Darwin believed that certain parts of the body get larger and more complex through the generations because they :

1. are used more extensively than other parts 

2. contribute to greater reproductive success

3. are pre-determined to do so 

4. are most similar to God's perfection 

The wings of a bird and that of an insect are:

1. Analogous structures

2. Homologous structure

3. Vestigial structures

4. Useless structures

Genetic drift occurs when a few individuals of a species colonize an island. The particular phenomenon is known as:

(a) The bottleneck effect

(b) The founder effect

(c) Assortative mating

(d) Random mating 

Directional selection favours:

(1) Both extremes of a trait

(2) Intermediate form of a trait

(3) Environmental differences

(4) One extreme form over the other extreme form and over intermediate forms of the trait

Given below is the representative evolutionary history of vertebrates through geological periods. A,B,C and D respectively are :

1. Dinosaurs, Thecodonts, Therapsids and Pelycosaurs

2. Dinosaurs, Therapsids, Thecodonts and Pelycosaurs

3. Pelycosaurs, Therapsids, Thecodonts and Dinosaurs

4. Therapsids, Dinosaurs, Pelycosaurs and Thecodonts

Karn & Penrose showed that birth weight follows a normal distribution, that mortality for newborns is greater for those either under-or over-weight, and that the mean birth weight (7 lbs) coincides with that showing minimum mortality. The type of natural selection operating here is shown by the graph :

1. (a)

2. (b)

3. (c)

4. Both (a) and (b)

The following two plants exhibit :

1. Analogous organs

2. Vestigial organs

3. Rudimentary organs

4. Homologous organs

In the apparatus of Urey and Miller experiment the gases [G] contained in the flask are :

1. Methane, Carbon dioxide, Ammonia and Water vapour

2. Methane, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia and Water vapour

3. Methane, Ammonia, Hydrogen and Water vapour

4. Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, hydrogen and ammonia 

Why is it said that looking at stars on a clear night sky means looking back in time?
A. What we are seeing at that time is actually what started its journey millions of years back
B. What we are seeing at that time is actually what started its journey trillions of days back
C. What we are seeing at that time is actually what started its journey thousands of days back
D. What we are seeing at that time is actually what started its journey thousands of kilometres away

Which of the following statements are not true?