SINGHASCENT SPEEDCLASSES

SIR BIOLOGY
25/08/2023
Subject : Biology
Biology test Papermarks
360 Set : 2
Friday
Standard : 12 Evolution Date : 14-08-2023
Total Mark : 360 Time : 0H:0M

Biology - Section A - MCQ


[1] The presence of gill slits in the embryos of all vertebrates supports the theory of
(A) Recapitulation (B) Organic evolution (C) Metamorphosis (D) Biogenesis

[2] Haekel's biogenetic law states that

(A) Course of evolution of race is repeated in the life history of an individual

(B) Life originates from pre-existing life
(C) Life originates from lifeless things
(D) None of these
[3] The idea that life originates from preexisting life is referred as
(A) Biogenesis theory (B) Special creation theroy(C) Abiogenesis theory (D) Extraterrestrial theory

[4] According to one of the most widely accepted theories the earth's atmosphere, before any life had originated
on this planet, consisted of a mixture of
(A) Water vapours, H2 , N H3 and CH4 (B) H2 , CO2 , N H3 and CH4
(C) O2 , N H3 , CH4 and water vapours (D) Ozone, CH4 , O2 and water vapours

[5] The spark-discharge apparatus to test chemical evolution of life was designed by
(A) Oparin and Haldane (B) Miller and Urey (C) Jacob and Monad (D) Dixon and Jolley

[6] The organism which appeared first on earth is known as

(A) Eubiont (B) Probiont (C) Eobiont (D) True biont

[7] About how long ago was the earth formed

(A) 4.6 billion years ago (B) 10 billion years ago (C) 3.0 billion years ago (D) 20 billion years ago

[8] The scientist related with the over throw or the "Theory of spontaneous generation'' and experiments with
swan-necked flasks is
(A) Von Helmont (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Miller (D) Haeckel

[9] The study of fossils is called

(A) Herpatology (B) Cytology (C) Palaeontology (D) Organic evolution

[10] Complete fossil of whose among the following is found

(A) Archaeopteryx (B) Birds (C) Reptiles (D) Horse

[11] The rocks that contain fossil are

(A) Metamorphic (B) Igneous (C) Sedimentary (D) All the above

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[12] Which one of the following sets of structure includes only analogous organs
(A) Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat (B) Hind legs of horse, grasshopper and bat
(C) Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo (D) Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honey bee

[13] 'Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny' is the brief definition of

(A) Darwinism (B) Mutation theory (C) Biogenetic law (D) Abiogenesis

[14] Abiogenetic theory of origin states

(A) Spontaneous generation (B) Organic evolution due to chemical reaction
(C) Origin of life due to pre-existing organisms (D) Origin of life from blue green algae

[15] Darwin's finches'' refers to

(A) Fossils of birds collected by Darwin at Galapagos (B)
is- A type of birds present on Galapagos islands
lands
(C) Migratory birds collected by Darwin at Galapagos(D)
is- Fossils of reptiles collected by Darwin at Galapagos
lands island

[16] Darwin gave the theory of evolution was based on

(A) Survival of the fittest (B) Natural selection (C) Mutation (D) Descent with modifica-
tions

[17] Select the correct group/set of Australian Marsupials exhibiting adaptive radiation.
(A) Lemur, Anteater, Wolf (B) Tasmanian wolf, Bobcat, Marsupial mole
(C) Numbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger (D) Mole, Flying squirrel, Tasmanian tiger cat

[18] Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific character value other than the mean character
value, leads to:
(A) Directional change (B) Disruptive change (C) Random change (D) Stabilising change

[19] Choose the correct statements with reference to organic evolution.

I. Flippers of whale and wings of bat exhibit analogy.
II. Wings of butterfly and wings of bird exhibit homology.
III. Organs with dissimilar structure are called analogous organs.
IV. Organs with similar structure and origin are called homologous organs.
(A) I and IV (B) I and III (C) III and IV (D) II and IV

[20] The phenomenon of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and
spreading to other habitats is called
(A) Adaptive radiation (B) Saltation (C) Co-evolution (D) Natural selection

[21] A population is in Hardy- weinberg equilibrium for a gene with only two alleles. If the gene frequency of an
allele A is 0.7, the genotype frequency of Aa is
(A) 0.21 (B) 0.42 (C) 0.36 (D) 0.7

[22] Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita are examples of

(A) analogous organs (B) homologous organs (C) vestigial organs (D) retrogressive evolution

[23] Wings of pigeon, mosquito and bat show

(A) divergent evolution (B) atavism (C) convergent evolution (D) all of these

[24] Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are

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 (A) random and directional(B) random and directionless
(C) small and directional (D) small and directionless

[25] Which concept was not included in charlesDarwin's theory of natural selection ?
(A) Survival of the fittest (B) Struggle for existence
(C) Over production of offspring (D) Mutation

[26] Choose the homologous organs from the givenoptions.

(I) Vertebrate hearts.
(II) Vertebrate brains
(III) Thorn and tendrils of Bougainvillea andcucurbita respectively
(IV ) Vertebrate limbs.
The correct combination is
(A) I and II only (B) II and III only (C) III and IV (D) I, II and III

[27] Their Brain capacity was 650–800 CC

(A) Homb habilis (B) Neanderthal man (C) Homo sapiens sapiens (D) Australo pithecus

[28] The Chronological order of human evolutionfrom early to the recent stages is

(A) Ramapitecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus

(B) Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus
(C) Pithecanthropus pekinensis → Homo habilis → Homo erectus
(D) Australopithecus → Ramapithecus Pithecanthropus pekinensis → Homo erectus
[29] Match the following.
Column −I Column −II
(A) Lamark (p) Finch bird
(B) De Vries (q) Evening primerose
(C) Darwin (r) Giraffes
(s) Melanic moths

(A) A − r, B − q, C − s (B) A − r, B − q, C − p (C) A − q, B − s, C − p (D) A − r, B − s, C − p

[30] How many key concepts are included inDarwin's theory of evolution ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

[31] Identify correct pair

(A) Darwin - Mutation Theory (B) De.Vries - Panspermia
(C) Flippers of panguine and Dolphin - ; Analogous organ
(D) All correct

[32] Identify Figure

(A) Triceratops (B) Tyranosaurus (C) Stegosaurus (D) Bracheosaurus

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[33] Malanised moth were
(A) White - winged (B) Dark - winged
(C) Have no wings (D) Were decrease in number after industrialism.

[34] Correct order is.

(A) Paleozoic → Mesozoic → Cenozoic (B) Mesozoic → Cenozoic → Paleozoic
(C) Cenozoic → Paleozoic → Mesozoic (D) Mesozoic → Paleozoic →Cenozoic

[35] Which of the following amino acids was not found to be synthesized in Millers's experiment ?
(A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Glutamic acid

[36] Adaptive radiation refers to

(A) evolution of different species from a common ancestor

(B) migration of members of a species to different geographical areas
(C) power of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments
(D) adaptations due to geographical isolation.
[37] The Finches of Galapagos islands provide an evidence in favour of
(A) evolution due to muta-
(B) retrogressive evolution(C) biogeographical evolu-
(D) special creation.
tion tion

[38] Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(A) There is no evidence of the existence of gills during embryogenesis of mammals.

(B) All plant and animal cells are totipotent.
(C) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny.
(D) Stem cells are specialized cells.
[39] Which one of the following scientist's name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him ?
(A) De Vries → Natural selection (B) Mendel → Theory of Pangenesis
(C) Weismann → Theory of continuity ofgermplasm (D) Pasteur → Inheritanceofacquired characters

[40] Peripatus is a connecting link between

(A) mollusca and echinodermata (B) annelida and arthropoda
(C) coelenterata and porifera (D) ctenophora and platyhelminthes.

[41] Given below are four statements (A − D) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills
up the blanks in two statements. Statements :
(A) Wings of butterfly and birds look alike andare the results of ___(i)___ evolution.
(B) Miller showed that CH4 , H2 , N H3 and ___(i)___ when exposed to electric discharge in a flaskresulted in
formation of ___(ii)___ .
(C) Vermiform appendix is a ___(i)___ organ and an ___(ii)___ evidence of evolution.
(D) According to Darwin evolution took placedue to ___(i)___ and ___(ii)___ of the fittest.

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 (A) (D) − (i) small variations, (ii) survival,
(A) − (i) convergent
(B) (A) − (i) convergent,
(B) − (i) oxygen, (ii) nucleosides
(C) (B) − (i) water vapour, (ii) amino acids, (C) − (i) rudimentary, (ii) anatomical
(D) (C) − (i) vestigial, (ii) anatomical,
(D) − (i) mutations, (ii) multiplication
[42] Dinosaurs dominated the world in which of the following geological eras ?
(A) Cenozoic (B) Mesozoic (C) Jurassic (D) Devonian

[43] Genetic variation in a population arises due to

(A) recombination only (B) mutation as well as recombination
(C) reproductive isolation and selection (D) mutations only.

[44] Random unidirectional change in allele frequencies that occurs by chance in all populations and especially in
small populations is known as
(A) migration (B) natural selection (C) genetic drift (D) mutation.

[45] A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if

(A) there is no migration (B) the population is large (C) individuals mate selec-
(D) there are no mutations.
tively

[46] The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are

(A) phylogenetic structures and represent divergent
(B) homologous structures and represent convergent
evolution evolution
(C) homologous structures and represent divergent evo-
(D) analogous structures and represent convergent evo-
lution lution.

[47] Analogous structures are a result of

(A) shared ancestry (B) stabilising selection (C) divergent evolution (D) convergent evolution.

[48] Which one of the following statements is correct regarding evolution of mankind

(A) Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man were living at the same time
(B) Australopithecus was living in Australia
(C) Homo erectus is preceded by Homo habilis
(D) None of these
[49] Simian shelf is a characteristic of apes, which connects the
(A) Limbs with girdle (B) Brain
(C) Posterior part of the mandibles (D) Anterior part of the mandibles

[50] Which of the following statements is not true for retroviruses

(A) The gentic material in mature retroviruses in RN A

(B) Retroviruses are causative agents or certain kinds of cancer in man
(C) DN A is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses
(D) Retroviruses carry gene for RN A− dependent DN A polymerase

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[51] Which of the following statement its incorrect

(A) Life processes are consequences of reactions that in an organims

(B) Living organisms are made of inorganic and organic compounds
(C) Life comes form pre-existing life
(D) Genes are not responsible for the stability or change ability of species
[52] The three natural processes that form the basis for evolution are
(A) Fossils, natural selection and adaptation (B) Mutation, genetic variation and adaptation
(C) Adaptation, natural selection and inheritance (D) Predation, genetic variation and natural selection

[53] Organisms which obtain energy by the oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds are called
(A) Saprozoic (B) Chemoautotrophs
(C) Photoautotrophs (D) Coproheterotroph

[54] Which statement is correct for biomolecules

(A) DN A is a polymer of ribonucleotides

(B) All carbohydrates break down into glucose
(C) RN A is single stranded and contain different purine base than DN A
(D) Sequence of amino acids determine primary structure of proteins
[55] The early stage human embryo distinctly possesses
(A) Gills (B) Gill slits (C) External ear (P inna) (D) Eye brows

[56] In recent years, DN A sequences (nucleotide sequence) of mt −DN A and Y chromosomes were considered
for the study of human evolution, because
(A) They can be studied from the samples of fossil remains
(B) They are small, and therefore, easy to study
(C) They are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination
(D) Their structure is known in greater detail
[57] Correct sequence of stages in the evolution of the modern man,(Homosapiens), is

(A) Neanderthal man, Australopithecus, Cro-magnon man, Homo erectus, modern man
(B) Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man, modern man
(C) Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man, modern man
(D) Australopithecus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man, Homo erectus, modern man
[58] Which one of the following sequences was proposed by Darwin and Wallace for organic evolution

(A) Variations, natural selection, overproduction, constancy of population size.

(B) Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection.
(C) Variations, constancy of population size, overproduction, natural selection.
(D) Overproduction, constancy of population size, variations, natural selection.
[59] Cranial capacity of modern man is
(A) 350 − 400 cm3 (B) 500 − 1000 cm3 (C) 915 − 1700 cm3 (D) 1350 − 1500 cm3

[60] Ancestor of man who first exhibited bipedal gait

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 (A) Australopithecus (B) Cro–Magnon man (C) Java ape man (D) Peking man

[61] During evolution of man many changes have taken place in his ancestral characters. Which one of the fol-
lowing is an unsignificant change
(A) Change of diet from hard tough fruits and roots into soft food
(B) Qualitative improvement in the structure of hands skills for making tools
(C) Disappearance of tail
(D) Improvement in speech for communication and social behaviour
[62] Which one of the following is direct ancestor of modern man
(A) Australopithecus (B) Ramapithecus (C) Homo erectus (D) Homo habilis

[63] The ancestors of ape and human both are

(A) Australopithecus (B) Dryopithecus (C) Homo habilis (D) Ramapithecus

[64] Neo-Darwinism is
(A) Natural selection theory
(B) Modern mutation theory
(C) Modern synthetic theory
(D) Population theory

[65] Theory of natural selection was proposed by

(A) Darwin (B) Lamarck (C) De Vries (D) Theophrastus

[66] Main basis of Neo-Darwinism is

(A) Struggle for existence (B) Variations (C) Survival of the fittest (D) Gene theory

[67] De Vries discarded the principle of

(A) Darwin (B) Lamarck (C) Haeckel (D) Mendel

[68] The correct meaning of natural selection is

(A) Loss of uncompetant (B) Survival of the fittest (C) Variation (D) Struggle for existence

[69] In forming the theory of evolution by natural selection, Darwin was greatly influenced by
(A) Mutations of Hugo de Vries (B) Malthus idea of population control
(C) Environmental factors (D) Lamarck acquired characters

[70] Who is related with 'Galapagos Island'

(A) Malthus (B) Darwin (C) Wallace (D) Lamarck

[71] Struggle for existence is

(A) Intraspecific (B) Interspecific (C) Environmental (D) All of the above

[72] If mating is random, population is large and mutation does not occur; then gene frequencies of population
from generation to generation remain constant. This was put forwarded by
(A) Lederberg–Lederberg (B) Wallace (C) Hardy Weinberg (D) Haeckel

[73] Hardy Weinberg equilibrium is affected by -

(A) Natural selection (B) New mutation (C) Genetic drift (D) All of the above

[74] A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891 , now extinct, having cranial capacity of about 900 cc was

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 (A) Australopithecus (B) Homo erectus (C) Neanderthal man (D) Homo sapiens

[75] Embryological support for evolution was proposed by

(A) Alfred Wallace (B) Ernst Heckel (C) Karl Ernst vol Baer (D) Charles Darwin

[76] Mutational theory of evolution was given by

(A) Charles Darwin (B) Robert Brown (C) Oparin (D) Hugo de vries

[77] Fossil X is older than fossil Y if

(A) X was found deeper in sediment than Y (B) Y was found deeper in sediment than X
(C) Y has less vestigial organs (D) Fossil Y had a homologous and analogousorgans of
X

[78] Malay Archipalago stands for

(A) A group of islands visited by wallace (B) Research paper on evolution writen bywallace
(C) Research paper on ecology writen bywallace (D) A group of organism studied by wallace

[79] The sequence of origin of life could be

(A) Organic materials → inorganic materials → colloidal aggregate → Pre-cell → cell

(B) Inorganic materials → Organic materials → Colloidal aggregates → Pre-cell → cell
(C) Inorganic materials → Organic materials → Pre-cell → cell → colloidal aggregate
(D) Organic materials → Inorganic materials → eobiont → cell → colloided aggregate
[80] I. Oparin's theory of origin of life is based on ....A......
II. Chemical theory of origin of life was given by ....B......
(A) A -biological evolution, B -Oparin (B) A -Elemetal evolution, B -Haldane
(C) A -organic evolution, B-Oparin and Haldane (D) A -Chemical evolution,B-Oparin and Haldane

[81] Abiogenesis means

(A) Origin of eukaryotes (B) Origin of the life from living organisms
(C) Origin of the life from non-living organisms (D) Origin of prokaryotes

[82] Austrulian marsupials are examples of

(A) Anthropogenic evolution
(B) Adaptive radiation (C) Divergent evolution (D) None

[83] He demonstrated that life comes only frompre existing life

(A) Urey (B) Miller (C) Oparin (D) Louis pasteur

[84] It is lobefins.
(A) Palycosaurus (B) Therapsids (C) Threodonts (D) Coelacanth

[85] What is false for Tyranosaurus rex ?

(A) Dagger like teeth (B) Biggest (C) 30 feet in height (D) Land reptiles

[86] When Dryopithecus and ramapithecus wereexisting ?

(A) About 5 mya (B) About 30 mya (C) About 15 mya (D) About 4 mya

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[87] Invertebrates were formed and active by thetime of...
(A) 100 mya (B) 1000 mya (C) 500 mya (D) 2000 mya

[88] Dicotyledons first appeared during ....... period

(A) Jurassic period (B) Carboniferous period (C) Devonin (D) Cretaceous

[89] Ancestors of mammals belongs to

(A) Ornithischia (B) Therapsida (C) Silusidea (D) Chelonia

[90] Choose incorrect pair

(A) Divergent evolution - Homologous organs (B) Convergeat evolution - Analogaus organs
(C) Natural selection - Heart of vertabrates (D) Analogous organs - eyes of octopus andhuman

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 SINGH SIR BIOLOGY CLASSES
Subject : Biology Paper Set : 2
Standard : 12 Evolution (Answer Key) Date : 14-08-2023
Total Mark : 360 Time : 0H:0M


Biology - Section A - MCQ


1-A 2-A 3-A 4-A 5-B 6-C 7-A 8-B 9-C 10 - A
11 - C 12 - A 13 - C 14 - A 15 - B 16 - B 17 - C 18 - A 19 - C 20 - A
21 - B 22 - B 23 - C 24 - B 25 - D 26 - D 27 - A 28 - A 29 - B 30 - B
31 - C 32 - A 33 - B 34 - A 35 - D 36 - A 37 - C 38 - C 39 - C 40 - B
41 - A 42 - B 43 - B 44 - C 45 - C 46 - D 47 - D 48 - C 49 - D 50 - C
51 - D 52 - B 53 - B 54 - D 55 - B 56 - C 57 - B 58 - D 59 - D 60 - A
61 - C 62 - C 63 - B 64 - C 65 - A 66 - B 67 - A 68 - B 69 - B 70 - B
71 - D 72 - C 73 - D 74 - B 75 - B 76 - D 77 - A 78 - A 79 - B 80 - D
81 - C 82 - B 83 - D 84 - D 85 - C 86 - C 87 - C 88 - D 89 - B 90 - C

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