General Science | Biology | Evolution of Life
General Science | Biology | Evolution of Life
1. Darwin's theory of natural selection is based on
Over production
Struggle for existence and variation
Survival of the fittest
All of the above
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2. Who propounded the theory of evolution?
Spencer
Darwin
Wallace
Huxley
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3. According to recent proof, the life on earth emerged approximately
Before 20,000 years
Before 2,00,000 years
Before 20,00,000 years
Before 2,000,000,000 years
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4. Which is the oldest organism on earth?
Blue-green algae
Fungi
Amoeba
Euglena
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5. Who explained first the evolution of life?
Newton
Einstein
Charles Darwin
Lamarck
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6. The mutation theory of evolution was enunciated by
Huxley
Darwin
Lamarck
Hugo de Vries
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7. With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct?
Octopus, Dolphin, Shark
Pangolin, Tortoise, Hawk
Salamander, Python, Kangaroo
Frog, Crab, Prawn
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8. The main factor of evolution is
Mutation
Achieved quality
Vaginal birth
Natural selection
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9. In the context of organic evolution, the loss of limbs in snakes is explained by the phenomenon of
Use and disuse of organs
Adaptation to living in burrows
Natural selection
Inheritance of acquired characters
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10. About whom is said 'India's large wild cat' has recently become extinct?
Cheetah
Leopard
Tiger
Lion
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11. Latest ancestor of modern human is
Java man
Cro-magnon man
Neanderthan man
Peking man
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12. Archeopteryx is
Most ancient bird of Jurassic age
Reptile of Jurassic period
Reptile of Triassic period
Reptile of both Triassic and Jurassic period
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13. 'Archaeopteyrx' is a connecting link between which of the following classes of animal?
Amphibia and Aves
Reptilia and Aves
Reptilia and Mammalia
Aves and Mammalia
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14. Mammoth is the ancestor of
Dog
Horse
Camel
Elephant
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15. Dinosaurs were
Cenozoic reptiles
Mesozoic birds
Paleozoic amphibians
Mesozoic reptiles
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16. Dinosaurs were in
Paleozoic era
Cenozoic era
Mesozoic era
Pleistocene era
