Plant Classification and Nomenclature - Plant Systematics - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2007

Find out the correct statements for Linnaeus system of classification.
P   It is also known as artificial-sexual system of classification
Q   It was published in the name of “Genera Plantarum”
R   In this system plants belonging to widely distant natural groups are placed under one order of a class
S   In this system Gymnospermae and Angiospermae are placed in two taxa of equal ranks

A

P, Q

B

Q, R

C

R, S

D

P, R

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2007 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2007

From the given common names, identify sequentially the scientific names of the following plants.
Common names: Cotton, Peanut, Sarpagandha and Tea
P    Camellia sinensis
Q    Arachis hypogea
R    Rauwolfia serpentina
S    Gossypium arboreum

A

P, Q, R, S

B

S, R, Q, P

C

S, Q, R, P

D

S, P, Q, R

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2008 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2008

Group-I: P: P. Maheshwari, Q: E. Hood, R: B. McClintock, S: S. M. Sarkar
Group-II: 1. Plant embryology, 2. Genetics, 3. Agrobacterium transformation, 4. Growth hormone, 5. Molecular biology, 6. Systematic botany

A

P-1, Q-6, R-3, S-2

B

P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4

C

P-1, Q-2, R-6, S-5

D

P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-3

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2009 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2009

Floral formula is a method of describing a plant specimen in which the morphological characters are represented by symbols. Identify the correct matches :

Group I	Group II
P. [Symbol]	1. Zygomorphic
Q. [Symbol]	2. Male flower
R. [Symbol]	3. Epipetalous
S. [Symbol]	4. Actinomorphic
	5. Superior ovary
	6. Inferior ovary

A

P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-5

B

P-1, Q-6, R-5, S-2

C

P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-6

D

P-6, Q-4, R-1, S-3

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2009 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2009

Group I	Group II
P. Linnaeus	1. Flora Indica
Q. William Roxburgh	2. Genera Plantarum
R. Bentham-Hooker	3. Artificial-sexual system
S. Engler	4. Sero diagnostic system
	5. Phylogenetic system
	6. The Families of Flowering Plants

A

P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-5

B

P-1, Q-6, R-5, S-2

C

P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-6

D

P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-5

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2010 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2010

In the arrangement of floral parts in a bud, identify the INCORRECT statement

A

Valvate: where the petals or sepals do not overlap but simply touch one another by their Margins

B

Scabrous: petals rough and harsh to touch

C

Epicalyx: an extra calyx found in some flowers outside the calyx

D

Imbricate: where sepals and petals overlap each other at the margin

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2011 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

Identify the CORRECT statements for phylogenetic systems of classification
P. The most popular phylogenetic systems of classification is that of George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker and was published in ‘Genera Plantarum’
Q. A true phylogenetic system of classification was proposed by Adlof Engler and was published in ‘Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien’
R. The phylogenetic system of classification proposed by John Hutchinson was appeared in ‘The Families of Flowering Plants’
S. The origin of dicot from primitive monocot was proposed by Arthur Cronquist in his book ‘Systema Naturae’

A

Q, R

B

P, Q

C

R, S

D

P, S

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2015 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2015

Two similar holotypes are called

A

Monotype

B

Neotype

C

Isotype

D

Syntype

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2017 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2017

As per the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG II, 2003) classification, which of the following plant families comprises of only single genus with single species?

A

Lauraceae

B

Aristolochiaceae

C

Amborellaceae

D

Typhaceae

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2025 · Life Sciences · Plant Systematics · Plant Classification and Nomenclature

Life Sciences (XL) 2025

Correctly match the names of the plant taxonomists (Group I) with the titles of the books they authored (Group II).

A

P-4; Q-3; R-2; S-1

B

P-1; Q-3; R-2; S-4

C

P-1; Q-2; R-4; S-3

D

P-2; Q-1; R-4; S-3

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