1. Pick up the correct match
I. Core of the earth A. Archaeozoic era
II. Life originated B. Fe-Ni
III. Stromatolites C. Inter-micromolecular assembly
IV. TMC is an example D. Photosynthesizing algae
Correct : A. I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
2. A. Arrhenius considered the panspermia mainly responsible for transfer for germs from other planets to Earth.
R. Present day study of meteorities as Allan Hills-84001 knocked out from Mars in Antarctica is rich aromatic hydrocarbons deposited by biological activity.
Correct : A. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
3. Coacervates are
Correct : C. (A) and (B)
4. The diagram represents Miller experiment. Choose the correct combination of labelling.
Correct : A. A – electrodes, B – NH3 + H2 + H2O + CH4, C – cold water, D – Vacuum, E – U trap
5. The earliest organisms were ______.
Correct : A. heterotrophic and anaerobic
6. Which one of the following is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years ago ?
Correct : A. Oxygen
7. Coacervates were experimentally produced by .............
Correct : D. Urey and Miller
8. Urey and Miller in their experiment used a mixture of gases corresponding to primitive earth. These
were ______.
Correct : D. CH4, NH3, H2, H2O
9. According to abiogenesis life originate from ______.
Correct : A. non-living matter
10. Mega – evolution is ______.
Correct : C. origin of a new biological group
11. Evolutionary convergence is characterised by
Correct : D. replacement of common characteristics in different groups.
12. Parallelism is ______.
Correct : D. adaptive convergence of closely related groups.
13. Mesozoic era is associated with mass extinction of ______.
Correct : D. dinosaurs
14. Serial homology is exhibited by ______.
Correct : D. both (A) and (C)
15. Vermiform appendix in man, nictitating membrane and wisdom teeth are ______.
Correct : C. vestigial organs
16. Which one of the following terms would most correctly describe the relationship between the flight
organs of animals like locust, bat, swallow, and flying fish ?
Correct : B. Analogous
17. Appearance of facial hair in some people is an example of
Correct : C. atavism
18. A living connecting link which provides evidence for organic evolution is ______.
Correct : C. duck billed platypus between reptiles and mammals
19. Von baer supports the theory of evolution on the basis of
Correct : A. embryological character
20. Which of the following bird will be called most successfully evolved ?
Correct : C. Lays 5 eggs, 5 hatch and 5 reproduce
21. Biogenetic law states that ______.
Correct : A. ontogeny repeats phylogeny
22. A study of evolution has established the systematic positions in many animals. In some animals chordate characters are absent in adult stage, but present in larval stage, eg. Herdmania has been included in ______.
Correct : B. protochordata
23. Many of the animals and plants found on islands are ______.
Correct : A. endemic
24. The Haeckel’s theory of biogenetic Law means that ______.
Correct : B. life history of an organism reflects its evolutionary history
25. The best way of dating fossils recent origin is by ______.
Correct : D. a combination of all these
26. The age of rock is calculated on the basis of ______.
Correct : C. amount of uranium present
27. It is not a true fossil.
Correct : B. Limulus
28. all mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have some common trait, but they also show conspicuous differences. This is due to the phenomenon of
Correct : D. divergence
29. These are some examples of vestigial structures in man
Correct : B. wisdom tooth, vermiform appendix, coccyx
30. Precipitation test gives evidence from ______.
Correct : C. comparative serology
31. In external appearance the krait and lycodon are indistinguishable. This is an example of
Correct : C. mimicry
32. Postanal tail can be traced in ______.
Correct : A. cobra
33. The Jurassic period belongs to the ............ era.
Correct : C. mesozoic
34. Which of the following cannot determine phylogenetic relationships ?
Correct : B. Morphology
35. Mark the correct set.
Column I Column II
I. Slow evolution A. Non-progressive
II. Environment is responsible for evolution B. Aristotle
III. Homologous C. Bird wing and butterfly wing
IV. Analogous organ D. Wing of bird and hose limb
Correct : A. I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
36. A. Ear muscles of external ear in man are poorly developed
R. These muscles are useful which move external ear freely to detect sound efficiently.
Correct : C. If A is true and R is wrong
37. Mesozoic era is called golden period of ______.
Correct : C. reptiles
38. Which of the following leads to evolution ?
Correct : D. Differentiation and adaption of species as unique entities
39. Evolution and natural selection is demonstrated by
Correct : D. all above
40. An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurence of
Correct : B. homologous and vestigial organs
41. Potato and sweet potato ______.
Correct : B. have edible part which are analogous organs
42. Which one is not a vestigial organ in man ?
Correct : D. Ileum
43. The tracking of evolutionary history of organisms is ______.
Correct : B. phylogeny
44. An old view about evolution states that the organisms were created by a super organism in the same condition as they exist now. This theory is called ______.
Correct : A. theory of special creation
45. Who gave evolutionary concept of determinants ?
Correct : B. Wright
46. Darwin’s theory of natural selection is objected, because it
Correct : B. explains the adaption of certain inherited characters
47. Given : 1 = natural selection ; 2 = variations and their inheritance ; 3 = survival of the fittest ; 4 = struggle for existence. According to Darwinism, which of the following represents the correct sequence of events in the origin of new species ?
Correct : C. 3, 4, 1, 2
48. Theory of Lamarck was based on
Correct : B. adaptive rediations
49. Darwin’s natural selection is based on
Correct : A. variations
50. Industrial melanism is an example of
Correct : C. adaptive convergence
51. Which statement is correct ?
Correct : C. Biogentic law – Recapitulation theory
52. Match the correct set.
Column I Column II
I. Modified form of Lamarckism A. G.L. Stebbins (1950)
II. Variation and evolution in plants B. Neo- Lamarckism
III. Germinal selection theory C. Etienne Geoffroy
IV. Supporter of Lamarck’s theory D. August Welsmann
Correct : C. I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
53. A. Mutations occurring in the germinal cells of the gonads are called germs mutations.
R. They are heritable raw materials for natural selection lead to origin of new species.
Correct : A. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
54. A. All the finches on the Galapagos Islands descended from common ancestor.
R. They show variations only in their beaks as they got adapted to different feeding habits.
Correct : B. If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
55. Cosmozoic theory was given by ______.
Correct : C. Aristotle
56. Which one of the following phenomena supports Darwin’s concept of natural selection in organic evolution ?
Correct : B. Production of ‘Dolly’ the sheep by clothing
57. Retrogressive evolution is shown by ______.
Correct : A. man
58. Match the correct set.
Column I Column II
I. Fossil A. 345-405 million years ago
II. Devonian period B. Fossillium
III. Cambrian period C. 425-500 million years ago
IV. Ordovician period D. 500-600 million years ago
Correct : A. I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
59. A. Genetic drift refers to change in allelic frequencies of a gene pool due to chance and occurs both in large and small populations.
R. Small populations will, therefore, suffer more than larger ones.
Correct : A. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
60. In a population, group of individuals of similar phenotypes are formed due to differential reproduction due to
Correct : A. genetic drift
61. Phylogenetic evolution refers to
Correct : C. natural affinity of genes
62. Genetic drift occurs when few individuals of a colonize, the phenomenon is
Correct : D. random mating
63. Sympatric speciation arises due to
Correct : D. non-reproductive population of the same area
64. Hardy – Weinberg equilibrium is known to be effected by gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombination and
Correct : A. evolution
65. Assertion : According to Hardy – Weinberg Equilibrium, the frequency of an allele remains the same generation after genetation.
Reason : The only way to bring about a change is by natural selection.
Correct : D. A is false and R is correct
66. Which is not applicable to the Biological species concept ?
Correct : A. hybridization
67. Mass extinction of the end of Mesozoic era was probably due to ?
Correct : C. massive glaciations
68. Apes share ............... blood groups with man
Correct : C. AB, O
69. Present age of human known as ______.
Correct : D. silver age
70. Who was the first civilized man ?
Correct : A. Cro-magnon man
71. Leakey and Leakey discovered the fossils of ______.
Correct : A. apeman
72. The correct sequence of course of cultural evolution from cromagnon to modern man is
Correct : A. Palaeoilthic – Mesolethic – Neolithic – Bronze – Iron – Atomic
73. Neanderthal man differs from modern man is ______.
Correct : A. receeding jaw
74. ‘Piltdown man’ is
Correct : D. Pithecanthropine
75. The most recent in human evolution is ______.
Correct : D. middle palaeolithic
76. Which one of the following statement is correct ?
Correct : A. ho*mo erectus is the ancestor of man
77. The evolution of genera ‘ho*mo’ occured in
Correct : B. pliocen
78. Closest primate to man is ______.
Correct : A. gorilla
79. Which is correct according to cranial capacity from the figure given as examples ?
Correct : A. A = 104 cc, B = 355 cc, C = 500 cc, D = 405 cc, E = 1400 cc
80. Match the correct set
Column – I Column – II
A. Old world monkeys 1. Tree shrews, the ancestors of primates
B. New world monkeys 2. Wide nistrils and prehensile tail
C. Prosimians 3. Narrow nostrils and non prehensile tail
D. Simians 4. Monkey and apes
A B C D A B C D
Correct : C. 2 1 3 4
81. Match the features from the columns
Column – I Column – II
A. Ape like primate 1. ho*mo erectus
B. Ancestor of modern apes 2. Australopithecus
C. Connecting link between ape and man 3. Dryopithecus
D. First to use fire 4. Propliopethecus
A B C D A B C D
Correct : B. 4 3 2 1
82. A. Java man and peking men were called ho*mo erectus by Mayer.
R. They appeared same as both used fire.
Correct : A. A is correct and R is its explanation.
83. A. From evolutionary point of view, human gestation period is believed to be shortening.
R. One major evolutionary trend in humans has been the larger head undergoing relatively faster growth rate in the foetal stage. Read the above statement the answer according
Correct : D. If A is wrong and R is correct
84. There are two opposing views about origin of modern man, According to the view ho*mo erectus in Asia were the ancestors of modern man. A study of variation of DNA however suggested African origin of modern man. What kind of observation on DNA variation could suggest this ?
Correct : C. Greater variation in Asia than in Africa
85. The first man to use fire was ______.
Correct : B. ho*mo erectus
86. A human species who were more intelligent than the present human beings
Correct : D. ho*mo fossilis
87. Human evolution actually started in ______.
Correct : D. Africa
88. Peking man is known as ______.
Correct : B. Sinanthropus
89. Which of the following is correct match regarding cranial capacity and location of respective fossil.
Correct : A. Australopithecus – Africa (450 600 CC)
90. Which one of the following ancestors of man first time showed bipedal movement ?
Correct : A. Australopithecu
91. One of the oldest, best preserved and most complete hominid fossil commonly known as ‘Lucy’ belongs to the genus.
Correct : D. Australopithecus
92. Which of the following is a metabolic waste of nitrogenous substances?
Correct : C. Urea, NH3, creatinine
93. Excretion of nitrogenous waste produt is remirolid form occure in
Correct : C. ureotelic animals
94. In man, the area is mainly produced in
Correct : A. Liver
95. Ascending limb of LOH is Segment to water but nearly imperable to salts
Correct : A. FTFT
96. Which of the following are uricotelic animals?
Correct : B. Lizard and Crow
97. If liver from body is removed then which component of blood increases
Correct : A. Ammonia
98. Man is....
Correct : B. Uricotelic
99. Uric acid is formed in human from
Correct : A. purines
100. Green glands are excretony in function which are found in