- Which one lacks cosmopolitan distribution?
a. Rats
b. Rabbits
c. Cuckoos
d. Elephants - How many species of the tapir is present in Malaya?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - Which place lacks marsupials?
a. North America
b. South America
c. Australia
d. Malaya - Rhea is found in __?
a. Java Sumatra
b. South America
c. North America
d. Africa - Which member has endemic distribution?
a. Giraffe
b. Ostriches
c. Tapir
d. All - Which geographical region is the largest one?
a. Palearctic
b. Ethiopian
c. Oriental
d. Nearctic - The oriental region is separated from the Palearctic region in the north by?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Himalayas
c. Pacific Ocean
d. Adjacent to Malaya - Temperature condition of the oriental varies between
a. 0 – 10 0 C
b. 10 – 15 0 C
c. 10 – 30 0 C
d. 25 – 35 0 C - Which part of Africa is included in the Palearctic region?
a. Northern
b. Southern
c. Eastern
d. Western - Which one is not included in the Australian region?
a. Tasmania
b. New Guinea
c. Indonesian Islands
d. Pacific Islands - Whole South America included in __?
a. Neotropical
b. Ethiopian
c. Oriental
d. Nearctic - Which island is not classified by Charles Darwin?
a. Oceanic island
b. Continental island
c. Ancient island
d. All are classes given by Darwin? - The faunal diversity of the island is called as __.
a. Island biodiversity
b. Insular fauna
c. Zona intermedia
d. Key life - Formosa is an island which is _______miles away from the southeast coast of China at its widest place?
a. 220 km
b. 140 km
c. 180 Km
d. 90 km - Where Galapagos Island located?
a. Arctic Ocean
b. Atlantic Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. Pacific Ocean - The Mozambique Channel is present between Africa and __________island?
a. Galapagos
b. Madagascar
c. St. Helena
d. Krakatau - Plate tectonic concept is given by _.
a. J. Tuzo Wilson
b. Roberts S. Dietz
c. John C. Holden
d. Both b & c - Volcanic rock formed by the solidification of magma below the surface is called?
a. Volcanic
b. Plutonic
c. Extrusive
d. Both a & c - Pennsylvanian and Mississippian are further characterization of _________period?
a. Silurian
b. Devonian
c. Carboniferous
d. Permian - The explosive growth of flowering plants and mammals starts in _?
a. Paleocene
b. Eocene
c. Oligocene
d. Miocene - Which of the following is calcite remains?
a. Corals
b. Foraminifera Tests
c. Echinoderms shells
d. All - Hyracotherium found in the lower _?
a. Paleocene
b. Eocene
c. Oligocene
d. Miocene - The first human was __.
a. Proconsul
b. Australopithecus
c. Homo erectus
d. Neanderthal - Which one is incorrect about Cro-Magnon man?
a. More beautiful
b. Broad face
c. Upright statured
d. Quadrupedal - How many years did Meotherium live?
a. 756 million years ago
b. 347 million years ago
c. 225 million years ago
d. 37 million years ago
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7 Days PPSC Planner Zoology – Quiz 10 – Paleontology and Zoogeography