagram shows a C) Mode of spore formation
generalized life cycle of a fungus. The D) All
appropriate terms for A to E are -
i ii iii iv v
A Myceli Mitosis Mei Fertiliz Spore 96. Dikaryophase I Dikaryon formation is
um osis ation a specific characteristic of-
B Fertiliz Meiosi Mito Dikary Amitos A) All fungi
ation s sis otic is B) Phycomycetes and ascomycetes
cell C) Only basidiomycetes

C Dikary Fertiliz Mei Spores Mitosis D) Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes

otic ation osis 97. Coenocytic, multinucleate and

branched mycelial habit is found in –
phase
A) Basidiomycetes
D Meiosi Mitosis Spo Fertiliz Fertiliz B) Phycomycetes
s re ation ation C) Ascomycetes
D) Deuteromycetes
98.
Column I Column II
93. When moist bread is kept exposed in
air, it becomes mouldy and black A. Phycomycetes I. Sac fungi
B. Ascomycetes II. Algal fungi
because –
C. Basidiomycetes III. Fungi
A) Spores are absent in air imperfecti
B) Spores are present in the bread D. Deuteromycetes IV. Club fungi
C) Spores are in the air
The correct matching is -
D) The bread gets decomposed· A) A-II, B-I, C- IV, D-III
94. Which of the following is the correct B) A- II, B - IV, C - I, D – III
sequence of 3 steps in the sexual cycle C) A- IV, B - I, C - II, D – III
D) A- IV, B - III, C - II, D – I
of fungi –
A) Mitosis ----. Meiosis ----.
Fertilization
B) Plasmogamy----. Karyogamy----.
Meiosis
 A) Albugo
B) Puccinia
C) Yeast
99. Members of phycomycetes are found- D) Ustilago
I. In aquatic habitat
II. On decaying wood
III. On moist and damp places
IV. As obligate parasite on plants
105. Which of the following is false
A) None of the above
about ascomycetes?
B) I and IV
C) II and III A) Mode of nutrition saprophytic,
D) All of the above decomposer, coprophilous (growing
100. In phycomycetes asexual on dung) and parasitic
reproduction occurs by- B) Includes unicellular (e.g. yeast)
A) Zoospores (motile) and multicellular forms
B) Aplanospores (non-motile) C) Mycelium is coenocytic
C) Both D) Aspergillus, Claviceps, Neurospora
D) Aplanogamete are important members of
101. Which of the following spores Ascomycetes
are produced endogenously?
106.
A) Zoospores and Conidia
I. It includes unicellular as well
B) Conidia and aplanospores
as multicellular fungi
C) Aplanospores and zoospores
II. In multicellular forms hyphae
D) Aplanospore, zoospores and
are branched and septate
conidia
III. Conidiophore produces conidia
102. In Phycomycetes sexual
(spores) exogenously in chain
reproduction occurs by
IV. Sexual spores are ascopores
A) Isogamy and anisogamy
produced endogenously in
B) lsogamy, oogamy
Ascus
C) Isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy
V. Fruiting body is called
D) Oogamy and anisogamy
ascocarp
103. All the following belong to
Which of the above characters are
phycomycetes except –
shown by -?
A) Penicillium
A) Phycomycetes
B) Rhizopus (bread mould)
B) Sac fungi
C) Mucor
C) Club fungi
D) Albugo
D) Fungi imperfecti
104. Which of the following is
parasite on mustard?
107. Which of the following are 112. Where does meiosis occur in
edible ascomycete’s delicacies? mushroom?
A) Morels+ Mushroom A) Basidiospore
B) Truffles+ Toadstool B) Basidium
C) Morels+ Truffles C) Basidiocarp
D) Puffball+ Mushroom D) Ascus mother cell
108. Which of the following is used 113.
extensively in biochemical and I. Mycelium is branched and
genetical work? septate
A) Agaricus II. No asexual spores are generally
B) Alternaria formed
C) Neurospora III. Vegetative reproduction by
D) Mucor fragmentation is common
109. Which of the following IV. Sex organs are absent but
ascomycetes is the source of sexual reproduction takes place
antibiotic? by somatogamy
A) Neurospora V. Karyogamy and meiosis occur
B) Penicillium in basidium to form haploid
C) Claviceps exogenous 4 basidiospores
D) None VI. Basidia are arranged in
basidiocarp.
The above characters are assigned
to -
A) Sac fungi
110. Basidiomycetes include - B) Club fungi
A) Mushroom, Toadstool, Puffball and C) Algal fungi
bracket fungi D) Fungi imperfecti
B) Smut fungi and rust fungi 114. Plasmogamy in fungi is the
C) Both a and b fusion of-
D) Bread mould, sac fungi and algal A) Two haploid gamete cells and their
fungi nuclei at once
111. Which of the following are B) Two haploid nuclei
common parasite basidiomycetes C) Two haploid gamete cells
A) Puccinia (rust) and Ustilago (smut) D) Two diploid vegetative cells with
B) Sac fungi nuclei
C) Puffballs
D) Agaricus (mushroom)
 C) Ascomycetes
115. Karyogamy is - D) Both band c
A) Fusion of two protoplasts
B) Fusion of two nuclei
C) Fusion of two plasma membranes
120. Identify the diagram.
D) All of these

116. Which of the following is false

about deuteromycetes? (A) (i) Mucor (ii) (iii) Agaricus
A) They reproduce only by asexual Aspergillus
spores (conidia) (B) (i) (ii) Mucor (iii) Agaricus
B) Mycelium is branched and septate Aspergillus
C) They have only parasitic forms (C) (i) Agaricus (ii) (iii) Mucor
D) They have no sexual stage (perfect Aspergillus
stage) (D) (i) Agaricus (ii) Mucor (iii)
117. Which of the following is Aspergillus
correct about class Deuteromycetes? 121. Identify the diagram.
A) Some members are saprophytes or (ii)
parasites
B) A large number of members are
decomposers of litter and help in (iii)
mineral cycling
C) Alternaria, Colletotrichum and (iv))
(i)
Trichoderma are deuteromycetes
D) All
118. Sexual reproduction is found in
all except –
A) Deuteromycetes
A) (i) Dinoflagellates (ii) Euglena
B) Ascomycetes
B) (i) Dinoflagellates (ii) Paramoceium
C) Phycomycetes
C) (i) Euglena (ii) Dinoflagellates
D) Basidiomycetes
D) (i) Slime mould (ii) Paramecium
119. If sexual stage is discovered in
a member of deuteromycetes, it is
moved to-
A) Phycomycetes
B) Basidiomycetes
122. Kingdom plantae includes- (i) Cells have eukaryotic structure
(i) All eukaryotic chlorophyllous (ii) Prominent chloroplast
(iii) Cellulosic cell wall
organisms (iv) Life cycle has three distinct
(ii) Some prokaryotic phase
chlorophyllous organisms (v) Show alteration of generation
A) One
(iii) Few eukaryotic partial
B) Two
heterotrophic plant C) Three
(iv) Few prokaryotic partial D) Four
heterotrophic plant
A) i, iii
B) ii, iv
C) i, ii, iii
D) i, iii, iv 126. Kingdom Animalia are
123. Plantae does not includes how characterized by-
many of following- A) Heterotrophic eukaryotic
Algae, Fungi, Bryophyte, Bladderwort, unicellular & multicellular
Pteridophyta, Gymnosperm, organism that lack cell wall
Angiosperm B) Holozoic ,digest food in an internal
A) Zero cavity and store food as complex
B) One carbohydrates or fat
C) Two C) Higher as well as lower forms show
D) Three elaborate sensory mechanisms
124. Life cycle of angiosperms plant D) All of them are capable of
have- locomotion
A) Diploid sporophyte & diploid 127. How many of following term is
gametophyte correct about Animalia- Heterotroph,
B) Diploid gametophyte & haploid eukaryotic, prokaryotic, unicellular,
sporophyte multicellular, store food as glycogen,
C) Diploid sporophyte & haploid presence of elaborated neuromotor
gametophyte mechanism without any exception,
D) Haploid sporophyte & haploid embryological development
gametophyte A) 6
125. How many of following enlisted B) More than 6
are correct about plantae- C) 5
D) Less than 3
128. In R.H Whittaker system, 132.
viroids, prions & lichens are grouped
into-
A) Monera
B) Protista
C) Protista and fungi
D) None of these
129. Viruses did not place in
classification due to- Identify a, b & organism(c)

A) Lack in study of viruses A) a=DNA, b=capsid, c=TMV

B) They are not considered truly B) a=RNA, b=capsid, c=TMV

‘living’ C) a=capsid, b=DNA, c=bacteriophage

C) Lack of genetic material D) a=capsid, b=RNA, c=bacteriophage

D) All of these 133. choose the correct statement –

130. Viruses are not- A) genetic material of mosaic disease

A) Non-cellular organism of tobacco causing organism is

B) Inert crystalline structure outside DNA

the living cell B) Viruses were found to be smaller

C) Active crystalline structure outside than bacteria but they can passed

the living cell through bacteria proof filters

D) Once they infect a cell they take C) M.W Beijerinek (1898)

over the machinery of host cell to demonstrated that the extract of

replicate themselves, killing the infected plant of tobacco could

host cause infection in healthy plants

131. The name viruses- D) Viruses were found to be smaller

A) which means venom was given by than bacteria and they can passed

Dmitri Ivanowsky through bacteria proof filters.

B) which means venom was given by 134. Contagium vivum fluidum was

M.W. Beijerinek stated by –

C) which means venom was given by A) Dmitri lavanowsky (1898)

Stanley B) M.W. Beijerinek (1892)

D) which means venom was given by C) W.M. Stanley (1935)

Pasteur D) None of these

135. Who showed that viruses could 141. Animal infection viruses are not
be crystallized & crystals outside generally –
host- A) ss RNA
A) W.M. Stanley(1935) B) ds RNA
B) M.W.Beijerinek (1898) C) ds DNA
C) Dmitri lvanowsky (1892) D) ss DNA
D) M.W. Stanley (1898) 142. genetic material of
136. Which of following is major bacteriophage is –
constituent in crystallined virus A) ds DNA
structure – B) ss RNA
A) Carbohydrate C) ds RNA
B) Protein D) ss DNA
C) Fat 143. bacteriophage is –
D) Nucleir acid A) bacteria that infect virus
137. Viruses are – B) virus that infect bacteria
A) Autotroph C) bacteria that infect cellular
B) Obligate parasite organism
C) Saprotroph D) virus that infect other than
D) Holozoic bacteria
138. Genetic material of viruses 144. The protein coat called
are/is – ___(A)___ made of small subunit called
A) DNA ____(B)____ that protect ____(C)____ of
B) RNA virus
C) DNA and RNA both in an A) A = capsomere, B = capsid, C=
individual virus genetic material
D) DNA or RNA in an individual virus B) A = capsid, B = capsomere, C =
139. The infection material of genetic material
viruses is/are C) A = capsid, B = capsomere, C =
A) Protein coat enzyme and mineral
B) Genetic material D) A = capsomere, B = capsid, C =
C) Nucleoprotein enzyme and mineral
D) All of these 145. Head of bacteriophage is –
140. In general viruses that infect A) Helical
plants have- B) Polyhedral
A) ds RNA C) Icosahedral
B) ss RNA D) A & B
C) ds DNA
D) ss DNA
146. vi) RNA of viroid was of light
molecular weight
A) i,iv only
B) i, vi, iii
C) i, iv, vi
D) i, iii, v
150. Prion cause-
A) BSE in cattle and CJD in human
B) BSE in human and CJD in cattle
A) A = head B = sheath, C = tail
C) BSE and CJD cause in cattle
fibers, D = Collar
D) BSE and CJD cause in human
B) A = head B = collar C = sheath,
151. Prions are-
D = tail fibers
A) Smaller than virus
C) A = collar B = head C = tail fibers
B) Larger than virus
D = sheath
C) Smaller than viroid
D) A = tail fibers B = sheath C = head
D) Similar in size to viruses
D = collar
152. Choose the incorrect about
147. Viroid was discovered by –
BSE
A) T.O. Diener (1971)
A) It expanded as Bovine spongiform
B) W.M. Stanley (1935)
encephalophathy
C) T.O diener (1935)
B) Cause by prion
D) W.M. Stanley (1971)
C) Its analogous variant is CJD
148. Choose the correct on basis of
D) Its homologous variant is CJD
size :
153. Lichen are –
A) Bacteria<virus<viroid
A) Saprotroph only
B) Viroid<virus<bacteria
B) Symbiotic
C) Viroid>bacteria<virus
C) Parasitic only
D) Bacteria>viroid>virus
D) A & C
149. Given below are statement (i-vi)
154. Lichen are mutual association
choose correct set
of-
i) Viroid=virus-capsid
A) Mycobiont (fungal) and phycobiont
ii) Potatoe spindle disease cause
(algae)
by prions
B) Gymnosperm root & fungi
iii) Viroid have free DNA
C) Algae & gymnosperm root
iv) Viroid have free RNA
D) All of these
v) DNA of viroid was of low
molecular weight
155. Mycobiont and phycobiout are
___&___ respectively
A) Autotrophic & heterotrophic
B) Autotrophic & autotrophic
C) Heterotrophic & autotrophic
D) Heterotrophic & heterotrophic
156. The function of fungal part is
lichen is/are –
A) Water absorption
B) Mineral absorption
C) Provide shelter
D) All of these
157. Lichen cannot grow in –
A) Polluted area
B) Area where there is no pollution
C) Association between fungi and
algae is unpolluted region
D) All of these
 Answer Key
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

Q 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Ans D D A D A D A A C B
Q 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans C B B B D B A A D D
Q 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans C B A C B A A C A D
Q 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans C C C B C A D A D D
Q 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans D A D D A A D A B A
Q 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans A A C C A A B A A D
Q 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans D A A B D C B C C C
Q 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans D D A C C C C A B C
Q 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans D C B D D D C A B C
Q 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans D C C B D D B A D C
Q 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
Ans C C A A C B C C B C
Q 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans A B B C D C D A D C
Q 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Ans B A B C D B C D B C
Q 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
Ans D B D D A B B D B B
Q 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
Ans D A B B C B A B C A
Q 151 152 153 154 155 156 157
Ans D D B A C D A