The first human-like being the hominid was called as -

The correct answer is Option (3) → Homo habilis

Option (1) Homo sapiens — Incorrect. Homo sapiens is modern man. It arose in Africa much later, during the ice age between 75,000 and 10,000 years ago. It is the last stage, not the first.

Option (2) Homo erectus — Incorrect. Homo erectus was the next stage, about 1.5 mya. Its fossils were found in Java in 1891. It had a larger brain, around 900 cc, and probably ate meat.

Option (3) Homo habilis — Correct. Homo habilis lived about 2 mya, after the Australopithecines. Its bones were different from those of the man-like primates, so it was the first being on the human line. It probably did not eat meat.

Option (4) Neanderthal man — Incorrect. Neanderthal man had a brain of about 1400 cc. He lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years ago, long after Homo habilis.

NCERT Extract:
Origin and Evolution of Man – “… 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.”