The biological name of the Java man is

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(D) The Java man was originally named $Pithecanthropus erectus$ by Eugene Dubois.Later,it was reclassified under the species $Homo erectus$,specifical

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(D) The Java man was originally named $Pithecanthropus erectus$ by Eugene Dubois.Later,it was reclassified under the species $Homo erectus$,specifically as the subspecies $Homo erectus erectus$.Therefore,both $Pithecanthropus erectus$ and $Homo erectus$ are associated with Java man,but $Pithecanthropus erectus$ is the historical name often used in this context.

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	$D$. $450-600 \ cc$

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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 $D$. $450-600 \ cc$

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