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51.	The stage for the evolution of autotrophs was set with the evolution of ______.
A.	RNA
B.	DNA
C.	ozone
D.	chlorophyll
Answer» D. chlorophyll

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52.	The first organism to be found on a bare rock is a (an) ______.
A.	mos
B.	alga
C.	lichen
D.	fern
Answer» C. lichen

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53.	The doctrine of evolution is concerned with ______.
A.	gradual change
B.	abiogenesis
C.	biogenesis
D.	none of the above
Answer» C. biogenesis

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54.	The era called ‘age of prokaryotic microbes’ is ______.
A.	archaezoic
B.	precambrian
C.	phaenerozoic
D.	proterizoic
Answer» A. archaezoic

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55.	The determine which molecules might have formed spontaneously on early earth, Stanley Miller used an apparatus with an atmosphere containing ______.
A.	oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen
B.	oxygen, hydrogen, ammonia and water vapour
C.	oxygen, hydrogen and methane
D.	hydrogen, ammonia, methane and water vapour
Answer» D. hydrogen, ammonia, methane and water vapour

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56.	The utilization of elements and compounds in nature generation theory because ______.
A.	life cycle
B.	cyclic pathway
C.	material cycles
D.	recycling
Answer» C. material cycles

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57.	What is ethnobotany ?
A.	Relationship between primitive plants and people
B.	Study to soil
C.	Cultivation of flower yielding plants
D.	Use of plants and their parts
Answer» A. Relationship between primitive plants and people

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58.	The first photoautotroph organisms were ______.
A.	bryophyte
B.	algae
C.	cyanobacteria
D.	bacteria
Answer» D. bacteria

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59.	Who performed this famous experiment to prove origin of life ?
A.	Oparin and Haldane
B.	Spallanzani and Pasteur
C.	Urey and Miller
D.	Fox and Pasteur
Answer» C. Urey and Miller

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60.	How much temperature was used for the gases to react ?
A.	10o C
B.	130o C
C.	1000o C
D.	50oC
Answer» B. 130o C

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61.	What was the mixture of gases used in chamber marked A ?
A.	Methane (CH4), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), and water (H2O)
B.	Oxygen (O2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), and water (H2O)
C.	Oxygen (O2), ozone (O3), hydrogen (H2), and water (H2O)
D.	all above
Answer» A. Methane (CH4), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), and water (H2O)

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62.	What was the resultant found in place marked E ?
A.	Glucose, fatty acids and lipids
B.	Some fatty acids and organic acids
C.	Some amino acids as glycine and alanine and
D.	Organic esters only
Answer» C. Some amino acids as glycine and alanine and

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63.	Match the appropriatc : Column – I Column – II A. Cosmozoan theory (i) Oxidizing environment rich in autotrophs like cyanobacteria B. Spontaneous generation (ii) Microspheres C. Primary abiogenesis (iii) Hot ball of gases D. Atmosphere I (iv) Oparin and Haldane E. Atmosphere III (v) Panspermia F. Sydney Fox (vi) Abiogenesis A B C D E F A B C D E F
A.	(v) (vi) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
B.	(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)
C.	(ii) (iii) (i) (v) (vi) (iv)
D.	(vi) (iv) (iii) (v) (ii) (i)
Answer» A. (v) (vi) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

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64.	A. The first molecules formed for replicating cells were most probably RNA. R. This was proved by origin of ribozyme in 1987 by T. Cech in Tetrahymena.
A.	If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
B.	If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C.	If A is true and R is wrong
D.	If A is wrong and R is true
Answer» A. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A

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65.	Pick up the correct match I. Core of the earth A. Archaeozoic era II. Life originated B. Fe-Ni III. Stromatolites C. Inter-micromolecular assembly IV. TMC is an example D. Photosynthesizing algae
A.	I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
B.	I – A, II – B, III – C, IV – D
C.	I – B, II – D, III – C, IV – A
D.	I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
Answer» A. I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C

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66.	A. Arrhenius considered the panspermia mainly responsible for transfer for germs from other planets to Earth. R. Present day study of meteorities as Allan Hills-84001 knocked out from Mars in Antarctica is rich aromatic hydrocarbons deposited by biological activity.
A.	If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
B.	If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C.	If A is true and R is wrong
D.	If A is wrong and R is true
Answer» A. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A

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67.	Coacervates are
A.	colloidal droplet
B.	contain nucleoprotein
C.	(A) and (B)
D.	protobiont
Answer» C. (A) and (B)

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68.	The diagram represents Miller experiment. Choose the correct combination of labelling.
A.	A – electrodes, B – NH3 + H2 + H2O + CH4, C – cold water, D – Vacuum, E – U trap
B.	A – electrodes, B – NH4 + H2 + CO2 + CH3, C – hot water, D – Vacuum, E – U trap
C.	A – electrodes, B – NH3 + H2O, C – hot water, D – tap, E – U trap
D.	A – electrodes, B – NH3 + H2 + H2O + CH4, C – steam, D – Vacuum, E – U trap
Answer» A. A – electrodes, B – NH3 + H2 + H2O + CH4, C – cold water, D – Vacuum, E – U trap

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69.	The earliest organisms were ______.
A.	heterotrophic and anaerobic
B.	autotrophic and anaerobic
C.	heterotrophic and aerobic
D.	autotrophic and aerobic
Answer» A. heterotrophic and anaerobic

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70.	Which one of the following is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years ago ?
A.	Oxygen
B.	Nitrogen
C.	Hydrogen
D.	Methane
Answer» A. Oxygen

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71.	Coacervates were experimentally produced by .............
A.	Sydney Fox and Oparin
B.	Fischer and Huxley
C.	Jacob and Monod
D.	Urey and Miller
Answer» D. Urey and Miller

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72.	Urey and Miller in their experiment used a mixture of gases corresponding to primitive earth. These were ______.
A.	C3, NH3, H2, CO2
B.	O2, NH3, CH4, H2
C.	NH3, CH4, H2O, CO2
D.	CH4, NH3, H2, H2O
Answer» D. CH4, NH3, H2, H2O

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73.	According to abiogenesis life originate from ______.
A.	non-living matter
B.	pre-exiting life
C.	chemicals
D.	extra-terrestrial matter
Answer» A. non-living matter

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74.	Mega – evolution is ______.
A.	Changes in the gene pool
B.	evolution due to mutations
C.	origin of a new biological group
D.	the evolution that takes centuries
Answer» C. origin of a new biological group

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75.	Evolutionary convergence is characterised by
A.	development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups
B.	development of a common set of characteristics in the groups of different ancestry
C.	development of characteristics by random mating
D.	replacement of common characteristics in different groups.
Answer» D. replacement of common characteristics in different groups.

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76.	Parallelism is ______.
A.	adaptive divergence
B.	adaptive convergence
C.	adaptive convergence of far off species
D.	adaptive convergence of closely related groups.
Answer» D. adaptive convergence of closely related groups.

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77.	Mesozoic era is associated with mass extinction of ______.
A.	flowering plant
B.	trilobite
C.	Dodo
D.	dinosaurs
Answer» D. dinosaurs

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78.	Serial homology is exhibited by ______.
A.	Organs of same individual occupying different levels of the body
B.	Organs of different organisms with same function
C.	appendages of various parts of prawn body
D.	both (A) and (C)
Answer» D. both (A) and (C)

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79.	Vermiform appendix in man, nictitating membrane and wisdom teeth are ______.
A.	homologous organ
B.	analogous organs
C.	vestigial organs
D.	none of the above
Answer» C. vestigial organs

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80.	Which one of the following terms would most correctly describe the relationship between the flight organs of animals like locust, bat, swallow, and flying fish ?
A.	Atavism
B.	Analogous
C.	Homologous
D.	Vestigeal
Answer» B. Analogous

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81.	Appearance of facial hair in some people is an example of
A.	mongolism
B.	analogous organs
C.	atavism
D.	all above
Answer» C. atavism

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82.	A living connecting link which provides evidence for organic evolution is ______.
A.	Archeopteryx between reptiles and mammals
B.	lung fish between pisces and reptiles
C.	duck billed platypus between reptiles and mammals
D.	Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
Answer» C. duck billed platypus between reptiles and mammals

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83.	Von baer supports the theory of evolution on the basis of
A.	embryological character
B.	germs layers
C.	somatic variations
D.	genetic variations
Answer» A. embryological character

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84.	Which of the following bird will be called most successfully evolved ?
A.	Lays 2 eggs, 2 hatch and 2 reproduce
B.	Lays 9 eggs, 9 hatch and 3 reproduce
C.	Lays 5 eggs, 5 hatch and 5 reproduce
D.	Lays 10 eggs, 5 hatch and 4 reproduce
Answer» C. Lays 5 eggs, 5 hatch and 5 reproduce

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85.	Biogenetic law states that ______.
A.	ontogeny repeats phylogeny
B.	phylogeny repeats ontogeny
C.	no two living organisms are alike
D.	the favourable acquired characters are inherited
Answer» A. ontogeny repeats phylogeny

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86.	A study of evolution has established the systematic positions in many animals. In some animals chordate characters are absent in adult stage, but present in larval stage, eg. Herdmania has been included in ______.
A.	crustacea
B.	protochordata
C.	dermaptera
D.	onychophora
Answer» B. protochordata

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87.	Many of the animals and plants found on islands are ______.
A.	endemic
B.	exotic
C.	sympatric
D.	none of these
Answer» A. endemic

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88.	The Haeckel’s theory of biogenetic Law means that ______.
A.	all organisms start as an egg
B.	life history of an organism reflects its evolutionary history
C.	nonliving matter from life
D.	progeny resembles parents
Answer» B. life history of an organism reflects its evolutionary history

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89.	The best way of dating fossils recent origin is by ______.
A.	radio carbon method
B.	uranium lead method
C.	potassium argon method
D.	a combination of all these
Answer» D. a combination of all these

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90.	The age of rock is calculated on the basis of ______.
A.	types of fossils present
B.	number of strata present
C.	amount of uranium present
D.	none above
Answer» C. amount of uranium present

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91.	It is not a true fossil.
A.	Placoderm
B.	Limulus
C.	Archeopteryx
D.	Therapsid
Answer» B. Limulus

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92.	all mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have some common trait, but they also show conspicuous differences. This is due to the phenomenon of
A.	normalisation
B.	genetic drif
C.	convergence
D.	divergence
Answer» D. divergence

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93.	These are some examples of vestigial structures in man
A.	wisdom tooth vermiform appendix, hair
B.	wisdom tooth, vermiform appendix, coccyx
C.	wisdom tooth, head, nails
D.	none of these
Answer» B. wisdom tooth, vermiform appendix, coccyx

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94.	Precipitation test gives evidence from ______.
A.	comparative embryology
B.	comparative anatomy
C.	comparative serology
D.	none above
Answer» C. comparative serology

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95.	In external appearance the krait and lycodon are indistinguishable. This is an example of
A.	analogy
B.	imitation
C.	mimicry
D.	homology
Answer» C. mimicry

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96.	Postanal tail can be traced in ______.
A.	cobra
B.	earthworm
C.	scorpion
D.	centipede
Answer» A. cobra

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97.	The Jurassic period belongs to the ............ era.
A.	proterozoic
B.	archezoic
C.	mesozoic
D.	cenozoic
Answer» C. mesozoic

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98.	Which of the following cannot determine phylogenetic relationships ?
A.	Physiology
B.	Morphology
C.	Biogeography
D.	Embryology
Answer» B. Morphology

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99.	Mark the correct set. Column I Column II I. Slow evolution A. Non-progressive II. Environment is responsible for evolution B. Aristotle III. Homologous C. Bird wing and butterfly wing IV. Analogous organ D. Wing of bird and hose limb
A.	I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
B.	I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
C.	I – B, II – A, III – C, IV – D
D.	I – B, II – C, III – D, IV – A
Answer» A. I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C

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100.	A. Ear muscles of external ear in man are poorly developed R. These muscles are useful which move external ear freely to detect sound efficiently.
A.	If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
B.	If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C.	If A is true and R is wrong
D.	If A is wrong and R is true
Answer» C. If A is true and R is wrong

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150+ Evolution Solved MCQs

The stage for the evolution of autotrophs was set with the evolution of ______.

The first organism to be found on a bare rock is a (an) ______.

The doctrine of evolution is concerned with ______.

The era called ‘age of prokaryotic microbes’ is ______.

The determine which molecules might have formed spontaneously on early earth, Stanley Miller used an apparatus with an atmosphere containing ______.

The utilization of elements and compounds in nature generation theory because ______.

What is ethnobotany ?

The first photoautotroph organisms were ______.

Who performed this famous experiment to prove origin of life ?

How much temperature was used for the gases to react ?

What was the mixture of gases used in chamber marked A ?

What was the resultant found in place marked E ?

A. The first molecules formed for replicating cells were most probably RNA. R. This was proved by origin of ribozyme in 1987 by T. Cech in Tetrahymena.

Pick up the correct match I. Core of the earth A. Archaeozoic era II. Life originated B. Fe-Ni III. Stromatolites C. Inter-micromolecular assembly IV. TMC is an example D. Photosynthesizing algae

A. Arrhenius considered the panspermia mainly responsible for transfer for germs from other planets to Earth. R. Present day study of meteorities as Allan Hills-84001 knocked out from Mars in Antarctica is rich aromatic hydrocarbons deposited by biological activity.

Coacervates are

The diagram represents Miller experiment. Choose the correct combination of labelling.

The earliest organisms were ______.

Which one of the following is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years ago ?

Coacervates were experimentally produced by .............

Urey and Miller in their experiment used a mixture of gases corresponding to primitive earth. These were ______.

According to abiogenesis life originate from ______.

Mega – evolution is ______.

Evolutionary convergence is characterised by

Parallelism is ______.

Mesozoic era is associated with mass extinction of ______.

Serial homology is exhibited by ______.

Vermiform appendix in man, nictitating membrane and wisdom teeth are ______.

Which one of the following terms would most correctly describe the relationship between the flight organs of animals like locust, bat, swallow, and flying fish ?

Appearance of facial hair in some people is an example of

A living connecting link which provides evidence for organic evolution is ______.

Von baer supports the theory of evolution on the basis of

Which of the following bird will be called most successfully evolved ?

Biogenetic law states that ______.

A study of evolution has established the systematic positions in many animals. In some animals chordate characters are absent in adult stage, but present in larval stage, eg. Herdmania has been included in ______.

Many of the animals and plants found on islands are ______.

The Haeckel’s theory of biogenetic Law means that ______.

The best way of dating fossils recent origin is by ______.

The age of rock is calculated on the basis of ______.

It is not a true fossil.

all mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have some common trait, but they also show conspicuous differences. This is due to the phenomenon of

These are some examples of vestigial structures in man

Precipitation test gives evidence from ______.

In external appearance the krait and lycodon are indistinguishable. This is an example of

Postanal tail can be traced in ______.

The Jurassic period belongs to the ............ era.

Which of the following cannot determine phylogenetic relationships ?

Mark the correct set. Column I Column II I. Slow evolution A. Non-progressive II. Environment is responsible for evolution B. Aristotle III. Homologous C. Bird wing and butterfly wing IV. Analogous organ D. Wing of bird and hose limb

A. Ear muscles of external ear in man are poorly developed R. These muscles are useful which move external ear freely to detect sound efficiently.

Pick up the correct match
I. Core of the earth A. Archaeozoic era
II. Life originated B. Fe-Ni
III. Stromatolites C. Inter-micromolecular assembly
IV. TMC is an example D. Photosynthesizing algae

Mark the correct set.
Column I Column II
I. Slow evolution A. Non-progressive
II. Environment is responsible for evolution B. Aristotle
III. Homologous C. Bird wing and butterfly wing
IV. Analogous organ D. Wing of bird and hose limb