41- Who among the following proposed the chemical evolution of life?
A. Darwin
B. Oparin
C. Haeckel
D. Lamarck
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Answer : B. Oparin
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42- The cranial capacity of which of the following prehistoric men was equal to modern man?
A. Peking man
B. Cro-Magnon Man
C. Australopithecus
D. Neanderthal man
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Answer : B. Cro-Magnon Man
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43- The evolution of human species took place mainly in:
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. China
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Answer : B. Africa
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44- Which of the following groups of animals was the last to appear in the process of evolution?
A. Arthropod
B. Amphibian
C. Reptile
D. Echinoderm
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Answer : B. Amphibian
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45- The chief agent of evolution is:
A. Mutation
B. Acquired characters
C. Sexual reproduction
D. Natural selection
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Answer : D. Natural selection
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46- Which of the following is a living fossil?
A. Ginkgo
B. Green algae
C. Fungus algae
D. Blue green algae
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Answer : A. Ginkgo
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47- Who gave the first general theory of evolution on earth?
A. Lamarck
B. Stanley Miller
C. J. Huxley
D. Aristotle
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Answer : A. Lamarck
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48- Which of the following is the correct sequence in which the given animal groups appeared on the earth during the course of evolution?
A. Porifera-Annelida-Coelenterata-Protozoa
B. Protozoa-Coelenterata-Porifera
C. Annelida-Porifera-Protozoa-Coelenterata
D. Protozoa-Porifera-Coelenterata-Annelida
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Answer : D. Protozoa-Porifera-Coelenterata-Annelida
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49- Which of the following is in the correct sequential order in which these appeared under stimulated primitive earth condition?
A. Methane, hydrogen cyanide, nitriles, amino acids
B. Amino acids, nitriles, hydrogen cyanide, methane
C. Nitriles, amino acids, methane, hydrogen cyanide
D. Hydrogen cyanide, methane, nitriles, amino acids
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Answer : A. Methane, hydrogen cyanide, nitriles, amino acids
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50- The most accepted theory of origin of life is:
A. Theory of Spontaneous Generation
B. Theory of Special Creation
C. Catastrophe Theory
D. Oparin-Haldane Theory of Chemosynthesis
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Answer : D. Oparin-Haldane Theory of Chemosynthesis
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51- The first organisms on earth were:
A. Autotrophs
B. Heterotrophs
C. Saprotrophs
D. None of these
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Answer : B. Heterotrophs
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52- Natural selection really means:
A. Elimination of the unfit
B. Survival of the fittest
C. Struggle for existence
D. Differential reproduction
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Answer : D. Differential reproduction
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53- The cranial capacity of modern man is:
A. 400 cm³
B. 900 cm³
C. 1200 cm³
D. 1500 cm³
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Answer : D. 1500 cm³
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54- The immediate ancestor of modern man is:
A. Java man
B. Cro-Magnon man
C. Peking man
D. Neanderthal man
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Answer : B. Cro-Magnon man
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55- Archaeopteryx is a fossil which provides evidence of evolution of:
A. Reptiles from amphibians
B. Birds from reptiles
C. Mammals from birds
D. None of these
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Answer : B. Birds from reptiles
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56- Which of the following conclusions have been deduced from the study of fossils?
1. Many species that existed in the past are now extinct.
2. Complex species have evolved from pre-existing simple forms.
3. Living organisms have the capacity to reproduce.
4. Living organisms depend on materials available on the earth for all their requirements.
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 and 4
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Answer : A. 1 and 2
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57- Which of the following statements about Dinosaurs is correct?
A. The early man was a contemporary of dinosaurs.
B. Man appeared first after the dinosaurs became extinct
C. The dinosaurs became extinct about 200 million years before the first man appeared on the earth
D. The dinosaurs became extinct about six million years before the appearance of the first man on the earth
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Answer : B. Man appeared first after the dinosaurs became extinct
