Multiple Choice Questions

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About how long ago was the earth formed

  • 3 billion years ago

  • 10 billion years ago

  • 4.6 billion years ago

  • 20 billion years ago


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4.6 billion years ago

On the basis of geological, chemical and physical data, the scientist has come to the conclusion that the solar system came into being about 4.57 billion years ago.


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Which of the following is not a vestigial structure in Homo sapiens ?

  • Third molar

  • Epiglottis

  • Plica semilunaris

  • Pyrimidalis muscle


During which geological period of evolution did the greatest diversification of life occurred on the earth?

  • Permian

  • Jurassic

  • Cambrian

  • Ordovician


The presence of diversity at the junction of territories to two different habitats is known as

  • bottleneck effect

  • edge effect

  • junction effect

  • Pasteur effect


Human ancestors who left cave paintings were

  • Neanderthal man

  • Cro- magnon man

  • Java ape man

  • Peking man


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Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in

  • house lizard

  • flying fish

  • pigeon

  • tadpole of frog


Age of fishes is also known as

  • Permian Era

  • Silurian Era

  • Devonian Era

  • Ordovician Era


The diversity in the type of beaks of finches adapted to different feeding habits on the Galapagos islands, as observed by Darwin, provides evidence for

  • Origin of species by natural selection

  • Intraspecific Variations

  • Intraspecific competition

  • Interspecific competition


Which of the following provides most evident proof of evolution?

  • Fossils

  • Morphology

  • Embryo

  • Vestigial organs


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Total number of bones in the hindlimb of a man is

  • 14

  • 21

  • 24

  • 30


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