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