Entry Test MCQ :: Evolution
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| 1. |
The process that has transformed life on earth from its earliest forms to vast diversity is |
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Mutation |
B. |
Evolution |
| C. |
Migration |
D. |
Genetic drift |
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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| 2. |
Carolus Linnaeus was believer of |
| A. |
Special creation |
B. |
Natural selection |
| C. |
Catastrophism |
D. |
Inheritance of acquired characters |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 3. |
Which scientist does not match his achievements |
| A. |
Lamarck published his theory of evolution |
B. |
Lyell published principles of geology |
| C. |
Malthus published essay on principle of population |
D. |
Cuvier published papers on inheritance |
Answer: Option D
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| 4. |
Archaebacteria can survive at |
Answer: Option C
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| 5. |
What was the source of hydrogen for first photosynthetic organisms? |
| A. |
Water |
B. |
Hydrogen present in soil |
| C. |
Hydrogen sulphate |
D. |
Hydrogen sulphide |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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| 6. |
Prokaryotes are considered to be evolved |
| A. |
3.5 billion years ago |
B. |
1.5 billion years ago |
| C. |
4.5 billion years ago |
D. |
1000 million years ago |
Answer: Option A
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| 7. |
Flagella might have arisen through the ingestion of |
| A. |
Cyano-bacteria |
B. |
Spirochetes |
| C. |
Chlamydomonas |
D. |
Paramecium |
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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| 8. |
Important point/s of Lamarck's theory |
| A. |
Use and disuse of organs |
B. |
Inheritance of acquired characters |
| C. |
Natural selection |
D. |
Both a and b |
Answer: Option D
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| 9. |
Who developed a theory of natural selection essentially identical to Darwin's |
| A. |
Hardy-Weinberg |
B. |
Alfred Wallace |
| C. |
Malthus |
D. |
Lyell |
Answer: Option B
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| 10. |
Neo-Darwinism has integrated discoveries and ideas from |
| A. |
Taxonomy |
B. |
Paleontology |
| C. |
Genetics |
D. |
All of these |
Answer: Option D
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