Multiple Choice Questions

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Darwinism explains all the following except

  • Within each species, there are variations

  • Organisms tend to produce more number of offspring that can survive

  • Offspring with better traits that overcome competition are best suited for the environment

  • Variations are inherited from parents to offspring through genes


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Variations are inherited from parents to offspring through genes

Variation is one of the main postulates of Darwinism. Darwin recognised two types of variations-continuous and dis-continuous variation but he could not explain the inheritance of variations.


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The protein α-1 antitrypsin is used to treat which of the following disease?

  • Cancer

  • Rhematoid arthritis

  • Emphysema

  • ADA deficiency disease in children


Darwins finches represent

  • Morphological variations

  • Geographical isolations

  • Climate variations

  • Reproductive isolation


Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is known to be affected by gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombination and

  • Evolution

  • Limiting factors

  • Saltation

  • Natural selection


Which one of the following in birds indicates their reptilian ancestry?

  • Scales on their hindlimbs

  • Four-chambered heart

  • Two special chambers crop and gizzards in their digestive tract 

  • Egg with a calcareous shell


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 The vector for T-DNA is

  • Thermus aquaticus

  • Salmonella typhimurium

  •  Agrobacterium tumefaciens

  • Escherichia coli


In human, during fertilization, a sperm firstly comes in contact with which layer of the ovum

  • Zona pellucida

  • Vitelline membrane

  • Jelly coat

  • Zona radiata


Newly formed Biosphere Reserve of India (2013) is

  • Pachmarhi

  • Himalaya

  • Cold desert

  • Panna


Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?

  • Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus

  • Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation.

  • Bacteria obtain DNA directly

  • Bacteria obtain DNA from other external sources


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Theory of pangenesis was given by

  • Darwin

  • Lamarck

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Oparin