Question

Assertion (A): Java man and Peking man are the fossils of Homo erectus.

Reason (R): Homo erectus evolved from Homo habilis.

पर्याय

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Java man and Peking man are fossils of Homo erectus, and Homo erectus is described as evolving from Homo habilis. The reason gives an evolutionary sequence, not the evidence for assigning those fossils to Homo erectus.