Q. The direct ancestor of living modern man is

 1710  235 Bihar CECEBihar CECE 2015 Report Error

Solution:

Cro-magnon man (Homo sapiens fossilis) or fossil man is the closest ancestor of living modem man. It had a height of about 1.8 m, orthoganthous face, broad and arched forehead, strong jaws, elevated nose and well developed chin. It closely resembles the modem man and lived during old stone age.