Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option:
Column I Column II
(a) Louis Pasteur  (i) Chemical evolution theory
(b) Early Greek thinkers  (ii) Inheritance of acquired characters
(c) Oparin and Haldane  (iii) Disapproved spontaneous generation theory
(d) Lamarck (iv) Cosmozoic theory
 
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
2. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
3. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Subtopic:  Examples of Chemical Evolution | Urey & Miller Experiment | Other Theories of Origin of Life | Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |  A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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Match the scientists listed in column-I with their ideas listed in column-II and select the correct option 
Column-I Column-II
a. Lamarck  (i) Origin of life preceded by chemical evolution
b. Darwin (ii) Reproductive fitness
c. Haldane (iii) Inheritance of acquired characters
d. Malthus (iv) Populations are stable in size except for the seasonal fluctuations

1. a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
2. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
3. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
4. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)
Subtopic:  Examples of Chemical Evolution | Other Theories of Origin of Life | Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism | Darwin's Theory | Modern Theory of Evolution |
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Read the following statements :
(i) Diversifying (disruptive) selection is a mode of natural selection that favours variants of opposite extremes over intermediate forms
(ii) In the evolution of life on Earth, the early primitive cells that were present must have obtained their energy by glycolysis and fermentation
(iii) Darwin's theory of evolution was highly influenced by the Mendel's crossing experiments with peas
(iv) Hardy-Weinberg's principle can be used to interpret whether evolution has occurred in a population or not
(v) The half-life of carbon-14 is approximately 5730 years

Which of the above statements are correct?
1. (i), (ii)
2. (iii), (iv)
3. (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
4. (i), (ii), (iv), (v)
Subtopic:  Examples of Chemical Evolution | Darwin's Theory | Summary of Darwin's Theory | Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 | Hardy Weinberg Law: 2 |  A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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