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