141. The most recent in human evolution is ______.
A. mesolithic
B. neolithic
C. upper palaeolithic
D. middle palaeolithic
Answer : Option D
142. Which one of the following statement is correct ?
A. Homo erectus is the ancestor of man
B. Fossils of Cro – magnon has been found in Ethopia
C. Australopithecus is the real ancestor of modern man
D. Neanderthal man is the direct ancestor of Homo sapience
Answer : Option A
143. The evolution of genera ‘Homo’ occured in
144. Closest primate to man is ______.
Which is correct according to cranial capacity from the figure given as examples ?
A. A = 104 cc, B = 355 cc, C = 500 cc, D = 405 cc, E = 1400 cc
B. A = 355 cc, B = 104 cc, C = 500 cc, D = 405 cc, E = 1400 cc
C. A = 104 cc, B = 355 cc, C = 405 cc, D = 500 cc, E = 1400 cc
D. A = 355 cc, B = 104 cc, C = 405 cc, D = 500 cc, E = 1400 cc
Answer : Option A
Match the correct set
Column – I Column – II
A. Old world monkeys 1. Tree shrews, the ancestors of primates
B. New world monkeys 2. Wide nistrils and prehensile tail
C. Prosimians 3. Narrow nostrils and non prehensile tail
D. Simians 4. Monkey and apes
Match the features from the columns
Column – I Column – II
A. Ape like primate 1. Homo erectus
B. Ancestor of modern apes 2. Australopithecus
C. Connecting link between ape and man 3. Dryopithecus
D. First to use fire 4. Propliopethecus
A. Java man and peking men were called Homo erectus by Mayer.
R. They appeared same as both used fire.
A. A is correct and R is its explanation.
B. A and R both are correct but R is not an explanation to A
C. A is correct and R is false
D. A is false and R is correct
Answer : Option A
A. From evolutionary point of view, human gestation period is believed to be shortening.
R. One major evolutionary trend in humans has been the larger head undergoing relatively faster
growth rate in the foetal stage.
Read the above statement the answer according
A. If A and R both one correct and R is an explanation to A
B. If A and R both are correct and R is an explanation to A
C. If A is correct and R is wrong
D. If A is wrong and R is correct
Answer : Option D
150. There are two opposing views about origin of modern man, According to the view Homo erectus in Asia were the ancestors of modern man. A study of variation of DNA however suggested African origin of modern man. What kind of observation on DNA variation could suggest this ?
A. Greater variation in Africa than in Asia
B. Variation only in Asia and no variation in Africa
C. Greater variation in Asia than in Africa
D. Similar variation in Africa and Asia
Answer : Option C