The foundation head of evolution is

Mutation

Accquired characters

Natural selection

Sexual reproduction

Answer:1

Q15. The idea of natural selection as the fundamental process for evolutionary change was reached

Independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1990

By Charles Darwin in 1866

By Alfred Russel Wallace in 1901

IndependentlybyCharlesDarwinandAlfredRusselWallacein1858

Answer:4

Q16. There is more competitions for survival between

Different animals of Same niche

Same animals of same niche

Different animals of different niche

Same animals of different niche

Answer:2

Q17. An overwhelming suggestionthat life had evolved alongwith evolution of Earth,gain currency
towards
End of 17th century

Beginning of 18th century

End of 18th century

Beginning of 19th century

Answer:3

Q18. Some organisms resembles other organisms and thus escape from enimies. This phenomenon is
known as

Homology

Variations

Analogy

Mimicry

Answer:4

Q19. For food , light and space,the greatest competition is between two

Closely related species of the same niche

Closely related species of the different niche

Unrelated species of the same niche

Unrelated species of the different niche

Answer:1

Q20. The first attempt to solve the problem of organic evolution was done by
Mendel

Haeckel

Lamarck

Darwin

Answer:2

Q21. Lamarck’s theory of evolution is known as

Natural selection

Inheritance of accquired characters

Survival of the fittest

Mutation theory

Answer:2

Q22. Lamarck’s theory of evolution fails to explain

Indian womenhave been getting their ear pierced for thousands of years but not a single baby with
pierced ear is born

Giraffes have long legs because they have to eat leaves from the tall trees on their habitat

Deers have the capacity to escape from agile Enemies because these can run very fast

High altitude Pines have branches with slope down so thatsnow fails to collect up on them in winter

Answer:1

Q23. The greatest weakness in Darwin theory was his failure to explain

Over production
Struggle for existence

Survival of the fittest

Variations

Answer:1

Q24. The ultimate source of all variations is

Sexual reproduction

Hormonal action

Natural selection

Mutations

Answer:4

Q25. Theory of natural selection was proposed by

Lamarck

Darwin

De Vries

Haeckel

Answer:2

Q26. Sudden heritable changes are called

Variations

Recombination

Evolution

Answer:1

Q27. Philosophie zoologique we was written by

1.Linnaeus

Lamarck

Wallace

Darwin

Answer:2

Q28. Genetic drift is on account of

Variations

Mutation

Increased population

Decreased population

Answer:4

Q29. The real Pre- darwinian advocate of evolution was

Buffon

Empedocles

Cuvier

Answer:1

Q30. Who first placed fossils in chronological series in evolutionary context

Leonardo da Vinci

Lamarck

Cuvier

Darwin

Answer:2

Q31. Lamarckism cannot explain

Webbed toes in aquatic Birds

Weak muscles in the son of a wrestler

Long narrow and limbless body of snakes

Regards.

Heterophylly

Answer:2

Q32. Darwinism cannot explain

Adaptation

Struggle for existence

Tusks of elephants

Answer:4

Q33. The scientist who first stressed on adaptation as a means of evolutionary modification was

Huxley

Who is man

Charles lyell

Lamarck

Answer:4

Q34. According to neo- darwinism natural selection operates through

Fighting between organisms

Killing the weaker organism

Differential reproduction

Variations

Answer:3

Q35. According to neo- darwinism variations which are the raw material of evolution occuroccur
In an individual and remain restricted to him

In gene pool of a population

In all the members of one species

In all the members of all species

Answer:2

Q36. In spite of create disadvantages nature of Sickle Cell anaemia it has a high frequency in some parts
of Africa it is because of the reason that

Sickle Cell anaemia are resistant to malaria

In South Africa oxygen concentration is very high

It is a case of genetic drift

All the above

Answer:1

Q37. According to lamarck evolution is towards

Increase in size

Decrease in size

Both 1 and 2

Decrease in complexity

Answer:1

Q38. As per lamarck well developed auricle muscles of rabbit have evolved due to

Continuous use
Internal vital force

New need

All the above

Answer:1

Q39. Weismann cut the tail of mice for

12 generations

18 generations

22 generations

28 generations

Answer:3

Q40. Theory of germplasm was proposed in

1792

1825

1868

1892

Answer:4

Q41. Darwin travelled around the globe in a ship between

1811 – 1816

1821 -1826
1831 -1836

1841 – 1846

Answer:3

Q42. Arabian race horse has developed through

Natural evolution

Human efforts

Special environmental conditions

Chance cross between horse and zebra

Answer:2

Q43. Onga-dorii is a ceremonial cock of

Indian origin

European origin

American origin

Japanese origin

Answer:4

Q44. Various breeds of domestic fowl have been derived from jungle fowl

Gallus gallus

Gallus sonneratti

Gallus Lafayette
Gallus domesticus

Answer:1

Q45. Darwin race several types of – through artificial selection

Dogs

Cabbage and cauliflower

Cows

Pigeons

Answer:4

Q46. Wild mustard has given rise to several types of vegetables through

Natural selection

Artificial selection

Selective breeding

Both 2 and 3

Answer:4

Q47. Alfred Wallace was a naturalist from

Britain

Spain

Dutch East Indies

Greece
Answer:3

Q48. Who read the joint paper of Darwin and Wallace on the tendency of species 2 form varieties and
perpetuation of varieties and Species by means of natural selection

Darwin

Wallace

Darwin and Wallace

Lyell and Hooke

Answer:4

Q49. When was turbans Origin of Species published?

July 1858

July 1859

November 1859

December 1859

Answer:3

Q50. Principle of natural selection stems from

8 observations and 5 inferences

5 observations and 3 inferences

4 observations in 3 inferences

3 observations and2 inferences

Question 1 : Systematics is

A) Identification

B) Nomenclature

C) Relationships and classification

D) All the above

Answer : D

Question 2 : Taxonomy is connected with

A) Collection of plants and animals

B) Classification of organisms

C) Identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms

Answer : C

Question 3 : Classification deals with

A) Identification of organisms

B) Arranging organisms into groups

C) Arranging organisms in herbaria and museums

D) Naming, identification and grouping of organims

Answer : B

Question 4 : The term taxonomy was coined by

A) De Candolle

B) Theophrastus

C) Pliny

D) Linnaeus
Answer : A

Question 5 : The book which has left the maximum influence on the thinking of taxonomists is

A) Species Plantarum

B) Origin of Species

C) Systema Naturae

D) Historia Plantarum

Answer : B

Question 6 : New Systematics differs from Classical Systematics in employing

A) Experimental Taxonomy

B) Biochemical and Cytotaxonomy

C) All biological parameters

D) Numerical Taxonomy
Answer : C

Question 7 : Karyotaxonomy is a component of

A) Cytotaxonomy

B) Experimental Taxonomy

C) Biochemical Taxonomy

D) Numerical Taxonomy

Answer : A

Question 8 : Taxonomy is important in agriculture because it helps in

A) Identification of plant pests

B) Identification of weeds

C) Identification of pathogens

D) All the above

Answer : D
Question 9 : The term taxon was given by

A) Meyer

B) Linnaeus

C) Lamarck

D) De Candolle

Answer : A

Question 10 : For classification of angiosperms floral characters are preferred over vegetative characters
because

A) Reproductive axis shows a large degree of prominent variations

B) Floral characters show less variations than vegetative traits

C) Shape of flower is diagnostic feature in many families

Answer : B

Question 11 : Father of Botany is

A) Hippocrates

B) Aristotle

C) Plato

D) Theophrastus

Answer : D

Question 12 : Classical Systematics believes in

A) Cytological studies

B) Fixity of species

C) Dynamic nature of species

D) Genetic studies
Answer : B

Question 13 : Study of only one or a few organisms for obtaining knowledge about species/higher group
is

A) Nominalistic concept

B) Classical systematics

C) Typological concept

D) New systematics

Answer : C

Question 14 : Phylogenetic system differs from a natural system in its stress on

A) Anatomical details

B) Physiological traits

C) Morphological details

D) Origin and evolutionary trends

Question 15 : A genus with a single species is

A) Monotypic

B) Typical

C) Atypical

D) Polytypic

Answer : A

Question 16 : Number of obligate categories is

A) 9

B) 7

C) 5

D) 3

Answer : B
Question 17 : Hierarchy of categories was introduced by

A) Linnaeus

B) De Candolle

C) Bauhin

D) John Ray

Answer : A

Question 18 : Maize is

A) Category

B) Taxonomic category

C) Taxon

D) Species

Answer : C
Question 19 : Which is not a category?

A) Ecotype

B) Species

C) Genus

D) Order

Answer : A

Question 20 : Binomial nomenclature is

A) Not applicable to cyanobacteria

B) Not accepted by a number of countries

C) Universal with one specific name to each organism

D) Universal with two specific names to each organism

Answer : C

Question 21 : Two organisms with different correlated morphological characters belong to

B) One taxonomic species

C) Two biological species

D) Two taxonomic species

Answer : D

Question 22 : ICBN is connected with

A) Correct nomenclature of animals

B) Correct nomenclature of plants

C) Correct nomenclature of biochemicals

D) All the above

Answer : B

Question 23 : ICZN was adopted in

B) 1970

C) 1964

D) 1974

Answer : C

Question 24 : In an artificial system of classification

A) A large number of characters are taken into consideration

B) Correlated characters are relied upon

C) Physiological characters are relied upon

D) One or a few morphological characters are considered

Answer : D

Question 25 : Species is

A) Group of individuals occurring in a geographical area

C) Population or populations of individuals with similar genotypic and pheotypic traits

D) Population or populations of interbreeding individuals

Answer : D

Question 26 : Organisms are classified to

A) Know their distribution

B) Establish relationships

C) Know their major traits

D) Study evolution

Answer : B

Question 27 : Holotype is a specimen

B) Nomenclature type when the original is missing

C) Nomenclature type when the lectotype is missing

D) Synonym of paratype

Answer : A

Question 28 : Lectotype is

A) Duplicate of holotype

B) Specimen described along with holotype

C) Specimen cited by author without making one holotype

D) Specimen selected from original material for nomenclature type when there is no holotype

Answer : D

Question 29 : Isotype is a specimen

A) Duplicate of holotype
B) Described alongwith holotype

C) Nomenclature type when the original is missing

D) Cited by author when there is no holotype

Answer : A

Question 30 : Neotype is

A) Nomenclature type from original material

B) Nomenclature type when the original material is missing

C) One of the two or more specimens cited by author

D) New species discovered by a scientist

Answer : B

Question 31 : Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien was written by

A) Linnaeus
B) Hutchinson

C) Engler and Prantl

D) De Candolle

Answer : C

Question 32 : Genera Plantarum was written by

A) Hutchinson

B) Bessey

C) Engler and Prantl

D) Bentham and Hooker

Answer : D

Question 33 : Several genera resembling one another in their major anatomical and reproductive
characters are placed together in

A) Species

B) Genus
C) Family

D) Order

Answer : C

Question 34 : Name the taxonomist who wrote Species Plantarum and Systema Naturae

A) Bentham and Hooker

B) John Ray

C) Linnaeus

D) De Candolle

Answer : C

Question 35 : Who developed the concept of phylogeny?

A) Linnaeus

B) Lamarck
C) Hippocrates

D) Ernst Haeckel

Answer : D

Question 36 : The scientist who first gave the dynamic concept of species

A) Julian Huxley

B) Linnaeus

C) Lamarck

D) John Ray

Answer : C

Question 37 : Who is father of taxonomy?

A) Linnaeus

B) Lamarck

C) Parasara
D) Darwin

Answer : A

Question 38 : Typological concept of species was given by

A) Mendel

B) Aristotle and Plato

C) John Ray

D) Hutchinson

Answer : B

Question 39 : ICVN is

A) International Code of Veterinary Nomenclature

B) International Code of Viral Nomenclature

C) International Code of Vertebrata Nomenclature

Answer : B

Question 40 : Classification reflecting the evolutionary inter relationships of organisms is called

A) Phylogenetic classification

B) Artificial classification

C) Natural classification

D) Numerical classification

Answer : A

Question 41 : Cytotaxonomy is a form of

A) Classical systematics

B) New systematics

C) Morpho-systematics

D) All the above

Question 42 : Biochemical taxonomy is based on

A) Study of chromosomes

B) Study of statistics

C) Study of proteins and serum

D) Experimental determination of genetic relationships

Answer : C

Question 43 : Classification based on chromosome study or organisms is

A) Biochemical taxonomy

B) Karyotaxonomy

C) Numerical taxonomy

D) Experimental taxonomy
Answer : B

Question 44 : Common names are

A) Nonscientific

B) Scientific

C) Morphological

D) Universal

Answer : A

Question 45 : Generic name should be written as

A) First letter capital and double word

B) First letter small and double word

C) First letter capital and single word

D) First letter small and single word

Answer : C
Question 46 : The category of family is between

A) Genus and species

B) Order and genus

C) Phylum and genus

D) Kingdom and class

Answer : B

Question 47 : The highest category in taxonomy is

A) Phylum

B) Class

C) Kingdom

D) Species

Answer : C
Question 48 : The lowest category in taxonomic hierarchy is

A) Phylum

B) Subspecies

C) Species

D) Variety

Answer : C

Question 49 : Related species which are reproductively isolated but morphologically similar are called

A) Allopatric

B) Sympatric

C) Sibling

D) Morphospecies

Answer : C

Question 50 : Species having many subspecies are

B) Allopatric

C) Sibling

D) Polytypic/Macrospecies

Answer : D

1 Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy?

C Delta taxonomy

Name the philosopher who first classified organisms?Aristotle

Who is considered as the father of taxonomy?linnaeous

: Arrange in the correct order. 1) Class 2) Kingdom 3) Phylum 4) Order 5) Genus 6) Family 7) Species

: 2, 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7
The force that initiates evolution is __

Variation

Mutation

Extinction

Adaptation

_____ is a vestigial organ

Intestinal villi

Papillae

Vermiform appendix

None of the above

The earliest geological time period among the following is ___

Cambrian

Permian

Jurassic

Quaternary

The experiment that simulated conditions thought to be present on the early earth

Hershey–Chase experiment

Geiger–Marsden experiment

Miller–Urey experiment

Schiehallion experiment

Example of a homologous organ

The arm of a human, wing of a bird

Wing of an insect, wing of a bird

None of the above

Primordial soup is a set of hypothetical conditions on ancient earth first proposed by____

Dmitri Ivanovsky

Alexander Oparin

Dmitry Anuchin

Nikolay Shatsky

Which condition can be explained by Lamarckism?

How giraffes got their long neck

How humans lost their tail

How humans became bipedal

All of the above

Observation of species on _____ heavily inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Ilha da Queimada Grande

Guatemala

Faroe Islands

Galapagos Islands

_____ was considered as a missing link between reptiles and birds.

Archaeopteryx

Pteranodon

Avimimus

Caudipteryx

The oldest mineral discovered so far was ____, which dates back to 4.4 billion years.

Iron

Zircon
Cadmium

Silicon

Pidgeon, platypus and panda are ___

Homeothermic

Poikilothermic

Hyperthermic

None of the above

The last common ancestor of humans is

Pan troglodytes

Homo neanderthalensis

Lemuroidea

Dromaeosaurus

An example of convergent evolution is

Wing of Hawkmoths, the wing of hawks

Teeth of domestic dog, teeth of a wolf

Wings of Geospiza magnirostris, wings of Geospiza fortis

None of the above

On the Origin of Species was written by __

Charles Darwin

Ludmila Kuprianova

Mikhail A. Fedonkin

None of the above

When did dinosaurs die off?

105.1 million years ago

65.5 million years ago

None of the above

Answer Key

1 a

2 c

3 a

4 c

5 a

6 b

7 d

8 d

9 a

10 b

11 a

12 a

13 a

14 a

15 b