Given below are two statements: Statement I: Neanderthal man lived in near east and central Asia. Statement II: Neanderthal man arose during the ice age between 75,000 and 10,000 years ago. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Step-by-step solution

According to NCERT, Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400 cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back. Thus, Statement I is correct. During the ice age between 75,000 and 10,000 years ago, modern Homo sapiens arose, not Neanderthal man. Thus, Statement II is incorrect. Therefore, Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. Answer: Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect