Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:
1. small and directionless
2. random and directional
3. random and directionless
4. small and directional
A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the population?
| 1. | 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa) |
| 2. | 0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa) |
| 3. | 0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa) |
| 4. | 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa) |
In a species, the weight of a newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborns with an average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 kg to 5 kg die. Which type of selection process is taking place?
1. Cyclical selection
2. Directional selection
3. Stabilizing selection
4. Disruptive selection
Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Homo habilis | (i) | 900 cc |
| (b) | Homo neanderthalensis | (ii) | 1350 cc |
| (c) | Homo erectus | (iii) | 650-800 cc |
| (d) | Homo sapiens | (iv) | 1400 cc |
Select the correct option.
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
| 2. | (iv) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics. This type of evolution may be referred to as:
| 1. | Adaptive Radiation | 2. | Divergent Evolution |
| 3. | Cyclical Evolution | 4. | Convergent Evolution |
A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to adaptive radiation?
| 1. | Area with a large number of habitats having very low food supply |
| 2. | Area with a single type of vacant habitat |
| 3. | Area with many types of vacant habitats |
| 4. | Area with many habitats occupied by a large number of species |
Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men?
| 1. | Agriculture came around 50,000 years back. |
| 2. | The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates existing 15 million years ago, walked like men. |
| 3. | Homo habilis probably ate meat. |
| 4. | Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 100000 and 40000 years back. |
Which of the following refers to correct example(s) of organisms that have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?
| (a) | Darwin's Finches of Galapagos islands |
| (b) | Herbicide-resistant weeds |
| (c) | Drug-resistant eukaryotes |
| (d) | Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs |
1. (a) and (c)
2. (b), (c) and (d)
3. only (d)
4. only (a)
From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing which of the following in a closed flask:
1. and water vapour at
2. and water vapour at
3. and water vapour at
4. and water vapour at
Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of:
| 1. | Convergent evolution | 2. | Industrial melanism |
| 3. | Natural selection | 4. | Adaptive radiation |