The English scientist who worked on origin of life and then settled in India was

L. Pasteur

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Urey

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Oparin

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Haldane

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Solution

The correct option is D Haldane
J.B.S. Haldane was born in England but migrated to India in July 1957 and settled in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He was a biologist, biochemist, and geneticist. He along with Oparin, a Russian scientist gave similar views regarding the origin of life.
The Oparin-Haldane theory is also called chemical theory. According to this theory, life originated upon our earth spontaneously from non-living matter.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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