Which among the following had the largest cranial capacity?
(1) Java man
(2) Taung child
(3) Neanderthal man
(4) Peking man
Proper burial of dead bodies for the first time started in which pre-historic man’s period?
1. Peking man
2. Java man
3. Neanderthal man
4. Cro-magnon man
Among the human ancestors the brain size was more than 1000 cc in:
1. Homo neanderthalensis
2. Homo erectus
3. Ramapithecus
4. Homo habilis
Which of the following does not hold true for Australopithecus?
(1) Existed 2 mya
(2) Probably lived in East African grasslands
(3) They hunted with stone weapons
(4) Ate meat
Which of the following is incorrect with respect to different hominids, their cranial capacities and characteristics?
Hominid | Cranial capacity |
Characteristics | |
1 | Homo habilis | 650-800 | Herbivorous, tool-maker |
2 | Homo erectus | 900 cc | Discovered fire, ate meat |
3 | Neanderthal man |
1400 cc | Used hides as clothing and had burial customs |
4 | Australopithecus africans |
700 cc | Bipedal, used stone tools |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Ramapithecus More man like ape like
2. Homo habilis First human like being, the hominid
3. Homo erectus Probably did not eat meat
4. Neanderthal Buried their dead
Which of the following feature is not of Ramapithecus?
(1) Hairy, walked like gorillas and chimpanzees
(2) Existed 15mya
(3) Ramapithecus was more man like
(4) After its extinction Dryopithecus came into picture.
The extinct human who lives 100000 to 40000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye brows, retreating fore heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait and stooped posture was
1. Homo habilis
2. Neanderthal human
3. Cro-magnon humans
4. Ramapithecus
Identify the correct statement:
1. Dryopithecus was more man like than Ramapithecus
2. Homo Habilis probably did not eat meat
3. Homo Erectus had a cranial capacity of around 800 cc
4. Agriculture came around 18000 years ago