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Question 1
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Consider the following three statements and select the correct option stating which one is true (T) and which one is false (F).
(i) The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult human skull than adult chimpanzee skull.
(ii) The first mammals were like shrews.
(iii) The work of Thomas Malthus on populations influenced Lamarck.

A
(i) - T, (ii) - F, (iii) - T

B
(i) - F, (ii) - T, (iii) - T

C
(i) - T, (ii) - T, (iii) - F

D
(i) - F, (ii) - T, (iii) - F

Solution

Palaeozoic era is the era of ancient life. The correct arrangement of periods of this era is Cambrian→Ordovician (age of invertebrates) →Silurian→Devonian (Age of fishes) →Carboniferous (age of Amphibians) →Permian.
Question 2
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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A
Australopithecus is the real ancestor of modern man.

B
Neanderthal man is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.

C
Homo erectus is the ancestor of man.

D
Cro-magnon man's fossil has been found in Ethiopia.

Solution

Homo erectus that appeared about 1.7 million years ago in middle pleistocence is the ancestor of fan.
Question 3
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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

A
A−(v), B−(iv), C−(i), D−(iii), E-(ii)

B
A−(v), B−(i), C−(iv), D−(iii), E-(ii)

C
A−(v), B−(iv), C−(i), D−(ii), E-(iii)

D
A−(v), B−(iv), C−(iii), D−(i), E-(ii)
Question 4
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The primate which existed 15 mya was __________.

A
Homo habilis

B
Australophithecus

C
Ramapithecus

D
Homo erectus

Solution

Ramapithecus appeared about 15 million years ago in Pliocene epoch. Fossil of Ramapithecus was discovered by Edward Lewis (1932) from rocks of Shivalik Hills of India.
Question 5
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The brain capacity of Homo erectus was about

A
650 c.c.

B
900 c.c.

C
1500 c.c.

D
1400 c.c.

Solution

Homo erectus appeared about 1.7 million years ago in middle Pleistocene. Its brain capacity was about 900 c.c. He was about 1.5−1.8 m tall having erect posture.
Question 6
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The extinct human ancestor, who ate only fruits and hunted with stone weapons was

A
Ramapithecus

B
Australopithecus

C
Dryopithecus

D
Homo erectus

Solution

Australopithecus probably lived in East African grasslands about 2 million years ago. They hunted with stone weapons but essentially ate fruit. They were about 1.5m high and their brain capacity was about 500c.c. They had bipedal locomotion and erect posture.
Question 7
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The most apparent change during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced by

A
Loss of body hair

B
Walking upright

C
Shortening of the jaws

D
Remarkable increase in the brain size

Solution

The brain capacity gradually increased from early human ancestors. Homo habilis has 650−800c.c., brain capacity which increased around 900c.c., in Homo erectus The Neanderthal man had 1400c.c., brain capacity which evolved to around 1450c.c., in Homo sapiens sapiens.
Question 8
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One of the oldest, best preserved and most complete hominid fossil commonly known as 'Lucy' belongs to the genus

A
Australopithecus

B
Oreopithecus

C
Dryopithecus

D
Pithecanthropus.

Solution

In 1881, Donald johnson, found a 3.2 milion. Years old skeleton of a female human ancestor. He nicknamed it Lucky's scientific name is Australopitheucs afranensis.
Question 9
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding evolution of manking?

A
Homo erectus is preceded by Homo habilis

B
Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man were living at the same time

C
Australopithecus was living in Australia

D
None of these

Solution

Homo erectus appeared about 1.7 million years ago in middle Pleistocene. H.erectus evolved from Homo habillis that appeaed about 2 million years ago.
Question 10
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The cranial capacity was largest among the

A
Peking man

B
Java ape man

C
African man

D
Neanderthal man

Solution

The cranial capacity of Neanderthal man was 1400c.c., Peking man had 850−1100c.c., Java ape man had 800−1000c.c. and African man had 500c.c.

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Question 1

(i) - T, (ii) - F, (iii) - T

(i) - F, (ii) - T, (iii) - T

(i) - T, (ii) - T, (iii) - F

(i) - F, (ii) - T, (iii) - F

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Question 2

Australopithecus is the real ancestor of modern man.

Neanderthal man is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.

Homo erectus is the ancestor of man.

Cro-magnon man's fossil has been found in Ethiopia.

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Question 3

A−(v), B−(iv), C−(i), D−(iii), E-(ii)

A−(v), B−(i), C−(iv), D−(iii), E-(ii)

A−(v), B−(iv), C−(i), D−(ii), E-(iii)

A−(v), B−(iv), C−(iii), D−(i), E-(ii)

Question 4

Homo habilis

Australophithecus

Ramapithecus

Homo erectus

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Question 5

650 c.c.

900 c.c.

1500 c.c.

1400 c.c.

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Question 6

Ramapithecus

Australopithecus

Dryopithecus

Homo erectus

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Question 7

Loss of body hair

Walking upright

Shortening of the jaws

Remarkable increase in the brain size

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Question 8

Australopithecus

Oreopithecus

Dryopithecus

Pithecanthropus.

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Question 9

Homo erectus is preceded by Homo habilis

Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man were living at the same time

Australopithecus was living in Australia

None of these

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Question 10

Peking man

Java ape man

African man

Neanderthal man

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