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Question |
Answer |
| 1 |
Which gase was absent in the atmosphere of the primitive earth? |
Oxygen |
| 2 |
According to recent proof, the life on earth emerged approximately – |
Before 2,000,000,000 years |
| 3 |
Which is the oldest organism on earth ? |
Blue-green algae |
| 4 |
The book, The Origin of Species was written by |
Darwin |
| 5 |
Who propounded the theory of evolution? |
Darwin |
| 6 |
Who explained first the evolution of life? |
Lamarck |
| 7 |
The mutation theory of evolution was enunciated by – |
Hugo de Vries |
| 8 |
The main factor of evolution is – |
Natural selection |
| 9 |
In the context of organic evolution, the loss of limbs in snakes is explained by the phenomenon of – |
Use and disuse of organs |
| 10 |
The reason of large-scale diversity among the organisms is – |
Mutation |
| 11 |
Latest ancestor of modern human is – |
Cro-Magnon man |
| 12 |
Archaeopteryx is – |
Most ancient bird of Jurassic age |
| 13 |
‘Archaeopteryx’ is a connecting link between which of the following classes of animal? |
Reptilia and Aves |
| 14 |
Mammoth is the ancestor of – |
Elephant |
| 15 |
Dinosaurs were – |
Mesozoic reptiles |
