In This Post we are providing Chapter-1 The Living World NCERT MCQ for Class 11 Biology which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.
NCERT MCQ ON THE LIVING WORLD
Question 1 : The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for
- a) reproduction
- b) growth and movement
- c) responsiveness to touch.
- d) interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
Answer : reproduction
Question 2 : Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?
- a) Tiger – tigris, the species
- b) Cuttle fish – mollusca, a class
- c) Humans – primata, the family
- d) Housefly – musca, an order
Answer : Tiger – tigris, the species
Question 3 : Choose correct scientific name of mango
- a) Mangifera indica Linn
- b) Mangifera indica Hook
- c) Mangifera indica L
- d) Mangifera Indica
Answer : Mangifera indica Linn
Question 4: Arrange the following taxonomic categories in increasing number of common characteristics w.r.t. plant mango A. Dicotyledonae B. Polymoniales C. Mangifera D. Angiospermae E. Anacardiaceae
- a)
- b)
- c)
- d) None of these
Answer :
Question 5 : The common characteristics between brinjal and wheat can be observed maximum at the level of their.
- a) Division
- b) Kingdom
- c) Phylum
- d) None of these
Answer : Division
Question 6 : Study of number of chromosomes for resolving difficulties in classification is used in
- a) Cytotaxonomy
- b) Biochemical taxonomy
- c) Morphotaxonomy
- d) Chemotaxonomy
Answer : Cytotaxonomy
Question 7 : Most names in biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language?
- a) Latin
- b) French
- c) Hindi
- d) German
Answer : Latin
Question 8 : The main objective of plant taxonomy is
- a) all of these
- b) to provide Latin ‘scientific’ names for every group of plants in the world
- c) to provide a method for identification and nomenclature
- d) to study the world’s flora
Answer : all of these
Question 9: Which one of the following has least similar characters?
- a) Class
- b) Genus
- c) Species
- d) Family
Answer : Class
Question 10 : The ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is called as
- a) hierarchy
- b) classification
- c) taxonomy
- d) key
Answer : hierarchy
Question 11 : Animal taxonomists have named the animals according to
- a) International code for Zoological Nomenclature
- b) International classification for Zoological Nomenclature
- c) Indian code for Zoology Nomenclature
- d) International class for Zoology Nomenclature
Answer : International code for Zoological Nomenclature
Question 12 : Which of the following statement is not true?
- a) When the external temperature is warm, the superficial blood vessels constrict to prevent loss of body heat
- b) Homeostasis is a fundamental property of life
- c) Human beings are endothermic
- d) None of these
Answer : When the external temperature is warm, the superficial blood vessels constrict to prevent loss of body heat
Question 13: The usage of binomial names, for plant species was accepted by all after the publication of the work by
- a) Linnaeus
- b) Darwin
- c) Hooker
- d) None of these
Answer : Linnaeus
Question 14 : A taxon with reference to classification of living organisms can be defined as
- a) a group of any one rank of organisms
- b) a group of organisms based on chromosome numbers
- c) a group of similar species
- d) a group of similar genera
Answer : a group of any one rank of organisms
Question 15 : Species are considered as
- a) The lowest units of classification
- b) Artificial concept of human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms
- c) Real basic units of classification
- d) Real units of classification devised by taxonomists
Answer : The lowest units of classification
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