Question

Theory of catastrophism for origin of life was given by

• A. Aristotle
• B. James Hutton
• C. G. Cuvier
• D. Carolous Linneaus

Answer 1

The correct option is C G. Cuvier

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 C is correct.
Theory of spontaneous generation was postulated by Aristotle. He is not related to theory of catastrophism. Thus, option A is wrong.
Uniformitarianism, coined by William Whewell, was originally proposed in contrast to catastrophism by British naturalists in the late 18th century, starting with the work of the Scottish geologist James Hutton, which was refined by John Playfair and popularised by Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology in 1830. Thus, option B is wrong.