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