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Q201 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Fossils are generally found in :
A.
Sedimentary rocks
B.
Igneous rocks
C.
Metamorphic rocks
D.
Any type of rock
Q202 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia?
A.
Stabilising
B.
Directional
C.
Disruptive
D.
Artificial
Q203 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
The most accepted line of descent in human evolution is :
A.
Australopithecus ā†’ Ramapithecus ā†’ Homo sapiens ā†’ homo habilis
B.
Homo erectus ā†’ Homo habilis ā†’ Homo sapiens
C.
Ramapithecus ā†’ Homo habilis ā†’ Homo erectus ā†’ Homo sapiens
D.
Australopithecus ā†’ Ramapithecus ā†’ Homo erectus ā†’ Homo habilis ā†’ Homo sapiens
Q204 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Match the scientists listed under column-I with ideas listed column-II.
with :
Column-IColumn-II
(P)Darwin
(Q)Oparin
(R)Lamarck
(S)De-Vries
(I)Abiogenesis
(II)Use and disuse of organs
(III)Mutation theory
(IV)Evolution by natural selection
A.
P-I Q-IV; R-II; S-III
B.
P-IV; Q-I; R-II; S-III
C.
P-II; Q-IV; R-III; S-I
D.
P-IV; Q-II; R-II; S-I
Q205 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Variations during mutations of meiotic recombination are :
A.
Random and directionless
B.
Random and directional
C.
Random and small
D.
Random, small and directional
Q206 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
The naturalist who came about with the same ideas that of the Darwin :
A.
Alfred Nobel
B.
Alfred Wallace
C.
Lamarck
D.
H. Khorana
Q207 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
According to Darwin, the term fitness refers to:
A.
Social fitness
B.
Mental fitness
C.
Physical fitness
D.
Reproductive fitness
Q208 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Dead remains of organisms found in the earth crust are the :
A.
Palaentological evidences
B.
Morphological evidences
C.
Anatomical evidences
D.
Physiological evidences
Q209 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
When more than one adaptive radiations appear in an isolated geographical area, than it is called ?
A.
Natural selection
B.
Convergent evolution
C.
Divergent evolution
D.
Retrogressive evolution
Q210 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Who gave the theory of Genetic equilibrium
A.
Lamarck
B.
Hugo DeVries
C.
Hardy - Weinberg
D.
Darwin
Q211 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Giraffe's neck and forelimbs get elongated during the course of evolution, due to :
A.
Inheritance of acquired characters
B.
Natural selection
C.
Geographical isolation
D.
Convergent evolution
Q212 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
First mammals were :
A.
Human
B.
Apes
C.
Monkeys
D.
Shrews
Q213 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
The first human being like prehistoric man was:
A.
Homo sapiens
B.
Homo erectus
C.
Homo habilis
D.
Neanderthal man
Q214 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
In which type of natural selection two peaks are formed ?
A.
Stabilizing selection
B.
Directional selection
C.
Disruptive selection
D.
Both (1) & (3)
Q215 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Which of the following statement is correct?
A.
The skull of adult chimpanzee is like modern adult human
B.
The skull of baby chimpanzee is like modern adult human
C.
Skull of baby chimpanzee is exactly similar to adult chimpanzee
D.
Skull of baby chimpanzee and adult chimpanzee has no resemblance to skull of human
Q216 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Which of the following is not amongst the evolutionary line of mammals?
A.
Therapsids
B.
Pelycosaurs
C.
Synapsids
D.
Sauropsids
Q217 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Before industrialization set in England :
A.
Only white winged moths were present on trees
B.
White winged moths were less in number on trees
C.
Dark winged moths were less in number on trees
D.
White winged moths were absent
Q218 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Proper burial of dead bodies for the first time started by which pre historic man ?
A.
Java man
B.
Homo habilis
C.
Neanderthal man
D.
Australopithecines
Q219 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Homo sapiens arose in ________and moved across continents and developed into distinct races :
A.
America
B.
Australia
C.
China
D.
Africa
Q220 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Who lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 - 40,000 years back?
A.
Homo erectus
B.
Homo habilis
C.
Neanderthal man
D.
Australopithecines
Q221 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
How many of the following are examples of homologous structures in plants : (a) Eyes of octopus and mammal (b) Potato and sweet potato (c) Forelimbs of whale, bat, cheetah and human (d) Vertebrate heart (e) Thorn of bougainvillea and tendril of cucurbita (f) Potato and carrot (g) Potato and radish Options:
A.
Four
B.
Three
C.
Two
D.
One
Q222 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
The most accepted view for origin of life is :
A.
Chemical evolution
B.
Spontaneous generation
C.
Religious literature
D.
Panspermia
Q223 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
The study of fossils in different aged rocks shows all of the following except :
A.
They probably died during the formation of that particular sediment
B.
Some of them appear similar to modern organisms
C.
Life forms varied over time and certain forms were restricted to certain geological time spans
D.
They do not represent extinct organisms
Q224 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
Which vertebrates evolved into the first amphibians?
A.
Jawless fishes
B.
Lobefins
C.
Salamanders
D.
Ichthyosaurus
Q225 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
When reptiles came down which animals took over the earth ?
A.
Birds
B.
Dinosaurs
C.
Mammals
D.
Amphibians