HUMAN EVALUATION

HUMAN EVALUATION
1. Posimians include

a. Lemurs and lorises b. Lorises and tarsiers c. Lemurs and tarsiers

d. Lemurs, lorises and tarsiers

2. Apes possess

a. Erect posture b. Long neck c. Longer arms than legs and prominent brow ridges

d. Opposable thumb.

3. Fossils of Ramapithecus were first discovered by

a. Dubois b. Ramond Dart c. G.E. Lewis d. J.K. Fuhlort

4. Java ape man was named by Dubois as

a. Pithecanthropus rectus b. Homo erectus c. Homo erectus erectus

d. None of the above

5. Fossils of Pithecanthropus were first discovered in

a. China b. Japan c. Java d. Germany

6. In which of these, the cranial cavity was smallest?

a. Cro-Magnon b. Neanderthal c. Peking man d. Java ape-man

7. Which of the primate is the closest relative of man?

a. Orangutan b. Gorilla c. Sinanthrpus d. Gibbon

8. Which of the following stood erect first?

a. Java man b. australopithecus c. Peking man d. Cro-Magnon man

9. Fossils of Neanderthal were first obtained from Neander Valley by C. Futhlrott (1856) This

valley is in

a. France b. Australia c. Germany d. India

10. Among the following, the cranial capacity was highest in

a. Java-ape man b. Neanderthal man c. Cro-Magnon man d. Peking man

11. Remains of most recent fossil man that have been known are those of

a. Cro-Magnon b. Java man c. Peking man d. Heidelberg man

12. Which one presumably possessed largest cranial capacity?

a. Neanderthal man b. Cro-Mangnon man c. Java ape man d. Peking man

13. The early or extinct modern man named

a. Peking man b. Cro-Magnon man c. Neanderthal man d. Java man

14. The nearest ancestor of HOmo sapiens is

a. Neanderthal man b. Java-ape man c. Cro-Magnon man d. Peking man

15. Palaeolithic age relates to

a. Prehistoric man b. Modern man c. Subman d. Backward man

16. Modern man differs from apes in

a. Protruding eyes b. Sparse body hair c. arms shorter than legs

d. wearing of clothes

17. Fossile man who made cave paintings of

a. Cro-Magnon Man b. Neanderthal Man c. Java Man d. Peking Man

18. Which one is irrelevant to evolution of man?

a. Perfection of hand for tool making b. Change of diet from hard nuts/roots to soft food

c. Increased ability to communicate or develop community behaviour

d. Loss of tail

19. Which is direct ancestor of Homo sapiens

a. Homo erectus b. H. Sapiens neanderthalensis c. Ramapithecus

d. australopithecus

20. Common origin of man and chimpanzee is best shown by?

a. Cranial capacity b. Binocular vision c. Chromosomes d. Dental formula

21. Which is correct regarding evolution of mankind?

a. Homo erectus was preceded by Homo habilus b. Australopithecus lived in Australia

c. Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon Man lived together d. None of the above

22. Which one of the following is closest relative of man?

a. Sinanthropus b. Orangutan c. Gorilla d. Gibbon

23. Java Ape Man was discovered by

a. Dubois b. Leakey c. Cuvier d. Black

24. Direct ancestral race of Modern Man was possibly

a. Homo sapiens sapiens b. Neanderthal Man c. Peking Man d. Java Man

25. Homo habilis refers to

a. Wandering species b. Ancient man c. Modern man d. Tool-maker


ANSWERS

1. d 2. c 3. c 4.a 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. c

11. a 12. b 13. b 14. c 15. a 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. a 20. c

21. a 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. d