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Q1. [Assertion–Reason]
Assertion (A): Homo habilis was the first human-like being capable of tool-making.
Reason (R): Homo habilis had a brain size of about 650–800 cc.
✅ Correct Answer: A
Homo habilis was the first hominid to make tools. Its brain capacity supported this advancement.
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Q5. Assertion (A): Homo sapiens sapiens emerged only after Neanderthals were extinct.
Reason (R): They share the same evolutionary lineage.
✅ Correct Answer: B
Homo sapiens sapiens came later but not necessarily after extinction of Neanderthals in strict succession.
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Q2. [Match the Column]
Column I (Hominin Species)
A. Homo habilis
B. Homo erectus
C. Neanderthal man
D. Homo sapiens
Column II (Characteristic)
I. 900 cc, used fire
II. Tool maker, 650–800 cc
III. 1450 cc, modern humans
IV. 1400 cc, buried the dead
✅ Correct Answer: B
2000 mya corresponds to the time when the first cellular life forms appeared, marking the earliest evidence of life on Earth.
Cyanobacteria were the organisms that released oxygen into the atmosphere through photosynthesis, leading to the Great Oxidation Event.
65 mya marks the sudden extinction of dinosaurs, most likely caused by a large asteroid impact.
The Cenozoic era is known as the Age of Mammals, as mammals diversified and became the dominant life forms after the dinosaurs disappeared.
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Homo erectus had which of the following features?
✅ Correct Answer: A
Homo erectus is credited with the discovery and use of fire.
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Which human species is believed to have directly evolved into Homo sapiens sapiens?
✅ Correct Answer: D
Homo sapiens sapiens likely evolved in Africa from Neanderthal lineage.
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