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Given below are two statements: Statement I: Modern Homo sapiens arose in Australia and moved across continents. Statement II: Homo sapiens arose around 75000 to 10000 years ago. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
D
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Explanation
Modern Homo sapiens originated in Africa and later dispersed to other continents. The emergence of modern humans is generally placed within the range of about 75,000 to 10,000 years ago in the NCERT context. Therefore, Statement I is incorrect while Statement II is correct.
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