11. Book 'Philosophic Zoologique' published in the year 1809 was written by

A Darwin
B Lamarck
C De Vries
D Mendel
Answer :   Lamarck
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12. A Scientist kept 69 generations of Drosophila in darkness even after that the flies had normal eyes, this disproves the law of

A Synthetic theory
B Natural selection
C Germplasm theory
D Acquired characters are inherited
Answer :   Acquired characters are inherited
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13. Which was absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?

A $$NH_3$$
B $$H_2$$
C $$O_2$$
D $$CH_4$$
Answer :   $$O_2$$
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14. Analogous structures are a result of

A Divergent evolution
B Convergent evolution
C Shared ancestry
D Stabilizing selection
Answer :   Convergent evolution
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15. What was the cranial capacity of java man

A 400 cc
B 650 cc
C 900 cc
D 1450 cc
Answer :   900 cc
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16. The first ancestor of man whose fossils have been discovered was

A Pithecanthropus
B Zinjanthropus
C Australopithecus
D Neanderthal man
Answer :   Australopithecus
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17. The idea of mutations was brought forth by

A Gregor Mendel, who worked on Pisum sativum
B Hugo de Vries, who worked on evening primrose
C Hardy Weinberg, who worked on allele frequencies in a population
D Charles Darwin, who observed a wide variety of organisms during sea voyage
Answer :   Hugo de Vries, who worked on evening primrose
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18. Primitive atmosphere was made up pf the mixture of

A Oxygen, ammonia, methane, water
B Hydrogen, ammonia, methane, oxygen
C Hydrogen, steam, methane, ammonia
D Oxygen, methane, water, nickel
Answer :   Hydrogen, steam, methane, ammonia
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19. Which of the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept

A Absence of limbs in snakes
B Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
C Melanization in peppered moth in industrial area
D Lack of pigment in cava dwelling animals
Answer :   Melanization in peppered moth in industrial area
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20. Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of:

A Analogous organs
B Adaptive radiation
C Homologous organs
D Convergent evolution
Answer :   Homologous organs
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