The unit of evolution is 
1. Species 
2. Population 
3. Individual 
4. Genus 

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Phenomenon not associated with Darwin's finches is 
1. Divergent evolution 
2. Convergent evolution 
3. Adaptive radiation 
4. Speciation 
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Origin of earth dates back to 
1. 10,000-15,000 million years ago 
2. 4000-4600 million years ago 
3. 500-1000 million years ago 
4. 2000-3000 million years ago 
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Evolutionary biology is the study of 
1. Civilisations 
2. History of life forms on earth 
3. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium 
4. Reproductive success
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Who finally refuted the theory of spontaneous generation and experimentally disproved it? 
1. Thomas Malthus 
2. Alfred Wallace 
3. Louis Pasteur 
4. Charles Darwin 
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An experiment to prove that organic compounds were the basis of life, was performed by 
1. Von Helmont 
2. Oparin 
3. S. Miller 
4. Fox
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Which of the following theory is related to transfer of life from one planet to another? 
1. Theory of special Creation 
2. Theory of Biogenesis 
3. Theory of Spontaneous Generation 
4. Cosmozoic theory 
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Stanley Miller had put the Oparin-Haldane theory to test in 1953 by creating in the laboratory, the probable conditions on the primitive earth. In the experiment simple amino acids were synthesized from which of the following mixtures, as observed after eighteen days? 
1. \(H_2, O_2, N_2~ \text {and}~ H_2O\)
2. \(CH_4, CN , H_2~ \text {and}~ O_2\)
3. \(H_2, NH_3, CH_4\) and water vapour 
4. \(NH_3, CH_4 ~\text {and} ~O_2\)
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The proponent of the theory of spontaneous generation was 
1. Louis Pasteur 
2. Von Helmont 
3. Spallanzani 
4. Francisco Redi 
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The English scientist who worked on the origin of life and settled in India? 
1. A.I. Oparin 
2. J. B. S. Haldane 
3. Louis Pasteur 
4. Van Helmont 
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