Homo Habilis

Q.

Differentiate between the following:

Homo habilis and Homo erectus man

Q. The next stage in the evolution of man after Australopithecus was

1. Both A and C
2. Homo erectus
3. Homo habilis
4. Homo sapiens

Q.

The first Homo species to have walked upright was Homo habilis.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following had the smallest cranial capacity comparatively?

1. Homo sapiens

2. Homo erectus

3. Homo habilis

4. Homo neanderthalensis

Q.

Scientific name of modern man is Homo erectus.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The next stage in the evolution of man after Australopithecus was

1. Homo habilis

2. Homo sapiens

3. Homo erectus

4. Both A and C simultaneously

Q.

Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?

1. Homo habilis

2. Homo sapiens

3. Homo neanderthalensis

4. Homo erectus

Q.

Choose the correct course of human evolution:

1. Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Australopithecus

2. Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus

3. Ramapithecus → Cro-Magnon man → Homo erectus

4. Homo erectus → Homo sapiens → Homo habilis

Q. Why Neanderthal man and modern man belong to two distinct species?

Q. Which of the following had the smallest cranial capacity?

1. Homo sapiens
2. Homo erectus
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Homo habilis

Q. Assertion :Java man and peking man were called Homo erectus by Mayer. Reason: They appeared same as both used fire.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Q. Hominids descended from the Apes.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who is the immediate ancestor of present day human?

Q. The extinct human who lived 1, 00, 000 to 40, 000 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. Ramapithecus
2. Homo habilis
3. Cro - Magnon humans
4. Neanderthal human

Q.

Modern man evolved from

1. Cro-Magnon man

2. Homo erectus

3. Homo habilis

4. Homo neanderthalensis

Q.

What is the name of the early pre-historic man?

Q. Which of the following statements is correct regarding evolution of mankind ?

1. Neanderthal man and Homo erectus lived at the same time.
2. None of these
3. Australopithecines lived in Australia.
4. Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilis.

Q.

The next stage in the evolution of man after Australopithecus was

1. Homo habilis

2. Homo sapiens

3. Homo erectus

4. Both A and C simultaneously

Q. The next stage in the evolution of man after Australopithecus was

1. Homo erectus
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo habilis
4. Both A and C simultaneously