| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Homo habilis | P. | More ape like |
| B. | Homo erectus | Q. | More man like |
| C. | Dryopithecus | R. | Probably did not eat meat. |
| D. | Ramapitehcus | S. | Probably ate meat. |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | R | S | P | Q |
| 2. | S | R | P | Q |
| 3. | S | R | Q | P |
| 4. | R | S | Q | P |
| Assertion(A): | Pouched mammals survived in the continent of Australia. |
| Reason(R): | Due to continental drift, pouched mammals of Australia did not face competition from any other mammals. |
| 1. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| 2. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| (a) | Climatic changes killed them. |
| (b) | Most of them evolved into birds. |
| I: | By the time of 500 mya, invertebrates were formed and active. |
| II: | Jawless fish probably evolved around 350 mya. |
| III: | Sea weeds and few plants existed probably around 320 mya. |
| IV: | The first organisms that invaded land were plants. |
| V: | Lobefins evolved into the first amphibians. |
| VI: | The amphibians evolved into reptiles. |
| Assertion: | Unlike amphibians, reptiles were truly successful on land. |
| Reason: | Unlike amphibians, reptiles lay thick-shelled eggs which do not dry up in sun. |
| 1. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| 2. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 1. | Silurian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Permian |
| 2. | Permian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Silurian |
| 3. | Silurian → Carboniferous → Devonian → Permian |
| 4. | Permian → Carboniferous → Devonian → Silurian |
| I: | stabilisation in which more individuals acquire mean character value |
| II: | directional change in which more individuals acquire value other than the mean character value |
| III: | disruption in which more individuals acquire peripheral character value at both ends of the distribution curve |