Q. No.Who proposed that the first forms of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules like RNA and proteins?
1.
Oparin and Haldane
2.
Aristotle
3.
Father Suarez
4.
Darwin
Which of the following statements is correct about Dryopithecus?
| 1. | They were hairy |
| 2. | Walked like Gorilla and Chimpanzees |
| 3. | More ape like than man like |
| 4. | All of these |
Who observed presence of amino acids in the experimental set-up to prove abiogenic molecular evolution of life?
1. Oparin
2. Haldane
3. Miller
4. Redi
Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to evolution?
| 1. | Mutations are random and directionless |
| 2. | According to Darwin, variations are small and directional and evolution is gradual |
| 3. | Saltation is single step large mutation which causes speciation |
| 4. | Evolution according to de Vries was gradual while Darwin believed mutations caused speciation |
Whales, Bats, Cheetah and humans share similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs. It shows presence of
| 1. | Homologous organs |
| 2. | Analogous organs |
| 3. | Vestigeal organs |
| 4. | Convergent evolution |
The excess use of herbiciders and pesticides etc. has resulted in selection of resistant varieties in a much lesser time. Hence, resistant organisms/cells are appearing in a time span of months or years and not centuries. This statement is
| 1. | In favour of evolution by anthropogenic action |
| 2. | Against the natural selection theory |
| 3. | In favour of sexual selection theory |
| 4. | In favour of genetic drift |
Genetic drift is a random change in allele frequencies, Sometimes, the change in allele frequencies is so different that the new sample of population becomes a different species. This is known as
1. Founder's effect
2. Divergent evolution
3. Parallel evolution
4. Stasigenesis
All of the following statements are correct except
| 1. | The skull of a baby chimpanzee is more like an adult human skull than an adult chimpanzee skull |
| 2. | The first hominid was Homo habilis with the brain size of 650-800 c.c |
| 3. | Homo erectus had a large brain size of 1400 c.c |
| 4. | Neanderthal men used hides to protect their body and buried their dead |
Study the diagram below and select the correct statement according to it.
| 1. | The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult chimpanzee skull |
| 2. | The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult human skull |
| 3. | The skull of adult human is more like adult chimpanzee skull |
| 4. | More than one option is correct |
Choose the correct match with respect to cranial capacity
1 Neanderthal man - 1800 cc
2 Homo habilis - 650 cc
3 Homo erectus - 200 cc
4 Australopithecus - 900 cc
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