Evolution Question 131

131. Which of the following is correct order of evolutionary history of man?

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(a) Peking man, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon

(b) Peking, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens, Cromagnon

(c) Peking man, Heidelberg man, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon

(d) Peking man, Neanderthel, Homo sapiens, Heidelberg man

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Answer : c

Hints & Solution

(c) Peking man had a cranial capacity of about $1000 cc$. Heidelberg man is regarded as ancestor of Neanderthal man. Cro-magnon is the form of modern man living in Europe.