The brain capacity of the Neanderthal man was:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 1400 cc

Brain size grew through human evolution: Australopithecines and Homo habilis about 650–800 cc, Homo erectus about 900 cc, and the Neanderthal man about 1400 cc.

Option (2) 1400 cc — Correct. The Neanderthal man had a brain size of about 1400 cc.

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