Evolution Question 144

144. Correct order is

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(a) Palaeozoic $arrow$ Archaeozoic $arrow$ Coenozoic

(b) Archaeozoic $arrow$ Palaeozoic $arrow$ Proterozoic

(c) Palaeozoic $arrow$ Mesozoic $arrow$ Coenozoic

(d) Mesozoic $arrow$ Archaeozoic $arrow$ Proterozoic

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Answer : c

Hints & Solution

(c) The correct Geological time scale of earth is Precambrian $arrow$ Palaeozoic $arrow$ (Era/Age of early life) Age of fishes Mesozoic $arrow$ Coenozoic (Age of reptiles) (Age of mammals) dinasaurs and cycads A geological time scale is a diagram that details the history of Earths geology, noting major events like the formation of the Earth, the first life forms and mass extinctions. The first geological time scale was proposed in 1913 by the British geologist Arthur Holmes (1890-1965). The history of the earth has been subdivided into eras, eras into periods and periods into major divisions.