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This section includes 14620 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your NEET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 8201. |
The precipitation method of blood tests for finding out the inter?relationship among different animals was given by |
| A. | Haeckel |
| B. | Foxon |
| C. | L. de Vinci |
| D. | H.F. Nuttal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8202. |
Which one of the following sets of structure includes only analogous organs [DPMT 1985, 86; CPMT 1978] |
| A. | Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat |
| B. | Hind legs of horse, grasshopper and bat |
| C. | Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo |
| D. | Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honey bee |
| Answer» B. Hind legs of horse, grasshopper and bat | |
| 8203. |
Recapitulation theory forms [JIPMER 1993] |
| A. | Anatomical evidence |
| B. | Taxonomical evidence |
| C. | Physiological evidence |
| D. | Embryological evidence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8204. |
Vestigial pelvic girdle and bones of hind limbs are the characteristic of [DPMT 1993] |
| A. | Whales |
| B. | Dolphins |
| C. | Sharks |
| D. | Seal |
| Answer» B. Dolphins | |
| 8205. |
Occurrence of vestigial organs is not explained by [DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993] |
| A. | Theory of organic evolution |
| B. | Theory of special creation |
| C. | Scala naturae |
| D. | Natural classification system |
| Answer» C. Scala naturae | |
| 8206. |
Homologous organs are [DPMT 1992; CBSE PMT 1995; MP PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 2000; CBSE PMT 2003] |
| A. | Similar in origin |
| B. | Similar in function |
| C. | Similar in development |
| D. | Similar in behaviour |
| Answer» B. Similar in function | |
| 8207. |
Vestigial organs occur as [DPMT 1993; JIPMER 1993] |
| A. | Useless because of incomplete development |
| B. | Inefficient parts |
| C. | Fully developed but useless |
| D. | Analogous |
| Answer» B. Inefficient parts | |
| 8208. |
The splint bone of present day horse is a vestige of [DPMT 1993] |
| A. | Fourth toe |
| B. | First toe |
| C. | Second toe |
| D. | Second and fourth toes in limbs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8209. |
A living connective link which provides evidence for organic evolution [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Archaeopteryx between reptiles and mammals |
| B. | Lung fish between pisces and reptiles |
| C. | Duck bill platypus between reptiles and mammals |
| D. | Sphenodon between reptiles and birds |
| Answer» D. Sphenodon between reptiles and birds | |
| 8210. |
Which one is not a true fossil [JIPMER 1994] |
| A. | Placoderm |
| B. | Limulus |
| C. | Archeopteryx |
| D. | Therapside |
| Answer» C. Archeopteryx | |
| 8211. |
Age of fossil is determined by [CPMT 1974; AFMC 1980] |
| A. | Earth crust |
| B. | Remnant of radioactive carbon |
| C. | Deposition of calcium |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Deposition of calcium | |
| 8212. |
Fossilization occurs where |
| A. | Animals are destroyed by environment |
| B. | Animals are destroyed by scavengers |
| C. | Animals are burried by natural processes |
| D. | Animals are burried and preserved by natural processes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8213. |
Role of isolation in evolution is [NCERT 1975] |
| A. | Differentiation of species |
| B. | Maintenance of species |
| C. | Evolutionary divergence |
| D. | Extermination of species |
| Answer» D. Extermination of species | |
| 8214. |
Homologous structures have [CPMT 1976, 83; AFMC 1985] |
| A. | Similar origin but similar or dissimilar functions |
| B. | Dissimilar origin but similar functions |
| C. | Dissimilar origin but dissimilar functions |
| D. | Dissimilar origin and dissimilar structures |
| Answer» B. Dissimilar origin but similar functions | |
| 8215. |
The field in which zoology and geology are very intimately connected, is [CPMT 1971] |
| A. | Zoogeology |
| B. | Zoogeography |
| C. | Palaeontology |
| D. | Archaeology |
| Answer» D. Archaeology | |
| 8216. |
Which is the largest known fossil of reptile |
| A. | Dinosaurs |
| B. | Diplodocus |
| C. | Stegosaurs |
| D. | Igmanodon |
| Answer» C. Stegosaurs | |
| 8217. |
The embryonic development of an animal from the zygote to the adult stage is known as |
| A. | Phylogeny |
| B. | Biogeny |
| C. | Ontogeny |
| D. | Embryogeny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8218. |
Man evolved in [CPMT 2003] |
| A. | Triassic period |
| B. | Jurassic |
| C. | Permian period |
| D. | Pliocene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8219. |
In which period giant reptiles dominated the earth |
| A. | Triasic |
| B. | Jurassic |
| C. | Cretaceous |
| D. | Tertiary |
| Answer» C. Cretaceous | |
| 8220. |
First mammals appeared in the period |
| A. | Triassic |
| B. | Jurassic |
| C. | Cretaceous |
| D. | Tertiary |
| Answer» B. Jurassic | |
| 8221. |
Rise of invertebrate was in the era |
| A. | Proterozoic |
| B. | Archaeozoic |
| C. | Palaeozoic |
| D. | Mesozoic |
| Answer» B. Archaeozoic | |
| 8222. |
Which one of the following is the age of amphibians, fishes and invertebrates |
| A. | Archaeozoic era |
| B. | Proterozoic era |
| C. | Palaeozoic era |
| D. | Mesozoic era |
| Answer» D. Mesozoic era | |
| 8223. |
Evolution of unicellular organism was in the era |
| A. | Proterozoic |
| B. | Palaeozoic |
| C. | Archaeozoic |
| D. | Mesozoic |
| Answer» D. Mesozoic | |
| 8224. |
Which is the vestigial organ in man [DPMT 1985; ST 1972; CPMT 1981, 85, 86; MP PMT 1999] |
| A. | Vermiform appendix |
| B. | Cervical vertebra |
| C. | Atlas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Cervical vertebra | |
| 8225. |
The fake fossils which resemble to the remains of plants are known as |
| A. | Pseudo fossils |
| B. | True fossils |
| C. | Complete fossils |
| D. | Incomplete fossils |
| Answer» B. True fossils | |
| 8226. |
Evolutionary history of the organism is known as |
| A. | Ontogeny |
| B. | Biogeny |
| C. | Phylogeny |
| D. | Epigeny |
| Answer» D. Epigeny | |
| 8227. |
Homologous organs are [CPMT 1989] |
| A. | Leg of man, leg of horse, wing of bat |
| B. | Hand of man, tail of horse, wing of bat |
| C. | Hand of man, forelimb of horse, wing of bat |
| D. | Head of man, leg of horse, wing of bat |
| Answer» D. Head of man, leg of horse, wing of bat | |
| 8228. |
Fossils are dated now by [CPMT 1975; AFMC 1980; MP PMT 1994, 2001] |
| A. | Stratigraphic position |
| B. | Amount of calcium residue |
| C. | Association with other animals |
| D. | Radioactive carbon \[({{C}^{14}})\] contents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8229. |
Which one of the following organs have no evolutionary significance [NCERT 1984] |
| A. | Analogous organs |
| B. | Atavistic organs |
| C. | Non-functional organs |
| D. | Functional organ |
| Answer» B. Atavistic organs | |
| 8230. |
Which one of the following sets includes all homologous organs [AFMC 1985; MP PMT 1994] |
| A. | Hind legs of pig, duck and kangaroo |
| B. | Wings of bats, butterfly and bird |
| C. | Sting of honey bee, scorpion and snake |
| D. | Tail of rat, peacock and cockroach |
| Answer» B. Wings of bats, butterfly and bird | |
| 8231. |
The age of rock is calulated on the basis of [NCERT 1974] |
| A. | Types of fossils present |
| B. | Number of strata present |
| C. | Amount of uranium present |
| D. | Amount of lead present |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8232. |
Which one of the following is a living fossil |
| A. | Demosponge |
| B. | Aurelia |
| C. | Limulus |
| D. | Amphioxus |
| Answer» D. Amphioxus | |
| 8233. |
Which is not true of Archaeopteryx [MH-CET 2004] |
| A. | Jaws are modified into beak |
| B. | Tail is bony and long |
| C. | Fore limbs are modified into wings |
| D. | Connecting link between birds and mammals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8234. |
Hand of man, wing of bat and flipper of seal represents [MH-CET 2003] |
| A. | Vestigeal organs |
| B. | Analogous organs |
| C. | Evolutionary organs |
| D. | Homologous organs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8235. |
Peripatus is known as a connecting link, because it has the characters of both [MH-CET 2003] |
| A. | Aves and Fishes |
| B. | Reptiles and Birds |
| C. | Fishes and Amphibians |
| D. | Arthropoda and Annelids |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8236. |
Trilobites were evolved during [MH-CET 2000; BHU 2004] |
| A. | Salvian |
| B. | Cambrian |
| C. | Pre-cambrian |
| D. | Devonian |
| Answer» C. Pre-cambrian | |
| 8237. |
Which of the following are homologus organs [BVP 2002] |
| A. | Wings of Birds and Locust |
| B. | Wings of Bat and Butterfly |
| C. | Leg of Cockroach and Frong |
| D. | Wings of Birds and pectoral fins of Fish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8238. |
The golden age of Dinosaurs was in which of the following era [BVP 2000, 02, 04; CPMT 2005; Haryana PMT 2005] |
| A. | Mesozoic |
| B. | Coenozoic |
| C. | Palaeozoic |
| D. | Archaeozoic |
| Answer» B. Coenozoic | |
| 8239. |
Which one of the following pairs of geographical areas show maximum biodiversity in our country [AIIMS 2005] |
| A. | Sunderbans and Rann of Kutch |
| B. | Eastern Ghats and West Bengal |
| C. | Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats |
| D. | Kerala and Punjab |
| Answer» D. Kerala and Punjab | |
| 8240. |
Connecting link between annelida and mollusca is [DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Neopilina |
| B. | Nautilus |
| C. | Glochidium larva |
| D. | Veliger larva |
| Answer» B. Nautilus | |
| 8241. |
Organs that have different embryonic origin but perform similar functions are [DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Homologous organs |
| B. | Analogous organs |
| C. | Vestigial organs |
| D. | Atavism |
| Answer» C. Vestigial organs | |
| 8242. |
Which of the following would be easily fossilized [AFMC 1982] |
| A. | Heart |
| B. | Tooth |
| C. | External ear |
| D. | Skin |
| Answer» C. External ear | |
| 8243. |
Two organs which are similar in structure and origin, but not necessarily in function are called [Pune CET 1998; CPMT 2004; J&K CET 2005] |
| A. | Homologous |
| B. | Analogous |
| C. | Apocrine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Analogous | |
| 8244. |
Fossils are studied for [DPMT 2004] |
| A. | Tracing evolutionary history of organisms |
| B. | Studying extinct organisms |
| C. | Providing jobs to scientist |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8245. |
The chance of elimination of genes from a small population is an example of [CPMT 2004] |
| A. | Selection pressure |
| B. | Speciation |
| C. | Adaptation |
| D. | Genetic drift |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8246. |
Which one of the following is the correct example of homologous organs [AIEEE 2004; MP PMT 2004] |
| A. | Human kidney and earthworm's nephredia |
| B. | Bat's wings and horse's front legs |
| C. | Human trachea and insect tracheae |
| D. | Tendril of cucumber and tendril of Smilax |
| Answer» C. Human trachea and insect tracheae | |
| 8247. |
Which is incorrect [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Wings of insects and birds are analogous |
| B. | Wings of insects and bats are analogous |
| C. | Wings of insects and birds are homologous |
| D. | Wings of bats and birds are homologous |
| Answer» D. Wings of bats and birds are homologous | |
| 8248. |
A baby has been born with a small tail. It is a case exhibiting. [AIIMS 2004] |
| A. | Retrogresive evolution |
| B. | Mutation |
| C. | Atavism |
| D. | Metamorphosis |
| Answer» D. Metamorphosis | |
| 8249. |
Age of fossils in the past was generally determined by radio-carbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks. More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary periods for different groups of organisms, includes [CBSE PMT 2004] |
| A. | Electron spin resonance (ESR) and fossil DNA |
| B. | Study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks |
| C. | Study of carbohydrates/proteins in fossils |
| D. | Study of conditions of fossilization |
| Answer» B. Study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks | |
| 8250. |
Distribution in space is called [MP PMT 2004] |
| A. | Geological distribution |
| B. | Geographical distribution |
| C. | Zoological distribution |
| D. | Cosmos distribution |
| Answer» E. | |