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| 101. |
Many of the animals and plants found on exclusive isolated islands only areA. endemicB. exoticC. sympatricD. None of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 102. |
Which one of the following correctly describes the homologous structures?A. Organs with anatomical similarities but performing different functionsB. Organs with anatomical dissimilarities but performing same functions.C. Organs appearing only in embryonic stage and disappearing later in the adult.D. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 103. |
Below mentioned pairs of structures is considered to be homologous `:`A. Wings of Grasshopper and forelimbs of flying SquirrelB. Tentacles of Hydra and arms of StarfishC. Forelimbs of a Bat and forelegs of a Horse.D. Wings of bird and wings of Moth. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 104. |
The age of rock is calculated on the basis ofA. type of fossils presentB. number of strata presentC. amount of water content presentD. amount of lead present |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 105. |
Age of fishes isA. SilurianB. OrdovicianC. DevonianD. Permian |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 106. |
Example of homologous structures is/areA. Optic lobes of brainB. Heart of vertebratesC. Cerebrum of brainD. All of the above. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 107. |
Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era is characterised byA. Flowering plants and first dinosaurs appearB. Gymnospers are dominant plants and first birds appearC. Radiation of reptiles and angiosperms appearD. Dinosaurs become extinct and angiosperms appear. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 108. |
Fossilished faecal materials are known asA. CaprolitesB. CompressionsC. MouldsD. Casts. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 109. |
Sweet potato and potato are example of `:`A. HomologousB. AnalogousC. Recent introductionsD. Two species of the same genus. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 110. |
Fossilished faecal materials are known asA. coprolitesB. compressionC. mouldsD. casts |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 111. |
When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termedA. diveigent evolutionB. microevolutionC. coevolutionD. convergent evolution |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Distantly related animals (as whale, seal and shark) inhabiting similar habitats often develop similar morphological features that make them look similar is termed as adaptive convergence or convergent evolution. Dogfish (pisces) and whale (mammals) have acquired aquatic character though distantly related |
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| 112. |
An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of `:`A. homologous and vertigial organsB. analogous and vestigial organsC. homologous organs onlyD. homologous and analogous organs |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A Presence of homologous and vestigial organs are important evidences in favour of organic evolution. They show divergent evolution |
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| 113. |
Flippers of seal are modified `:`A. Hind limbsB. Fore limbsC. FinsD. Gills |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 114. |
Age of fossils in the past was generally determined by radiocarbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks. More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary periods for different groups of organisms, includesA. study of carbohydrates/proteins in fossilsB. study of condition of fossilisationC. Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) ,md fossil DNAD. study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) measures number of c~argcs occupying deep traps in crystal band gap. The basic principle of ESR is same as those for hm1inescence, i.e. electrons become trapped and stored as a result of ionisino· b radiations, e.g. dating of tooth enamel |
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| 115. |
Which one among the following is an example for homologyA. Eye of Octopus and mammalsB. Tuber of sweet potato and potatoC. Wings of butterfly and birdsD. Flippers of penguins and dolphins |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 116. |
Which of the following represent phylogenetic homologyA. Penis of man and clitoris of womanB. Pentadactyl limbs of air breathing vertebratesC. Arm and leg of manD. All of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 117. |
Biogenetic law was propounded byA. Von Bear and HaeckelB. Von Bear and AristotleC. Haeckel and MendelD. Mendel and Griffith |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 118. |
Biogenetic law as given by Haeekel states thatA. onotogeny recapitulates phylogenyB. phylogeny recapitulates onotogenyC. onotogeny and phylogeny go togetherD. there is no relationship between phylogeny and onotogeny |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 119. |
The biogenetic law of Haeckel isA. Omnis vivum e vivumB. Omnis cellula e cellulaC. Ontogency repeats phylogencyD. Phylogency repeats ontogeny |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 120. |
Who is known as the father of palaentologyA. Baron Georges CuvierB. Leonardo da VinciC. DrawinD. Mendal |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 121. |
Fossils are dated by `:`A. Amount of calciumB. Radioactive carbon contestC. Association with mammalsD. Stratigraphic age. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 122. |
Which of the following sets in homologousA. Paddle of whale, front leg of horse and arms of manB. Sting of honey bee, sting of scorpin and poison fang of snakeC. Wings of butterfly, wings of flying fish, wings of birdsD. Tail of scorpion, tail of bird, tail of monkey. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 123. |
Founder of modern palaeontology is `:`A. LinnaeusB. AristotleC. CuvierD. Lanmarck. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 124. |
Modern birds rose inA. PalaeozoicB. CoenozoicC. MesozoicD. Archaeozoic |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 125. |
Who is called father of modern embrybologyA. Ernst HaeckelB. AristotleC. Von BearD. Dollo |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 126. |
BirBal Sahni worked on `:`A. AlgaeB. Fossil plantsC. AngiospermsD. Bryophytes |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 127. |
Evolution isA. Development of DNA from nucleotidesB. Development of organisms through timeC. Development of a cell from chemicalsD. Cloning. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 128. |
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is situated in `:`A. LucknowB. DelhiC. CalcuttaD. Jodhpur |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 129. |
Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that `:`A. frogs will have gills in futureB. frogs evolved form gilled ancestorsC. fishes were amphibious in the pastD. fishes evolved from frog- like ancestors |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 130. |
Similarities between organisms of different genotypes due toA. microevolutionB. macrocvolulionC. convergent evolutionD. divergent evolution |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 131. |
Half-life of carbon-14 isA. 530 yearsB. 5730 yearsC. 1.2 billions yearsD. None of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 132. |
Age of mammals and birds isA. MesozoicB. CoenozoicC. ArchaeozoicD. Palaeozoic. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 133. |
The greatest evolutionary change enabling the land vertebrates to be completely free from water , was the development ofA. Four eggsB. LungsC. Shelled eggs and internal fertilizationD. Four chambered heart. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 134. |
Archaeozoic era is considered as the age of `:`A. FishesB. Marine lifeC. ProtistsD. Amphibians. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 135. |
With the help of carbon dating technique which one of the following can be measuredA. Age of fossilB. Age of a rockC. Age of a monumentD. Age of universe. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 136. |
Which one is vestigial in humans ?A. Pinna musclesB. Eye lidsC. Canine teethD. Nails. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A Cammine teeth are also considered to be vestigial structures. Vestigial wisdom teeth are molar in nature. |
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| 137. |
Fossil X is older than fossil Y because `:`A. Fossil X was found in deeper sedimentationB. Fossil Y was found in deeper sedimentationC. Fossil Y has homologus and analogous organs of XD. Fossil Y has some vestigial organs functional in X |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 138. |
Evolutionary convergence is characterised byA. development of dissimilar characteristics in closdy related groupsB. replacement of common characteristics in differentiation groupsC. development of a common set of characteristics in groups of different ancestryD. development of characteristics by random mating |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 139. |
In adaptive convergenceA. separate lineages show similar morphologyB. separate morphology have similar linegesC. enviroment factors do not play any roleD. Both (a) and (c ) |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 140. |
Homologous organs areA. Human eyes and Squid eyesB. Gills of fish and lungs of ManC. Hands of Man and wings of BatD. Leaf of moss and frond of Fern. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 141. |
The evolutionary history of an organism is known asA. OntogenyB. PhylogenyC. AncestryD. Palaenotology |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 142. |
The evolutionary history of an organism is known asA. ancestryB. palaeonotologyC. ontogenyD. phylogeny |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Phylogeny (Gr. Phy/on-tribe or race, geneio-origin) is the origin and diversification of any taxon or the evolutionary history of its origin and diversification. It is usually represented as a diagrammatic phylogenetic tree (that traces putati VE, evoluti1~nary relationsb ips), i.e. dendrogram |
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| 143. |
Living organism with oldes history is `:`A. DinosaurB. ArchaeopterysC. HorseD. Man |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 144. |
Who observed that embroys never pass through adult stages of their ancestorsA. Von BaerB. Charles DarwinC. Ernst HaeckelD. Richard Owen |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 145. |
The fibula present in Archaeopetryx isA. U-shapedB. V-shapedC. T-shapedD. W-shaped |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |
| 146. |
Which are vestigial in humans?A. Tail vertebrateB. Auricular musclesC. Scalp musclesD. All the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 147. |
Which one of the following sets of structure includes only analogous organsA. Wings of butterfly, sparrow and batB. Hind legs of horse, grass-hopper and batC. Hands of man, monkey and kangarooD. Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and boney bee. |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
| 148. |
An avian character of Archaeopteryx isA. featherB. fused bonesC. breakD. All of the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
| 149. |
Nictitating membrane is vestigial inA. FrogB. RabbitC. HumanD. All the above |
| Answer» Correct Answer - C | |
| 150. |
Dinosaurs areA. extinct amphibiansB. Extinct reptilesC. Primitive mammalsD. Living reptiles |
| Answer» Correct Answer - B | |