Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Charles Darwin’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
20 Mcq on Charles Darwin
1.) What is Charles Darwin best known for?
a.) Inventing the telescope
b.) Discovering electricity
c.) Formulating the theory of evolution
d.) Building the first computer
Answer: c.) Formulating the theory of evolution
2.) Charles Darwin’s famous voyage aboard HMS Beagle took him to:
a.) Antarctica
b.) Australia
c.) Galapagos Islands
d.) Asia
Answer: c.) Galapagos Islands
3.) In which century did Charles Darwin live?
a.) 16th century
b.) 17th century
c.) 18th century
d.) 19th century
Answer: d.) 19th century
4.) What was the main focus of Charles Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species”?
a.) Human psychology
b.) Planetary motion
c.) Natural selection and evolution
d.) Chemical reactions
Answer: c.) Natural selection and evolution
5.) Charles Darwin was born in:
a.) England
b.) France
c.) Germany
d.) Italy
Answer: a.) England
6.) What was the occupation of Charles Darwin’s father?
a.) Scientist
b.) Doctor
c.) Naturalist
d.) Physician
Answer: d.) Physician
7.) Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was influenced by his observations of:
a.) Fossils
b.) Galaxies
c.) Microorganisms
d.) Living organisms in diverse environments
Answer: d.) Living organisms in diverse environments
8.) Which scientist traveled with Darwin on HMS Beagle and contributed to his evolutionary ideas?
a.) Alfred Russel Wallace
b.) Gregor Mendel
c.) Louis Pasteur
d.) Isaac Newton
Answer: a.) Alfred Russel Wallace
9.) Charles Darwin’s wife was named:
a.) Emma
b.) Alice
c.) Eleanor
d.) Mary
Answer: a.) Emma
10.) What term did Darwin use to describe the process by which traits that are advantageous for survival are passed on to future generations?
a.) Natural selection
b.) Artificial selection
c.) Genetic drift
d.) Mutation
Answer: a.) Natural selection
11.) What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed around the world?
a.) HMS Victory
b.) HMS Challenger
c.) HMS Discovery
d.) HMS Beagle
Answer: d.) HMS Beagle
12.) Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution challenged the prevailing belief in:
a.) Creationism
b.) Geocentrism
c.) Catastrophism
d.) Spontaneous generation
Answer: a.) Creationism
13.) Darwin’s book “The Descent of Man” explores:
a.) Human psychology
b.) Human evolution and behavior
c.) The history of civilization
d.) Linguistics
Answer: b.) Human evolution and behavior
14.) Charles Darwin’s observations on the Galapagos Islands led to the conclusion that species:
a.) Stay the same over time
b.) Evolve and change gradually
c.) Appear suddenly
d.) Can interbreed without limitations
Answer: b.) Evolve and change gradually
15 Darwin’s theory of evolution was first presented in a comprehensive form in the year:
a.) 1809
b.) 1859
c.) 1901
d.) 1922
Answer: b.) 1859
16.) What was the name of the scientist who independently developed a theory of evolution around the same time as Darwin?
a.) Alfred Russel Wallace
b.) Gregor Mendel
c.) Lamarck
d.) Thomas Malthus
Answer: a.) Alfred Russel Wallace
17.) What was Charles Darwin’s religious background?
a.) Atheist
b.) Agnostic
c.) Protestant
d.) Catholic
Answer: c.) Protestant
18.) Darwin’s work on evolution was heavily influenced by his reading of:
a.) The Bible
b.) Greek mythology
c.) Scientific journals
d.) Charles Lyell’s “Principles of Geology”
Answer: d.) Charles Lyell’s “Principles of Geology”
19.) What was the title of Charles Darwin’s seminal work on evolution?
a.) “The Descent of Man”
b.) “The Origin of Species”
c.) “The Voyage of the Beagle”
d.) “Natural Selection”
Answer: b.) “The Origin of Species”
20.) The study of the similarities and differences in the structures of living organisms is known as:
a.) Taxonomy
b.) Comparative anatomy
c.) Molecular biology
d.) Paleontology
Answer: b.) Comparative anatomy