Evolution TNPSC Group 4 VAO Questions

Botany & Zoology

Evolution MCQ Questions


13.
The stages of development of the individual animal repeats the evolutionary history of the entire race of the animal - Biogenetic law or Recapitulation theory was given by
A.
Gregor Mendel
B.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck
C.
Ernst Haeckel
D.
Ernst Haeckel
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ANSWER :
D. Ernst Haeckel
14.
Golden age of reptiles
A.
Paleozoic
B.
cenozoic era
C.
Mesozoic era
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
C. Mesozoic era
15.

The age of fossils can be determined using two methods namely, relative dating and absolute dating.

1. Relative dating is used to determine a fossil by comparing it to similar rocks and fossils of known age.

2. Absolute dating is used to determine the precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes.

which of the above point is correct

A.

1 alone is correct

B.

2 alone is correct

C.

1 and 2 are correct

D.

both are wrong

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ANSWER :

C. 1 and 2 are correct

16.
‘Philosophie Zoologique’ - famous book on theory of evolution was written by
A.
Gregor Mendel
B.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck
C.
Ernst Haeckel
D.
Charles Darwin
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ANSWER :
B. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
17.
Mutation theory was given by
A.
Hugo de Vries
B.
Darwin
C.
Carl correns
D.
tschermak
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ANSWER :
A. Hugo de Vries
18.
Which is a group of about 15 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function.
A.
Darwin’s finches
B.
Carl correns finches
C.
tschermak finches
D.
Hugo de Vries finches
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ANSWER :
A. Darwin’s finches