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:
Answer: (A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens. Answer: (A) Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal → Homo sapiens.
- 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."