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Amphibians were dominant during _______ period.
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Q. 23 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3316)
Amphibians were dominant during _______ period.
- Carboniferous
- Silurian
- Ordovician
- Cambrian
Ans → (a)Carboniferous
Explanation → Carboniferous
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Q. 1 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3294)
Which one of the following phenomena supports Darwin’s concept of natural selection in organic evolution ?
- Development of transgenic animals
- Production of “Dolly’, the sheep by cloning
- Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects
- Development of organs from ‘stem cells’ for organ transplantation.
Q. 2 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3295)
The phenomenon ‘ontogeny repeats phylogeny’ is explained by
- recapitualtion theory
- Inheritcance theory
- mutation theory
- natural selection theory.
Q. 3 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3296)
The presence of gill slits, in the embryos of vertebrates, supports the theory of
- metamorphosis
- biogenesis
- organic evolution
- recapitulation
Q. 4 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3297)
Which is not a vestigial organ in man ?
- Nictitating membrane
- Tail vertebrae
- Vermiform appendix
- Nails
Q. 5 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3298)
Which one is not a vestigia organ ?
- Wings of kiwi
- Coccyx in man
- Pelvic girdle of python
- Flipper of seal
Q. 6 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3299)
By the statement ‘survival of the fittest’, Darwin meant that
- the strongest of all species survives
- the most intelligent of the species survives
- the cleverest of the species survives
- the species most adaptable to changes survives.
Q. 7 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3300)
Which of the following are the two key concepts of Darwinian theory of evolution ?
- Genetic drift and mutation
- Adaptive radiation and homology
- Mutation and natural selection
- Branching descent and natural selection
Q. 8 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3301)
According to Lamarckism, long necked giraffes evolved because
- nature selected only long necked ones
- humans preferred only long necked ones
- short necks suddenly changed into long necks
- of stretching of necks over many generations by short necked ones.
Q. 9 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3302)
Which of the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters ?
- Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animlas
- Melanisation in peppered moth
- Absence of limbs in snakes
- Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
Q. 10 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3303)
“Human population grows in geometric ratio while food materials increase in arithmetic proportion”. It is a statement from
- Darwin
- Bateson
- AmartyaSen
- Malthus.
Q. 11 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3304)
Which one of the following scientist’s name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him ?
- de Vries – Theory of natural selection
- Darwin – Theory of pangenesis
- Weismann – Theory of continuity of germplasm
- Pasteur – Theory of inheritance of acquired charcters
Q. 12 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3305)
Single step large mutation leading to speciation is also called
- founder effect
- saltation
- branching descent
- natural selection
Q. 13 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3306)
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is known to be affected by gene flow, genetic drift mutation, genetic recombination and
- evolution
- limiting facrtors
- saltation
- natural selection
Q. 14 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3307)
The Hardy-Weinberg principle cannot operate if
- a population does not migrate for a longtime to a new habitat
- frequent mutations occur in the population
- the population has no chance of interaction with other populations
- free interbreeding occurs among all members of the population
Q. 15 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3308)
Genetic drift operates only in
- larger populations
- Mendelian populations
- island populations
- smaller populations.
Q. 16 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3309)
Which of the following statements is True ?
- Wings to birds and insects are homologous organs.
- Human hands and bird’s wings are analogous organs
- Human hands and bat’s wings are analogous organs.
- Flipper of penguin and dolphin are analogous organs
Q. 17 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3310)
Replacement of the lighter-coloured variety of peppered moth (Biston betularia) to its darker variety (Biston carbonaria) in England is the example of
- natural selection
- regeneration
- genetic isolation
- temporal isolation
Q. 18 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3311)
Phenomenon of ‘industrial melanism’ demonstrates
- geographical isolation
- reproductive isolation
- natural selection
- induced mutation
Q. 19 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3312)
presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicated that
- fishes were amphibious in the past
- fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors
- frogs will have gills in future
- frogs evolved from gilled ancestors
Q. 20 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3313)
The character that proves that frogs have evolved from fishes is
- their ability to swim in water
- tadpole larva in frogs
- similarity in the shape of the head
- their feeding on aquatic plants
Q. 21 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3314)
Which is the correct order of increasing geological time scale for a hypothetical vertebrate evolution ?
- Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Palaeozoic, Proterozoic
- Cenozoic, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, Proterozoic
- Proterozoic, Cenozoic, Palaezoic, Mesozoic
- Proterozoic, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Q. 22 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3315)
The ‘Devonian period’ is considered to be as
- age of fishes
- age of amphibians
- age of reptiles
- age of mammals
Q. 23 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3316)
Amphibians were dominant during _______ period.
- Carboniferous
- Silurian
- Ordovician
- Cambrian
Q. 24 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3317)
The primate which existed 15 mya was
- Homo habilis
- Australopithecus
- Ramapithecus
- Homo erectus
Q. 25 of Quiz-1453 (Que-ID : 3318)
The extinct stone ancestor, who ate only fruits and hunted with stone weapons was
- Ramapithecus
- Australophecus
- Dryopithecus
- Homo erectus
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Select the correct statement from the ones given below
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- Sternum
- Ribs
- Diaphragm
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- Aquatic insect
- Terrestrial amphibian
- Marine fishes
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- Pollen Grains
- Gases of Volcanic Eruption
- Aerosol
- Fluorides
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- Being proteinaceous
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- Both of these
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- dihybrid
- test cross
- back cross
- monohybrid cross
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- Tuataras
- Lizards and snakes
- Turtles and tortoises
- Crocodiles, alligators, caimans
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- Hypothalamus
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- B – DNA
- cDNA
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- Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act
- Environment protection Act
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- ratio of oxygen evolved to carbon dioxide absorbed
- increase in fresh weight
- increase in dry weight
- increase in carbohydrate
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- FSH
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Estradiol
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- AIDS
- Gonorrhea
- Genital warts
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- Symport
- Antiport
- Multiport
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- ELISA
- PCR
- DNA hybridisation
- all of these
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- Eosinophil
- Neutrophil
- Basophil
- None of the above
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- methane
- methane and carbon dioxide
- methane and hydrogen
- methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen
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- splitting of the centromeres
- splitting of the chromatids
- replication of the genetic material
- condensation of the chromatin
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- the rate of light reaction
- the rate of dark reaction
- the rates of both light and dark reactions
- none of the above
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- At puberty
- During menarch
- During menopause
- During embryonic development
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- Insulin
- Gonadotrophin
- Somatostatin
- Thymosin
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- TT × tt
- Tt × tt
- TT × Tt
- tt × tt
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- Descending loop
- Ascending loop
- Both the loops
- None of the above
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- It activates the enzymes of respiration and photosynthesis.
- It activates enzyme catalase
- It helps in maintaining anion-cation balance
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- thorns
- cladodes
- tendrils
- spines
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- floriculture
- horticulture
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- Rise in progesterone level : 1 – 15 days
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- Triiodothyronine
- GH
- Parathyroid
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- Oocystes
- Merozoites
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- Chief cells
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- Fibrinogen
- Globulin
- Albumins
- Basophil
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- Annealing of primers to template DNA
- Extension of primer end on the template DNA
- All of the above
Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3436)
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- intracellular lipid
- Intracellular crystalline protein
- Extracellular crystalline protein
- Lipid
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Science linking heredity with environment is:
- Ecology
- Ecophysiology
- Genecology
- Genetics
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- brinjal
- cucumber
- papaya
- Bitter gourd
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Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide ?
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Nucleopolyhedrovirus
- Xanthomonas campestris
- Bacillus thuringiensis
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What are the structural and functional units of liver
- Hepatic cells
- Hepatic lobules
- Hepatic glands
- None of the above
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- ICBN
- International code for biological plants
- International code for botanical nomenclature
- ICZN
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- Crysanthemum
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- presence of enzymes
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- Synthesis of chlorophyll
- Oxidation of carbohydrate
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- Easily available
- Least side-effects
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- Relaxation
- Contraction
- Both a and b
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