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MCQ on Evolution for NEET Students
If the genes lost from an old population are added to the new population, by chance, it is called
(A) recombination
(B) genetic drift
(C) mutation
(D) gene flow
Option b – genetic drift
Identify the CORRECT statement.
(A) During the post-industrialization period, the white-winged moth survived predators.
(B) The rate of appearance of new forms of organisms is linked to their life span.
(C) Darwinian variations are random and directionless.
(D) Industrial melanism is an example of genetic drift
Option b – The rate of appearance of new forms of organisms is linked to their life span.
The sum total of genes of all individuals of an interbreeding population is called
(A) phenotypes
(B) gene pool
(C) genotypes
(D) autosomes
Option b – gene pool
Allopatric speciation occurs because
(A) genetically related populations inhabit widely separated geographical areas.
(B) genetically unrelated populations inhabit the same geographical area.
(C) genetically related populations inhabit the same geographical area.
(D) genetically unrelated populations inhabit widely separated geographical areas.
Option a – genetically related populations inhabit widely separated geographical areas.
Which is the CORRECT order of geological periods?
(A) Paleozoic → Cenozoic → Mesozoic
(B) Poleozoic→ Mesozoic → Cenozoic
(C) Permain → Cretaceous → Cenozoic
(D) Jurassic – Paleozoic → Mesozoic
Option b – Poleozoic→ Mesozoic → Cenozoic
The presence of gills in the larval forms of frogs indicates that
(A) fishes were amphibious in the past.
(B) fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors.
(C) frogs evolved from aquatic reptiles.
(D) frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
Option d – frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
Select the INCORRECT statement from the following.
(A) The age of fossils is determined by carbon-dating technique.
(B) A study of fossils in different sedimentary layers indicates the geological period in which they live.
(C) Radioisotopes are often used to determine the age of the fossils.
(D) The study of fossils is called phylogeny.
Option d – The study of fossils is called phylogeny.
The Jurassic period belongs to the …….. era.
(A) Cenozoic
(B) Mesozoic
(C) Paleozoic
(D) Devonian
Option b – Mesozoic
The primate which existed 15 mya was
(A) Neanderthal man
(B) Australopithecus
(C) Ramapithecus
(D) Homo erectus
Option c – Ramapithecus
The extinct human ancestor, who essentially ate fruits and hunted with stone weapons was
(A) Ramapithecus
(B) Australopithecus
(C) Dryopithecus
(D) Homo erectus
Option b – Australopithecus
Identify the CORRECT match.
(A) Lamarck theory – Struggle for existence
(B) Darwin theory – Use and disuse of an organ
(C) Interspecific struggle – Between the members of different species
(D) Cosmozoic theory – The first form of life could have come from pre-existing nonliving molecules.
Option c – Interspecific struggle – Between the members of different species
……… is considered the modern synthetic theory of evolution.
(A) Natural selection
(B) Neo-Darwinism
(C) Spontaneous generation
(D) Theory of Panspermia
Option b – Neo-Darwinism
Archaeopteryx in a missing link between
(A) birds and mammals
(B) reptiles and birds
(C) reptiles and amphibians
(D) Pisces and amphibians
Option b – reptiles and birds
(A) Statement I is correct, and Statement II is incorrect.
(B) Statement I is incorrect, and Statement II is correct.
(C) Both Statements I and II are correct.
(D) Both Statements I and II are incorrect.
Option a – Statement I is correct, and Statement II is incorrect.
The heart of a bird or a mammal during its development passes through a two-chambered stage and a three-chambered stage before it becomes four chambered is an example of
(A) morphological evidence
(B) anatomical evidence
(C) embryological evidence
(D) paleontological evidence
Option c – embryological evidence
Identify the INCORRECT statement.
(A) Wings of insects and birds are analogous.
(B) Wings of insects and bats are analogous.
(C) Wings of insects and birds are homologous.
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Option a – Wings of insects and birds are analogous.
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is expressed as p²+2pq+q². In this equation, ‘p’ represents
(A) the frequency of the recessive allele
(B) the frequency of the dominant allele
(C) the homozygous dominant genotype
(D) the homozygous recessive genotype
Option b – the frequency of the dominant allele
When a section of the population migrates from one area to another, they
(A) are completely wiped out from the new area.
(B) dominate that new ecological area.
(C) abruptly evolve to adapt to the new area.
(D) contribute their genes to the gene pool of that area.
Option d – contribute their genes to the gene pool of that area
The rapid decline in the population, due to a high mortality rate, is called
(A) Branching descent
(B) Population crash
(C) Founder effect
(D) Sewall wright effect
Option b – Population crash
Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding Darwin’s finches.
(A) Their beaks evolved from seed-eating features to become insectivorous and vegetarian.
(B) These varieties of finches evolved in Galapagos Islands.
(C) They evolved from white-winged to dark-winged.
(D) They are a classical example of adaptive radiation.
Option c – They evolved from white-winged to dark-winged.
Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement I: Due to diversifying selection, individuals acquire peripheral character value at both ends of the distribution curve. Statement II: Diversifying type of selection simultaneously favors individuals at both extremes of the distribution curve.
(A) Statement I is correct, and Statement II is incorrect.
(B) Statement I is incorrect, and Statement II is correct.
(C) Both Statements I and II are correct.
(D) Both Statements I and II are incorrect.
Option c – Both Statements I and II are correct.
“Genetic drift” is also known as
(A) Sewall Wright effect
(B) G.G.Simpson effect
(C) Julian Huxley effect
(D) Hardy Weinberg effect
Option a – Sewall Wright effect
Which of the following are the two key concepts of the Darwinian theory of evolution?
(A) Adaptive radiation and homology.
(B) Genetic drift and mutation.
(C) Mutation and natural selection.
(D) Branching descent and natural selection.
Option d – Branching descent and natural selection.
Which of the following is a marsupial mammal?
(A) Spiny ant-eater
(B) Kangaroo
(C) Lemur
(D) Gibbon
Option b – Kangaroo
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