In Stanley Miller's classic experiment, which of the following was not formed in the initial run? 
1. Alanine 
2. Glycine 
3. Aspartate 
4. Glutamine

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Select the option that represents homology 
1. Wing of butterfly and wing of bat 
2. Sting of scorpion and sting of honey bee 
3. Tendrils of Lathyrus and tendril of cucurbits 
4. Blood proteins of man and ape
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, 49% of the individuals are recessive homozygotes for a certain trait. In a population of 14500, calculate the number of homozygous dominant individuals and heterozygous individuals
Choose the correct option 
1. 6090, 7105
2. 1305, 6090 
3. 7105, 1305
4. 7395, 6090
Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law |
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Choose the odd one w.r.t. living fossil 
1. Peripatus
2. Limulus 
3. Sphenodon 
4. Archaeopteryx
Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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The change in the frequency of alleles in a small isolated population by chance, is known as 
1. Gene flow 
2. Gene migration 
3. Genetic drift 
4. Saltation
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Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. evolution 
1. Modern man (Homo sapiens) arose around 75,000-10,000 years ago in North America
2. Along with the increase in cranial capacity, parallel evolution of human brain and language occurred
3. First eukaryotic cellular forms of life appeared on earth about 2000 million years ago 
4. Biggest land reptiles disappeared 65mya from earth 
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Fossils of which hominid suggest that they buried their dead with flowers and tools? 
1. Handy man 
2. Erect man 
3. Co-Magnon man 
4. Neanderthal man 
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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"Industrial melanism" is an example of 
1. Saltation 
2. Founder's effect 
3. Lamarckism 
4. Natural selection 
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The remarkable similarity in humans and chimpanzees are shown in banding patterns of chromosomes 
1. 1 and 2 
2. 2 and 4
3. 3 and 6 
4. 4 and 8
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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The biggest land reptile which was 20 feet in height and had huge dagger-like teeth was 
1. Tyrannosaurus 
2. Archaeopteryx 
3. Ichthyosaur 
4. Brintosaurus
Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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