The chronological order of human evolution
from early to the recent is
1. Australopithecus  Ramapithecus  Homo
habilis  Homo erectus
2. Ramapithecus  Australopithecus  Homo
habilis  Homo erectus
3. Ramapithecus  Homo habilis
 Australopithecus  Homo erectus
4. Australopithecus  Homo habilis
Ramapithecus  Homo erectus

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Which of the following is not an example of analogous structure ?

1. Eye of Octopus and mammal

2. Flippers of penguins and dolphin

3. Sweet potato and potato 

4. Mouth parts of cockroach and mosquito

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Mark the correct statement with respect to industrial melanism:

1. Lichens can be used as an industrial pollution indicator.

2. Low count of melanic moths are found in rural areas where industrialisation did not occur.

3. Neither grey nor the dark variety of moths has been completely wiped out.

4. All of these

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Agriculture and human settlement started about 

1. 75000 years ago

2. 18000 years ago

3. 10000 years ago

4. 1.5 mya

Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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During course of evolution, the land reptiles which went back into water to evolve into fish-like reptiles, about 200 mya would refer to 

1. Icthyosaurs

2. Tyrannosaurus

3. Pelycosaur

4. Therapsid

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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The theory of spontaneous generation says that 

1. Life originated from the decaying and rotting matter like straw , mud etc 

2. Life came on the earth from outerspace

3. Life comes from pre-existing life only

4. Life started with the replication of self replicating metabolic capsules 

Subtopic:  Other Theories of Origin of Life |
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Select the incorrect match with respect to placental mammals and Australian marsupials.

(1) Lemur : Spotted cuscus

(2) Bobcat : Tasmanian tiger

(3) Anteater : Numbat

(4) Koala : Flying squirrel

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According to Hardy - weinberg principle, the frequency of homozygous recessive (aa) individuals in a population is denoted by

1. p2

2. 2pq

3. q2

4. p + q

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Match column I and column II with respect to cranial capacity

       Column I                      Column II

a. Homo erectus               (i) 650 - 800 cc

b. Homo sapiens              (ii) 1650 cc

c. Cro-Magnon man         (iii) 1400 cc

d. Homo habilis                (iv) 900 cc

Choose the correct option

1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)

2. a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)

3. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

4. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)

Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Hardy-Weinberg equation is used to check

1. Size of population 

2. Whether evolution is occuring in a population or not

3. Average lifespan of a population

4. Maximum life expectancy of a population

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 | Hardy Weinberg Law: 2 | Hardy Weinberg Law |
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