MP PMT 1993; Odisha JEE 2008
Q326
Errorless
5. Darwinism
MCQ
Name of the ship in which Charles Darwin went for his expedition
A.
Siboga
B.
Beagle
C.
Sea gull
D.
Atlantic
AIIMS 1993
Q327
Errorless
5. Darwinism
MCQ
If mating is random, population is large and mutation does not occur; then gene frequencies of population from generation to generation remain constant. This was put forwarded by
A.
Lederberg
B.
Wallace
C.
Hardy Weinberg
D.
Haeckel
AIIMS 1993
Q328
Errorless
5. Darwinism
MCQ
"Darwin's finches" refers to
A.
Fossils of birds collected by Darwin at Galapagos islands
B.
A type of birds present on Galapagos islands
C.
Migratory birds collected by Darwin at Galapagos islands
D.
Fossils of reptiles collected by Darwin at Galapagos island
CPMT 1993; MP PMT 1998; DPMT 2001
Q329
Errorless
6. Evolution of Man
MCQ
The most recent and direct prehistoric ancestor of present man is
A.
Cro-Magnon
B.
Preneanderthal
C.
Neanderthal
D.
None of the above
CPMT 1993
Q330
Errorless
6. Evolution of Man
MCQ
The lowest capacity of cranium was found in the
A.
Neanderthal man
B.
Australopithecus
C.
Cro-Magnon man
D.
Java man
MP PMT 1993, 99; CPMT 2003; WB JEE 2010
Q331
Errorless
6. Evolution of Man
MCQ
Biological name of the Java man is
A.
Homo erectus
B.
Homo sapiens
C.
Homo habilis
D.
Pithecanthropus erectus (Homo erectus proctue)
CBSE PMT 1992, 2001, 03; CPMT 2004; NEET 20131
Or
Random unidirectional change in allele frequencies that occur by chance in all population and especially in small populations is known as [NEET (Karnataka) 2013
Q332
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. This is referred to as
A.
Genetic load
B.
Genetic flow
C.
Genetic drift
D.
Random mating
CBSE PMT 1991
Q333
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Correct sequence is
A.
Palaeozoic ā Mesozoic ā Coenozoic
B.
Mesozoic ā Archaeozoic ā Proterozoic
C.
Palaeozoic ā Archaeozoic ā Coenozoic
D.
Archaeozoic ā Palaeozoic ā Proterozoic
CBSE PMT 1991
Q334
Errorless
5. Darwinism
MCQ
Natural Selection Theory of Darwin is objected to, because it
A.
Stresses upon slow and small variations
B.
Stresses upon interspecific competition
C.
Explains that natural calamities take a heavy annular toll of lives
D.
Explains, adaptation of certain inherited characters
CBSE PMT 1991
Q335
Errorless
9. Self Evaluation Test
MCQ
Homeostasis is
A.
Disturbance in regulatory control
B.
Tendency to resist internal changes
C.
Plant and animal extracts used in homeopathy
D.
A tendency to change with change in environment
CBSE PMT 1990
Q336
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Basic principles of embryonic development were stated by
A.
Von Baer
B.
Haeckel
C.
Darwin
D.
Weismann
NCERT: CBSE PMT 1990; DPMT 2007
Q337
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Parallelism is
A.
Adaptive divergence in evolution
B.
Adaptive convergence of widely different species in evolution
CBSE PMT 1990; KCET 2011
Q338
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Allopatric speciation is due to
A.
Mutation
B.
Geographical separation of populations
C.
Migration of member of a species form one to other populations
D.
Hybridization between closely related species
1953
Q339
Errorless
7. NCERT(Exemplar Questions)
MCQ
In 1953 S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for origin of first form of life from pre-existing non-living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include
A.
Low temperature, volcanic storms, atmosphere rich in oxygen
B.
Low temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere
C.
High temperature, volcanic storms, non-reducing atmosphere
D.
High temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing CH4 NH3 etc
Q340
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
Which of the following was most likely to have been absent in free form in the primordial atmosphere at the time of origin of life
A.
$O _ { 2 }$
B.
$C H _ { 4 }$
C.
$H _ { 2 }$
D.
$N H _ { 3 }$
Q341
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
The complex organic compounds that may have first evolved in the direction of origin of life on earth, may have been
A.
Proteins and amino acids
B.
Proteins and nucleic acids
C.
Urea and nucleic acids
D.
Urea and amino acids
Q342
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
In his classic experiment on the formation of amino acids, Stanley Miller passed an electric discharge in a mixture of
A.
$C H _ { 4 } , H _ { 2 }$, $N H _ { 3 }$
B.
$C H _ { 4 } , C O _ { 2 } , O _ { 2 }$ and $H _ { 2 }$
C.
$N H _ { 3 } , O _ { 2 } , H _ { 2 }$ and steam
D.
$C H _ { 4 } , H _ { 2 } , N _ { 2 }$ and steam
Q343
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
It is believed that the organisms first inhabited earth's
surface were [NCERT]
A.
Heterotrophic or holozoic
B.
Heterophytic or holophytic
C.
Saprophytic
D.
Saprozoic
Q344
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
There is no life on moon because there is no [NCERT]
A.
Carbon
B.
Nitrogen
C.
Water
D.
Silicates
Q345
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
According to available evidence life evolved through the process of
A.
Abiogenesis
B.
Biogenesis
C.
Special creation
D.
Spontaneous generation
Q346
Errorless
1. Origin of Life
MCQ
The abiogenesis occurred about how many billion years ago?
A.
1.2 billion
B.
1.5 billion
C.
2.5 billion
D.
3.5 billion
Q347
Errorless
2. Organic Evolution and Speciation
MCQ
The most accepted and recent theory of organic evolution [NCERT]
A.
Natural selection theory
B.
Phase theory
C.
Synthetic theory
D.
Mutation theory
Q348
Errorless
2. Organic Evolution and Speciation
MCQ
Evolution means [NCERT; MP PMT 19
A.
History of race
B.
Development of race
C.
History and development of race with variations
D.
Progressive development of the race
Q349
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Homologous organs explain
A.
Convergent evolution
B.
Divergent evolution
C.
Pedogenesis
D.
Prodagility
Q350
Errorless
3. Evidences of Evolution
MCQ
Man evolved in
A.
Triassic period
B.
Jurassic
C.
Permian period
D.
Pliocene