51. Which one of the following sequences was proposed by Darwin and Wallace for organic evolution?

A Variations, natural selection, overproduc- tion, constancy of population size
B Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection
C Variations, constancy of population size, overproduction, natural selection
D Overproduction, constancy of population size, variations, natural selection
Answer :   Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection
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52. The finches of Galapagos islands provide an evidence in favour of

A evolution due to mutation
B retrogressive evolution
C biogeographical evolution
D special creation
Answer :   biogeographical evolution
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53. If population of a species is transferred to more suitable environment then it will show

A Protection against enemies
B More individuals would survive
C Rate of reproduction increases
D Unlimitied food would would be available
Answer :   More individuals would survive
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54. Which one of the following sets includes only the vestigial structures in man?

A Body hair, olecranon process, coccyx, patella
B Wisdom teeth, mammary glands, coccyx, patella
C Coccyx, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, ear muscles
D Coccyx, body hair, ear ossicles, vermiform appendix
Answer :   Coccyx, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, ear muscles
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55. The kind of evolution in which two species of different geneology come to resemble one another closely, is termed as

A progressive evolution
B convergent evolution
C parallel evolution
D retrogressive evolution
Answer :   convergent evolution
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56. What is the contribution of W.C.Pei

A He discovered Cro-magnon man
B He discovered peking man
C He discovered Java man
D None of the above
Answer :   He discovered peking man
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57. Which one of the following pairs of items correctly belongs to the category of organs mentioned against it?

A Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita - Analogous organs
B Nictitating membrane and blind spot in human eye - Vestigial organs
C Nephridia of earthworm and malpighian tubules of Cockroach - Excretory organs
D Wings of honey bee and wings of crow - Homologous organs
Answer :   Nephridia of earthworm and malpighian tubules of Cockroach - Excretory organs
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58. Who was the first to explain recapitulation theory

A Weismann
B Muller and Haeckel
C Darwin
D Malthus
Answer :   Muller and Haeckel
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59. Pasteur succeeded in disproving the theory of spontaneous generation because

A The laboratory was clen
B He pulled out the neck of flask into a tube
C He was lucky
D Yeast used in flask were dead
Answer :   He pulled out the neck of flask into a tube
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60. Which one of the following experiments suggests that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non- living matter?

A Larvae could appear in decaying organic matter
B Microbes did not appear in stored meat
C Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter
D Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
Answer :   Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
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