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1000+ Biological Classification MCQ for IBPS Clerk [Solved]

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. The bacteria which oxidize various inorganic substances and use the released energy for their ATP production are called _______________.
A. Archaebacteria
B. Heterotrophic bacteria
C. Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
D. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria
Answer : D
2. The given characters are seen in which of the following group?
(i) Unicellular, colonial, filamentous, marine or terrestrial forms.
(ii) The colonies are surrounded by a gelatinous sheath.
(iii) Some can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialized cells called heterocysts.
(iv) They often form blooms in water bodies.

A. Archaebacteria
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Chrysophytes
D. Dinoflagellates
Answer : B
3. Consider the following statements with respect to characteristic features of the kingdom.
(i) In animalia, the mode of nutrition is autotrophic.
(ii) In monera, the nuclear membrane is present.
(iii) In protista, the cell type is prokaryotic.
(iv) In plantae, the cell wall is present.
Of the above statements, which one is correct ?

A. (i) only
B. (ii) only
C. (iii) only
D. (iv) only
Answer : D
4. Identify the basis of classification of fungi into phycomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and deuteromycetes.
i. Fruiting bodies
ii. Nature of habitat
iii. Morphology of mycelium
iv. Mode of spore formation

A. i & ii only
B. ii & iii only
C. i, ii, & iv only
D. All of these
Answer : C
5. Read the following statements and answer the question given below
(i) They are saprophytic protists.
(ii) Under suitable conditions, they form an aggregation (called plasmodium) which may grow and spread over several feet.
(iii) During unfavourable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips.
Which of the following class of protists is being described by the above statements ?

A. Euglenoids
B. Dinoflagellates
C. Slime moulds
D. Protozoans
Answer : C
6. Mycorrhizae are useful for plants because they
A. fix atmospheric nitrogen.
B. enhance absorption of nutrients from the soil.
C. kill insects and pathogen.
D. provide resistance against abiotic stresses.
Answer : B
7. Match the terms given in column-I with their examples given in column-II and choose the correct option
Column-IColumn-II
(Terms)(Examples)
A. AscusI. Spirulina
B. BasidiumII. Penicillium
C. ProtistaIII. Agaricus
D. CyanobacteriaIV. Euglena
E. AnimaliaV. Sponges

A. A II, B III, C IV, D V, E I
B. A I, B II, C III, D V, E IV
C. A II, B V, C III, D I, E IV
D. A II, B III, C IV, D I, E V
Answer : D
8. Which of the following processes involved in the reproduction of protists ?
A. Binary fission and budding
B. Cell fusion and zygote formation
C. Spore formation and cyst formation
D. All of the above
Answer : D
9. Which of the following statement is not correct for methanogens?
A. They are archaebacteria.
B. They live in marshy areas.
C. Methane is their preferred carbon source.
D. They are present in guts of several ruminant animals (cow, buffaloes) and produce biogas (CH4) from the dung of these animals.
Answer : C
10. Which statement is not correct for viruses ?
A. Viruses are obligate parasites.
B. Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells.
C. Viruses cannot pass through bacterial filters.
D. Viruses are made up of protein and DNA or RNA (never both DNA and RNA).
Answer : C
11. The figure given below shows the structure of a bacteriophage. Identify its parts labelled as A, B, C and D. 
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A. A - Tail fibres B - Head C - Sheath D - Collar
B. A - Sheath B - Collar C - Head D - Tail fibres
C. A - Head B - Sheath C - Collar D - Tail fibres
D. A - Collar B - Tail fibres C - Head D - Sheath
Answer : C
12. Assume that two normal hyphal cells of different fungal mating types unite. After a period of time, the cell between these cells will dissolve producing a
A. mycelium
B. fruiting body
C. zygote
D. dikaryotic cell, which is also heterokaryotic
Answer : D
13. Choose the correct names of the different bacteria given below according to their shapes. 
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A. A – Cocci, B – Bacilli, C – Spirilla, D – Vibrio
B. A – Bacilli, B – Cocci, C – Spirilla, D – Vibrio
C. A – Spirilla, B – Bacilli, C – Cocci, D – Vibrio
D. A – Spirilla, B – Vibrio, C – Cocci, D – Bacilli
Answer : A
14. Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Some members are saprophytes or parasites while a large number of them are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling.
(ii) They reproduce only by asexual spores known as conidia.
(iii) Mycelium is septate and branched.
(iv) Alternaria, Colletotrichum and Trichoderma are examples of this class.
Which of the following class of fungi is being described by the above statements ?

A. Phycomycetes
B. Deuteromycetes
C. Basidiomycetes
D. Ascomycetes
Answer : B
15. Which of the following is the correct sequence of three steps in th sexual cycle of fungi?
A. Mitosis -> Meiosis -> Fertilization
B. Plasmogamy -> Karyogamy -> Meiosis
C. Mitosis -> Plasmogamy -> Karyogamy
D. Karyogamy -> Plasmogamy -> Meiosis
Answer : B
16. Which of the following statement is/ are correct for bacteria ?
A. They are the members of the kingdom monera.
B. They live in extreme habitats such as hot springs, deserts, snow and deep oceans.
C. They show the most extensive metabolic diversity.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
17. Which of the following statement is correct for both bluegreen algae and bacteria ?
A. Both show anaerobic respiration.
B. Both have chlorophyll pigment.
C. Both are devoid of true nucleus.
D. None of the above
Answer : C
18. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ascomycetes ?
(i) Neurospora, which is used in biochemical and genetic work is a member of this class.
(ii) They are mostly multicellular, e.g., Yeast, or rarely unicellular, e.g., Penicillium.
(iii) They are saprophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous.
(iv) Some examples are Aspergillus, Claviceps and Neurospora.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Only (ii)
C. (i), (iii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C
19. The given figure shows the structure of filamentous blue green algae, Nostoc with a structure marked as X. Select the option which shows the correct identification of the X with its feature.
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A. Spores - Reproduction
B. Heterocysts - Nitrogen fixation
C. Pellicle - Recycling of nutrition
D. Mucilaginous sheath - Photosynthesis
Answer : B
20. Match the scientists given in column I with their discovery given in column II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Scientists)(Discovery)
A. Ernst MayrI. Discovered Viroids
B. WhittakerII. Gave the name virus
C. PasteurIII. Proposed five kingdom classification
D. DienerIV. Darwin of the 20th century

A. A IV, B III, C II, D I
B. A III, B IV, C II, D I
C. A II, B III, C IV, D I
D. A I, B II, C III, D IV
Answer : A
21. Match the class of fungi given in column-I with their common name given in column-II and select the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Class of fungi)(Common name)
A. PhycomycetesI. Sac fungi
B. AscomycetesII. Algal fungi
C. BasidiomycetesIII. Fungi imperfecti
D. DeuteromycetesIV. Club fungi

A. A II, B I, C IV, D III
B. A II, B IV, C I, D III
C. A IV, B I, C II, D III
D. A IV, B III, C II, D I
Answer : A
22. Which of the following are the characters of dinoflagellates?
(i) They are planktonic golden yellow algae with soap box like structure.
(ii) They are marine red biflagellated protista.
(iii) They appear yellow, green, brown, blue and red in colour.
(iv) They are biflagellated organisms with pellicle.
(v) They are saprophytic (or) parasitic unicellular forms.

A. (ii) and (iii)
B. (ii) and (v)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii), (iv) and (v)
Answer : C
23. Which of the following groups of protozoan is not correctly matched with its feature?
A. Amoeboid - Marine forms have silica shells on their surface.
B. Flagellated - Either free living or parasitic.
C. Ciliated - Actively moving organisms due to presence of cilia.
D. Sporozoans - Move and capture their prey with the help of false feet.
Answer : D
24. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option.
Column IColumn II
A. Mycoplasma(i) Nitrogen fixing cells
B. Decomposers(ii) Blue green algae
C. Methanogens(iii) Production of methane
D. Heterocysts(iv) Most abundant heterotrophs
E. Cyanobacteria(v) Pathogenic in plants and animals

A. A-(i) B-(ii) C-(iii) D-(iv) E-(v)
B. A-(iii) B-(v) C-(ii) D-(iv) E-(i)
C. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(v) D-(ii) E-(iv)
D. A-(v) B-(iv) C-(iii) D-(i) E-(ii)
Answer : D
25. Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following kinds of spores except
A. conidia
B. oospores
C. sporangiospores
D. zoospores
Answer : B
26. Protists are
A. single-celled eukaryotes.
B. multicellular eukaryotes.
C. single-celled prokaryotes.
D. single-celled akaryote.
Answer : A
27. Which of the following pairs comes under the group chrysophytes ?
A. Diatoms and Euglena
B. Euglena and Trypanosoma
C. Diatoms and Desmids
D. Gonyaulax and Desmids
Answer : C
28. Why food can be kept for a longer time in cold house than in normal conditions ? Because,
A. insect cannot enter.
B. bacterial multiplication stops.
C. bacterial multiplication is reduced.
D. there is plasmolysis at low temperature.
Answer : C
29. Match column-I (Characters/feature) with column-II (examples) and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Characters/features)(Examples)
A. Red dinoflagellatesI. Rhizopus
B. Unicellular fungi used toII. Gonyaulax make bread and beer
C. Source of antibioticsIII. Yeast
D. Bread mouldIV. Penicillium

A. A III; B II; C I; D I
B. A II; B III; C I; D IV
C. A II; B III; C IV; D I
D. A II; B IV; C III; D I
Answer : C
30. Which of the following is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work ?
A. Agaricus
B. Alternaria
C. Neurospora
D. Mucor
Answer : C
31. Which of the following characteristic(s) is used by Whittaker for the classification of organisms ?
A. Mode of nutrition
B. Thallus organisation
C. Phylogenetic relationships
D. All of the above
Answer : D
32. Match the characters given in column I with their examples given in column II.
Column IColumn II
A. Long slender thread(i) Lichen like structures
B. Association of fungi with(ii) Mycorrhiza roots of higher plants
C. Parasitic fungi on mustard(iii) Neurospora
D. Fungi extensively used in(iv) Albugo biochemical and genetic work
E. An association in which(v) Hyphae algal component is called phycobiont

A. A-(v) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(iii) E-(i)
B. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii) E-(v)
C. A-(ii) B-(i) C-(iii) D-(v) E-(iv)
D. A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i) E-(v)
Answer : A
33. Ustilago causes plant diseases (called smuts) because
A. they parasitize on cereals.
B. they lack mycelium.
C. they develop sooty masses of spores.
D. their affected parts becomes completely black.
Answer : D
34. The genetic material of virus includes
A. only RNA.
B. only DNA.
C. RNA and DNA both
D. RNA or DNA i.e. one nucleic acid in a virus.
Answer : D
35. The given statements are some characters of a particular group of Kingdom protista.
(i) Most of them are fresh water organisms found in standing water.
(ii) They have a protein rich layer (called pellicle) which makes their body flexible.
(iii) They have two flagella, a short and a long one.
(iv) Though they are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, but in the absence of sunlight they behave like heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organisms.
Identify the correct group on the basis of these characters.

A. Protozoans
B. Chrysophytes
C. Slime moulds
D. Euglenoids
Answer : D
36. The subunit of capsid is called
A. core
B. nucleotide
C. amino acid
D. capsomere
Answer : D
37. Read the given statements and answer the question.
(i) It includes unicellular as well as multicellular fungi.
(ii) In multicellular forms hyphae are branched and septate.
(iii) Conidiophore produces conidia (spores) exogenously in chain.
(iv) Sexual spores are ascospores produced endogenously in chain.
(v) Fruiting body is called ascocarp.
Identify the correct class of fungi which have all the given characteristics.

A. Phycomycetes
B. Sac fungi
C. Club fungi
D. Fungi imperfecti
Answer : B
38. Select the correct match from the given option.
A. Occurrence of dikaryotic stage - ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.
B. Saprophytes - They are autotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates.
C. Vegetative mean of reproduction in fungi - fragmentation, budding and sporangiophores.
D. Steps involved in asexual cycle of fungi - plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis in zygote resulting in haploid spores.
Answer : A
39. A fungus contains cells with two nuclei from different genomes. The nuclei do not fuse but divide independently and simultaneously as new cells are formed. This fungus belongs to
A. phycomycetes
B. zygomycetes
C. deuteromycetes
D. basidiomycetes
Answer : D
40. A specimen of fungus is brought by a student for identification. Upon close examination, he discovered that its hyphae are completely septate and it has gills on the underside of the pileus. To which fungal group does it most likely belong ?
A. Basidiomycetes
B. Zygomycetes
C. Ascomycetes
D. Chytrids
Answer : A
41. Match column I (Kingdom) with column II (Class) and select the correct options
Column-IColumn-II
(Kingdom)(Class)
A. PlantaeI. Archaebacteria
B. FungiII. Euglenoids
C. ProtistaIII. Phycomycetes
D. MoneraIV. Algae

A. A IV, B III, C II, D I
B. A I, B II, C III, D IV
C. A III, B IV, C II, D I
D. A IV, B II, C III, D I
Answer : A
42. Which of the following is an example of amoeboid protozoans ?
A. Trypanosoma
B. Paramecium
C. Gonyaulax
D. Entamoeba
Answer : D
43. Match the type of protozoans given in column-I with their examples given in column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(Type of Protozoans)(Examples)
A. Amoeboid protozoansI. Paramecium
B. Ciliated protozoansII. Plasmodium
C. Flagellated protozoansIII. Amoeba
D. SporozoansIV. Trypanosoma


A. A I; B III; C IV; D II
B. A III; B I; C II; D IV
C. A III; B I; C IV; D II
D. A III; B IV; C I; D II
Answer : C
44. T. O. Diener discovered a new infectious agent that was smaller than viruses and have the following characteristics.
(i) It causes potato spindle tuber disease.
(ii) It has free RNA.
(iii) Molecular weight of RNA is low.
Identify the infections agent.

A. Viruses
B. Viroids
C. Virion
D. Mycoplasma
Answer : B
45. The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are the ones categorised as
A. cyanobacteria
B. archaebacteria
C. chemosynthetic autotrophs
D. heterotrophic bacteria
Answer : D
46. Match column I (containing fungus name) with column II (common name) and choose the correct options.
Column-IColumn-II
(Fungus name)(Commonly called)
A. PucciniaI. Yeast
B. UstilagoII. Mushroom
C. AgaricusIII. Smut fungus
D. SaccharomycesIV. Rust fungus

A. A I, B II, C III, D IV
B. A II, B III, C IV, D I
C. A III, B IV, C I, D II
D. A IV, B III, C II, D I
Answer : D
47. Which of the following is not a viral disease ?
A. AIDS and mumps
B. Small pox and herpes
C. Influenza
D. Cholera
Answer : D
48. Plasmogamy is the fusion of
A. two haploid cells including their nuclei.
B. two haploid cells without nuclear fusion.
C. sperm and egg.
D. sperm and two polar nuclei.
Answer : B
49. Which of the following is a parasitic fungi on the mustard plant ?
A. Albugo
B. Puccinia
C. Yeast
D. Ustilago
Answer : A
50. Which one single organism or the pair of organisms is correctly assigned to its taxonomic group?
A. Paramecium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom as that of Penicillium.
B. Lichen is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a protozoan.
C. Yeast used in making bread and beer is a fungus.
D. Nostoc and Anabaena are examples of protista.
Answer : C

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