Question

I. In 1958, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell sent Charles Darwin, a research proposal that was similar to his.

II. In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace sent Charles Darwin his findings on evolution that was similar to Darwin’s.

III. The findings of both Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell on evolution by natural selection was later published in the book “The Malay Archipelago”.

IV. The findings of Wallace and Darwin were read together at the Linnean Society of London in 1858.

Choose the option which identifies the wrong statements from the above.

• A. II and III
• B. I and III
• C. I, II and III
• D. I and II

Answer 1

The correct option is B I and III

Alred Russel Wallace a British naturalist, who is profoundly known as the counterpart of Darwin in the development of theory of evolution by natural selection. They both worked independently in the field of evolution and later their research findings were quite similar to each other.

In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace, after studying the flora and fauna of the Malay archipelago, sent Charles Darwin his findings on how the species evolved based on natural selection, an explanation that was similar to Darwin’s. This encouraged Darwin to collect his research ideas and collaborate with him and jointly published the theory of evolution by natural selection in the book “On the origin of species”.

The findings of Wallace and Darwin were read together at the Linnean Society of London in 1858. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell are famous naturalists and friends of Darwin, who encouraged him to present both his and Wallace's research papers publicly.