Biology - Biology and Its Branches

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Question - 1

Consider the following statements
1. Branch of Botany in which we study about algae is called Phycology. 
2. Branch of Biology in which we study about the relationship between livings and their environment is called dEcoloy.
3. Branch of Biology in which we study about art and hobby of growing dwarf forms of trees and shrub in pots is called Arboriculture.

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1, 2 and 3
  • D None of the above

Question - 2

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I List II
A. A science of human race 1. Ethnology
B. Study of Liver 2. Hepatology
C. Study of hair 3. Trichology
D. Study of joint articulations and ligaments 4. Syndesmology
  • A A B C D 4 1 2 3
  • B A B C D 3 4 1 2
  • C A B C D 2 3 4 1
  • D A B C D 1 2 3 4

Question - 3

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I List II
A. Agroforestry 1. Growing plant without soil in water containing nutrient
B. Hydroponics 2. Growing of tree with cultivation of crop in the same field
C. Pomology 3. Study of fruits
D. Palynoloty 4. Study of pollen grains
  • A A B C D 2 1 3 4
  • B A B C D 1 3 4 2
  • C A B C D 3 4 2 1
  • D A B C D 4 2 1 3

Question - 4

Under which branch, we would study both Amoeba and Plasmodium?
1. Parasitology
2. Parazoology
3. Protozoology
4. Philosophy Zoolozique

  • A 1, 2 and 3
  • B 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • C 1 and 2
  • D 1 and 3

Question - 5

Who is the Father of Binomial Nomenclature of Organisms?

  • A Julian Huxley
  • B JB Lamarck
  • C Carolus Linnaeus
  • D RH Whittaker

Question - 6

Consider the following statements
1. The virus was discovered by lvanowski.
2. The bacteria was discovered by A vLeeuwenhoek.
3. The cell theory was proposed by Schleiden and Schwann.

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1 and 3
  • D 1, 2 and 3

Question - 7

Match List I ( Contribution ) with List II ( Name ) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I  List II
A. Father of circulatory system 1. Stephan Hales
B. Father of plant physiology 2. William Harvey
C. Coined the term 'Genera' 3. Karl Landsteiner
D. Discovered A, B and O blood group and Rh factor 4. John Ray
  • A A B C D 1 4 3 2
  • B A B C D 2 1 4 3
  • C A B C D 4 3 2 4
  • D A B C D 3 2 1 4

Question - 8

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I List II
A. Mycology 1. Study of fishes
B. Ornithology 2. Study of birds
C. Herpetology 3. Study of fungi
D. Ichthyology 4. Study of snakes
  • A A B C D 3 2 4 1
  • B A B C D 3 1 4 2
  • C A B C D 1 4 2 3
  • D A B C D 4 2 3 1

Question - 9

Consider the following statements.
1. Spores of anthrax bacterium used in the USA during 2000 for bio-terrorism.
2. Germany used anthrax and bacterial diseases to infect sheep at firs world war
3. Japan infected prisoners with several biological agents in occupied China at the time of Japan-China war.

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1 and 3
  • D 1, 2 and 3

Question - 10

Study the following statements 
1. Silviculture is the branch of Botany in which we study about the development of the forest.
2. Branch of Agriculture concerned with the production of crops called as Agronomy.
3. Agrostology is the study of grass.
4. Spermology is the study of fruits.

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1, 2 and 4
  • D 1, 2 and 4