SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. Name two human traits that show variation. (1)

2. What is microevolution? (1)
3. Who is known as ‘Father of genetics’? (1)
4. Why evolution should not be equated with progress? (1)
5. How many pairs of chromosomes do human beings have, specify the types of chromosomes also? (2)
6. How is the sex of the child determined in human beings? (2)
7. What is the speciation? How does it occur? (2)
8. Define evolution. State Darwin’s theory of evolution. (5)
9. What are the various evidences in factors of evolution? (4)
10. Which of the following pair of sex chromosomes produces a male and a female child- XX or XY? (1)

PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. "We cannot pass on to our progeny the experiences and qualifications earned during our life time".
Justify the statement giving reason and examples. (CBSE 2015)
2. How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human beings? Out of these how many are sex
Chromosomes? How many types of sex chromosomes are found in human beings?) "The sex of a newborn
child is a matter of chance and none of the parents may be considered responsible for it". Draw a flow
chart showing determination of sex of a newborn to justify this statement. (CBSE 2015)
3. Tabulate two distinguishing features between acquired traits and inherited traits with one example of
each. (CBSE2013)
4. “The sex of a newborn child is a matter of chance and none of the parents may be considered
responsible for it.” Justify this statement with the help of flow chart showing determination of sex of a
newborn. (CBSE 2013)
5. A cross was made between pure breeding pea plants one with round and green seeds and the Other
with wrinkled and yellow seeds.
(a) Write the phenotype of F1progeny. Give reason for your answer.
(b) Write the different types of F2 progeny obtained along with their ratio when F1 progeny was selfed
(CBSE 2014)
6. Define the term ‘evolution’. “Evolution cannot be equated with progress”. Justify this statement (CBSE
2012)
7. Distinguish between homologous organs and analogous organs. In which category would you place
wings of a bird and wings of a bat? Justify your answer giving a suitable reason. (CBSE 2012)
8. Explain the terms:
(i)Speciation (ii)Natural selection (CBSE 2011)
9. Explain Mendel’s law of independent inheritance. Give one example (CBSE 2011)
10. (a) Give the evidence that the birds have evolved from reptiles.
(b) Insects, octopus, planarian and vertebrates possess eyes. Can we group these animals together on
the basis of eyes that they possess? Justify your answer giving reason. (CBSE 2014)

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
. Green and red colored seeds are recessive and dominant trait respectively. Out of F1 and F2 in which
generation will the green seed appear, if both parents are not hybrid.
2. Species A shared ten characteristics with species B, species C share fifteen characteristics with D
which of the two pairs share closer relation.
3. Dead remains of two species A and B were buried. Later only A’s body was found to be a fossil but not
B ‘s given reason.
4. After the death of two insects, one of the insect was buried in hot mud and the other is usually found
mud. Which of the two is more likely to be preserved better and why?
5. With the help of an example explain how genes control characteristics or trait?
6. Male has 23 pairs of chromosomes and female has 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Then why don’t an offspring have 46 pairs of chromosomes which is obtained by the fusion of these
two eggs.
7. What is a genetic drift?
8. What are the uses of fossils?
9. What term did Mendel use for genes? Where are the genes located?
10. What is the effect of DNA copying which is not perfectly accurate on the reproduction process?

MCQ’S

1. Which of the following is totally impossible outcome of Mendel’s Experiment?

a. 3 tall 1 short plant
b. 24 tall and 8 short plants
c. 8 tall and 0 short plants
d. 4 tall plants and 1 medium height plant.
2. Which of the following is not a direct conclusion that can be drawn from Mendel’s Experiment?
a. Only one parental trait is expressed
b. Two copies of each trait is inherited in sexually reproducing organism
c. For recessive trait to be expressed, both copies should be identical
d. Natural selection can alter frequency of an inherited trait.
3. Which one is a possible progeny in F2 generation of pure bred tall plant with round seed and short
plant with wrinkled seeds?
a. Tall plant with round seeds
b. Tall plant with wrinkled seeds
c. Short plant with round seed
d. All of the above
4. Which section of DNA provides information for one protein
a. Nucleus
b. Chromosomes
c. Trait
d. Gene
5. Which of the following is not controlled by genes?
1. Weight of a person
2. Height of a person
a. only 1
b. only 2
c. both 1 and 2
d. sometimes 1 and sometimes 2
6. What is the probability that the male progeny will be a boy?
a. 50%
b. 56%
c. 47.43%
d. It varies
7. Who have a perfect pair of sex chromosomes?
a. Girls only
b. Boys only
c. Both girls and boys
d. It depends on many other factors
8. With whom you can associate theory of evolution?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Mendel
c. Stanley miller
d. Harold Urey
9. Which of the following can be called a characteristic?
a. Plants can photosynthesis
b. We have 2 eyes
 c. Mango tree is multicellular
d. All of these
10. Homologous organ have
a. Same structure, same function
b. Different structure, different function
c. Same structure, different function
d. different structure, same function

ANSWERS
1. d
2. d
3. d
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. d
10. c