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Q.1
Which is known as “The living laboratory of evolution”?
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a) Galapagos islands.
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b) Western Ghats
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c) Mediterranean sea.
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d) Atlantic forest
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.2
Which of the following is distantly related among each other?
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a) Crocodiles.
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b) Snakes.
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c) Tuataras.
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d) Turtles.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.3
Pick up the correct match
I. Core of the earth
A. Archaeozoic era
II. Life originated
B. Fe-Ni
III. Stromatolites
C. Inter-micromolecular assembly
IV. TMC is an example
D. Photosynthesizing algae
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a) I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
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b) I – A, II – B, III – C, IV – D
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c) I – B, II – D, III – C, IV – A
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d) I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.4
Urey and Miller in their experiment used a mixture of gases corresponding to primitive earth. These were ______.
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a) C3, NH3, H2, CO2
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b) O2, NH3, CH4, H2
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c) NH3, CH4, H2O, CO2
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d) CH4 NH3, H2, H2O
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.5
Precipitation test gives evidence from ______.
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a) comparative embryology
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b) comparative anatomy
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c) comparative serology
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d) none above
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.6
The evolution of genera ‘Homo’ occured in
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a) pleistocene
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b) pliocene
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c) miocene
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d) oilgocene
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.7
Given : 1 = natural selection ; 2 = variations and their inheritance ; 3 = survival of the fittest ; 4 = struggle for existence. According to Darwinism, which of the following represents the correct sequence of events in the origin of new species ?
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a) 1, 2, 3, 4
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b) 2, 3, 1, 4
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c) 3, 4, 1, 2
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d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.8
Cosmozoic theory was given by ______.
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a) Darwin
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b) Richter
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c) Aristotle
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d) Von Baer
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.9
Closest primate to man is ______.
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a) gorilla
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b) rhesus monkey
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c) orangutan
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d) lemur
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.10
Retrogressive evolution is shown by ______.
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a) man
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b) birds
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c) tunicates
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d) fish
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.11
The tracking of evolutionary history of organisms is ______.
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a) ontogeny
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b) phylogeny
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c) analogy
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d) homology
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.12
Which of the following cannot determine phylogenetic relationships ?
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a) Physiology
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b) Morphology
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c) Biogeography
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d) Embryology
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.13
According to abiogenesis life originate from ______.
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a) non-living matter
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b) pre-exiting life
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c) chemicals
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d) extra-terrestrial matter
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.14
How much temperature was used for the gases to react ?
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a) 10o C
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b) 130o C
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c) 1000o C
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d) 50o C
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.15
The primitive cell-like colloidal particles capable of growth and division were ______.
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a) prokaryotes
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b) coacervates
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c) eobionts
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d) chemoautotrophs
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.16
Which of the following is not an example of a macro evolutionary process?
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a) One lion species splits to form two lion species over geological time.
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b) The same trait evolves independently in two different taxa (e.g. wings in birds and in insects).
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c) As a result of their activities, humans drive Dodos (a bird species) extinct.
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d) Over a short period of time, the frequency of a single gene declines from 10 to 8%.
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.17
By studying analogous structures we look for ______.
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a) similarities in appearance and function but different in structure.
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b) similarities in appearance but differences in functions.
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c) Similarities in organ structure.
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d) Similarities in cell make up.
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.18
Hardy – Weinberg principle of zero evolution is based on:
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a) Genetic equilibrium.
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b) Random mating.
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c) No migration.
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d) All of the above.
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.19
To Cuvier, the difference in fossils from different strata was evidences for:
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a) Divine creations.
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b) Evolution by natural selection.
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c) Local catastrophic events.
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d) Continental drifts.
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.20
The age of fossil of Dryopithecus on the geological time scale is:
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a) 2.5 × 106 years back.
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b) 50 × 106 years back.
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c) 25 × 106 years back.
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d) 75 × 106 years back.
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.21
Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were:
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a) Proteins and amino acids.
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b) Proteins and nucleic acids.
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c) Urea and amino acids.
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d) Urea and nucleic acids.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.22
Match the following:
Column A
Column B
a. De Vries
Genetic equilibrium
b. Darwin
Population theory
c. Lamarck
Inheritance of acquired characters
d. H. Weinberg
Theory of mutation
e. Malthus
Co – proposer of natural selection
f. Wallace
Natural selection
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a) a=6, b=5, c=3, d=2, e=1, f=4
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b) a=5, b=6, c=3, d=2, e=1, f=4
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c) a=4, b=6, c=3, d=2, e=1, f=5
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d) a=4, b=6, c=3, d=1, e=2, f=5
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.23
Long neck was the morphological character of which of the following dinosaurs?
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a) Triceratops.
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b) Tyrannosaurus.
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c) Stegosaurus.
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d) Brachiosaurus.
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.24
Which of the following placental mammals appears to be similar to a corresponding marsupial NUMBAT?
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a) Anteater.
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b) Bobcat
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c) Mole.
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d) Wolf.
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.25
Random genetic drift in a population probably results from
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a) large population size
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b) highly genetically variable individuals
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c) interbreeding within this population
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d) constant low mutation rate.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.26
According to theory of special creation which one is wrong?
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a) All living organisms were created as such.
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b) Diversity was same since the creation.
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c) Diversity will increase as the changes in the environment come.
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d) The Earth is about 4000 years ago.
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.27
Speciation of sympatric species is due to:
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a) geographic isolation.
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b) reproductive isolation.
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c) isolation/separation.
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d) migration.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.28
Links between organisms that show branching pattern of evolutionary relationships are shown by_____.
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a) living fossils
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b) comparative embryology
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c) phylogenetic trees
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d) two fossil layers
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.29
The utilization of elements and compounds in nature generation theory because ______.
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a) life cycles
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b) cyclic pathway
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c) material cycles
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d) recycling
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.30
Appearance of facial hair in some people is an example of
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a) mongolism
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b) analogous organs
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c) atavism
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d) all above
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.31
The Jurassic period belongs to the ............ era.
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a) proterozoic
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b) archezoic
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c) mesozoic
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d) Cenozoic
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.32
Coacervates are
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a) colloidal droplets
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b) contain nucleoprotein
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c) (A) and (B)
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d) protobiont
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.33
It is not a true fossil.
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a) Placoderm
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b) Limulus
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c) Archeopteryx
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d) Therapsid
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.34
“Survival of fittest” was used by:
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a) Herbert Spencer.
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b) Charles Darwin.
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c) Oparin.
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d) Wallace.
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.35
An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of:
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a) Homologous and analogous organs.
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b) Homologous and vestigial organs.
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c) Analogous and vestigial organs
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d) Homologous organs only.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.36
If a population has dominant phenotype in 1600 individuals out of 2000 then calculate the frequency of heterozygote.
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a) 494
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b) 256
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c) 128
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d) 356
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.37
Triceratops was not present with which of the following Dinosaurs?
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a) Stegosaurus.
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b) Tyrannosaurus.
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c) Both A and B.
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d) Pteranodon
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.38
Evidences of evolutionary relationships is found in ______.
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a) atmosphere
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b) fossils
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c) ocean beds
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d) rocks
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.39
The stage for the evolution of autotrophs was set with the evolution of ______.
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a) RNA
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b) DNA
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c) ozone
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d) chlorophyll
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.40
The first man to use fire was ______.
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a) neanderthal man
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b) Homo erectus
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c) cro-magnon man
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d) Australopithecus
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.41
Which of these is not a living fossil?
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a) Archaeopteryx
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b) Duck-billed platypus
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c) Lungfish
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d) Frog
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.42
Alternative forms of a gene are called _____________.
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a) loci
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b) multiples
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c) Chromosomes
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d) Alleles
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.43
Which of the following is not Australian marsupial?
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a) )Numbat.
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b) Lemur.
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c) Flying Phalanger.
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d) Tasmanian tiger cat.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.44
If the population of a place has a certain character which is recessive in as many as 100 individuals. Find the value of q if total number of individuals is 1000:
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a) 1
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b) 5
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c) 3
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d) 10
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.45
Which of the following did not evolve from Psilophyton?
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a) Ferns.
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b) Ginkgos.
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c) Conifers.
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d) Bryophytes.
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.46
The flourishing period of progymnosperm is:
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a) Devonian.
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b) Silurian.
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c) Cretaceous.
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d) Permian.
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.47
Largest cranial capacity was found in:
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a) Peking man.
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b) Neanderthal man.
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c) Java man.
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d) Cro – Magnon man.
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.48
First form of life appeared about:
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a) 4.5 bya.
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b) 4000mya.
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c) 4500mya
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d) 3000mya.
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.49
Co – evolution does not occur in case of:
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a) Parasitism.
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b) Mutualism.
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c) Commensalism.
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d) Both B and C.
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.50
Darwin’s finches provide evidence of evolution from:
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a) Morphology.
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b) Anatomy.
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c) Biogeography.
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d) All of the above.
Explanation
Answer : (c)
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