Top 150+ Solved Evolution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The tracking of evolutionary history of organisms is ______.
a. ontogeny
b. phylogeny
c. analogy
d. homology
Q. An old view about evolution states that the organisms were created by a super organism in the same condition as they exist now. This theory is called ______.
a. theory of special creation
b. theory of natural selection
c. Lamarck’s theory of evolution
d. theory of spontaneous generation
Q. Darwin’s theory of natural selection is objected, because it
a. stresses upon slow and small variations
b. explains the adaption of certain inherited characters
c. stresses on interspecific competition
d. explains that natural calamities take a heavy annual toll of lives
Q. Given : 1 = natural selection ; 2 = variations and their inheritance ; 3 = survival of the fittest ; 4 = struggle for existence. According to Darwinism, which of the following represents the correct sequence of events in the origin of new species ?
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 2, 3, 1, 4
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 4, 2, 3, 1
Q. Theory of Lamarck was based on
a. adaptive collision
b. adaptive rediations
c. adaptive modifications
d. none of these
Q. Darwin’s natural selection is based on
a. variations
b. prodigality, struggle for existence, survival of fittest
c. law of use and disuse
d. law of inheritance of acquired characters
Q. Industrial melanism is an example of
a. natural selection
b. mutation
c. adaptive convergence
d. artificial selection
Q. Which statement is correct ?
a. Lamarck theory – Struggle for existence
b. Darwin theory – Use and disuse of organ
c. Biogentic law – Recapitulation theory
d. Lamarck theory – Theory of continuity of germplasm
Q. Match the correct set._ans_key_Column I Column II_ans_key_I. Modified form of Lamarckism A. G.L. Stebbins (1950)_ans_key_II. Variation and evolution in plants B. Neo- Lamarckism_ans_key_III. Germinal selection theory C. Etienne Geoffroy_ans_key_IV. Supporter of Lamarck’s theory D. August Welsmann
a. I – A, II – B, III – C, IV – D
b. I – D, II – B, III – C, IV – A
c. I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
d. I – D, II – A, III – C, IV – B
Q. A. Mutations occurring in the germinal cells of the gonads are called germs mutations._ans_key_R. They are heritable raw materials for natural selection lead to origin of new species.
a. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
c. If A is true and R is wrong
d. If A is wrong and R is true
Q. A. All the finches on the Galapagos Islands descended from common ancestor.R. They show variations only in their beaks as they got adapted to different feeding habits.
a. If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
c. If A is true and R is wrong
d. If A is wrong and R is true
Q. Which one of the following phenomena supports Darwin’s concept of natural selection in organic evolution ?
a. Development of transgenic animals
b. Production of ‘Dolly’ the sheep by clothing
c. Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects
d. Development of organs from ‘stem cells’ for organ transplantation