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
Subtopic:  Introduction to Human Evolution | Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Biochemical Evidences |
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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
Subtopic:  Introduction to Human Evolution | Classification of Primates | Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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Proper burial of dead bodies alongwith flowers and tools for the first time was started by

1.  Java man

2.  Peking man

3.  Neanderthal man

4.  Heidelberg man

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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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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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All of the following statements are correct except

1. The skull of a baby chimpanzee is more like an adult human skull than an adult chimpanzee skull
2. The first hominid was Homo habilis with the brain size of 650-800 c.c
3. Homo erectus had a large brain size of 1400 c.c
4. Neanderthal men used hides to protect their body and buried their dead

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Neanderthals:
1. had a cranial capacity of about 1000 cc
2. lived in Africa, some 200000 to 400000 years ago
3. used hides to protect their bodies
4. never buried their dead
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The most apparent changes during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced in:

1. Walking upright

2. Shortening of the jaws

3. Remarkable increase in brain size

4. Loss of body hair

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Match column I with column II with respect to human evolution and select the correct option:
Column-I Column-II
a. Australopithecines (i) Probably ate meat
b. Homo erectus (ii)  Walked like gorillas
c. Neanderthal man (iii) Hunted with stone weapons but essentially
ate fruits
d. Ramapithecus (iv) (iv) Lived in near east and central Asia

1. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
2. a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)
3. a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
4. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
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Which of the following is not true for Homo erectus?
1. Fossils discovered in Java
2. Lived about 1.5 mya
3. Had a large brain around 900cc
4. Probably, did not eat meat
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