Q.1
Tendrils of Cucurbita and thorns of Bougainvillea are ... .. [ DPMT 2007]
  • a) Homologous organs
  • b) Analogous organs
  • c) Vestigial organs
  • d) Atavistic divergence
Q.2
Which is not vestigial in man? ... ... [ BHU 2008 ]
  • a) Tail vertebrae
  • b) Nails
  • c) Nictitating membrane
  • d) Vermiform appendix
Q.3
The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of Horse is ... ... [ CBSE 1994 ]
  • a) Merychippus
  • b) MEsohippus
  • c) Eohippus
  • d) Equus
Q.4
The biogenetic law of Haeckel is ... ... [ BHU 2005 ]
  • a) Omnis vivum ex vivum
  • b) Omnis cellula e cellula
  • c) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
  • d) Phylogeny repeats ontogeny
Q.5
Darwin is associated with ... .. [ HPPMT 1995 ]
  • a) Natural selection
  • b) Mutation
  • c) Inorganic evolution
  • d) All the above
Q.6
Age of evolution of man is measured by ... ... [ CPMT 2001 ]
  • a) Electron microscope
  • b) Chemical reaction
  • c) Radioactive dating
  • d) Ultraviolet radiation
Q.7
An evolutionary pattern characterized by increase in number and kind of closely related species is ... .. [ AMU 2012]
  • a) Convergent evolution
  • b) Parallel evolution
  • c) Adaptive radiation
  • d) Divergent evolution
Q.8
Darwin in his "Natural Selection Theory" did not believe in any role of which one of the following ... .. [ CBSE 2003]
  • a) Parasites and predators as natural enemies
  • b) Survival of the fittest
  • c) Struggle for existence
  • d) Discontinuous variations
Q.9
Species inhabiting the same geographical area are ... .. [ BHU 2012]
  • a) Sympatric
  • b) Sibling
  • c) Taxonomic
  • d) Allopatric
Q.10
Which is not concept of Lamarckism ... .. [ CPMT 2007]
  • a) rate and survival of organisms different due to variations
  • b) Environmental pressure produce variations
  • c) An organ in constant use will grow in size
  • d) Inheritance of acquired characters
Q.11
In which geological era did microbes originate .. .. [ MPPMT 2012]
  • a) Precambrian
  • b) Proterozoic
  • c) Azoic
  • d) Palaeozoic
Q.12
Interacting populations are ... ... [ AMU 2002 ]
  • a) Symbiotic
  • b) Mutualistic
  • c) Parasitic
  • d) Coevolved
Q.13
Higher frequency of melanic moths and DDT resistance in mosquitoes are examples of ... .. [ KCET 2008]
  • a) Point mutation
  • b) Genetic drift
  • c) Natural selection
  • d) Survival of the fittest
Q.14
Concept of mutations was put forth by .. ... [ CBSE mains 2012]
  • a) Charles Darwin who found a wide variety of organisms during sea voyage
  • b) Hugo de Vries who worked on Evening Primrose
  • c) Gregor Mendel who worked on Pisum sativum
  • d) Hardy Weinberg who worked on allele frequencies in population
Q.15
Ozone layer is important as it ... ... [ CPMT 1996 ]
  • a) reduces light reflection
  • b) provides oxygen to jet fliers
  • c) absorbs extra light rays
  • d) filters out ultra-violet radiation
Q.16
Adaptive similarities in animals of the same habitat constitute ... .. [ Pb PMT 1999]
  • a) Adaptive radiation
  • b) Parallel evolution
  • c) Convergent evolution
  • d) Divergent evolution
Q.17
Which is not given by Darwin? ... .[ AMU 2009]
  • a) Variations
  • b) Natural selection
  • c) Survival of the fittest
  • d) Struggle for existence
Q.18
Parallelism is due to ... .... [ DPMT 2007]
  • a) Adaptive divergence
  • b) Adaptive convergence
  • c) Adaptive convergence of unrelated species
  • d) Adaptive convergence of closely related species
Q.19
Finches of Galapagos provide evidence for ... ... [ CBSE 2007]
  • a) Retrogressive evolution
  • b) Special creation
  • c) Biogeographical evolution
  • d) Evolution due to mutation
Q.20
A mutation is most likely to have selective advantage if it ... .. [ CPMT 2005]
  • a) Affects dominant alleles
  • b) Affects recessive alleles
  • c) Affects whole chromosome
  • d) Environment remains stable
Q.21
Cyanobacteria originated on earth about ... ... [ HPPMT 2005 ]
  • a) 4.3 - 4.8 billion years ago
  • b) 3.3 - 3.8 billion years ago
  • c) 2.3 - 2.8 billion years ago
  • d) 1.3 - 1.8 billion years ago
Q.22
Which of the following was formed in S.Miller's experiment? [ CPMT 2008]
  • a) microspheres
  • b) nucleic acids
  • c) amino acids
  • d) UV radiations
Q.23
Famous paleontologist/ paleobotanist of India was ... .. [ Bih PMT 1995 ]
  • a) P. Maheshwari
  • b) S.R. Kashyap
  • c) B. Sahni
  • d) B.P. Pal
Q.24
Evolution is experimentally demonstrated by ... .. [ Odisha 2011]
  • a) rapid mutation - neo-Lamarckism
  • b) Survival of the fittest - Wallace
  • c) Replica plating - Lederberg
  • d) Ancon sheep - Neo Darwinism
Q.25
Closely related , morphologically similar, reproductively isolated sympatric populations are designed as ... .. [ CBSE 1995 ]
  • a) Clones
  • b) Clines
  • c) Demes
  • d) Sibling species
Q.26
Origin of life occurred in ... ... [ kerala 2000 ]
  • a) Carboniferous
  • b) Cambrian
  • c) Pre-cambrian
  • d) Ordovician
Q.27
Evolution of different species starting from a point and spreading to other areas is .. .. [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Adaptive radiation
  • b) Natural selection
  • c) Migration
  • d) Divergent evolution
Q.28
Formation of new species from pre-existing ones is ... .. [ JKCMEE 2002]
  • a) Mutation
  • b) Speciation
  • c) Isolation
  • d) Polyploidy
Q.29
Assertion: Gene flow increases genetic variations Reason: Random introduction of new alleles into recipient population and their removal from donor population affect allele frequency
  • a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  • b) The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
  • c) Assertion is true but, Reason is false
  • d) Assertion is false but, Reason is true
Q.30
The animal that explains industrial melanism is ... .. [ KCET 2000 ]
  • a) Lizard
  • b) Peppered Moth
  • c) Monkey
  • d) Frog
Q.31
Most modern breeds of domestic Dog have evolved through ... .. [ CPMT 1992 ]
  • a) Sexual selection
  • b) Artifical selection
  • c) Natural selection
  • d) Isolation
Q.32
Evidences for evolution from fossils belong to the domain of ... ... [ JKCMEE 2002 ]
  • a) Biogeography
  • b) Embryology
  • c) Palaeontology
  • d) Anatomy
Q.33
Study of fossils comes under ... ... [ AIIMS 1996 ]
  • a) Organic evolution
  • b) Paleogeography
  • c) Palaeontology
  • d) Herpetology
Q.34
Industrial melanism is connected with ... .. [ DPMT 2009]
  • a) Defense against UV radiations
  • b) Skin darkening due to smoke
  • c) Protective resemblance to surroundings
  • d) Drug resistance
Q.35
De Vries theory of mutation is ... .. [ EAMCET 1996 ]
  • a) Opposed to natural selection theory
  • b) Not opposed to natural selection theory
  • c) Opposed to germplasm theory
  • d) Opposed to Lamarck’s theory
Q.36
Animals of cold countries have shorter ears/ extremities. This is ... ... [ JIPMER 2000]
  • a) Allen's law
  • b) Cope's law
  • c) Bergmann's law
  • d) Dollo's law
Q.37
A high density elephant population in an area will result in ... .. [ CBSE 2007]
  • a) Mutualism
  • b) Predation on one another
  • c) Interspecific competition
  • d) Intraspecific competition
Q.38
Wings of birds and fore-limbs of horse are ... .. [ Odisha 2008]
  • a) Vestigial
  • b) Analogous
  • c) Homologous
  • d) None of the above
Q.39
Theory of spontaneous creation was supported by ... ... [ AFMC 2000 ]
  • a) Van Helmont
  • b) Redi
  • c) Spallanzani
  • d) Pasteur
Q.40
Occurrence of non-beneficial alleles in heterozygous genotype is ... ..[ AMU 2011]
  • a) Genetic load
  • b) Genetic drift
  • c) Gene flow
  • d) Selection
Q.41
Precious stones, such as gem stones, are product of ... ..[Chd. CET 2012]
  • a) Volcanic rock
  • b) Sedimentary rock
  • c) Metamorphic rocks
  • d) Igneous rocks
Q.42
Darwin's theory is based on ... .. [ CPMT 2003 ]
  • a) Segregation
  • b) Independent assortment
  • c) Quantitative inheritance
  • d) Natural selection
Q.43
Which one provides direct and solid evidence in favour of organic evolution through ages ... ... [ BHU 1994 ]
  • a) Atavism
  • b) Palaeontology/ fossils
  • c) Vestigial organs
  • d) Galápagos island fauna
Q.44
S.L. Miller's closed flask contained .... ... [JKCMEE 2008]
  • a) CH4
  • b) NH3 and water vapours
  • c) H2
  • d) All the above
Q.45
Organic compounds first evolved on earth and required for origin of life were ... .. [ CPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Urea and amino acids
  • b) Proteins and nucleic acids
  • c) Proteins and amino acids
  • d) Urea and nucleic acid
Q.46
Evolution of species or group can be studied through .... .. [ CET Chd. 2001 ]
  • a) Fossils
  • b) Carbon dating
  • c) DNA analysis
  • d) All the above
Q.47
Root cells of wheat has 2n = 42 chromosomes. Which is basic chromosome number of wheat ... .. [ WB 2010]
  • a) 7
  • b) 14
  • c) 21
  • d) 42
Q.48
Closely related species with different traits exhibit ... .. [ Odisha 2008]
  • a) Convergent evolution
  • b) Divergent evolution
  • c) Parallel evolution
  • d) None of the above
Q.49
Jurassic period of mesozoic era is characterised by ... ... [ CBSE 2006]
  • a) Flowering plants and first dinosaurs appear
  • b) Gymnosperms are dominant pants and first birds appear
  • c) Radiation of reptiles and angiosperms appear
  • d) Dinosaurs become extinct and angiosperms appear
Q.50
Which one is not an artificial selection? ... .. [ kerala 2009]
  • a) Shetland pony
  • b) Great dane dog
  • c) Arabian race horse
  • d) Peppered moth
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