Q.1
Homologous organs have ... .. [ AFMC 2010 ]
  • a) Similar morphology
  • b) Similar anatomy
  • c) Different anatomy
  • d) All the above
Q.2
A very important factor in evolution of new species is ... .. [ RPMT 1998 ]
  • a) Extensive inbreeding
  • b) Extensive outbreeding
  • c) Reproductive isolation
  • d) Immigration
Q.3
Fossils are studied for ... .. [ CET Chd. 2000 ]
  • a) Tracing evolutionary history of organisms
  • b) Studying extinct organisms
  • c) Filling gaps in our study
  • d) Providing jobs to scientists
Q.4
Which are immortal? ... .. [ BHU 1997 ]
  • a) Germ cells
  • b) Somatic cells
  • c) Pituitary cells
  • d) Glomerular cells
Q.5
The first organisms were ... ... [ BHU 2007 ]
  • a) Chemoautotrophs
  • b) Chemoheterotroph
  • c) Autotrophs
  • d) Eukaryotes
Q.6
Heart of four chambered in ... ... [ AMU 2000 ]
  • a) Amphibian
  • b) Fishes
  • c) Mammals
  • d) Reptiles
Q.7
A living connecting link which provides evidances for organic evolution ... ... [ MPPMT 2000 ]
  • a) Archeopteryx between reptiles and mammals
  • b) Lung fish between pisces and reptiles
  • c) Duck bill Platypus between reptiles
  • d) Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
Q.8
Dinosaurs were present during the ... ... [ JKCMEE 2005 ]
  • a) palaeozoic era
  • b) Cenozoic era
  • c) mesozoic era
  • d) precambrian era
Q.9
Inheritance of acquired characters comes under ... .. [ Odisha 2005]
  • a) Darwinism
  • b) Neo Darwinism
  • c) Lamarckism
  • d) Neo Lamarckism
Q.10
Assertion: The earliest organisms that appeared on earth were nongreen and presumably anaerobes. Reason: The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released oxygen
  • a) If both the assertion and reason are true and reason explains the assertion.
  • b) If both the assertion and reason are true but reason does not explain the assertion.
  • c) If assertion is true but reason is false
  • d) If assertion is false but reason is true.
Q.11
Connecting link between annelida and mollusca is ... .. [ BHU 2007 ]
  • a) Nautilus
  • b) Neopilina
  • c) Glochidium larva
  • d) Veliger larva
Q.12
Which one is correct ... ... [ CBSE 2007]
  • a) There is no evidence of presence of gills in mammalian embryos
  • b) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
  • c) All plant and animal cells are totipotent
  • d) Stem cells are specialized cells
Q.13
Dinosaurs were dominant features during the period of ... ... [ JKCMEE 2002 ]
  • a) Jurassic
  • b) Cretaceous
  • c) Triassic
  • d) Palaeocene
Q.14
Individuals of a species which occur in a particular area constitute .. .. [ BHU 1998 ]
  • a) Flora
  • b) Fauna
  • c) Community
  • d) Population
Q.15
"Every cell of the body contributes gemmules to the germ cells and so share in the transmission of inheritances" This theory is known as ... ... [ KCET 2003 ]
  • a) theory of inheritance of acquired characteristic
  • b) Theory of germplasm
  • c) Theory of pangenesis
  • d) Theory of mutation
Q.16
Presence of NaCl in body fluid indicates that life originated in .... ... [ MPPMT 1998 ]
  • a) Primitive ocean
  • b) Rain water lakes
  • c) Salt solution
  • d) All the above
Q.17
Which is a pair of vestigial organs? ... ... [ AIIMS 2002 ]
  • a) Coccyx and intercostal muscles
  • b) Coccyx and auricular muscles
  • c) Facial hairs in ladies
  • d) Coccyx and premolars
Q.18
Organic evolution is change in ... ... [ AMU 2000 ]
  • a) Single individual
  • b) A few members of population
  • c) Major portion of population
  • d) Entire population
Q.19
Evolution will not occur if ... .. [ CPMT 1994 ]
  • a) There is no environmental influence
  • b) Genes are without effect
  • c) Somatic variation are not heritable
  • d) There is no genetic variations in individua;s of a populations
Q.20
Rule of embryonic development was given by ... ... [ CPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Von baer
  • b) Haeckel
  • c) Mendel
  • d) Darwin
Q.21
Chance elimination of alleles from a small population is an example of ... .. [ CPMT 2004]
  • a) Adaptation
  • b) Genetic drift
  • c) Speciation
  • d) Selection pressure
Q.22
Fossilised faecal material are known as .. .. [ JKCMEE 2011]
  • a) Coprolites
  • b) Compressions
  • c) Moulds
  • d) Casts
Q.23
Organic compound evolved on earth and required for origin of life were ... .. [ RPMT 2011]
  • a) Protein and nucleic acids
  • b) Urea and amino acid
  • c) Proteins and amino acids
  • d) Urea and nucleic acids
Q.24
Fossil remains of Archaeopteryx indicates that ... ... [ BHU 1994 ]
  • a) It was a flying reptile from Triassic
  • b) It was a flying reptile from Permian
  • c) Reptiles gace rise to birds during Permian
  • d) Reptiles gave rise to birds during Jurassic
Q.25
Mass extinction at the end of mesozoic era was probably caused by .. ... [ DPMT 2009]
  • a) Continental drift
  • b) Massive glaciation
  • c) Collision of earth with large meteorite
  • d) Change in earth's orbit
Q.26
Which was not present freely in the early atmosphere of earth? ... .. [ AFMC 2008 ]
  • a) Water
  • b) Carbon monoxide
  • c) Hydrogen
  • d) Oxygen
Q.27
A vestigial organ in humans is ... ... [ JKCMEE 2008]
  • a) Ear pinna
  • b) Nictitating membrane
  • c) Mammary glands in males
  • d) Knee bone
Q.28
Gene frequency in a population remains stable unless and until there is .. ... [ BHU 1997]
  • a) Random drift
  • b) Random mating
  • c) Selection
  • d) Mutation
Q.29
Speciation in geographically separated region is ... ... [ AFMC 2002]
  • a) Sibling
  • b) Geopetric
  • c) Sympatric
  • d) Allopatric
Q.30
Transfer of genes from one gene pool to another is ... .. [ KCET 2001 ]
  • a) Genetic drift
  • b) Gene flow
  • c) Speciation
  • d) Mutation
Q.31
What is correct arrangement of periods of palaeozoic era in ascending order in geological time scale?
  • a) Cambrian → Devonian → Ordovician → Silurian → Carboniferous → Permian
  • b) Cambrian → Ordovician → Silurian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Permian
  • c) Cambrian → Ordovician → Devonian → Silurian → Carboniferous → Permian
  • d) Silurian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Ordovician → Permian → Carboniferous
Q.32
Which is vestigial structure in man ... [ Chd CET 2012 ]
  • a) Caecum
  • b) Pinna of ear
  • c) Wisdom tooth
  • d) Muscles of glottis
Q.33
Inclusive fitness theory was proposed by ... ... [ DPMT 2005 ]
  • a) Hamilton
  • b) Wilson
  • c) William
  • d) Dangeard
Q.34
Gene pool of a population tends to remain stable if the population is large, without large scale mutation, without migration and with ... .. [ BHU 2000 ]
  • a) Random mating
  • b) Moderate environmental change
  • c) Nature selection
  • d) Reduction in predators
Q.35
Age of fossils was previously determined by radioactive elements. more precise recent method which has led to revision of evolutionary period is ... ... [ AIIMS 2007]
  • a) Study of carbohydrate and protein in fossils
  • b) Study of conditions of fossilization
  • c) Electron spin resonance and fossil DNA
  • d) Presence of carbohydrate and protein in rocks
Q.36
First photosynthetic organism to appear on earth were ... .. [ C.E.T. Chd 1997 ]
  • a) Bacteria
  • b) Green algae
  • c) Cyanobacteria
  • d) Bryophytes
Q.37
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is located in ... ... [ BHU 2002 ]
  • a) Lucknow
  • b) Delhi
  • c) Culcutta
  • d) Jodhpur
Q.38
Who is not related to organic evolution? ... .. [ MPPMT 1998 ]
  • a) T.R. Malthus
  • b) Erasmus Darwin
  • c) Darlington
  • d) Charles Darwin
Q.39
Which is incorrect about protobionts in abiogenic of life? ... .. [ CBSE 2008 ]
  • a) They were partially isolated from surroundings
  • b) They could maintains an internal environment.
  • c) They were able to reproduce.
  • d) They could separate combination of molecules from the surroundings.
Q.40
The oldest fossil record of blue green alga is 2.9 billion years old. It is ... .. [ Pb PMT 2005 ]
  • a) Stromatolites
  • b) Archaeopteryx
  • c) Archaeospheroides
  • d) Chlamydomonas
Q.41
A compound important in prebiotic evolution was ... ... [ AIIMS 1997 ]
  • a) SO2
  • b) CH4
  • c) SO3
  • d) NO
Q.42
Hugo de Vries worked on the plant ... .. [ BHU 1989]
  • a) Garden Pea/ Pisum sativum
  • b) Sweat Pea / Lathyrus odoratus
  • c) Primula sinensis
  • d) Evening Primrose / Oenothera lamarckiana
Q.43
Vestiges of girdles are found in ... .. [ AMU 2010]
  • a) Rattle snakes
  • b) Krait
  • c) Cobra
  • d) Python
Q.44
Homologous organs are ... .. [ CBSE 2002 ]
  • a) Wings of insects and Bat
  • b) Gills of Fish and lungs of Rabbit
  • c) Pectoral fins of Fish and fore limbs of Horse
  • d) Wings of Grasshopper and Crow
Q.45
Wings of bat/bird and insect show ... .. [ MPPMT 1998 ]
  • a) Analogy
  • b) Homology
  • c) Connecting link
  • d) Atavism
Q.46
Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters? ... .. [ AIIMS 2011]
  • a) Lack of pigment in cave dwellers
  • b) Absence of limbs in snakes
  • c) Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
  • d) Melanisation of Peppered Moth in industrial areas
Q.47
Jurassic period belongs to era ... ... [ kerala 2001 ]
  • a) Palaeozoic
  • b) Mesozoic
  • c) Cenozoic
  • d) Proterozoic
Q.48
Which is the most important for origin of life? ... ... [ AFMC 1998 ]
  • a) Oxygen
  • b) Water
  • c) Nitrogen
  • d) Carbon
Q.49
As per Allen's rule, mammals of cold regions conserve body heat through ... .. [ AMU 2009]
  • a) Larger body mass
  • b) Small body mass
  • c) Longer extremities
  • d) Smaller extremities
Q.50
Fossils of organisms found in South America resemble most of the fossils in ... ... [ Odisha 2004]
  • a) North America
  • b) Australia
  • c) South Africa
  • d) Both B and C
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