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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given:
Which of the following taxonomic groups includes both monkeys and humans?

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Anthropoids
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Hominids
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Hominoids
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Prosimians
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Solution

The correct option is A Anthropoids
Anthropoid means "resembling a human being". In earlier classification, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, apes, and humans—collectively known as simians or anthropoids—were grouped under Anthropoidea.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Arthropoids'.

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