How many of the given statements are correct?
I: Both words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
II: Systematics takes into account evolutionary relationship between organisms.
III: In case of animals, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to a higher category called Division.
IV: Higher the taxonomic category, higher is the ease of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Taxonomists have been able to identify a vast majority of species present on Earth.
Statement II: The number of species that are known and described range between 1.7-1.8 million.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms | Diversity in the Living World |
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Assertion (A): Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are the processes that are basic to taxonomy.
Reason (R): The structural, developmental and ecological information of an organism is important for taxonomic studies.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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Study the Assertion statement followed by the Reason statement given below:
Assertion (A): Higher the taxonomic category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
Reason (R): Lower the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.
  
1. (A) is True and (R) is False.
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is False and (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: Systematics takes into account evolutionary relationships between organisms.
Statement II: Taxonomy takes into account only some easily observable external characters of organisms.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Systematics & Type study |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Taxa can indicate categories at very different levels.
Statement II: Taxonomic groups/categories are not distinct biological entities but are merely morphological aggregates.
 
1. Statement I is correct and Statement II is also correct
2. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is also incorrect
4. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Consider the given two statements:

I.  Living state and metabolism are synonymous.
II. Cellular organization with metabolism is the defining feature of life.

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. I is incorrect but II is correct

Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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Which of the following organisms are multiplied by fragmentation? 
(i) Filamentons fungi 
(ii) All algae 
(iii) Protonema of mosses 
1.  (i) and (ii)
2.  (i), (ii) and (iii) 
3.  (ii) and (iii) 
4.  (i) and (iii) 
Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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Which of the following characters, are defining features
of all living organisms?

(A) Growth from inside
(B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Response to stimuli
(E) Cellular organisation

1. Only (C), (D) and (E)
2. Only (A) and (B)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. All except (B) 

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Assertion (A): Properties of cellular organelles are not present in the molecular constituents of the organelle.
Reason (R): Properties of tissues are present in the constituent cells.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.

Subtopic:  Diversity in the Living World |
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