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Q. No.Embryo of Rohu and Alligator have a row of vestigial gill slits just behind the head but it is a functional organ only in Rohu and not found in Alligator. This evidence for evolution was proposed by
1.
Karl Ernst von Baer
2.
Ernst Haeckel
3.
Charles Darwin
4.
Lamarck
Subtopic: Embryological Evidence of Evolution |
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Match column I with column II with respect to human evolution and select the correct option:
1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)
3. a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
4. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| a. | Australopithecines | (i) | Probably ate meat |
| b. | Homo erectus | (ii) | Walked like gorillas |
| c. | Neanderthal man | (iii) | Hunted with stone weapons but essentially ate fruits |
| d. | Ramapithecus | (iv) | (iv) Lived in near east and central Asia |
1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)
3. a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
4. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
Subtopic: Introduction to Human Evolution | Classification of Primates | Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Select the option representing correct examples of analogous organs.
(a) Sweet potato and potato
(b) Vertebrate hearts and brains
(c) Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita
(d) Eyes of the Octopus and of mammals
(e) Flippers of penguins and dolphins
1. (a), (d), (e)
2. (a), (b), (c)
3. (b), (c), (d)
4. (c), (d), (e)
(a) Sweet potato and potato
(b) Vertebrate hearts and brains
(c) Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita
(d) Eyes of the Octopus and of mammals
(e) Flippers of penguins and dolphins
1. (a), (d), (e)
2. (a), (b), (c)
3. (b), (c), (d)
4. (c), (d), (e)
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Marine mollusc having white shell attached to white goose neck barnacles protect themselves from predators. Mollusc having dark tan shell attached to tan coloured rocks survive whereas mollusc having intermediate shell colour fell prey
to predator. The type of natural selection in above context is
1. Stabilising selection
2. Directional selection
3. Balancing selection
4. Disruptive selection
to predator. The type of natural selection in above context is
1. Stabilising selection
2. Directional selection
3. Balancing selection
4. Disruptive selection
Subtopic: Natural Selection |
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How many statements given below are correct?
(a) Seed ferns are common ancestors for Gnetales and cycads.
(b) Zosterophyllum are avascular land plants that evolved in the Silurian period.
(c) Lycopods are the oldest extant vascular land plants.
(d) Sphenopsids evolved from the group of plants to which Psilophyton belongs.
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One
(a) Seed ferns are common ancestors for Gnetales and cycads.
(b) Zosterophyllum are avascular land plants that evolved in the Silurian period.
(c) Lycopods are the oldest extant vascular land plants.
(d) Sphenopsids evolved from the group of plants to which Psilophyton belongs.
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One
Subtopic: A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
1. Both statements A and B are correct
2. Both statements A and B are incorrect
3. Only statement A is correct
4. Only statement B is correct
| Statement A: | Similarities in proteins and genes among diverse organisms indicates common ancestry. |
| Statement B: | Humans and chimpanzees also show biochemical similarities. |
1. Both statements A and B are correct
2. Both statements A and B are incorrect
3. Only statement A is correct
4. Only statement B is correct
Subtopic: Introduction to Human Evolution | Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Biochemical Evidences |
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How many options given in the box are not true for the Darwinian theory of evolution?
Directional variations, Saltation, Minor variations, Inheritance of ‘factors’, Heritable variations, Reproductive fitness
1. Four
2. Two
3. Three
4. Five
Directional variations, Saltation, Minor variations, Inheritance of ‘factors’, Heritable variations, Reproductive fitness
1. Four
2. Two
3. Three
4. Five
Subtopic: Sources of Variation: 2 |
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In Lederberg's replica plating experiment, colonies of antibiotic resistant bacteria were observed, which indicates
1. Pre-existing advantageous mutations when selected will result in observation of new phenotypes
2. Exposure to antibiotics causes mutation that confer antibiotic resistance
3. Mutations are directional variations
4. All antibiotic resistant bacteria which exist today are result of artificial selection
1. Pre-existing advantageous mutations when selected will result in observation of new phenotypes
2. Exposure to antibiotics causes mutation that confer antibiotic resistance
3. Mutations are directional variations
4. All antibiotic resistant bacteria which exist today are result of artificial selection
Subtopic: Hardy Weinberg Law |
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Dinosaurs dominated the World in which of the following geological era?
1. Coenozoic
2. Jurassic
3. Mesozoic
4. Devonion
1. Coenozoic
2. Jurassic
3. Mesozoic
4. Devonion
Subtopic: A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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The finch species of Galapagos Islands are grouped according to their food sources. Which of the following is not a finch food?
1. Carrion
2. Insects
3. Tree buds
4. Seeds
1. Carrion
2. Insects
3. Tree buds
4. Seeds
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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