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1953 Q1 Allen NCERT BASED QUESTIONS MCQ
In 1953 S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for origin of first form of life from preexisting non-living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include :
A.
Low temperature, volcanic storms, atmosphere rich in oxygen
B.
Low temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere
C.
High temperature, volcanic storms, nonreducing atmosphere
D.
High temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing CHā‚„, NHā‚ƒ etc.
Q2 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Primitive atmosphere was made up of the mixture of :
A.
Oxygen, ammonia, methane, water
B.
Hydrogen, ammonia, methane, oxygen
C.
Hydrogen, steam, methane, ammonia
D.
Oxygen, methane, water, nickle
Q3 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Which compounds were formed in the direction of the origin of life ?
A.
Urea, nucleic-acid
B.
Urea, amino-acid
C.
Proteins, nucleic-acid
D.
Protein, amino-acid
Q4 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
What is most important for origin of life ?
A.
Carbon
B.
Oxygen
C.
Water
D.
Nitrogen
Q5 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Pasteur succeeded in disproving the theory of spontaneous generation because :
A.
The laboratory was clean
B.
He pulled out the neck of flask into a tube
C.
He was lucky
D.
Yeast used in flask were dead
Q6 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Now the basis of origin of life is :
A.
Spontaneous generation
B.
God's desire
C.
Sunlight on mud
D.
None of them
Q7 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Oxygen in atmosphere has been formed by:
A.
Evaporation of water
B.
Photosynthesis of blue green algae
C.
Metabolism of microorganisms
D.
Decaying organisms
Q8 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Primitive atmosphere was reducing because :
A.
Hydrogen atoms were few
B.
Hydrogen atoms were active and in greater number
C.
Nitrogen atoms were more
D.
Oxygen atoms were more
Q9 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Who called water of primitive sea as pre biotic soup ?
A.
Haldane
B.
Oparin
C.
Fox
D.
Huxley
Q10 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Oparin's theory is based on :
A.
Artificial synthesis
B.
Spontaneous generation
C.
God's will
D.
All of these
Q11 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Which biologist gave most logical biochemical theory of origin of life ?
A.
Urey
B.
Oparin
C.
Stanley Miller
D.
Haeckel
Q12 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
It is believed that the first organisms which inhabitated earth's surface were :
A.
Autotrophs
B.
Mixotrophs
C.
Heterotrophs
D.
Chromatotrophs
Q13 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
A compound having very important role in prebiotic evolution was :
A.
SOā‚‚
B.
CHā‚„
C.
SOā‚ƒ
D.
NO
Q14 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Under certain conditions scientists have obtained non-cellular structures. These are known as :
A.
Microbes
B.
Protists
C.
Coacervates
D.
Prebiotic soup
Q15 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Who did an experiment to prove that "The organic compounds were the basis of life"?
A.
Darwin
B.
Stanley Miller and Harold C. Urey
C.
Melvin
D.
Fox
Q16 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
First life on earth was :-
A.
Cyanobacteria
B.
Chemoheterotrophs
C.
Autotrophs
D.
Photoautotrophs
Q17 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Which of the following is favourite idea of astronomers ?
A.
Special creation theory
B.
Cosmic panspermia
C.
Biogenesis
D.
Abiogenesis
Q18 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
During chemical evolution, key biological compounds were synthesised :-
A.
in the atmosphere
B.
along the ocean shore
C.
in the ocean
D.
none of the above
Q19 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Miller and Urey performed an experiment to prove the origin of life. They took gases NHā‚ƒ and Hā‚‚ along with :
A.
Nā‚‚ and Hā‚‚O
B.
Hā‚‚O and CHā‚„
C.
CHā‚„ and Nā‚‚
D.
COā‚‚ and NHā‚ƒ
Q20 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Abiogenesis is the :
A.
Origin of life from non-living material
B.
Origin of life from living organism
C.
Origin of viruses and microbes
D.
None
Q21 Allen ORIGIN OF LIFE MCQ
Most modern hypothesis regarding origin of life was given by :
A.
Wallace
B.
Hugo de Vries
C.
Oparin
D.
Charles Darwin
Q22 Allen EVIDENCES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION MCQ
According to recapitulation theory which statement is correct :-
A.
Development of individual metazon shown embryonic characters of ancestors.
B.
Ontogeny repeats phylogeny.
C.
Germplasm is immortal.
D.
Every organisms is produced by its parents.
Q23 Allen EVIDENCES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION MCQ
Which of the following set has homologous organs ?
A.
Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo and trunk of elephant.
B.
Wings of insects, birds and bats.
C.
Hind limbs of grasshopper, horse and bat
D.
Mouthparts of cockroach, mosquito and honey bee.
Q24 Allen EVIDENCES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION MCQ
Who was the first to explain recapitulation theory?
A.
Weismann
B.
Haeckel
C.
Darwin
D.
Malthus
Q25 Allen EVIDENCES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION MCQ
Which of the following sets do not have homologous organs?
A.
Wings of mosquito and butterfly
B.
Wings of butterfly and bat
C.
Mouth parts of cockroach and butter fly
D.
None of them