NEET Biology MCQ - Evolution Mcq - Quiz-6 Solution

Q.1.

Age of fishes is .... [ CET Chd. 2011]

50%
a) Silurian
25%
b) Ordovician
0%
c) Devonian
25%
d) Permian

Explanation

Q.2.

An isolated population with equal number of blue-eyed and brown eyed individuals was decimated earthquake. Only a few brown eyed individuals survived to form next generation. the change in gene pool is ... .. [ JKCET 2012]

40%
a) Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium
20%
b) Blocked gene flow
20%
c) Founder effect
20%
d) Bottleneck effect

Explanation

Q.3.

Which one is not vestigial in humans ... .. [ MPPMT 1994 ]

50%
a) Tail vertebrae
0%
b) Vermiform appendix
50%
c) Muscles of pinnae
0%
d) Malleus

Explanation

Q.4.

Theory of mutation by de Vries considers that ... .. [ CPMT 2009]

33%
a) Only small mutation take part in developing variations
33%
b) Only large mutation take part in developing variations
33%
c) Both small and large mutations cause variations
0%
d) None of the above

Explanation

Q.5.

Coacervates belong to the category of ... ... [ Pb PMT 2005 ]

33%
a) Protozoans
0%
b) Molecular aggregates
33%
c) Molecular aggregates surrounded by lipid membrane
33%
d) Cyanobacteria

Explanation

Q.6.

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. This is ... ... [ JKCMEE 2008 ]

33%
a) Hardy Weinberg law
0%
b) Pauling law
33%
c) Biogenetic law
33%
d) Thomas law

Explanation

Q.7.

What is incorrect for evolution? ... .. [ Odisha 2002 ]

33%
a) Fossils provide important information
67%
b) Early development stages of higher animals are similar
0%
c) Fore limbs of cows and wings of birds are homologous
0%
d) Variations among individuals are not important in natural selection

Explanation

Q.8.

Mammals like Whale, Dolphin, Bat, Monkey and Horse have some common characters but also show conspicuous differences. this is due to phenomenon of ... ... [ MPPMT 2004 ]

50%
a) Divergence
25%
b) Convergence
0%
c) Genetic drift
25%
d) Normalisation

Explanation

Q.9.

Hybrid sterility is found in ... ... [ Kerals 2000 ]

40%
a) Horse
0%
b) Hinny
60%
c) Lion
0%
d) Crocodile

Explanation

Q.10.

Balancing selection is connected with successful reproduction of ... .. [ DPMT 2011]

50%
a) Homozygous recessives
0%
b) Homozygous dominants
0%
c) Heterozygous individuals
50%
d) All the above

Explanation

Q.11.

Analogous organs are a result of ... .. [ HPPMT 2011]

67%
a) Divergent evolution
0%
b) Genetic drift
33%
c) Convergent evolution
0%
d) Divergent evolution

Explanation

Q.12.

Possibility of occurrence of coal in an area is determined by study of ... ... [ BHU 2002 ]

33%
a) Microfossils
33%
b) Ecology
0%
c) Economic Botany
33%
d) Mining contents

Explanation

Q.13.

Lamarck’s theory of evolution is known as ... .. [ AFMC 1997]

67%
a) Natural selection
33%
b) Inheritance of acquired characters
0%
c) Survival of the fittest
0%
d) Mutation theory

Explanation

Q.14.

Which is sequenced during study of phylogeny? ... ... [ CBSE 2002 ]

25%
a) mRNA
0%
b) rRNA
0%
c) tRNA
75%
d) DNA

Explanation

Q.15.

Presence of vestigial organs supports .. ... [ EAMCET 1996 ]

33%
a) Natural selection
0%
b) Germplasm theory
33%
c) Evolution but not Lamarck's theory
33%
d) Synthetic theory

Explanation

Q.16.

In which era had life not originated ... ... [ AFMC 1999]

100%
a) Palaeozoic
0%
b) Archaeozoic
0%
c) Azoic
0%
d) Mesozoic

Explanation

Q.17.

Best description of natural selection is ... ... [ Pb PMT 2005]

67%
a) Survival of the fittest
0%
b) Struggle for existence
0%
c) Change in proportion of variations within population
33%
d) Reproductive success of the members of a population best adapted to the environment

Explanation

Q.18.

"Human population grows in geometric ratio while food materials increases in arithmetic proportion". It is a statement from ... .. [ kerala 2001 ]

100%
a) Darwin
0%
b) Bateson
0%
c) Amritya Sen
0%
d) Malthus

Explanation

Q.19.

According to Darwin which one is of much importance in formation of species ... .. [ Manipur 2006]

33%
a) Over-production
0%
b) Survival of the fittest
33%
c) Struggle for existence and variations
33%
d) Inheritance of acquired characters

Explanation

Q.20.

Darwin could not properly explain the theory of evolution because of lack of ... .. [ orissa 2009]

67%
a) Evidences
0%
b) Speciation
33%
c) Variations
0%
d) Genetics

Explanation

Q.21.

Two species of different genealogy show resemblance due to similar adaptation. the phenomenon is ... .. [ CBSE 2007]

67%
a) Convergent evolution
33%
b) Divergent evolution
0%
c) Micro-evolution
0%
d) co-evolution

Explanation

Q.22.

Modern theory of evolution is based on ... .. [ Pb. PMT 2003]

0%
a) Mutations
25%
b) Genetic recombination
25%
c) Natural selection
50%
d) All the above

Explanation

Q.23.

Existence of Coal/ petroleum can be known from study of ... ... [ AMU 1998 ]

50%
a) Ecology
25%
b) Economic Botany
25%
c) Palaeobotany
0%
d) Bacteriology

Explanation

Q.24.

Who was awarded three prizes, regarded as triple crown of biology ... .. [ HPPMT 2011]

9%
a) G.N. Ramchandran
0%
b) Camillo Golgi
91%
c) Ernst Mayr
0%
d) Carolus Linnaeus

Explanation

Q.25.

Choose the correct sequence during formation of chemicals on early earth ... .. [ CBSE 1996 ]

50%
a) Ammonia, Water, Nucleic acid, Protein
0%
b) Ammonia, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic acid
0%
c) Ammonia, Nucleic acid, Proteins, Carbohydrates
50%
d) Proteins, Carbohydrate, Water, Nucleic acid

Explanation

Q.26.

Tasmanian Wolf is a marsupial while Wolf is a placental mammal. This shows ... ...

100%
a) Convergent evolution
0%
b) Divergent evolution
0%
c) Parallelism
0%
d) Inheritance of acquired characters

Explanation

Q.27.

Who gave the principle that population tends to multiply more rapidly than food supply ... .. [ CBSE 1995]

50%
a) Darwin
0%
b) Malthus
0%
c) Lamarck
50%
d) Haldane

Explanation

Q.28.

Phenomenon of industrial melanism demonstrates ... ... [ AIIMS 1998 ]

50%
a) Geographical isolation
50%
b) Natural selection
0%
c) Reproductive isolation
0%
d) Transer

Explanation

Q.29.

Microspheres possessed a membrane of ... ... [ DPMT 2008]

100%
a) Lipid and protein
0%
b) lipid
0%
c) Carbohydrates
0%
d) Fats

Explanation

Q.30.

Lederberg's replica experiment is connected with .. ... [ Pb PMT 1997]

0%
a) Adaptation
50%
b) Evolution
0%
c) Genetics
50%
d) Artifical selection

Explanation

Q.31.

Organs that performed same function but are not similar in structural details and origin are called ... .. [ JKCEE 2010 ]

100%
a) Analogous organs
0%
b) Homologous organs
0%
c) Vestigial organs
0%
d) None of these

Explanation

Q.32.

The use and disuse principle of evolution or theory of "inheritance of acquired characters" was proposed by ... .. [ AIIMS 1999]

50%
a) Hugo de Vries
50%
b) Lamarck
0%
c) Weismann
0%
d) Darwin

Explanation

Q.33.

Assertion: Comparative biochemistry provides a strong evidence in favour of common ancestry of living beings Reason: Genetic code is universal.

50%
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
50%
b) The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
0%
c) Assertion is true but, Reason is false
0%
d) Assertion is false but, Reason is true

Explanation

Q.34.

Age of man in geology is ...

50%
a) Proterozoic
50%
b) Mesozoic
0%
c) Coenozoic
0%
d) Psychozoic

Explanation

Q.35.

Who demonstrated that life comes from life with the help of flask with boiled broth ? .... [ CET Chd 1999 ]

50%
a) Redi
50%
b) Pasteur
0%
c) Van Helmont
0%
d) Arrhenius

Explanation

Q.36.

A vestigial tooth is ... ... [ DPMT 1999 ]

50%
a) Incisor
0%
b) Molar
50%
c) Premolar
0%
d) Canine

Explanation

Q.37.

First mammals are found in era - periods

50%
a) Permian ... ... Palaeozoic
50%
b) Triassic ..... Mesozoic
0%
c) Tertiary ... ..Cenozoic
0%
d) Paleoarchean ... ... Archean

Explanation

Q.38.

Theory of used and disuse was propounded by ... .. [ DPMT 2003 ]

0%
a) Wallace
50%
b) Lamarck
0%
c) Darwin
50%
d) De Vries

Explanation

Q.39.

Connecting link between chordates and non-chordates is ... .

50%
a) Peripatus
50%
b) Balanoglossus
0%
c) Sphenodon
0%
d) Tachyglossus

Explanation

Q.40.

Which one is incorrect ... ... [ ODisha 2004 ]

50%
a) Wings of insects and birds are analogous
0%
b) Wings of bat and birds are homologous
50%
c) Wings of insect and bat are analogous
0%
d) Wings of insect and birds are homologous

Explanation

Q.41.

Most important theory of general biology was proposed by ... .. [ AIIMS 1991]

50%
a) Mendel and Morgan
0%
b) Beadle and Tatum
0%
c) Watson and Crick
50%
d) Darwin and Wallace

Explanation

Q.42.

Which one supports Darwin's concept of natural selection? [ CBSE 2005]

50%
a) Development of transgenic animals
0%
b) Production of Dolly sheep by cloning
0%
c) Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects
50%
d) Development of organs from stem cells for organ transplantation

Explanation

Q.43.

Homologous organs show ... .. [ BHU 1999 ]

50%
a) Divergent evolution
50%
b) Convergent evolution
0%
c) Parallel evolution
0%
d) Both B and C

Explanation

Q.44.

Analogous organs are ... ... [ BHU 1994 ]

100%
a) Different origin but similar functions
0%
b) Common origin and common functions
0%
c) Different origin and different functions
0%
d) Common origin but different functions

Explanation

Q.45.

Protobiogenesis occurred ... ... [ AFMC 1999 ]

50%
a) 1.2 billion years ago
0%
b) 2.0 billion years ago
50%
c) 2.5 billion years ago
0%
d) More than 3.5 billion years ago

Explanation

Q.46.

Archaeopteryx shows origin of ... ... [ Pb PMT 1997 ]

100%
a) Birds from reptiles
0%
b) Mammals from reptiles
0%
c) Reptiles from amphibians
0%
d) Birds from amphibians

Explanation

Q.47.

Reproduction can occur within members of a .... .. [ AMU 2005]

50%
a) Genus
50%
b) Species
0%
c) Family
0%
d) Order

Explanation

Q.48.

Some bacteria can grow in streptomycin containing medium due to ... ... [ CBSE 2002]

50%
a) Induced mutation
0%
b) Natural selection
50%
c) Reproductive isolation
0%
d) Mimicry

Explanation

Q.49.

Sudden and heritable change in a character/ gene of an organism is ... .. [ JKCMEE 2005 ]

50%
a) Selection
50%
b) Heterosis
0%
c) Inbreeding
0%
d) Mutation

Explanation

Q.50.

Wings of birds and bat are ... .. [ Kerala 2003 ]

0%
a) Homologous with no analogy
100%
b) Analogous with no homology
0%
c) Neither homologous nor analogous
0%
d) Both homologous and analogous

Explanation

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