Q1. (NEET 2024)
Which among the following is the most direct evidence for evolutionary change?
A. Biogeography
B. Embryology
C. Fossils
D. Vestigial organs
Q2. (NEET 2023)
Darwin’s finches on Galapagos Islands are the best example of:
A. Co-evolution
B. Adaptive radiation
C. Convergent evolution
D. Artificial selection
Q3. (NEET 2022)
Homologous organs provide evidence for:
A. Convergent evolution
B. Divergent evolution
C. Atavism
D. Mutation
Q4. (NEET 2021)
Archaeopteryx represents a link between:
A. Birds and mammals
B. Amphibians and reptiles
C. Reptiles and birds
D. Mammals and reptiles
Q5. (NEET 2020)
The Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium is represented as:
A. p + q = 1
B. p² + 2pq + q² = 1
C. p² – q² = 1
D. p² + pq + q² = 1
Q6. (NEET 2019)
Industrial melanism in peppered moth is an example of:
A. Mutation
B. Adaptation
C. Natural selection
D. Genetic drift
Q7. (NEET 2018)
Genetic drift is most significant in:
A. Large population
B. Small isolated population
C. All populations
D. Fertile populatio
Q8. (NEET 2017)
According to RNA world hypothesis, the first genetic material was:
A. DNA
B. Protein
C. RNA
D. Polysaccharide
Q9. (NEET 2016)
Wings of birds and wings of insects are:
A. Homologous
B. Vestigial
C. Analogous
D. Homoplastic
Q10. (NEET 2015)
Which of the following is an example of analogy?
A. Forelimbs of whale and bat
B. Wings of bird and bat
C. Wings of insect and bird
D. Flippers of penguin and dolphin
Q11. (NEET 2024)
Founder effect occurs when:
A. A large population migrates
B. A small population migrates and forms a new colony
C. Entire population mutates
D. New species evolve suddenly
Q12. (NEET 2023)
First life originated in:
A. Land
B. Water
C. Air
D. Deep rocks
Q13. (NEET 2022)
Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium is disturbed by:
A. Random mating
B. No mutation
C. Migration
D. Large population
Q14. (NEET 2021)
Natural selection operates through:
A. Random mating
B. Differential reproduction
C. No variation
D. Similar fitness
Q15. (NEET 2020)
Gene flow occurs due to:
A. Mutation
B. Migration
C. Natural selection
D. Genetic drift
Q16. (NEET 2019)
Which is the strongest evidence for evolution?
A. Homology
B. Morphology
C. Analogy
D. Hybridization
Q17. (NEET 2018)
Change in allele frequency by chance is:
A. Natural selection
B. Genetic drift
C. Mutation
D. Migration
Q18. (NEET 2017)
Coacervates are:
A. Living cells
B. Non-living aggregates
C. Prokaryotes
D. Archebacteria
Q19. (NEET 2016)
Saltation theory was proposed by:
A. Darwin
B. Hugo de Vries
C. Lamarck
D. Wallace
Q20. (NEET 2015)
Chemical evolution was proposed by:
A. Miller and Urey
B. Oparin and Haldane
C. Darwin
D. Mendel
Q21. (NEET 2024)
Directional selection results in:
A. Favors intermediate types
B. Favors both extremes
C. Favors one extreme
D. Eliminates all extremes