The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is
Answer: (B) Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus. Answer: (B) Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus.
- A.Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus
- B.Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus✓
- C.Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Australopithecus → Homo erectus
- D.Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Ramapithecus → Homo erectus
Correct Answer
(B) Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (B) Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus. NCERT places Ramapithecus (with Dryopithecus) at about 15 mya, Australopithecines about 2 mya in East African grasslands, then Homo habilis (650–800 cc, the first human-like hominid), and then Homo erectus about 1.5 mya with a larger brain (~900 cc). This earliest-to-recent order matches option (b). NCERT Reference: Ch 6 Evolution, p.124, lines 40–43: "This creature was called the first human-like being the hominid and was called Homo habilis. ... revealed the next stage, i.e., Homo erectus about 1.5 mya."