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A) Alligator mississippiensis B) Crocodylus acutus C) Melanosuchus niger D) Gavialis gangeticus
A) Australia B) India C) Brazil D) Kenya
A) Fish B) Insects C) Meat D) Fruits
A) 3 B) 2 C) 4 D) 1
A) Vulnerable B) Critically Endangered C) Least Concern D) Endangered
A) Up to 30 minutes B) Up to 2 hours C) Up to 45 minutes D) Up to an hour
A) Basking in sun B) Burrowing underground C) Hibernating D) Underwater breathing
A) Ambush hunting B) Chase and catch C) Scavenging D) Eagle swoop
A) Vocalization and body language B) Pheromones C) Mimicking calls of other species D) Telepathy
A) Rocky outcrops B) Grassy fields C) Sandbanks D) Tree branches
A) Crocodylidae B) Alligatoridae C) Varanidae D) Gavialidae
A) 80 B) 50 C) 110 D) 150
A) Southern African region B) Southeast Asia C) Northern Indian subcontinent D) Amazon Basin
A) During the monsoon B) Throughout the year C) At the end of the cold season D) In spring
A) 50–70 eggs B) 5–10 eggs C) 20–95 eggs D) 100–150 eggs
A) About 4,000 years old B) About 500 years old C) About 1,000 years old D) About 10,000 years old
A) Mesopotamian B) Minoan C) Egyptian D) Indus Valley
A) River deity Gaṅgā B) War god Kṛṣṇa C) Wind god Vayu D) Sun god Surya
A) 75% B) 50% C) 90% D) Only 2%
A) Georges Cuvier B) Carl Linnaeus C) Johann Friedrich Gmelin D) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
A) Crocodilus longirostris B) Gavialis C) Rhamphostoma D) Crocodilus arctirostris
A) Nicolaus Michael Oppel B) François Marie Daudin C) Johann Georg Wagler D) Arthur Adams
A) 1811 B) 1830 C) 1807 D) 1789
A) John Edward Gray B) Richard Lydekker C) Albert Günther D) Arthur Adams
A) Richard Lydekker B) John Edward Gray C) Nicolaus Michael Oppel D) Johann Friedrich Gmelin
A) Gharialis hysudricus B) Rhamphostoma C) Crocodilus gangeticus D) Tomistoma schlegelii
A) Rhamphostoma B) Crocodilus C) Longirostres D) Gavialis
A) 494 B) 300 C) 600 D) 700
A) Saltwater crocodile. B) American alligator. C) Nile crocodile. D) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris).
A) Clayey soil away from water. B) Sandy soil near water. C) Grassy fields. D) Rocky crevices in riverbanks.
A) 1000 individuals B) 600 individuals C) 500 individuals D) 900 individuals
A) Dark brown B) Black C) Olive-colored D) Yellowish-white
A) A saltwater crossing route B) An overland migration path C) The Himalayan route D) The Siva–Malayan route
A) Bite and tear pieces B) Swim in circles around the prey C) Jerk their heads back D) Use their tails
A) 8–9 months B) 12 months C) 24 months D) 36 months
A) Ramayana B) Baburnama C) Mahabharata D) Arthashastra
A) Temperature change B) Sight of predators C) Rainfall D) Hatching chirps
A) 'Thantia kumhira' B) 'Nakar' C) 'Susar' D) 'Ghadiala'
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) It can stay underwater for extended periods without surfacing. B) It spends more time on land than in water. C) It is the most thoroughly aquatic crocodilian. D) It primarily hunts in saltwater environments.
A) A hissing sound B) A croaking sound C) A whistling sound D) A roaring sound
A) 4 times longer B) Equal in length C) 3.5 times longer D) 2 times longer
A) Plastic waste B) Fruits C) Seeds D) Jewellery
A) 2007 B) 1988 C) 1970 D) 2019
A) 130–158 cm B) 34–39.2 cm C) 169–229 cm D) 80–116 cm
A) 150 B) 300 C) 400 D) 251
A) 1975 B) 1991 C) 2004 D) 1982
A) Nile crocodile B) Alligatoroids C) The false gharial D) American alligator
A) In the early spring. B) Throughout the year without specific timing. C) By mid February. D) During the rainy season.
A) Pollution control B) Legal protection C) Reintroduction D) Habitat destruction
A) Stonehenge B) Sanchi Stupa C) Pyramids of Giza D) Great Wall of China
A) 400 adults B) 300 adults C) 100 adults D) 196 adults
A) 80–120 km (50–75 mi) B) 10–20 km (6–12 mi) C) 200–300 km (125–186 mi) D) 500–600 km (310–373 mi)
A) 200 B) 107 C) 50 D) 150
A) 75–80% B) 85–90% C) 50–60% D) 96–98%
A) 80–116 cm B) 169–229 cm C) 34–39.2 cm D) 140–167 cm
A) 100% B) 94% C) 80% D) 60%
A) 2023 B) 2004 C) 2017 D) 1998
A) London Zoo B) San Diego Zoo C) Frankfurt Zoological Garden D) Berlin Zoo
A) The Pliocene B) The Late Pleistocene C) The Eocene D) The Early Miocene
A) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species B) CITES Appendix I C) Montreal Protocol D) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
A) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk B) Sun, light, warmth C) River, water, flow D) Tree, leaf, branch
A) The gharial weighs about 700 kg B) Both weigh the same C) The gharial weighs less, around 560 kg D) The gharial weighs more, about 680 kg
A) 2019 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2018
A) 250 captive-reared gharials B) 200 captive-reared gharials C) 164 captive-reared gharials D) 100 captive-reared gharials
A) Brightly colored scales B) Longer tails C) Webbed feet D) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance
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) Corbett National Park B) Bardia National Park C) Valmiki Tiger Reserve D) Chitwan National Park |