Human Evolution Process Quiz Questions
- 1.Origin of life as a result of chemical evolution has been properly explained by or the most logical biochemical theory of origin of life has been given by
- A.
Stanley Miller
- B.
Darwin
- C.
A I Oparin
- D.
S Fox
- 2.Which one of the following is incorrect about the characteristics of protobionts (coacervates and micro spheres) as envisaged in the abiogenic origin of life?
- A.
They were able to reproduce
- B.
They could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings
- C.
They were partially isolated from the surroundings
- D.
They could maintain an internal environment
- 3.Which compound has very important role in prebiotic evolution?
- A.
SO2
- B.
NO
- C.
CH4
- D.
SO3
- 4.According to Oparin, which one of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere of the earth?
- A.
Methane
- B.
Oxygen
- C.
Hydrogen
- D.
Water vapour
- 5.The age of fossils or dating of fossils can be best estimated by
- A.
Radioactive carbon (C14) dating method
- B.
Radioactive nitrogen method
- C.
Radioactive clock method
- D.
None of the above
- 6.The finches of Galapagos islands provide an evidence in favour of
- A.
Special creation
- B.
Evolution due to mutation
- C.
Retrogressive evolution
- D.
Biogeographical evolution
- 7.What is common to whale, seal and shark?
- A.
Seasonal migration
- B.
Thick subcutaneous fat
- C.
Convergent evolution
- D.
Homeothermy
- 8.When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed as
- A.
Divergent evolution
- B.
Micro-evolution
- C.
Co-evolution
- D.
Convergent evolution
- 9.Thoms of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita are examples of
- A.
Analogous organs
- B.
Homologous organs
- C.
Vestigial organs
- D.
Retrogressive evolution
- 10.Echidna and Ornithorhynchus are the connecting links between
- A.
Amphibians and aves
- B.
Mammals and amphibians
- C.
Reptiles and mammals
- D.
Reptiles and amphibians
- 11.Which of the following provides most evident proof of evolution?
- A.
Fossils
- B.
Morphology
- C.
Embryo
- D.
Vestigial organs
- 12.A baby has been born with a small tail. It is the case exhibiting
- A.
Retrogressive evolution
- B.
Mutation
- C.
Atavism
- D.
Metamorphosis
- 13.Which one of the following in birds indicates their reptilian ancestry?
- A.
Scales on their hind limbs
- B.
Four-chambered heart
- C.
Two special chambers crop and gizzards in their digestive tract
- D.
Egg with a calcareous shell
- 14.The most accepted line of descent in human evolution is:
- A.
Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo sapiens → homo habilis
- B.
Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens
- C.
Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
- D.
Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens
- 15.The most apparent change during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced in
- A.
Shorting of the jaws
- B.
Remarkable increase in the brain size
- C.
Loss of body hair
- D.
Walking upright
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