Which type of evidence suggests that humans were more closely related to chimpanzees than to any other hominid ape?

  • A
    Evidence from $DNA$ of sex chromosomes only.
  • B
    By comparing chromosomes morphologically.
  • C
    Evidence from fossilized mitochondrial $DNA$ and amino acids only.
  • D
    Evidence from $DNA$ extracted from sex chromosomes,autosomes,and mitochondria.

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Which of the following was most similar to modern man?

Match the Column-$I$ with Column-$II$ and select the correct option.
Column-$I$ (Name of fossil)Column-$II$ (Cranial capacity)
$i$. Homo habilis$A$. $900 \ cc$
$ii$. Neanderthal man$B$. $650-800 \ cc$
$iii$. Australopithecus$C$. $1400 \ cc$
$iv$. Homo erectus$D$. $450-600 \ cc$

In $1925$,Raymond Dart discovered the skull of a fossil which he named:

Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
$(a)$ Homo habilis $(i)$ $900 \text{ cc}$
$(b)$ Homo neanderthalensis $(ii)$ $1350 \text{ cc}$
$(c)$ Homo erectus $(iii)$ $650-800 \text{ cc}$
$(d)$ Homo sapiens $(iv)$ $1400 \text{ cc}$

Select the correct option.

The scientific name of modern man is ........

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