DPP -1 EVOLUTION

CH: 7- EVOLUTION

. INTRODUCTION .
9. Doctrine of evolution is concerned with:
1. Evolution is
a) Biogenesis b) abiogenesis
a) Sudden change occurring in a population
c) Gradual changes d) special creation theory
b) Progeny with modifications
c) Discontinuous process
10. Process of evolution is:
d) All of the above
a) Continuous b) discontinuous
c) Continuous in the past but discontinuous presently
2. Organic evolution refers to the evolution of ________.
d) Discontinuous in the past but continuous presently
a) Plants b) Animals
c) Both of them d) None of them
11. Evolution will not occur if:
a) Genes are without effect
3. Evolution is the descent with modification the
b) Somatic variations are not heritable
statement is given by
c) There is no environmental influence
a) Aristotle b) Darwin
d) There are no genetic variations in individuals of a
c) Lamarck d) De vries
population

4. Which of the following is the meaning of organic 12. Concept of evolution is an excellent working hypothesis
evolution? to approach the problem of:
a) Omnis Vivo-Ex-Vivo a) Matter, energy and life
b) Contagium Vivum Fluidum b) Environmental conditions
c) Descent with Modification c) Prodigality in reproduction
d) None of these d) Diversity of organisms upon Earth

5. Biologists define evolution as: 13. Diversity of living organisms is due to:
a) Heritable change in a line of descent over generations a) Mutation b) gradual changes
b) Inheritance of characteristics acquired by the c) Long term evolutionary changes
individuals d) Short term evolutionary changes
c) The origin of species
d) None of the above 14. For evolution, the most important requirement is:
a) Variations b) adaptations
6. Organic evolution means: c) Natural selection
a) History of race d) Developmental anatomy
b) Development of race
c) Progressive development of race 15. Who said "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the
d) History and development of race with variations light of evolution."?
a) Hugo de Vries b) Charles Darwin
7. What is evolution? c) Theodosius Dobzhansky
a) Development of organism through time d) Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
b) Development of DNA from nucleotides
c) Development of a cell from chemicals 16. Which of the following deals with the ancient Indian
d) None of the above thought on evolution?
a) Manu Samhita b) Susruta Samhita
8. Basic idea of evolution is: c) Charaka Samhita d) Taittiriya Upanishad
a) special creation
b) cosmic evolution
c) spontaneous generation
d) descent with modification

BY DR. ATIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

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17. What is the age of universe? 5. Darwins evolutionary hypothesis:

a. 20 million b. 20 trillion a) was widely accepted in the 19th century
c. 20 billion d. 2 million b) can never be proved because it was formulated
in the past
18. Universe comprises the huge c) is totally rejected by todays scientists
a. no of stars b. clusters of stars d) states that artificial selection is an evolutionary
c. cluster of galaxies d. All of these mechanism
6.
ADVANCE
1. According to Charles Darwin, evolution is most
closely related to which concept?
This is the correct answer.
a) Natural selection
b) Scientific creationism
c) Inheritance of acquired characteristics
d) Absence of change in a species

2. The formation of new species from an ancestral

species in response to the opening of new habitats is:
a) Neutral selection.
b) Natural selection.
c) neo-Darwinism.
d) Adaptive radiation.

3. The combination of Darwinian evolutionary theory

and population genetics is referred to as the:
This is the correct answer.
a) Modern synthesis or neo-Darwinism.
b) Biogeography.
c) Adaptation theory.
d) Adaptive radiation.

4. Darwins evolutionary ideas were formed in part

when he observed similarities:
a) Among Galapagos animals and those of the
mainland
b) Between living and extinct species
c) Among species living in proximity
d) all of the above
BY DR. ATIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA