Ichthyosaur was:
1. a marine retile
2. a marine amphibian
3. a fresh water amphibian
4. a flying reptile
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion: Unlike amphibians, reptiles were truly successful on land.
Reason: Unlike amphibians, reptiles lay thick-shelled eggs which do not dry up in sun.
 
1. (A) is false but (R) is true
2. (A) is true but (R) is false
3. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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In geological time scale, the correct sequence of periods [beginning with earliest] will be:
1. Silurian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Permian
2. Permian → Devonian → Carboniferous → Silurian             
3. Silurian → Carboniferous → Devonian → Permian
4. Permian → Carboniferous → Devonian → Silurian
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Most common component of coal-forming ecosystems from the Carboniferous and Permian periods were:
1. Algae and protists
2. Ferns
3. Angisosperms
4. Animals
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About 65 mya, the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared from the earth. The reason for their sudden disappearance may be:
(a) Climatic changes killed them.
(b) Most of them evolved into birds.
 
1. Only (a)
2. Only (b)
3. The truth may live in between (a) and (b).
4. Neither (a) nor (b).
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