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done Evidences of Evolution Total Questions - 119

• question_answer1)
  Analogous organs are those which are    [AIIMS 1992; CPMT 1973, 2000; DPMT 2004]
  A)
             Structurally similar done clear
  B)
             Structurally and functionally similar done clear
  C)
             Functionally similar done clear
  D)
             Normally non-functionable done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which is the vestigial organ in man                      [DPMT 1985; ST 1972; CPMT 1981, 85, 86; MP PMT 1999]
  A)
             Vermiform appendix               done clear
  B)
             Cervical vertebra done clear
  C)
             Atlas                                           done clear
  D)
             None of the above done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Homologous organs explain                                         [DPMT 1992]
  A)
             Convergent evolution              done clear
  B)
             Divergent evolution done clear
  C)
             Pedogenesis                             done clear
  D)
             Prodagility done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Homologous organs are                     [DPMT 1992; CBSE PMT 1995; MP PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 2000; CBSE PMT 2003]
  A)
             Similar in origin                        done clear
  B)
             Similar in function done clear
  C)
             Similar in development           done clear
  D)
             Similar in behaviour done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which is a vestigial organ of python [DPMT 1983]
  A)
             Nose                                          done clear
  B)
             Hind limbs done clear
  C)
             Scales                                        done clear
  D)
             Teeth done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which one is vestigial organ of man         [CPMT 1977, 95; AFMC 1985]
  A)
             Epiglottis                                   done clear
  B)
             Muscles of ear pinna done clear
  C)
             Fossa ovalis                              done clear
  D)
             Ileum done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which one is not a vestigial organ in man                                                         [CPMT 1980, 91; AIIMS 1992; MP PMT 1994]
  A)
             Vermiform appendix               done clear
  B)
             Plica semilunaris done clear
  C)
             Ear muscles                               done clear
  D)
             Malleus done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The humming bird, hawk and the humming moth illustrate                     [CBSE PMT 1988]
  A)
             Adaptive radiation                   done clear
  B)
             Homology done clear
  C)
             Convergent evolution              done clear
  D)
             Divergent evolution done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Fossils are                                                    [DPMT 1985, 86]
  A)
             Fovea in the retina of vertebrate eye done clear
  B)
             Remains of organisms present in the rocks done clear
  C)
             The fossa present in the bones done clear
  D)
             Foramen through which nerves pass done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which one illustrates palaeontological evidence in favour of oraganic evolution                         [CPMT 1978]
  A)
             Duck bill platypus                    done clear
  B)
             Pappered moth done clear
  C)
             Archaeopteryx                          done clear
  D)
             Darwin's finches done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following would be easily fossilized                                             [AFMC 1982]
  A)
             Heart                                          done clear
  B)
             Tooth done clear
  C)
             External ear                               done clear
  D)
             Skin done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which one of the following is a living fossil
  A)
             Demosponge                            done clear
  B)
             Aurelia done clear
  C)
             Limulus                                     done clear
  D)
             Amphioxus done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The age of rock is calulated on the basis of            [NCERT 1974]
  A)
             Types of fossils present done clear
  B)
             Number of strata present done clear
  C)
             Amount of uranium present   done clear
  D)
             Amount of lead present done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which one of the following sets includes all homologous organs [AFMC 1985; MP PMT 1994]
  A)
             Hind legs of pig, duck and kangaroo done clear
  B)
             Wings of bats, butterfly and bird done clear
  C)
             Sting of honey bee, scorpion and snake done clear
  D)
             Tail of rat, peacock and cockroach done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Fossils are dated now by                           [CPMT 1975; AFMC 1980; MP PMT 1994, 2001]
  A)
             Stratigraphic position done clear
  B)
             Amount of calcium residue done clear
  C)
             Association with other animals done clear
  D)
             Radioactive carbon \[({{C}^{14}})\] contents done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which one of the following organs have no evolutionary significance                                           [NCERT 1984]
  A)
             Analogous organs                    done clear
  B)
             Atavistic organs done clear
  C)
             Non-functional organs            done clear
  D)
             Functional organ done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Homologous organs are                                                [CPMT 1989]
  A)
             Leg of man, leg of horse, wing of bat done clear
  B)
             Hand of man, tail of horse, wing of bat done clear
  C)
             Hand of man, forelimb of horse, wing of bat done clear
  D)
             Head of man, leg of horse, wing of bat done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Evolutionary history of the organism is known as
  A)
             Ontogeny                                  done clear
  B)
             Biogeny done clear
  C)
             Phylogeny                                 done clear
  D)
             Epigeny done clear
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• question_answer19)
  The fake fossils which resemble to the remains of plants are known as
  A)
             Pseudo fossils                           done clear
  B)
             True fossils done clear
  C)
             Complete fossils                       done clear
  D)
             Incomplete fossils done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Evolution of unicellular organism was in the era
  A)
             Proterozoic                                done clear
  B)
             Palaeozoic done clear
  C)
             Archaeozoic                              done clear
  D)
             Mesozoic done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Rise of invertebrate was in the era
  A)
             Proterozoic                                done clear
  B)
             Archaeozoic done clear
  C)
             Palaeozoic                                 done clear
  D)
             Mesozoic done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which one of the following is the age of amphibians, fishes and invertebrates
  A)
             Archaeozoic era                        done clear
  B)
             Proterozoic era done clear
  C)
             Palaeozoic era                          done clear
  D)
             Mesozoic era done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Earliest reptiles evolved in the period
  A)
             Ordovician                                done clear
  B)
             Silurian done clear
  C)
             Devonian                                  done clear
  D)
           Carboniferous done clear
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• question_answer24)
  First mammals appeared in the period
  A)
             Triassic                                      done clear
  B)
             Jurassic done clear
  C)
             Cretaceous                                done clear
  D)
             Tertiary done clear
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• question_answer25)
  In which period giant reptiles dominated the earth
  A)
             Triasic                                        done clear
  B)
             Jurassic done clear
  C)
             Cretaceous                                done clear
  D)
             Tertiary done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Man evolved  in                                                              [CPMT 2003]
  A)
             Triassic period                          done clear
  B)
             Jurassic done clear
  C)
             Permian period                        done clear
  D)
             Pliocene done clear
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• question_answer27)
  The embryonic development of an animal from the zygote to the adult stage is known as
  A)
             Phylogeny                                 done clear
  B)
             Biogeny done clear
  C)
             Ontogeny                                  done clear
  D)
             Embryogeny done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Prototherians have evolved from
  A)
             Reptiles                                     done clear
  B)
             Birds done clear
  C)
             Eutherians                                 done clear
  D)
             Amphibians done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The field in which zoology and geology are very intimately connected, is                                     [CPMT 1971]
  A)
             Zoogeology                              done clear
  B)
             Zoogeography done clear
  C)
             Palaeontology                          done clear
  D)
             Archaeology done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which is the largest known fossil of reptile
  A)
             Dinosaurs                                 done clear
  B)
             Diplodocus done clear
  C)
             Stegosaurs                                done clear
  D)
             Igmanodon done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Homologous structures have       [CPMT 1976, 83; AFMC 1985]
  A)
             Similar origin but similar or dissimilar functions done clear
  B)
             Dissimilar origin but similar functions done clear
  C)
             Dissimilar origin but dissimilar functions done clear
  D)
             Dissimilar origin and dissimilar structures done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Role of isolation in evolution is                 [NCERT 1975]
  A)
             Differentiation of species done clear
  B)
             Maintenance of species done clear
  C)
             Evolutionary divergence done clear
  D)
             Extermination of species done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Fossilization occurs where
  A)
             Animals are destroyed by environment done clear
  B)
             Animals are destroyed by scavengers done clear
  C)
             Animals are burried by natural processes done clear
  D)
             Animals are burried and preserved by natural processes done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one is not a true fossil                                     [JIPMER 1994]
  A)
             Placoderm                                 done clear
  B)
             Limulus done clear
  C)
             Archeopteryx                            done clear
  D)
             Therapside done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Age of fossil is determined by            [CPMT 1974; AFMC 1980]
  A)
             Earth crust done clear
  B)
             Remnant of radioactive carbon done clear
  C)
             Deposition of calcium done clear
  D)
             All of the above done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Founder of 'palaeontology' is
  A)
             Birbal Sahni                              done clear
  B)
             Cuvier done clear
  C)
             Dickersom                                 done clear
  D)
             Darwin done clear
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• question_answer37)
  A living connective link which provides evidence for organic evolution                                        [CPMT 1984]
  A)
             Archaeopteryx between reptiles and mammals done clear
  B)
             Lung fish between pisces and reptiles done clear
  C)
             Duck bill platypus between reptiles and mammals done clear
  D)
             Sphenodon between reptiles and birds done clear
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• question_answer38)
  The splint bone of present day horse is a vestige of                               [DPMT 1993]
  A)
             Fourth toe done clear
  B)
             First toe done clear
  C)
             Second toe done clear
  D)
             Second and fourth toes in limbs done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Vestigial organs occur as                    [DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993]
  A)
             Useless because of incomplete development done clear
  B)
             Inefficient parts done clear
  C)
             Fully developed but useless done clear
  D)
             Analogous done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Occurrence of vestigial organs is not explained by                                 [DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993]
  A)
             Theory of organic evolution done clear
  B)
             Theory of special creation done clear
  C)
             Scala naturae done clear
  D)
             Natural classification system done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Vestigial pelvic girdle and bones of hind limbs are the characteristic of                                         [DPMT 1993]
  A)
             Whales                                      done clear
  B)
             Dolphins done clear
  C)
             Sharks                                       done clear
  D)
             Seal done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Recapitulation theory forms                                       [JIPMER 1993]
  A)
             Anatomical evidence done clear
  B)
             Taxonomical evidence done clear
  C)
             Physiological evidence done clear
  D)
             Embryological evidence done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which one of the following sets of structure includes only analogous organs               [DPMT 1985, 86; CPMT 1978]
  A)
             Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat done clear
  B)
             Hind legs of horse, grasshopper and bat done clear
  C)
             Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo done clear
  D)
             Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honey bee done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The precipitation method of blood tests for finding out the inter?relationship among different animals  was given by
  A)
             Haeckel                                     done clear
  B)
             Foxon done clear
  C)
             L. de Vinci                                 done clear
  D)
             H.F. Nuttal done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Geological evidence for most primitive mammal is found in                    [CPMT 1984]
  A)
             Central Africa                            done clear
  B)
             China done clear
  C)
             India (Shivalik hills)                 done clear
  D)
             Australia done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Appearance of ancestral characters in the new borns, such as tail, monstral face, gill slits, multiple mammae etc. are known as                                                                          [CPMT 1972]
  A)
             Homologous                            done clear
  B)
             Analogous done clear
  C)
             Atavism                                     done clear
  D)
             Vestigial done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The presence of temporary gills in the embryos of snakes, birds and man indicates that                            [NCERT 1983]
  A)
             These embryos need gills for breathing done clear
  B)
             Ancestors of these animals had gills at one stage of evolution done clear
  C)
             Lungs evolved from gills done clear
  D)
             Medium in which these embryos develop resembles \[{{O}_{2}}\] rich water done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Basic principles of embryonic development were stated by                     [CBSE PMT 1990]
  A)
           Von Baer                                   done clear
  B)
             Haeckel done clear
  C)
             Darwin                                      done clear
  D)
             Weismann done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Parallelism is                                                           [CBSE PMT 1990]
  A)
             Adaptive divergence in evolution done clear
  B)
             Adaptive convergence of widely different species in evolution done clear
  C)
             Adaptive convergence of closely related species in evolution done clear
  D)
             None of these done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Allopatric speciation is due to                               [CBSE PMT 1990]
  A)
             Mutation                                    done clear
  B)
             Geographical separation of populations done clear
  C)
             Migration of member of a species form one to other populations done clear
  D)
             Hybridization between closely related species done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Correct sequence is                                                [CBSE PMT 1991]
  A)
             Palaeozoic \[\to \] Mesozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic done clear
  B)
             Mesozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic done clear
  C)
             Palaeozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic done clear
  D)
             Archaeozoic \[\to \] Palaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Vestigial organ in man is                                 [CPMT 1992, 93, 94]
  A)
             Extra?abdominal muscles       done clear
  B)
             Thumb done clear
  C)
             Conjunctiva done clear
  D)
             Body hairs done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Fossil \[X\] is older than fossil \[Y\]. Most evident answer is                     [CPMT 1993]
  A)
             Fossil \[Y\]has got some of the vestigial organs which are functional in \[X\] done clear
  B)
             Fossil \[Y\]has got homologous and analogous organs of fossil \[X\] done clear
  C)
             Fossil \[X\]is found in deeper sedimentation than \[Y\] done clear
  D)
             Fossil \[Y\] was found in better state than that of \[X\] done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Similarity developed in distantly related groups as an adaptation to the same function is called                [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
             Convergent evolution done clear
  B)
             Connecting link done clear
  C)
             Missing link done clear
  D)
             Divergent evolution done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Living fossil is                                                              [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
             Latimeria                                   done clear
  B)
             Uromastix done clear
  C)
             Archaeopteryx                          done clear
  D)
             All the above done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Two or more species occupying identical or overlapping areas are known as              [MP PMT 1994; Orissa JEE 2005]
  A)
             Sympatric species done clear
  B)
             Allopatric species done clear
  C)
             Sibling species done clear
  D)
             Polytypic species done clear
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• question_answer57)
  The earliest site where human civilization and crop cultivation started was presumably
  A)
             Around Caspian and Mediterranean seas done clear
  B)
             Around river Nile done clear
  C)
             Chinese river valley done clear
  D)
             All of these done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Which of the following is the most acceptable method determining the age of recent fossils
  A)
             Uranium lead method done clear
  B)
             Radioactive carbon method done clear
  C)
             Radiation of heat from the earth done clear
  D)
             Sedimentation rate technique done clear
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• question_answer59)
  The rocks that contain fossil are
  A)
             Metamorphic                            done clear
  B)
             Igneous done clear
  C)
             Sedimentary done clear
  D)
             All the above done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Potassium?argon dating can determine the age of the fossils
  A)
             Of about 5,00,000 years old done clear
  B)
             2 billion years old done clear
  C)
             Of all ages done clear
  D)
             Of azoic era only done clear
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• question_answer61)
  Analogous organs have arisen in the evolutionary process through
  A)
             Recombination                         done clear
  B)
             Mutation done clear
  C)
             Hybridisation                            done clear
  D)
             Adaptation done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Missing link in evolution is                                           [CPMT  2005]
  A)
             Peripatus                                   done clear
  B)
             Limulus done clear
  C)
             Pheretima                                  done clear
  D)
             Archaeopteryx done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Complete fossil of whose among the following is found                         [CPMT 1994]
  A)
             Archaeopteryx                          done clear
  B)
             Birds done clear
  C)
             Reptiles                                     done clear
  D)
             Horse done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Which of the following were abundant in mesozoic era                          [CPMT 1995]
  A)
             Mammals                                  done clear
  B)
             Reptiles done clear
  C)
             Insects                                        done clear
  D)
             Fishes done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Two zoogeographical regions separated by high mountain ranges are                                         [CBSE PMT 1995]
  A)
             Palaearctic and Oriental done clear
  B)
             Oriental and Australian done clear
  C)
             Nearctic and Palaearctic done clear
  D)
             Neotropical and Ethiopian done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Which of the following is connecting link showing organic evolution                                           
  A)
             Plumnaeus                                done clear
  B)
             Pontobdella done clear
  C)
             Macropus                                  done clear
  D)
             Peripatus done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Birds are evolved from                                                [JIPMER 1994]
  A)
             Non-chordates                         done clear
  B)
             Reptiles done clear
  C)
             Amphibians                              done clear
  D)
             Fishes done clear
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• question_answer68)
  The study of fossils is called               [KCET 1994; MH CET 2001]
  A)
             Herpatology                              done clear
  B)
             Cytology done clear
  C)
             Palaeontology                          done clear
  D)
             Organic evolution done clear
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• question_answer69)
  A species is taxonomically                                    [CBSE PMT 1994]
  A)
             A group of evolutionary related populations done clear
  B)
             A population with common characteristics as evolutionary base of variation done clear
  C)
             A fundamental unit in the phylogenetic history of organisms done clear
  D)
             A basic category to which most taxonomic information is attached done clear
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• question_answer70)
  The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is                               [CBSE PMT 1994]
  A)
             Merychippus                             done clear
  B)
             Eohippus done clear
  C)
             Equus                                        done clear
  D)
             Mesohippus done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Which one of the following is a pair of homologus organs                           [CBSE PMT 1994]
  A)
             Lungs of rabbit and gills of rohu done clear
  B)
             Wing of bat and wing of butterfly done clear
  C)
             Pectoral fin of rohu and the forelimb of horse done clear
  D)
             Wing of grasshopper and wing of crow done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Dinnosaurs originated in which era         [CPMT 1996; J&K CET 2005]
  A)
             Paleozoic                                   done clear
  B)
             Archeozoic done clear
  C)
             Cenozoic                                   done clear
  D)
             Mesozoic done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Who discovered the fossil of archaeopteryx from bavaria (Germany)                                            [DPMT 1993]
  A)
             Thomas Huxley                        done clear
  B)
             Hermann von Meyer done clear
  C)
             Colin Harrison                          done clear
  D)
             Andreas Wagner done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Wings of bat, locust and pigeon are an example of
  A)
             Vestigeal organs                       done clear
  B)
             Exo-skeletan structures done clear
  C)
             Homologous organs                done clear
  D)
             Analogous organs done clear
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• question_answer75)
  Which represents a connecting link as an evidence in favour of organic evolution                      [MP PMT 2000]
  A)
             Archaeopteryx between birds and mammals done clear
  B)
             Whale between fishes and mammals done clear
  C)
             Duck bill platypus between reptiles and mammals done clear
  D)
             Java ape man between modern man and Peking man done clear
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• question_answer76)
  'Vestigial organs' are those organs which are        [MP PMT 1997]
  A)
             Characteristics of birds done clear
  B)
             Not of much use today done clear
  C)
             Helpful in locomotion done clear
  D)
             Common done clear
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• question_answer77)
  Convergent evolution of two species is associated with                                   [CPMT 2005]
  A)
           Analogous organs                    done clear
  B)
             Recent common ancestor done clear
  C)
             Homologous organs                done clear
  D)
             Different habitat done clear
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• question_answer78)
  The wings of an insect and a bat exhibit  [MP PMT 1998, 2002; DPMT 2003]
  A)
             Homology                                 done clear
  B)
             Analogy done clear
  C)
             Atavism                                     done clear
  D)
             Connecting link done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Which of the following are homologous organs                                               [CBSE PMT 1999]
  A)
             Wings of bird and wings of insect done clear
  B)
             Wings of bat and wings of cockroch done clear
  C)
             Wings of bird and hands of human done clear
  D)
             Nails of human being and claws in animals done clear
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• question_answer80)
  Which of the following is vestigial organ in humans                               [CPMT 1999; AFMC 2002; BHU 1999]
  A)
             Ear pinna done clear
  B)
             Nictitating membrane done clear
  C)
             Mammary glands in males done clear
  D)
             Knee bone done clear
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• question_answer81)
  The wings of birds are homologous of man's                                                    [Pune CET 1998]
  A)
             Legs                                           done clear
  B)
             Shoulder done clear
  C)
             Toes alone                                done clear
  D)
             Fore arms done clear
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• question_answer82)
  Deviation of homologues are caused by  [Pune CET 1998]
  A)
             Time consequence along        done clear
  B)
             Gradual changes in structure done clear
  C)
             Drastic changes in structure done clear
  D)
             No changes in basic structure done clear
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• question_answer83)
  The term for similarity in organ structure seen in great diversity is                                  [Pune CET 1998]
  A)
             Homology                                 done clear
  B)
             Identical done clear
  C)
             Analogy                                     done clear
  D)
             Symmetrical done clear
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• question_answer84)
  Which one of the following is a living fossil                                                       [CPMT 1998; BVP 2004]
  A)
             Sphenodon                              done clear
  B)
             Heloderma done clear
  C)
             Rabbit                                        done clear
  D)
             Frog done clear
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• question_answer85)
  Which one of the following is vestigial structure in man                          [CPMT 1998]
  A)
             Wisdom tooth                           done clear
  B)
             Ear done clear
  C)
             Eye done clear
  D)
             Tongue done clear
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• question_answer86)
  An organism which is a connective link between animals and plants is                                         [AFMC 1997]
  A)
             Virus                                          done clear
  B)
             Bacteria done clear
  C)
             Euglena                                     done clear
  D)
             Amoeba done clear
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• question_answer87)
  Wings of pigeon, mosquito and bat show                   [AIIMS 1999]
  A)
             Atavism                                     done clear
  B)
             Mutation done clear
  C)
             Divergent evolution                 done clear
  D)
             Convergent evolution done clear
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• question_answer88)
  The evidence for the origin of birds from reptiles is the presence in them of                                 [MP PMT 2000]
  A)
             Feathers                                    done clear
  B)
             Scales done clear
  C)
             Claws                                         done clear
  D)
             Hairs done clear
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• question_answer89)
  Which of the following is the most evident source of evolution                                      [CPMT 2000]
  A)
             Fossils                                       done clear
  B)
             Embryos done clear
  C)
             Morphology                              done clear
  D)
             Vestigial organs done clear
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• question_answer90)
  Which of the following is not vestigial in human   [CBSE PMT 2000; J & K CET 2002; BHU 2004]
  A)
             Coccyx                                       done clear
  B)
             Nail done clear
  C)
             Third molar                               done clear
  D)
             Abdomen done clear
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• question_answer91)
  Ancestral amphibians were tetrapods that evolved during                       [BHU 2002]
  A)
             Jurassic period                         done clear
  B)
             Cretaceous period done clear
  C)
             Devonian period                      done clear
  D)
             Carboniferous period done clear
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• question_answer92)
  Study of fossil evidences of evolution is called                                                  [J & K CET 2002]
  A)
             Embryology                              done clear
  B)
             Anatomy done clear
  C)
             Paleontology done clear
  D)
             Biogeography done clear
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• question_answer93)
  The dinosaurs were maximum during the period of                              [J & K CET 2002]
  A)
             Jurassic                                     done clear
  B)
             Triassic done clear
  C)
             Cretaceous                                done clear
  D)
             Palaeocene done clear
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• question_answer94)
  Archeopteryx, a transitional fossil between birds and reptiles was discovered from the rocks of following period                                                                                       [MP PMT 2002]
  A)
             Jurassic                                     done clear
  B)
             Archeozoic era done clear
  C)
             Cretaceous                                done clear
  D)
             Triassic done clear
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• question_answer95)
  Convergent evolution is illustrated by      [CBSE PMT 2003]
  A)
             Dogfish and whale                   done clear
  B)
             Rat and dog done clear
  C)
             Bacterium and protozoan done clear
  D)
             Starfish and cuttle fish done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Which one is not a vestigial organ          [Kerala CET 2003]
  A)
             Wings of Kiwi                           done clear
  B)
             Coccyx in man done clear
  C)
             Pelvic girdle of Python             done clear
  D)
             Flipper of seal done clear
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• question_answer97)
  Dinosaurs became extinct in                                          [CPMT 2003]
  A)
             Silurian period                         done clear
  B)
             Jurassic period done clear
  C)
             Triassic age                               done clear
  D)
             Cretaceous period done clear
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• question_answer98)
  Brow spot in frog is
  A)
             Vestige of nose                         done clear
  B)
             Vestige of median eye done clear
  C)
             Light sensitive spot                  done clear
  D)
             Swimming sensitive spot done clear
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• question_answer99)
  Which of the following are not analogous organs                                             [CPMT 2005]
  A)
             Fins of fishes and flippers of whales done clear
  B)
             Stings of honey bee and scorpion done clear
  C)
           Thorn of bougainvillae and tendril of Cucurbita done clear
  D)
             Wings of insect and wings of pterodactyly done clear
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• question_answer100)
  Being all mammals, whale, dolphins, bat, monkey and horse have some common characters but they also show conspicuous differences. This is due to phenomenon of        [MP PMT  2004]
  A)
             Normalisation                           done clear
  B)
             Genetic drift done clear
  C)
             Convergence                            done clear
  D)
             Divergence done clear
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• question_answer101)
  Distribution in space is called                           [MP PMT  2004]
  A)
             Geological distribution done clear
  B)
             Geographical distribution done clear
  C)
             Zoological distribution done clear
  D)
             Cosmos distribution done clear
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• question_answer102)
  Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that                                         [CBSE PMT 2004]
  A)
             Frogs will have gills in future done clear
  B)
             Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors done clear
  C)
             Fishes were amphibious in the past done clear
  D)
             Fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors done clear
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• question_answer103)
  Age of fossils in the past was generally determined by radio-carbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks. More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary periods for different groups of organisms, includes                                                        [CBSE PMT  2004]
  A)
             Electron spin resonance (ESR) and fossil DNA done clear
  B)
             Study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks done clear
  C)
             Study of carbohydrates/proteins in fossils done clear
  D)
             Study of conditions of fossilization done clear
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• question_answer104)
  A baby has been born with a small tail. It is a case exhibiting.                                        [AIIMS  2004]
  A)
             Retrogresive evolution done clear
  B)
             Mutation done clear
  C)
             Atavism done clear
  D)
             Metamorphosis done clear
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• question_answer105)
  Which is incorrect                                                   [Orissa JEE 2004]
  A)
             Wings of insects and birds are analogous done clear
  B)
             Wings of insects and bats are analogous done clear
  C)
             Wings of insects and birds are homologous done clear
  D)
             Wings of bats and birds are homologous done clear
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• question_answer106)
  Which one of the following is the correct example of homologous organs    [AIEEE  2004; MP PMT 2004]
  A)
             Human kidney and earthworm's nephredia done clear
  B)
             Bat's wings and horse's front legs done clear
  C)
             Human trachea and insect tracheae done clear
  D)
             Tendril of cucumber and tendril of Smilax done clear
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• question_answer107)
  The chance of elimination of genes from a small population is an example of                                             [CPMT  2004]
  A)
             Selection pressure done clear
  B)
             Speciation done clear
  C)
             Adaptation done clear
  D)
             Genetic drift done clear
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• question_answer108)
  Two organs which are similar in structure and origin, but not necessarily in function are called                              [Pune CET 1998; CPMT 2004; J&K CET 2005]
  A)
             Homologous                            done clear
  B)
                                  Analogous done clear
  C)
             Apocrine                                   done clear
  D)
             None of these done clear
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• question_answer109)
  Fossils are studied for                                                    [DPMT 2004]
  A)
             Tracing evolutionary history of organisms done clear
  B)
             Studying extinct organisms done clear
  C)
             Providing jobs to scientist done clear
  D)
             Both (a) and (b) done clear
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• question_answer110)
  Organs that have different embryonic origin but perform similar functions are                             [DPMT  2004]
  A)
             Homologous organs done clear
  B)
             Analogous organs done clear
  C)
             Vestigial organs done clear
  D)
             Atavism done clear
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• question_answer111)
  Connecting link between annelida and mollusca is                                [DPMT 2004]
  A)
             Neopilina done clear
  B)
             Nautilus done clear
  C)
             Glochidium larva                     done clear
  D)
             Veliger larva done clear
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• question_answer112)
  Which one of the following pairs of geographical areas show maximum biodiversity in our country [AIIMS  2005]
  A)
             Sunderbans and Rann of Kutch done clear
  B)
             Eastern Ghats and West Bengal done clear
  C)
             Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats done clear
  D)
             Kerala and Punjab done clear
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• question_answer113)
  The golden age of Dinosaurs was in which of the following era [BVP  2000, 02, 04; CPMT 2005; Haryana PMT 2005]
  A)
             Mesozoic                                   done clear
  B)
             Coenozoic done clear
  C)
             Palaeozoic                                 done clear
  D)
             Archaeozoic done clear
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• question_answer114)
  Which of the following are homologus organs               [BVP 2002]
  A)
             Wings of Birds and Locust done clear
  B)
             Wings of Bat and Butterfly done clear
  C)
             Leg of Cockroach and Frong done clear
  D)
             Wings of Birds and pectoral fins of Fish done clear
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• question_answer115)
  Which of the following pair is correct        [BVP 2004]
  A)
             Bats wing and insect wing are analogous done clear
  B)
             Seal flippers and bats paw are homologous done clear
  C)
             Insect wing and bird wing are homologous done clear
  D)
             Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of pea are analogous done clear
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• question_answer116)
  Trilobites were evolved during          [MH-CET 2000; BHU  2004]
  A)
             Salvian                                      done clear
  B)
             Cambrian done clear
  C)
             Pre-cambrian                            done clear
  D)
             Devonian done clear
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• question_answer117)
  Peripatus is known as a connecting link, because it has the characters of both                                             [MH-CET  2003]
  A)
             Aves and Fishes done clear
  B)
             Reptiles and Birds done clear
  C)
             Fishes and Amphibians done clear
  D)
             Arthropoda and Annelids done clear
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• question_answer118)
  Hand of man, wing of bat and flipper of seal represents                          [MH-CET  2003]
  A)
             Vestigeal organs done clear
  B)
             Analogous organs done clear
  C)
             Evolutionary organs done clear
  D)
             Homologous organs done clear
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• question_answer119)
  Which is not true of Archaeopteryx   [MH-CET  2004]
  A)
             Jaws are modified into beak done clear
  B)
             Tail is bony and long done clear
  C)
             Fore limbs are modified into wings done clear
  D)
             Connecting link between birds and mammals done clear
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