Revision Test Evolution 21/03/2023

BIOLOGY

Section A (All Questions Compulsory) (3) Living inorganic (4) Dead organic

1. Big Bang theory explain evolution of 9. First cellular life forms evolved
(1) Atmosphere (2) Earth (1) 2 bya
(3) Universe (4) Life (2) 3000 million year ago
(3) 4 bya
2. On earth which evolve last from following (4) 2.5 bya
(1) Life (2) Oxygen
(3) First Cell (4) Ammonia 10. Which theory arguments that life on earth came
from outer space through spores?
3. Energy to break water into H2O and O2 come from (1) Theory of panspermia
………on early earth (2) Cosmozoic theory
(1) U.V. (3) Spore theory
(2) Infrared (4) More than one option are correct
(3) Visible spectrum
(4) X-ray 11. Who proposed that the first form of life could
have come from pre-existing non-living organic
4. Which event occur last on early earth molecules and it precedes chemical evolution?
(1) Ozone form (1) SL Miller
(2) U.V. act on water to form oxygen and (2) Oparin and Haldane
hydrogen (3) Charles Darwin
(3) CO2 release from molten earth (4) Alfred Wallace
(4) NH3 release from molten earth
12. What was the name of the sail ship used by
5. Hydrosphere or Ocean develop in early earth Charles Darwin during his sea voyage?
when (1) HMS beagle (2) HSM beagle
(1) Condensation of water occur (3) HMS eagle (4) HSM eagle
(2) Ozone form
(3) Water break into H2 and O2 13. Theory of natural selection as the mechanisms of
(4) CO2 release from molten earth evolution was given by
(1) Lamarck
6. In…………year Miller carry out experiment to (2) Darwin
support chemical evolution by Oparin and (3) Alfred Wallace
Haldane (4) JBS Haldane
(1) 1952 (2) 1953
(3) 1950 (4) 1948 14. Survival of the fittest is possible due to the
(1) Overproduction
7. Miller experiment support which part of theory of (2) Favorable variation
chemical evolution (3) Environmental changes
(1) Evolution of complex organic (4) Inheritance of acquired characters
(2) Evolution of complex inorganic
(3) Evolution of simple inorganic 15. Which concept was not included in Charles
(4) All Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
(1) Survival of the fittest
8. Theory of spontaneous generation proposed origin (2) Struggle for existence
of life from (3) Overproduction of offspring
(1) Dead inorganic (2) Living organic (4) Punctuated equilibrium
 (4) Dorsal fin of a shark

16. Lamarck’s theory of evolution is also known as 24. The process by which organisms with different
(1) Theory of use and disuse of organs evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic
(2) Theory of genetic characters adaptation in response to a common
(3) Theory of spontaneous characters environmental challenge, is called
(4) Theory of impose characters (1) Natural selection
(2) Convergent evolution
17. Hugo de Vries put forth his idea of mutation by (3) Non-random evolution
his work on (4) Adaptive radiation
(1) Pea plant
(2) Drosophila 25. Evolutionary convergence is the development of
(3) Evening primrose (1) Common set of characters in closely related
(4) Maize plant groups
(2) Common set of characters in the group of
different ancestry
18. What does the term ‘Saltation’ imply?
(3) Random malting
(1) Excess of species at a given area
(4) Dissimilar characters in the closely related
(2) Reduced number of species due to saline
groups
environments
(3) Occurrence of variations gradually, step by
step 26. Natural indicator of industrial pollution is
(4) Single step large mutations (1) Algae
(2) Fungi
19. Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by (3) Lichen
Hugo de Vries are (4) Bacteria
(1) Random and directionless
(2) Small and directional 27. Which one of the following aspects of evolution is
(3) Small and directionless shown by Darwin’s finches?
(4) Random and directional (1) Biogeographic evidence
(2) Industrial melanism
20. A study of fossils in different sedimentary layers (3) Biochemical competition
indicates (4) Embryological competition
(1) Physiological period in which they existed
(2) Geological period in which they existed 28. Australian marsupials are the example of
(3) Conditions in which they were living (1) Homologous radiation
(4) All of the above (2) Analogous radiation
(3) Adaptive radiation
21. Among the following sets of examples for (4) Convergent radiation
divergent evolution, select the incorrect option
(1) Brain of bat, man and cheetah 29. Example of convergent evolution is
(2) Heart of bat, man and cheetah (1) Darwin finches and marsupial mouse
(3) Forelimbs of man, bat and cheetah (2) Placental wolf and Tasmanian wolf
(4) Eye of octopus, bat and man (3) Placental wolf and marsupial mole
(4) None of the above
22. Tendrils of Cucurbita and thorns of Bougainvillea
are example of 30. Hardy Weinberg principal is the
(1) Vestigial organs (1) Stable allele frequency in a population
(2) Analogous organs (2) Genetic structure of an evolving population
(3) Homologous organs (3) Varying allele frequency in a population
(4) Homoplasy (4) Phenotypic structure of a non-evolving
population
23. Which of the following structures is homologous
to the wing of a bird? 31. In Hardy- Weinberg equation, the frequency of
(1) Wing of a moth heterozygous individuals is represented by
(2) Hindlimb of rabbit (1) P2 (2) 2pq
(3) Flipper of whale (3) pq (4) q2
 39. Which of the following refer to correct example(s)
32. Identify the phenomenon in which a new set of of organisms which have evolved due to changes
population is formed from the set of existing in environment brought about by anthropogenic
population due to the random excessive change in action? (2020)
the allele frequency 1. Darwin’s Finches of Galapagos islands.
(1) Founder effect 2. Herbicide resistant weeds.
(2) Genetic drift 3. Drug resistant eukaryotes.
(3) Bottle neck effect 4. Man-created breeds of domesticated animals
like dogs.
(4) All of these (1) (1) and (3) (2) (2), (3) and (4)
(3) Only (4) (4) Only (2)
33. Genetic drift operates in
(1) Small isolated population 40. Embryological support for evolution was
disapproved by: (2020)
(2) Large isolated population
(1) Alfred Wallance (2) Charles Darwin
(3) Non-reproductive population
(3) Oparin (4) Karl Ernst von Baer
(4) Slow reproductive population
NEET Past 10 Years Questions
41. From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced
34. Choose the incorrect pair amino acids by mixing the following in a closed fl
(1) Invertebrates were formed and active – By ask: (2020)
500 mya (1) CH3, H2, NH4 and water vapor at 800°C
(2) Seaweeds existed – Around 320 mya (2) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C
(3) First organisms that invaded land – Single- (3) CH3, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C
celled animals (4) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 800°C
(4) Fish with stout and strong fins – Around 350
mya 42. After about how many years of formation of earth,
life appeared on this planet? (2020 Covid Re-
NEET)
35. During which period did the first seed plant
(1) 50 million years (2) 500 million years
appear?
(3) 50 billion years (4) 500 billion years
(1) Silurian (2) Devonian
(3) Carboniferous (4) Cretaceous
43. Embryological support for evolution was
proposed by: (2020 Covid Re-NEET)
Section B (Attempt any 10 Questions) (1) Karl Ernst von Baer
(2) Charles Darwin
36. The most recent era in geological time scale is (3) Alfred Wallace
(1) Mesozoic (2) Cenozoic (4) Ernst Heckel
(3) Palaeozoic (4) Proterozoic
44. A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now
37. What was the most significant trend in the extinct, having cranial capacity of about 900 cc
evolution of modern man (Homo sapience) from was: (2020 Covid Re-NEET)
his ancestors? (1) Neanderthal man (2) Homo sapiens
(1) Shortening of jaws (3) Australopithecus (4) Homo erectus
(2) Binocular of vision
(3) Increasing brain capacity 45. The phenomenon of evolution of different species
(4) Upright posture in a given geographical area starting from a point
and spreading to other habitats is called- (2020
38. Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples Covid Re-NEET)
of: (2020) (1) Co-evolution
(1) Convergent evolution (2) Natural selection
(2) Industrial melanism (3) Adaptive radiation
(3) Natural selection (4) Saltation
(4) Adaptive radiation
46. A gene locus has two alleles A and B. If the 49. Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what
will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, Column I Column II
heterozygous and homozygous recessive A Homo habilis i 900 cc
B Homo ii 1350 cc
individuals in the population? (2019)
neanderthalensis
(1) 0.36(AA); 0.48(Aa); 0.16(aa) C Homo erectus iii 650-800 cc
(2) 0.16(AA); 0.24(Aa); 0.36(aa) D Homo sapiens iv 1400 cc
(3) 0.16(AA); 0.48(Aa); 0.36(aa)
(4) 0.16(AA); 0.36(Aa); 0.48(aa) Select the correct option. (2019)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
47. Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by (1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Hugo de Vries are (2019) (2) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(1) Random and directional (3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(2) Random and directionless (4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(3) Small and directional
(4) Small and directionless 50. The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs
of many vertebrates is an example of: (2018)
48. In a species, the weight of newborn ranges from 2 (1) Homology
to 5 kg. 97% of the newborn with an average (2) Analogy
weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% (3) Convergent evolution
of the infants born with weight from 2 to 2.5 kg or (4) Adaptive radiation
4.5 to 5 kg die. Which type of selection process is
taking place? (2019)
(1) Directional Selection
(2) Stabilising Selection
(3) Disruptive Selection
(4) Cyclical Selection
 ANSWER KEY

1. (3) 11. (2) 21. (4) 31. (2) 41. (4)

2. (2) 12. (1) 22. (3) 32. (1) 42. (2)
3. (1) 13. (2) 23. (3) 33. (1) 43. (4)
4. (1) 14. (2) 24. (2) 34. (3) 44. (4)
5. (1) 15. (4) 25. (2) 35. (2) 45. (3)
6. (2) 16. (1) 26. (3) 36. (2) 46. (3)
7. (3) 17. (3) 27. (1) 37. (3) 47. (2)
8. (4) 18. (4) 28. (3) 38. (1) 48. (2)
9. (1) 19. (1) 29. (2) 39. (2) 49. (3)
10. (1) 20. (2) 30. (1) 40. (4) 50. (1)