Frequency of a character increases when it is ... .. [ CBSE 1994 ]
23%
a) Recessive
46%
b) Dominant
8%
c) Inheritable
23%
d) Adaptable
Q.2.
Archaeopteryx is connecting link between ... .. [ JKCMEE 20004 ]
18%
a) Fishes and amphibians
9%
b) Amphibians and birds
36%
c) Amphibians and reptiles
36%
d) Reptiles and birds
Q.3.
Which one is vestigial in humans ... ... [ CPMT 1992]
40%
a) Extra-abdominal muscles
40%
b) Body hair
10%
c) Thumb
10%
d) Conjunctiva
Q.4.
Whose doctrine influenced Charles Darwin to formulate theory of natural selection? ...
20%
a) Mathus
40%
b) Haldane
30%
c) hardy Weinberg
10%
d) Sewall Wright
Q.5.
Phylogeny is ... .. [ CET Chd 2009 ]
50%
a) Evolutionary history
10%
b) Life history
30%
c) Group of phyla
10%
d) Genetics of animals
Q.6.
Branch of botany dealing with distribution of plants is ... ... [ EAMCET 1999 ]
22%
a) Ecology
44%
b) Phytogeography
22%
c) Phytology
11%
d) Phytoecology
Q.7.
Match the columns
I
II
i. Saltation
a. Darwin
ii. Formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution
b. Louis Pasteur
iii. Reproductive fitness
c. de Vries
iv Life comes from pre-existing life
d. Oparin and Haldane
56%
a) i - c, ii - d, iii - a, iv - b
0%
b) i - c, ii - b, iii - c, iv - d
22%
c) i - d, ii - c, iii - a, iv - b
22%
d) i - c, ii - d, iii - b, iv - a
Q.8.
Which one of the following sequences was proposed by Darwin and Wallace for organic evolution ... .. [ CBSE 2003 ]
14%
a) Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection
29%
b) Variations, constancy of population size, overproduction, natural selection
43%
c) Overproduction, constancy of population size, variations, natural selection
14%
d) Variations, natural selection, overproduction, constancy of population size
Q.9.
After the industrial revolution, melanic moths survived because ...
71%
a) They had black colour
14%
b) They had grey body colour
0%
c) They shifted to different habitat
14%
d) They reproduced vigorously
Q.10.
A theory explaining the mechanism of evolution based on change of gene structure was put forward by .....
71%
a) De Vries
14%
b) Darwin
0%
c) Lamarck
14%
d) Wallace
Q.11.
Cosmozoic era is age of ... .. [ BHU 2012]
14%
a) Fishes
29%
b) Amphibians
29%
c) Mammals
29%
d) Reptiles
Q.12.
Origin of life from pre-existing life is propounded by ... .. [ JKCMEE 2005 ]
43%
a) Biogenesis theory
29%
b) Abiogenesis theory
29%
c) Special creation theory
0%
d) Extra terrestrial theory
Q.13.
Which animal has become extinct recently ... ... [ AIIMS 1992]
14%
a) Draco
29%
b) Dinosaur
29%
c) Mammoth
29%
d) Pteridosperms
Q.14.
Industrial melanism has been highlighted by .. .. [ Kerala 2008]
29%
a) Rock Python
0%
b) Polar Bear
14%
c) Triticum aestivum
57%
d) Biston betularia
Q.15.
Theory of origin of life was proposed by ... ... [ Har PMT 1998 ]
0%
a) Tansley
17%
b) Oparin
67%
c) Darwin
17%
d) Malthus
Q.16.
Maintenance of genetic equilibrium is known as ... .. [ Manipal 2004]
33%
a) Gause principle
0%
b) Bergman law
17%
c) Glogger principle
50%
d) hardy- Weinberg principle
Q.17.
The early stage human embryo distinctly possesses ... .. [ AIIMS 2003 ]
33%
a) Gills
33%
b) Gill slits
33%
c) External ear ( pinna)
0%
d) Eye brows
Q.18.
Scientists believe that life on earth originated by ... ... [ Odisha 2010 ]
33%
a) Spontaneous generation
50%
b) Chemical evolution/ abiogenesis
0%
c) Special creation
17%
d) Extraterrestrial transfer
Q.19.
The antibiotic used in Lederberg's replica plating experiment was ... .. [ kerala 2001 ]
60%
a) Penicillin
20%
b) Streptomycin
20%
c) Erythromycin
0%
d) Neomycin
Q.20.
Which of these cells are immortal? ... .. [ AMU 2005]
83%
a) Germ cells
0%
b) Liver cells
0%
c) Kidney cells
17%
d) Neurons
Q.21.
Adaptive radiation is ... .. [ CBSE 2007]
50%
a) Evolution of different species from a common ancestor
33%
b) Adaptation due to geographical isolation
17%
c) Migration of members of a species to different geographical areas
0%
d) Power of adaptation of an individual to a variety of environments
Q.22.
Allopatric speciation is caused by ... ... [ Pb.PMT 1998 ]
25%
a) Temporal isolation
50%
b) Adaptive radiation
25%
c) Geographic isolation
0%
d) Reproductive isolation
Q.23.
Fossils are dated by ... .. [ BHU 2007 ]
0%
a) Amount of calcium
80%
b) Radioactive carbon content
20%
c) Association with mammals
0%
d) Stratigraphic age
Q.24.
An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of ... ... [ CBSE 2006 ]
40%
a) Homologous and analogous organs
40%
b) Homologous and vestigial organs
20%
c) Analogous and vestigial organs
0%
d) Homologous organs only
Q.25.
Light coloured Peppered Moth/ Biston betularia gets changed to its darker carbonaria verity due to ... ... [ CBSE 1995 ]
20%
a) translocation of block of genes in response to heavy carbons
0%
b) Deletion of gene segment due to industrial pollution
80%
c) Mutation of single mendelian gene for survival in smoke laden industrial environment
0%
d) Industrial carbon deposited on wings
Q.26.
Modern birds rose in ... .. [ CPMT 2001 ]
20%
a) Palaeozoic
20%
b) Cenozoic
40%
c) Mesozoic
20%
d) Archaeozoic
Q.27.
Which one is the important consequence of geographical isolation ... .. [ CBSE 2007]
20%
a) Preventing speciation
60%
b) Speciation through reproductive isolation
20%
c) Random creation of new species
0%
d) No change in isolated fauna
Q.28.
Mutation theory based on work over Oenothera lamarckiana was given by .. .. [ CMC 2003]
20%
a) Morgan
0%
b) Mendel
80%
c) De Vries
0%
d) Muller
Q.29.
Read the statement ( i -iv) and choose the correct option: i. Increase in melanised moths after industrialization in Great Britain is a proof of Natural Selection ii. More individuals acquiring mean character value cause disruption iii. Change in allelic frequency leads to Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium iv. Genetic drift changes allelic frequency in future generations.
29%
a) ii is only correct
14%
b) iv is only correct
43%
c) i and iv is correct
14%
d) i and iii are correct
Q.30.
Natural selection theory was given by ... .. [ Odisha 2011]
0%
a) Lamarck
20%
b) Hugo de Vries
0%
c) Malthus
80%
d) Darwin
Q.31.
Which isotope is used in finding age of fossil of more than 4500 years? [ DPMT 2008]
25%
a) 238U
50%
b) 235U
25%
c) 235Po
0%
d) 12C
Q.32.
Unit of evolution is ... ... [ Odisha 2008]
0%
a) Population
33%
b) Species
67%
c) Individual
0%
d) Subspecies
Q.33.
Which were dominant in mesozoic .. ... [ CPMT 1994 ]
20%
a) Ferns
20%
b) Mammals
60%
c) Dinosaurs
0%
d) Fishes
Q.34.
Industrial melanism as found in peppered moth proves that ... .. [ CBSE 2007]
20%
a) Melanic form has no selective advantage in industrial area
60%
b) Lighter form has no selective advantage in polluted industrial area and polluted area
0%
c) Melanism is pollution generated feature
20%
d) True black melanic form develops by recurring random mutation
Q.35.
Objection to natural selection theory of Darwin is ... ...
60%
a) Vestigial and over-specialized organs
20%
b) Inheritance of acquired characters
0%
c) Struggle for existence
20%
d) Continuity of germplasm
Q.36.
Birbal Sahni worked on ... ... [ Bih. PMT 1996 ]
25%
a) Algae
25%
b) Fossil plants
50%
c) Angiosperms
0%
d) Bryophytes
Q.37.
Biologist called : Darwin of 20th century" was ... [ AMU 2012]
0%
a) Whittaker
40%
b) Linnaeus
20%
c) Diener
40%
d) Ernst Mayer
Q.38.
Which is most important for speciation? ... .. [ CBSE 2002 ]
20%
a) Seasonal isolation
60%
b) Reproductive isolation
0%
c) Temporal isolation
20%
d) Behavioral isolation
Q.39.
Weisman proposed the theory of .. ... [ JKCMEE 2008]
60%
a) Germplasm
20%
b) Pangenesis
20%
c) Acquired characters
0%
d) Natural selection
Q.40.
The first living form resulting from the final stage of chemical evolution of life is called ....
20%
a) Prebiont
40%
b) Protobiont
20%
c) Proteinoid
20%
d) Probiont
Q.41.
'Philosophie Zoologique' was written by ... .. [ BHU 2007 ]
40%
a) De Vries
40%
b) Lamarck
20%
c) Mendel
0%
d) Spencer
Q.42.
Which one is correctly matched? ... ... [ CBSE 2008]
20%
a) De Vries - Natural selection
20%
b) Mendel - Theory of pangenesis
60%
c) Weismann - Theory of continuity of germplasm
0%
d) Pasteur - Inheritance of acquired characters
Q.43.
Wings of Mosquito, Bat and Bird show evolution called ... ... [ CPMT 1996 ]
20%
a) Divergent
80%
b) Convergent
0%
c) Atavism
0%
d) Parallel
Q.44.
Which is correct .. .. [ CET chd 2006]
60%
a) Wings of birds and insects are homologous
0%
b) Archaeopteryx lithographica/i> is missing link between birds and mammals
40%
c) Paired fins of fish and flippers of whale are analogous
0%
d) Caecum and appendix in Rabbit and man are analogous
Q.45.
Which is correct? [ Wardha 2005]
20%
a) Natural selection discriminates variations
40%
b) Natural selection is essential for evolution
20%
c) Natural selection is not the basis of evolutionary change
20%
d) None of the above
Q.46.
Which of the following is vestigial in humans ... ... [ AFMC 2002 ]
20%
a) mammary glands in males
0%
b) knee bones
80%
c) nictitating membrane
0%
d) ear pinna
Q.47.
Coacervates are ... ... [ BHU 1997 ]
20%
a) Lipoproteins
60%
b) Mixtures of ammonia, carbohydrates and water
20%
c) Colloidal suspensions
0%
d) Fatty acids and nitrogenous compounds
Q.48.
Assertion : Human ancestors never used their tails so that tail expression gene has disappeared in them. Reason: Lamarck's theory of evolution is popularly called theory of continuity of germplasm ... ... [ AIIMS 2005]
33%
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
33%
b) The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
0%
c) Assertion is true but, Reason is false
33%
d) Assertion and Reason both are false
Q.49.
A major source of speciation is ... .. [ Wardha 2011]
0%
a) Hybrid breakdown
60%
b) Gene flow
20%
c) Mutation
20%
d) Geographic isolation
Q.50.
Sympatric speciation is caused by ... .. [ CET Chd. 1998 ]
0%
a) Genetic isolation
50%
b) Interbreeding
50%
c) Geographical isolation
0%
d) Reproductive isolation
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