NEET 2026 (Phase 1) · BiologyPrevious Year Question
Evolution of human appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is:
- A.Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens✓
- B.Homo sapiens → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Neanderthal → Homo erectus
- C.Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Ramapithecus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
- D.Neanderthal → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
Correct Answer
(A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens. NCERT places Ramapithecus among the early primates (about 15 mya), followed by Homo habilis (brain 650–800 cc), then Homo erectus (about 1.5 mya, brain ~900 cc), then the Neanderthal man (brain 1400 cc, lived 1,00,000–40,000 years back), and finally Homo sapiens. This appearance order matches option (a). NCERT Reference: Ch 6 Evolution, p.124, lines 30–43 and p.125, lines 6–9: "primates called Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus were existing ... was called Homo habilis. The brain capacities were between 650-800cc ... Homo erectus about 1.5 mya. Homo erectus had a large brain around 900cc."
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