1). Origin of life can also be called:
(A). Biogenesis
(B). Protobiogenesis
(C). Biopoesis
(D). All of above
2). Theory of Chemical Evolution was proposed by:
(A). A.I. Oparin
(B). Louis Pasteur
(C). Francesco
(D). Darwin
3). Protobiogenesis occurred (according to modern theory) due to the property of ……the molecules:
(A). Self-organisation
(B). self-assembly
(C). Both a & b
(D). None of these
4). Which of the following existed early in the evolution process?
(A). Prophyrin – dependent – respiration
(B). Formation of macromolecules
(C). Porphyrin – dependent – photosynthesis
(D). All of the above
5). Self-ordered proto-protein contacted with water and by self-assembly gave rise to:
(A). Proto-cell
(B). Protobiont
(C). Eobint
(D). All of the above
6). Which of the following processes helps to increase the number of protobionts?Â
(A). A sexual reproduction
(B). Sexual reproduction
(C). Combination of monomers available in the environment into polymeric sequence
(D). Budding
7). Which of the following evolved first?
(A). Coacervate
(B). Viroids
(C). Mycoplasma
(D). PPLO bacteria
8). Life took ………..to develop from proto cells to primitive PPLO bacteria type cell:
(A). Four billion years
(B). Five billion years
(C). One billion years
(D). Three billion years
9). The first life evolved in/on:
(A). Atmosphere
(B). Water
(C). Mountains
(D). All of the above
10). During primitive times oceans contained:
(A). Fishes only
(B). Algae only
(C). Water only
(D). Ammonia, methane and minerals only
11). Formation up to nucleo-proteins and other complex organic compounds termed as:
(A). Organic evolution
(B). Chemical evolution
(C). Biological evolution
(D). Origin of species
12). Life evolved as a result of formative action of:
(A). Electric charges
(B). Ultra – violet rays
(C). Corpuscular radiations of radioactive elements
(D). All of the above
13). Hot dilute soup was:
(A). Oceans with fishes
(B). Oceans with algae
(C). Oceans with inorganic compounds and mineralsÂ
(D). Oceans with starch
14). The surface of earth cooled:
(A). Because of conversion of steam into water
(B). Because of conversion of water into ice
(C). Because the cycle of raining continued for years
(D). Because of solidification of carbon dioxide
15). Formation of nucleoproteins is known as:
(A). Chemical evolution
(B). Biological evolution
(C). Organic evolution
(D). Natural selection
16). Coacervation involves
(A). Condensation
(B). Polymerization and aggregation
(C). Precipitation and aggregation
(D). Polymerization
17). Life has originated form:
(A). Virus
(B). Mycoplasma Â
(C). CacervatesÂ
(D). Amoeba Â
18). Coacervates formed cell:
(A). By acquiring cilia
(B). By acquiring chlorophyll
(C). By acquiring shell
(D). By acquiring property of respiration
19). Protovirus is:
(A). A free-living virus
(B). A free-living nucleus
(C). A free-living DNA
(D). A free-living gene
20). Which of the following has a nucleus?
(A). Protovirus
(B). PPLO
(C). Protistan
(D). Moneran
21). The accepted theory of origin of life is:
(A). Spontaneous generation theory
(B). Self-assembly theory
(C). Biogenesis theory
(D). Cosmozoic theory
22)…………… performed an experiment to prove modern theory of origin of life:
(A). Urey and Miller
(B). Haldane
(C). Oparin
(D). Darwin and Lamarck
23). Primitive earth have energies of:
(A). High energy radiations
(B). Electric discharges
(C). Solar radiations
(D). All of the above
24). H.G Khorana is associated with:
(A). Synthesis of DNA
(B). Synthesis of genes
(C). Synthesis of RNA
(D). Synthesis of chromosomes
25). Earth originated about:
(A). 7 billion years ago
(B). 5 billion years ago
(C). 4 billion years ago
(D). 1 billion years ago
26). Oxygen appeared in the atmosphere:
(A). 5 billion years ago
(B). 2 billion years ago
(C). 4 billion years ago
(D). 1 billion years ago
27). Development of new species is termed as:
(A). Origination
(B). Evolution
(C). Revolution
(D). Catastrophe
28). Catastrophes according to Cuvier came periodically and:
(A). Created new
(B). Destroyed all life
(C). Effected evolution
(D). All of the above
29). Which of the following was absent in the primitive earth?
(A). Ammonia and helium
(B). Juyenile water vapour
(C). Oxygen
(D). Hydrogen and methane
30). Which of the following evolved first?
(A). Photosynthesis
(B). Respiration
(C). Transpiration
(D). Formation of macromolecules
31). Theory of spontaneous generation was criticized by:
(A). Redi
(B). Pasteur
(C). Oparin
(D). Urey and Miller
32). Appendix in human digestive system is:
(A). Important
(B). Very useful
(C). Useless
(D). Indifferent
33). Nictiating membrane in man is a:
(A). Fossil character
(B). vestigial character
(C). Homologous organ
(D). Analogous organ
34). Theory of recapitulation is called as:
(A). Interior law
(B). Biogenetic law
(C). Newton’s law
(D). None of these
35). Theory of germplasm was propounded by:
(A). Weisemann
(B). Blackmann
(C). Hugo de-Vries
(D). Mendel
36). Artificial selection at times show:
(A). Conversion
(B). Protection
(C). Reversion
(D). None of these
37). Non-fertilization of ovum by sperm, of a species called as:
(A). Sex-barrier
(B). Morphological barrier
(C). Physiological barrier
(D). none of these
38). Isolation prevents:
(A). Flying
(B). Breeding
(C). Eating
(D). None of these
39). Disproportionate development of organ is known as:
(A). Isometry
(B). Allometry
(C). Homometry
(D). Homeometry
40). Slow evolution is called:
(A). Progressive
(B). Retrogressive
(C). Non-progressive
(D). Regressive
41). Theory of inheritance of the acquired characters was propounded by:
(A). Hugo de-varies
(B). Welsemann
(C). Lamarck
(D). Darwin
42). Theory of natural selection was propounded by:
(A). Darwin
(B). Weisemann
(C). Louis Pasteur
(D). Aristotle
43). Who gave the theory of mutation?
(A). Weisemann
(B). Hugo de-Vries
(C). Miller
(D). Theophrastus
44). Sudden heritable changes are termed as:
(A). Isolation
(B). Variation
(C). Polyploidy
(D). Mutation
45). The organs which are similar in morphology and ontogeny are called:
(A). Analogous
(B). Homologous
(C). Homogenous
(D). Homophilous
46). Ontogeny repeats phylogeny was stated by:
(A). Carl Linnaeus
(B). Ernst Haeckel
(C). Hugo-deo-Vries
(D). Lamarck
47). The organs which perform the same function are called:
(A). Analogous
(B). Homologous
(C). Homogenous
(D). Isogamous
48). Which of the following is a vestigial organ in man?
(A). Ear muscles
(B). Vermiform appendix
(C). Nictitating membrane
(D). All of the above
49). The variation which appear because of changed environmental condition and disappears on restoration are called:
(A). Chromosomal mutation
(B). Point mutation
(C). Modification
(D). Polyploidy
50). The term mutation was coined by:
(A). De-Veries
(B). Morgon
(C). Miller
(D). Strasburger Â
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