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madhu from sanskriti, new delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
In the 19th century a series of discoveries were made across Europe, in Belgium, Gibraltar, Germany and Croatia. Interestingly, it was the site of the third discovery that lends its name to what was found. Named after the Neander valley in Germany, scientists had uncovered the first evidence of Neanderthal man. Since then, their remains have been found across Western and Central Europe, in the Levant and in regions of Northern and Western Asia. No remains have been found in Africa to date. At their peak, it is thought that the population of Neanderthals may have reached 70,000.
Today, Neanderthals are classed as a species or subspecies of human. They are closely related to us and share 99.7% of our DNA. We also lived alongside each other in Europe for a few thousand years. However, they became extinct about 40,000 years ago, and modern humans did not. There are a number of theories that seek to explain why the Neanderthals disappeared, but we cannot be certain of the exact reason. One scenario assumes that Neanderthals and modern humans were separate species and the arrival of humans, together with climate change, meant that they were gradually replaced.
Some argue that this interaction between the two species may have been violent. Another scenario places Neanderthals as a subspecies of human that interbred with us and disappeared through being absorbed into the population. The exact nature of the relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans has not been scientifically proven and is contentious. There are also extinction theories that put the blame on an extreme volcanic event. We do know that about 55,000 years ago the climate started to fluctuate between extreme cold and milder conditions. Rapid fluctuations, occurring within a few decades, may have made it difficult for Neanderthals to adapt and survive.

Which of the following assumptions is not described in the passage?

ANeanderthals interbred with humans.
BHumans and Neanderthals had a violent confrontation.
CClimate change and arrival of modern human replaced Neanderthals.
DNeanderthals replaced humans in Africa.


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Shayan Bari from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Katihar
Class : Class 7
ome argue that this interaction between the two species may have been violent. Another scenario places Neanderthals as a subspecies of human that interbred with us and disappeared through being absorbed into the population. The exact nature of the relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans has not been scientifically proven and is contentious. There are also extinction theories that put the blame on an extreme volcanic event. We do know that about 55,000 years ago the climate started to fluctuate between extreme cold and milder conditions. Rapid fluctuations, occurring within a few decades, may have made it difficult for Neanderthals to adapt and survive.

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Shayan Bari from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Katihar
Class : Class 7
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Shayan Bari from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Katihar
Class : Class 7
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Malavika Vivek from Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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Kunal Kakaraddi from Vibgyor High Marathalli, Bangalore
Class : Class 7
The sound depends on the horn..... If they meant a car horn then its B otherwise, in the case of a bugle horn, D is right

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Abhay rajvanshi from Delhi Public School, Gurgaon
Class : Class 10

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Harshitha S from BVM Global, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 10

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Saani from Cambridge School, Mangalore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Kavitharini Joseph from HUS, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Rishi from Headstart, Bangalore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Arav Choksi from The Shishukunj International School, Indore
Class : Class 6

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Mihika Agarwal from Chirec Public School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 6
what about 'A'? I guess it is right

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aatmaj sharma from HAPS HAMIRPUR HP, HAMIRPUR
Class : Class 9

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Harshith mh from Freedom International School, bangalore
Class : Class 7

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Siddhanth Subramanian from Global Indian International School , Singapore
Class : Class 7
A is also right

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Anoushka from Gyanshree, Noida
Class : Class 7

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Joe from St.Vincent pallotti, Bangalore
Class : Class 6

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Shreyas Gupta from CHIREC International, Hyderabad
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Harsh Sobti from the samhita academy, BLR
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Archit Mahesh Lad from VIBGYOR HIGH, BANGALORE
Class : Class 9
Is this a 2 mark question

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Advik Tripathi from The Khaitan School, Noida
Class : Class 8
No.

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Shreyas Gupta from CHIREC International, Hyderabad
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Darshil Rath from Sai International School , Bhubaneswar
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

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