Question 1: Palette 1/21

NEET 2026 MCQ

Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature?

A

Biological names are generally in Latin

B

Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics

C

The specific epithet in the biologial name starts with a small letter

D

The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus

Question 2: Palette 2/21

NEET 2026 MCQ

Genus represents $\_\_\_\_$ .

A

a group of closely related families

B

an individual plant or animal

C

a population of plants and animals

D

a group of closely related species

Question 3: Palette 3/21

NEET 2026 MCQ

Arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order.

(a) Genus

(b) Class

(c) Order

(d) Phylum

(e) Family

(f) Kingdom

(g) Species

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A

(f), (c), (b), (g), (d), (e), (a)

B

(g), (a), (e), (c), (b), (d), (f)

C

(a), (c), (d), (g), (f), (b), (e)

D

(g), (c), (d), (b), (e), (a), (f)

Question 4: Palette 4/21

NEET 2026 MCQ

$ \text { Match List-I with List-II. } $

	List-I		List-II
A.	Family	I.	Sapindales
B.	Genus	II.	Dicotyledonae
C.	Class	III.	Anacardiaceae
D.	Phylum	IV.	Angiospermae
E.	Order	V.	Mangifera

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A

A-III, B-V, C-II, D-IV, E-I

B

A-I, B-V, C-II, D-IV, E-III

C

A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV, E-V

D

A-II, B-III, C-V, D-I, E-IV

Question 5: Palette 5/21

NEET 2022 MCQ

In the taxonomic categories which hierarchical arrangement in ascending order is correct in case of animals?

A

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

B

Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species

C

Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species

D

Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species

Question 6: Palette 6/21

NEET 2021 MCQ

Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

A

House fly

B

Fire fly

C

Grasshopper

D

Cockroach

Question 7: Palette 7/21

NEET 2018 MCQ

Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below.

Column I	Column II
A. Herbarium	(i) It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
B. Key	(ii) A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification.
C. Museum	(iii) Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
D. Catalogue	(iv) A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.

A

A $ \to $ (ii), B $ \to $ (iv), C $ \to $ (iii), D $ \to $ (i)

B

A $ \to $ (iii), B $ \to $ (ii), C $ \to $ (i), D $ \to $ (iv)

C

A $ \to $ (iii), B $ \to $ (iv), C $ \to $ (i), D $ \to $ (ii)

D

A $ \to $ (i), B $ \to $ (iv), C $ \to $ (iii), D $ \to $ (ii)

Question 8: Palette 8/21

NEET 2016 MCQ

Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them.
A.  Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B.  Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C.  Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D.  In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.

The two correct statements are

A

B and C

B

C and D

C

A and D

D

A and B

Question 9: Palette 9/21

NEET 2016 MCQ

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on

A

date of collection

B

name of collector

C

locals names

D

height of the plant.

Question 10: Palette 10/21

NEET 2016 MCQ

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is countrary to the rules of nomenclature?

A

The names are written in Latin and are italicised.

B

When written by hand the names are to be underlined.

C

Biological names can be written in any language.

D

The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.

Question 11: Palette 11/21

NEET 2013 MCQ

The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their

A

family

B

order

C

division

D

genus.

Question 12: Palette 12/21

NEET 2013 MCQ

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

A

A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.

B

Key is taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.

C

Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.

D

Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

Question 13: Palette 13/21

NEET 2012 MCQ

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the international Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?

A

Musca domestica - the common house lizard, a reptile

B

Plasmodium falciparum - a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.

C

Felis tigris - the Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.

D

E.coli - full name Entamoeba coil, a commonly occuring bacterium in human intestine.

Question 14: Palette 14/21

NEET 2011 MCQ

Which one of the following aspects is in exclusive characteristics of living things?

A

Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro

B

Increase in mass from inside only

C

Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory.

D

Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally.

Question 15: Palette 15/21

NEET 2011 MCQ

Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular taxonomic category?

A

Tiger - Tigris, species

B

Cuttlefish - mollusca, class

C

Humans - primata, family

D

Housefly - Musca, order

Question 16: Palette 16/21

NEET 2007 MCQ

ICBN stands for

A

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

B

International Congress of Biological Names

C

Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature

D

Indian Congress of Biological Names.

Question 17: Palette 17/21

NEET 2007 MCQ

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

A

interaction with the environment and progressive evoluation

B

reproduction

C

growth and movement

D

responsiveness to touch.

Question 18: Palette 18/21

NEET 2005 MCQ

One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

A

they provide a beautiful area for recreation

B

one can observe tropical plants there

C

they allow ex situ conservation of germplasm

D

they provide the natural habitat for wild life.

Question 19: Palette 19/21

NEET 2003 MCQ

Biosystematics aims at

A

the classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters

B

delmiting various raxa of organisms and establishing their relationships

C

the classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totally of various parameters from all fields of studies

D

identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of their cytological characteristics.

Question 20: Palette 20/21

NEET 2003 MCQ

Species are considered as

A

real basic units of classification

B

the lowest units of classification

C

artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms

D

real units of classification devised by taxonomists.

Question 21: Palette 21/21

NEET 2001 MCQ

Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?

A

Species

B

Division

C

Class

D

Family