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