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| 8101. |
Arched palate uniformed sized teeth were found in which of the following ancestor |
| A. | Limmopithicus |
| B. | Kenyapithicus |
| C. | Ramapithecus |
| D. | Oriopithicus |
| Answer» D. Oriopithicus | |
| 8102. |
Modern palaeontologists have renamed Java man as |
| A. | Homo habilis |
| B. | Homo erectus modjokertensis |
| C. | Homo erectus mauritianicus |
| D. | Homo sapiens |
| Answer» C. Homo erectus mauritianicus | |
| 8103. |
Which primitive man resembles with modern man [CPMT 1991, 95] |
| A. | Peking man |
| B. | African man |
| C. | Java ape man |
| D. | Cro?Magnon man |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8104. |
Evolution of man took place in [CPMT 1984; CBSE PMT 2002] |
| A. | Central Africa |
| B. | Central Asia |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | America |
| Answer» B. Central Asia | |
| 8105. |
Palaeolithic evidences of coloured rock painting was of [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Neanderthal man |
| B. | Cro-Magnon man |
| C. | Java ape man |
| D. | Peking man |
| Answer» C. Java ape man | |
| 8106. |
Island (continent) where largest number of human fossils have been discovered [CPMT 1975] |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | America |
| D. | Asia |
| Answer» C. America | |
| 8107. |
'Peking man' is known as [CPMT 1976, 85] |
| A. | Australopithecus |
| B. | Sinanthropus |
| C. | Pithecanthropus |
| D. | Homo sapiens |
| Answer» C. Pithecanthropus | |
| 8108. |
Biological name of the Java man is [AFMC 1985; MP PMT 1993; CPMT 2003] |
| A. | Homo erectus |
| B. | Homo sapiens |
| C. | Homo habilis |
| D. | Pithecanthropus erectus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8109. |
Name of Pie is associated with |
| A. | Java man |
| B. | Cro-Magnon man |
| C. | Peking man |
| D. | Ape man |
| Answer» D. Ape man | |
| 8110. |
The ancestors of ape and human both are |
| A. | Australopithecus |
| B. | Dryopithecus |
| C. | Homo habilis |
| D. | Ramapithecus |
| Answer» C. Homo habilis | |
| 8111. |
In the evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens one of the following has played a significant role |
| A. | Binocular vision |
| B. | Cultural evolution |
| C. | Evolution of expression |
| D. | Evolution of brain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8112. |
Which has played an important and significant role in the evolution of human |
| A. | Banding pattern |
| B. | Communicable language |
| C. | Cultural evolution |
| D. | Decrease in one pair of chromosome |
| Answer» D. Decrease in one pair of chromosome | |
| 8113. |
Which one is related to the cultural evolution of human |
| A. | Binocular vision |
| B. | Evolution of expression |
| C. | Development of hands |
| D. | Development of canines |
| Answer» C. Development of hands | |
| 8114. |
The lowest capacity of cranium was found in the [CPMT 1987, 93] |
| A. | Neanderthal man |
| B. | Australopithecus |
| C. | Cro-Magnon man |
| D. | Java man |
| Answer» C. Cro-Magnon man | |
| 8115. |
The fossils of Cro-Magnon were found in [MH CET 2002] |
| A. | Algeria ? In ternifine deposits |
| B. | Germany ?In ravines |
| C. | France ? Rock shelters |
| D. | Africa ? Olduvi |
| Answer» D. Africa ? Olduvi | |
| 8116. |
Evolution is best defined as [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Inheritance of acquired characters |
| B. | Descent by modifications |
| C. | Spontaneous generation |
| D. | Struggle for existence |
| Answer» C. Spontaneous generation | |
| 8117. |
Who succeeded the Neanderthal man about 50,000 years ago and became extinct about 20,000 years ago |
| A. | Atlantic man |
| B. | Homo habilis |
| C. | Cro-Magnon man |
| D. | Homo erectus |
| Answer» D. Homo erectus | |
| 8118. |
Australopithecus had a cranial capacity [CPMT 1994] |
| A. | 800 c.c. |
| B. | 500 c.c. |
| C. | 600 c.c. |
| D. | 700 c.c. |
| Answer» C. 600 c.c. | |
| 8119. |
Early Africa man was discovered in 1948 by Leakey. It was |
| A. | Homo habilis |
| B. | Gigantopithecus |
| C. | Proconsul |
| D. | Homo erectus |
| Answer» D. Homo erectus | |
| 8120. |
The ancestors of ape and man began to evolve in |
| A. | 10 to 15 million years ago |
| B. | 15 to 20 million years ago |
| C. | 25 to 30 million years ago |
| D. | 20 to 25 million years ago |
| Answer» D. 20 to 25 million years ago | |
| 8121. |
Fore runners of `Hominids' are |
| A. | Java ape man and Peking man |
| B. | Neanderthal and Ramapithecus |
| C. | Ramapithecus and Peking man |
| D. | Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8122. |
There are two opposing views about origin of modern man. According to one view Homo erectus in Asia were the ancestors of modern man. A study of variation of DNA however suggested African origin of modern man. What kind of observation on DNA variation could suggest this [CBSE PMT 2005] |
| A. | Greater variation in Asia than in Africa |
| B. | Greater variation in Africa than in Asia |
| C. | Similar variation in Africa and Asia |
| D. | Varition only in Asia and no variation in Africa |
| Answer» C. Similar variation in Africa and Asia | |
| 8123. |
Bipedal locomotion is advantageous because it [BHU 1985] |
| A. | Releases fore limbs to perform the important functions |
| B. | Increases the speed |
| C. | Reduces body weight |
| D. | Provides better support to the body |
| Answer» B. Increases the speed | |
| 8124. |
By the discovery of banding pattern in chromosome technique of gorilla and man, what was easy to predict |
| A. | Showed the evolutionary trend |
| B. | Had almost similar structures |
| C. | Had same gene pool |
| D. | Common origin of ancestor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8125. |
The most recent and direct prehistoric ancestor of present man is [CPMT 1973, 75, 77, 79, 85, 87, 89, 93; AFMC 1985; MP PMT 1998] |
| A. | Cro-Magnon |
| B. | Preneanderthal |
| C. | Neanderthal |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Preneanderthal | |
| 8126. |
Who first discovered fossils of 'Ramapithecus' [CPMT 1986] |
| A. | Dubois |
| B. | R. Dart |
| C. | G.E. Lewis |
| D. | J.K. Fuhlort |
| Answer» D. J.K. Fuhlort | |
| 8127. |
Which one of the following ape is found in India [AMU 2005] |
| A. | Gorilla |
| B. | Gibbon |
| C. | Chimpanzee |
| D. | Orangutan |
| Answer» B. Gibbon | |
| 8128. |
There are how many total races of man |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 8129. |
Which of the following stood erect first [CPMT 1980, 92; DPMT 1990; MP PMT 2004] |
| A. | Java man |
| B. | Peking man |
| C. | Australopithecus |
| D. | Cro-Magnon man |
| Answer» D. Cro-Magnon man | |
| 8130. |
The modern man evolved [CPMT 1984; Orissa JEE 2005] |
| A. | 10,000 years ago |
| B. | 25,000 years ago |
| C. | 2,50,000 years ago |
| D. | 5,00,000 years ago |
| Answer» B. 25,000 years ago | |
| 8131. |
Evolution of man is possible because our ape like ancestors has [CPMT 1975] |
| A. | Migratory instinct |
| B. | Developed brain |
| C. | Binocular vision |
| D. | Large cranial capacity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8132. |
The cranial capacity of Java ape man was about [CPMT 1975, 96; MH CET 2000; BVP 2001] |
| A. | 560 c.c. |
| B. | 900 c.c. |
| C. | 1,300 c.c. |
| D. | 1,000 c.c. |
| Answer» C. 1,300 c.c. | |
| 8133. |
Which of these is the most recent ancestor of 'Homo sapiens' [DPMT 1992; CPMT 2001] |
| A. | Pithecanthropus |
| B. | Cro-Magnon man |
| C. | Heidelberg man |
| D. | Ramapithacus |
| Answer» C. Heidelberg man | |
| 8134. |
Most primary homonid appeared was [AMU 2005] |
| A. | Pleistocene |
| B. | Early miocene |
| C. | Late miocene and early pliocene |
| D. | Late Pliocene |
| Answer» D. Late Pliocene | |
| 8135. |
The prehistoric ancestor of man which existed during late pleistocene, is [CPMT 1982, 92] |
| A. | Australopithecus |
| B. | Zinjanthropus |
| C. | Neanderthal man |
| D. | Atlantic man |
| Answer» D. Atlantic man | |
| 8136. |
Cro-Magnon man was [CPMT 1980; AFMC 2004] |
| A. | Herbivorous |
| B. | Frugivorous |
| C. | Sanguivorous |
| D. | Carnivorous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8137. |
Which of the following fossil men had religious feelings of worship and used burial customs [CPMT 1971, 95] |
| A. | Neanderthal men |
| B. | Peking men |
| C. | Java men |
| D. | African ape men |
| Answer» B. Peking men | |
| 8138. |
Oldest tool maker is [CPMT 1972] |
| A. | African man |
| B. | Java man |
| C. | Proconsul |
| D. | China man |
| Answer» C. Proconsul | |
| 8139. |
Which of the primate is the closest relative of man [CPMT 1982; BHU 1985] |
| A. | Orangutan |
| B. | Gorilla |
| C. | Sinanthropus |
| D. | Gibbon |
| Answer» D. Gibbon | |
| 8140. |
The first probable fossil of man was [CPMT 1978; BHU 1985] |
| A. | Australopithecus |
| B. | Zinjanthropus |
| C. | Pithecanthropus |
| D. | Plesianthropus |
| Answer» B. Zinjanthropus | |
| 8141. |
Connecting link between ape and man is [MH-CET 2004] |
| A. | Cro Magnon Man |
| B. | Australopithecus |
| C. | Neanderthal Man |
| D. | Lemur |
| Answer» C. Neanderthal Man | |
| 8142. |
Which of the following was not in the direction of evolution of human species [AFMC 1985; BHU 1989] |
| A. | Raised orbital ridges |
| B. | Binocular vision |
| C. | Developed brain |
| D. | Opposable thumb |
| Answer» B. Binocular vision | |
| 8143. |
Fossil of Cro Magnon Man was found in [MH-CET 2004] |
| A. | Southern France |
| B. | Northern France |
| C. | Northern Germany |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» B. Northern France | |
| 8144. |
'Homo erectus' is the zoological name of [CPMT 1980, 95; AFMC 1985] |
| A. | Cro?Magnon man |
| B. | Peking man |
| C. | Nut cracker man |
| D. | Neanderthal man |
| Answer» C. Nut cracker man | |
| 8145. |
Which fossil man has been known from Shivalik hills in India [DPMT 1992; BVP 2003; MH CET 2003; Orissa JEE 2005] |
| A. | Pithecanthropus |
| B. | Ramapithacus |
| C. | Sinanthropus |
| D. | Zinjanthropus |
| Answer» C. Sinanthropus | |
| 8146. |
Which of the following are not analogous organs [CPMT 2005] |
| A. | Fins of fishes and flippers of whales |
| B. | Stings of honey bee and scorpion |
| C. | Thorn of bougainvillae and tendril of Cucurbita |
| D. | Wings of insect and wings of pterodactyly |
| Answer» D. Wings of insect and wings of pterodactyly | |
| 8147. |
Brow spot in frog is |
| A. | Vestige of nose |
| B. | Vestige of median eye |
| C. | Light sensitive spot |
| D. | Swimming sensitive spot |
| Answer» C. Light sensitive spot | |
| 8148. |
Dinosaurs became extinct in [CPMT 2003] |
| A. | Silurian period |
| B. | Jurassic period |
| C. | Triassic age |
| D. | Cretaceous period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8149. |
Convergent evolution is illustrated by [CBSE PMT 2003] |
| A. | Dogfish and whale |
| B. | Rat and dog |
| C. | Bacterium and protozoan |
| D. | Starfish and cuttle fish |
| Answer» B. Rat and dog | |
| 8150. |
Which one is not a vestigial organ [Kerala CET 2003] |
| A. | Wings of Kiwi |
| B. | Coccyx in man |
| C. | Pelvic girdle of Python |
| D. | Flipper of seal |
| Answer» E. | |