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What was the brain capacities of Homo habilis and Neanderthal man, respectively?

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Important Questions on Human Evolution

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Which of the following human ancestor is more ‘ape’ like?
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Which is the correct sequence of ancestors in the path of primates evolution?
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Given below are sets of five terms each. Rewrite the terms in correct order in a logical sequence beginning with the first word that is underlined:

Australopithecus, Cro-Magnon Man, Homo erectus, Neanderthal Man, Homo sapiens.

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Identify the mis-matched one
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A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having cranial capacity of about 900cc was:
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Vermiform appendix in humans is a _____ form of evolution.
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Given below are two stages in the evolution of man.

Study them and answer the questions that follow:

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(i) Identify Australopithecus and Neanderthal man from the above pictures.

(ii) Mention two characteristic features each for the two stages.

(iii) Who proposed the theory of ‘Natural Selection'?

(iv) Name the organism used as an example to explain ‘Industrial Melanism’.

(v) Give two examples of Vestigial organs in humans.

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Which was having lowest brain capacity during human evolution?
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Who is the 'Cro-Magnon man'?
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The brain capacity of Homo habilis
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The brain capacity of Homo erectus was
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The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is
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The fossils of this man provide first evidence for the burial of their dead.
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The brain capacities of Homo erectus were _____
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Variations are important as they produce:–
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Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement about primates evolution?
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The first human like being is
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Which fossil is considered as connecting link between ape and man?
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Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
  Column – I   Column – II
a  Homo habilis i  900 cc
b  Homo neanderthalensis ii 1350 cc
c  Homo erectus iii 650-800 cc
d  Homo sapiens iv 1400 cc

Select the correct option.
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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?