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Quiz 10
Solution
Q.1.
Theory of pangenesis was given by ... ... [ BHU 2008]
58%
a) Darwin
33%
b) Lamarck
8%
c) Hugo de Vries
0%
d) Oparin
Q.2.
Genetic drift is change of ... ... [ CBSE 1993 ]
38%
a) Gene frequency in same generation
12%
b) Appearance of recessive genes
38%
c) Gene frequency from one generation to next
12%
d) None of the above
Q.3.
Organisms present at different places without any traces in between show ... ... [ CPMT 1997 ]
57%
a) Speciation
0%
b) Discontinuous distribution
29%
c) Punctured equilibrium
14%
d) Migration
Q.4.
Parallelism is ... ... [ CBSE 1990 ]
20%
a) Adaptive divergence
20%
b) Adaptive divergence of widely separated species
40%
c) Adaptive convergence of widely different species
20%
d) Adaptive convergence of closely related groups
Q.5.
Naturalist who sailed round the world in ship Beagle was ... .. [ AMU 2000 ]
25%
a) Chaels Lyell
50%
b) Charles Darwin
25%
c) Alfred Wallace
0%
d) Lamarck
Q.6.
Who said that organism develop from preexisting organisms ... .. [ CPMT 1994 ]
25%
a) Aristotle
75%
b) Louis Pasteur
0%
c) Oparin
0%
d) Morgan
Q.7.
Phylogeny is ... ... [ MPPMT 1998 ]
67%
a) Development stages of an individual
0%
b) Castes of files
0%
c) Development of an organ
33%
d) Developmental history of race
Q.8.
Organs related through common descent but now functionally different are ... .. [ CPMT 2004, JKCMEE 2005 ]
20%
a) Analogous
60%
b) Homologous
20%
c) Divergent organs
0%
d) Parallel organs
Q.9.
Recombination of genes occurs at ... .. [ JKCMEE 2002 ]
0%
a) Prophase of mitosis
75%
b) Prophase I of meiosis
25%
c) Metaphase II of meiosis
0%
d) Prophase II of meiosis
Q.10.
Hardy - Weinber principle explains ... .. [ DPMT 2005]
25%
a) Genetic drift
75%
b) Genetic equilibrium
0%
c) Genetic incompatibility
0%
d) Genetic load
Q.11.
Coacervates are ... ... [ BHU 1997 ]
67%
a) Lipoproteins
33%
b) Mixture of ammonia, carbohydrates and water.
0%
c) Colloidal suspensions
0%
d) Fatty acids and nitrogenous compounds
Q.12.
Primitive atmosphere of earth contained water vapours, hydrogen, ammonia and ... .. [ HPPMT 2010 ]
25%
a) CO2
0%
b) O2
0%
c) N2
75%
d) Methane
Q.13.
Which of the following is not correctly paired ... ... [ Odisha 2002 ]
67%
a) Mesozoic → Age of mammals
0%
b) Study of fossils → Paleontology
33%
c) Mutation theory → Hugo de Vries
0%
d) Origin of Species → Charles Darwin
Q.14.
Biogenetic law was proposed by ... .. [ CPMT 1994
0%
a) Von Baer and Haeckel
67%
b) Von baer and Aristotle
0%
c) Haeckel and Mendel
33%
d) Mendel and Griffith
Q.15.
Experimental proof that organic compounds formed the basis of evolution was given by ... ... [ DPMT 2002 [
67%
a) Oparin
0%
b) Pasteur
33%
c) Miller and Urey
0%
d) Spallanzani
Q.16.
Experiment to prove chemical basis of origin of life carries out by Urey and Miller used NH3 and ... .. [ Bihar PMT 2002]
33%
a) H2 and H2
67%
b) H2, CH4, H2O
0%
c) CH4 and H2O
0%
d) CH4 and O2
Q.17.
Occurrence of higher number of endemic species in South America and Australia is due to ... ... [ AFMC 2007 ]
33%
a) Retrogressive evolution
33%
b) Continental separation
33%
c) These species have become extinct form other regions
0%
d) Absence of terrestrial links between these places
Q.18.
Which one is not a vestigial structure in humans ... .. [ CPMT 1991 ]
100%
a) Epiglottis
0%
b) Vermiform appendix
0%
c) Wisdom teeth
0%
d) Body hair
Q.19.
Relatedness of two species is tested through .. ... [ Odisha 2009]
33%
a) RNA and proteins
67%
b) DNA and proteins
0%
c) Antibodies and transposons
0%
d) None of the above
Q.20.
Presence of tail and coarse hair in human baby is ... ... [ AIIMS 2004 ]
50%
a) Radiation
50%
b) Atavism
0%
c) Mutation
0%
d) Crossing over
Q.21.
The ship in which Darwin travelled was .. .. [ MPPMT 1993 ]
0%
a) Gangotri
75%
b) Beagle
25%
c) Atlantic
0%
d) Seagull
Q.22.
Examples of homologous structures is /are ... .. [ AMU 2011]
0%
a) Optic lobes of brain
67%
b) Heart of vertebrates
0%
c) Cerebrum of brain
33%
d) All the above
Q.23.
Which one does not help in understanding evolution ... .. [ JKCMEE 2003]
20%
a) Genetic variation
0%
b) Natural selection
20%
c) Embryogenesis
60%
d) Isolation
Q.24.
Biogenetic law/ recapitulation theory was proposed by ... .. [ BHU 2012 ]
33%
a) Wallace
33%
b) Lamarck
33%
c) Haeckel
0%
d) Mendel
Q.25.
Plants and animals of Galapogos islands resemble plants and animals of main land in ... ... [ Odisha 2007]
33%
a) North Africa
0%
b) South Africa
0%
c) North America
67%
d) South America
Q.26.
Major defect of Darwinism was .. .. [ CPMT 1994 ]
0%
a) Nondescription of survival of fittnest
33%
b) Nondescription of inheritance of fittest
0%
c) Nondescription of overproduction of young ones
67%
d) Nondescription of reason for variation
Q.27.
Living organism with oldest fossil history is ... .. [ AMU 2000 ]
50%
a) Dinosaur
25%
b) Archaeopteryx
25%
c) Horse
0%
d) Man
Q.28.
Duck-billed Platypus is connecting link between ... .. [ AFMC 2009 ]
0%
a) Echinodermata and chordata
33%
b) Arthropoda and mollusca
33%
c) Reptilia and mammalia
33%
d) Reptilia and aves
Q.29.
Approximate age of earth ( in million years) is ... ... [ HPPMT 2001 ]
33%
a) 3600
67%
b) 4600
0%
c) 7200
0%
d) 6000
Q.30.
Theory of evolution by Charles Darwin is called ... .. [ JKCMEE 2002 ]
50%
a) Theory of inheritance of acquired characters
0%
b) Mutation theory
50%
c) Theory of natural selection
0%
d) Origin of species
Q.31.
A vestigial organ in man is ... ... [ MPPMT 1998 ]
0%
a) mammary gland
25%
b) pelvic girdle
75%
c) vermiform appendix
0%
d) sebaceous glands
Q.32.
Haeckel's recapitulation theory/ biogenetic law states .... ... [ BHU 1991 ]
33%
a) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
33%
b) High rate of reproduction
33%
c) Alternation of generations
0%
d) Inheritance of acquired characters
Q.33.
Theory of abiogenesis or spontaneous generation was finally disapproved by ... ... [ kerala 2003 ]
67%
a) Louis Pasteur
33%
b) A.I.Oparin
0%
c) A.R.Wallace
0%
d) Sidney Fox
Q.34.
Which was absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life ...... [ AIIMS 1997 ]
33%
a) NH3
0%
b) H2
67%
c) O2
0%
d) CH4
Q.35.
A bird with teeth is ... ... [ BHU 1991 ]
0%
a) Kiwi
0%
b) Ostrich / king Vulture
0%
c) Dodo
100%
d) Archaeopteryx
Q.36.
A group of interbreeding individuals reproductively isolated from others is ... .. [ DPMT 2005]
100%
a) Biological species
0%
b) Morphospecies
0%
c) Linneon
0%
d) Evolutionary species
Q.37.
Dark coloured Peppered Moth is able to survive in industrial areas as compared to light coloured form because of .. .. [ CBSE 2009]
25%
a) High fecundity
0%
b) Mimicry
75%
c) Natural selection in smoky environment
0%
d) Lethal mutation
Q.38.
Life originated in ... ... [ CPMT 1992 ]
25%
a) Air
0%
b) Soil
0%
c) Mountains
75%
d) Water
Q.39.
Presence of gill slits in the embryo of all vertebrates supports the theory of ... ... [ JIPMER 2000 ]
25%
a) Organic evolution
50%
b) Biogenesis
0%
c) Metamorphosis
25%
d) Recaptulation
Q.40.
An evolutionary pattern characterised by a rapid increase in number of kinds of closely related species is called ... .. [ AMU 2010]
67%
a) Divergent evolution
0%
b) Convergent evolution
0%
c) Adaptive radiation
33%
d) Parallel evolution
Q.41.
According to theory of abiogenesis, life originates from .... ... [ DPMT 2009 ]
100%
a) Non-living
0%
b) Spontaneously
0%
c) Chemicals
0%
d) Other planets
Q.42.
Two geographical regions separated by high mountains are ... ... [ CBSE 1994 ]
67%
a) Oriental and Australian
33%
b) Palaearctic and Oriental
0%
c) Nearctic and Palaearctic
0%
d) Neotropical and Ethiopian
Q.43.
In evolution of horse, two most important anatomical and morphological changes brought about are ... .. [ CET Chd 2010]
25%
a) Limbs and tail
50%
b) Limbs and teeth
25%
c) Teeth and tail
0%
d) Limbs and height
Q.44.
Atmosphere of earth just before the origin of life consisted of ... ... [ AMU 2003 ]
33%
a) Water vapours, CH4, NH3 and Oxygen
0%
b) CO2, NH3 and CH4
67%
c) H2, NH3 and CH4 and water vapour
0%
d) CH4, O3, O2 and water vapour
Q.45.
That first life on earth originated from non-living materials has been explained by ... ...
67%
a) theory of biogenesis
33%
b) theory of abiogenesis
0%
c) theory of special creation
0%
d) theory of extra-terrestrial origin
Q.46.
Tendrils are examples of ?
0%
a) Coevolution
67%
b) Convergent evolution
33%
c) Divergent evolution
0%
d) Something else
Q.47.
Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of : [AIPMT 2014]
100%
a) Homologous organs
0%
b) Convergent evolution
0%
c) Analogous organs
0%
d) Adaptive radiation
Q.48.
Which one of the following are analogous structures? …[AIPMT 2014]
25%
a) Thorns of Bougainvillea and Tendrils of Cucurbita
25%
b) Flippers of Dolphin and Legs of Horse.
50%
c) Wings of Bat and Wings of Pigeon.
0%
d) Gills of Prawn and Lungs of Man.
Q.49.
Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity? …[AIPMT 2015]
100%
a) Homo habilis
0%
b) Homo erectus
0%
c) Homo sapiens
0%
d) Homo neanderthalensis
Q.50.
Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects on land? …[AIPMT 2015]
33%
a) Eyes
33%
b) Segmentation
0%
c) Bilateral symmetry
33%
d) Exoskeleton
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