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प्रश्न
A gradual change, over a long period, in a form of life is known as :
(a) erosion
(b) evolution
(c) revolution
(d) evaluation
उत्तर
Evolution is the sequence of gradual changes, which take place in primitive organisms over millions of years, due to which new species are formed.
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