Multiple Choice Questions

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The extinct human ancestor, who ate only fruits and hunted with stone weapons was

  • Ramapithecus

  • Australopithecus

  • Dryopithecus

  • Homo erectus.


B.

Australopithecus

Australopithecus apparently evolved in eastern Africa around four million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct two million years ago. Australopithecus is not literally extinct (in the sense of having no living descendants) as the KenyanthropusParanthropus and Homo genera probably emerged as sister of a late Australopithecus species such as A. Africanus and/or A. Sediba.


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Beads on string like structures of A are seen in B, which further condense to form chromosomes in C stage of cell division

  •            A              B             C

    Chromonema Chromatin Metaphase

  •         A              B             C

    Chromatin Chromatid Metaphase

  •            A              B             C

    Chromonema Chromosome Anaphase

  •            A              B             C

    Chromonema Chromatid Anaphase.


Cattle ranches are known to causes acute green house effect. This is due to

  • mechanized milking practices

  • methanogenic bacteria in rumen

  • decomposition of left over fodder

  • decomposition of organic remains in faeces.


Choose the correct statement.

  • hPL plays a major role in parturition.

  • Foetus shows movements first time in the 7th month of pregnancy.

  • Signal for parturition comes from fully developed foetus and placenta.

  • Embryo's heart is formed by the 2nd month of pregnancy.


Which one has the largest species variety in India

  • Wheat

  • Maize

  • Rice

  • Potato


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Assertion: A middle aged woman is reported to have small breasts and undersized uterus.

Reason: Her genotypic analysis shows XO condition of allosomes.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false


Select the option having all the correct characteristics.

  •  Structure    Percentage    Function

  •   Structure    Percentage    Function

  •   Structure    Percentage    Function

  •   Structure    Percentage    Function


The 'cells of Rauber' are

  • secretory cells of endometrium in uterus

  • inner cell mass of blastocoel 

  • outer cells of trophoblast in contact with uterine wall

  • cells of trophoblast, in contact with inner cell mass of blastocyst.


Plants with inferior ovary usually bear

  • pseudocarps

  • berries

  • aggregate fruits

  • seedless fruits


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Which is correctly labelled with respect to the given diagram

  • B: Logistic curve

  • C: Carrying capacity

  • C: Exponential curve

  • A: Carrying capacity