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What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors ?
A
Uprigth posture
B
Increasing cranial capacity
C
Shortening of jaws
D
Binocular vision
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Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as
A
divergent evolution
B
Natural selection
C
Migration
D
Adaptive radiation
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The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating fore heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait and stooped posture was :
A
Neanderthal human
B
Homo habilis
C
Cro-magnan humans
D
Ramapithecus
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Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching ?
A
Somatic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse cells
B
Callus - Unorganised mass of cells produced in tissue culture
C
Vector DNA - site for tRNA synthesis
D
Micropropagation - In vitro production of plants in large numbers