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CBSE PMT 1994 Q301 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is
A.
Merychippus
B.
Eohippus
C.
Equus
D.
Mesohippus
CBSE PMT 1994 Q302 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Which one of the following is a pair of homologus organs
A.
Lungs of rabbit and gills of rohu
B.
Wing of bat and wing of butterfly
C.
Pectoral fin of rohu and the forelimb of horse
D.
Wing of grasshopper and wing of crow
Odisha JEE 1994; MP PMT 1995, 2001; AFMC 1997; KCET 1998, 99; CPMT 2000 Q303 Errorless 4. Lamarckism MCQ
Theory of inheritance of acquired characters was putforth by
A.
Lamarck
B.
Weismann
C.
Galton
D.
de Vries
CBSE PMT 1994, 96; BHU 2000 Q304 Errorless 6. Evolution of Man MCQ
During evolution of man many changes have taken place in his ancestral characters. 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
C.
Disappearance of tail
D.
Improvement in speech for communication and social behaviour
MP PMT 1994 Q305 Errorless 6. Evolution of Man MCQ
Cranial capacity of modern man is
A.
350-400 cmĀ³
B.
500-1000 cmĀ³
C.
915-1700 cmĀ³
D.
1350 -1500 cm 3
MP PMT 1994 Q306 Errorless 6. Evolution of Man MCQ
The fossils of Sinanthropus pekinensis have been discovered in which epoch
A.
Pleistocene
B.
Pliocene
C.
Eocene
D.
Palaeocene
CBSE PMT 1994; BHU 2000; MH CET 2003 Q307 Errorless 8. Critical Thinking MCQ
Which one of the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters
A.
Melanization in peppered moth in industrial areas
B.
Presence of webbed toes in acquatic birds
C.
Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animals
D.
Absence of limbs in snakes
CBSE PMT 1994 Q308 Errorless 8. Critical Thinking MCQ
Indicate the completely correct statement about human races
A.
All human races can interbreed but most will produce infertile young ones
B.
Different human races cannot interbreed
C.
Some human races can interbreed
D.
All human races can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
CBSE PMT 1994, 2002; CPMT 1996, 2003, 05, 10; Pb. PMT 2000; BVP 2000, 02, 04; Kerala CET 2003; Haryana PMT 2005; J & K CET 2005, 08; MP PMT 2007; VITEEE 2008 Q309 Errorless 9. Self Evaluation Test MCQ
Geologically one of the following eras is known as "Golden age of Reptiles" or "Golden age of Dinosaurs"
A.
Mesozoic
B.
Cenozoic
C.
Palaeozoic
D.
None of the above
CBSE PMT 1994; AMU (Med.) 2006 Q310 Errorless 9. Self Evaluation Test MCQ
Species diversity generally increases as one proceeds from
A.
Low altitude to high altitude, and from low latitudes to high latitudes
B.
High altitude to low altitude, and from low latitudes to high latitudes
C.
High altitude to low altitude, and from high latitudes to low latitudes
D.
Low altitude to high altitude, and from high latitudes to low latitudes
CBSE PMT 1993; BHU 2004 Q311 Errorless 1. Origin of Life MCQ
Formation of which complex molecules was noticed by Urey and Miller when they subjected substances like $N H _ { 3 } , C H _ { 4 } , H _ { 2 } O$ etc. to electric discharge [NCERT Pg. No. 111]
A.
Aquaregia
B.
$H _ { 2 } S O _ { 4 }$
C.
HCN
D.
Amino acids
CMC Vellore 1993; MP PMT 1996 Q312 Errorless 2. Organic Evolution and Speciation MCQ
The greatest evolutionary change enabling the land vertebrates to be completely free from water, was the development of
A.
Four legs
B.
Lungs
C.
Shelled eggs and internal fertilization
D.
Four chambered heart
CMC Vellore 1993; CPMT 1993, 2003; MP PMT 1996, 2003 Q313 Errorless 2. Organic Evolution and Speciation MCQ
Haeckal's theory of recapitulation (Biogenetic law) means that
A.
All organisms start as an egg
B.
Life history of an animal reflects its evolutionary history
C.
Progeny of an organism resembles its parents
D.
Body parts once lost are regenerated
DPMT 1993 Q314 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
The splint bone of present day horse is a vestige of
A.
Fourth toe
B.
First toe
C.
Second toe
D.
Second and fourth toes in limbs
DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993; MP PMT 1997 Q315 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Vestigeal organs occur as
A.
Useless because of incomplete development
B.
Inefficient parts
C.
Fully developed but useless
D.
Analogous
DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993 Q316 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Occurrence of vestigeal organs is not explained by
A.
Theory of organic evolution
B.
Theory of special creation
C.
Scala naturae
D.
Natural classification sustem
NCERT; CPMT 1993, 96; MP PMT 2006; BHU 2012 Q317 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Which of the following is commonly called "age of mammals and birds"
A.
Mesozoic
B.
Coenozoic
C.
Palaeozoic
D.
Azoic
CPMT 1993, 94 Q318 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Vestigeal organ in man is
A.
Extra-abdominal muscles
B.
Thumb
C.
Conjunctiva
D.
Body hairs
CPMT 1993 Q319 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Fossil X is older than fossil Y . Most evident answer is
A.
Fossil Y has got some of the vestigial organs which are functional in X
B.
Fossil Y has got homologous and analogous organs of fossil X
C.
Fossil X is found in deeper sedimentation than Y
D.
Fossil Y was found in better state than that of X
DPMT 1993 Q320 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Who discovered the fossil of archaeopteryx from bavaria (Germany)
A.
Thomas Huxley
B.
Hermann von Meyer
C.
Colin Harrison
D.
Andreas Wagner
CBSE PMT 1993; RPMT 1999; J & K CET 2005; Bihar CECE 2006; CPMT 2009 Q321 Errorless 3. Evidences of Evolution MCQ
Which is connecting link between Reptiles and Aves
A.
Archaeopteryx
B.
Peripatus
C.
Ornithorynchus
D.
Loligo
NCERT; JIPMER 1993; CPMT 2001; MP PMT 2001; DPMT 2006 Q322 Errorless 4. Lamarckism MCQ
Author of "Philosophique Zoologique" is
A.
Mendel
B.
Darwin and Wallace
C.
Lamarck
D.
Darwin
AIIMS 1993 Q323 Errorless 4. Lamarckism MCQ
The scientists regarded as Neo-Lamarckist are
A.
August Weismann and T.H. Morgan
B.
Hardy Weinberg
C.
Correns, Tshermak and Hugo de Vries
D.
Kammerer and Mc Dougall
NCERT; DPMT 1993; AFMC 2001; MP PMT 2003 Q324 Errorless 4. Lamarckism MCQ
When an organ is used it will develop and if it is not used, it weakens to become vestigial. Who could have said their theory
A.
Darwin
B.
de Vries
C.
Lamarck
D.
Mendel
NCERT; CPMT 1993; MP PMT 2006, 10; Bihar CECE 2006; Odisha JEE 2009, 10; WB JEE 2011 Q325 Errorless 5. Darwinism MCQ
Who wrote the "Origin of Species"
A.
G.J. Mendel
B.
Lamarck
C.
de Vries
D.
Charles Darwin