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MCQ 11 Mark
Which one of the following character differentiate man from other mammals?
  • A
    Superior intelligence
  • B
    Power of speech
  • C
    Social life
  • Greater cranial capacity
Answer
Correct option: D.
Greater cranial capacity
Social life and power of speech are not unique characters of man. Several other animals especially, Arthropods lead a social life and power of speech is present in several vertebrates. Superior intelligence does not distinguish man from apes.
Apes are also categorised as intelligent animals. However, apes have a lower cranial capacity $(100cc$ in Gibbon, $400cc$ in Orangutan and Chimpanzee and $550cc$ in Gorilla$),$ but man has a higher cranial capacity $(1400 - 1450cc)$. Man also has a higher brain to body weight ratio as compared to apes.
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MCQ 21 Mark
In Homo habilis, 'habilis' refers to:
  • A
    Wandering species
  • B
    Ancient man
  • C
    Modern man
  • Tool maker
Answer
Correct option: D.
Tool maker
The first hominid Homo habilis lived in Africa about $2$ million years ago. Homo habilis made primitive stone tools. Thus, they are called tool maker or handy man.
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MCQ 31 Mark
Evolution of unicellular organism was in the $...............$ era.
  • A
    Proterozoic
  • B
    Palaeozoic
  • Archaeozoic
  • D
    Mesozoic
Answer
Correct option: C.
Archaeozoic
Archaeozoic era occured before $2.5$ billion years ago, when the only life forms were blue$-$green algae and bacteria.
Evolution of unicellular organisms occurred during this era.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Industrial melanism is an example of:
  • A
    Drug resistance.
  • B
    Darkening of skin due to smoke from industries.
  • Protective resemblance with the surroundings.
  • D
    Defensive adaptation of skin against ultraviolet radiations.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Protective resemblance with the surroundings.
Protective resemblance with the surroundings.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Basic principles of embryonic development were pronounced by:
  • Von Baer
  • B
    Weismann
  • C
    Haeckel
  • D
    Morgan
Answer
Correct option: A.
Von Baer
Von Baer
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MCQ 61 Mark
Under which condition, Hardy Weinberg's law is violated?
  • A
    Natural selection
  • B
    Mutation
  • C
    Immigration and genetic drift
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above

The conditions to maintain the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are no mutation, no gene flow, large population size, random mating, and no natural selection.
The Hardy$-$Weinberg equilibrium can be disrupted by deviations from any of its five main underlying conditions.
Hence, Under which condition, Hardy Weinberg's law is violated Natural selection, Mutation and Immigration and genetic drift.
So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

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MCQ 71 Mark
Which one of the following statements is correct?
  • A
    Cro$-$magnon man’s fossil has been found in Ethiopia.
  • Homo erectus is the ancestor of man.
  • C
    Neanderthal man is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.
  • D
    Australopithecus is the real ancestor of modern man.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Homo erectus is the ancestor of man.
Homo erectus is the ancestor of man.
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MCQ 81 Mark
In case of a man, when the entire sole rests on the ground during walking, it is known as:
  • Plantigrade
  • B
    Digitigrade
  • C
    Perikaryon
  • D
    Hallux
Answer
Correct option: A.
Plantigrade
In terrestrial animals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. It is one of three forms of locomotion adopted by terrestrial mammals.
The other options are digitigrade, walking on the toes with the heel and wrist permanently raised, and unguligrade, walking on the nail or nails of the toes $($the hoof$)$ with the heel/wrist and the digits permanently raised.
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MCQ 91 Mark
‘Golden age of dinosaurs’/ Age of reptiles was:
  • Mesozoic
  • B
    Coenozoicc
  • C
    Palaeozoic
  • D
    Psychozoic
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mesozoic
Mesozoic
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MCQ 101 Mark
Example of a homologous organ:
  • The arm of a human, wing of a bird.
  • B
    Wing of an insect, wing of a bird.
  • C
    Leg of a dog, leg of a spider.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
The arm of a human, wing of a bird.
The arm of a human, wing of a bird.
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MCQ 111 Mark
Tasmanian Wolf is a marsupial while Wolf is a placental mammal. This shows.
  • Convergent evolution.
  • B
    Divergent evolution.
  • C
    Inheritance of acquired characters.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Convergent evolution.
Convergent evolution.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Our solar system was formed about $.............$ years ago.
  • A
    $15$ million
  • B
    $15$ billion
  • $4.5$ to $5$ billion
  • D
    $10$ to $15$ billion
Answer
Correct option: C.
$4.5$ to $5$ billion
The solar system was formed around $4.6$ billion years ago out of the collapse of a dense cloud composed of dusts and gases.
By studying several things, mostly meteorites and using radioactive dating techniques, specifically looking at daughter isotopes, scientists have estimated that the solar system is $4.6$ billion years old.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Identify the examples of convergent evolution from the following:
  • A
    Flippers of penguins and dolphins.
  • Eyes of octopus and mammals.
  • C
    Vertebrate brains.
  • D
    none  of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Eyes of octopus and mammals.
Eyes of octopus and mammals.
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MCQ 141 Mark
Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston bitularia:
  • Directional
  • B
    Stabilising
  • C
    Disruptive
  • D
    Artificial
Answer
Correct option: A.
Directional
Directional
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MCQ 151 Mark
In which epoch the fossils of Sinanthropus pekinensis have been discovered?
  • Pleistocene
  • B
    Pliocene
  • C
    Eocene
  • D
    Palaeocene
Answer
Correct option: A.
Pleistocene
Homo erectus was a erect man from middle Pleistocene epoch. It lived from $1.7$ to $0.25$ million years ago. One of the important species of Homo erectus was the Peking man or Homo erectus pekinensis also called as Homo erectus sinanthropus or Sinanthropus pekinensis.
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MCQ 161 Mark
Which one of the following pair has homologous organs?
  • Pectoral fins of a fish and forelimbs of a horse.
  • B
    Wings of a bat and wings of cockroach.
  • C
    Air sac of fish and lungs of frog.
  • D
    Wings of a bird and wings of a butterfly.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Pectoral fins of a fish and forelimbs of a horse.
Pectoral fins of a fish and forelimbs of a horse.
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MCQ 171 Mark
What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related with chimpanzee than with other hominoid apes?
  • A
    Evidence from $\text{DNA}$ from sex chromosomes only.
  • B
    Comparison of chromosomes morphology only.
  • C
    Evidence from fossil remains and the fossil mitochondrial $\text{DNA}$ alone.
  • Evidence from $\text{DNA}$ extracted from sex chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondria.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Evidence from $\text{DNA}$ extracted from sex chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondria.
Evidence from $\text{DNA}$ extracted from sex chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondria.
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MCQ 181 Mark
According to abiogenic origin of life, proposed by Oparin $.............$ was the simplest organic compound to arise.
  • A
    Organic acids
  • Hydrocarbons
  • C
    Carbohydrate
  • D
    Proteins
Answer
Correct option: B.
Hydrocarbons
In the early decades of the twentieth century, $\text{J.B.S.}$ Haldane and Alexander Oparin independently set forth similar ideas concerning the conditions required for the origin of life on Earth. Both suggested that organic molecules could be formed from non organic materials in presence of an external energy source and that the primitive atmosphere was reducing and contained Ammonia and water vapour, among other gases.
Oparin suggested that organic compounds could have undergone a series of reactions leading to more complex molecules. He proposed that the molecules formed colloid aggregate or coacervates, in an aqueous environment. Haldane hypothesized that the oceans served as a huge cooking pot, powered by the sun or lighting, chemical reactions could occur in an aqueous environment to form a huge diversity of organic compounds.
Haldane coined the term 'prebiotic soup' that consisted of an abundance of methane, ammonia and water. The first organic molecules thought to have formed was Hydrocarbon chains, which were composed solely of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms. Hydrocarbons provided the foundation framework for the formation of more complex organic molecules, such as simple amino acids.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Random genetic drift in a population probably results from:
  • Highly genetically variable individuals.
  • B
    Interbreeding within the population.
  • C
    Constant low mutation rate.
  • D
    Large population size.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Highly genetically variable individuals.
Highly genetically variable individuals.
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MCQ 201 Mark
Homologous organs like the limbs of a horse and flipper of whale indicate:
  • A
    Convergent evolution
  • B
    Discontinuous evolution
  • Divergent evolution
  • D
    Mutational variations
Answer
Correct option: C.
Divergent evolution

The structures which are similar in their morphology, anatomy, genetics and embryology but dissimilar in their function are called as homologous organs. Many mammals have similar limb structures. The flipper of a whale, the wing of a bat, and the leg of a cat are all very similar to the human arm.
Divergent evolution is the accumulation of differences between groups, which can lead to the formation of new species, usually a result of diffusion of the same species to different and isolated environments, which blocks the gene flow among the distinct populations allowing differentiated fixation of characteristics through genetic drift and natural selection.

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MCQ 211 Mark
Which of the following is the earliest era?
  • A
    Coenozoic
  • B
    Mesozoic
  • C
    Paleozoic
  • Pre$-$cambrian
Answer
Correct option: D.
Pre$-$cambrian

Geological Time scale is the vast expanse of geological time has been separated into eras, periods, and epochs.
All geologic time before the beginning of the Paleozoic era is known as Precambrian era. This includes about $90\%$ of all geologic time and spans the time from the beginning of the earth, about $4.5$ billion years ago, to $544$ million years ago. It is the largest span of time in Earth's history.

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MCQ 221 Mark
Evolution in which the animals of two different gene ecology show too much similarity with one another, as a result of adaptation is termed as:
  • A
    Parallel evolution
  • B
    Retrogressive evolution
  • C
    Progressive evolution
  • Convergent evolution
Answer
Correct option: D.
Convergent evolution
When two animals/plants belonging to two distinct lineages of evolution, exhibit similarities with respect to adaptation to a certain environmental condition is called convergent evolution.
Example, wings of birds and insects, they have different structures internally but perform the same function, that is adaptation to aerial habitat.
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MCQ 231 Mark
Early African man was discovered in $1948$ by Leakey. It was:
  • A
    Homo habilis
  • B
    Gigantopithecus
  • Proconsul
  • D
    Homo erectus
Answer
Correct option: C.
Proconsul
In $1948,$ Leakey reported skull of Proconsul africanus.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which of the following is used as an atmospheric pollution indicator?
  • A
    Lepidoptera.
  • Lichens.
  • C
    Lycopersicon.
  • D
    Lycopodium.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Lichens.
Lichens do not possess roots and hence air is their primary source for most elements.
They will not grow in the areas that are polluted.
So, lichen is used as a reliable indicator of atmospheric pollution.
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MCQ 251 Mark
The most accepted line of descent in human evolution is:
  • Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.
  • B
    Australopithecus $\rightarrow$ Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.
  • C
    Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.
  • D
    Australopithecus $\rightarrow$ Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens $\rightarrow$ homo habilis.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.
Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.
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MCQ 261 Mark
$.............$ is a vestigial organ.
  • Vermiform appendix.
  • B
    None of the above.
  • C
    Papillae.
  • D
    Intestinal villi.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Vermiform appendix.
Vermiform appendix.
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MCQ 271 Mark
Which one of the following sets includes only the vestigial structures in man?
  • A
    Body hair, olecranon process, coccyx, patella.
  • B
    Wisdom teeth, mammary glands, coccyx, patella.
  • Coccyx, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, ear muscles.
  • D
    Coccyx, body hair, ear ossicles, vermiform appendix.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Coccyx, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, ear muscles.
Coccyx, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, ear muscles.
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MCQ 281 Mark
The habitable part of earth's crust is about:
  • $22.5\ km$
  • B
    $222.5\ km$
  • C
    $22.5 m$
  • D
    $2.25\ km$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$22.5\ km$
Moving from centre to surface, earth can be divided into three major layers namely; the core, the mantle and the crust. Core is the deepest and hottest layer of earth; the outer core consists of iron$-$nickel alloy along which small amount of heavy metals while the inner core is made up mostly of iron.
The higher temperature, $7000-9000^\circ F$ keeps the outer core in liquid state while higher pressure on inner core keeps it in solid state despite the high temperature conditions. Thickness of outer and inner core is $2259\ km$ and $1221\ km$ respectively.
Mantle is $2900\ km$ thick layer wherein most of the earth’s internal heat is located. The outer most layer of earth is crust; it is $22.4\ km$ thick and forms the only habitable part of earth. It comprises continents $($lithosphere$)$ and ocean basin $($hydrosphere$)$ that support life.
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MCQ 291 Mark
During evolution of man, many changes have taken place in his ancestral character. Which one of the following is an unsignificant change?
  • A
    Change of diet from hard tough fruits and roots into soft food.
  • B
    Qualitative improvement in the structure of hands skills for making tools.
  • Disappearance of tail.
  • D
    Improvement in speech for communication and social behaviour.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Disappearance of tail.
Tail in present day man is a vestigial organ. All chordates including man have a well developed post anal tail. Change in diet brought about changes in dental and facial make up and other anatomical changes and development of voice were important events during evolution of man.
Disappearance of tail was a minor anatomical improvement that finally lead to bipedal locomotion and upright posture.
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MCQ 301 Mark
Which of the following is correct order of evolutionary history of man?
  • A
    Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal, Cro$-$magnon.
  • B
    Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Cro$-$magnon.
  • Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal, Cro$-$magnon.
  • D
    Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg man.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal, Cro$-$magnon.
Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal, Cro$-$magnon.
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MCQ 311 Mark
The most apparent change during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced in:
  • A
    Walking upright.
  • B
    Shortening of jaws.
  • Remarkable increase in the brain size.
  • D
    Loss of body hair.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Remarkable increase in the brain size.
Remarkable increase in the brain size.
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MCQ 321 Mark
Same group of ancestors have formed the mammals adapted to running, flying and swimming. This proves:
  • A
    Speciation
  • B
    Genetic drift
  • C
    Adaptive convergence
  • Adaptive radiation
Answer
Correct option: D.
Adaptive radiation
In evolutionary biology, adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges and opens environmental niches. Thus, option $D$ is correct.
Adaptive convergence is a form of evolution in which two unrelated $($or distantly related$)$ species evolve very similar forms due to similar selective pressures. Thus, option $C$ is wrong.
Genetic drift or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant $($allele$)$ in a population due to random sampling. Thus, option $B$ is wrong.
Speciation is the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise. Thus, option $A$ is wrong.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Hardy and Weinberg proposed a principle for $.........$ population.
  • A
    Everchanging
  • B
    Unstable
  • C
    Fast changing
  • Non$-$evolving
Answer
Correct option: D.
Non$-$evolving
The Hardy$-$Weinberg principle assumes that the allele and genotype frequencies in a large population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences like mate choice, mutation, selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and meiotic drive.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?
  • A
    Lack of pigment in cave dwellers.
  • B
    Absence of limbs in snakes.
  • C
    Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds.
  • Melanization of peppered moth in industrial areas.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Melanization of peppered moth in industrial areas.
Melanization of peppered moth in industrial areas.
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MCQ 351 Mark
Neanderthal man was followed by:
  • Cro$-$Magnon man
  • B
    Homo sapiens
  • C
    Homo erectus
  • D
    Homo neanderthal
Answer
Correct option: A.
Cro$-$Magnon man

Homo sapiens is the parent species to which modern man belongs. It evolved from Homo erectus in Africa. Homo sapiens developed three subspecies- Neanderthal man, Cromagnon man and Modern man. The most primitive of these three, the Neanderthals, lived $30,000$ to $100,000$ years ago. This was followed by Cromagnon man, who lived around $20,000$ to $50,000$ years ago.

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MCQ 361 Mark
The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is:
  • A
    Merychippus
  • B
    Mesohippus
  • Eohippus
  • D
    Equus
Answer
Correct option: C.
Eohippus
Eohippus
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MCQ 371 Mark
What is common amongst whale, seal and shark?
  • A
    Homeothermy.
  • B
    Seasonal migration.
  • C
    Thick subcutaneous fat.
  • Convergent evolution.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Convergent evolution.
Convergent evolution.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Atmosphere around earth is 1600 km, made up of gaseous mantle with highest 78.03% of:
  • A
    Oxygen
  • B
    Argon
  • Nitrogen
  • D
    Carbon dioxide
Answer
Correct option: C.
Nitrogen

The atmosphere of earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet and it is retained by the earth's gravity. The atmosphere protects life on earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention and reducing temperature extremes between day and night.
The gases in earth's atmosphere include: nitrogen$-78\%,$ oxygen$-21\%,$ argon$-0.9\%,$ carbon dioxide$-0.03\%.$ Water vapour and other gases exist in small amounts as well.
Nitrogen dilutes oxygen and prevents rapid burning at the earth's surface. Living things need it to make proteins. Nitrogen cannot be used directly from the air. The nitrogen cycle is nature's way of supplying the needed nitrogen for living things.

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MCQ 391 Mark
Which one of the following statements about fossil human species is correct?
  • A
    Fossils of Homo neanderthalensis have been found recently in South America.
  • B
    Neanderthal man and Cro-magnon man did exist for sometime together.
  • C
    Australopithecus fossils have been found in Australia.
  • Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilis.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilis.
Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilis.
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MCQ 401 Mark
Random genetic drift in a population probably results from:
  • A
    Large population size.
  • Highly genetically variable individuals.
  • C
    Interbreeding within this population.
  • D
    Constant low mutation rate.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Highly genetically variable individuals.
Highly genetically variable individuals.
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MCQ 411 Mark
In primordial atmosphere when the living organism evolved the respiration process was:
  • A
    Anaerobic as it released more energy.
  • B
    Aerobic as it was more complex.
  • C
    Aerobic as it released more energy.
  • Anaerobic because early atmosphere contained.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Anaerobic because early atmosphere contained.
In any case scientists are sure that the primordial atmosphere contained no free oxygen $(O_2​)$ and therefore ozone could not exist either.
So, in primordial atmosphere, when the living organism evolved the respiration process was anaerobic, because early atmosphere contained little or no oxygen. Thus, option $D$ is correct.
In primordial atmosphere, the respiration process was not aerobic.
Thus, option $B$ and $C$ are wrong.
In primordial atmosphere, the respiration process was not anaerobic as it released more energy.
Thus, option $A$ is wrong.
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MCQ 421 Mark
Viviparity is considered to be more evolved because:
  • A
    The young ones are left on their own.
  • B
    The young ones are protected by a thick shell.
  • The young ones are protected inside the mother's body and are looked after they are born leading to more chances of survival.
  • D
    The embryo takes a long time to develop.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The young ones are protected inside the mother's body and are looked after they are born leading to more chances of survival.
Viviparity is considered to be more evolved because the young ones are protected inside the mother's body and are looked after they are born leading to more chances of survival.
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MCQ 431 Mark
The jurassic period belongs to the era:
  • A
    Coenozoic
  • B
    Paleozoic
  • Mesozoic
  • D
    Protozoic
Answer
Correct option: C.
Mesozoic
Mesozoic
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MCQ 441 Mark
Dinosaurs dominated the earth about:
  • A
    $10$ million years ago.
  • B
    $50$ million years ago.
  • $180$ million years ago.
  • D
    $500$ million years ago.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$180$ million years ago.
The first small dinosaurs appeared during Triassic period $(225$ million years ago$)$ of Mesozoic era. This makes option $D$ incorrect as dinosaurs did not appear $500$ million years ago.
Jurassic period $(180$ million years ago$)$ is marked by diversification of dinosaurs; large dinosaurs dominated the earth. This makes option $C$ correct.
The asteroid impact at the end of Cretaceous period around $60$ million years ago caused mass extinction of dinosaurs thereby eliminating them. Asteroid hit increased the metal iridium concentration on earth. This makes options $A$ and $B$ incorrect as dinosaurs were extinct by $50$ and $10$ million years ago.
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MCQ 451 Mark
One of the important consequences of geographical isolation is:
  • A
    No change in the isolated fauna.
  • B
    Preventing speciation.
  • Speciation through reproductive isolation.
  • D
    Random creation of new species.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Speciation through reproductive isolation.
Speciation through reproductive isolation.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates diat.
  • A
    Fishes were amphibious in the past.
  • B
    Fishes evolved from frog$-$like ancestors.
  • C
    Frogs will have gills in future.
  • Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
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MCQ 471 Mark
Which one of the following option gives one correct example each of convergent evolution and divergent evolution?
  • Convergent evolution : Eyes of octopus and mammals; Divergent evolution : Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates.
  • B
    Convergent evolution : Thorns of Bougainvillia andtendrils; Divergent evolution : Wings of butterflies and of birds.
  • C
    Convergent evolution : Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates; Divergent evolution : Wings of butterfly and birds.
  • D
    Convergent evolution : Thorns of Bougainvillia andtendrils; Divergent evolution : Eyes of Octopus and of mammals.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Convergent evolution : Eyes of octopus and mammals; Divergent evolution : Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates.
Divergent evolution : Bones of forelimbs of vertebrate Convergent evolution : Eyes of octopus and mammals.
Divergent evolution means similar organs have same structural plan and found in similar organisms, diverge along different evolutionary lines and Convergent evolution means organisms with different ancestry converge together due to similar environment or habitat and evolve similar organs.
So, the correct answer is 'convergent evolution:eyes of octopus and mammals; divergent evolution:bones of forelimbs of vertebrates.
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MCQ 481 Mark
Occurrence of endemic species in South$-$America and Australia is due to:
  • A
    These species have been extinct from other regions.
  • Continental separation.
  • C
    There is no terrestrial route to these places.
  • D
    Retrogressive evolution.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Continental separation.
Continental separation.
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MCQ 491 Mark
In a random mating population, frequency of disease causing recessive allele is $80 \%$. What would be the frequency of carrier individual in population?
  • A
    $64 \%$
  • $32 \%$
  • C
    $16 \%$
  • D
    $100 \%$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$32 \%$
According to the Hardy Weinberg law, the allele and genotype frequencies in a population remain constant in the absence of factors responsible for evolution. It states that the sum of all genotype frequencies can be represented as the binomial expansion of the square of the sum of $p$ and $q.$
This sum is equal to one : $( p + q )^2 = p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1.$
$"p"$ is the frequency of the dominant allele, and $"q"$ is the frequency of the recessive allele. The $"2pq"$ in the equation shows the frequency of heterozygotes in the population.
According to question, if it is a recessive disease then $"p"$ is the frequency of normal dominant allele, $"q"$ will be the frequency of disesease causing recessive allele and $"2pq"$ will be the frequency of carrier individual.
In the question the frequency of disease causing recessive allele is given i.e $q = 80 \%$ or $o.8$.
If $p +  q = 1$ then, $p = q - 1 => 1 - 0.8 = 0.2$ or $20 \%$.
Thus, the frequency of carrier will be $= 2 \times p \times q => 2 \times 0.8 \times 0.2 = 0.32$ or  $32 \%$.
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MCQ 501 Mark
In Hardy$-$Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by:
  • $2pq.$
  • B
    $pq.$
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
$2pq.$
$2pq.$
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