Evolution · Question 1

Match List I with List II with respect to chronology of evolution of life forms:

1. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
2. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
3. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Evolution of human appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is:

1. Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
2. Neanderthal → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
3. Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Ramapithecus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
4. Homo sapiens → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Neanderthal → Homo erectus

Adaptive radiation in placental mammals and Australian Marsupials leading to similarity between distant species is an example of .

1. genetic drift
2. divergent evolution
3. convergent evolution
4. founder effect

Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Which of the following is not evidence for evolution?

1. Divergent evolution of anatomical structures such as forelimbs
2. Convergent evolution of traits like wings of birds and butterflies
3. Paleontological evidence from fossil records
4. Embryological support for evolution as proposed by Ernst Haeckel

A population of diploid organisms is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. If the frequency of allele A is 0.1, the frequency of AA is .

1. 0.99
2. 0.01
3. 0.02
4. 0.10

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. A is false but R is true
2. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
3. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
4. A is true but R is false

Natural selection can lead to .

1. A and C only
2. A only
3. A, C and D only
4. A, B, C and D

Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type of evolution. Select the correct combination of terms to explain the evolution.

1. Homology, convergent
2. Analogy, divergent
3. Analogy, convergent
4. Homology, divergent

The flippers of the Penguins and Dolphins are the example of the

1. Adaptive radiation
2. Natural selection
3. Convergent evolution
4. Divergent evolution