A) Alligator mississippiensis B) Gavialis gangeticus C) Crocodylus acutus D) Melanosuchus niger
A) Australia B) Brazil C) India D) Kenya
A) Fruits B) Meat C) Fish D) Insects
A) 2 B) 3 C) 1 D) 4
A) Critically Endangered B) Least Concern C) Endangered D) Vulnerable
A) Up to an hour B) Up to 45 minutes C) Up to 30 minutes D) Up to 2 hours
A) Hibernating B) Basking in sun C) Underwater breathing D) Burrowing underground
A) Ambush hunting B) Chase and catch C) Scavenging D) Eagle swoop
A) Telepathy B) Vocalization and body language C) Mimicking calls of other species D) Pheromones
A) Rocky outcrops B) Tree branches C) Sandbanks D) Grassy fields
A) Alligatoridae B) Crocodylidae C) Gavialidae D) Varanidae
A) 80 B) 110 C) 50 D) 150
A) Southern African region B) Southeast Asia C) Northern Indian subcontinent D) Amazon Basin
A) At the end of the cold season B) In spring C) Throughout the year D) During the monsoon
A) 20–95 eggs B) 50–70 eggs C) 5–10 eggs D) 100–150 eggs
A) About 1,000 years old B) About 500 years old C) About 4,000 years old D) About 10,000 years old
A) Minoan B) Egyptian C) Indus Valley D) Mesopotamian
A) River deity Gaṅgā B) War god Kṛṣṇa C) Sun god Surya D) Wind god Vayu
A) 90% B) 75% C) Only 2% D) 50%
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Johann Friedrich Gmelin C) Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre D) Georges Cuvier
A) Gavialis B) Crocodilus arctirostris C) Crocodilus longirostris D) Rhamphostoma
A) Johann Georg Wagler B) Nicolaus Michael Oppel C) François Marie Daudin D) Arthur Adams
A) 1811 B) 1789 C) 1807 D) 1830
A) Richard Lydekker B) John Edward Gray C) Arthur Adams D) Albert Günther
A) Nicolaus Michael Oppel B) Johann Friedrich Gmelin C) John Edward Gray D) Richard Lydekker
A) Gharialis hysudricus B) Rhamphostoma C) Crocodilus gangeticus D) Tomistoma schlegelii
A) Gavialis B) Rhamphostoma C) Longirostres D) Crocodilus
A) 700 B) 600 C) 300 D) 494
A) The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). B) Saltwater crocodile. C) Nile crocodile. D) American alligator.
A) Clayey soil away from water. B) Rocky crevices in riverbanks. C) Grassy fields. D) Sandy soil near water.
A) 500 individuals B) 900 individuals C) 1000 individuals D) 600 individuals
A) Dark brown B) Black C) Yellowish-white D) Olive-colored
A) A saltwater crossing route B) The Siva–Malayan route C) An overland migration path D) The Himalayan route
A) Use their tails B) Swim in circles around the prey C) Jerk their heads back D) Bite and tear pieces
A) 8–9 months B) 12 months C) 36 months D) 24 months
A) Arthashastra B) Baburnama C) Mahabharata D) Ramayana
A) Rainfall B) Sight of predators C) Temperature change D) Hatching chirps
A) 'Nakar' B) 'Thantia kumhira' C) 'Ghadiala' D) 'Susar'
A) Yes, they always guard the nests B) They only guard if there are no females present C) Only during mating season D) No, they generally do not
A) It spends more time on land than in water. B) It is the most thoroughly aquatic crocodilian. C) It can stay underwater for extended periods without surfacing. D) It primarily hunts in saltwater environments.
A) A croaking sound B) A whistling sound C) A hissing sound D) A roaring sound
A) Equal in length B) 4 times longer C) 2 times longer D) 3.5 times longer
A) Seeds B) Jewellery C) Fruits D) Plastic waste
A) 2007 B) 2019 C) 1970 D) 1988
A) 34–39.2 cm B) 130–158 cm C) 80–116 cm D) 169–229 cm
A) 300 B) 400 C) 251 D) 150
A) 2004 B) 1975 C) 1982 D) 1991
A) Nile crocodile B) The false gharial C) American alligator D) Alligatoroids
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) Reintroduction C) Habitat destruction D) Legal protection
A) Stonehenge B) Great Wall of China C) Sanchi Stupa D) Pyramids of Giza
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) 200–300 km (125–186 mi) D) 80–120 km (50–75 mi)
A) 50 B) 107 C) 150 D) 200
A) 85–90% B) 75–80% C) 50–60% D) 96–98%
A) 140–167 cm B) 80–116 cm C) 169–229 cm D) 34–39.2 cm
A) 100% B) 94% C) 60% D) 80%
A) 2023 B) 2004 C) 1998 D) 2017
A) Frankfurt Zoological Garden B) Berlin Zoo C) San Diego Zoo D) London Zoo
A) The Pliocene B) The Eocene C) The Early Miocene D) The Late Pleistocene
A) CITES Appendix I B) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species C) Bonn Convention on Migratory Species D) Montreal Protocol
A) Tree, leaf, branch B) Sun, light, warmth C) River, water, flow D) Beak, snout, elephant's trunk
A) Both weigh the same B) The gharial weighs about 700 kg C) The gharial weighs more, about 680 kg D) The gharial weighs less, around 560 kg
A) 2018 B) 2019 C) 2021 D) 2020
A) 200 captive-reared gharials B) 164 captive-reared gharials C) 250 captive-reared gharials D) 100 captive-reared gharials
A) Brightly colored scales B) A hollow bulbous nasal protuberance C) Longer tails D) Webbed feet
A) 30 B) 25 C) 40 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 |