Question: Sexual selection theory was propounded by
1. Wallace
2. De Vries
3. Lamarck
4. Charles Darwin
Answer: 4
Question: Charles Darwin was influenced in his work by
1. Wallace
2. Lamarck
3. Malthus
4. Mendel
Answer: 3
Question: The ship in which Darwin toured different parts of the world to collect data for his theory is known as HMS
1. Victoria
2. Beagle
3. Alexander
4. George
Answer: 2
Question: The modern synthetic theory of organic evolution is a synthesis of theories proposed by
1. Lamarck and Darwin
2. Lamarck and De Vries
3. Darwin and De Vries
4. None of the above
Answer: 3
Question: Darwin’s theory of natural selection involves:
1. Over reproduction
2. Competition
3. Survival of the fittest
4. All of these
Answer: 4
Question: Origin of species was published by
1. Lamarck
2. Weismann
3. De Vries
4. Charles Darwin
Answer: 4
Question: The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by
1. Lamarck
2. Darwin
3. De Vries
4. Wallace
Answer: 1
Question: Lamarck’s theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by
1. August Weismann
2. Hugo De Vries
3. Herbert Spencer
4. Carl Linnaeus
Answer: 1
Question: The Lamarckian theory of organic evolution is usually known as the theory of
1. Natural selection
2. Inheritance of acquired characters
3. Continuity of germplasm
4. Descent with change
Answer: 2
Question: Both sun and Earth are
1. 1 to 2 billion years old
2. 4 to 5 billion years old
3. 10 to 12 billion years old
4. 100 to 150 billion years old
Answer: 2
Question: The first sign of life made its appearance on the earth about
1. 1 million years ago
2. 500 million years ago
3. 1 billion or 1000 million years ago
4. 3 billion years ago
Answer: 4
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. The common blue green algae Spirogyra and Ulothrix are found in both fresh water ponds and oceans. 2. The chamelon can look ahead with one eye, and at the same time look behind with another Which of the statements is/are correct?
1. Only 1.
2. Only 2.
3. Both 1 & 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following conditions of a sick human body: 1. Swollen lymph nodes 2. Sweating at night 3. Loss of memory 4. Loss of memory
1. 1, & 2
2. 2, 3, & 4
3. 1, 3, & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: 4
Question: Octopus is
1. an arthropod
2. an echinoderm
3. a hemichordate
4. a mollus
Answer: 4
Question: Which one of the following statement is NOT correct?
1. Milk contains none of the B-vitamins
2. Vitamin-A (retinal) deficiency leads to dry and scaly skin
3. One of the symptoms of scurvy is pain in the joints
4. Vitamin-B, (thiamine) deficiency can lead to heart failure
Answer: 1
Question: With reference to the work of human kidney, consider the following statement: 1. After the waste is remove in the kidney, the clear blood is sent back through renal artery. 2. From Bowman’s capsule, the filtered liquid passes through tiny tubes where much of the gluclose is reabsorbed and sent back to the blood in the renal vein. Which of the following is/are correct ?
1. Only 1.
2. Only 2.
3. Both 1 & 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 4
Question: The medical technique that is very much similar to Ayurveda called “sowa-rigpa” has got official recognition as a way of medicine has its official book called
1. Ringche Bomjee
2. Rgyud-bzi
3. Rigoche
4. Ayur-rimponche
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following grows under the tree?
1. Cabbage
2. Bengal Gram
3. Peanuts
4. Castor
Answer: 3