Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
Statement A: Similarities in proteins and genes among diverse organisms indicates common ancestry.
Statement B: Humans and chimpanzees also show biochemical similarities.

1. Both Statement A and Statement B are correct
2. Both Statement A and Statement B are incorrect
3. Only Statement A is correct
4. Only Statement B is correct
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Which of the following had a brain size of 1400cc and lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back?

1. Homo habilis
2. Homo erectus
3. Neanderthal man
4. Australopithecus
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The brain capacities of Homo habilis is 
1. Between 1200 - 1300 cc
2. 1400 cc
3. 650 - 880 cc
4. Between 1300 - 1350 cc
 
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The illustration below shows the skull of two different mammals. Use the illustration to answer the question that follows:

Which of the following accurately describes the differences between these skulls?

1. Skull A has more teeth than skull B
2. Skull A has more brain capacity than skull B
3. Skull A is of a primate and skull B is not of a primate
4. Skull A is the skull of an ape and skull B is the skull of a human
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A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having a cranial capacity of about 900 ccs was:

1. Homo erectus

2. Neanderthal man

3. Homo sapiens

4. Australopithecus

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The correct chronological order of human evolution is
1. Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
2. Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens
3. Homo habilis → Homo sapiens → Homo erectus
4. Homo sapiens → Homo habilis → Homo erectus
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A key evolutionary difference between Homo habilis and Homo erectus lies in the fact that Homo erectus showed:
1. Smaller cranial capacity and less developed tool usage
2. Predominantly arboreal habits and reduced bipedalism
3. Absence of cultural advancement and social behaviour
4. Increased brain size, upright posture and more advanced stone tools
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. About 15 mya, primates called Dryopithecus and Ramaithecus were existing
2. Ramaithecus was more man like
3. Homo erectus first buried their dead
4. The first human like being, the hominid, was called Homo habilis
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Study the diagram below and select the correct statement according to it.

1. The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult chimpanzee skull
2. The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult human skull
3. The skull of adult human is more like adult chimpanzee skull
4. More than one option is correct
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Which of the following is not true about Homo sapiens?

1. Arose in 75000- 10000 years ago
2. Cave art developed about 18000 years ago
3. Agriculture came around 10000 years ago
4. Modern man's skull resembles more with adult chimpanzee than baby chimpanzee
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