A) Melanosuchus niger B) Gavialis gangeticus C) Crocodylus acutus D) Alligator mississippiensis
A) Australia B) India C) Brazil D) Kenya
A) Fish B) Fruits C) Insects D) Meat
A) 4 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3
A) Least Concern B) Critically Endangered C) Endangered D) Vulnerable
A) Up to 45 minutes B) Up to 30 minutes C) Up to an hour D) Up to 2 hours
A) Underwater breathing B) Burrowing underground C) Hibernating D) Basking in sun
A) Chase and catch B) Eagle swoop C) Ambush hunting D) Scavenging
A) Pheromones B) Telepathy C) Vocalization and body language D) Mimicking calls of other species
A) Tree branches B) Sandbanks C) Grassy fields D) Rocky outcrops
A) Varanidae B) Alligatoridae C) Crocodylidae D) Gavialidae
A) 50 B) 150 C) 80 D) 110
A) Southeast Asia B) Northern Indian subcontinent C) Southern African region D) Amazon Basin
A) Throughout the year B) At the end of the cold season C) In spring D) During the monsoon
A) 100–150 eggs B) 20–95 eggs C) 50–70 eggs D) 5–10 eggs
A) About 10,000 years old B) About 500 years old C) About 4,000 years old D) About 1,000 years old
A) Mesopotamian B) Minoan C) Egyptian D) Indus Valley
A) Wind god Vayu B) War god Kṛṣṇa C) River deity Gaṅgā D) Sun god Surya
A) 50% B) Only 2% C) 90% D) 75%
A) Georges Cuvier B) Carl Linnaeus C) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre D) Johann Friedrich Gmelin
A) Crocodilus arctirostris B) Gavialis C) Rhamphostoma D) Crocodilus longirostris
A) Nicolaus Michael Oppel B) Arthur Adams C) Johann Georg Wagler D) François Marie Daudin
A) 1807 B) 1811 C) 1789 D) 1830
A) Arthur Adams B) Albert Günther C) Richard Lydekker D) John Edward Gray
A) Nicolaus Michael Oppel B) Richard Lydekker C) John Edward Gray D) Johann Friedrich Gmelin
A) Crocodilus gangeticus B) Gharialis hysudricus C) Tomistoma schlegelii D) Rhamphostoma
A) Longirostres B) Crocodilus C) Rhamphostoma D) Gavialis
A) 600 B) 700 C) 494 D) 300
A) Saltwater crocodile. B) American alligator. C) Nile crocodile. D) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris).
A) Rocky crevices in riverbanks. B) Sandy soil near water. C) Clayey soil away from water. D) Grassy fields.
A) 500 individuals B) 900 individuals C) 600 individuals D) 1000 individuals
A) Yellowish-white B) Dark brown C) Black D) Olive-colored
A) A saltwater crossing route B) The Siva–Malayan route C) The Himalayan route D) An overland migration path
A) Use their tails B) Bite and tear pieces C) Jerk their heads back D) Swim in circles around the prey
A) 8–9 months B) 36 months C) 12 months D) 24 months
A) Mahabharata B) Baburnama C) Arthashastra D) Ramayana
A) Rainfall B) Sight of predators C) Temperature change D) Hatching chirps
A) 'Thantia kumhira' B) 'Susar' C) 'Ghadiala' D) 'Nakar'
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 is the most thoroughly aquatic crocodilian. C) It primarily hunts in saltwater environments. D) It spends more time on land than in water.
A) A croaking sound B) A roaring sound C) A whistling sound D) A hissing sound
A) 3.5 times longer B) 2 times longer C) 4 times longer D) Equal in length
A) Seeds B) Fruits C) Plastic waste D) Jewellery
A) 2019 B) 1970 C) 2007 D) 1988
A) 169–229 cm B) 130–158 cm C) 34–39.2 cm D) 80–116 cm
A) 251 B) 300 C) 150 D) 400
A) 1982 B) 1991 C) 1975 D) 2004
A) The false gharial B) American alligator C) Nile crocodile D) Alligatoroids
A) During the rainy season. B) By mid February. C) In the early spring. D) Throughout the year without specific timing.
A) Pollution control B) Legal protection C) Habitat destruction D) Reintroduction
A) Sanchi Stupa B) Great Wall of China C) Pyramids of Giza D) Stonehenge
A) 300 adults B) 400 adults C) 196 adults D) 100 adults
A) 500–600 km (310–373 mi) B) 10–20 km (6–12 mi) C) 80–120 km (50–75 mi) D) 200–300 km (125–186 mi)
A) 200 B) 50 C) 150 D) 107
A) 75–80% B) 85–90% C) 50–60% D) 96–98%
A) 169–229 cm B) 34–39.2 cm C) 80–116 cm D) 140–167 cm
A) 80% B) 94% C) 60% D) 100%
A) 1998 B) 2023 C) 2017 D) 2004
A) San Diego Zoo B) Berlin Zoo C) Frankfurt Zoological Garden D) London Zoo
A) The Pliocene B) The Eocene C) The Late Pleistocene D) The Early Miocene
A) Montreal Protocol B) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species C) CITES Appendix I D) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species
A) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk B) Sun, light, warmth C) Tree, leaf, branch D) River, water, flow
A) The gharial weighs less, around 560 kg B) The gharial weighs about 700 kg C) Both weigh the same D) The gharial weighs more, about 680 kg
A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2019 D) 2018
A) 164 captive-reared gharials B) 250 captive-reared gharials C) 200 captive-reared gharials D) 100 captive-reared gharials
A) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance B) Webbed feet C) Longer tails D) Brightly colored scales
A) 25 B) 30 C) 36 D) 40
A) 160 kg (350 lb) B) 977 kg (2,154 lb) C) 560 kg (1,230 lb) D) 600–750 kg (1,320–1,650 lb)
A) Bardia National Park B) Corbett National Park C) Chitwan National Park D) Valmiki Tiger Reserve |