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Question

The idea of 'Survival of Fittest' was originally presented by

Options

A.Malthus
B.Lyell
C.Wallace
D.Spencer

Solution

Sol.(d) [Key Concept: 'Survival of the Fittest' — Coined by Spencer] The phrase 'survival of the fittest' was coined by Herbert Spencer in his 1864 work 'Principles of Biology,' after he had read Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species.' Darwin later adopted this phrase in later editions of his work as a synonym for natural selection, though the concept was Darwin's.

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