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6.Evolution
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A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in $1891$ , now extinct, having cranial capacity of about $900$ $cc$ was
A
Australopithecus
B
Homo erectus
C
Neanderthal man
D
Homo sapiens
(NEET-2020)
Solution
The correct answer is option (2) because fossils recovered in Java in $1891,$ about 1.5 mya, was Homo erectus and had a large brain around $900 cc$
Option (1) is Australopithecus probably lived in East African grasslands, about two mya.
Option (3) is incorrect because cranial capacity for Neanderthal man was $1400 cc$.
Option (4) is incorrect because Homo sapiens arose during ice age between 75,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Standard 12
Biology
