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