EVOLUTION

1) According to Darwin, the organic evolution is due to

1) Interspecific competition
2) Competition within closely related species
3) Reduced feeding efficiency in one species
4) Intraspecific competition
2) Neo-Darwinism believes that new species develop through
(1) mutations (2) hybridization
(3) mutations with natural selection (4) none
3. Which is correct set which affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium ?
(1) Random mating, Mutation, No change in gene frequencies.
(2) Genetic drift, Natural selection, Gene flow
(3) Natural selection, Random mating, No gene migration
(4) No mutation, No change in allele frequency and selective mating
4. Choose the incorrect statement regarding Hardy-Weinberg principle :
(1) Allele frequencies in a population are stable and constant from generation
to generation
(2) Sum total of all the allelic frequencies in a population is one
(3) Variation due to genetic drift results in changed frequency of genes and
alleles in futuregenerations
(4) Genetic recombination helps in maintaining Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
5. Match the columns

(a) Australopithecus (i) First human like

(b) Homo habilis (ii) Used hides to protect the body
(c) Homo erectus (iii) Arose in Africa
(d) Neanderthal man (iv) Probably ate meat
(e) Homosapiens (v) Hunted with stone weapons and ate fruits

(1) a-v, b-ii, c-iv, d-i, e-iii (2) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii, e-v
(3) a-v, b-i, c-iv, d-ii, e-iii (4) a-v, b-ii, c-ii, d-i, e-iv

6. Which ancestor of man firstly hunted with stone weapons but essentially
ate fruit:-
(1) Ramapithecus (2) Dryopithecus
(3) Homo habilis (4) Australopithecus
7. Brain capacity of Homo habilis was :
(1) 650-800 cc (2) 800-900 cc (3) 600-1000 cc 4) 900-1100 cc
8. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between
(1) Birds and reptiles (2) Reptiles and mammals
(3) Annelids and arthropods (4) Amphibians and fishes
9. One of the following is known as age of mammals
(1) Mesozoic (2) Palaeozoic (3) Coenozoic (4) Archaeozoic
10. Natural selection in which more individuals acquire peripheral character
value at both the ends of the distribution curve is
(1) Stabilising natural selection
(2) Disruptive natural selection
(3) Directional natural selection
(4) The curve never shows the formation of two peaks
11. Which of the following evolved into the first amphibians?
(1) Lobefins (2) Shrews (3) Salamanders (4) Turtles
12. Branching descent is one of the key concepts of
(1) Lamarckian theory (2) Miller’s theory
(3) The Big Bang theory (4) Darwinian theory
13. Fossils discovered in Java in 1891 belonged to
(1) Homo habilis (2) Neanderthal man
(3) Homo erectus (4) Ramapithecus
14. The homologous structures are
(1) Anatomically different
(2) Functionally different, evolved from different ancestors
(3) Functionally same
(4) Anatomically same, but perform different functions
15. The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are
(1) Homologous structures and represent convergent evolution
(2) Homologous structures and represent divergent evolution
(3) Analogous structures and represent convergent evolution
(4) Phylogenetic structures and represent divergent evolution.
16. Industrial melanism is an example of
(1) Neo Lamarckism (2) Neo Darwinism
(3) Natural selection (4) Mutation
17. A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if
(1) The population is large (2) Individuals mate selectively
(3) There are no mutations (4) There is no migration
18. The eye of octopus and eye of cat show different patterns of structure,
yet they perform similar function. This is an example of
(1) Homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution
(2) Analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution
(3) Analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution
(4) Homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution
19. The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe,
Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating
for heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, gait and stooped
posture was
(1) Ramapithecus (2) Homo habilis
(3) Neanderthal human (4) Cro-magnan
20 .Which one of the following scientist’s name is correctly matched with the
theory put forth by him?
(1) Mendel - Theory of Pangenesis
(2) Weismann - Theory of continuity of Germplasm
(3) Pasteur - Inheritance of acquired characters
(4) de Vries - Natural selection
21. Adaptive radiation refers to
(1) Power of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments
(2) Adaptations due to Geographical isolation
(3) Evolution of different species from a common ancestor
(4) Migration of members of a species to different geographical areas
22. de Vries gave his mutation theory on organic evolution while working on
(1) Althea rosea (2) Drosophila melanogaster
(3) Oenothera lamarckiana (4) Pisum sativum
23. Which of the following is the correct group of vestigial organs in man?
(1) Nictitating membrane, ear muscles, eyelids and coccyx
(2) Appendix, coccyx, ear muscles and elbow joint
(3) Wisdom tooth, coccyx, body hair and ear pinna
(4) Wisdom tooth, body hair, nictitating membrane and vermiform appendix
24. Species occurring in different geographical area are called as
(1) Sympatric (2) Allopatric (3) Sibling (4) Neopatric
25. Genetic drift operates in
(1) small isolated population (2) large isolated population
(3) non-reproductive population (4) slow reproductive population
26. In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is
represented by
(1) p2 (2) 2pq (3) pq (4) q2
27. The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is

(1) Australopithecus →Ramapithecus →Homo habilis → Homo erectus

(2) Ramapithecus →Australopithecus →Homo habilis → Homo erectus
(3) Ramapithecus →Homo habilis →Australopithecus → Homo erectus
(4) Australopithecus →Homo habilis →Ramapithecus →Homo erectus
28 Analogous structures are a result of
(1) Divergent evolution (2) Convergent evolution
(3) Shared ancestry (4) Stabilizing selection
29. Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking, forelimbs of whale used in
swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of:
(1) Homologous organs (2) Convergent evolution
(3) Analogous organs (4) Adaptive radiation
30. Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance
rather than by natural selection. This is referred to as:
(1) Genetic flow (2) Genetic drift
(3) Random mating (4) Genetic load
31. The idea of mutations was brought forth by
(1) Charles Darwin, who observed a side variety of organisms during sea
voyage
(2) Hugo do Vries, who worked on evening primrose
(3) Gregor Mendel, who worked on Pisum sativum
(4) Hardy Weinberg, who worked on allele frequencies in a population
32. Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of cucurbita are example of
(1) Retrogressive evolution (2) Analogous organs
(3) Homologous organs (4) Vestigial organs
33. Ancestor of man, who first stood erect, was
1) Australopithecus 2) Cro-Magnon 3) Java-ape man 4) Peking man
34. Maximum cranial capacity is of
1) Neanderthal man 2) Cro-Magnon man
3) Modern man 4) Java man
35. Who wrote the famous book “Origin of Species”?
1) Lamark 2) Darwin 3) de Vries 4) Mendal
36. Name given to fossil hominid of Shivalik hills in India is
1) Ramapithicus 2) Austalopithicus
3) Neanderthalensis 4) Homo habilis
37. SL Miller’s closed flask contained
1) CH4 2) H2 3) NH3 and H2O 4) All
38. Which of the following is not a concept of Lamarck?
(1) environment pressure causes variation
(2) rate & survival of organism is different due to variation
(3) inheritance of acquired character
(4) if an organ is used constantly it will continuously increase its size.
39. The age of fossils is dermined by
(1) analysis of bones (2) radioactive c14 dating
(3) electron microscopy (4) weighing the fossils
40. Pharse "Survival of the Fittest" was given by
(1) Hugo de Vries (2) Charles Darwin
(3) Herbert Spencer (4) Jean Baptise Lamarck
41. Most fossils have been found in
(1)Black soil (2) Lava flows (3) Granite (4) Sedimentary rocks
42. Potato and sweet potato
(1)Have edible parts which are homologous organs
(2) Have edible parts which are analogous organs
(3) Have been introduced in India from the same place
(4) Are two species of the same genus
43. A baby has born with a small tail. It is a case exhibiting
(1)Retrogressive evolution (2) Mutation
(3)Atavism (4) Metamorphosis
44. Which of the following amino acids were formed in Miller’s experiment?
1) Alanine 2) Glycine 3) Aspartic acid 4) All
45. Homologous organs are the result of
1) Convergent evolution 2) Divergent evolution
3) Chemical evolution 4) Atavism
46. Who proposed chemical evolution of life?
1) Oparin and Haldane 2) Oparin and Miller
3) Haldane and Miller 4) Darwin and Miller
47. Reappearance of ancestral characters are called
1) Vestigial organs 2) Mutations 3) Atavism 4)
Genetic drift
48. Which of the following factors not affect Hardy – Weinberg principle?
1) Gene migration 2) Genetic drift
3) Natural selection 4) Large population
49. Which of the following are the examples for evolution by anthropogenic
action?
1) Evolution of pesticide resistant insects
2) Evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of these
50. Name the stages of human evolution that walked like gorilla and
chimpanzee and existed 15 mya.
1) Dryopithicus 2) Ramapithecus
3) Australopithecus 4) Both 1 and 2