Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Biology
Chapter: Chapter 14 — Chapter 14: Human Evolution
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What evidence supports human evolution? [1]
(A) Fossils, comparative anatomy, genetics
(B) Only guesswork
(C) Only religious texts
(D) No evidence exists
2. What key trait did Australopithecus show? [1]
(A) Bipedalism (upright walking)
(B) Flight ability
(C) Gills for breathing underwater
(D) No distinguishing traits
3. What advancement did Homo erectus show? [1]
(A) Increased brain size and tool use
(B) Smaller brain size
(C) No tool use
(D) Flight ability
4. What distinguishes Homo sapiens? [1]
(A) Further brain increase, language, culture
(B) No distinguishing features
(C) Smaller brain size
(D) Inability to use tools
5. What is bipedalism? [1]
(A) Walking upright on two legs
(B) Walking on four legs
(C) Flying
(D) Swimming only
6. What field studies human evolution using fossils? [1]
(A) Palaeontology
(B) Astronomy
(C) Chemistry only
(D) Physics only
7. Over what timescale did human evolution occur? [1]
(A) Millions of years
(B) A few years
(C) A few decades
(D) A few centuries
8. Why study human evolution? [1]
(A) To understand our origins and development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What evidence supports human evolution? [1]
(A) Fossils, comparative anatomy, genetics
(B) Only guesswork
(C) Only religious texts
(D) No evidence exists
10. What key trait did Australopithecus show? [1]
(A) Bipedalism (upright walking)
(B) Flight ability
(C) Gills for breathing underwater
(D) No distinguishing traits
11. What advancement did Homo erectus show? [1]
(A) Increased brain size and tool use
(B) Smaller brain size
(C) No tool use
(D) Flight ability
12. What distinguishes Homo sapiens? [1]
(A) Further brain increase, language, culture
(B) No distinguishing features
(C) Smaller brain size
(D) Inability to use tools
13. What is bipedalism? [1]
(A) Walking upright on two legs
(B) Walking on four legs
(C) Flying
(D) Swimming only
14. What field studies human evolution using fossils? [1]
(A) Palaeontology
(B) Astronomy
(C) Chemistry only
(D) Physics only
15. Over what timescale did human evolution occur? [1]
(A) Millions of years
(B) A few years
(C) A few decades
(D) A few centuries
16. Why study human evolution? [1]
(A) To understand our origins and development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests