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GS Biology questions with answers enhance your general science knowledge, especially for exams like SSC, Railways, and UPSC. Biology is an important branch of general science that deals with the study of life, organisms, and their vital processes. These general science questions and answers cover topics such as cells, human anatomy, genetics, and ecology — frequently asked in competitive exams. Practicing these questions helps you understand biological concepts clearly and boosts your score in the general awareness section. Strengthen your science fundamentals and prepare effectively for multiple-choice questions in upcoming tests.

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201. Pasteur succeeded in disproving the spontaneous generation theory because

  • he was lucky
  • he ingeniously designed flasks that allowed air but not microorganisms
  • sample yeast was dead
  • the laboratory was very clean
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202. The first organisms were

  • primitive eukaryotes
  • aerobic bacteria
  • prokaryotic
  • photosynthetic
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203. Why was the primitive atmosphere of Earth more beneficial to the origin of life than the modern atmosphere?

  • It had an ozone layer protecting cells
  • It was reducing, facilitating complex molecule formation
  • It was oxidizing, facilitating complex molecule formation
  • It had less free energy, protecting organisms
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204. Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life was

  • Oparin
  • Miller
  • Haldane
  • Fox
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205. In laboratory simulation of early Earth, Miller and Urey observed abiotic synthesis of

  • amino acids
  • coacervates
  • DNA
  • liposomes
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206. The richest source of fossils is

  • basalt
  • granite
  • lava
  • sedimentary rock
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207. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are

  • taxonomists
  • palaeobiologists
  • misologists
  • systematists
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208. Which were dominant in Mesozoic?

  • Dinosaurs
  • Gymnosperms
  • Fishes
  • Mammals
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209. The "Golden age of Reptiles" was

  • Late Paleozoic
  • Cenozoic
  • Mesozoic
  • Proterozoic
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210. The fossil remains of Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between

  • amphibians
  • reptiles and birds
  • fish and amphibians
  • reptiles and mammals
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