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Consider the following statements:
I. The first organisms that invaded land were the plants
II. Lobefins evolved into first amphibians.
III. Ramapithecus was monre ape-like and Dryopithecus was more man-like.
Which of the above statements are true?
1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III

What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related to a chimpanzee than to other hominoid apes? 

Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity? 
1. Homo erectus
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Homo habilis

Humans appeared during the epoch:
1. Pleistocene
2. Pliocene
3. Miocene
4. Oligocene

Dinosaurs became extinct during the geological period:
1. Carboniferous
2. Jurassic
3. Cretaceous
4. Tertiary

The dominant plants during the Jurassic period were:
1. Bryophytes and Ferns
2. Gymnosperms
3. Monocots
4. Dicots

Two mya, Australopithecines probably lived in:
1. Western Africa
2. Eastern African grasslands
3. South America
4. South East Asia

The extinct reptilian lineage that evolved into dinosaurs and later on the birds is:

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

Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. This is referred to as :
1.  Genetic flow
2.  Genetic drift
3.  Random mating
4.  Genetic load

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

The man who lived near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back was 
1. Neanderthal man
2. Deyopithecus
3. Australopithecus 
4. Homo habilis

The illustration below shows the skull of two different mammals. Use the illustration to answer the question that follows
Which of the following accurately describes the differences between these skulls?
1. Skull A has more teeth than skull B
2. Skull A has more brain capacity than skull B
3. Skull A is of a primate and skull B is not of a primate
4. Skull A is the skull of an ape and skull B is the skull of human

Given below are four statements (a-d) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in the two statements
Statements
a. Eye of the octopus and mammals are result of     i   evolution.
b. Miller created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CH₄, H₂, NH₃ and water vapour at   i  . He observed the formation of  ii  .
c. Mutations are random and  i  , while Darwinian variations are small and  ii  .
d. Homo erectus had a large brain around  i . Homo erectus probably ate  ii  .
Options
1  a - (i) Divergent
    b - (i) 800$°$ C; (ii) Nucleotides
2  b - (i) 800$°$ C; (ii) Amino acids 
    c - (i) Directional; (ii) Directionless
3  c - (i) Directionless; (ii) Directional
    d - (i) 900 cm³; (ii) Meat
4  a - (i) Convergent evolution
    b - (i) 1400 cm³; (ii) Fruits

How many years ago agriculture came and human settlements started ?
1. 8000 years ago
2. 18000 years ago
3. 10000 years ago
4. 12000 years ago

Choose the incorrect match
1. Homo habilis – 650 - 800 cc
2. Homo erectus – 900 cc
3. Neanderthal man – 1000 cc
4. Cro-Magnon man – 1650 cc 

Which of the following did not evolve from Psilophyton?
1. Ferns
2. Ginkgos
3. Conifers
4. Bryophytes