{
"question_no": 76,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "All living organisms can be classified into different taxa based on:",
"options": [
"Uses only",
"Characteristics",
"Size only",
"Habitat only"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Classification of organisms into different taxa is based on their characteristics."
}
{
"question_no": 77,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The process of classifying organisms into different taxa is called:",
"options": [
"Nomenclature",
"Identification",
"Taxonomy",
"Evolution"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Taxonomy is the science of classification of living organisms."
}
{
"question_no": 78,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Which of the following forms the basis of modern taxonomic studies?",
"options": [
"External structure only",
"Internal structure only",
"Cell structure only",
"All of these along with development and ecological information"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Modern taxonomy considers external structure, internal structure, cell structure, development and ecological information."
}
{
"question_no": 79,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Which process is NOT considered basic to taxonomy?",
"options": [
"Characterisation",
"Identification",
"Classification",
"Photosynthesis"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are the basic processes of taxonomy."
}
{
"question_no": 80,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Taxonomy is based on:",
"options": [
"Characterisation",
"Identification",
"Classification and nomenclature",
"All of these"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "All four processes together form the basis of taxonomy."
}
{
"question_no": 81,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Taxonomy is:",
"options": [
"A modern concept only",
"A recent discovery",
"Not something new",
"Limited to plants"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Humans have been classifying organisms since ancient times."
}
{
"question_no": 82,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The earliest classifications made by humans were based on:",
"options": [
"Evolutionary relationships",
"Cell structure",
"Uses of organisms",
"Genetic information"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Early humans classified organisms according to their usefulness for food, clothing and shelter."
}
{
"question_no": 83,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Early humans were mainly interested in organisms for:",
"options": [
"Scientific research",
"Food, clothing and shelter",
"Evolutionary studies",
"Genetic analysis"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Basic survival needs such as food, clothing and shelter guided early classifications."
}
{
"question_no": 84,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The branch of study dealing with the diversity of organisms and their relationships is called:",
"options": [
"Ecology",
"Genetics",
"Systematics",
"Physiology"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Systematics deals with the study of organismal diversity and relationships."
}
{
"question_no": 85,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The word 'Systematics' is derived from the Latin word:",
"options": [
"Taxon",
"Systema",
"Nomen",
"Species"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Systematics comes from the Latin word 'systema', meaning systematic arrangement."
}
{
"question_no": 86,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The Latin word 'systema' means:",
"options": [
"Scientific naming",
"Classification",
"Systematic arrangement of organisms",
"Evolutionary change"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Systema means systematic arrangement of organisms."
}
{
"question_no": 87,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Who used 'Systema Naturae' as the title of his publication?",
"options": [
"Darwin",
"Huxley",
"Linnaeus",
"Bentham"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Carolus Linnaeus named his famous work 'Systema Naturae'."
}
{
"question_no": 88,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The scope of systematics was later enlarged to include:",
"options": [
"Identification",
"Nomenclature",
"Classification",
"All of these"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Modern systematics includes identification, nomenclature and classification."
}
{
"question_no": 89,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Systematics takes into account:",
"options": [
"Economic importance only",
"Evolutionary relationships",
"Habitat only",
"Size only"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "A major feature of systematics is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms."
}
{
"question_no": 90,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Which statement correctly differentiates taxonomy and systematics?",
"options": [
"Both are exactly the same",
"Taxonomy focuses on classification, while systematics also considers evolutionary relationships",
"Systematics deals only with plants",
"Taxonomy deals only with animals"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Systematics is broader than taxonomy because it includes evolutionary relationships in addition to identification, nomenclature and classification."
}