Human and Earth Evolution

Explore the fascinating journey of human evolution from early hominids to modern humans, along with the geological history of Earth including dinosaur eras and major evolutionary milestones.

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following stages of human evolution is believed to have its origin in Indonesia?

  1. H. antecessor
  2. H. habilis
  3. H. rhodesiensis
  4. H. rudolfensis
  5. H. floresiensis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following stages of human evolution is believed to possess the highest cranial capacity?

  1. H. antecessor
  2. H. floresiensis
  3. H. rhodesiensis
  4. H. rudolfensis
  5. H. sapiens idaltu
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is correct about mitochondrial eve?

  1. First formed integrated nucleic acid
  2. First anatomically advanced human female
  3. First independently existing circular DNA
  4. First plasmid like structure in prokaryotes
  5. First self replicating mitochondria
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following periods of Earth's evolution is marked with the appearance of dinosaurs and small mammal?

  1. Jurassic
  2. Triassic
  3. Permian
  4. Cambrian
  5. Ordovician
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why is the first anatomically modern human female called a mitochondria eve?

  1. Because mitochondrial DNA is inherited without replication.
  2. Because mitochondria is the first formed cell organelle.
  3. Because mitochondria is the energy producing organelle.
  4. Because mitochondria DNA has uracil in place of guanine.
  5. Because mitochondria DNA forms non-coding genes.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mitochondrial Eve is the woman from whom all living humans are descended matrilineally, and __________________ is the man from whom all living humans are descended patrilineally.

  1. Mitochondrial Adam
  2. Nucleic Adam
  3. X-chromosomal Adam
  4. Y-chromosomal Adam
  5. Somaclonal Adam
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mississippian period?

  1. It was the Carboniferous period.
  2. It is also called as fossil age.
  3. Angiosperms arose in this period.
  4. First bird appeared in this period.
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 2 and 3
  4. Only 3 and 4
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the most ancient eras of Earth's History?

  1. Cenozoic
  2. Mesozoic
  3. Paleozoic
  4. Precambrian
  5. Pre Cenozoic
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the latest epoch on the geological time scale of Earth?

  1. Holocene
  2. Pliocene
  3. Miocene
  4. Eocene
  5. Paleocene
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Toba super eruption was a supervolcanic eruption that occurred sometime between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at the site of present day Lake Toba.

What is the present day location of Lake Toba?

  1. Sumatra
  2. Myanmar
  3. Kenya
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Manitoba
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Extinction of Homo neanderthalensis took place 29,000 years ago. Which of the following statements is correct about them?

  1. Their DNA differed about 90% from modern man.
  2. Skull or neanderthal was discovered from Sri Lanka.
  3. Average cranial capacity of Neanderthals is greater than modern human beings.
  1. Only 1
  2. 1 and 2
  3. Only 3
  4. Only 1 and 3
  5. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Haplogroups was evolved in the human race at the earliest?

  1. Haplogroup C
  2. Haplogroup B
  3. Haplogroup U
  4. Haplogroup X
  5. Haplogroup H
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Complete the taxonomic line of Gorilla at A and B.

Homonidea - ______ - ______ - Gorillini - Gorilla

  1. Hylobatidae, Hylobates
  2. Hominini, Hylobates
  3. Hylobatidae, Hominini
  4. Ponginae, Hominini
  5. Hominidae, Homininae
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Gravettian' culture in human prehistory is related to _______.

  1. tool making
  2. weaving
  3. hunting
  4. agriculture
  5. scripting