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Q. No.The primates, Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus, existed around:
1.
15 mya
2.
20 mya
3.
25 mya
4.
30 mya
Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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The first human-like being, the hominid, was called:
| 1. | Homo habilis | 2. | Homo erectus |
| 3. | Homo ergaster | 4. | Homo neanderthelensis |
Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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The fossils of Homo erectus were discovered in _____ and it existed about ____ mya.
| 1. | Tanzania; 2 | 2. | Java; 1.5 |
| 3. | Ethiopia; 1.5 | 4. | Australia; 2 |
Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Identify the incorrect fact regarding the Neanderthal man:
| 1. | Cranial capacity of around 1400 cc |
| 2. | Lived in East and Central Africa |
| 3. | Used hides to protect their bodies |
| 4. | Buried their dead |
Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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Identify the incorrect statement:
| 1. | Neanderthals lived between 1,50,000 and 1,00,000 years back. |
| 2. | Modern Homo sapiens arose between 75000 and 10000 years ago. |
| 3. | Pre-historic cave art developed around 18000 years ago. |
| 4. | Agriculture came around 10000 years ago |
Subtopic: Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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In the solar system of the milky-way galaxy, the earth was supposed to have been formed about:
| 1. | 20 billion years back | 2. | 10 billion years back |
| 3. | 4.5 billion years back | 4. | 3.0 billion years back |
Subtopic: Origin of Life |
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Oparin of Russia and Haldane of England proposed that:
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| I: | The first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules (e.g. RNA, protein, etc.) |
| II: | The formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution, i.e., the formation of diverse organic molecules from inorganic constituents. |
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic: Origin of Life |
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Consider the two statements:
| I: | Fitness, according to Darwin, refers ultimately and only to reproductive fitness. |
| II: | Those who are a better fit in an environment, leave more progeny than others. |
| 1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I. |
| 2. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect. |
| 3. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct. |
| 4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I. |
Subtopic: Darwin's Theory |
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Name the naturalist who worked in the Malay Archipelago and had also come to conclusions similar to Darwin around the same time:
| 1. | Georges Cuvier | 2. | Lyell |
| 3. | Hugo de Vries | 4. | Alfred Russell Wallace |
Subtopic: Other Theories of Origin of Life | Darwin's Theory |
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