Question

All of the following statements are correct except

• A. Homo habilis had a brain capacity of 650–800 cc.
• B. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus existed 50 million years ago.
• C. The first human-like being or the earliest hominid was Homo habilis.
• D. Prehistoric cave art developed around 18,000 years ago.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus existed 20 to 15 million years ago. Dryopithecus is more ape-like and Ramapithecus is more man-like. Both these ancestors represents the ape-stage of human evolution. Ramapithecus presumably gave rise to Australopithecus, starting the ape-man stage of human evolution.
Homo habilis started the journey of man-stage of human evolution. These were with small cranial capacity (650 to 800 cc) which were included in hominids.
Cave paintings were noticed in the pre-historic era, some 18,000 to 20,000 years ago.