Human Evolution

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Name any three vestigial organs found in humans.

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Which of the following is not a vestigial organ?

1. Pinna

2. Wisdom tooth

3. Vermiform appendix

4. Eyelids

Q.

Why are human beings who look so different from each other in terms of size, colour and looks said to belong to the same species?

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Question 3
In evolutionary terms, we have more in common with

(a) A Chinese school-boy
(b) A chimpanzee
(c) A spider
(d) A bacterium

Q.

What is the human evolution

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In evolutionary terms, can we say which among bacteria, spiders, fish, and chimpanzees have a better body design? Why or why not?

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Which of the following does not have wheels?

1. bike

2. car

3. sakteboard

4. elephant

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Complete the following sequence

Ramapithecus $\to$ Australopithecus $\to$ ___ $\to$ ___ $\to$ Neanderthal $\to$ ___ $\to$ Homo sapiens

1. Homo erectus, Cro Magnon, Homo habilis

2. Cro Magnon, Homo habilis, Homo erectus

3. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Cro Magnon

4. Homo habilis , Cro Magnon, Homo erectus

Q. Which among the following is the closest ancestor of modern human beings?

1. Neanderthal
2. Chimpanzee
3. Ramapithecus
4. Orangutan

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Australopithecus is also known as Southern Ape because it had:

1. Man-like character

2. Ape-like character

3. Both (a) and (b)

4. Monkey-like character

Q.

Which of the following is the closest relative of Man?

1. Gibbon

2. Gorilla

3. Orangutan

4. Chimpanzee

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Name the first human-like hominid on earth.

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The extinct human who lived 40, 000 - 100, 000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, having a short stature, heavy eyebrows, retreating foreheads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies and a lumbering gait were:

1. Cro - Magnon humans
2. Ramapithecus
3. Neanderthal man
4. Homo habilis

Q. The closest ancestor of modern human beings were called

1. Neanderthals
2. Chimpanzees
3. Ramapithecus
4. Monkeys

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The range of cranial capacities in the following ancestral forms were

(a) Australopithecus ___

(b) Homo habilis ___

(c) Homo erectus ___

(d) Cro-magnon ___

(e) Homo sapiens sapiens ___

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State whether the following statement is true or false :
Human beings have evolved from chimpanzees

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

Q. Which among the following statement is correct for evolution?

Statement 1: Evolution cannot be said to progress from lower forms to higher forms.

Statement 2: Humans have evolved from chimpanzees

1. Only statement 1 is correct.
2. Only statement 2 is correct.
3. Both the statements are correct.
4. Both the statements are incorrect.

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Match the following:
$\begin{array}{cc}Column-I& Column-II\\ p.Homohabilis& \left(i\right)\text{Ape man}\\ q.Australopithecus& \left(ii\right)\text{Handy man}\\ r.Homoerectus& \left(iii\right)\text{Shivalik hills}\\ s.Ramapithecus& \left(iv\right)\text{Lucy}\end{array}$

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Q.

What are vestigial organs? Name two vestigial organs found in human body.

Q. Sort the early humans in the order of evolution.

1. Homo erectus
2. Ramapithecus
3. Neanderthal man
4. Australopithecus
5. Cro-magnon

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According to fossil discovered up to present time, the origin and evolution of man started from _______ .

1. France

2. Java

3. Africa

4. China

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How is the structure of organs in our body well adapted to perform a specific function?

Q. The closest living relatives of humans are .

1. gorilla
2. chimpanzee
3. baboon
4. monkey

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Identify the pre-human ancestor

(a) Ramapithecus

(b) Australopithecus

(c) Neanderthal man

(d) Cro-Magnon

Q.

Which primate is closest to humans?

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Which is the most important factor for continuity of a species from an evolutionary point of view?

1. Replication of genetic material

2. Formation of gametes

3. Synthesis of proteins

4. None of these.

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The human species has genetic roots in :
(a) America
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) Antarctica

Q.

A. Most primitive member of the human race .

B. Cranial capacity is $460{\text{cm}}^3$.

C. First fossils were discovered from France.

Which of the above are true regarding Ardipithecus ramidus?

1. A and B

2. Only A

3. B and C

4. Only C

Q. Statement-I : Evolution is simply the generation of diversity and shaping of the diversity by environmental selection.
Statement-II : The comparative study of human beings and their interactions with each other and the environment is known as Anthropology.

1. Only statement-I is correct
2. Only statement-II is correct
3. Both the statements are correct
4. Both the statements are incorrect