Match List I with List II:

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-II, B-I, C-III, D-V

The correct answer is Option (2)-A-II, B-I, C-III, D-V

Approximately 15 million years ago, there were primates known as Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus. These creatures were covered in hair and had a walking style similar to gorillas and chimpanzees. Ramapithecus displayed more human-like features, while Dryopithecus exhibited characteristics more apes like. Some fossils with human-like attributes have been discovered in Ethiopia and Tanzania, suggesting that around 3-4 million years ago, human-like primates existed in East Africa. These early beings were likely not taller than 4 feet but walked upright.

Around 2 million years ago, Australopithecines are believed to have inhabited East African grasslands. They showed evidence of hunting with stone tools but primarily consumed fruit. Some of the bones among the bones discovered were different leading to the identification of the first human-like hominid called Homo habilis, with a brain capacity ranging from 650 to 800cc. They probably did not include meat in their diet.

The next stage in human evolution was revealed by fossils found in Java in 1891, introducing Homo erectus, dating back to around 1.5 million years ago. Homo erectus had a larger brain, approximately 900cc, and likely incorporated meat into their diet.

Neanderthal man, with a brain size of about 1400cc, inhabited the Near East and central Asia between 100,000 and 40,000 years ago. They used hides for protection and practiced burial rituals for their dead.

Homo sapiens emerged in Africa, eventually migrating across continents and diversifying into distinct racial groups. Modern Homo sapiens, as we know them today, emerged during the ice age, approximately 75,000 to 10,000 years ago.