Chapter 5 : Origin and Evolution of Life

(1) .................. can be considered as connecting link between ape

and man.
(a) Australopithecus (b) Homo habilis
(c) Homo erectus (d) Neanderthal man
(2) Industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston bitularia shows
.......... type of natural selection.
(a) stabilising (b) directional
(c) disruptive (d) artificial
(3) Which of the following characteristic is not shown by the ape ?
(a) Prognathous face
(b) Tail is present
(c) Chin is absent
(d) Forelimbs are longer than hind limbs
(4) Which is the correct sequence of human evolution ?
(a) Australopithecus  Ramapithecus  Homo sapiens 
Homo habilis
(b) Homo erectus  Homo habilis  Homo sapiens 
Ramapithecus
(c) Ramapithecus  Homo habilis  Homo erectus  Homo
sapiens
(d) Australopithecus  Ramapithecus  Homo erectus 
Homo habilis  Homo sapiens
(5) Which of the following are new world monkeys ? (March ’22)
(a) Squirrel monkey, Spider monkey
(b) Orangutan, Baboons
(c) Squirrel monkey, Baboons
(d) Gibbons, Baboons
(6) Dentition more like that of the modern man was seen for the
first time in .......... .
(a) Dryopithecus (b) Ramapithecus
(c) Australopithecus (d) Homo habilis
(7) Lemur and Tarsier belongs to .......... .
(a) Prosimi (b) Hyalobatidae
(c) Pongidae (d) Homonidae
 (8) Due to specific mating behaviour, the members of population
do not mate in .......... type of isolation.
(a) ecological (b) seasonal
(c) ethological (d) mechanical
(9) Which epoch showed mammals at height of evolution?
(a) Eocene (b) Oligocene
(c) Miocene (d) Pliocene
(10) Which one out of the following is a living fossil?
(a) Coelacanth (b) Lung fish
(c) Shark (d) Rays
Ans. (1) (a) Australopithecus (2) (b) directional (3) (b) Tail is
present (4) (c) Ramapithecus  Homo habilis  Homo erectus  Homo
sapiens (5) (a) Squirrel monkey, Spider monkey (6) (d) Homo
habilis (7) (a) Prosimi (8) (c) ethological (9) (c) Miocene
(10) (a) Coelacanth.