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A) Gavialis gangeticus B) Melanosuchus niger C) Alligator mississippiensis D) Crocodylus acutus
A) Australia B) Kenya C) Brazil D) India
A) Fish B) Meat C) Insects D) Fruits
A) 2 B) 4 C) 1 D) 3
A) Endangered B) Least Concern C) Critically Endangered D) Vulnerable
A) Up to 30 minutes B) Up to an hour C) Up to 45 minutes D) Up to 2 hours
A) Hibernating B) Basking in sun C) Burrowing underground D) Underwater breathing
A) Chase and catch B) Scavenging C) Eagle swoop D) Ambush hunting
A) Vocalization and body language B) Pheromones C) Telepathy D) Mimicking calls of other species
A) Rocky outcrops B) Tree branches C) Sandbanks D) Grassy fields
A) Crocodylidae B) Varanidae C) Alligatoridae D) Gavialidae
A) 150 B) 50 C) 80 D) 110
A) Amazon Basin B) Southeast Asia C) Northern Indian subcontinent D) Southern African region
A) During the monsoon B) In spring C) At the end of the cold season D) Throughout the year
A) 100–150 eggs B) 5–10 eggs C) 20–95 eggs D) 50–70 eggs
A) About 1,000 years old B) About 10,000 years old C) About 4,000 years old D) About 500 years old
A) Egyptian B) Mesopotamian C) Indus Valley D) Minoan
A) War god Kṛṣṇa B) Sun god Surya C) Wind god Vayu D) River deity Gaṅgā
A) 75% B) Only 2% C) 50% D) 90%
A) Johann Friedrich Gmelin B) Carl Linnaeus C) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre D) Georges Cuvier
A) Gavialis B) Crocodilus longirostris C) Rhamphostoma D) Crocodilus arctirostris
A) François Marie Daudin B) Johann Georg Wagler C) Arthur Adams D) Nicolaus Michael Oppel
A) 1789 B) 1811 C) 1830 D) 1807
A) Richard Lydekker B) Albert Günther C) Arthur Adams D) John Edward Gray
A) John Edward Gray B) Richard Lydekker C) Johann Friedrich Gmelin D) Nicolaus Michael Oppel
A) Gharialis hysudricus B) Tomistoma schlegelii C) Rhamphostoma D) Crocodilus gangeticus
A) Crocodilus B) Rhamphostoma C) Gavialis D) Longirostres
A) 300 B) 700 C) 494 D) 600
A) Saltwater crocodile. B) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). C) American alligator. D) Nile crocodile.
A) Sandy soil near water. B) Rocky crevices in riverbanks. C) Clayey soil away from water. D) Grassy fields.
A) 900 individuals B) 500 individuals C) 600 individuals D) 1000 individuals
A) Olive-colored B) Black C) Yellowish-white D) Dark brown
A) The Siva–Malayan route B) An overland migration path C) The Himalayan route D) A saltwater crossing route
A) Jerk their heads back B) Swim in circles around the prey C) Use their tails D) Bite and tear pieces
A) 8–9 months B) 36 months C) 12 months D) 24 months
A) Baburnama B) Mahabharata C) Ramayana D) Arthashastra
A) Sight of predators B) Temperature change C) Rainfall D) Hatching chirps
A) 'Ghadiala' B) 'Thantia kumhira' C) 'Susar' D) 'Nakar'
A) No, they generally do not B) They only guard if there are no females present C) Only during mating season D) Yes, they always guard the nests
A) It is the most thoroughly aquatic crocodilian. B) It primarily hunts in saltwater environments. C) It can stay underwater for extended periods without surfacing. D) It spends more time on land than in water.
A) A hissing sound B) A whistling sound C) A croaking sound D) A roaring sound
A) 3.5 times longer B) Equal in length C) 2 times longer D) 4 times longer
A) Plastic waste B) Seeds C) Fruits D) Jewellery
A) 1988 B) 1970 C) 2007 D) 2019
A) 169–229 cm B) 80–116 cm C) 34–39.2 cm D) 130–158 cm
A) 150 B) 251 C) 300 D) 400
A) 1991 B) 1982 C) 2004 D) 1975
A) Alligatoroids B) The false gharial C) Nile crocodile D) American alligator
A) In the early spring. B) During the rainy season. C) By mid February. D) Throughout the year without specific timing.
A) Legal protection B) Habitat destruction C) Pollution control D) Reintroduction
A) Stonehenge B) Sanchi Stupa C) Pyramids of Giza D) Great Wall of China
A) 300 adults B) 400 adults C) 196 adults D) 100 adults
A) 200–300 km (125–186 mi) B) 500–600 km (310–373 mi) C) 10–20 km (6–12 mi) D) 80–120 km (50–75 mi)
A) 107 B) 200 C) 50 D) 150
A) 85–90% B) 75–80% C) 96–98% D) 50–60%
A) 169–229 cm B) 80–116 cm C) 34–39.2 cm D) 140–167 cm
A) 80% B) 94% C) 60% D) 100%
A) 1998 B) 2023 C) 2004 D) 2017
A) Berlin Zoo B) San Diego Zoo C) London Zoo D) Frankfurt Zoological Garden
A) The Late Pleistocene B) The Eocene C) The Early Miocene D) The Pliocene
A) Montreal Protocol B) CITES Appendix I C) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species D) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
A) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk B) Tree, leaf, branch C) Sun, light, warmth D) River, water, flow
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) 100 captive-reared gharials B) 200 captive-reared gharials C) 250 captive-reared gharials D) 164 captive-reared gharials
A) Brightly colored scales B) Longer tails C) Webbed feet D) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance
A) 30 B) 40 C) 25 D) 36
A) 560 kg (1,230 lb) B) 600–750 kg (1,320–1,650 lb) C) 160 kg (350 lb) D) 977 kg (2,154 lb)
A) Valmiki Tiger Reserve B) Corbett National Park C) Bardia National Park D) Chitwan National Park |