Cenozoic Era

Q. Cenozoic era is referred to as the age of

1. Mammals and reptiles
2. Fishes
3. Mammals
4. Reptiles

Q.

The __________ is considered to be the "Age of man".

Q. Which epoch are we currently living in?

1. Pleistocene
2. Holocene
3. Pliocene
4. Eocene

Q. Mammals start evolving in peroid of era.

1. tertiary
2. quaternary
3. cenozoic
4. mesozoic

Q. Choose the correct order of epochs in the tertiary period.

1. Paleocene $\to$ Eocene $\to$ Oligocene $\to$ Miocene $\to$ Pliocene
2. Eocene $\to$ Oligocene $\to$ Paleocene $\to$ Miocene $\to$ Pliocene
3. Miocene $\to$ Eocene $\to$Pliocene $\to$ Paleocene $\to$ Eocene
4. Paleocene $\to$ Miocene $\to$ Oligocene $\to$ Pliocene $\to$ Eocene

Q. Ancestors of land plants were ______________.

1. Red Algae
2. Green Algae
3. Bryophytes.
4. Brown Algae

Q. Cenozoic era is divided into ____ periods.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Five
4. Six

Q. Which epoch are we currently living in?

1. Pleistocene
2. Holocene
3. Pliocene
4. Eocene

Q.

Read the following statements (1 - 4) and identify how many of the given statements are correct?

1. Ginkgo species have remained unchanged for the past 51 million years.
2. The tuataras are reptiles whose lineage goes back to 20 million years ago.
3. Pneumatic bone is a reptilian feature of Archaeopteryx
4. Carbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by measuring the amount of C-14 present.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q. The image above shows where a team of paleontologists has dug down into the earth through several layers of sedimentary rock labeled A through D.
If $"x"$ shows where the scientists found fossils of two closely related species of dinosaur, in which layer should they expect to find fossils from their most recent common ancestor?

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D

Q. Mammals start evolving in peroid of era.

1. tertiary
2. quaternary
3. cenozoic
4. mesozoic

Q. Cenozoic era is divided into ____ periods.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Five
4. Six

Q. Cenozoic era is divided into ____ periods.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Five
4. Six

Q.

Choose the odd one out from each of the following sets:
$\left(I\right)\text{p}\to \text{Hadean, q}\to \text{Phanerozoic, r}\to \text{Palaeozoic, s}\to \text{Proterozoic}$
$\left(II\right)\text{p}\to \text{Ordovician, q}\to \text{Permian, r}\to \text{Silurian, s}\to \text{Cretaceous}$
$\left(III\right)\text{p}\to \text{Oligocene, q}\to \text{Miocene, r}\to \text{Pliocene, s}\to \text{Permian}$
$\left(IV\right)\text{p}\to \text{Cenozoic, q}\to \text{Palaeozoic, r}\to \text{Jurassic, s}\to \text{Mesozoic}$

1. (I)-r, (II)-p , (III)- q, (IV)- s

2. (I)-r, (II)-s, (III)-s, (IV)-r

3. (I)-p, (II)-q, (III)-r, (IV)-s

4. (I)-s, (II)-r, (III)-p, (IV)-q

Q. In which period of paleozoic era first vertebrate appeared

1. Devonian
2. Ordovician
3. Silurian
4. Mississipian

Q. Geological evidence for most primitive man-like animals is found in

1. China
2. India (Shivalik hills)
3. Central Africa
4. Australia

Q. Cenozoic era is referred to as the age of

1. Mammals
2. Mammals and reptiles
3. Reptiles
4. Fishes