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The sequence of origin of life may be

  1. Inorganic materials $\rightarrow$ Organic materials $\rightarrow$ Colloidal aggregate $\rightarrow$ Eobiont $\rightarrow$ Cell

  2. Organic materials $\rightarrow$ Inorganice materials $\rightarrow$ Colloidal aggregate $\rightarrow$ Eobiont $\rightarrow$ Cell

  3. Inorganic materials $\rightarrow$ Organic materials $\rightarrow$ Eobiont $\rightarrow$ Cell $\rightarrow$ Collodial aggregate

  4. Organic materials $\rightarrow$ Inorganic materials $\rightarrow$ Eobiont $\rightarrow$ Cell $\rightarrow$ Colloidal aggregate


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Scientists have proved that organic materials are formed from the inorganic materials. The organic matter along with water have formed colloidal aggregate which later resulted in Eobiont and then cells.
So, the correct option is 'Inorganic materials $\rightarrow$ Organic materials  $\rightarrow$ Colloidal aggregate  $\rightarrow$ Eobiont  $\rightarrow$ Cell'

The book "Origin of species" was written by

  1. Darwin

  2. Beagle

  3. Mendel

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On the Origin of Species (more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

So, the correct answer is "Darwin".

A novel species with double stranded genetic material consists of 5 bases namely P. Q. R. S. T. with percentages given below. 

P Q R S T
Percentage  22 28 22 12 16

Based on the above information, which ONE of the following infrences is NOT supported by the observation?

  1. S- base pairs with T, and Q base pairs with R

  2. S base pairs with Q,and T base pairs with Q

  3. P base pairs with R, and S base pairs with Q

  4. P base pairs with R, and T base pairs with Q


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

P and R have the same percentage hence they must bond with each other.

The total percentage of S and T is equal to the percentage of Q hence Q binds to both S and T.
So the correct answer is ' Sbase pairs with T, and Q base pairs with R'.

First life consisted of.

  1. Protovirus

  2. Provirus

  3. Bacteria

  4. Virus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
According to protovirus theory, first life consists of protovirus. It was given by Temin in 1971. It explained that a region of DNA in a cell transcribed into RNA then the RNA is copied back into DNA which can become integrated in the genome either of the original cell or other cells in the body, or both. It can function like gene amplification and cellular differentiation.

So the correct answer is 'Protovirus'.

In the successive seral stages , the following takes place, except : 

  1. Change in the diversity of species of organisms

  2. Increase in the number of species

  3. Increase in the number of organisms

  4. Decrease in the total biomass


Correct Option: A

Species belonging to different time period are called?

  1. Syntype

  2. Paratype

  3. Lectotype

  4. Isotype


Correct Option: A

Reptiles like mammals originated in ______________.

  1. Jurassic

  2. Cretaseus

  3. Triassic

  4. Permian


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Answer is option D i.e. "Triassic"
The Triassic Period was the first period of the Mesozoic Era and occurred between 251 million and 199 million years ago. During the Triassic period, mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, frogs, and lizards.

Timeline of the era can be shortly explained as: 
  • Jurassic - 200 million to 145 million years ago - first birds, first mammals.
  • Cretaseus - 145 million to 66 million years ago - first flowering plant, extinction of dinosaurs.
  • Triassic Period - 251 million and 199 million years ago - mammal-like reptiles.
  • Permian period - 299 to 251 million years ago - Fern plants, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.

Which is incorrect about protobionts in abiogenic origin of life ?

  1. They were partially isolated from surroundings

  2. They could maintain an internal environment

  3. They were able to reproduce

  4. They could separate combination of molecules


Correct Option: A

Which of these are considered most essential in the origin of life?

  1. Enzymes

  2. Nucleic acids

  3. Carbohydrates

  4. Proteins


Correct Option: A

Extra-terrestrial origin of life was proposed by theory of ____________.

  1. Catastrophism

  2. Spontaneous generation

  3. Special creation

  4. Panspermia


Correct Option: D

When did life originate on earth?

  1. 2 billion years ago

  2. 3.5 billion years ago

  3. 1 billion years ago

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The origin of life on earth a scientific problem which is not yet solved. There are plenty of ideas but few clear facts.

It is generally agreed that all life today evolved by common from a single primitive lifeform. It is not known how this early form came about, but scientists think it was a natural process which took place perhaps 3,900 million years ago. 

So, the correct answer is "3.5 billion years ago".

At the times of origin of life, the structure temperature of earth was :

  1. $100^o C $

  2. $50-60^o C $

  3. $85-40^o C $

  4. $10-15^o C $


Correct Option: B

Biopoiesis is :

  1. Organic evolution

  2. Evolution of organic elements

  3. Origin of life

  4. Life supporting system


Correct Option: C

Atmosphere of earth just before the origin of life consisted of  ___________________.

  1. Water vapours, $CH _4 , NH _3 $ and Oxygen

  2. $ CH _4 , NH _3 $ and $CH _4$

  3. $ CO _2 , NH _3 , H _2 $ and water vapours

  4. $ CH _4 , O _3 , O _2 $ and water vapours


Correct Option: C

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

  1. $NH _3$

  2. $H _2$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $CH _4$


Correct Option: C

Which is the most important for origin of life ?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Water

  3. Nitrogen

  4. Carbon


Correct Option: B

Oldest rock is dated :

  1. 3.0 billion years

  2. 3.8 billion years

  3. 4.8 billion years

  4. 5.7 billion years


Correct Option: B

Following are the two statements about the origin of the life :
(a) The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were nongreen and presumably anaerobic.
(b) The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophic that never released oxygen. 
Of the above statements which one of the following options is correct?

  1. Both (a) and (b) are false.

  2. (a) is correct but (b) is false.

  3. (b) is correct but (a) is false.

  4. Both (a) and (b) are correct.


Correct Option: D

Prctobiogenesis occurred :

  1. 1.2 billion years ago

  2. 2.0 billion years ago

  3. 2.5 billion years ago

  4. More than 3.5 billion years ago


Correct Option: D

Origin of first life is

  1. Biogeny

  2. Biopoiesis

  3. Cognogeny

  4. Chemogeny.


Correct Option: A

Assertion : We have lost all the direct evidences of origin of life.

Reason : The person responsible to protect the evidences were not skilled.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During the profound changes that have been taking place since the remote past we have lost the direct evidences of origin of life. Due to these changes, the scientists, though skilled were not able to protect the evidence.

Which one of the following is the most effect tool in species delimitation within the species complex?

  1. Cytogenesis

  2. Photochemistry

  3. RNA characterization

  4. DNA finger printing


Correct Option: A

Which of the following ship was sailed by Darwin?

  1. H.M.S. Beagle

  2. C.D. Beagle

  3. H.M.S. Victory

  4. R.M.S. Lusitania


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Charles Darwin’s five-year voyage in the early 1830s was on H.M.S. Beagle. It has become legendary, as insights gained by the Darwin on his trip to exotic places like Galapagos island greatly influenced his masterwork, the book "On the Origin of Species"

So, the correct answer is 'H.M.S. Beagle'

Living organisms on the Earth have evolved gradually from one form to another over the million years. This statement was given by

  1. Darwin

  2. Robert Hook

  3. Linneaus

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Most of the life forms that we see today have arise by changes that has occurred over the time which allow the organism a better survival. This idea was given by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book 'The origin of species'
So, the correct answer is 'Darwin'

Which of the following factors are involved in the formation of new species?

  1. Isolation and mutation

  2. Competition and variation

  3. Isolation and competition

  4. Competition and mutation


Correct Option: A

The species which have a restricted distribution are known as.

  1. Ecospecies

  2. Allopatric species

  3. Sympatric species

  4. Endemic species


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following live in habitats much like those of the early Earth?

  1. Protozoans

  2. Eubacteria

  3. Archaebacteria

  4. Cyanobacteria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The fossil shapes almost 3.5 billion years ago, identify them as archaea.

So, the correct option is 'Archaebacteria'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
Which of the following statements is true?

  1. It took so long for prokaryote evolution because the primitive atmosphere screened out the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

  2. Primitive atmosphere was an oxidising one and todays is a reducing one, making photosynthesis possible

  3. Reducing primitive atmosphere contributed to the origin of life, and the oxidising one of today would hinder it

  4. Primitive atmosphere contains 20% oxygen, just like it is today


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The early atmosphere of earth was made of nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases before life began. When the photosynthesizing organisms multiplied then the carbon dioxide was replaced by oxygen. So, the correct option is "reducing primitive atmosphere contributed to the origin of life, and the oxidizing one of today would hinder it".

Which of the following gases probably least abundant in the early atmosphere?

  1. $H _2$

  2. $0 _2$

  3. $NH _3$

  4. CO


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Scientists believe that the Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. Its early atmosphere was probably formed from the gases given out by volcanoes. It is believed that there was intense volcanic activity for the first billion years of the Earth's existence. The early atmosphere was probably mostly carbon dioxide, with little or no oxygen. There were smaller proportions of water vapour, ammonia and methane. As the Earth cooled down, most of the water vapour condensed and formed the oceans. 
So the correct option is 'O$ _2$'.

Most of the history of life concerns the evolution of

  1. Prokaryotes

  2. Photosynthesizers

  3. Plants and animals

  4. Eukaryotes


Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

  • Cells are divided into two main classes, initially defined by whether they contain a nucleus. 
  • Prokaryotic cells (bacteria) lack a nuclear envelope. 
  • Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and simpler than eukaryotic cells; in addition to the absence of a nucleus, their genomes are less complex and they do not contain cytoplasmic organelles or a cytoskeleton. 
  • Phospholipids are the basic components of all present-day biological membranes, including the plasma membranes of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 
  • The key characteristic of the phospholipids that form membranes is that they are amphipathic molecules, meaning that one portion of the molecule is soluble in water and another portion is not.
So the correct option is 'prokaryotes and eukaryotes'.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. True cell evolved before the protocell

  2. Prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes

  3. Eukaryotes evolved before prokaryotes

  4. Prokaryotes didnt evolve until 1.5 billion years ago


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Scientists have concluded that prokaryotic life forms preceded the more complex eukaryotes. 
  • All organisms on Earth are classified into two basic cell types. "Kary" means nucleus, "Pro" means "before," and prokaryotes have DNA in a freely floating ring that is not encased in a nucleus. 
  • "Eu" means "true," and eukaryotes have DNA arranged in chromosomes and encased in a nucleus. 
  • Fossil evidence indicates that prokaryotic cells first existed on the earth, prior to the arrival of the eukaryotes. 
  • Though they lack skeletons, a few groups of single-celled organisms have hard portions or secrete hard shells and so appear in the fossil record. 
  • This record is the best indication of prokaryotes' and eukaryotes' relative ages.
So the correct option is 'prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes'.

The term, reducing atmosphere for the early earth means that the atmosphere

  1. Was much thinner around the surface of the earth than now

  2. Contained only two or three kinds of gases

  3. Contained little or no free oxygen

  4. Contained little or no free nitrogen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Scientists believe that the Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. Its early atmosphere was probably formed from the gases given out by volcanoes. It is believed that there was intense volcanic activity for the first billion years of the Earth's existence. The early atmosphere was probably mostly carbon dioxide, with little or no oxygen. There were smaller proportions of water vapour, ammonia and methane.
So the correct option is 'contained little or no free oxygen'.

Members of biologic species are potentially able to

  1. compete

  2. introgress

  3. interbreed

  4. express all the same genes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups. Interbreeding also called as hybrid is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. 

So the correct option is 'interbreed'.

Who first proposed the term and concept of species?

  1. John Ray and Ernst Mayr

  2. John Ray

  3. Lamarck and Darwin

  4. Ernst Mayr


Correct Option: D

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

  1. $NH _3$

  2. $H _2$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $CH _2$


Correct Option: C

The first person who proposed that small organic molecules can be formed in and oxygen-deprived environment was

  1. Stanley Miller

  2. Thomas Cech

  3. Aleksander

  4. Sidney Fox


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1924, the Russian biochemist Aleksandr Oparin proposed that life could have developed through gradual chemical evolution in a “primordial soup.” This theory was independently proposed by English geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, also in the 1920s. This theory states that a mixture of organic molecules could form in an oxygen-deprived environment through the random interactions of small molecules, with energy provided by sunlight and lightning. This theory is not without controversy. 

So the correct option is 'Aleksander'.

During which of the following intervals did life originate on the Earth?

  1. Mesozoic era

  2. Proterozoic eon

  3. Cambrian period

  4. Archean eon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The Archean (or Archaean) eon is an interval of geologic time of about 1.4 billion years, beginning with the formation of Earth's crust and the oldest Earth rocks 3,960-3,800 million years ago (mya) and continuing until its boundary at 2,500 mya, with the Proterozoic eon. 
  • The origin of life has been traced to the Archean eon, with fossils of prokaryotes.
  •  During the Archean eon, prokaryotes spread over much of Earth's surface, often in mats comprising myriads of collaborating bacteria differentiated by the type of biochemistry each performed. 
  • During the Archean eon some prokaryotes developed the molecular structures for achieving photosynthesis, which permitted them initially to use sunlight for capturing hydrogen from the atmosphere and later to use it for capturing carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide with the release of oxygen, thus helping to prepare an environment that could support eukaryotic cells and multicellular forms of life.
So the correct option is 'Archean eon'.

The first genes may have developed when

  1. Protobionts grew and divided

  2. Short RNA strands self-replicated

  3. DNA molecules produced RNA molecules

  4. Polypeptides became catalytic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

RNA is capable of catalyzing a number of chemical reactions, including the polymerization of nucleotides. RNA is uniquely able both to serve as a template for and to catalyze its own replication. Consequently, RNA is generally believed to have been the initial genetic system, and an early stage of chemical evolution is thought to have been based on self-replicating RNA molecules—a period of evolution known as the RNA world.

So the correct option is 'short RNA strands self-replicated'.

Transformation of the early reducing atmosphere of the earth into an oxidizing atmosphere was mainly due to the activities of

  1. Aerobic photosynthesizers

  2. Anaerobic heterotrophs

  3. Anaerobic photosynthesizers

  4. Anaerobic chemoheterotrophs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cyanobacteria are thought to be the first aerobic photosynthesizers evolved which gradually increased the oxygen portion of atmosphere changing it into oxidising one. The aerobic respiration was thus helpful for the animals to survive.

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

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