Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men ?
Answer: (D) Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back.. Answer: (D) Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back.
- A.Agriculture came around 50,000 years back.
- B.The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates existing 15 million years ago, walked like men.
- C.Homo habilis probably ate meat.
- D.Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back.✓
Correct Answer
(D) Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back.
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (D) Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back. NCERT states the Neanderthal man lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000–40,000 years back, so (d) is correct. The others are false: agriculture came around 10,000 years back (not 50,000); Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus walked like gorillas and chimpanzees (not like men); and Homo habilis probably did NOT eat meat. NCERT Reference: Ch 6 Evolution, p.125, lines 6–8: "The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead."