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Q1. Analogous organs arise due to
(i) divergent evolution
(ii) artificial selection
(iii) genetic drift
(iv) convergent evolution.
(iv) convergent evolution.
Q2. ncestor of man who first time showed bipedal movement
(i) Cro-magnon
(ii) Australopithecus
(iii) Java apeman
(iv) Peking man
(ii) Australopithecus
Q3. Select the correct statement from the following options.
(i) Mutations are random and directional.
(ii) Darwinian variations are small and direction less.
(iii) Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and get selected by nature.
(iv) All mammals have evolved vivipary as an adaptation.
(iii) Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and get selected by nature.
Q4. The bones of forelimbs of whale, bat, cheetah and man are similar in structure, because
(i) one organism has given rise to another
(ii) they share a common ancestor
(iii) they perform the same function
(iv) the have biochemical similarities.
(ii) they share a common ancestor
Q5. Evolutionary history of an organism is known as:
(i) Ontogeny
(ii) Phytogeny
(iii) Ancestry
(iv) Palaentolgy
(ii) Phytogeny
Q6. Palaentological evidences for evolutaion refer to the
(i) development of embryo
(ii) homologous organs
(iii) fossils
(iv) analogous organs.
(iii) fossils
Q7. Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of cucurbita are example of
(i) analogous organs
(ii) homologous organs
(iii) vestigial organs
(iv) retrogressive evolution
(ii) homologous organs
Q8. Change of frequency of alleles in a population results in evolution. This statement is proposed in
(i) Darwin’s theory
(ii) Lamarck’s theory
(iii) Hardy-Weinberg principle
(iv) de Vries theory.
(iii) Hardy-Weinberg principle
Q9. Animal husbandry and plant breeding programmes are the examples of
(i) reverse evolution
(ii) artificial selection
(iii) mutation
(iv) natural selection.
(ii) artificial selection
Q10. As per Neo-Darwinism, which is mainly responsible for evolution?
(i) Mutation
(ii) Natural drift
(iii) Both of these
(iv) All of these
(ii) Natural drift
Q11. Animal husbandry and plant breeding programmes are the examples of
(i) reverse evolution
(ii) aritifical selection
(iii) mutation
(iv) natural selection.
(iv) natural selection.
Q12. Snakes do not have legs because
(i) Legs are lost during their entry in tunnels
(ii) Legs are lost during evolution
(iii) The ancestors of reptiles did not have legs
(iv) There are no legs in lizards
(ii) Legs are lost during evolution
Q13. Darwin judged the fitness of individuals by
(i) ability to defend itself.
(ii) strategy to obtain food.
(iii) number of offspring produced.
(iv) dominance over other individuals.
(iii) number of offspring produced.
Q14. The theory of spontaneous generation stated that
(i) life arose from living forms only
(ii) life can arise from both living and non-living
(iii) life can arise from non-living things only
(iv) life arises spontaneously, neither from living nor from the non-living.
(iii) life can arise from non-living things only
Q15. Hardy-Weinberg principle explains :
(i) Chromosomal
(ii) Genetic drift
(iii) Genetic equilibrium
(iv) All of these
(iii) Genetic equilibrium
Q16. Fossils are generally found in
(i) sedimentasry rocks
(ii) igneous rocks
(iii) metamorphic rocks
(iv) any type of rock.
(i) sedimentasry rocks
Q17. Which character applies to Homo sapiens:
(i) Opposable toe
(ii) Large canine
(iii) Cranial capacity 1450 cc
(iv) Chin prominence absent
(iii) Cranial capacity 1450 cc
Q18. Homologous organs indicate
(i) convergent evolution.
(ii) divergent evolution.
(iii) adaptive radiation.
(iv) natural selection.
(ii) divergent evolution.
Q19. Which of the following is used as an atmospheric pollution indicator?
(i) Lepidoptera
(ii) Lichens
(iii) Lycopersicon
(iv) Lycopodium.
(ii) Lichens
Q20. Book ‘Philosophique Zoologique’ was written by:
(i) Lamarck
(ii) Mendel
(iii) Darwin
(iv) Hugo-devries
(i) Lamarck
Q21. Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia?
(i) Stabilising
(ii) Directional
(iii) Disruptive
(iv) Artificial
(ii) Directional
Q22. Homo erectus different from Cro-magnon man in having :
(i) Jaws protruding out
(ii) Tool making
(iii) Slopping jaws
(iv) Arts and paintings
(i) Jaws protruding out
Q23. The bones of forelimbs of whale, bat, cheetah and man are similar in structure, because
(i) one organism has given rise to another
(ii) they share a common ancestor
(iii) they perform the same function
(iv) they have biochemical similarities.
(ii) they share a common ancestor
Q24. Appearance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is an example of
(i) adaptive radiation
(ii) transduction
(iii) pre-existing variation in the population
(iv) divergent evolution.
(iii) pre-existing variation in the population
Q25. Which one of the following phenomenon supports Darwin’s concept of natural selection in organic evolution?
(i) Development of transgenic animals
(ii) Production of‘Dolly the sheep’ by cloning
(iii) Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects
(iv) Development of organs from ‘Stem cells’ for organ transplantation
(iii) Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects
Q26. Which of the following is an example for link species ?
(i) Lobe fish
(ii) Dodo bird
(iii) Seaweed
(iv) Chimpanzee
(i) Lobe fish
Q27. Pre-historic man who gave proper burial to the dead for the first time was
(i) Cro-magnon man
(ii) Neanderthal man
(iii) Pecking man
(iv) Java man
(ii) Neanderthal man
Q28. Evolution of life shows that life forms had a trend of moving from
(i) land to water
(ii) dry land to wet land
(iii) fresh water to sea water
(iv) water to land.
(iv) water to land.
Q29. The biogenetic law of Haeckel is:
(i) Ominis vivum-e-eellula
(ii) Omminis cellula-e-cellula
(iii) Ontogeny repeats phytogeny
(iv) Phytogeny repeats ontogeny
(iii) Ontogeny repeats phytogeny
Q30. Abiogenesis theory of origin supports
(i) spontaneous generation
(ii) origin of life from blue-green algae
(iii) origin of life is due to pre-existing organisms
(iv) organic evolution is due to chemical reactions.
(i) spontaneous generation
Q31. On which continent maximum fossils of prehistoric man have been found :
(i) Africa
(ii) Europe
(iii) Asia
(iv) America
(i) Africa
Q32. Fossils are generally found in
(i) Sedimentary rocks
(ii) Igneous rocks
(iii) Metamorphic rocks
(iv) Any type of rock.
(i) Sedimentary rocks
Q33. Wings of Butterfly and birds are:
(i) Vestigial organs
(ii) Analogous organs
(iii) Homologous organs
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)
(ii) Analogous organs
Q34. Who proposed that the first form of the could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules ?
(i) S.L. Miller
(ii) Oparin and Haldane
(iii) Charles Darwin
(iv) Alfred Wallace
(ii) Oparin and Haldane
Q35. ame of the scientist who gave Mutation Theory :
(i) Wallace
(ii) Mathus
(iii) Darwin
(iv) De Vries
(iv) De Vries
Q36. Variations during mutations of meiotic re-combinations are
(i) random and directionless
(ii) random and directional
(iii) random and small
(iv) random, small and directional.
(i) random and directionless
Q37. According to Oparin, which one of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere of the earth ?
(i) Methane
(ii) Oxygen
(iii) Hydrogen
(iv) Water vapour
(ii) Oxygen
Q38. Early at mosphere contained methane and other hydrocarbons. They have been now replaced by
(i) nitrogen
(ii) oxygen
(iii) carbon dioxide
(iv) hydrogen.
(iii) carbon dioxide
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