01.

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 coacervates is an D. Photosynthesizing
example algae
(a) I-C, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A.
02. The first life appeared in marine water was called protovirus, eobiont or protocell, it was
(a) anaerobic and chemoheterotrophic (b) aerobic and parasitic
(c) chemoheterotrophic and aerobic (d) anaerobic and autotrophic
03. The correct match is
I Origin of life A. Cuvier
II Origin of species B. Suarez
III Special Creation C. Charles Darwin
IV Catastrophe D. A.I Oparin theory
(a) I-C, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A.
04. The surface temperature of sun is
(a) 6000°C (b) 9000°C (c) 1000°C (d) 10,000°C
05. The sequence of origin of life may be consideredas (a) Amino acid ® Protein ®Chlorophyll (b)
Chlorophyll ® Starch ® Glycogen
(c) Nucleic acid ® Amino acid ® Chlorophyll (d) Chlorophyll ® Nucleic acid ® Amino acid
06. The heterotrophic hypothesis helps us to understand
(a) definition of the term life (b) difference between the living and non living
(c) increasing complexity moving from the atom to the simple molecule to complex proteins, to
(d) living organisms, populations, societies and communities
(e) all of the above.
07. Which of the following is correctly matched
(a) Weismann – Germplasm (b) De Vries – Abiogenesis
(c) Abbe Spallanzani – Recapitulation theory (d) None of the above
08. The correct match is
I. Lamarck A. Russian
II. Oparin B. Austrian
III Mendel C. Spanish
IV Suarez D. French
(a) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C (b) I-A,II-b, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A (d) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
09. Most biologists think that RNA was the first genetic material because
(a) amino acids were produced in Stanley Miller’s apparatus
(b) DNA is the universal genetic material of eukaryotes
(c) the existence of ribozymes suggests that early cells could have used RNA to catalyze
chemical reactions and transfer information
(d) RNA is simpler than DNA
10. When two forms undergo evolution independently leading to the protection of analogous structure
which does not indicate any relationship then the type of evolution is said to be
(a) parallel evolution
(b) convergent evolution
(c) progressive evolution
(d) retrogressive evolution
11. Many bacteria are now resistant to penicillin because
(a) penicillin cause gene mutation
(b) previously resistant forms survived and reproduced better than non resistant forms
(c) hospital environment inhibits competition among bacteria
(d) penicillin triggers the synthesis of resistant proteins.
12. The author of ‘Origin of life’ is
(a) S. L. Miller (b) A.I. Oparin (c) de Vries (d) C. Darwin
13. One of the following has recently become extinct
(a) dinosaur (b) Dodo (c) mammoth (d) Archeoptryx
14.Big bang theory is related with a.origin of life b.origin of earth c.origin of species d.origin of community
15. Stromatolites, the first found fossils were of
(a) archaebacteria (b) plantae (c) cyanobacteria (d) protozoa
16. The ozone layer is present in
(a) lithosphere (b) mesosphere (c) stratosphere (d) troposphere
17. 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 , H2 , CO2 (d) O2 ,O3 ,CH4 , NH3
18. Coacervates are
(a) colloidal droplets (b) contain nucleoprotein (c) (a) and (b) (d) protobiont (e) bacteria
19. The theory of spontaneous generation or abiogenesis was disproved by
(a) A.R.Wallace b) Francisco c) Louis Pasteur (d) A.I.Oparin (e) Sidney Fox
20. Which one of the following is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years a
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Hydrogen (d) Methane
21. The origin of man in geological periods is
(a) pliocene (b) oligocone (c) miocene (d) pleistocea
22. Appearance of ancestral characters in the new borns , such as tail, cervical fistula in man,
gill slits etc
(a) homologous (b) analogous (c) vestigial (d) atavism
23. Which one of the following sets of structures include only analogous organs?
(a) Hind legs of horse, grass hopper and bat (b) Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo
(c) Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honeybee
(d) Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat.
24. The fossil Archaeopteryx is in the period of
(a) Jurassic (b) Crustaceous (c) Triassic (d) None of these
25. A living connecting link which provides evidence for organic evolution
(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
26. Footprints of leaf impressions made in mud filled with some hard mineral resulting in a fossil is
called
(a) mould (b) petrified rock (c) coprolite (d) all of the
above
27. Human body possess how many vestigial organs (about) (a) 80 (b) 90
(c) 100 (d) 110
28. The modern horse is known as
(a) Equus (b) Eohippus (c) Pliohippus (d) Merychippus
29. Phylectic evolution is the
(a) evolution in a line
(b) evolution that involves the development of reproductive isolation
(c) evolution breaking into several pieces
(d) all above
30. The set of vestigial organs is
(a) ileo-caecal valve of man, wings of birds, caudal fins of fish
(b) patygium of bats, scales of snakes, carapace of turtle
(c) nails of man, premolar of man and ileum of all vertebrates.
(d) Wings of kiwi, splint bone of horse and hind limbs of Python
31. Birbal Sahni is associated with field of evolution in
(a) origin of bacteria (b) special creation (c) fossil plants (d) none above
32. Animals who are native of colder regions have shorter ears. This is Law
(a) Allen (b) Cope (c) Dollo (d) Bergmann
33. ‘Devonian period’ is age of
(a) fishes (b) amphibians (c) reptiles (d) mammals
34. Same group of ancestors have formed the mammals adapted to running , flying and swimming.
This proves
(a) speciation (b) genetic drift (c) adaptive convergence (d) adaptive radiation
35. The Jurassic period belongs to the era
(a) proterozoic (b) archeozoic (c) mesozoic (d) Cenozoic
36. Nails and horns and the scales on the back of a
scaly ant eater (pangolin) and the scales on the tail of rat, are
(a) Derivative of keratinized epidermal material (b) homologous organs
 (c) both (a) and (b) (d) Secretion from special skin glands
37. Which is not a vestigial organ?
(a) Plica semilumaris (b) Epiglottis (c) Ear pinna muscle (d) Vermiform appendix
38. Cladogram represents
(a) Features and shared characters depicting evolution in form of a diagram
(b) Population(c) Physiological relationships of organisms (d) None of these
39. In a famous experiment, A. Weismann cut off tails of new-born mice generation after generation. At the
end of experiment, tails of mice neither disappeared nor shortened. This experiment
(a) supports Darwin’s theory of natural selection
(b) proves that tail is an essential organ of vertebrates
(c) disproves de Vried mutation theory
(d) shows that Lamarck was wrong in his theory of inheritance of acquired characters
40. Pick up correct match:
I Darwin A. Use and disuse of organs
II Lamarck B. Origin of life
III Mendel C. Natural selection
IV A.I.Oparin D. Laws of heredity
(a) I-C, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A.
41. On the voyage of the Beagle, Darwin (1809- 1882) found that flora and fauna of temperate South America
are most similar to that of
(a) tropical South America (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Europe
42. Charles Darwin’s book ‘On the origin of species’ by means of natural selection’ was first published in
(a) 1779 (b) 1831 (c) 1859 (d) 1901
43. de-Vries experimented upon the plant,
(a) Pisum (b) Lamarkiana oenothera (c) wild pea (d) garden pea
44. The species are called sibling if there is
a) practically no morphological distinction
b) no morphological difference but reproductively isolated
c) reproductive isolation produced due to geographical isolation
d) practically no morphological distinction but possess biological characters and are reproductively
isolated
45. Match the following:
I. Empedocles A. Father of evolutionary ideas
II Darwin B. Adaptions are responsible for evolution
III Mutations C. Environment is responsible for evolution
IV Aristotle D. Sudden heritable changes
(a) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
46. Accidental fluctuation in alleles of small population is termed as
(a) demes (b) genetic drift (c) genetic shift (d) genetic thrift
47. Occurrence of alligators both in USA and China is an example of
(a) natural selection (b) discontinuous distributions (c) analogy (d) none above
48. Modern synthetic theory of evolution is based on
(a) genetic and chromosomal mutation (b)genetic recombination and selection by nature
(c) reproductive isolation (d) all of the above
49.Given: 1 = natural selection ; 2 = variations and their inheritance ; 3 = survival of the fittest
4 = struggle for existence. According to Darwnism, which of the following represents the
correct sequence of events in the origin of new species?
(a) 1,2,3,4 (b) 2,3,1,4 (c) 3,4,1,2 (d) 4,2,3,1
50. Gene frequency in a population remains stable unless and until there is
(a) Random drift (b) random mating (c) selection (d) mutation
51. Natural selection of Biston betularia was explained by
(a) H.B.D.Kettlewell (b) Darwin c) Hugo de Vries (d) Lederberg.
Column I (scientists) Column II(Work done by them)
A. Fransisco Redi p Theory of chemical evolution of life
B. Pasteur q Disproval of spontaneous generation
C. Richter r Swan-necked flask experiment
D. Oparin s Mutation
 t Panspermia
(a) A = q , B = p, C = s, D = r
(b) A= r, B = s, C = q , D= t
(c) A = p, B = q , C = t, D = s
(d) A= q , B = r , C = t , D = p.

52. ‘Elephant is a slowest breeder becoming sexually mature at the age of 30 and have large gestation
period. A single female reproduces on an average 6 young ones during its lifetime. If all the young ones of
a pair survive, there would be 19 million descendants at the end of 750 years’ This is an example for
(a) Inheritance of acquired characters (b) Mutation
(c) Part of Darwin’s theory – over-production (d) Mendelian theory of inheritance
53. Darwin’s finches show which aspect of evolution ?
(a) Biogeographical (b) industrial melanism (c) Biochemical (d) Embryological
54. The term ‘biocoenosis’ is coined by
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Karl Mobius (c) Earnst Haeckel (d) E.P.Odum
55. “The genetic variations appearing among themembers of a population bring about the
evolution.” This statement defines
(a) mutation theory (b) Lamarckism (c) Darwinism (d) Neo-Darwinsm
56. Industrial melanism is an example of
(a) drug resistence (b) darkening of skin due to smoke from industries
(c) protective resemblance with the surroundings (d) defensive adaptation of skin against
ultraviolet radiations
57. Recapitulation theory was called the law of Biogenesis by
(a) Haeckel (b) Lamarck (c) Darwin (d) Hugo de Vries
58. Modern evolution theory involves
(a) Natural selection (b) genetic variation (c) Isolation (d) all of the above
59. Darwin in the ‘theory of natural selection’ states that
(a) natural selection acts on favourable variations, which appear among individuals of a species.
(b) Environment does not play any role in the evolution
(c) Characters acquired during the life of an individual are inherited by its offsprings
(d) heritable variations arise through changes in the gene complex of a species.
60. World environment day is
(a) March 24 (b) Sept 16
(c) may 31 (d) 21st March (e) June 5
61. The tallest tree is
(a) Sequoia (b) Eucalyptus (c) Dalbergia sisso (d) Banyan
62. Biological species concept was introduced by
(a) E.Mayer (b) alan R templeton (c) simpson (d) Davis and Heywood
63. Replacement of one species by another without an increase in number of species is termed
(a) cladogenesis (b) allopatric speciation c) sympatric speciation
(d) instant speciation
64. Which of the following is premating isolation mechanism
(a) geographic isolation (b) temporal isolation (c) behavioural (d) genetic e.all
65. Formation of different genotype in new settlement when a small group of population found new
settlement
(a) bottleneck effect (b) founder effect (c) mutation (d) genetic drift
66. Period of triolobite is
(a) Silurian (b) Devonian (c) carboniferous (d) cretaceous
67. Fossils are commen in
(a) igneous rock (b) metamorphic rock (c) sedimentary rock (d) volcano
68. Birds are glorified reptiles stated by
(a) Richard oven (b) Huxley (c) Wallace (d) wagnor
`69.Carbon dating was first suggested by a.da vinci b.malthus c.libby W F d.simpson e.mayer
70.genetic basis of adaptation in bacteria was demonstrated by a.Darwin b.lamarck c.Lederberg d.HBD
Kettlewel d.Devries