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NEET 2026
Exam
NEET
Year
2026
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Evolution

NEET 2026 · Zoology · Evolution

Evolution of human appears parallel to the progressive development...

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 :

Options

  1. ARamapithecus →\rightarrow Homo habilis →\rightarrow Homo erectus →\rightarrow Neanderthal →\rightarrow Homo sapiens
  2. BHomo sapiens →\rightarrow Ramapithecus →\rightarrow Homo habilis →\rightarrow Neanderthal →\rightarrow Homo erectus
  3. CHomo habilis →\rightarrow Homo erectus →\rightarrow Ramapithecus →\rightarrow Neanderthal →\rightarrow Homo sapiens
  4. DNeanderthal →\rightarrow Ramapithecus →\rightarrow Homo habilis →\rightarrow Homo erectus →\rightarrow Homo sapiens

Correct answer

A. Ramapithecus →\rightarrow Homo habilis →\rightarrow Homo erectus →\rightarrow Neanderthal →\rightarrow Homo sapiens

Step-by-step 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
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