ZOOLOGY Systematics 4 Mock Test

🟥 QUESTIONS : 30

🟥 TIME : 30 Mins

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1) Organdy is an excellent material because it is cheap or does not bunch up the wings of ____ ?

A. Lepidoptera

B. orthoptera

C. birds

D. blatteria

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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2) Morphologically homogenous group of an organism which is either from a single locality or from a single kind of habitat and is the starting point in all classifications ?

A. Species

B. Deme✅

C. kingdom

D. both a&c

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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3) _the first to differentiate the species sub-species and Varities ?

A. Beckener

B. Kant

C. Darwin

D. Wilson and brown

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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4) Polytypic species consisting of two or more sub-species firstly defined by ____ ?

A. White (1975)

B. Sibley (1954)

C. Huxley (1940)

D. Blackwelder (1967)

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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5)

.Name the chemical to be added to the alcohol to preserve natural colour and to keep integuments flexible
a. Formalin
b. Glycerine
c. Acetic acid
d. HCL

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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6)

Name the collection method for deep sea animals?
a. Trawling
b. Dredging
c. Sweeping net
d. Both a& b

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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7)

70% alcohol is used to preserved in ?
A. Diptera
B. Mites
C. ticks
D. all

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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8)

What are the factors that influencing the preservation of specimens in dry collection method?
A. Rigidity
B. To preserve natural colours
C. To preserve distingushing characters
D. All the above

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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9)

The effective killing agent in insects is
A. Methyl alcohol
B. Ethyl acetate 
C. Ethyl alcohol
D.none

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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10)

The journal Curator is published by.
A. American museum of natural history
B University of Pennsylvania
C. Both.
D none

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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11)

The apparatus used for collecting small insects &arachnids
A. Aspirator
B. Barrier funnel
C. Both
D. None

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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12)

80%alcohol is preserved by which type of animal group?
A. Thysanura
B. Orthoptera
C. Plecoptera
D. Both a& c

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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13)

Which of the following not included in the minor herbaria
A.Regional herbaria
B.College herbaria
C.National herbaria
D.local herbaria

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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14) The biggest herbarium in India is

A.Central National Harbarium in Calcutta
B.St Xavier HERVARIUM Bombay

C.Forest Research Institute Dehradun
D. I.A.T.I Delhi

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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15)

Which of the following Chemicals is used for poisoning the specimens in Herbert technique
A.HgCl2
B.Hgcl3
C.HgNo3
D.HCL

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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16)

Harbarium technique involves the following steps
A. mounting
B. collection
C.poisoning
D labeling
E.deposition
F drying
G stitching
what is the correct sequence
1.B,F,C,A,G,D,E
2.A,B,C,D,E,F,G
3.F,B,D,C,E,G,A
4.NONE OF THESE

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

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17)

What is the International size of the herbarium sheet
A.41×29cm
B.11.5 inch×16.5 inch
C.both A and B are correct
D.none of these

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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18) The larval form of hemichordata is called

A. Dipleurula
B. Tornaria
C. Trochophore
D. Bipinnaria

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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19) Fresh water fishes with primitive teeth

A. Placodermi
B. Chondrichthyes
C. Osteichthyes
D. Bony fish

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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20) Hemicyclopsin comes under

A. Cyclostomata
B. Ostracodermi
C. Tetrapoda
D. Osteichthyes

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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21) Information on any one taxon can be taken out by

A Monographs
B Catalogues
C Flora
D Manuals

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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22)

Method useful in collecting small insects and other arthropods in soil
A) Dip net
B) Aspirator
C) Berlese funnel or flotation method
D) none of these

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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23)

Most important fixative of invertebrates
A) Bouin's fluid
B) Alcohol
C) xylin
D) Water

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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24)

Method for collecting deep sea animals:
A) Mist net collection
B) Sweeping net
C) Plankton nets
D) Trawling and dredging

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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25) The recognition of the identity or essential character of an organism is known as:

A.Taxonomic identification

B. curation

C . Characterisation

D . Classification.

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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26) The management of any kind of digital data, through the use of software and other digital technology is__ .

A.Data curation

B. Digital curation

C .content curation

D .social curation.

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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27) Malaise trap is used for the collection of__ .

A.soil insects

B. Flying insects

C .wingless insects

D .all the above

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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Choose the correct statement about Preservatives.
A. Use of Formalin will not harm the specimen.

B. Formalin is a
better preservative than alcohol.

28) C. Alcohol is a valuable preservative for crustacea.

D All the above.

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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29) In order to identify pest organisms , _______will be of great value.

A) identified collections

B) Survey collections

C) Type collections

D) Research collections

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30) Which one of the following method is used for collecting aquatic insects and other arthropods:

A) Filtration method

B) Malaise traps

C) Dip nets and plankton nets

D) Cyanide bottle

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