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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The dinosaurs were maximum during the period of [J & K CET 2002] |
| A. | Jurassic |
| B. | Triassic |
| C. | Cretaceous |
| D. | Palaeocene |
| Answer» B. Triassic | |
| 2. |
Study of fossil evidences of evolution is called [J & K CET 2002] |
| A. | Embryology |
| B. | Anatomy |
| C. | Paleontology |
| D. | Biogeography |
| Answer» D. Biogeography | |
| 3. |
Ancestral amphibians were tetrapods that evolved during [BHU 2002] |
| A. | Jurassic period |
| B. | Cretaceous period |
| C. | Devonian period |
| D. | Carboniferous period |
| Answer» D. Carboniferous period | |
| 4. |
Fossils are [DPMT 1985, 86] |
| A. | Fovea in the retina of vertebrate eye |
| B. | Remains of organisms present in the rocks |
| C. | The fossa present in the bones |
| D. | Foramen through which nerves pass |
| Answer» C. The fossa present in the bones | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is the most evident source of evolution [CPMT 2000] |
| A. | Fossils |
| B. | Embryos |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Vestigial organs |
| Answer» B. Embryos | |
| 6. |
The evidence for the origin of birds from reptiles is the presence in them of [MP PMT 2000] |
| A. | Feathers |
| B. | Scales |
| C. | Claws |
| D. | Hairs |
| Answer» C. Claws | |
| 7. |
Wings of pigeon, mosquito and bat show [AIIMS 1999] |
| A. | Atavism |
| B. | Mutation |
| C. | Divergent evolution |
| D. | Convergent evolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
An organism which is a connective link between animals and plants is [AFMC 1997] |
| A. | Virus |
| B. | Bacteria |
| C. | Euglena |
| D. | Amoeba |
| Answer» D. Amoeba | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following is vestigial structure in man [CPMT 1998] |
| A. | Wisdom tooth |
| B. | Ear |
| C. | Eye |
| D. | Tongue |
| Answer» B. Ear | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following is a living fossil [CPMT 1998; BVP 2004] |
| A. | Sphenodon |
| B. | Heloderma |
| C. | Rabbit |
| D. | Frog |
| Answer» B. Heloderma | |
| 11. |
The term for similarity in organ structure seen in great diversity is [Pune CET 1998] |
| A. | Homology |
| B. | Identical |
| C. | Analogy |
| D. | Symmetrical |
| Answer» B. Identical | |
| 12. |
Deviation of homologues are caused by [Pune CET 1998] |
| A. | Time consequence along |
| B. | Gradual changes in structure |
| C. | Drastic changes in structure |
| D. | No changes in basic structure |
| Answer» C. Drastic changes in structure | |
| 13. |
The wings of birds are homologous of man's [Pune CET 1998] |
| A. | Legs |
| B. | Shoulder |
| C. | Toes alone |
| D. | Fore arms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is vestigial organ in humans [CPMT 1999; AFMC 2002; BHU 1999] |
| A. | Ear pinna |
| B. | Nictitating membrane |
| C. | Mammary glands in males |
| D. | Knee bone |
| Answer» C. Mammary glands in males | |
| 15. |
Which of the following are homologous organs [CBSE PMT 1999] |
| A. | Wings of bird and wings of insect |
| B. | Wings of bat and wings of cockroch |
| C. | Wings of bird and hands of human |
| D. | Nails of human being and claws in animals |
| Answer» D. Nails of human being and claws in animals | |
| 16. |
The wings of an insect and a bat exhibit [MP PMT 1998, 2002; DPMT 2003] |
| A. | Homology |
| B. | Analogy |
| C. | Atavism |
| D. | Connecting link |
| Answer» C. Atavism | |
| 17. |
Convergent evolution of two species is associated with [CPMT 2005] |
| A. | Analogous organs |
| B. | Recent common ancestor |
| C. | Homologous organs |
| D. | Different habitat |
| Answer» B. Recent common ancestor | |
| 18. |
'Vestigial organs' are those organs which are [MP PMT 1997] |
| A. | Characteristics of birds |
| B. | Not of much use today |
| C. | Helpful in locomotion |
| D. | Common |
| Answer» C. Helpful in locomotion | |
| 19. |
Which represents a connecting link as an evidence in favour of organic evolution [MP PMT 2000] |
| A. | Archaeopteryx between birds and mammals |
| B. | Whale between fishes and mammals |
| C. | Duck bill platypus between reptiles and mammals |
| D. | Java ape man between modern man and Peking man |
| Answer» D. Java ape man between modern man and Peking man | |
| 20. |
Wings of bat, locust and pigeon are an example of |
| A. | Vestigeal organs |
| B. | Exo-skeletan structures |
| C. | Homologous organs |
| D. | Analogous organs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who discovered the fossil of archaeopteryx from bavaria (Germany) [DPMT 1993] |
| A. | Thomas Huxley |
| B. | Hermann von Meyer |
| C. | Colin Harrison |
| D. | Andreas Wagner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Dinnosaurs originated in which era [CPMT 1996; J&K CET 2005] |
| A. | Paleozoic |
| B. | Archeozoic |
| C. | Cenozoic |
| D. | Mesozoic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following is a pair of homologus organs [CBSE PMT 1994] |
| A. | Lungs of rabbit and gills of rohu |
| B. | Wing of bat and wing of butterfly |
| C. | Pectoral fin of rohu and the forelimb of horse |
| D. | Wing of grasshopper and wing of crow |
| Answer» D. Wing of grasshopper and wing of crow | |
| 24. |
The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is [CBSE PMT 1994] |
| A. | Merychippus |
| B. | Eohippus |
| C. | Equus |
| D. | Mesohippus |
| Answer» C. Equus | |
| 25. |
A species is taxonomically [CBSE PMT 1994] |
| A. | A group of evolutionary related populations |
| B. | A population with common characteristics as evolutionary base of variation |
| C. | A fundamental unit in the phylogenetic history of organisms |
| D. | A basic category to which most taxonomic information is attached |
| Answer» D. A basic category to which most taxonomic information is attached | |
| 26. |
Which one is not a vestigial organ in man [CPMT 1980, 91; AIIMS 1992; MP PMT 1994] |
| A. | Vermiform appendix |
| B. | Plica semilunaris |
| C. | Ear muscles |
| D. | Malleus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The study of fossils is called [KCET 1994; MH CET 2001] |
| A. | Herpatology |
| B. | Cytology |
| C. | Palaeontology |
| D. | Organic evolution |
| Answer» D. Organic evolution | |
| 28. |
Which of the following is connecting link showing organic evolution |
| A. | Plumnaeus |
| B. | Pontobdella |
| C. | Macropus |
| D. | Peripatus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Birds are evolved from [JIPMER 1994] |
| A. | Non-chordates |
| B. | Reptiles |
| C. | Amphibians |
| D. | Fishes |
| Answer» C. Amphibians | |
| 30. |
Two zoogeographical regions separated by high mountain ranges are [CBSE PMT 1995] |
| A. | Palaearctic and Oriental |
| B. | Oriental and Australian |
| C. | Nearctic and Palaearctic |
| D. | Neotropical and Ethiopian |
| Answer» B. Oriental and Australian | |
| 31. |
Which of the following were abundant in mesozoic era [CPMT 1995] |
| A. | Mammals |
| B. | Reptiles |
| C. | Insects |
| D. | Fishes |
| Answer» C. Insects | |
| 32. |
Complete fossil of whose among the following is found [CPMT 1994] |
| A. | Archaeopteryx |
| B. | Birds |
| C. | Reptiles |
| D. | Horse |
| Answer» B. Birds | |
| 33. |
Analogous organs have arisen in the evolutionary process through |
| A. | Recombination |
| B. | Mutation |
| C. | Hybridisation |
| D. | Adaptation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Missing link in evolution is [CPMT 2005] |
| A. | Peripatus |
| B. | Limulus |
| C. | Pheretima |
| D. | Archaeopteryx |
| Answer» D. Archaeopteryx | |
| 35. |
Potassium?argon dating can determine the age of the fossils |
| A. | Of about 5,00,000 years old |
| B. | 2 billion years old |
| C. | Of all ages |
| D. | Of azoic era only |
| Answer» B. 2 billion years old | |
| 36. |
Which one is vestigial organ of man [CPMT 1977, 95; AFMC 1985] |
| A. | Epiglottis |
| B. | Muscles of ear pinna |
| C. | Fossa ovalis |
| D. | Ileum |
| Answer» C. Fossa ovalis | |
| 37. |
The rocks that contain fossil are |
| A. | Metamorphic |
| B. | Igneous |
| C. | Sedimentary |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 38. |
Two or more species occupying identical or overlapping areas are known as [MP PMT 1994; Orissa JEE 2005] |
| A. | Sympatric species |
| B. | Allopatric species |
| C. | Sibling species |
| D. | Polytypic species |
| Answer» B. Allopatric species | |
| 39. |
Living fossil is [MP PMT 1994] |
| A. | Latimeria |
| B. | Uromastix |
| C. | Archaeopteryx |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Uromastix | |
| 40. |
Similarity developed in distantly related groups as an adaptation to the same function is called [MP PMT 1994] |
| A. | Convergent evolution |
| B. | Connecting link |
| C. | Missing link |
| D. | Divergent evolution |
| Answer» B. Connecting link | |
| 41. |
Fossil \[X\] is older than fossil \[Y\]. Most evident answer is [CPMT 1993] |
| A. | Fossil \[Y\]has got some of the vestigial organs which are functional in \[X\] |
| B. | Fossil \[Y\]has got homologous and analogous organs of fossil \[X\] |
| C. | Fossil \[X\]is found in deeper sedimentation than \[Y\] |
| D. | Fossil \[Y\] was found in better state than that of \[X\] |
| Answer» D. Fossil \[Y\] was found in better state than that of \[X\] | |
| 42. |
Vestigial organ in man is [CPMT 1992, 93, 94] |
| A. | Extra?abdominal muscles |
| B. | Thumb |
| C. | Conjunctiva |
| D. | Body hairs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Correct sequence is [CBSE PMT 1991] |
| A. | Palaeozoic \[\to \] Mesozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic |
| B. | Mesozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic |
| C. | Palaeozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic |
| D. | Archaeozoic \[\to \] Palaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic |
| Answer» B. Mesozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic | |
| 44. |
Allopatric speciation is due to [CBSE PMT 1990] |
| A. | Mutation |
| B. | Geographical separation of populations |
| C. | Migration of member of a species form one to other populations |
| D. | Hybridization between closely related species |
| Answer» C. Migration of member of a species form one to other populations | |
| 45. |
Which is a vestigial organ of python [DPMT 1983] |
| A. | Nose |
| B. | Hind limbs |
| C. | Scales |
| D. | Teeth |
| Answer» C. Scales | |
| 46. |
Parallelism is [CBSE PMT 1990] |
| A. | Adaptive divergence in evolution |
| B. | Adaptive convergence of widely different species in evolution |
| C. | Adaptive convergence of closely related species in evolution |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 47. |
Basic principles of embryonic development were stated by [CBSE PMT 1990] |
| A. | Von Baer |
| B. | Haeckel |
| C. | Darwin |
| D. | Weismann |
| Answer» B. Haeckel | |
| 48. |
The presence of temporary gills in the embryos of snakes, birds and man indicates that [NCERT 1983] |
| A. | These embryos need gills for breathing |
| B. | Ancestors of these animals had gills at one stage of evolution |
| C. | Lungs evolved from gills |
| D. | Medium in which these embryos develop resembles \[{{O}_{2}}\] rich water |
| Answer» C. Lungs evolved from gills | |
| 49. |
Appearance of ancestral characters in the new borns, such as tail, monstral face, gill slits, multiple mammae etc. are known as [CPMT 1972] |
| A. | Homologous |
| B. | Analogous |
| C. | Atavism |
| D. | Vestigial |
| Answer» D. Vestigial | |
| 50. |
Geological evidence for most primitive mammal is found in [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Central Africa |
| B. | China |
| C. | India (Shivalik hills) |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. China | |