Q 1 :    

From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing the following in a closed flask.               [2020]

  • CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 800°C

     

  • CH3, H2, NH4 and water vapor at 800°C

     

  • CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C

     

  • CH3, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C

     

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In 1953, S.L. Miller, an American scientist created similar conditions in a laboratory scale. He created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C and observed formation of amino acids.

 



Q 2 :    

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the origin of life?                 [2016]
I. Formation of protobionts
II. Synthesis of organic monomers
III. Synthesis of organic polymers
IV. Formation of DNA-based genetic systems

  • I, II, III, IV

     

  • I, III, II, IV

     

  • II, III, I, IV

     

  • II, III, IV, I

     

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Q 3 :    

Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life.                                                      [2016]
(A) The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were non-green and presumably anaerobes.
(B) The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released oxygen.

Of the above statements which one of the following options is correct?

  • Both (A) and (B) are correct.

     

  • Both (A) and (B) are false.

     

  • (A) is correct but (B) is false.

     

  • (B) is correct but (A) is false.

     

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