The hypothesis that "Life originated from pre- existing non-living organic molecules was proposed by
1. Oparin and Haldane
2. Louis Pasteur
3.  S.L. Miller
4. Hugo de Vries

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The first cellular form of life evolved
1. in air
2. on land
3. in water environment
4. in deep soil
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Louis Pasteur demonstrated that
1. early life came from outer space
2. non-living molecules chemicals produced living molecules 
3. life comes from pre-existing life
4. life originated spontaneously
Subtopic:  Origin of Life |
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Arrange the following stages of human evolution according to their arrival [First to last].
A: Homo habilis, 
B: Neanderthal,
C: Homo erectus,
D: Homo sapiens
1. A-B-C-D
2. A-C-B-D
3. B-C-D-A
4. A-C-D-B 
Subtopic:  Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Evolutionary convergence is the development of a:
1. common set of functions in groups of different ancestry.
2. dissimilar set of functions in closely related groups. 
3. common set of structures in closely related groups. 
4. dissimilar set of functions in unrelated groups. 
Subtopic:  Embryological Evidence of Evolution |
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Assertion (A):  Same structure developed along different directions due to adaptations to different
needs is called divergent evolution.
Reason (R):  These structures are homologous.
 
1.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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The theory of spontaneous generation states that.
1. Life arose from living form only. 
2. Life can arise from both living and non-living.
3. Life can arise from non-living things only.
4. Life arises spontaneously, neither from the living and nor from non-living. 
Subtopic:  Other Theories of Origin of Life |
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\((p+q)^2=p^2+2 p q+q^2=1\) represents an equation used in 
1. Population genetics.
2. Mendelian genetics. 
3. Biometrics. 
4. Molecular genetics.
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In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by:
1.q2
2. p2
3. 2pq
4. pq
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Match each item in Column I with one In Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I Column II
A Homo habilis P More ape like
B Homo erectus Q More man like
C Dryopithecus R Probably did not eat meat.
D  Ramapitehcus  S Probably ate meat.

Codes:
A B C D
1. R S P Q
2. S R P Q
3. S R Q P
4. R S Q P
Subtopic:  Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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