Question

Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Australopithecus is the real ancestor of modern man

(b) Neanderthal man is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens

(c) Homo erectus is the ancestor of man

(d) Cro-magnon man’s fossil has been found in Ethiopia.

Answer 1

Q) Which one of the following statements is correct?

Answer:- C- Homo erectus is the ancestor of man

D-Cro-magnon man’s fossil has been found in Ethiopia.

Explanation:- C -  Homo erectus is the ancestor of man, it is found in 100,000 or 50,000 years back in Africa , they were having body proportion like a modern human being,they were human of medium size walking upright, their arm and leg bones were same as modern humans. The braincase was low, the forehead was receded, and the nose, jaws, and palate were wide. The brain was smaller and the teeths were larger than the modern humans, they were first human species to control fire and cook, and were very successful in creating cultural technology .

D-  Cro-magnon man’s or early modern man fossil ( a skull) was found in Ethiopia in 1997.