The Living World MCQ Questions for Class 11 Biology Chapter 1 with Answers

Find here the NCERT chapter-wise Multiple Choice Questions from Class 11 Biology Book Chapter 1 The Living World with Answers Pdf free download. This may assist you to understand and check your knowledge about the chapters. Students also can take a free test of the Multiple Choice Questions of The Living World. Each question has four options followed by the right answer. These MCQ Questions are selected supported by the newest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.


NCERT Chapters for Class 11 Biology

Q1. Which of the following has more characters In chtnmon?

(i) Species
(ii) Genus
(iii) Class
(iv) Division

(i) Species


Q2. Keystone species are

(i) important for ecosystem
(ii) important for plants
(iii) endangered species
(iv) extinct species

(i) important for ecosystem


Q3. A species was defined as ‘A population of interbreeding individuals which are reproductively isolated from other populations’ by

(i) J. B. Lamarck
(ii) Charles Darwin
(iii) Ernst Mayr
(iv) Carolus Linnaeus

(iii) Ernst Mayr


Q4. Choose correct scientific name of mango

(i) Mangifera indica Linn
(ii) Mangifera indica Hook
(iii) Mangifera indica L
(iv) Mangifera Indica

(i) Mangifera indica Linn


Q5. What is nomenclature?

(i) Genus name is written after species
(ii) Genus and species names are written in italics
(iii) Genus and species have the same name
(iv) The first letter of genus and species name is capital

(ii) Genus and species names are written in italics


Q6. Systematics is the study of

(i) Diversity amongst groups
(ii) Grouping of organisms
(iii) Identification and grouping of organisms
(iv) Nomenclature and classification or organisms

(i) Diversity amongst groups


Q7. Musca domestica is common name of

(i) Housefly
(ii) Mosquito
(iii) Snail
(iv) Ant

(i) Housefly


Q8. The basic unit of classification is

(i) Species
(ii) Phylum
(iii) Genus
(iv) Family

(i) Species


Q9. Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?

(i) Tiger – tigris, the species
(ii) Cuttle fish – mollusca, a class
(iii) Humans – primata, the family
(iv) Housefly – musca, an order

(i) Tiger – tigris, the species


Q10. Metabolism refers to

(i) Release of energy
(ii) Gain of energy
(iii) Catabolism
(iv) Gain or release of energy

(iv) Gain or release of energy


Q11. 2. Botanical gardens and zoological parks have

(i) collection of endemic living species only
(ii) collection of exotic living species only
(iii) collection of endemic and exotic living species
(iv) collection of only local plants and animals.

(iii) collection of endemic and exotic living species


Q12. Binomial nomenclature was given by

(i) Linnaeus
(ii) Pliny
(iii) Bentham and Hookes
(iv) Aristotle

(i) Linnaeus


Q13. Two taxonomic species are distinguished from each other by

(i) their failure to interbreed
(ii) their ability to exchange gene freely
(iii) their similarity in morphological characters
(iv) discontinuity in a set of correlated characters

(i) their failure to interbreed


Q14. In which organism protoplasm and cellular structure is absent

(i) Algae
(ii) Virus
(iii) Fungi
(iv) Bacteria

(ii) Virus


Q15. The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

(i) reproduction
(ii) growth and movement
(iii) responsiveness to touch.
(iv) interaction with the environment and progressive evolution

(i) reproduction


Q16. Scientific name are drawn form

(i) Latin
(ii) English
(iii) Sanskrit
(iv) Arabic

(i) Latin


Q17. Identify the incorrect match.

(i) Physiology – Study of functions and processes of life
(ii) Pedology – Soil science
(iii) Limnology – Study of fresh water
(iv) Kinesiology – Fossil study

(iv) Kinesiology – Fossil study


Q18. The Darwin of 20th century is

(i) Aristotle
(ii) Ernst Mayr
(iii) Carolus Linnaeus
(iv) Theophrastus

(ii) Ernst Mayr


Q19. Any type of taxonomic group of the organisms is called

(i) Taion
(ii) Category
(iii) Classification
(iv) Rank of hierarchy

(i) Taxon


Q20. The study of fish culture is called

(i) ophiology
(ii) herpetology
(iii) ichthyology
(iv) pisciculture

(iv) pisciculture


Q21. Binomial nomenclature was introduced by

(i) de Vries
(ii) Carlous Linnaeus
(iii) Huxley
(iv) John Ray

(ii) Carlous Linnaeus


Q22. Father of Taxonomy is

(i) Linnaeus
(ii) Aristotle
(iii) John Ray
(iv) None of the above

(i) Linnaeus


Q23. National Botanical Research Institute is located in

(i) Shimla
(ii) Dehradun
(iii) Howrah
(iv) Lucknow

(iv) Lucknow


Q24. The Father of Zoology is

(i) John Ray
(ii) Buffon
(iii) Carlous Linnaeus
(iv) Aristotle

(iv) Aristotle


Q25. Systema Nature’ is a book written by

(i) Linnaeus
(ii) Charak
(iii) John Roy
(iv) De Candole

(i) Linnaeus


Q26. In angiosperm, characters of flowers are used in classification because

(i) Flowers are attractive
(ii) Flowers are large
(iii) Characters of flowers are conservative
(iv) None of the above

(iii) Characters of flowers are conservative


Q27. An important criterion for modern day classification is

(i) resemblances in morphology
(ii) anatomical and physiological traits
(iii) breeding habits
(iv) presence or absence of notochord

(ii) anatomical and physiological traits


Class 11 Biology MCQs Multiple Choice Questions with Answers


I Think the given NCERT MCQ Questions for class 11 Biology book Chapter 1 The Living World with Answers Pdf free download will assist you. If you’ve got any queries regarding CBSE Class 11 Biology The Living World MCQs Multiple Choice Questions with Answers, drop a comment below and that we will come back to you soon.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top