Question

Homo habilis is also called as
(a) Tool maker man
(b) Man with ape brain
(c) Java ape man
(d) Heidelberg man

Answer 1

 Hint: Homo habilis, was the species of early archaic humans from Pleistocene Africa and existed about 2.3–1.65 million years ago and was also called the "handy man". Homo habilis is believed to be the first species to have developed weapons and equipment from stone for butchering meat.

Complete Step by Step Answer:
Homo habilis is assumed to have evolved into Homo erectus and thus are considered to be the direct ancestors of modern humans. H. habilis is believed to have manufactured the Oldowan stone tool industry and mainly used tools for butchering. They are generally thought to have consumed high quantities of meat by scavenging meat and used tools specifically made for butchering.
It is thought that the diet of the Homo habilis had a huge proportion of meat which may also have led to brain growth and evolutionary pressure. This also leads to the development of technology and the development of stone tools to cater to the necessities to butcher the fresh carcasses and meat.
The Homo habilis is supposed to have a cranial volume of 600–650 cc which was supposed to have increased due to the energy-rich meat that allowed the large and calorie- expensive ape gut to reduce in size that allowed the energy to be diverted to brain growth instead. This also lead to the development of cognitive and social skills of primitive hominids.
They mainly were scavengers and not hunters and hence, hunting tools were not developed until later evolutions. They were supposed to have stolen small kills from animals like jackals and cheetahs and scavenge that meat.
So, the correct answer is, ‘(a) Tool maker man.’

Note: 
- H. habilis is associated with the tools which were not only used to butcher and skin animals and crush bones, but also some tools which were used to saw and scrape wood and cut plants.
- Tools produced were of several types like choppers, polyhedrons, and discoid based on how the lithic cores broke on striking hard enough. However, they were probably from the lack of standardization and not planned.