Study of fossils is 

1. palaeontology

2. herpetology

3. saurology

4. organic evolution

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Genetic drift operates only in

1. smaller populations

2. larger populations

3. Mendelian populations

4. island populations

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An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of 

1. analogous and vestigial organs

2. homologous organs only

3. homologous and analogous organs 

4. homologous and vestigial organs

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 1 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is

1. Merychippus

2. Mesohippus

3. Eohippus

4. Equus

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Which is not a vestigial part in humans ? 

1. Segmental muscles of abdomen

2. Finger nails

3. Third molar

4. Coccyx

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 3 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. stem cells are specialised cells

2. There is no evidence of the existence of gills during embryogenesis of mammals

3. All plant and animal cells are totipotent

4. Ontogeny repeats phylogeny

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Evolutionary convergence is the development of 

1. common set of characters in the group of different ancestry

2. dissimilar characters in closely related groups

3. common set of characters in closely related groups

4. random mating

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The finches of Galapagos islands provide an evidence in favour of

1. special creation

2. evolution due to mutation

3. retrogressive evolution 

4. biogeographical evolution 

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Which of the following primate is the closest relative of humans ? 

1. Rhesus monkey

2. Orangutan

3. Gorilla

4. Gibbon

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Convergent evolution is illustrated by

1. dogfish and whale

2. rat and dog

3. bacterium and protozoan

4. starfish and cuttle fish

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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