The ‘use and disuse theory’ was proposed by __________.

(a)

Charles Darwin

(b)

Ernst Haeckel

(c)

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

(d)

Gregor Mendel

The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by

(a)

Radio-carbon method

(b)

Uranium lead method

(c)

Potassium-argon method

(d)

Both (a) and (c)

________ is not an example of vestigial organ.

(a)

Coccyx

(b)

Appendix

(c)

Thick hair

(d)

Nictitating membrane

_________ is called the Father of Palaeontology.

(a)

Pasteur

(b)

Birbal sahani

(c)

Haeckel

(d)

Leonardo da vinci

_______ is the only planet in the Goldilock zone for life.

(a)

Mercury

(b)

Earth

(c)

Mars

(d)

Venus

The Big Bang theory explains the ________

(a)

Origin of Universe

(b)

Origin of sea

(c)

Origin of mountain

(d)

Origin of water

Paleobotany is derived from Greek words Paleon that means _________.

(a)

old

(b)

new

(c)

past

(d)

aged

The process of formation of fossils in the rocks is called ________.

(a)

calcification

(b)

crystallization

(c)

petrification

(d)

fossilization

Minerals like __________ slowly penetrate in and replace the original organic tissue and forms a rock like fossil.

(a)

calcium

(b)

sodium

(c)

magnesium

(d)

silica

Charles Darwin was a great __________.

(a)

Chemist

(b)

Naturalist

(c)

Doctor

(d)

Physicist