Question No:1
The largest subdivision in geological time-scale is:
[A] Era
[B] Period
[C] Epoch
[D] Century
Question No:2
Which of the following is called ‘age offish’?
[A] Silurian
[B] Permian
[C] Devonian
[D] Cretaceous
Question No:3
Carboniferous period of coal deposition was:
[A] 50 million years ago
[B] 300 million years ago
[C] 500 million years ago
[D] 2000 million years ago
Question No:4
Mesozoic era is the age of:
[A] Birds
[B] Fishes
[C] Reptiles
[D] Mammals
Question No:5
Dinosaurs were the:
[A] First mammals
[B] Extinct reptiles
[C] Giant mammals
[D] First amphibians
Question No:6
If you want to see a dinosaur, it would be best to set the controls of your time machine for the:
[A] Mesozoic era
[B] Precambrian era
[C] Palaeozoic era
[D] Pleistocene period
Question No:7
Dinosaurs became extinct during:
[A] Jurassic
[B] Triassic
[C] Permian
[D] Cretaceous
Question No:8
Which era was dominated by reptiles?
[A] Mesozoic era
[B] Coenozoic era
[C] Palaeozoic era
[D] Archaeozoic era
Question No:9
Golden age of reptile was:
[A] Mesozoic era
[B] Coenozoic era
[C] Palaeozoic era
[D] Proterozoic era
Question No:10
The Jurassic period belongs to the era:
[A] Coenozoic
[B] Mesozoic
[C] Palaeozoic
[D] Archaeozoic
Question No:11
Evolution of unique groups of mammals in South America, Africa and Australia is an evidence supporting:
[A] Continental drift
[B] Glaciation
[C] Crustal movement
[D] Geographical juxtaposition
Question No:12
Occurrence of endemic species in South America and Australia is due to:
[A] Progressive evolution
[B] Continental separation
[C] Absence of terrestrial route to these places
[D] Extinction of these species in other regions
Question No:13
The first attempt to solve the problem of mechanism of organic evolution was made by:
[A] Oparin
[B] Darwin
[C] Wallace
[D] Lamarck
Question No:14
Lamarck was a:
[A] French naturalist
[B] German biologist
[C] British evolutionist
[D] American biochemist
Question No:15
Lamarck’s theory of evolution is called:
[A] Inheritance of acquired characters
[B] Theory of special creation
[C] Survival of fittest
[D] None of the above
Evolution Mock Exam-10
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