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done Origin of Life Total Questions - 54

• question_answer1)
  Pasteur succeeded in disproving the spontaneous generation theory because                                             [DPMT 1992]
  A)
             He was lucky                            done clear
  B)
             He was ingenious in drawing out the neck of the glass flasks so as to provide access to air but not to the micro-organism done clear
  C)
             Of the fact that the sample of yeast taken by him was dead done clear
  D)
             Of the clean surroundings of his laboratory done clear
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• question_answer2)
  An experiment to prove that organic compounds were the basis of life, was performed by        [CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1994]
  A)
             Oparin done clear
  B)
             Miller done clear
  C)
             Melvin done clear
  D)
             Fox done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The first organisms to appear on earth were more like plants because                                          [NCERT 1977]
  A)
             Plants are simpler                     done clear
  B)
             Plants are more done clear
  C)
             Plants do photosynthesis done clear
  D)
             None of the above done clear
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• question_answer4)
  How has the free \[{{O}_{2}}\] been released into the earth's atmosphere whereas there was no free \[{{O}_{2}}\] at the time of origin of life
  A)
             By catabolic activity of animals done clear
  B)
             By photosynthetic activity done clear
  C)
             By heating of the earth done clear
  D)
             None of the above done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following was most likely to have been absent in free form in the primordial atmosphere at the time of origin of life [CPMT 1974, 76, 78, 82, 90, 98; AFMC 1985; NCERT 1971, 72; KCET 1998; MP PMT 1994, 99; CBSE PMT 2004; BVP 2004; BCECE 2005]
  A)
           \[{{O}_{2}}\] done clear
  B)
             \[C{{H}_{4}}\] done clear
  C)
             \[{{H}_{2}}\] done clear
  D)
             \[N{{H}_{3}}\] done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Nucleoprotein gave most probably the first sign of                                           [CPMT 1978]
  A)
             Life done clear
  B)
             Amino acids done clear
  C)
             Soil done clear
  D)
             Sugar done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The complex organic compounds that may have first evolved in the direction of origin of life on earth, may have been                                           [CPMT 1981]
  A)
             Proteins and amino acids        done clear
  B)
             Proteins and nucleic acids done clear
  C)
             Urea and nucleic acids done clear
  D)
             Urea and amino acids done clear
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• question_answer8)
  In his classic experiment on the formation of amino acids, Stanley Miller passed an electric discharge in a mixture of [CPMT 1983, 89; MP PMT 2003; CPMT 2001]
  A)
             Steam, \[C{{H}_{4}},{{H}_{2}}\]and \[N{{H}_{3}}\] done clear
  B)
             \[C{{H}_{4}},C{{O}_{2}},{{O}_{2}}\]and \[{{H}_{2}}\] done clear
  C)
             \[N{{H}_{3}},{{O}_{2}},{{H}_{2}}\] and steam done clear
  D)
             \[C{{H}_{4}},{{H}_{2}},{{N}_{2}}\]and steam done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The scientist related with the over throw or the "Theory of spontaneous generation'' and experiments with swan-necked flasks is      [CPMT 1986; KCET 2001]
  A)
             Von Helmont done clear
  B)
             Louis Pasteur done clear
  C)
             Miller done clear
  D)
             Haeckel done clear
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• question_answer10)
  According to spontaneous generation theory, the sequence of origin of life may be considered as                                                  [AFMC 1983; DPMT 1992]
  A)
             Amino acid? protein?chlorophyll done clear
  B)
             Chlorophyll?starch?glycogen done clear
  C)
             Nucleic acid? amino acid ? chlorophyll done clear
  D)
             Chlorophyll ? nucleic acid ? amino acid done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The idea of spontaneous generation was first refuted by                         [DPMT 2003; Kerala CET  2003]
  A)
             L. Pasteur done clear
  B)
             L. Spallanzani done clear
  C)
             F. Redi done clear
  D)
             S.L. Miller done clear
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• question_answer12)
  In his experiments for origin of life, Miller obtained                                          [CPMT 1979]
  A)
             Proteins done clear
  B)
             Ammonia done clear
  C)
             Amino acids done clear
  D)
             Hydrogen done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The viruses contain                                                        [AFMC 1986]
  A)
             Proteins only                            done clear
  B)
             DNA only done clear
  C)
             Nucleic acids only                    done clear
  D)
             Proteins, DNA or RNA (nucleic acids) done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Abiogenesis means [AFMC 1986; CPMT 2002;  BHU 2001; J&K CET  2002]
  A)
             Origin of life from non-living organisms done clear
  B)
             Origin of life from living organisms                                            done clear
  C)
             Origin of viruses and microbes done clear
  D)
             Spontaneous generation done clear
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• question_answer15)
  About how long ago was the earth formed                  [CPMT 1999]
  A)
             4.6 billion years ago done clear
  B)
             10 billion years ago done clear
  C)
             3.0 billion years ago done clear
  D)
             20 billion years ago done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Type of nutrition in the primitive cells
  A)
             Heterotrophic or holozoic       done clear
  B)
             Heterophytic or holophytic done clear
  C)
             Saprophytic done clear
  D)
             Saprozoic done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Louis Pasteur's view on the origin of life is that
  A)
             Life originated within six days        done clear
  B)
             Life originated spontaneously from the living organisms only done clear
  C)
             Life originated spontaneously from the non-living substances done clear
  D)
             Life came from other planet done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Source of energy at the time of origin of life
  A)
             Heat, cosmic rays and lightning done clear
  B)
             Heat only done clear
  C)
             Cosmic rays only                      done clear
  D)
             Lightning only done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Growth by the absorption of molecules from the environment form the
  A)
             Macromolecules done clear
  B)
             Coacervates done clear
  C)
             Primitive molecules done clear
  D)
             Protomolecules done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The organism which appeared first on earth is known as
  A)
             Eubiont done clear
  B)
             Probiont done clear
  C)
             Eobiont done clear
  D)
             True biont done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The primitive environment was reducing because in it
  A)
             \[C{{O}_{2}}\]was more done clear
  B)
             \[{{H}_{2}}\] was more done clear
  C)
             \[{{O}_{2}}\] was more done clear
  D)
             \[N{{H}_{3}}\]was more done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The cells which does not contain nucleus and mitochondria are known as
  A)
             Primitive protozoan done clear
  B)
             Primitive algae done clear
  C)
             Eubiont done clear
  D)
             Bacteria done clear
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• question_answer23)
  There is no life on moon because there is no           [NCERT 1973]
  A)
             Carbon done clear
  B)
             Nitrogen done clear
  C)
             Water done clear
  D)
             Silicates done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which one of the following is the "Secret of life''
  A)
             Fatty acids done clear
  B)
             Amino acids done clear
  C)
             Proteins done clear
  D)
             Nucleic acid done clear
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• question_answer25)
  The organisms of earth are well protected from the layer of a gas which covers the earth. It is known as
  A)
             Nitrogen done clear
  B)
             Ozone done clear
  C)
             \[C{{O}_{2}}\] done clear
  D)
             Dust done clear
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• question_answer26)
  First respiration arose on earth was
  A)
             Anaerobic done clear
  B)
             Aerobic done clear
  C)
             (a) and (b) both done clear
  D)
   Cellular respiration and as a respiratory gas done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Formation of which complex molecules was noticed by Urey and Miller when they subjected substances like \[N{{H}_{3}},C{{H}_{4}},{{H}_{2}}O\] etc. to electric discharge                              [CBSE PMT 1993; BHU 2004]
  A)
             Aquaregia done clear
  B)
             \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] done clear
  C)
             \[HCN\] done clear
  D)
             Amino acids done clear
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• question_answer28)
  According to Oparin, life originated as    [CPMT 1991]
  A)
             Self reproduction done clear
  B)
             God's desire done clear
  C)
             Effect of sunlight on mud done clear
  D)
             None of these done clear
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• question_answer29)
  'Origin of life' was written by                                      [MP PMT 1997]
  A)
             Darwin done clear
  B)
             Oparin done clear
  C)
             Gray done clear
  D)
             Smith done clear
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• question_answer30)
  'Origin of life' as a result of chemical evolution has been properly explained by
  A)
             Miller done clear
  B)
             Oparin done clear
  C)
             Haldane done clear
  D)
             Fox done clear
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• question_answer31)
  The most vital process for the existence of life on earth is                        [KCET 1994]
  A)
             Communication in animals     done clear
  B)
             Photosynthesis by plants done clear
  C)
             Reproduction in plants and animals done clear
  D)
             Respiration in animals done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The four elements that make up 99% of all elements found in a living system are                       [CBSE PMT 1994]
  A)
             H, O, C, N done clear
  B)
             C, H, O, S done clear
  C)
             C, H, O, P done clear
  D)
             C, N, O, P done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which one of the following is the correct sequence of chemical substances produced during the origin of life on the earth   [CBSE PMT 1996; AIEEE Pharmacy 2004]
  A)
             Water, amino acid, nucleic acid and enzyme done clear
  B)
             Glucose, amino acid, nucleic acid and protein done clear
  C)
             Amino acid, ammonium phosphate and nucleic acid done clear
  D)
             Ammonia, amino acid, protein and nucleic acid done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which is responsible for origin of life      
  A)
             Spontaneous generation done clear
  B)
             Special creation done clear
  C)
             Catastrophy done clear
  D)
             Chemosynthesis done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Life originated in
  A)
             Precambrian era done clear
  B)
             Proterozoic era done clear
  C)
             Mesozoic era done clear
  D)
             Caenozoic era done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Origin of life took place in/on             [MP PMT 1997; CPMT 1991]
  A)
             Water done clear
  B)
             Air done clear
  C)
             Mountains done clear
  D)
             Land done clear
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• question_answer37)
  The presence of salts (NaCl and others) in  animal body fluid gives an inference that life originated in the                                                          [MP PMT 1999; MP PMT 1998]
  A)
             Salt solutions done clear
  B)
             Rain water done clear
  C)
             Primitive ocean done clear
  D)
             None of the above done clear
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• question_answer38)
   Contribution in chemical evolution in origin of life                               [CPMT 2003]
  A)
             Miller done clear
  B)
             Darwin done clear
  C)
             Lamarck done clear
  D)
             Wallace done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Under certain conditions scientists have obtained cell-like structures. These are known as                                            [MP PMT 1999; Pb. PMT 2000]
  A)
             Microbes                                   done clear
  B)
             Protists done clear
  C)
             Coacervates done clear
  D)
             Prebiotic soup done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Chemical theory of origin of life was given by                                                   [CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2001]
  A)
             Stanley Miller done clear
  B)
             Oparin and Haldane done clear
  C)
             Louis Pasteur done clear
  D)
             Spallanzani done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The abiogenesis occurred about how many billion years ago [Pb. PMT 1999;CPMT 2000; KCET 2000]
  A)
             1.2 billion done clear
  B)
             1.5 billion done clear
  C)
             2.5 billion done clear
  D)
             3.5 billion done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Theory of special creation was given by   [Pb. PMT 2000]
  A)
             Weisman done clear
  B)
             Helmont done clear
  C)
             Manpertuis done clear
  D)
             Father Saurez done clear
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• question_answer43)
  The spark-discharge apparatus to test chemical evolution of life was  designed by      [KCET 2001]
  A)
             Oparin and Haldane done clear
  B)
             Miller and Urey done clear
  C)
             Jacob and Monad done clear
  D)
             Dixon and Jolley done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Coacervates are                                                      [Kerala CET 2003]
  A)
             Colloid droplets done clear
  B)
             Contain nucleoprotein done clear
  C)
             Both (a) and (b) done clear
  D)
             Protobiont done clear
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• question_answer45)
  According to one of the most widely accepted theories the earth's atmosphere, before any life had originated on this planet, consisted of a mixture of  [CPMT 1981, 84, 2002]
  A)
             Water vapours, \[{{H}_{2}},N{{H}_{3}}\] and \[C{{H}_{4}}\] done clear
  B)
             \[{{H}_{2}},C{{O}_{2}},N{{H}_{3}}\]and \[C{{H}_{4}}\] done clear
  C)
             \[{{O}_{2}},N{{H}_{3}},C{{H}_{4}}\] and water vapours done clear
  D)
             Ozone, \[C{{H}_{4}},{{O}_{2}}\] and water vapours done clear
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• question_answer46)
  The diagram represents Miller's experiment. Choose the correct combination of labelling.       [Kerala CET 2004]
  A)
             A-electrodes, B-\[N{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O+C{{H}_{4}},\]C-cold water, D-vacuum, E-U trap done clear
  B)
             A-electrodes, B-\[N{{H}_{4}}+{{H}_{2}}+C{{O}_{2}}+C{{H}_{3}},\]C-hot water, D-vacuum, E-U trap done clear
  C)
             A-electrodes, B-\[N{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O\], C-hot water, D-tap, E-U trap done clear
  D)
             A-electrodes, B-\[N{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O+C{{H}_{4}}\], C-steam, D-vacuum, E-U trap done clear
  E)
  (e)       A-electrodes, B-\[N{{H}_{3}}+C{{H}_{4}}\],C-cold water, D-sink, E-U trap. done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Coacervates were experimentally produced by           [KCET 2004]
  A)
             Urey and Miller done clear
  B)
             Jacob and Monod done clear
  C)
             Fischer and Huxley done clear
  D)
             Sidney Fox and Oparin done clear
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• question_answer48)
  The gases used in the spark-discharge apparatus were    [KCET 2004]
  A)
             \[{{H}_{2}},C{{H}_{4}}\] and \[N{{H}_{3}}\] done clear
  B)
             \[CO,N{{H}_{3}},\] and \[C{{H}_{4}}\] done clear
  C)
             \[{{O}_{2}},C{{O}_{2}},\] and \[N{{H}_{3}}\] done clear
  D)
             \[N{{H}_{3}},C{{H}_{4}}\]and \[{{O}_{2}}\] done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Big bang theory was proposed by    [BVP 2001]
  A)
             Kant done clear
  B)
             Lemaitre done clear
  C)
                     K. Bahadur done clear
  D)
                     Weismann done clear
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• question_answer50)
  The part of the earth where life is exists, made up of                                        [AMU 2005]
  A)
              Lithosphere done clear
  B)
              Hydrosphere done clear
  C)
              Atmosphere done clear
  D)
              All of the above done clear
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• question_answer51)
  First cell produced on earth is                                   [Manipal 2005]
  A)
              Protobiont done clear
  B)
              Protozoa done clear
  C)
              Metazoa done clear
  D)
              None of these done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Stanley Miller proposed origin of life by  [J&K 2005]
  A)
              Chemical synthesis done clear
  B)
              Abiogenesis done clear
  C)
              Biogenesis done clear
  D)
              None of these done clear
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• question_answer53)
  The idea that life originates from preexisting life is referred as                                                         [J&K 2005]
  A)
              Biogenesis theory done clear
  B)
              Special creation theroy done clear
  C)
              Abiogenesis theory done clear
  D)
              Extraterrestrial theory done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Which one of the following experiments suggests that simplest living organisms could not have originated spointaneously from non-living matter [CBSE PMT 2005]
  A)
              Larvae could appear in decaying organic matter done clear
  B)
              MIcrobes did not appear in stored meat done clear
  C)
              Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter done clear
  D)
              Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel. done clear
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