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12 questions
  1. Which of these is considered the newest (most modern) human?
    1. Heidelberg Man
    2. Cro-Magnon Man
    3. Piltdown Man
    4. Neanderthal Man
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    Answer: (B) Cro-Magnon Man

    Cro-Magnons were early Homo sapiens of Europe; Piltdown turned out to be a forged fossil.

  2. Which continent is called the cradle of humankind? (RAS/RTS 2012)
    1. Asia
    2. Africa
    3. Europe
    4. South America
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    Answer: (B) Africa

    Homo sapiens and several earlier human species arose in Africa.

  3. Choose the correct sequence of human evolution —
    1. Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens
    2. Australopithecus → Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens
    3. Homo erectus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens
    4. Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Australopithecus → Homo sapiens
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    Answer: (A) Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Homo sapiens

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  4. From which geological period is the story of human evolution traced?
    1. Tertiary period
    2. Ice age
    3. Primate
    4. Homo sapiens
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    Answer: (A) Tertiary period

    Primates and Homo sapiens are groups of living things, not periods.

  5. Choose the correctly matched pairs — 1. Caucasoid — wavy/curly hair 2. Negroid — woolly hair 3. Mongoloid — straight hair
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    Cymotrichy, ulotrichy and leiotrichy.

  6. Which of these sub-branches is NOT part of the Caucasoid group?
    1. Nordic
    2. Alpine
    3. Mediterranean
    4. None of these
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    Answer: (D) None of these

    All three are European sub-branches of the Caucasoid group.

  7. Choose the correct statements — 1. The first fossil of Australopithecus was found in India’s Siwalik range. 2. The short-lived human species descended from Australopithecus are called prehistoric humans.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (B) 2 only

    The Siwaliks yielded Ramapithecus; the first Australopithecus fossil came from South Africa.

  8. Which Indian tribe belongs to the Proto-Australoid group?
    1. Lepcha
    2. Khasi
    3. Santhal
    4. Tharu
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    Answer: (C) Santhal

    The Lepcha, Khasi and Tharu show Mongoloid traits.

  9. Which tribes are found in the tundra? 1. Yukaghir 2. Sami (Lapps) 3. Inuit (Eskimo) 4. Hamites
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. All
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    Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3

    The Hamites are North-West African.

  10. Which regions are densely populated? 1. East Asia 2. South Asia 3. Central Asia
    1. 1 and 3
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (B) 1 and 2

    The steppes and deserts of Central Asia are sparsely settled.

  11. Correct statements about the Human Development Index — 1. It was developed by Mahbub ul Haq and has been published since 1990. 2. Since 2010 it is the simple average of three dimension indices.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    Since 2010 the HDI is a geometric mean, not a simple average.

  12. According to the UN’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025, which is the world’s largest megacity?
    1. Tokyo
    2. Delhi
    3. Jakarta
    4. Shanghai
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    Answer: (C) Jakarta

    Jakarta ≈ 42 million; then Dhaka and Tokyo.

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