Q179 / 180 · NEET 2026 (Cancelled) · Zoology

Evolution of human appears parallel to the progressive development of brain and language skills. As such, the evolution of individual species in the sequence of their appearance is :

  • Correct answer
    A
    Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens
  • B
    Homo sapiens $\rightarrow$ Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus
  • C
    Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens
  • D
    Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens

Solution

The evolutionary sequence of human species in the order of their appearance is:

Ramapithecus (about 15 million years ago)
$\downarrow$
Australopithecus (about 2 million years ago)
$\downarrow$
Homo habilis (about 2 million years ago)
$\downarrow$
Homo erectus (about 1.5 million years ago)
$\downarrow$
Neanderthal man (100,000 - 40,000 years ago)
$\downarrow$
Homo sapiens (75,000 - 10,000 years ago)

Thus, the correct sequence is Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens.

Answer: Ramapithecus $\rightarrow$ Homo habilis $\rightarrow$ Homo erectus $\rightarrow$ Neanderthal $\rightarrow$ Homo sapiens

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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