Homo Sapiens

Q. Which among the following human ancestors was called the first human-like being?

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

Q. Which of the following species did Cro-magnon man belong to?

1. Australopithecus afarensis
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
4. Homo erectus

Q. The largest variety of digestive enzymes is found in

1. Parasites
2. Carnivores
3. Herbivores
4. Omnivores

Q. Which of the following changes for man in the course of evolution is probably useless?

1. Loss of tail
2. Development of opposable thumb
3. Development of being erect
4. Development of cranial capacity

Q. The age of the fossil of Dryopithecus on the is
(note: mya = million years ago)

1. 2.5 mya
2. 50 mya
3. 75 mya
4. 15 mya

Q. Give any two characteristics of Homo habilis.

Q. Modern humans belong to which of the following species?

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

Q. Given below are the characteristics of the human ancestors.
(i)-They are the first human-like beings.
(ii)-They buried their dead.
(iii)-The fossils of this human ancestor were discovered in Java in 1891.
Based on these characteristics, identify the human ancestors and arrange them in the decreasing order of their cranial capacity.

1. (i), (iii), (ii)
2. (iii), (ii), (i)
3. (ii), (iii), (i)
4. (iii), (i), (ii)

Q. What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) with regard to his ancestors?

1. Shortening of jaws
2. Binocular vision
3. Increasing cranial capacity
4. Upright posture

Q.

Cro-Magnon man differs from Neanderthal man in having

1. Large jaws

2. Small jaws

3. Brachiasm

4. Cannibalism

Q.

How many human species are there?

Q. Mention any three characteristics of the hominid identified in (i).

Q. Which of the following are not characteristic features of Cro-Magnon man?

1. Large jaws and heavy teeth
2. Prominent chin
3. Proper body proportions, with arms longer than their legs
4. No social behaviour

Q. Examples of scavenger are

1. Crows and vultures
2. Parrots and hens
3. Sparrows
4. Peacocks

Q. Explain the difference between anatomical evidences and paleontological evidences in short.

Q.

Which hominid left Africa first?

Q. Cranial capacity of Neanderthal man is

1. 1350-1500 cm${}^3$
2. 1000-1450 cm${}^3$
3. 915-1250 cm${}^3$
4. 750-900 cm${}^3$

Q. Cro-Magnon man was

1. Herbivorous
2. Frugivorous
3. Omnivorous
4. Sanguivorous

Q. Which of the following characteristic features is found in modern man but not in Neanderthal man?

1. Receding jaw
2. Protruding jaw
3. None of these
4. Increased cranial capacity

Q.

The most convincing morphological evidence of evolution are provided by the vestigial organs. True or false??

Q. The fossils of Homo habilis was discovered by Leaky et al. (1964) in

1. Germany
2. Europe
3. Australia
4. Africa

Q. Cranial capacity of humans is

1. 1350 cc
2. 1470 cc
3. 1600 cc
4. 1700 cc

Q. Short/Long answer type questions
What are the characteristics that have developed in human beings during evolution?

Q. Which of the following is correct order with respect to evolutionary chain of man?

1. Peking man, Handy man, Cro- Magnon man, Neanderthal man
2. Handy man, Peking man, Neanderthal man, Cro-Magnon man
3. Cro-Magnon man, Handy man, Neanderthal man, Peking man
4. Peking man, Heidelberg man, Handy man, Cro-Magnon man

Q. Which of the following characteristic features is found in modern man but not in Neanderthal man?

1. Receding jaw
2. Protruding jaw
3. Increased cranial capacity
4. None of these

Q. Fossil man having cranial capacity similar to that of modern man was

1. Peking man
2. Australopithecus
3. Java ape man
4. Neanderthal man

Q. Which of the following species did Cro-magnon man belong to?

1. Australopithecus afarensis
2. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
3. Homo erectus
4. Homo sapiens

Q. What are the physical changes that resulted in the upright posture in the course of evolution of human?

Q. Some dinosaurs had feathers although they could not fly birds have feathers that help them to fly. In the context of evolution, this means that

1. Feathers are homologous structures in both the organisms.
2. There is no evolutionary connection between reptiles and birds.
3. Reptiles have evolved from birds.
4. Birds have evolved from reptiles.

Q. Present day horse evolution is from

1. Mesohippus
2. Merychippus
   
3. Eohippus
4. Pliohippus