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Evolution: NEET questions with solutions

Evolution tests origin of life, evidences (homology, analogy), natural selection, adaptive radiation, the Hardy-Weinberg principle and human evolution. Marks are lost on homology versus analogy, on selection types and on numbers like brain capacities.

Also called: origin of life · natural selection · Hardy-Weinberg principle

Revise first: NCERT notes for Evolution

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  1. Q1In the laboratory simulation of early earth conditions carried out in 1953, an electric discharge was passed through a closed flask. Which…

    Chemical evolution and the first lifeEasySingle correct

  2. Q2Which of the following pairs of structures is an example of homology (divergent evolution)?

    Homology and analogyEasySingle correct

  3. Q3The different beak shapes of finches on the Galapagos islands, all arising from one ancestral seed-eating form, illustrate:

    Adaptive radiationEasySingle correct

  4. Q4Statements I and II below concern the Hardy-Weinberg principle for a gene with two alleles. Choose the correct option.

    Hardy-Weinberg principleMediumStatement based

  5. Q5Read the Assertion and the Reason about the moth populations observed in industrial England, and choose the correct option.

    Natural selection in actionMediumAssertion–Reason

  6. Q6Match the process in Column I with its effect in Column II.

    Mutation and selectionMediumMatch the following

  7. Q7In a large randomly mating population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, 9 per cent of individuals show a recessive trait (genotype aa). What is…

    Hardy-Weinberg principleMediumSingle correct

  8. Q8Which option arranges the human ancestors in increasing order of cranial capacity?

    Origin and evolution of manMediumSingle correct

  9. Q9Which of the following pairings of a fossil primate or hominid with a feature is correct?

    Origin and evolution of manHardSingle correct

  10. Q10Which one of the following is NOT among the factors that NCERT lists as disturbing Hardy-Weinberg (genetic) equilibrium?

    Hardy-Weinberg principleHardSingle correct

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