Evolution of man, technology and environment questions | form one History

What was the achievement of man during the late Stone Age?

1. Discovered fire and ate cooked food.
2. Started walking upright using fore­limbs.
3. Made and used pebble and chopping tools.
4. Started walking on all four limbs
5. Established settled communities.

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Which name is given to Homo Habilis?

1. The Modern Man.
2. The Skilful Man.
3. The Primates.
4. The Iron Smith.
5. The Homo Sapiens.

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1.At first the body of man’s ancestors was closer to that of a chimpanzee in appearance.
2.Gradually as he developed by improving his methods of obtaining food and shelter, his shape became like that of modern man.
3._____________________________.
4.This process is known as evolution.

1. It was huge and was covered with plenty of hair.
2. It was small and was covered with plenty of hair.
3. It was huge and was covered with little hair.
4. It was huge and was covered with feather-like hair.
5. It was small and hairless.

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Arrange the following statements in chronological order by writing number 1 to 5 beside the item number in your answer booklet.
(i) By about 50,000 years ago true man had appeared.
(ii) Over time his hind limbs became specialised for walking and standing.
(iii) Man came into existence together with other animals more than thirty millions years ago.
(iv) Bi-pedalism was accompanied by the development of the brain.
(v) In the beginning man belonged to the family of primates which included apes, monkeys and gorillas. These creatures walked on all four limbs.

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The theory of evolution was proposed by

1. Louis Leakey
2. Carl Peters
3. Henry Stanley
4. Donald Cameron
5. Charles Darwin

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