Match List-I with List-II:

List-I List-II
(a) Adaptive radiation (i) Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides
(b) Convergent evolution (ii) Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale
(c) Divergent evolution (iii) Wings of Butterfly and Bird
(d) Evolution by anthropogenic action (iv) Darwin Finches


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(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
2. (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Homology implies divergent evolution.
Reason(R): Homologous organs are organs which do similar jobs in two taxa that were not present in their most recent common ancestor but rather evolved separately.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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Evolution by anthropogenic action:
1. is a determinist process.
2. only leads to evolution of species that are useful to humans.
3. usually is faster than the natural process.
4. is not at all related to mutations
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Only a small percentage of life-forms can be expected to be represented in fossil discoveries.
Reason (R): Organisms are only rarely preserved as fossils in the best of circumstances, and only a fraction of such fossils have been discovered.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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Consider the given two statements
Assertion (A): Dark melanic peppered moth survive better in polluted environments.
Reason (R): In polluted areas, dark melanic moths are able to camouflage themselves.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain
(A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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