MCQs of Biology - Proconsul – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 13

1. Question

Which of the following statements is correct?

Apes are ancestors of man anatomiclly
Proconsul was the ancestor of man and not of apes
Proconsul was perhaps the common ancestor of apes and man
None of the above

Question 2 of 13

2. Question

Crainal capacity of Proconsul was about:

165 cc
100 cc
350 cc
400 cc

Question 3 of 13

3. Question

Which of the following is the connecting link between apes and man?

Dryopithecus
Homo erectus
Australopithecus
Homo neanderthalensis

Question 4 of 13

4. Question

The age of fossil of Dryopithecus on the geological time scale is:

75x 10⁶
50x 10⁶
25x 10⁶
2.5x 10⁶

Question 5 of 13

5. Question

The continent where most of the fossils of primitive man have been excavated is:

Asia
Africa
America
Australia

Question 6 of 13

6. Question

According to fossil, which discovered upto present time, origin evolution of man took place in:

Java
China
Africa
France

Question 7 of 13

7. Question

The oldness of history of man on the Earth surface:

10,000 years
100,000 years
45,000 years
None of these

Question 8 of 13

8. Question

Man originated in the:

Miocene
Pliocene
Palaeocene
Pleistocene

Question 9 of 13

9. Question

Which one of the following factors is considered best in the evolution of man?

Origin of birds
Pleistocene climate
Extinction of reptiles
Preference of cave life

Question 10 of 13

10. Question

One of the man’s greatest achievements was to:

Develop sound into words
Make stone tools
Make iron tools
None of the above

Question 11 of 13

11. Question

Hominids did not evolve until:

South Africa became hot and tropical
A rift valley separated Eastern Africa
The climate became drier
both b and c are correct

Question 12 of 13

12. Question

Which change is irrelevant in connection with evolution of man?

Increase in ability to communicate with others and develop community behavior
Change of diet from hard nuts and hard roots to soft food
Perfection of hands for tool making
Loss of tail

Question 13 of 13

13. Question

Which of the following changes for man in the course of evolution is probably useless?

Loss of tail
Development of being erect
Development of cranial capacity
Development of opposable thumb

MCQs of Biology – Proconsul

Biology - Proconsul

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