Human Evolution

Q.

What is the test for carbon dioxide (${\mathrm{CO}}_{2_{}}$).

Q. The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is

1. Ramapithecus $\to$ Homo hailis $\to$ Australopithecus $\to$ Homo erectus
2. Australopithecus $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Ramapithecus $\to$ Homo erectus
3. Australopithecus $\to$ Ramapithecus $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Homo erectus
4. Ramapithecus $\to$ Australopithecus $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Homo erectus

Q.

Which is the most accepted theory for the origin of Life?

Q.

What are analogous organs?

Q. (a) Identify any two marsupials from the list given below:
(i) Lemur
(ii) Spotted cuscus
(iii) Flying phalanger
(iv) Bobcat
(v) Tasmanian wolf
(vi) Mole

(b) "Australian marsupials exhibit adaptive radiation." Justify the statement. [2]

Q. Explain the Differences between homo erectus and homo sapiens

Q. The correct sequence of stages in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens), is:

1. Homo erectus, Australopithecus, neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, modern man
2. Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, modern man
3. Neanderthal man, Australopithecus, cro-magnon man, Homo erectus, modern man
4. Australopithecus, Neanderthal man, cro-magnon man, Homo erectus, modern man

Q. Ancestral man who usedhides to protect his body and buried dead

1. Homo habilis
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Homo erectus

Q. Palaeontological evidence of evolution can be obtained from the

1. study of cells
2. study of fossils
3. study of development of embryo
4. study of disease in organs

Q. Which of the following is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens?

1. Australopithecus
2. H. sapiens neanderthals
3. Homo erectus
4. Homosapiens fossils

Q. Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man?

1. Homo habilis
2. Australopithecus
3. Ramapithecus
4. Homo neanderthalensis

Q. Limulus is an example of

1. living fossil
2. vestigial organ
3. atavism
4. polyembryony

Q. Who among the Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus was more man-like?

Q. Who supported the theory of special creation?

Q.

Which of the following is used for testing the presence of glucose?

1. Milons reagent

2. Benedicts reagent

3. Lucas reagent

4. Grignard reagent

Q. Homology indicates ……………. ancestry and analogy indicate…………… ancestry.

1. different and same
2. same and common
3. different and common
4. common and different

Q. Which of the following is correct order of evolutionary history of man?

1. Peking man $\to$ Homo sapiens $\to$ Neanderthal $\to$ Cro-Magnon
2. Peking man $\to$ Neanderthal $\to$ Homo sapiens $\to$ Cro-Magnon
3. Heidelberg man $\to$ Peking man $\to$ Neanderthal $\to$ Cro-Magnon
4. Peking man $\to$ Neanderthal $\to$ Homo sapiens $\to$ Heidelberg man

Q. Satellite DNA is important because it

1. Does not code for proteins and is same in all members of the population.
2. Shows high degree of polymorphism in population and also the same degree of polymorphism in an individual, which is heritable from parents to children.
3. Codes for proteins needed in the cell cycle.
4. Codes for enzymes needed for DNA replication.

Q. The order carnivora does not include which family?

1. Hominidae
2. Felidae
3. Canidae
4. None

Q. The hominid fossils discovered in Java in 1891 revealed a stage in the human evolution, which was called

1. Homo erectus
2. Australopithecus
3. Dryopithecus
4. Homo habilis

Q.

The compound used in the breath analysis test for drunken driving is?

Q. The correct chronological order of the human ancestors from the earliest to the most recent is:

1. Ramapithecus, Australopithecines, Homo habilis, Homo erectus
2. Ramapithecus, Homo habilis, Australopithecines, Homo erectus
3. Australopithecines, Homo habilis, Ramapithecus, Homo erectus
4. Australopithecines, Ramapithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus

Q. Homologous structures are the result of

1. Convergent evolution
2. Divergent evolution
3. Stabilizing selection
4. Parallel evolution

Q.

Which of the following is the correct order of evolutionary history of man?

1. Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg man

2. Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon

3. Heidelberg man, Peking man, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man

4. Peking man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Cro-magnon

Q.

Which of the following is considered as the first hominid?

1. Homo sapiens

2. Homo habilis

3. Homo erectus

4. Dryopithecus

Q.

Compare the cranial capacity and lifestyle of Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man and Homo sapiens.

Q. Choose the option in which the human ancestor is correctly matched with the timeline of human evolution and their cranial capacity.

1. Homo habilis - 2 million years ago - 400 cc
2. Homo erectus - 4.5 million years ago - 900 cc
3. Neanderthal man - 1, 00, 000- 40, 000 years ago - 1400 cc
4. Homo sapiens - 75, 000-10, 000 years ago - 1100 cc

Q. What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related with the chimpanzee than with other hominoid apes?

1. Comparison of chromosomes morphology only
2. Evidence from fossil remains and the fossil mitochondrial DNA alone
3. Evidence from DNA extracted from sex chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondria
4. Evidence from DNA from sex chromosomes only

Q.

In Lassaignes test for the detection of halogens, the sodium fusion extract is first boiled with concentrated nitric acid. This is performed :

1. To dissolve ${\mathrm{Ag}}_2\mathrm{S}$

2. To dissolve $\mathrm{AgCN}$

3. To remove silver halides

4. To decompose ${\mathrm{Na}}_2\mathrm{S}$ and $\mathrm{NaCN}$

Q. Which is the correct chronological sequence of human evolution:

1. Dryopithecus–Ramapithecus–Australopithecus–Homohabilis–H. erectus–Cro–magnon–H. sapiens sapeins
2. 
   Ramapithecus–Australopithecus–Homohabilis–H.erectus–Cro–magnon–Dryopithecus–H. sapiens sapeins
3. Dryopithecus–Ramapithecus–Homohabilis–H.erectus–Cro–magnon–Australopithecus–H. sapiens sapeins
4. Dryopithecus–Ramapithecus–H. sapiens sapeins–Australopithecus–Homohabilis–H. erectus–Cro–magnonon