Charles Darwin MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. What is Charles Darwin best known for?

1. Gravity Theory
2. Relativity Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
4. Atomic Theory

2. Darwin studied which subject at the University of Cambridge?

1. Botany
2. Geology
3. Medicine
4. Theology

3. Darwin’s theory challenged which prevailing idea of his time?

1. Germ Theory
2. Newtonian Physics
3. Geocentrism
4. Divine Creation

4. What was the name of Darwin’s grandfather who influenced him?

1. Francis Darwin
2. Robert Darwin
3. Josiah Wedgwood
4. Erasmus Darwin

5. Which concept did Darwin not fully understand in his lifetime?

1. Genetic Inheritance
2. Adaptation
3. Speciation
4. Fossil Evidence

6. What did Darwin study in barnacles?

1. Feeding habits
2. Migration patterns
3. Their shell structure
4. Reproductive system

7. Darwin coined the term “evolution.”

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8. Which ship did Darwin travel on during his expedition?

1. HMS Victory
2. HMS Challenger
3. HMS Discovery
4. HMS Beagle

9. Darwin’s evolutionary ideas were heavily influenced by whom?

1. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Isaac Newton
4. Alfred Russel Wallace

10. What was Darwin’s wife’s name?

1. Emma Darwin
2. Anne Darwin
3. Emma Wedgewood
4. Mary Wedgewood

11. What type of bird was extensively studied by Darwin in the Galápagos?

1. Robin
2. Penguin
3. Finch
4. Sparrow

12. What is the title of Darwin's most famous book?

1. The Descent of Man
2. Evolutionary Biology
3. The Origin of Man
4. On the Origin of Species

13. What did Darwin refer to as the "Tree of Life"?

1. Genetic inheritance
2. Evolution
3. The fossil record
4. The interconnectedness of species

14. Where did Darwin study the effects of earthworms?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

15. Which scientist co-developed the theory of natural selection?

1. John Henslow
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Alfred Russel Wallace
4. Thomas Huxley