EVOLUTION OF LIFE (MCQs)

Which era is known as the “Golden Age of Reptiles”?

• (A) Permian era
• (B) Azoic era
• (C) Mesozoic era
• (D) Paleozoic era

Which was absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?

• (A) Ammonia
• (B) Oxygen
• (C) Hydrogen
• (D) Methylene

Evolution of human species occurred in:

• (A) Europe
• (B) Asia
• (C) Africa
• (D) Australia

Who gave the first general theory of evolution of life on earth?

• (A) Lamarck
• (B) Miller
• (C) Aristotle
• (D) Darwin

What is the approximate age of the earth?

• (A) 2.6 × 10⁹  years
• (B) 3.6 × 10⁹ years
• (C) 4.6 × 10⁹ years
• (D) 5.6 × 10⁹ years

The first organism that appeared on the earth was:

• (A) Uni-cellular
• (B) Bi-cellular
• (C) Tri-cellular
• (D) Multi-cellular

Who is known as the “Father of Evolution”?

• (A) Louis Pasteur
• (B) Mendel
• (C) Charles Darwin
• (D) Lamarck

Life appeared on earth about _______ years ago.

• (A) 2.7 billion
• (B) 3.7 billion
• (C) 4.7 billion
• (D) 5.7 billion

Who gave the mutation theory of evolution?

• (A) Huxley
• (B) Hugo de Vries
• (C) Lamarck
• (D) Darwin

Who gave the first scientific name Homo sapiens to man?

• (A) Charles Darwin
• (B) Gregor Mendel
• (C) Carolus Linnaeus
• (D) Louis Pasteur