Which one of the following gas was not present in free form at the time life originated on earth? 
1. Ammonia 
2. Oxygen 
3. Hydrogen 
4. Methane 

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The theory of spontaneous generation says that 
1. Life originated from the decaying and rotting matter like straw, mud etc 
2. Life came on the earth from outerspace 
3. Life comes from pre-existing life only 
4. Life started with the replication of self replicating metabolic capsules 
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Louis Pasteur by careful experimentation demonstrated that/the 
1. Phenomenon of chemical evolution 
2. There is spontaneous generation of life 
3. Life comes from pre-existing life 
4. Abiogenic origin of life 
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The first non-cellular form of life could have originated about ____________ years ago 
1. 3 million 
2. 2 million 
3. 3 billion 
4. 2 billion 
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Which ones are the most essential for origin of life? 
1. Enzymes 
2. Proteins 
3. Carbohydrates 
4. Nucleic acids
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Presence of NaCl in body fluid indicates that life originated in 
1. Primitive ocean 
2. Rain water lakes 
3. Salt solution 
4. All of these
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Origin of life from nonliving matter is known as 
1. Coacervates 
2. Abiogenesis 
3. Biogenesis 
4. None of these
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During the origin and evolution of life, key biological compounds were progressively synthesised in ocean with the help of energy obtained from 
1. Lightening 
2. Ultraviolet light 
3. Lightening as well as ultra-violet light 
4. Combustion of certain compounds
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Which of the type of respiration probably arose first? 
1. Aerobic as it release more energy 
2. Anaerobic as it releases more energy 
3. Aerobic as it is more complex 
4. Anaerobic as early atmosphere contained no free from of oxygen 
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Who was the proponent of the Theory of Inheritance of acquired characters? 
1. A.I. Oparin 
2. Hugo de Vries 
3. Lamarck 
4. Weinberg
Subtopic:  Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |
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