Ramapithecus

Q. Read the following statements and choose the most appropriate option.

I - Pre-historic cave art developed about 18000 years ago.
II -Neanderthal man had a brain size of 1650 cc
III -Ramapithecus was more man-like while Dryopithecus was more ape-like

1. I - False, II - False, III - True
2. I - False, II - True, III - True
3. I - True, II - True, III - False
4. I - True, II - False, III - True

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the origin and evolution of man?

1. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates who existed 15 million years ago(mya), walked like present-day man
2. Agriculture come around 50k years back
3. Homo habilis probably ate meat
4. Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 100k to 40k years back

Q.

Write the difference between hominids and hominoids.

Q. Neanderthal man lived near_____A___ between____B___ years ago.

Homo erectus lived about__C_____ years ago. It had cranial capacity of about ___D__

1. A - East Africa, B - 1, 00, 000 to 40, 000, C - 15 million, D - 900cc
2. A - East and central Asia, B - 1, 00, 000 to 40, 000, C - 1.5 million, D - 900cc
3. A - East and central Africa, B - 3-4 million, C - 1.5 million, D - 650- 800cc
4. A - West Africa, B - 75000-10, 000, C - 2 million, D - 900cc

Q. Assertion: Cro-Magnon man is regarded as the closest ancestor of today's humans.
Reason: They had the largest cranial capacity among ancestors of humans.

1. Both assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
2. Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
3. Assertion is true but the reason is false
4. Both the assertion and reason are false

Q.

What were the characters of Java ape man?

Q.

Find out from newspapers and popular science articles any new fossil discoveries or controversies about evolution.

Q. Which feature/features among the following applies to Dryopithecus in human evolution?

1. They were hairy
2. They walked like gorillas
3. They probably ate meat
4. Both a and b

Q. State whether true or false:
Ramapithecus was, earlier, believed to be the first real ancestor of modern humans.

1. True
2. False

Q. List 10 modern-day animals and using the internet resources link it to a corresponding ancient fossil. Name both.

Q. The Lucy fossil belongs to which one of the following ancestors of humans?

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

Q. The diagram shows how Homo sapiens (modern people) could have evolved from their ancestors.

1. They are in the same species and the same genus
2. They are in the same species but not the same genus
3. They are in the same genus but not the same species
4. They are neither the same species nor the same genus

Q. Which of the following fossil man has been known from Shivalik hills in India?

1. Ramapithecus
2. Sinanthropus
3. Zinjanthropus
4. Pithecanthropus

Q.

Which characters suggest that Australopithecus Africanus resembles the modern apes more in comparison to human beings?

Q. a. Discuss briefly various paleontological evidences in favour of Evolution.
b. What is pedigree analysis? Give two significance of pedigree analysis.

Q. The cranial capacity of Java ape was about

1. 560 c.c.
2. 900 c.c.
3. 1300 c.c.
4. 1600 c.c.

Q. Ancestor of man, who first stood erect was

1. Java man
2. Australopithecus
3. Peking man
4. Cromagnon

Q. Human evolution is characterized by _______________ changes.

1. Physiological
2. All of the above
3. Morphological
4. Behavioral

Q. Name two important features of similarity that show chimpanzee are our closest relatives

Q. Which primate is closest to man regarding organic evolution?

1. Gibbon
2. Gorilla
3. Sinanthropus
4. Organgutan

Q.

Name given to fossil hominid of Shivalik hills in India is:

1. Australopithecus

2. Ramapithecus

3. Pithecanthropus

4. Neanderthalensis

Q. A living connecting link which provides evidences for organic evolution is

1. Duck bill Platypus between reptiles and mammals
2. Lung fish between Maces and reptiles
3. Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
4. Archeopteryx between reptiles and mammals

Q.

Which prehistoric man lived in India? Give its characteristics.

Q. Choose the odd one.

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

Q. Until the late twentieth century, all groups of dinosaurs were believed to be extinct. However, the fossil record indicates that birds are the modern descendants of feathered dinosaurs. They have evolved from theropod ancestors during the Jurassic Period.
Choose the option that best combines the sentences at the underlined point. [Advanced]

1. NO CHANGE
2. Until the late twentieth century, all groups of dinosaurs were believed to be extinct but the fossil record indicates that birds are the modern descendants of feathered dinosaurs; they have evolved from theropod ancestors during the Jurassic Period.
3. While until the late twentieth century, all groups of dinosaurs were believed to be extinct, however, the fossil record indicates that birds are the modern descendants of feathered dinosaurs; they have evolved from theropod ancestors during the Jurassic Period.
4. Although all groups of dinosaurs were believed to be extinct until the late twentieth century, the fossil record indicates that birds are the modern descendants of feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from theropod ancestors during the Jurassic Period.

Q. An overwhelming suggestion that life had evolved along with evolution of earth, gained currency towards

1. End of seventeenth century
2. Beginning of seventeenth century
3. End of eighteenth century
4. Beginning of nineteenth century

Q. Proconsuls are ancestors of

1. Apes only
2. Man only
3. Both A and B
4. All primates

Q. Dinosaurs are

1. Primitive amphibians
2. Extinct reptiles
3. Giant mammals
4. Primitive mammals

Q. The primate which existed 15 mya was

1. Homo habitue
2. Austratopithecus
3. Homo erectus
4. Ramapithecus
5. Neanderthal man

Q.

Name given to fossil hominid of Shivalik hills in India is:

1. Ramapithecus

2. Australopithecus

3. Pithecanthropus

4. Neanderthalensis