( I ) Choose the best answer

( 1 ) Which one of the following theory holds the view that the emergence of life is
due to the result of non – living organic material?
a ) Gradualism

b ) Theory of spontaneous creation

c ) Autogenesis theory

d ) Theory of biochemical evolution

Answer : c ) Autogenesis theory
( 2 ) With an aim of elucidating organic evolution, various scientific theories has
been adoptedbut the most eminent theories in accordance with these are
a ) Theory of spontaneous creation
b ) Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characters and the Theory of Natural Selection
c ) Cosmozoic theory
d ) Theory of special selection
Answer : b ) Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characters and the Theory of Natural
Selection
( 3 ) Evolution is considered as a
a ) Gradual and constant process b ) Rapid and infrequent process
c ) Both slow and rapid process d ) None of the above
Answer : a ) Gradual and constant process
( 4 ) It is the uncomplicated forms of life which has contributed in the emergence
of
a ) Natural forms of life
b ) Simpler forms of life
c ) Sophisticated forms of life
d ) Complex forms of life
Answer : d ) Complex forms of life
( 5 ) Which biologist contributed in the field of disclosing an evolutionary theory ?
a )Carl Linnaeus
b ) Agnes Arber
c ) William Harvey
d ) Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Answer : d ) Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
( 6 ) In words of Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, which impetusacted behind this
evolution?
a ) Inheritance of innate characters
b ) Inheritance of natural characters
c ) Inheritance of acquired characters
d ) Inheritance of complex characters
Answer : c) Inheritance of acquired characters
( 7 ) The evolution of giraffe constitutes one of the most appropriate example of
a ) Theory of evolution

b ) Theory of special selection

c ) Theory of random selection
d ) Theory of simple selection
Answer : a ) Theory of evolution

( 8 ) Which scientist contributed in proposing the ‘ Theory of Natural Selection” ?

a )William Gilbert b ) Louis Harold Gray
c ) Charles Darwin d ) Frederick Abel
Answer : c ) Charles Darwin
( 9 ) The ‘ Theory of Natural Selection” is also known by the term of
a ) Variation b ) Darwinism
c ) Evolution d ) Lamarckism
Answer : b ) Darwinism
( 10 ) Those individuals who possesses the ability to adjust themselves to the
environment in a more superior way in comparison to others , they will get greater
survival opportunity and this technique of survival is called
a ) Survival of the weakest b ) Survival of the fittest
c ) Survival of the inferior d ) Survival of the powerless
Answer : b) Survival of the fittest
( 11 ) The transmission of virtuous characteristics from one generation to the next
generation is known as
a ) Natural selection b ) Simple selection
c ) Complex selection d ) Artificial selection
Answer : a ) Natural selection
( 12 ) According to Darwin , nature renounce those individuals who depicts
weaker attributes but are always in favor of choosing
a ) The unfit b ) The improper
c ) The untrained d ) The fittest
Answer : d ) The fittest
( 13 ) The proposal of Lamarck’s concept of evolution was primarily based on the
ground of
a ) The systematic sequence of fossils
b ) Coordinating the organisms to their surroundings
c ) The systematic sequence of fossils and coordinating the organisms to their
surroundings
d ) None of the above
Answer: c ) The systematic sequence of fossils and coordinating the organisms to their
surroundings
( 14 ) What are the two crucial principles that was utilized by Lamarck with an aim
of elucidating his findings ?
a ) Use and reuse and Inheritance of innate characters
b ) Use and diuse and Inheritance of acquired characters
c ) Use and recycle and Inheritance of complex characters
d ) Use and insuetude and Inheritance of simple characters
Answer : b ) Use and diuse and Inheritance of acquired characters
( 15 ) How many vestigal organs are found in man ?
a ) More than hundred b ) Less than hundred
c ) Less than fifty d ) None of the above
Answer : a ) More than hundred
( 16 ) Wisdom teeth , vermiform appendix and pinna falls under the domain of
a ) Abdominal organs b ) Nervous system
c ) Internal organs d ) Vestigal organs
Answer : d ) Vestigal organs
( 17 ) The renowned book “ The Origin of Species” was penned by
a ) James D Watson b ) Jene Goodall
c ) Charles Darwin d ) David Baltimore
Answer : c ) Charles Darwin
( 18 )On which year, Charles Darwin introduced his popular book “ The Origin of
Species” ?
a ) 1567 b ) 1859
c ) 1899 d ) 1990
Answer : b ) 1859
( 19 ) There are definite discernible facts that has facilitated the establishment of
Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection” . What are those crucial facts ?
a ) Overproduction b ) Struggle for existence and variation c)
Survival of the fittest d ) All of the above
Answer :d ) All of the above

( 20 ) Which one of the following animal is not considered as the rapid breeder ?
a ) Elephant b ) Domestic hamster
c ) Rabbit d ) Oysters
Answer : a ) Elephant
( 21 ) In words of Charles Darwin, it is the individuals who portrays enhancement
in terms of geometric ratio , on the other hand there are certain things which does
not show any kind ofcontinuity. What are those things ?
a ) Space and equipments b ) Food and shelter
c ) Clothing and goods d ) Space and food
Answer : d ) Space and food
( 22 ) When children of the same parents does not depict any kind of similarity,
then it is known as
a ) Alterations b ) Variations
c ) Equivalency d ) Steadiness
Answer : b ) Variations
( 23 ) When new species emerges as a result continuous alterations , then it is
termed as
a ) Evolution b ) Extinction
c ) Speciation d ) Isolation
Answer : c ) Speciation
( 24 ) The alterations of Darwin’s theory of natural selection has resulted in the
emergence of a new theory which has laid emphasis on the sources of
variations and this is known as
a ) Darwinism b ) Neo – Darwinism
c ) Modern synthesis d ) Evolutionary theory
Answer : b ) Neo – Darwinism
( 25 ) Who is considered as the “ Father of Evolution” ?
a ) Charles Darwin b ) Alexander Fleming
c ) Franchis Crick d ) Marie Curie
Answer : a ) Charles Darwin
( 26 ) On which year Carl Linnaeus was born ?
a ) 1556 b ) 1668
c ) 1702 d ) 1707
Answer : d ) 1707
( 27 ) On which year , Carl Linnaeus breathed his last breath?
a ) 1772 b ) 1775
c ) 1778 d ) 1780
Answer : c ) 1778
( 28 ) Who contributed in the field of commending the scientific name ‘ Homo –
sapiens’ to man ?
a ) Angels Arber b ) Carl Linnaeus
c ) Adolf Engler d ) John Bartram
Answer : b ) Carl Linnaeus
( 29 ) Which one of the following indicated the late Miocene period?
a ) 15 – 20 million years ago b ) 22 – 27 million years ago c
) 28 – 33 million years ago d ) 35 – 40 million years ago
Answer : a ) 15 – 20 million years ago
( 30 ) Australopithecus , Homo habilis, Homo erectus , Neanderthals,Cro – Magnon
and Homo sapiens sapiens indicated the various terms that was prescribed to
them which depicted the various phases of ancestral humans at the time of
a ) Adaptation b ) Mutation
c ) Evolution d ) Revolution
Answer : c ) Evolution
( 31 ) Which one of the following displayed the earliest human-like antecedent?
a ) Homo erectus b ) Homo habilis
c ) Australopithecus d ) Cro – Magnon
Answer : b ) Homo habilis
( 32 ) Who among the following were the earliest ancestors to indulge themselves
in the process of hunting and also make the usage of fire ?
a ) Australopithecus b ) Homo habilis
c ) Neanderthals d ) Homo erectus
Answer : d ) Homo erectus
( 33 ) When human ancestors learned to stand in an erect position and depicted
similarity in terms of their physical appearance with that of humans , then they
were classified as
a ) Homo erectus b ) Australopithecus
c ) Homo habilis d ) None of the above
Answer : a ) Homo erectus
( 34 ) Who were regarded as the descendant of Homo erectus?
a ) Cro – Magnon b ) Homo sapiens
c ) Neanderthals d ) Homo erectus
Answer : c ) Neanderthals
( 35 ) There was a presumption that it was the central Neanderthal population from
where the Homo sapiens originated and this has led to the advancement of
a ) Cro – Magnon b ) Neanderthals
c ) Homo sapiens d ) Homo habilis
Answer : a ) Cro – Magnon
( 36 ) In comparison to Neanderthals, Cro – Magnon were quite more
a ) Backward b ) Advanced
c ) Inferior d ) Weaker
Answer : b ) Advanced
( 37 ) Though Cro – Magnon indulged themselves in the process of hunting , but
still they were not aware of
a ) Fishing
b ) Gathering
c ) Taming
d ) Agriculture and domestication
Answer : d ) Agriculture and domestication
( 38 ) Which one of the following delineated the phase of transition that occurred
between Neanderthal man and modern man ?
a ) Contemporary man b ) Ancient man
c ) Cro – Magnon man d ) Orthodox man
Answer : c ) Cro – Magnon man
( 39 ) The tracing of the modern man was discoveredin sediments in
a ) France b ) Java
c ) South Africa d ) All of the above
Answer : d ) All of the above
( 40 ) How many years ago , the man of the contemporary period is affirmed to
have first emerged?
a ) 11000 years ago b ) 13000 years ago
c ) 15000 years ago d ) 16000 years ago
Answer : a ) 11000 years ago