CG Vyapam Science MCQ Chapter Wise For Prayogshala Pricharak

Chapter 19: Evolution – Important MCQs

1. Who proposed the theory of natural selection?
   A. Lamarck
   B. Mendel
   C. Darwin
   D. Wallace
   ✔️ Answer: C. Darwin
2. Which of the following is a living fossil?
   A. Armadillo
   B. Dinosaur
   C. Coelacanth
   D. Whale
   ✔️ Answer: C. Coelacanth
3. Which evidence supports evolution?
   A. Gravity
   B. Photosynthesis
   C. Fossils
   D. Sound waves
   ✔️ Answer: C. Fossils
4. Finches of Galapagos Islands are famous for?
   A. Color
   B. Beak variation
   C. Size
   D. Feathers
   ✔️ Answer: B. Beak variation
5. Which of these is an example of analogous organs?
   A. Bat’s wing & butterfly’s wing
   B. Dog’s leg & human arm
   C. Whale’s flipper & dog’s leg
   D. Human hand & monkey hand
   ✔️ Answer: A. Bat’s wing & butterfly’s wing
6. The process by which new species are formed is called:
   A. Mutation
   B. Adaptation
   C. Speciation
   D. Selection
   ✔️ Answer: C. Speciation
7. Variation in a population helps in:
   A. Reducing pollution
   B. Building muscles
   C. Survival & evolution
   D. Nutrition
   ✔️ Answer: C. Survival & evolution
8. Homologous organs have:
   A. Same function
   B. Same origin
   C. Different genes
   D. Different origin
   ✔️ Answer: B. Same origin
9. The term ‘natural selection’ refers to:
   A. Human intervention
   B. Environmental destruction
   C. Survival of the fittest
   D. Mutation
   ✔️ Answer: C. Survival of the fittest
10. Which one of these can cause extinction?
    A. Overpopulation
    B. Habitat destruction
    C. Vaccination
    D. Rainfall
    ✔️ Answer: B. Habitat destruction