A) Melanosuchus niger B) Crocodylus acutus C) Gavialis gangeticus D) Alligator mississippiensis
A) India B) Australia C) Brazil D) Kenya
A) Insects B) Fruits C) Fish D) Meat
A) 2 B) 3 C) 1 D) 4
A) Vulnerable B) Critically Endangered C) Endangered D) Least Concern
A) Up to 2 hours B) Up to 45 minutes C) Up to an hour D) Up to 30 minutes
A) Basking in sun B) Hibernating C) Burrowing underground D) Underwater breathing
A) Chase and catch B) Scavenging C) Ambush hunting D) Eagle swoop
A) Telepathy B) Vocalization and body language C) Pheromones D) Mimicking calls of other species
A) Sandbanks B) Grassy fields C) Tree branches D) Rocky outcrops
A) Alligatoridae B) Gavialidae C) Crocodylidae D) Varanidae
A) 150 B) 80 C) 50 D) 110
A) Amazon Basin B) Southeast Asia C) Southern African region D) Northern Indian subcontinent
A) During the monsoon B) In spring C) At the end of the cold season D) Throughout the year
A) 5–10 eggs B) 100–150 eggs C) 20–95 eggs D) 50–70 eggs
A) About 1,000 years old B) About 4,000 years old C) About 10,000 years old D) About 500 years old
A) Minoan B) Mesopotamian C) Egyptian D) Indus Valley
A) Sun god Surya B) Wind god Vayu C) War god Kṛṣṇa D) River deity Gaṅgā
A) 75% B) 90% C) 50% D) Only 2%
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre C) Johann Friedrich Gmelin D) Georges Cuvier
A) Crocodilus arctirostris B) Rhamphostoma C) Gavialis D) Crocodilus longirostris
A) François Marie Daudin B) Johann Georg Wagler C) Arthur Adams D) Nicolaus Michael Oppel
A) 1811 B) 1807 C) 1789 D) 1830
A) Richard Lydekker B) John Edward Gray C) Arthur Adams D) Albert Günther
A) Richard Lydekker B) Johann Friedrich Gmelin C) Nicolaus Michael Oppel D) John Edward Gray
A) Gharialis hysudricus B) Tomistoma schlegelii C) Crocodilus gangeticus D) Rhamphostoma
A) Crocodilus B) Gavialis C) Longirostres D) Rhamphostoma
A) 494 B) 600 C) 300 D) 700
A) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). B) American alligator. C) Nile crocodile. D) Saltwater crocodile.
A) Rocky crevices in riverbanks. B) Sandy soil near water. C) Clayey soil away from water. D) Grassy fields.
A) 1000 individuals B) 500 individuals C) 600 individuals D) 900 individuals
A) Yellowish-white B) Black C) Dark brown D) Olive-colored
A) The Himalayan route B) The Siva–Malayan route C) A saltwater crossing route D) An overland migration path
A) Bite and tear pieces B) Jerk their heads back C) Swim in circles around the prey D) Use their tails
A) 8–9 months B) 24 months C) 36 months D) 12 months
A) Mahabharata B) Arthashastra C) Baburnama D) Ramayana
A) Sight of predators B) Hatching chirps C) Rainfall D) Temperature change
A) 'Ghadiala' B) 'Thantia kumhira' C) 'Nakar' D) 'Susar'
A) They only guard if there are no females present B) Only during mating season C) Yes, they always guard the nests 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 croaking sound B) A roaring sound C) A hissing sound D) A whistling sound
A) 4 times longer B) Equal in length C) 2 times longer D) 3.5 times longer
A) Seeds B) Fruits C) Plastic waste D) Jewellery
A) 1988 B) 2007 C) 2019 D) 1970
A) 130–158 cm B) 34–39.2 cm C) 80–116 cm D) 169–229 cm
A) 400 B) 251 C) 300 D) 150
A) 1975 B) 2004 C) 1982 D) 1991
A) Alligatoroids B) American alligator C) Nile crocodile D) The false gharial
A) By mid February. B) Throughout the year without specific timing. C) In the early spring. D) During the rainy season.
A) Pollution control B) Habitat destruction C) Reintroduction D) Legal protection
A) Sanchi Stupa B) Pyramids of Giza C) Great Wall of China D) Stonehenge
A) 100 adults B) 300 adults C) 196 adults D) 400 adults
A) 500–600 km (310–373 mi) B) 80–120 km (50–75 mi) C) 200–300 km (125–186 mi) D) 10–20 km (6–12 mi)
A) 107 B) 200 C) 150 D) 50
A) 75–80% B) 85–90% C) 96–98% D) 50–60%
A) 169–229 cm B) 140–167 cm C) 80–116 cm D) 34–39.2 cm
A) 94% B) 80% C) 60% D) 100%
A) 2023 B) 1998 C) 2017 D) 2004
A) San Diego Zoo B) Berlin Zoo C) Frankfurt Zoological Garden D) London Zoo
A) The Late Pleistocene B) The Eocene C) The Pliocene D) The Early Miocene
A) CITES Appendix I B) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species C) Montreal Protocol D) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
A) River, water, flow B) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk C) Tree, leaf, branch D) Sun, light, warmth
A) Both weigh the same B) The gharial weighs about 700 kg C) The gharial weighs less, around 560 kg D) The gharial weighs more, about 680 kg
A) 2018 B) 2021 C) 2020 D) 2019
A) 164 captive-reared gharials B) 100 captive-reared gharials C) 250 captive-reared gharials D) 200 captive-reared gharials
A) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance B) Longer tails C) Brightly colored scales D) Webbed feet
A) 40 B) 25 C) 30 D) 36
A) 600–750 kg (1,320–1,650 lb) B) 160 kg (350 lb) C) 560 kg (1,230 lb) D) 977 kg (2,154 lb)
A) Bardia National Park B) Valmiki Tiger Reserve C) Corbett National Park D) Chitwan National Park |