SUBJECT : ZOOLOGY

1. Concept of genetic drift was introduced by :-

Hardy
(1) Sewall wright (2) (3) Julian Huxley (4) G. Simpson
Weinberg
2. Fossil man having cranial capacity similar to that of modern man was :-
(1) Australopithecus (2) Dryopithecus
(3) Neanderthalman (4) Java Ape man
3. Dianosaurs reason of extinction was probably :-
(1) Rapid climatic changes
(2) Most of them evolved into birds
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) They do not survive due to tough struggle with mammals
4. The story of evolution of modern man is the most interesting and appears to _____ evolution of human
brain and language :-
(1) Balancing (2) Disruptive (3) Parallel (4) Stablising
5. There would be ________ if gene migration happens multiple times :-
(1) Mutation (2) Natural selection
(3) Gene flow (4) Genetic drift
6. Is evolution a process or result of process ?
Result of
(1) Process (2) (3) Both (4) None
process
7. When we describe the story of life on earth we treat evolution as :-
(1) Process (2) Result of process
(3) Survival of fittest (4) Use and disuse of organs
8. Which of the following pair will show convergent evolution :-
(1) Mole → Anteater (2) Lemur → Flying squirrel
(3) Anteater → Numbat (4) Mole → Mouse
9. When did evolution by natural selection, in true sense would have started :-
When cellular life forms with different
(1) When protobionts arrived on earth (2)
metabolic capability originated on earth
(3) When higher animals appeared an earth (4) After birth of Darwin

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10. Which of the following may change allelic frequenciens in unpredictable way and causes variation in a
population due to habitat fragmentation ?
(1) Genetic drift (2) Mutation
(3) Gene recombination (4) Natural selection
11. Mark the incorrectly matched pair :-
(1) Synapsids - mammals like reptiles evolved in permian period
(2) Ichthyosaurs - Fish like reptiles originated about 200 myA
(3) Pteranodon - Reptile that could fly with wing like patagia.
(4) Coelocanth - Jawless vertebrate with stout and strong fins.
12. The first part of Oparin-Haldane's conjuctured story is accepted by majority because of : –
Simulation experiments of Miller and
(1) (2) Analysis of meteorite contents
others
(3) Swan neck experiment of Louis Pasteur (4) Both (1) and (2)
13. Evolution could possible due to :-
(1) Genetic drift and natural selection (2) Mutation and natural selection
(3) Conjectured story (4) Both (1) and (2)
14. Continental drift led to disappearance of a number of South American mammals because :-
(1) There was an outbreak of a number of infectious dieases
(2) Sudden change in the climatic conditions
(3) They were outcompeted by more highly evolved animals reaching here from North America
(4) Alteration of vegetation was not adequate to their survival
15. Human and apes have high degree of similarity in their plasma proteins and blood group antigens. It is
called melecular homology. It indication that :-
(1) Human have evolved from apes
(2) Apes are closer to monkey than humans
(3) Both human and apes have evolved from common ancestor
(4) Human have no evolutionary relationship with apes and the similarity appeared by chance
16. During course of evolution, angiosperms have evolved from :-
(1) Bryophytes (2) Seed ferns (3) Psilophyton (4) Lycopods
17. Darwin conjectured that all varieties of finches have evolved from the original seed eating finches on the
island itself and called this phenomenon :-
(1) Branching descent (2) Convergent evolution
(3) Natural selection (4) Stochastic process

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18. When more than one adaptive radiations appeared to have occured in an isolated geographical area
representing different habitats it can be considered as :-
(1) Adaptive radiation only
(2) Divergent evolution only
(3) Convergent evolution along with adaptive radiation
(4) Evolution due to anthropogenic action
19. Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life and select the correct option :-
(a) The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were non-green and presumably anaerobes.
(b) The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released oxygen.
(1) (a) is correct but (b) is false. (2) (b) is correct but (a) is false.
(3) Both (a) and (b) are correct. (4) Both (a) and (b) are false.
20. If frequency of dominant allele (A) is 0.7 in a Hardy-Weinberg population, then what will be the
percentage contribution of recessive (aa) individuals ?
(1) 49% (2) 42% (3) 9% (4) 91%
21. Which of the following evolutionary force always increses frequency of adaptive gene or adaptive
mutation in a population over the generation.
Natural
(1) Genetic drift (2) (3) Gene migration (4) Migration
selection
22. According to Darwin, the founder of theory of natural selection, fitness refers to :-
(1) Built in variation (2) Ability to produce offsprings.
(3) Ability to complete with others (4) Physical fitness
23. During genetic drift sometime the change in allel frequency is so different in the isolated population that
they become a different species. This effect is called :-
(1) Founder effect (2) Natural selection
(3) Hardy-weinberg principle (4) Bottlenect effect
24. Tasmanian wolf, Tiger cat, sugar glider are examples of :-
(1) convergent evolution (2) Adaptive radiation
(3) Australian Marsupials (4) 2 and 3 both
25. Alfred wallace, scientist worked on which island for explanation of natural selection :-
Malay
(1) (2) Galapago (3) Sumatra (4) Port Blaier
archepelago

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26. Correct order of evolution of horse is :-
(1) Eohippus, Mesohippus, Pliohippus, Merychippus, Equus
(2) Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Equus, Pliohippus
(3) Eohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, Mesohippus, Equus
(4) Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, Equus
27. Origin of first toothed bird took place in which period ?
(1) Jurassic (2) Cretaceous (3) Triassic (4) Mesozaic
28. Which of the following structures are different in fundamental structure but evolving for the same function
as a result of convergent evolution : –
(1) Wing of birds and bats (2) Flippers of penguin and dolphins
(3) Heart of pigeon and rabbit (4) Mouth parts of insects
29. Mark the option with the correct pair of Australian marsupials (From column-I) and placental mammals
(From column-II) showing convergent evolution :-
Column-I Column-II
(A) Numbat (i) Anteater
(B) Spotted cuscus (ii) Flying squirrel
(C) Sugar glider (iii) Lemur
(D) Tiger cat (iv) Mole
(v) Bobcat
(1) A – (i), B – (v), C – (ii), D – (iii) (2) A – (i), B – (iii) C – (ii), D – (v)
(3) A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D – (v) (4) A – (i), B – (iv), C – (iii), D – (v)
30. Age of a fossil will be equal to how many half life which is recovered from a rock sediment containing
100 gm of radioactive carbon (C14) and 700 gm stable isotope (N14) in a sample taken from the same rock?
(1) 2 HL (2) 3 HL (3) 5 HL (4) 4 HL
31. Anteater and numbat found in Australia have evolved from different ancestors but both have similar
characterstics like thin, long and sticky tongue. This is an example of : –
(1) Adaptive radiation
(2) Adaptive radiation
(3) Convergent evolution
(4) Adaptation due to different feeding habit

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32. Mark the correct statement regarding the animals shown in the adjacent figure : –

(1) It indicates common ancestry

(2) It indicates convergent evolution
(3) It shows analogous organs.
(4) It shows different structures evolving for the same function
33. Mark the incorrect statement about Darwinian concept of evolution :-
(1) Small and contineous variations
(2) Better fit individual world produce more progeny
(3) Large and random variations
(4) Natural selection is mechanism for evolution
34. Excess use of herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics etc has resulted in selection of resistant varieties in a much
lesser time scale, these are examples of evolution by :-
(1) Mutation (2) Artificial selection
Natural selection due to anthropogenic
(3) (4) Genetic drift
action
35. Change of allelic frequencies or disturbance of genetic equillibrium in a population would then be
interpreted as resulting in evolution, It happens due to all the followings except one ?
(1) Gene migration (2) Gene recombination
(3) Random mating (4) Natural selection
36. Which of the following show common ancestry and divergent evolution ?
(1) Flippers of penguin and dolphin (2) Sweet potato and potato
Similarity in proteins and genes
(3) performing a given function in diverse (4) Wings of butterfly and pigeon
organism
37. Which of the following used as an atmospheric pollution indicator ?
(1) Lepidoptera (2) Lichens
(3) Lycopersicon (4) Lycopodium
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38. Theory of spontaneous generation stated that :-
Life can arise from both living and
(1) Life arose from living forms only (2)
nonliving
(3) Life can arise from nonliving things (4) Life arose from god
39. Appearance of Antibiotic resistant bacteria is an example of :-
(1) Adapture radiation (2) Pre existing variation in population
(3) Divergent evolution (4) Transduction
40. Which type of selection is Industrial melanism, Drug resistence :-
(1) Stabilising (2) Directional (3) Dissruptive (4) Artificial
41. Mark the incorrect statement regarding the animals shown in given figure :-

(1) it indicates commonancestry

(2) it indicates divergent evolution
(3) it shows homologous organs
(4) it shows different structures evolving for same function
42. Mutations are while Darwinian variations are
A → Small, directional A → Small and directional
(1) (2)
B → Random, directionless B → Random and directional
A → Random and directionless A → Random and directional
(3) (4)
B → Small and directional B → Small and directional
43. Which of the following are different in origin or fundamental structure but evolving for same function :-
(1) wing of bird and bat (2) Heart of pigeon and rabbit
(3) Mouth parts of Insects (4) Flippers of penguin and dolphin
44. · All living organisms that we see today created as such
· Diversity was always same since creation and will be the same in future
· The earth is about 4.5 billion years old
· The earth is about 4000 years old
How many of the above statements applicable to theory of special creation ?
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1

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45. · Darwin finches
· Australian Marsupials
· Placental Mammals
· Homologous organs
· Analogous organs
· More than one adaptive radiation occured in isolated geographical area
How many of the above statements applicable to convergent evolution :-
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 6
46. The sequence of origin of life could be :-
(1) Organic materials → Inorganic materials → Protobiont → Eobiont → Cell
(2) Inorganic materials → Organic materials → Protobiont → Eobiont → Cell
(3) Inorganic materials → Organic materials → Eobiont → Cell → Protobiont
(4) Organic materials → Inorganic materials → Eobiont → Cell →Colloidal aggregate
47. How many of the following developed as a result of divergent evolution :-
1. Sweet potato and potato
2. Thorn of Bouganvilea and tendrils of cucurbita
3. Flying of penguin and dolphin
4. Wings of bat and flippers of whale
5. Eyes of octopus and Mammals
6. Sting of Honey bee and scorpion
Options :-
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
48. When selection acts to eliminate both extremes from array of phenotypes, frequency of intermediate type
increased this represent :-
(1) Disruptive selection (2) Balancing selection
(3) Stabilising selection (4) Directional selection
49. Darwin finches are example of :-
Palaeontological evidence
(1) Analogous organs (2)

Embryological evidence
(3) (4) Biogeographical evidence

50. Variations during mutations of meiotic recombination are :-

(1) Random, small, directional (2) Random, directional
(3) Random, small (4) Random and directionless

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 (PHASE:) 05-09-2023
TARGET:
TEST PATTERN :NEET (UG) ANSWER KEY TYPE :Assignment

ANSWER KEY
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A. 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 3 3 3
Q. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A. 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2
Q. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A. 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 4

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