| I: | is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes (natural selection, common descent, speciation) that produced the diversity of life on Earth. |
| II: | is also defined as the study of the history of life forms on Earth. |
| Assertion (A): | When we look at stars on a clear night sky we are, in a way, looking back in time. |
| Reason (R): | When we see objects in our immediate surroundings we see them instantly and hence in the present time. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 1. | 20 billion years back | 2. | 10 billion years back |
| 3. | 4.5 billion years back | 4. | 3.0 billion years back |
| I: | Water vapour, methane, carbon dioxide, and ammonia released from molten mass covered the surface. |
| II: | The UV rays from the sun broke up water into Hydrogen and Oxygen and the lighter H2 escaped. |
| III: | Oxygen combined with ammonia and methane to form water, CO2, and other gases. |
| IV: | As it cooled, the water vapour fell as rain, filling all the depressions and forming oceans. |
| I: | The first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules (e.g. RNA, protein, etc.) |
| II: | The formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution, i.e., the formation of diverse organic molecules from inorganic constituents. |
| 1. | Methane, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, and Hydrogen |
| 2. | Methane, Ammonia, Water vapour, and Hydrogen |
| 3. | Hydrogen cyanide, Carbon dioxide, Ammonia, and Hydrogen |
| 4. | Hydrogen sulphide, Ammonia, Oxygen, and Hydrogen |