1. Who is the Father of Genetics?
A) Weisman B) Mendel C) Lamarck D) Darwin
Ans: B
2. Darwin was influenced by .........
A) Sir Charles Lyell B) Malthus C) A and B D) Lamarck
Ans: C
3. Darwin proposed theories are .................
A) Struggle for existence B) Survival of the fittest
C) Natural selection D) All
Ans: D
4. ......... was called as moving museum of vestigial organs?
A) BM Birla Science Center B) Human beings
C) Nehru Zoological Park D) BM Birla Planetarium
Ans: B
5. Archaeopteryx was the connecting link between ................
A) Reptiles and Birds B) Birds and Mammals
C) Amphibians and Birds D) Fishes and Birds
Ans: A
6. The study of fossil is called ............
A) Palynology B) Paleontology
C) Pollination D) Geology
Ans: B
7. Mendel experimented on ......... plants
A) Pea B) Ground nut C) Chick pea D) Mango
Ans: A
8. In Mendel Mono hybrid experiments the Phenotype ratio of F2 generation is ..........
A) 1 : 3 B) 1 : 2 : 1 C) 3 : 1 D) 1 : 1 : 2
Ans: C
9. In Mendel Mono hybrid experiments the Genotype ratio of F2 generation is ...........
A) 1 : 3 B) 1 : 2 : 1 C) 3 : 1 D) 1 : 1 : 2
Ans: B
10. In Pea plants .............. colour of Pod is having the dominant character.
A) yellow B) orange C) green D) red
Ans: C
11. Heredity means
A) Transmission of character from parents to progeny
B) The process in which traits are passed from one generation to another generation.
C) Both A and B
D) None
Ans: A
12. The number of chromosomes present in Humans are ..........
A) 22 pairs B) 23 C) 23 pairs D) 46 pairs
Ans: C
13. The number of chromosomes present in Females are ............
A) 22 pairs of autosomes and XX
B) 23 pairs of autosomes and XX
C) 23 pairs of autosomes and XY
D) 46 pairs autosomes and XX
Ans: A
14. Darwin voyaged in ........... ship to Galapagos Islands.
A) HMS Endeavour B) RMS Titanic
C) HMS Beagle D) CSS Virginia
Ans: C
15. Lamarck gave .......... living organisms as example for his Inheritance of acquired characters theory.
A) giraffe B) rats C) birds D) archaeopteryx
Ans: A
16. .......... tested by an experiment on rats, and proved that Lamarck theory was wrong.
A) Darwin B) August Weismann
C) Alfred Russel wallace D) Pal Malthus
Ans: B
17. Darwin observed and investigated on variations of .......... organisms in Galapagos Islands.
A) Rats B) Giraffe C) Pea plants D) Finch birds
Ans: D
18. Organs which are structurally different but functionally similar type of evolution is called ...........
A) Divergent Evolution B) Convergent Evolution
C) Parallel Evolution D) Mutational Evolution
Ans: B
19. The scientific name of present Human beings are called .....................
A) Homo Erectus B) Homo habilus
C) Homo neanderthalensis D) Homo sapiens
Ans: D
20. Organs which are structurally same but functionally different are called ............
A) Homologous organs B) Analogous organs
C) Integumentary organs D) Muscular organs
Ans: A
