Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Evolution

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Stages of Human Evolution

List-II Characteristics

(A). Ramapithecus

(I). Lived in East African grasslands

(B). Australopithecus

(II). Lived near East and central Asia

(C). Homo habilis

(III). Hairy and walked like gorillas

(D). Neanderthal Man

(IV). First human like being

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I Stages of Human Evolution

List-II Characteristics

(A). Ramapithecus

(III). Hairy and walked like gorillas

(B). Australopithecus

(I). Lived in East African grasslands

(C). Homo habilis

(IV). First human like being

(D). Neanderthal Man

(II). Lived near East and central Asia

About 15 mya, primates called Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus were existing. They were hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees. Ramapithecus was more man-like while Dryopithecus was more ape-like .

Two mya, Australopithecines probably lived in East African grasslands. Evidence shows they hunted with stone weapons but essentially ate fruit. Some of the bones among the bones discovered were different. This creature was called the first human-like being the hominid and was called Homo habilis. The brain capacities were between 650-800cc. They probably did not eat meat. Fossils discovered in Java in 1891 revealed the next stage, i.e., Homo erectus about 1.5 mya. Homo erectus had a large brain around 900cc.

Homo erectus probably ate meat. 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.