21.  One of the following includes most closely linked organisms

A. species

B. genus

C. family

D. class

Answer : Option A

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22.  Which of the following taxons cover a greater number of organisms ?

A. order

B. family

C. genus

D. phylum

Answer : Option D

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23.  Inbreeding is possible between two members of ..........

A. order

B. family

C. genus

D. species

Answer : Option D

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24.  Which of these is correct order of hierarchy ?

A. kingdom, division, phylum genus & species

B. phylum, division, genus & class

C. kingdom, genus, class, phylum & division

D. phylum, kingdom, genus, species &class

Answer : Option A

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25.  Which is not a unit of taxonomic category ?

A. series

B. glumaceae

C. class

D. phylum

Answer : Option B

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26.  Which is the first step of taxonomy ?

A. nomenclature

B. classification

C. identification

D. hierarchical arrangement

Answer : Option C

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27.  The five kingdom classification was given by .......

A. Whittaker

B. Linnaeus

C. Copeland

D. Haeckel

Answer : Option A

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28.  In taxonomy, class comes in between .........

A. kingdom and order

B. phylum and order

C. kingdom and family

D. family and genus

Answer : Option B

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29.  Taxon includes .........

A. Genus and species

B. kingdom and division

C. all ranks of hierarchy

D. none of the above

Answer : Option C

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30.  Binomial nomenclature refers to ........

A. Two names of a species

B. one specific and one local name of a species

C. two words for the name of a species

D. two life cycles of an organism

Answer : Option C

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