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