Homo Neanderthalensis

Q. Which of the following has the highest brain capacity?

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

Q.

Why cranial capacity of neanderthal man which is about 1600cc larger than present day human being which is 1400cc ?what may be the reason for this reduction in cranial capacity?

Q. Which of the following has the smallest brain capacity?

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

Q.

Differentiate between the following:

Ramapithecus and Australopithecus

Q. How many of the following statements are correct?

I - Two mya, Australopithecines probably lived in East African grasslands.
II - Brow ridges have become more prominent in the course of human evolution
III - Dryopithecus showed quadrupedalism
IV - Non protruding jaws is a feature of Homo sapiens

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q.

Differentiate between :

Environmental and Genetic Variations.

Q. The brain capacity of Homo-erectus was about -

1. 900cc
2. 1500cc
3. 650cc
4. 1400cc

Q. Match the hominids with their correct brain size.

(a) Homo habilis	1. 900cc
(b) Homo neanderthalensis	2. 1450cc
(c) Homo erectus	3. 650-800cc
(d) Homo sapiens	4. 1400cc

Choose the correct option.

1. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
2. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
4. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

Q.

Given Below is the diagram depicting the stages of human evolution. Study the same and then answer the question that follows:

1. Name the different stages shown in the diagram.
2. Write about the changes in
   (a) Bipedalism
   (b) Forehead and brow ridges
   (c) Chin
   (d) Cranial capacity.

Q.

Where did humans first evolve from?

Q. The fossils of Neanderthal man were first discovered in

1. Africa
2. China
3. France
4. Germany

Q. Which of the following has the highest brain capacity?

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

Q. What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens)?

1. Opposable thumb
2. Bipedalism
3. Decrease in prognathism
4. Increase in the cranial capacity

Q. The ancestors of man who used hides to protect their body were

1. Homo erectus
2. Homo habilis
3. Neanderthal man
4. Australopithecus

Q. The ancestors of man who used hides to protect their body were

1. Homo erectus
2. Homo habilis
3. Neanderthal man
4. Australopithecus

Q. The extinct humans who lived 100k to 40k years ago in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, were of short stature, heavy eyebrows, retreating forehead, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait, and stooped posture and were called ________.

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

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

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

1. The first upright man evolved from "handy man"
2. Cro-Magnon man had a higher cranial capacity than that of Neanderthal man
3. Australopithecus lived in Australia
4. Cro-Magnon man belonged to the species Homo neanderthalensis

Q. The extinct human who lived 100, 000 to 40, 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 was

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

Q. Pre-historic man who gave proper burial to the dead for the first time was

1. Cro-magnon man
2. Peking man
3. Java man
4. Neanderthal man

Q. Among human ancestors, brain size was more than 1000 cc in

1. Homo erectus
2. Home habilis
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Ramapithecus

Q.

Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?

1. Homo neanderthalensis

2. Homo erectus

3. Homo sapiens

4. Homo habilis

Q. ___ had a cranial capacity of 1500cc.

Q. Which of the fossil man had cranial capacity near to modern man?

1. Australopithecus
2. Homo erectus
3. Neanderthal
4. Sinanthropus

Q. The recent ancestors of modern man were

1. Java ape man and Peking man
2. Peking man and Rhodesian man
3. Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man
4. Rhodesian man and Cro-magnon man

Q. Complete the following paragraph by selecting the correct sequence of words from the options given below.
The Neanderthal man with a brain size of __(i)__ lived near East and Central __(ii)__ between __(iii)__ years back. They used __(iv)__ to protect their body and buried their dead.

1. $\left(i\right)-500c.c.,\left(ii\right)-Australia,\left(iii\right)-2,00,000-1,40,000,\left(iv\right)-clothes$
2. $\left(i\right)-900c.c.,\left(ii\right)-Africa,\left(iii\right)-40,000-8,000,\left(iv\right)-twigs$
3. $\left(i\right)-1400c.c.,\left(ii\right)-Asia,\left(iii\right)-1,00,000-40,000,\left(iv\right)-hides$
4. $\left(i\right)-650c.c.,\left(ii\right)-Africa,\left(iii\right)-75,000-10,000,\left(iv\right)-leaves$

Q. Neanderthal man was replaced by which of the following man in Europe?

1. Cro-Magnon man
2. Homo sapiens
3. Rhesus monkey
4. New world monkey

Q. State whether the following statements are true or false
The study of the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind is known as anthropology.

1. True
2. False

Q. Among the human ancestors, the brain size was more than 1000 c.c. in

1. Homo neanderthal
2. Homo erectus
3. Ramapithecus
4. Homo habilis

Q. _______started to bury the dead for the first time.