Origin of Life
1. Special creation theory was proposed by
a. Plato b. Aristotle c . Father suarez d. Thales
2. A biogenesis means
a. Origin of life from non-living organisms b. Origin of life from living organisms
c. Origin of viruses and microbes d. Spontaneous generation
3. Theory of spontaneous generation (A biogenesis) was proposed by
a. Thomson b. Redi c. Anaximander d. Haldane
4. Cosmozoic theory was proposed by
a. Oparin b. Richter c. Arrhenius d. Pasteur
5. Cosmic Panspermia theory was proposed by
a. Plato b. Reddi c. Arrhenius d. Thales
6. Biogenesis was proposed by
a. Francesco Redi b. Van Helmont c. Pasteur d. Oparin
7. Cosmozoic theory was supported by
a. Thomson b. Arrhenius c. Helmholtz d. All of these
8. Modern theory of origin of life was proposed by
a. Oparin b. Haldane c. Both oparin and Haldane d. None of the above
9. The Book “The Origin of life” was written by
a. Darwin b. Opoarin c. Hugo de Vries d. Lamarck
10. Haldane was born in
a. France b. Germany c. England d. America
11. Who called water of primitive sea as prebiotic soup?
a. Haldane b. Oparin c. Fox d. Huxley
12. Oparin’s Theory is based on
a. Artificial synthesis b. Spontaneous generation c. God’s will d. All
13. Coacervates were named by
a. Haldane b. Oparin c. Preyer d. Bondi
14. The first photosynthetic organisms were
a. Diatoms b. Cyanobacteria c. Protists d. Eubacteria
15. Which of the following were first formed?
a. Eobionts b. Coacervates c. Genes d. Bacteria
16. Coacervates could multiply by
a. Sexual reproduction b. Producing spores c. Fission d. Budding
17. Coacervates were created in laboratory by
a. Spallanzani b. Oparin and Fox c. Pasteur d. Haldane
18. The first life is believed to be originated
a. On land b. In air c. In water d. All of these
19. Miller and Urey let their experiment run
a. Continuously for one week b. Continuously for one fortnight
c. Continuously for one mont d. Discontinuously for one month
20. Life originated in the
a. Precambrian Period b. Proterozoic Era c. Mesozoic Era d. Coenozoic
21. Earth was formed abot
a. 1600 million years ago b. 2600 million ago
c. 3600 million years ago d. 4600 million years ago