Theory of 'Natural Selection' proposed by
1. Charles Darwin
2. James Hutton
3. Charles Lyell
4. Herbert Spencer

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Which of the following is not an example of homologous organ? 
1. Vertebrate hearts or brains 
2. Thomas of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita 
3. Leg of cheetah, and flipper of whale 
4. Eye of Octopus and of mammals 
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Industrial melanism in moths provides example of 
1. Balancing selection 
2. Disruptive selection 
3. Stabilizing selection 
4. Directional selection 
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The conditions of the earth atmosphere conducive for the origin of life were:
1. Presence of high temperature, \(CH_4,~NH_3,\) and \(O_3\)
2. High temperature, \(CH_4,~NH_3,\) volcanic eruption 
3. High temperature, volcanic eruption, \(O_2,~NH_3,\)
4. Volcanic eruption, \(CH_4,~NH_3,\) and \(O_3\)
Subtopic:  Definition & Types of Evolution | Cosmic Evolution |  A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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At which stage during evolution did human use hides to to protect their bodies and buried their dead? 
1. Homo habilis 
2. Neanderthal man 
3. Java man 
4. Homo erectus 
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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Match List I with List II
List I
Man
List II
Cranial Capacity
A. Homo erectus I. 1200‐1400 cc
B. Neanderthal Man II. 800‐1000 cc
C. Cromagnun Man III. 350‐ 450 cc
D. Australopithecus IV. 1600 cc
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ II, D ‐ I
2. A ‐ II, B ‐I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ III , C ‐ I , D ‐ II
4. A ‐ II, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐ I
Subtopic:  Introduction to Human Evolution | Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 1 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 2 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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The hypothesis that "Life originated from pre- existing non-living organic molecules was proposed by
1. Oparin and Haldane
2. Louis Pasteur
3.  S.L. Miller
4. Hugo de Vries
Subtopic:  Examples of Chemical Evolution |
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The first cellular form of life evolved
1. in air
2. on land
3. in water environment
4. in deep soil
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Louis Pasteur demonstrated that
1. early life came from outer space
2. non-living molecules chemicals produced living molecules 
3. life comes from pre-existing life
4. life originated spontaneously
Subtopic:  Origin of Life |
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Arrange the following stages of human evolution according to their arrival [First to last].
A: Homo habilis, 
B: Neanderthal,
C: Homo erectus,
D: Homo sapiens
1. A-B-C-D
2. A-C-B-D
3. B-C-D-A
4. A-C-D-B 
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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