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(C) $Homo$ $erectus$ is an extinct species of archaic human that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. Fossil evidence indicates that $Homo$ $erectus$ h

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(C) $Homo$ $erectus$ is an extinct species of archaic human that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. Fossil evidence indicates that $Homo$ $erectus$ had a cranial capacity of approximately $900$ cc. In comparison,$Homo$ $habilis$ had a brain capacity of about $650 - 800$ cc,while $Homo$ $sapiens$ (modern humans) have a brain capacity of about $1350 - 1400$ cc.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$	$(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago
$(b)$ $Homo$ $erectus$	$(ii)$ $15$ mya
$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$	$(iii)$ $1.5$ mya
$(d)$ $Australopithecines$	$(iv)$ $2$ mya

What was the brain capacity of $Homo$ $erectus$?

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The closest relative of modern day man is considered to be

Match the organism with its appropriate time of existence:

List-$I$ List-$II$

$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$ $(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago

$(b)$ $Homo$ $erectus$ $(ii)$ $15$ mya

$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$ $(iii)$ $1.5$ mya

$(d)$ $Australopithecines$ $(iv)$ $2$ mya

Where did $Homo$ $sapiens$ evolve?

The immediate ancestor of modern humans is:

Which of the following human ancestors had a brain capacity of more than $1000 \ cc$?

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