Man has emerged as the wisest in the Supreme being of nature with their brain qualifying as so far the best achievement of the revolution. The evolution of man was possible because ape-like and sister had migratory habits. Most of the fossils of primitive man have been discovered in South Africa, call the cradle of human evolution. So know more about human evolution by playing this quiz.
1. Which one of the following is our most immediate ancestor?
A. Dryopithecus
B. Ramapithecus
C. Australopithecus
D. Pithecanthropus
2. Which of the following organism coexisted at a time with Homo habilis as well as with the first human species Homo sapiens?
A. Australopithecus
B. Dryopithecus
C. Ramapithecus
D. Homo erectus
3. The earliest fossil of prehistoric man is .....
A. Homo erectus
B. Ramapithecus
C. Homo habilis
D. Australopithecus
4. The common ancestor of old-world monkeys, apes, and humans is ....
A. Sivapithecus
B. Parapithecus
C. Ramapithecus
D. Dryopithecus
5. Which one of the following is the most primitive ape?
A. Gibbon
B. Gorilla
C. Chimpanzee
D. Orangutan
6. In modern man, which is the opposite?
A. Pollex
B. Hallux
C. Both of these
D. None of these
7. Which place in India is famous for human fossils?
A. North East
B. Shivalik Hills
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Nilgiri Hills
8. The best advantage of bipedal locomotion in man is.....
A. Provide better body support
B. Increases speed
C. Decreases body weight
D. Releases forelimbs for other purpose
9. Which one of the following is the first Civilization ancestor of modern man?
A. Java ape
B. Heidelburg
C. Neanderthal
D. Peking man
10. In which of these, the cranial capacity was smallest?
A. Peking man
B. Java Ape Man
C. Neanderthal man
D. Heidelburg
11. Which one is believed to have made use of fire for the first time?
A. Peking man
B. Java ape
C. Cro-magnon
D. Neanderthal
12. Which is the closest relative of modern man?
A. Hyalobates
B. Orangutan
C. Chimpanzee
D. Gorilla
13. Which is the epoch of human civilization?
A. Oligocene
B. Pleistocene
C. Miocene
D. Pliocene
14. The common origin of man and ape is best shown by.......
A. Blood proteins
B. Dental formula
C. Number of chromosomes
D. Binocular vision
15. Which of the following is connected with human evolution?
A. Shortening of Jaws
B. Flat nails
C. Loss of tail
D. Binocular vision
16. Which ancestor of man came down to the ground and start walking on toes?
A. Anthropoids
B. Lemuroids
C. Tarsioids
D. Hominids
17. The best test of the relatedness of two species is the similarity of their ....
A. Anatomy
B. Development
C. DNA and protein
D. Courtship behaviour
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