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question_answer1)
The most accepted theory of organic evolution [DPMT 1992]
A)
Natural selection theory done
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B)
Phase theory done
clear
C)
Synthetic theory done
clear
D)
Mutation theory done
clear
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question_answer2)
In which era mammals and birds evolved [DPMT 1992; CPMT 1993, 96]
A)
Mesozoic done
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B)
Cenozoic done
clear
C)
Palaeozoic done
clear
D)
Procambrian done
clear
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question_answer3)
The greatest evolutionary change enabling the land vertebrates to be completely free from water, was the development of [CPMT 1972, 79; CMC Vellore 1993; MP PMT 1996]
A)
Four legs done
clear
B)
Lungs done
clear
C)
Shelled eggs and internal fertilization done
clear
D)
Four chambered heart done
clear
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question_answer4)
Haeckal's theory of recapitulation (Biogenetic law) means that [CPMT 1973, 75, 77, 79, 93, 2003; DPMT 1985; CMC Vellore 1993; MP PMT 1996, 2003]
A)
All organisms start as an egg done
clear
B)
Life history of an animal reflects its evolutionary history done
clear
C)
Progeny of an organism resembles its parents done
clear
D)
Body parts once lost are regenerated done
clear
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question_answer5)
The ultimate source of organic evolution is [DPMT 1985]
A)
Natural selection done
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B)
Sexual reproduction done
clear
C)
Hormonal action done
clear
D)
Mutations done
clear
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question_answer6)
There was no life in [CPMT 1980, 2002; BHU 1999; AFMC 1999]
A)
Azoic era done
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B)
Mesozoic era done
clear
C)
Palaeozoic era done
clear
D)
Cenozoic era done
clear
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question_answer7)
Reptiles were dominant during [AFMC 1985]
A)
Permian period done
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B)
Cretaceous period done
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C)
Oligocene period done
clear
D)
Cambrian period done
clear
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question_answer8)
The theory of evolution indicates that [AFMC 1985]
A)
Man evolved from monkeys done
clear
B)
Monkey evolved from man done
clear
C)
Man evolved from dinosaurs done
clear
D)
Man and apes had a common ancestors done
clear
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question_answer9)
Birds and mammals in geological development of earth arose in period [NCERT 1983]
A)
Permian done
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B)
Carboniferous done
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C)
Jurassic done
clear
D)
Oligocene and eocene done
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question_answer10)
The first life on earth came in water and evidences indicate that life orginated in one of the following eras [CPMT 1976]
A)
Palaeozoic done
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B)
Mesozoic done
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C)
Cenozoic done
clear
D)
Proterozoic done
clear
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question_answer11)
Which of the following dominated in palaeozoic era
A)
Reptiles done
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B)
Fishes done
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C)
Birds done
clear
D)
Mammals done
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question_answer12)
Which epoch is of human civilization
A)
Pliocene done
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B)
Holocene done
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C)
Palaeocene done
clear
D)
Pleistocene done
clear
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question_answer13)
The feature which enabled reptiles to dominate the land fauna for 100 million years was their [CPMT 1975]
A)
Large size done
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B)
Heavy armour done
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C)
Large teeth done
clear
D)
Large eggs done
clear
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question_answer14)
First vertebrates were appeared in a period of palaeozoic era, called
A)
Silurian done
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B)
Ordovician done
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C)
Devonian done
clear
D)
Mississipian done
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question_answer15)
The cenozoic era is known as
A)
Age of mammals and modern flora done
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B)
Age of reptiles and gymnosperms done
clear
C)
Age of amphibia and lycopods done
clear
D)
Age of marine invertebrates done
clear
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question_answer16)
Recapitulation theory (Biogenetic law) explains "Ontogeny repeats Phylogeny''. It was given by [CPMT 1973, 78, 80, 81, 82, 89, 91, 95, 2002; BHU 1980, 82, 90, 2005; MP PMT 1994, 95; RPMT 1995 KCET 2004]
A)
Lamarck done
clear
B)
Haeckel done
clear
C)
Darwin done
clear
D)
Robert Hooke done
clear
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question_answer17)
Organisms are dependent on each other because
A)
They are forced to lead such life done
clear
B)
During the course of organic evolution the interdependency was progressively evolved done
clear
C)
It is a compulsory phenomnon done
clear
D)
It is a biological obligation done
clear
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question_answer18)
Which of the following resembles the ancestral form from which the animals and plants have evolved [DPMT 1982]
A)
Amoeba done
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B)
Paramaecium done
clear
C)
Plasmodium done
clear
D)
Euglena done
clear
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question_answer19)
Replica plating experiment was performed by
A)
Haeckel done
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B)
Lederberg done
clear
C)
Lamarck done
clear
D)
Darwin done
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question_answer20)
A star fish with six arms may be a case of [CPMT 1984]
A)
Variation done
clear
B)
Evolution done
clear
C)
Autotomy done
clear
D)
Mutation done
clear
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question_answer21)
A population splits into two or more groups and these groups occupy the different ecological zones. This is known as
A)
Allopatric speciation done
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B)
Sympatric speciation done
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C)
Ecological speciation done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer22)
Sibling species are also known as
A)
Sub-species done
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B)
Genus done
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C)
Subline species done
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D)
Biological races done
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question_answer23)
Multiplication of species is also known as
A)
Over production done
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B)
Speciation done
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C)
Sub-species done
clear
D)
Sibling species done
clear
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question_answer24)
The evolution of higher taxonomic groups such as new classes, new orders etc. is known as
A)
Micro evolution done
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B)
Mega or macro evolution done
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C)
Sympatric evolution done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer25)
The basic unit of animal population which is communal interbreeding, in a species is known as
A)
Cline done
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B)
Sub-species done
clear
C)
Sibling species done
clear
D)
Deme done
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question_answer26)
Adaptions of animal is their [AFMC 1980]
A)
Shedding of skin done
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B)
Genetic trait done
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C)
Acquired trait done
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D)
Metamorphosis done
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question_answer27)
Branch of science dealing with the study of cultural evolution of mankind is
A)
Archaeology done
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B)
Anthropology done
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C)
Palaeontology done
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D)
Euthenics done
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question_answer28)
The term 'evolution' in biology means that [NCERT 1972]
A)
Fossils are old done
clear
B)
Life began in sea done
clear
C)
Living things constantly change done
clear
D)
Man descended from apes done
clear
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question_answer29)
Evolution means [BHU 1982, 85; MP PMT 1996]
A)
History of race done
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B)
Development of race done
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C)
History and development of race with variations done
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D)
Progressive development of the race done
clear
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question_answer30)
Haekel's biogenetic law states that [AFMC 1985]
A)
Course of evolution of race is repeated in the life history of an individual done
clear
B)
Life originates from pre-existing life done
clear
C)
Life originates from lifeless things done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer31)
Mutation theory explaining organic evolution was proposed by Hugo de Vries. He worked on [CPMT 1982, 84, 93; CBSE PMT 2005; Orissa JEE 2005]
A)
Pisumsativum done
clear
B)
Drosophila melanogaster done
clear
C)
Oenotheralamarckiana done
clear
D)
Althearosea done
clear
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question_answer32)
Mule is a hybrid, which of the following statement, is correct [NCERT 1976]
A)
Mule is not a species done
clear
B)
Mule is a new species done
clear
C)
Horse and ass are two populations done
clear
D)
Mule represents a common ancestor of horse and ass done
clear
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question_answer33)
A species inhabiting different geographical areas is known as [BHU 1976, 85; CPMT 1973; MP PMT 1996; CBSE PMT 1998]
A)
Allopatric done
clear
B)
Sympatric done
clear
C)
Biospecies done
clear
D)
Sibling species done
clear
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question_answer34)
Inorganic evolution means [CPMT 1988]
A)
Formation of molecules done
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B)
Formation of cell done
clear
C)
Evolution of new species done
clear
D)
Same as organic evolution done
clear
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question_answer35)
Most modern breeds of the domestic dog have evolved as a result of [CPMT 1992, 93]
A)
Natural selection done
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B)
Artificial selection done
clear
C)
Sexual selection done
clear
D)
Reproductive isolation done
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question_answer36)
In nature, the occurrence of mutations are
A)
Mostly harmful done
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B)
Mostly useful done
clear
C)
Mostly neutral done
clear
D)
Mostly neutral or harmful done
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question_answer37)
A mutation from the wild to a new type is called
A)
Reverse mutation done
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B)
Frame?shift mutation done
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C)
Gibberish mutation done
clear
D)
Forward mutation done
clear
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question_answer38)
Primates originated about
A)
100 million years ago done
clear
B)
65 million years ago done
clear
C)
10 million years ago done
clear
D)
30 million years agow done
clear
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question_answer39)
Which of the following supports most satisfactorily the organic evolution [CPMT 1995]
A)
Fossils done
clear
B)
Neoteny done
clear
C)
Connecting links done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer40)
Which era is dubbed as the age of prokaryotic microbes [CBSE PMT 1995]
A)
Phanerozoic done
clear
B)
Proterozoic done
clear
C)
Precambrian done
clear
D)
Archean done
clear
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question_answer41)
The presence of gill slits in the embryos of all vertebrates supports the theory of [CBSE PMT 1995]
A)
Recapitulation done
clear
B)
Organic evolution done
clear
C)
Metamorphosis done
clear
D)
Biogenesis done
clear
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question_answer42)
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched [CBSE PMT 1995]
A)
Streamlined body ?Aquatic adaptation done
clear
B)
Excessive perspiration?Xeric adaptation done
clear
C)
Parasitism?Intra-specific relationship done
clear
D)
Uricotelism?Aquatic habitat done
clear
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question_answer43)
As per modern synthetic theory organic evolution depends upon [MP PMT 2003]
A)
Mutation, reproductive isolation and natural selection done
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B)
Gene recombination and natural selection done
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C)
Mutation and natural selection done
clear
D)
All of these done
clear
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question_answer44)
H.J. Muller was awarded Nobel Prize for [CBSE PMT 1996]
A)
Discovering that ionising radiations can cause mutation done
clear
B)
Gene mapping in Drosophila done
clear
C)
Reduction in nuclear weapons done
clear
D)
Discovered that chemicals can cause gene mutation done
clear
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question_answer45)
Evolution in which the animals of two different gene ecology show too much similarity with one another, is called [CBSE PMT 1996]
A)
Parallel evolution done
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B)
Retrogressive evolution done
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C)
Progressive evolution done
clear
D)
Convergent evolution done
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question_answer46)
The concept of sudden genetic change which breeds true in a species is represented as [MP PMT 1996]
A)
Inheritance of acquired characters done
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B)
Natural selection done
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C)
Law of inheritance done
clear
D)
Mutation done
clear
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question_answer47)
Mutations are mainly responsible for controlling [MP PMT 1996; CBSE PMT 1997]
A)
Increasing population rate done
clear
B)
Maintaining genetic continuity done
clear
C)
Variation in organisms done
clear
D)
Extinction of organisms done
clear
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question_answer48)
Birds are adapted to aerial life due to
A)
Presence of wings done
clear
B)
Light weight of their body done
clear
C)
Presence of air marrow done
clear
D)
All the above done
clear
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question_answer49)
Stanley Miller (1950) was successful in synthesizing
A)
Nucleic acid from ammonia etc. done
clear
B)
Gene in laboratory done
clear
C)
Simple amino acids from ammonia and \[C{{H}_{4}}\]etc. done
clear
D)
Insulin from protein and carbohydrates done
clear
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question_answer50)
Geographic and reproductive isolation are most closely associated with [Kerala PMT 2004]
A)
Speciation done
clear
B)
Extinction done
clear
C)
Over production done
clear
D)
Competition done
clear
E)
(e) Succession done
clear
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question_answer51)
A species is produced by loss or disappearance of a few characters found in parents it is termed as[MP PMT 1997]
A)
Progressive species done
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B)
Retrogressive species done
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C)
Successive species done
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D)
Digressive species done
clear
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question_answer52)
Which one of the following scientists is not related with organic evolution [MP PMT 1998]
A)
Erasmus Darwin done
clear
B)
Charles Darwin done
clear
C)
Darlington done
clear
D)
T.R. Malthus done
clear
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question_answer53)
Modern theory of organic evolution is based on [MP PMT 1998]
A)
Population done
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B)
Mutation done
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C)
Isolation done
clear
D)
All of the above done
clear
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question_answer54)
The material for organic evolution is [MP PMT 1998]
A)
Effect of hormones done
clear
B)
Nutritive value done
clear
C)
Mutation done
clear
D)
Asexual reproduction done
clear
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question_answer55)
The example of recapitulation theory is [EAMCET 1998]
A)
Embryonic membranes of reptiles done
clear
B)
Tadpole larva of frog done
clear
C)
Placenta of mammals done
clear
D)
Canine teeth of dog done
clear
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question_answer56)
The importance of random accumulation of small genetic changes sufficient to explain evolution [Pune CET 1998]
A)
Haeckel done
clear
B)
Mayr done
clear
C)
Darwin done
clear
D)
Lamarck done
clear
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question_answer57)
The principle of organic evolution envisages [Pune CET 1998]
A)
No change in complexity done
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B)
Decreasing complexity done
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C)
Increasing complexity done
clear
D)
Drastic changes done
clear
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question_answer58)
Radiations with successful adaptations in case of insects is a result of [Pune CET 1998]
A)
Genetic divergence done
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B)
Micro-evolution done
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C)
Macro-evolution done
clear
D)
Mega-evolution done
clear
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question_answer59)
Which one of the following was the contribution of de Vries [KCET 1998]
A)
Theory of natural selection done
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B)
Law of segregation done
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C)
Theory of mutation done
clear
D)
Law of dominance done
clear
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question_answer60)
What is evolution [CPMT 1998]
A)
Development of DNA from nucleotides done
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B)
Development of organism through time done
clear
C)
Development of a cell from chemicals done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer61)
Abiogenetic theory of origin states [Pb. PMT 2004]
A)
Spontaneous generation done
clear
B)
Organic evolution due to chemical reaction done
clear
C)
Origin of life due to pre-existing organisms done
clear
D)
Origin of life from blue green algae done
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question_answer62)
Evolutionary convergence is characterized by [CBSE PMT 1997]
A)
Development of characteristics by random mating done
clear
B)
Replacement of common characteristics in different group done
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C)
Development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups done
clear
D)
Development of a common set of characteristics in group of different ancestry done
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question_answer63)
Which of the following is related with reproductive isolation [BHU 1999]
A)
Genetic isolation done
clear
B)
Temporal isolation done
clear
C)
Behavioural isolation done
clear
D)
All of these done
clear
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question_answer64)
The existence of marsupials in Australia and New Zealand prove [KCET 1999]
A)
Genetic drift done
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B)
Geological period done
clear
C)
Continental drift done
clear
D)
Both (b) and (c) done
clear
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question_answer65)
The life begins above which level. [RPMT 1999]
A)
Molecule done
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B)
Amino acid done
clear
C)
Mixture done
clear
D)
Compound done
clear
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question_answer66)
The pioneers in the field of 'organic evolution' are [KCET 2001]
A)
Karl landsteiner, Hugo de Vries, Malthus done
clear
B)
Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck, Huxley done
clear
C)
Lamarck, Karl landsteiner, Malthus, DeVries done
clear
D)
Darwin, Lamarck, Karl landsteiner, DeVries done
clear
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question_answer67)
Goldschmidt has classified evolution into micro, macro, and mega evolution. Which one of the following is referred to as micro-evolution [MP PMT 2001]
A)
Evolution at variety level done
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B)
Evolution at sub species level done
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C)
Evolution at species and genus level done
clear
D)
Evolution at family level done
clear
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question_answer68)
The origin of species from pre-existing species is [J & K CET 2002]
A)
Isolation done
clear
B)
Speciation done
clear
C)
Polyploidy done
clear
D)
Biogeography done
clear
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question_answer69)
Finding of miller's experiment on origin of life has provided evidence for the [Orissa PMT 2002]
A)
Theory of special creation done
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B)
Theory of organic evolution done
clear
C)
Theory of biogenesis done
clear
D)
Theory of abiogenesis done
clear
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question_answer70)
Which is basis of evolution [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]
A)
Cell done
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B)
Individual done
clear
C)
Population done
clear
D)
Species done
clear
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question_answer71)
Biological species concept emphasizes on [DPMT 2003; MHCET 2003]
A)
Geographical isolation done
clear
B)
Reproductive isolation done
clear
C)
Physiological isolation done
clear
D)
None done
clear
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question_answer72)
'Genetic species concept' was given by [BVP 2003]
A)
Lamarck done
clear
B)
Lotsy done
clear
C)
Ernst Mayr done
clear
D)
Linnaeus done
clear
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question_answer73)
'Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny' is the brief definition of [MP PMT 2004; Pb. PMT 2004]
A)
Darwinism done
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B)
Mutation theory done
clear
C)
Biogenetic law done
clear
D)
Abiogenesis done
clear
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question_answer74)
How many years ago abiogenesis occurred [DPMT 2004]
A)
3.5 billion years done
clear
B)
3.0 billion years done
clear
C)
2.5 billion years done
clear
D)
3.2 billion years done
clear
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question_answer75)
Which of the following variations are temporay and have nothing to do with the last or next generation [BHU 2004]
A)
Hereditary variations done
clear
B)
Discontinuous variations done
clear
C)
Environmental variations done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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