Theories of Evolution MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers)
Q1. In postulating the theory of evolution by natural selection Dawwin was greatly influenced by
- Mutation theory of Hugo de Vries
- Lamarck’s theory of accquired characters
- Malthus idea of population control
- Environmental factors
Answer:3
Q2. The use and disuse principal of evolution or theory of inheritance accquired characters was proposed by
- Hugo de Vries
- Lamarck
- Weismann
- Darwin
Answer:2
Q3. The present giraffe has a long neck as compared to its ancestors. Lamerck believed it could be due to
- Natural selection
- Isolation
- Inheritance of accquired characters
- Speciation
Answer:3
Q4. A species inhabiting different geographical areas is known as
- Sympatric
- Allopatric
- Siblings
- Biospecies
Answer:2
Q5. Charles Darwin toured in a shop for 5 years
- Beagle
- Vikrant
- Philips
- Alexander
Answer:1
Q6. Who gave the principle that population tends to multiply more rapidly than food supply?
- Darwin
- Malthus
- Lamarck
- Haldane
Answer:2
Q7. Role of isolation in evolution is
- Differentiation of a species
- Maintenance of species
- Evolution of species
- Extermination of species
Answer:3
Q8. For evolutionary success mutation must occur in
- Somatic RNA
- Somatic DNA
- Germplasm DNA
- Germplasm RNA
Answer:3
Q9. The evolution of a species is based upon sum total of adaptive changes preserved by
- Natural selection
- Isolation
- Speciation
- Human conservation
Answer:2
Q10. The ultimate source of continuous variations is
- Natural selection
- Sexual reproduction
- Hormonal actions
- Mutation
Answer:2
Q11. Which of the following concept is attributed to Charles Darwin?
- Use and disuse of organs is of great importance in evolution.
- Every cell must come from a pre-existing cell
- In the struggle for existence, the fittest would survive
- The gametes will carry only one of a pair of contrasting characters.
Answer:3
Q12. Key point of Lamarck view about organic evolution is that every offspring
- Is similar to its parents
- Inherits characters accquired by the parental generation.
- Shows struggle for existence.
- Repeats phylogeny in its ontogeny
Answer:2
Q13. A star fish with six arms may be the case of
- Variations
- Evolution
- Autotomy
- Mutation
Answer:1
Q14. 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
- Mutations
- 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
- Lamarck
- 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
- Mimicry
- 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
Answer:2