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A) Melanosuchus niger B) Alligator mississippiensis C) Gavialis gangeticus D) Crocodylus acutus
A) Australia B) India C) Kenya D) Brazil
A) Fruits B) Fish C) Insects D) Meat
A) 3 B) 4 C) 1 D) 2
A) Critically Endangered B) Endangered C) Least Concern D) Vulnerable
A) Up to an hour B) Up to 30 minutes C) Up to 45 minutes D) Up to 2 hours
A) Underwater breathing B) Burrowing underground C) Hibernating D) Basking in sun
A) Scavenging B) Eagle swoop C) Ambush hunting D) Chase and catch
A) Pheromones B) Telepathy C) Vocalization and body language D) Mimicking calls of other species
A) Grassy fields B) Sandbanks C) Tree branches D) Rocky outcrops
A) Crocodylidae B) Varanidae C) Gavialidae D) Alligatoridae
A) 150 B) 110 C) 80 D) 50
A) Southeast Asia B) Southern African region C) Amazon Basin D) Northern Indian subcontinent
A) During the monsoon B) At the end of the cold season C) In spring D) Throughout the year
A) 5–10 eggs B) 50–70 eggs C) 20–95 eggs D) 100–150 eggs
A) About 1,000 years old B) About 4,000 years old C) About 10,000 years old D) About 500 years old
A) Indus Valley B) Minoan C) Egyptian D) Mesopotamian
A) Wind god Vayu B) War god Kṛṣṇa C) River deity Gaṅgā D) Sun god Surya
A) 90% B) 75% C) Only 2% D) 50%
A) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre B) Johann Friedrich Gmelin C) Carl Linnaeus D) Georges Cuvier
A) Rhamphostoma B) Crocodilus arctirostris C) Crocodilus longirostris D) Gavialis
A) Arthur Adams B) François Marie Daudin C) Johann Georg Wagler D) Nicolaus Michael Oppel
A) 1807 B) 1830 C) 1811 D) 1789
A) John Edward Gray B) Richard Lydekker C) Arthur Adams D) Albert Günther
A) John Edward Gray B) Richard Lydekker C) Johann Friedrich Gmelin D) Nicolaus Michael Oppel
A) Tomistoma schlegelii B) Rhamphostoma C) Gharialis hysudricus D) Crocodilus gangeticus
A) Longirostres B) Gavialis C) Rhamphostoma D) Crocodilus
A) 700 B) 300 C) 600 D) 494
A) American alligator. B) Nile crocodile. C) Saltwater crocodile. D) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris).
A) Sandy soil near water. B) Grassy fields. C) Rocky crevices in riverbanks. D) Clayey soil away from water.
A) 600 individuals B) 500 individuals C) 900 individuals D) 1000 individuals
A) Dark brown B) Yellowish-white C) Olive-colored D) Black
A) An overland migration path B) The Siva–Malayan route C) The Himalayan route D) A saltwater crossing route
A) Bite and tear pieces B) Jerk their heads back C) Swim in circles around the prey D) Use their tails
A) 36 months B) 12 months C) 24 months D) 8–9 months
A) Ramayana B) Mahabharata C) Baburnama D) Arthashastra
A) Temperature change B) Rainfall C) Hatching chirps D) Sight of predators
A) 'Ghadiala' B) 'Susar' C) 'Thantia kumhira' D) 'Nakar'
A) They only guard if there are no females present B) Yes, they always guard the nests C) No, they generally do not D) Only during mating season
A) It spends more time on land than in water. B) It is the most thoroughly aquatic crocodilian. C) It can stay underwater for extended periods without surfacing. D) It primarily hunts in saltwater environments.
A) A whistling sound B) A hissing sound C) A croaking sound D) A roaring sound
A) 3.5 times longer B) Equal in length C) 2 times longer D) 4 times longer
A) Plastic waste B) Jewellery C) Seeds D) Fruits
A) 2007 B) 2019 C) 1970 D) 1988
A) 34–39.2 cm B) 169–229 cm C) 80–116 cm D) 130–158 cm
A) 300 B) 150 C) 251 D) 400
A) 2004 B) 1991 C) 1982 D) 1975
A) The false gharial B) Nile crocodile C) Alligatoroids D) American alligator
A) By mid February. B) Throughout the year without specific timing. C) In the early spring. D) During the rainy season.
A) Habitat destruction B) Legal protection C) Pollution control D) Reintroduction
A) Stonehenge B) Pyramids of Giza C) Sanchi Stupa D) Great Wall of China
A) 300 adults B) 100 adults C) 400 adults D) 196 adults
A) 80–120 km (50–75 mi) B) 200–300 km (125–186 mi) C) 500–600 km (310–373 mi) D) 10–20 km (6–12 mi)
A) 50 B) 107 C) 150 D) 200
A) 85–90% B) 50–60% C) 96–98% D) 75–80%
A) 140–167 cm B) 80–116 cm C) 34–39.2 cm D) 169–229 cm
A) 100% B) 80% C) 60% D) 94%
A) 1998 B) 2023 C) 2017 D) 2004
A) San Diego Zoo B) Frankfurt Zoological Garden C) Berlin Zoo D) London Zoo
A) The Late Pleistocene B) The Eocene C) The Early Miocene D) The Pliocene
A) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species B) Montreal Protocol C) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species D) CITES Appendix I
A) Sun, light, warmth B) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk C) River, water, flow D) Tree, leaf, branch
A) The gharial weighs more, about 680 kg B) The gharial weighs less, around 560 kg C) The gharial weighs about 700 kg D) Both weigh the same
A) 2021 B) 2019 C) 2020 D) 2018
A) 200 captive-reared gharials B) 100 captive-reared gharials C) 250 captive-reared gharials D) 164 captive-reared gharials
A) Longer tails B) Brightly colored scales C) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance D) Webbed feet
A) 25 B) 30 C) 36 D) 40
A) 977 kg (2,154 lb) B) 160 kg (350 lb) C) 600–750 kg (1,320–1,650 lb) D) 560 kg (1,230 lb)
A) Chitwan National Park B) Corbett National Park C) Bardia National Park D) Valmiki Tiger Reserve |