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Q.1
Similarities between organisms of different genotypes is due to ... .... [ CBSE 2001 ]
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a) Convergent evolution
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b) Divergent evolution
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c) Microevolution
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d) Macroevolution
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.2
Major radiation of mammals birds and pollinating insects took place in the epoch .. .. [ kerala 2006 ]
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a) Oligocene
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b) Palaeocene
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c) Pliocene
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d) Eocene
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.3
Darwin's finches occur in ... .. [ Odisha 2007 ]
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a) Australia
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b) Galapagos islands
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c) Siberia
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d) India
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.4
In human beings vestigial organs are ... ... [ PMT 1994 ]
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a) Wisdom tooth, coccyx,nail, eye lid and vermiform appendix
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b) Wisdom tooth, coccyx, vermiform appendix, pancreas and elbow joint
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c) Wisdom tooth, coccyx, vermiform appendix, nictitating membrane and auricular muscles
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d) Coccyx, wisdom tooth , nail, auricular muscles
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.5
Miller's experiment provided evidence for theory of ... ... [ Odisha 2002 ]
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a) Special creation
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b) Biogenesis
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c) Abiogenesis
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d) Organic evolution
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.6
Natural Selection theory of Darwin states that ... .. [ BHU 1994 ]
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a) Environment does not play any role in evolution
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b) Heritable variations arise through changes in gene complex of species
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c) Natural selection acts on favourable variations which appears among individuals of a species
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d) Characters acquired during the life of an individual are inherited by its offspring
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.7
Existence of marsupials in Australia and New Zealand proves ... .. [ CPMT 1998 ]
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a) Continental drift
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b) Geological period
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c) New evolution
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d) Both A and B
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.8
Geographic and reproductive isolation bring about ... .. [ kerala 2004]
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a) Extinction
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b) Over-production
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c) Speciation
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d) Competition
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.9
According to Neo Darwinism, evolution is due to ... ... [ manipal 2005 ]
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a) Gene flow
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b) Change in gene structure
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c) Change in size of gene pool
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d) Change in gene frequency
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.10
Lederberg's replica experiment explains .... .. [ Pb PMT 2000 ]
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a) Lamarck's theory
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b) Mutation theory
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c) Darwin's theory
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d) None of the above
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.11
Select the correct statement ... .. [ JKCMEE 2003 ]
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a) Organs with different origin and structure but with similar functions are analogous organs
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b) Organs with different origin and structure but with dissimilar function are analogous organs
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c) Organs with similar origin and basic structure but different function are analogous organs
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d) None of the above
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.12
Which is correct order of increasing geological time scale for a hypothetical vertebrate evolution .... .. [ AMU 2011]
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a) cenozoic, mesozoic, palaeozoic, precambrian
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b) Cenozoic, palaeozoic, mesozoic, precambrian
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c) Precambrian, palaeozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic
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d) Precambrian, palaeozoic, mesozoic , cenozoic
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.13
Evolutionary convergence is development of ... ... [ CBSE 1993 ]
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a) Common set of characters is groups of different ancestry
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b) Dissimilar characters in closely related groups
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c) Common set of characters in closely related group
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d) Radom mating
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.14
Which is incorrect ... ... [ CPMT 2010 ]
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a) J.B.S. haldane → law of continuity of germplasm
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b) Louis Pasteur → Germ theory of diseases and immunology
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c) De Vries → Mutation theory
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d) Lemaitre → Big Bang theory
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.15
Oparin's theory is based on ... ... [ CPMT 1992 ]
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a) Artificial synthesis
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b) Spontaneous generation
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c) God's creation
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d) Panspermia
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.16
A connecting link between two phyla is ... ... [ RPMT 1998 ]
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a) Archaeopteryx → Aves and mammalia
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b) Amphioxus → Echinodermata and Chordata
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c) Peripatus → Annelida and Arthropoda
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d) Ornithorhyncus → Aves and Reptilia
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.17
Which of the following pairs of structures is homologous? ... ... [ MPPMT 2004 ]
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a) Wings of Grasshopper and forelimbs of Flying Squirrel
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b) Tentacles of Hydra and arms of Starfish
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c) Forelimbs of Bat and forelegs of Horse
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d) Wings of a bird and wings of Moth
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.18
In Lederber's replica plating, streptomycin resistant strain can develop by using ... ... [ CBSE 2001]
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a) Minimal medium and streptomycin
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b) Complete medium and streptomycin
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c) Only minimal medium
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d) Only complete medium
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.19
Reason for diversity in living being is due to ... ... [ CBSE 2001 ]
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a) Short term evolutionary changes
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b) Long term evolutionary changes
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c) Mutations
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d) Gradual change
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.20
Hybrid breakdown is failure of ,,, ,, [ AFMC 1997]
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a) Hybrid zygote to develop into offspring
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b) Hybrid adult to produce fertile offspring
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c) Fusion failure of ova and sperms of the species
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d) All the above
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.21
Which is incorrect
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a) Wings of insects and bat are homologous
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b) Wings of insect and bats are analogous
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c) Wings of bat and birds are homologous
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d) Wings of insects and birds are analogous
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.22
Life cannot originate from inorganic materials now because of ... .. [ CBSE 1998]
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a) Low atmospheric temperature
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b) High degree of pollution
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c) High atmospheric oxygen
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d) Absence of raw materials
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.23
Origin of life occurred in ... ... [ MPPMT 2009]
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a) Precambrian
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b) Cenozoic
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c) Palaeozoic
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d) Mesozoic
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.24
Convergent evolution is illustrated by ... ... [ CBSE 2003 ]
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a) Rat and dog
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b) Bacterium and Protozoan
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c) Star fish and Cuttlefish
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d) Dogfish and Whale
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.25
Earth originated in the past period of about ... ... [ HPPMT 2005]
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a) 4.5 billion years
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b) 8.0 billion years
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c) 3.0 billion years
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d) 1.0 billion years
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.26
Which of the following amino acis was not found to be synthesised in Miller's experiment? [ AFMC 2008 ]
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a) Alanine
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b) Glycine
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c) Aspartic acid
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d) Glutamic acid
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.27
Which of the following sets represents vestigial organs. ... ... [ CPMT 1991 ]
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a) Vermiform appendix, body hair and patella
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b) Wisdom teeth, body hair and atlas vertebra
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c) Ear muscles, cochelea and coccyx
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d) Vermiform appendix, ear muscles and cocyx
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.28
Peripatus is connecting link between ... .. [ CBSE 2009]
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a) Porifera and coelenterata
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b) Ctenophora and platyhelminthes
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c) Mollusca and echinodermata
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d) Annelida and arthropoda
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.29
Modern theory of organic evolution stress on ... ... [ MPPMT 1998 ]
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a) Mutations
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b) Isolation
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c) Population
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d) All the above
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.30
Descendent of fossil Protylopus is .. ... [ MHTCET 2007]
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a) Giraffe
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b) Camel
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c) Elephant
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d) Cow
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.31
Besides radio dating which method can be used to find out whether a fossi is of older era ... .. [ Wardha 2011]
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a) Lava deposits
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b) Igneous rocks
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c) Metamorphic rocks
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d) Sedimentary strata
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.32
Presence of two chambered heart and gills in tadpole is example of ... ... [ Har PMT 2001 ]
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a) Neo-Darwinism
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b) Gauss's law
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c) Chargaff's law
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d) Biogenetic law
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.33
Which will be true in sedimentary rocks ... ... [ CPMT 1996 ]
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a) Upper strata older and lower younger
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b) Upper strata younger and lower older
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c) There is no stratification
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d) None of the above
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.34
Select the pair which does not match ... .. [ Kerala 2005]
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a) Coacervates → Aggregates of organic compounds separated by an organic membrane
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b) Species are not immutable → Lamarck
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c) Allopatric → Separated by species
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d) Darwin's finches → Unique to Galapagos
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.35
Which book was written by Charles Darwin? ... .. [ CET Chd. 2206 ]
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a) Origin of Species
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b) Species Plantarum
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c) Genera Plantarum
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d) De naturien Familien
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.36
Pioneers in the field of organic evolution were ... .. [ KCET 2001 ]
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a) Darwin, Lamarck, landsteiner and De Vries
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b) Darwin, De Vries, Lamarck, Huxley
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c) Lamarck, Landsteiner, Malthus, De Vries
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d) Darwin, Lamarck, Karl landsteiner, DeVries
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.37
Abiogenesis is ... ... [ CPMT 2002 ]
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a) Origin of life from non-living organisms
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b) Origin of microbes from living organisms
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c) Spontaneous generation
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d) Origin of microbes and viruses
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.38
Life has existed on earth for the last ... ... [ HPPMT 2007 ]
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a) 2.3 billion years
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b) 3.9 billion years
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c) 4.3 billion years
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d) 5.0 billion years
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.39
" Theory of Origin of Species by Natural Selection" was proposed by ... .. [ JKCMEE 2003]
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a) Weismann
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b) Darwin
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c) Darwin and Wallace
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d) De Vries
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.40
Which is correct ? ... ... [ Wardha 2005 ]
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a) Natural selection discriminates variations
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b) Natural selection is essential for evoluion
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c) Members of a species can interbreed amongst themselves
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d) Members of a species cannot interbreed with members of other species
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.41
T.R. Malthus is famous for his book on ... ... [ KCET 1993 ]
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a) Population
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b) Mathematics
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c) Geography
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d) Genetics
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.42
According to Lamarckism long necked Giraffes evolved because ... .. [ KCET 2002 ]
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a) Nature selected only long necked animals
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b) Of stretching of necks by short one over may generations
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c) Humans preferred long necked animals
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d) Mutation
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.43
In their experiment to prove origin of life Miller and Ury took gases ... .. [ AFMC 2011 ]
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a) Methane , Ethane, Hydrogen, Ammonia
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b) Methane, Ethane, Ammonia, Water vapour
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c) Methane, Ammonia, Hydrogen, Water vapor
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d) Ammonia, Water vapour, Butane, Hydrogen
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.44
Which one provides correct sequence of event in origin of new species according to Darwinism? Natural selectionVariation and their inheritanceSurvival of the fittestStruggle for existence ... [BHU 1994 ]
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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 : (d)
Q.45
For testing Oparin's hypothesis, Stanly Miller and Harold Urey used H2, NH3 and two other chemicals which were ... ... [ BHU 2007 ]
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a) O2 and Methane
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b) O2 and H2O
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c) CH4 and H2O
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d) Salt and H2O
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.46
Theory 'Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny' was proposed by .... .. [ AMU 2000 ]
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a) Mendel
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b) Haeckel
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c) Erasmus Darwin
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d) Weismann
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.47
The term species was coined by ... .. [ KCET 2004]
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a) Linnaeus
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b) John Ray
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c) Aristotle
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d) Engler
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.48
Variations giving rise to new species are serialized by the process of ... .. [ AMU 2002 ]
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a) law of dynamics
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b) natural selection
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c) fusion speciation
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d) organic evolution
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.49
The theory that environment can bring about changes in individuals was proposed by .... [ AMU 2000 ]
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a) Mendel
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b) Darwin
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c) Lamarck
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d) Lyell
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.50
Which was not proposed by Darwin? ... .. [ AFMC 2001 ]
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a) Struggle for existence
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b) Natural selection
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c) Genetic drift
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d) Survival of the fittest
Explanation
Answer : (c)
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