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