Q.

Identify the fossil of man who showed the following characteristics.                      [2023]
(A) Brain capacity of 1400 cc
(B) Used hides to protect their body
(C) Buried their dead bodies

In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1 Homo erectus  
2 Neanderthal man  
3 Homo habilis  
4 Australopithecus  

Ans.

(2)

The given characteristics are of Neanderthal man which had a brain size of 1400 cc and lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000–40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead.