Question

Catastrophes according to Cuvier came periodically and

• A. Created new life
• B. Destroyed all life
• C. Effected evolution
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Created new life

Catastrophism is the theory that the Earth has been affected in the past by sudden, short-lived, violent events, possibly worldwide in scope. The concept was first popularised by the early 19th-century French scientist Georges Cuvier, who proposed that new life forms had moved in from other areas after local floods and avoided religious or metaphysical speculation in his scientific writings. Thus, option A is correct.