The cranial capacity of modern man is

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(D) The cranial capacity of various human ancestors and modern humans is as follows:$1$. $	ext{Australopithecus}: 300-500 \, cc$$2$. $	ext{Java ape

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$1200-1600 \, cc$

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(D) The cranial capacity of various human ancestors and modern humans is as follows:$1$. $	ext{Australopithecus}: 300-500 \, cc$$2$. $	ext{Java ape man (Homo erectus erectus)}: 900 \, cc$$3$. $	ext{Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)}: 1075 \, cc$$4$. $	ext{Modern man (Homo sapiens sapiens)}: 1360 \, cc$ (which falls within the range of $1200-1600 \, cc$)Therefore,the correct option is $D$.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$	$(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago
$(b)$ $Homo$ $erectus$	$(ii)$ $15$ mya
$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$	$(iii)$ $1.5$ mya
$(d)$ $Australopithecines$	$(iv)$ $2$ mya

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$(a)$ $Dryopithecus$ $(i)$ $100,000 - 40,000$ years ago

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$(c)$ $Neanderthal$ $man$ $(iii)$ $1.5$ mya

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