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EVOLUTION (2019-2025)
1. In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals 5. In a species, the weight of newborn. ranges from 2 to 5
kg. 97% of the newborn will an average weight between
have evolved to share many similar characteristics.
3 to 3.3 g survive where as 99% of the infants born with
This type of evolution may be referred to as - weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 to 5 kg die. Which type
of selection process is taking place: [2019]
(1) Adaptive Radiation [Odisha 2019]
(1) Directional Selection
(2) Divergent Evolution (2) Stabilizing Selection
(3) Disruptive Selection
(3) Cyclical Evolution
(4) Cyclical Selection
(4) Convergent Evolution 6. A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of
dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency
2. A population of a species invades a new area.
of homozygous dom inant, heterozygous and
Which of the following condition will lead to homozygous recessive individuals in the population ?
Adaptive Radiation? [Odisha 2019] [2019]
(1) 0.36 (AA); 0.48(Aa), 0.16 (aa)
(1) Area with large number of habitats having very low
(2) 0.16(AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
food supply. (3) 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
(2) Area with a single type of vacant habitat (4) 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa)
7. Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
(3) Area with many types of vacant habitats. [2019]

(4) Area with many habitats occupied by a large (a) Homo habilis (i) 900 cc
(b) Homo neanderthalensis (ii) 1350 cc
number of species.
(c) Homo erectus (iii) 650- 800 cc
3. Which of the following statements is correct about (d) Homo sapiens (iv) 1400 cc
the origin and evolution of men ? [Odisha 2019] Select the correct option.
(1) a - iii, b - i, c - iv, d - ii
(1) Agriculture came around 50,000 years back.
(2) a - iii, b - ii, c - i, d - iv
(2) The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates (3) a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii
existing 15 million years ago, walked like men. (4) a - iv, b - iii, c - i, d - ii
8. Which of the following refer to correct example(s) of
(3) Homo habilis probably ate meat.
organisms which have evolved due to changes in
(4) Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 100000 and environment brought about by anthropogenic action ?
40000 years back [2020]
4. Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo (a) Darwin’s Finches of Galapagos islands
de Vries, are: [2019] (b) Herbicide resistant weeds

(1) Random and directional (c) Drug resistant eukaryotes

(d) Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like
(2) Random and directionless
dogs
(3) Small and directional
(1) (b), (c) and (d) (2) Only (d)
(4) Small and directionless (3) Only (a) (4) (a) and (c)

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9. Embryological support for evolution was disapproved 16. The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population
by : [2020] is : [2021]

(1) Charles Darwin (1) Genetic recombination

(2) Oparin (2) Mutation

(3) Genetic drift
(3) Karl Ernst von Baer
(4) Natural selection
(4) Alfred Wallace
17. Match List - I with List - II. [2021]
10. Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of: List - I List - II
(a) Adaptive (i) Selection of resistant
[2020]
radiation varieties due to
(1) Industrial melanism excessive use of
herbicides
(2) Natural selection and pesticides
(3) Adaptive radiation (b) Convergent (ii) Bones of forelimbs in
evolution Man and Whale
(4) Convergent evolution (c) Divergent (iii) Wings of Butterfly and
evolution Bird.
11. From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids
(d) Evolution by (iv) Darwin Finches
by mixing the following in a closed flask: [2020] anthropogenic
(1) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 600°C action
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(2) CH3, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 600°C (1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(3) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C (2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
(3) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(4) CH3, H2, NH4 and water vapour at 800°C (4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
12. Embryological support for evolution was proposed by 18. Genetic Drift occurs due to : [NEET ABROAD - 2022]

[neet-2020-(phase-2)] (1) Natural selection

(1) Alfred Wallace (2) Ernst Haeckel (2) Sudden population migration

(3) Karl Ernst von Baer (4) Charles Darwin (3) Continuous gene migration

13. After about how many years of formation of earth, life (4) Mutation

appeared on this planet? [neet-2020-(phase-2)] 19. Select the correct match regarding adaptive
radiation of Australian marsupials corresponding
(1) 50 billion years (2) 500 billion years
to placental mammals [NEET ABROAD - 2022]
(3) 50 million years (4) 500 million years
(1) Numbat - Flying Squirrel
14. The phenomenon of evolution of different species in a
(2) Tasmanian Wolf - Bobcat
given geographical area starting from a point and
(3) Marsupial mouse - Mole
spreading to other habitats is called

[neet-2020-(phase-2)] (4) Spotted Cuscus - Lemur

(1) Adaptive radiation (2) Saltation 20. Panspermia, an idea that is still a favourite for
some astronomers, means : [Ganganagar 2022]
(3) Co-evolution (4) Natural selection
(1) Creation of life from dead and decaying matter
15. A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct,
(2) Creation of life from chemicals
having cranial capacity of about 900 cc was
(3) Origin of sperm in human testes
[neet-2020-(phase-2)]
(4) Transfer of spores as unit of life to different planets
(1) Australopithecus (2) Homo erectus including earth
(3) Neanderthal man (4) Homo sapiens

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21. Select the correct statement regarding mutation 26. The flippers of the Penguins and Dolphins are
theory of evolution. [Ganganagar 2022] the example of the [2024]

(1) This theory was proposed by Alfred Wallace (1) Natural selection
(2) Convergent evolution
(2) Variations are small directional changes
(3) Divergent evolution
(3) Single step large mutation is a cause of speciation
(4) Adaptive radiation
(4) Large differences due to mutations arise gradually 27. Which one of the following factors will not affect
in a population the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium ?
22. Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific (1) Genetic drift [2024]
character value other than the mean character value,
(2) Gene migration
leads to : [NCERT-II-135] [2022]
(3) Constant gene pool
(1) Directional change
(2) Disruptive change (4) Genetic recombination
(3) Random change 28. Given below are some stages of human
(4) Stabilising change evolution. Arrange them in correct sequence.
23. Which of the following statements is not true ? (Past to Recent) [2024]
[NCERT-II-130,131][2022]
A. Homo habilis
(1) Sweet potato and potato is an example of analogy
B. Homo sapiens

(2) Homology indicates common ancestry C. Homo neanderthalensis

(3) Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are a pair of D. Homo erectus
homologous organs
Choose the correct sequence of human evolution
(4) Analogous structures are a result of convergent
from the options given below
evolution
24. Select the correct group/set of Australian (1) B-A-D-C
Marsupials exhibiting adaptive radiation. (2) C-B-D-A

[2023] (3) A-D-C-B

(1) Mole, Flying squirrel, Tasmanian tiger cat (4) D-A-C-B

(2) Lemur, Anteater, Wolf 29. Match List I with List II [2024]

(3) Tasmanian wolf, Bob cat, Marsupial mole List I List II

(4) Numbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger A. Mesozoic Era I. Lower invertebrates

25. Identify the fossil of man who showed the following B. Proterozoic Era II. Fish & Amphibia
characteristics. [Manipur-2023] C. Coenozoic Era III. Birds & Reptiles
(A) Brain capacity of 1400 cc D. Paleozoic Era IV. Mammals
(B) Used hides to protect their body Choose the correct answer from the options given
(C) Buried their dead bodies below

In the light of above statements, choose the correct (1) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
answer from the options given below : (2) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
(1) Homo erectus (2) Neanderthal man (3) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(3) Homo habilis (4) Australopithecus (4) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

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30. Match List-I with List-II [Re-neet-2024] 33. Match List-I with List-II [Re-neet-2024]
List-I List-II List-I List-II
A. Gene pool I. Stable within a A. Living fossil I. Elongated canine
generation teeth
B. Genetic drift II. Change in gene B. Connecting Link II. Vermiform Appendix
frequency by chance
C. Vestigial Organ III. Echidna
C. Gene flow III. Transfer of genes into
or out of population D. Atavism IV. Latimeria

D. Gene frequency IV. Total number of genes Choose the correct answer from the options given
and their alleles below :
Choose the correct answer from the options given (1) A–IV, B–III, C–II, D–I
below :
(2) A–IV, B–II, C–III, D–I
(1) A–III, B–II, C–I, D–IV
(3) A–IV, B–III, C–I, D–II
(2) A–IV, B–II, C–III, D–I (4) A–III, B–IV, C–I, D–II
(3) A–I, B–II, C–III, D–IV 34. What is the correct order (old to recent) of periods
in Palaeozoic era : [Re-neet-2024]
(4) A–II, B–III, C–IV, D–I (1) Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Carboniferous
31. Which evolutionary phenomenon is depicted by (2) Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian
the sketch given in figure : [Re-neet-2024] (3) Permian, Devonian, Silurian, Carboniferous
(4) Silurian, Carboniferous, Permian, Devonian
35. The animal coelacanth caught in South Africa is
an example of vertebrate transition from: :
(1) Fish to Amphibia [Jhajjar neet-2024]
(1) Artifical selection (2) Amphibia to Reptilia
(3) Reptilia to Bird
(2) Genetic drift
(4) Reptilia to Mammal
(3) Convergent evolution 36. Assuming Hardy Weinberg's Principle, in certain
(4) Adaptive radiation population the frequencies of three genotype are
as follows:
32. Match List-I with List-II with respect to convergent
evolution : [Re-neet-2024] Genotypes AA Aa aa
List-I List-II Frequency 22% 62% 16%

A. Lemur I. Flying phalanger What is likely frequency of 'A' and 'a' alleles?

B. Bobcat II. Numbat (1) 53% and 47% [Jhajjar neet-2024]

(2) 40% and 60%
C. Anteater III. Spotted cuscus
(3) 50% and 50%
D. Flying squirrels IV. Tasmanian tiger cat (4) 30% and 70%
Choose the correct answer from the options given 37. Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type
below : of evolution. Select the correct combination of
terms to explain the evolution [NEET 2025]
(1) A–III, B–IV, C–II, D–I (1) Analogy, convergent
(2) Homology, divergent
(2) A–III, B–II, C–IV, D–I
(3) Homology, convergent
(3) A–IV, B–III, C–II, D–I (4) Analogy, divergent
(4) A–IV, B–II, C–III, D–I

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Evolution (Answer key)

1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (3) 8. (1)

9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (1) 15. (2) 16. (3)
17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (4) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (4)
25. (2) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (3) 29. (3) 30. (2) 31. (4) 32. (1)
33. (1) 34. (2) 35. (1) 36. (1) 37. (1)

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