61. Darwin explained origin of species through

A Hybridization
B Mutation
C Acquired characters
D Natural selection
Answer :   Natural selection
Discuss Question

62. Humming bird and Hawk illustrate

A Convergent evolution
B Homology
C Adaptive radiation
D Parallel evolution
Answer :   Adaptive radiation
Discuss Question

63. Darwin's theory of pangenesis shows similarity with theory of inheritance of acquired characters then what shall be correct according to it?

A Useful organs become strong and developed while useless organs become extinct. These organs help in struggle for survival
B Size of organs increase with ageing
C Development of organs is due to will power
D There should be come physical basis of inheritance
Answer :   There should be come physical basis of inheritance
Discuss Question

64. The ship on which Darwin worked as naturalist was

A Beagle
B Century
C Seagel
D Norway
Answer :   Beagle
Discuss Question

65. What was the basic principle of Lamarckism

A Inheritance of acquired characters
B Survival of the fittest
C Natural selection
D Variations
Answer :   Inheritance of acquired characters
Discuss Question

66. An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of

A Analogous and vestigial organs
B Homologous organs only
C Homologous and analogous organs
D Homologous and vestigial organs
Answer :   Homologous and vestigial organs
Discuss Question

67. One major criticism of Darwin's theory is that

A It presumes that environment upon earth has been changing through ages
B It does not explain variations with heredity
C It overestimates reproductive capacity of animals and plants
D It does not explain vestigial organs
Answer :   It does not explain variations with heredity
Discuss Question

68. Evolutionary history of an organism is known as

A Ancestry
B Paleontology
C Ontogeny
D Phylogeny
Answer :   Phylogeny
Discuss Question

69. Which of the following primate is the closest relative of humans?

A Rhesus monkey
B Orangutan
C Gorilla
D Gibbon
Answer :   Gorilla
Discuss Question

70. In recent years, DNA sequences (nucleotide sequence) of mt-DNA and $$Y$$ chromosomes were considered for the study of human evolution, because

A they can be studied from the samples of fossil remains
B they are small, and therefore, easy to study
C they are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination
D their structure is known in greater detail
Answer :   they are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination
Discuss Question


Practice More MCQ Question on Biology Section