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Prelims 2019 · Science and Technology · Question 42

The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to

  1. fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
  2. an early human species
  3. a cave system found in North-East India
  4. a geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent

Answer

an early human species

  • (a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs — Incorrect. Denisovan does not refer to dinosaurs; it refers to archaic humans identified from remains found in Denisova Cave, Siberia.
  • (b) an early human species — Correct. Denisovans were an extinct group of archaic humans, closely related to Neanderthals and modern humans.
  • (c) a cave system found in North-East India — Incorrect. The name comes from Denisova Cave in Siberia, not a cave system in North-East India.
  • (d) a geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent — Incorrect. Denisovan is a paleoanthropological term, not a geological period.
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