NEET 2019 · Class 12

Evolution

Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men?

  1. (A)Agriculture came around 50,000 years back.
  2. (B)The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates existing 15 million years ago, walked like men.
  3. (C)Homo habilis probably ate meat.
  4. (D)Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1, 00, 000 and 40,000 years back.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back.

Chapter
Evolution
Section
6.9 ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MAN
Page
15
Words matched
20 of 20

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span directly states 'The Neanderthal man... lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back,' which matches option D exactly in both location and timeframe.

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