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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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