NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: EVOLUTION

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Assertion : Cro-magnon man has more
intelligence than the man of present time.

Reason : He is regarded as most recent ancestor
of today's man.

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Correct option: B

If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason
is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Option B is correct. While Cro-Magnon man was intelligent and is a recent ancestor, there's no definitive evidence they were *more* intelligent than modern humans, and ancestry doesn't directly equate to intelligence.

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The main point of Darwin’s theory is Which one of the following is not a vestigial structure in Homo sapiens? The brain capacities of Homo habilis were Assertion (A): In mammals the forelimbs perform different functions.

Reason (R): The forelimbs in different mammals consist of different sets of bones. Identify the phenomenon in which the members of a species do not interbreed with the members of other species or same species Assertion: Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were protein and nucleic acid.
Reason: All life forms were in water environment only.