The Living World | Class 11 | Previous Years Questions and Answers (2015 to 2020)

 1. THE LIVING WORLD

2020 March


1.   Unit of classification is ..................... (Score 1)
(a) Taxon                 (b) Species
(c) Genus                 (d) Cell


✔️Answer: (a) Taxon or (b) Species


2019 July


1.    .............is the taxonomical aid based on contrasting characters generally in a pair called couplet. (Score 1)


✔️Answer: Key


2019 March


1.   Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ............ (Score 1)


✔️Answer: Linnaeus


2018 July


1.  Which among the following represents the CORRECT sequence?           (Score 1)

a)  Kingdom ← Phylum ← Class ← Family ← Order ← Genus ← Species.

b)  Phylum ← Class ← Kingdom ← Order ← Family ← Species ← Genus

c)  Kingdom ← Phylum ← Class ← Order ← Family ← Genus ← Species

d)  Kingdom ← Phylum ← Class ← Family ← Genus ← Order ← Species


✔️Answer:

(c) Kingdom ← Phylum ← Class ← Order ← Family ← Genus ← Species


2018 March


1.   Rearrange the following taxonomic categories in the correct sequence. (Score 1)


Kingdom ← Class ← Phylum ← Genus ← Family ← Order ← Species.


✔️Answer:

Kingdom ← Phylum ← Class ← Order ← Family ← Genus ← Species


2018 Model


1.   ICZN stands for   (Score 1)
a) International Council of Zoological Nomenclature
b) Indian Council of Zoological Nomenclature
c) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
d) Indian Code of Zoological Nomenclature


✔️Answer:

c) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature


2017 July


1.   Find out the odd one on the basis of taxonomy and justify your answer. (Score 1)
a) Family                 b) Order            c) Class            

d) Herbarium           e) Phylum


✔️Answer:

d) Herbarium. It is a taxonomical aid. Others are taxonomic categories.


2017 March


1.   Select the correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchy. (Score 1)

a.  Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Genus → Family → Species

b.  Kingdom → Phylum → Order → Class → Family → Genus → Species

c.  Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species

d.  Kingdom → Class → Phylum → Family → Order → Species → Genus                  


✔️Answer:

c) Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species


2016 March


1.   During the adventurous trip a plus one student got a skull and skeletal part of rare animal from the Chinnar forest. Select the suitable location for keeping it from the list of taxonomic aids given below:

(Herbarium, Museum, Zoological park, Botanical garden).  (Score 1)


✔️Answer: Museum.


2015 September


1.   A student conceived the rules of binomial nomenclature as follows. If you find any mistakes in the underlined portions, correct them with appropriate words.

a.  The first word in biological name represents species and begins with a capital letter.

b.  The second word represents genus and begins with a small letter.   (Score 1)


✔️Answer:

a) The first word in biological name represents Genus.

b) The second word represents species.


2015 March


1.    Complete the table using suitable terms. (Score 1)


Common name

Genus

Species

Class

Phylum

Man

……..

Sapiens

Mammalia

……..


✔️Answer: Genus Homo, Phylum Chordata.




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