Question

Which fossil man had cranial capacity almost equal to modern man?
(a) Australopithecus
(b) Java ape man
(c) Neanderthal man
(d) Peking man

Answer 1

Hint: This extinct species lived in Eurasia about 40000 years ago. Because of the competition with extermination, great environmental issues, diseases etc., they became extinct. When this split from contemporary humans, it is unclear; research created varying periods ranging from 315,000 years ago to more than 800,000 years ago.

Complete answer: Homo sapiens species is the only surviving species of the Homo genus, but where we come from has been the subject of much debate. For the last two hundred thousand years, early humans have arisen in Africa and evolved from their most probable recent common ancestor, Homo erectus. Between 1.9 million and 135000 years ago, Homo erectus were an extinct human race. The evolution of Homo sapiens has two big models that explain it. The "out of Africa " and the "multiregional" are such. At present, the word "Out of Africa" is the most widely known concept. In Africa, Homo sapiens evolved before spreading around the globe. On the other hand, the 'multi-regional' hypothesis suggests that the evolution of Homo sapiens has taken place in multiple places for a long period. Inevitably, the combination of various classes resulted in the single species of Homo that we see today. Compared to the Neanderthal genome, human genomes are closer to each other than those that are identical to the Neanderthal genome. Some Neanderthal DNA is similar to Asian and European DNA, but in African DNA they are not present. This revealed that modern human beings evolved in Africa and spread to Asia and Europe where Neanderthals lived. In these areas, there was a degree of interbreeding between early Homo sapiens and the cranial ability of Neanderthal for modern people is marginally higher than the average of 1400 cc, with an average cranial capacity of 1600 cc, meaning that their size was higher. The Neanderthal man's cranial volume is 1300 to 1600 cc, as is the average man.
So, the correct answer is option C.

Note: In Africa, modern human beings evolved and moved to Asia and Europe where Neanderthals lived. Compared to the Neanderthal genome, human genomes are closer to each other than those that are identical to the Neanderthal genome. Any Neanderthal DNA, while not present in African DNA, is similar to DNA of Asian and European origin.