The Neanderthal man, who lived between 100,000-40,000 years ago, was…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Using hides to protect their body and burying their dead

Each stage in the evolution of man is linked with its own way of life. The Neanderthal man, with a brain size of 1400 cc, lived in the near east and central Asia, and two habits are recorded for him.

Option (1) Developing agriculture — Incorrect. Agriculture came only around 10,000 years back, long after the Neanderthal man. Human settlements started with it, in the time of modern Homo sapiens.

Option (2) Hunting with stone weapons — Incorrect. Hunting with stone weapons, while essentially eating fruit, is recorded for the Australopithecines, who lived in the East African grasslands about two million years ago.

Option (3) Using hides to protect their body and burying their dead — Correct. The Neanderthal man used hides to protect his body and buried his dead.

Option (4) Creating cave art — Incorrect. Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago, in the time of modern Homo sapiens, not the Neanderthal man.

NCERT Extract:
Origin and Evolution of Man – “… The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead. Homo sapiens arose in Africa and moved across continents and developed into distinct races. During ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago modern Homo sapiens arose. Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago. … Agriculture came around 10,000 years back and human settlements started.”