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

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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
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Match column I with column II w.r.t. the cranial capacities of man
Column I Column II
a. Homo habilis (i) 1650 cc
b. Homo erectus (ii) 1400 cc
c. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (iii) 900 cc
d. Homo sapiens fossilis (iv) 650-800 cc

1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)
3. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
4. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
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The process of evolution of different species in an isolated geographical area and their radiation to other habitats is known as 
1. Natural selection 
2. Mutation 
3. Adaptive radiation 
4. Biogenesis 
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The unit of evolution is 
1. Species 
2. Population 
3. Individual 
4. Genus 
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Phenomenon not associated with Darwin's finches is 
1. Divergent evolution 
2. Convergent evolution 
3. Adaptive radiation 
4. Speciation 
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Origin of earth dates back to 
1. 10,000-15,000 million years ago 
2. 4000-4600 million years ago 
3. 500-1000 million years ago 
4. 2000-3000 million years ago 
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Evolutionary biology is the study of 
1. Civilisations 
2. History of life forms on earth 
3. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium 
4. Reproductive success
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Who finally refuted the theory of spontaneous generation and experimentally disproved it? 
1. Thomas Malthus 
2. Alfred Wallace 
3. Louis Pasteur 
4. Charles Darwin 
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An experiment to prove that organic compounds were the basis of life, was performed by 
1. Von Helmont 
2. Oparin 
3. S. Miller 
4. Fox
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