- 1. Which type of vegetation covers the largest percentage in Kaziranga National Park?
A) Tall grasses
B) Short grasses
C) Swamps
D) Open jungle
- 2. Which of the following trees is found in the tropical semi-evergreen forests near Baguri in Kaziranga?
A) Ficus rumphii
B) Aphanamixis polystachya
C) Albizia procera
D) Talauma hodgsonii
- 3. What invasive species was cleared by Kaziranga staff with help from the Wildlife Trust of India in 2005?
A) Ferruginous duck
B) Diclofenac
C) Water hyacinth
D) Mimosa invisa
- 4. Which animal is known as the 'Big Five' of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Indian rhinoceros, Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Indian boar, and hog deer
B) Indian rhinoceros, royal Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer
C) Indian rhinoceros, royal Bengal tiger, Indian elephant, sambar, and wild water buffalo
D) Indian rhinoceros, Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer
- 5. Which species of large cats can be found breeding in Kaziranga National Park?
A) African lions and tigers
B) Snow leopards and Bengal tigers
C) Indian leopard and snow leopard
D) Bengal tigers and Indian leopard
- 6. Which mammal has the largest population in Kaziranga, accounting for about 57% of the world population?
A) Wild water buffalo
B) Asian elephant
C) Swamp deer
D) Indian rhinoceros
- 7. Which of the following primate species is found in Kaziranga National Park?
A) Gorilla
B) Hoolock gibbon
C) Chimpanzee
D) Orangutan
- 8. Which bird species migrates to Kaziranga from Central Asia during winter?
A) Lesser white-fronted goose
B) Greater adjutant
C) Blyth's kingfisher
D) Black-necked stork
- 9. Which of the following birds of prey can be found in Kaziranga?
A) Harpy eagle
B) Golden eagle
C) Greater spotted eagle
D) Peregrine falcon
- 10. Which snake is the longest venomous snake in the world and is found in Kaziranga?
A) Russell's viper
B) Reticulated python
C) King cobra
D) Indian rock python
- 11. Which of the following turtles is endemic to Kaziranga?
A) Olive ridley turtle
B) Indian flapshell turtle
C) Leatherback turtle
D) Assam roofed turtle
- 12. Which of the following mammals is considered a small herbivore in Kaziranga?
A) Bengal tiger
B) Indian muntjac
C) Indian elephant
D) Wild water buffalo
- 13. Which bird species was once part of the vulture population in Kaziranga but is now near extinction?
A) Slender-billed vulture
B) Indian vulture
C) White-rumped vulture
D) Himalayan vulture
- 14. Which type of forest in Kaziranga contains trees such as Garcinia tinctoria and Ficus rumphii?
A) Alluvial savanna woodlands
B) Tropical semi-evergreen forests
C) Thick evergreen forests
D) Tropical moist mixed deciduous forests
- 15. Which of the following species is a game bird found in Kaziranga?
A) Blyth's kingfisher
B) Swamp francolin
C) Dalmatian pelican
D) Nordmann's greenshank
- 16. Which reptile species found in Kaziranga is known for its large size and aquatic habitat?
A) Common krait
B) Indian cobra
C) Russell's viper
D) Asian water monitor
- 17. Which of the following species is a threatened bird found in Kaziranga?
A) Greater adjutant
B) Spot-billed pelican
C) Black-breasted parrotbill
D) Asian openbill stork
- 18. Which mammal species in Kaziranga is known for its distinctive golden coloration?
A) Indian elephant
B) Indian leopard
C) Golden tiger
D) Royal Bengal tiger
- 19. Which of the following mammals is a small carnivore found in Kaziranga?
A) Indian gray mongoose
B) Wild water buffalo
C) Swamp deer
D) Indian elephant
- 20. Which of the following birds is known for its distinctive long neck and migrates to Kaziranga?
A) Blyth's kingfisher
B) White-bellied heron
C) Black-necked stork
D) Dalmatian pelican
- 21. Which of the following species is a large herbivore found in Kaziranga?
A) Sambar
B) Golden jackal
C) Sloth bear
D) Bengal fox
- 22. Which of the following birds is a predator found in Kaziranga?
A) Ferruginous duck
B) Baer's pochard duck
C) Pallas's fish eagle
D) Lesser adjutant
- 23. Which of the following mammals is a large carnivore found in Kaziranga?
A) Royal Bengal tiger
B) Indian hog deer
C) Indian muntjac
D) Indian boar
- 24. Which of the following reptiles is a monitor lizard found in Kaziranga?
A) Common krait
B) Bengal monitor
C) Indian cobra
D) Monocled cobra
- 25. Which of the following birds is a water bird found in Kaziranga?
A) Nordmann's greenshank
B) Pale-capped pigeon
C) Swamp francolin
D) Bengal florican
- 26. Which of the following mammals is a large herbivore found in Kaziranga?
A) Bengal fox
B) Sloth bear
C) Golden jackal
D) Indian elephant
- 27. Which of the following birds is a scavenger found in Kaziranga?
A) Baer's pochard duck
B) Ferruginous duck
C) Lesser adjutant
D) Greater adjutant
- 28. Which of the following mammals is a small herbivore found in Kaziranga?
A) Swamp deer
B) Indian elephant
C) Indian hog deer
D) Wild water buffalo
- 29. Which of the following reptiles is a snake found in Kaziranga?
A) Monocled cobra
B) Common krait
C) Reticulated python
D) Indian cobra
- 30. Which of the following birds is a game bird found in Kaziranga?
A) Blyth's kingfisher
B) Dalmatian pelican
C) Bengal florican
D) White-bellied heron
- 31. Which of the following reptiles is a turtle found in Kaziranga?
A) Brown tortoise
B) Indian cobra
C) Monocled cobra
D) Common krait
- 32. During which months does the rainy monsoon season last in Kaziranga National Park?
A) January to April
B) March to June
C) October to December
D) June to September
- 33. What is the annual rainfall in Kaziranga National Park?
A) 3,000 mm
B) 2,220 mm
C) 1,500 mm
D) 2,500 mm
- 34. What percentage of Kaziranga National Park is submerged during the peak monsoon months?
A) Three-fourths of the western region
B) Half of the entire park
C) One-fourth of the park
D) The entire park
- 35. How long can the flooding last in Kaziranga National Park?
A) 5–10 days at a time
B) 1–2 days at a time
C) 20–25 days at a time
D) 15–20 days at a time
- 36. How many animals, including rhinos, perished in the 2012 floods in Kaziranga National Park?
A) 400 animals, including 15 rhinos
B) 540 animals, including 13 rhinos
C) 700 animals, including 20 rhinos
D) 300 animals, including 10 rhinos
- 37. What happens to the shallow beels and nullahs during winter in Kaziranga National Park?
A) They dry up
B) They overflow
C) They freeze over
D) They remain unchanged
- 38. What do animals, especially rhinoceros, do after the end of the monsoon season?
A) Hibernate
B) Rush into areas for grazing
C) Migrate to higher grounds
D) Stay near water sources
- 39. What do park staff do to the dried grasses in December and January?
A) Leave them untouched
B) Remove them
C) Water them
D) Control-burn them
- 40. What attracts animals to the burnt patches after winter showers?
A) Floodwaters
B) Dried leaves
C) Mud
D) Fresh grass blades
- 41. Kaziranga National Park spans across how many districts in Assam?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
- 42. Which river forms the northern and eastern boundaries of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Ganges River
B) Mora Dhansiri
C) Mora Diphlu
D) Brahmaputra River
- 43. What is the approximate length of Kaziranga National Park from east to west?
A) 50 km
B) 40 km
C) 30 km
D) 25 km
- 44. How much area has Kaziranga lost to erosion in recent years?
A) 30 km2
B) 60 km2
C) 51.14 km2
D) 70 km2
- 45. What is the total area added to Kaziranga National Park along its present boundary?
A) 500 km2
B) 429 km2
C) 600 km2
D) 300 km2
- 46. Which of the following is not a river within Kaziranga National Park?
A) Mora Diphlu
B) Diphlu
C) Mora Dhansiri
D) Ganges River
- 47. What are the elevated regions within Kaziranga National Park known as?
A) Plateaus
B) Chapories
C) Hills
D) Mountains
- 48. Which subdivision of Nagaon district is part of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Jorhat
B) Kaliabor
C) Tezpur
D) Dibrugarh
- 49. What are the riverine flood-formed lakes in Kaziranga National Park called?
A) Reservoirs
B) Ponds
C) Lakes
D) Beels
- 50. Which of the following is a boundary river of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Mora Diphlu
B) Yamuna River
C) Godavari River
D) Kaveri River
- 51. Kaziranga National Park is one of the largest tracts of protected land in which belt?
A) Himalayan
B) Sub-Himalayan
C) Western Ghats
D) Eastern Ghats
- 52. Which subdivision of Karbi Anglong is part of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Bokajan
B) Diphu
C) Rongram
D) Majuli
- 53. Which subdivision of Golaghat district is part of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Tezpur
B) Bokakhat
C) Golaghat
D) Nalbari
- 54. What is the total area of Kaziranga National Park?
A) 400 km2
B) 450 km2
C) 378 km2
D) 300 km2
- 55. Which of the following is not a notable river within Kaziranga National Park?
A) Mora Dhansiri
B) Mora Diphlu
C) Diphlu
D) Yamuna River
- 56. Kaziranga National Park is recognized as an Important Bird Area and was declared a Tiger Reserve in which year?
A) 2005
B) 2007
C) 2006
D) 2004
- 57. Which district is NOT part of Kaziranga National Park's location?
A) Sonitpur
B) Biswanath
C) Nagaon
D) Golaghat
- 58. Who visited Kaziranga in 1904 and initiated its protection?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Rudyard Kipling
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Mary Curzon
- 59. What was Kaziranga originally established as in 1905?
A) Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
B) Kaziranga Game Sanctuary
C) Kaziranga National Park
D) Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest
- 60. In what year did Kaziranga National Park celebrate its centennial?
A) 2005
B) 2006
C) 2004
D) 2007
- 61. What was Kaziranga Game Sanctuary renamed to in 1950?
A) Kaziranga Reserve Forest
B) Kaziranga National Park
C) Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
D) Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
- 62. Which of the following is NOT a type of habitat found in Kaziranga National Park?
A) Desert
B) Marshland
C) Beels
D) Tall elephant grass
- 63. Which of the following animals is known to inhabit the marshlands of Kaziranga?
A) Kangaroo
B) Snow leopard
C) Polar bear
D) Fishing cat
- 64. Which of the following is a natural calamity that has affected Kaziranga National Park?
A) Earthquakes
B) Volcanic eruptions
C) Major floods
D) Tornadoes
- 65. What year did Kaziranga National Park experience a significant loss of wildlife due to flooding?
A) 2018
B) 2024
C) 2016
D) 2020
- 66. Which of the following is NOT a district where Kaziranga National Park is located?
A) Nagaon
B) Golaghat
C) Sonitpur
D) Cachar
- 67. Who is the administrative head of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Range Forest Officer
B) Assistant Conservator of Forests
C) Divisional Forest Officer
D) Director
- 68. Which range in Kaziranga National Park is headquartered at Kohora?
A) Western
B) Eastern
C) Northern
D) Central
- 69. How many rhinoceroses were killed by poachers between 1980 and 2005?
A) 600
B) 500
C) 700
D) 567
- 70. What technology did Kaziranga National Park start using in 2013 to protect rhinos?
A) GPS collars
B) Infrared sensors
C) Motion detectors
D) Cameras on drones
- 71. What grassland management technique is used annually in Kaziranga National Park?
A) Mechanical mowing
B) Chemical treatment
C) Overgrazing
D) Controlled burning
- 72. What natural feature frames the landscape of Kaziranga National Park?
A) Desert dunes
B) Coastal cliffs
C) Volcanic mountains
D) Snow-covered Lower Himalayan peaks
- 73. Where is the interpretation centre located in Kaziranga National Park?
A) Bagori range
B) Durgapur village
C) Near the park entrance
D) Kohora range
- 74. What percentage of tourists found rhino sightings most enjoyable?
A) 50 percent
B) 80 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 60 percent
- 75. Which group of tourists is more likely to support park protection financially?
A) All tourists equally
B) Local tourists
C) Foreign tourists
D) Tourists from neighboring countries
- 76. What do local tourists favor supporting financially?
A) Tourism infrastructure
B) Veterinary services
C) Park protection
D) Local wildlife research
- 77. How many species of orchids does the Kaziranga National Orchid and Biodiversity Park house?
A) 100 species
B) 200 species
C) 300 species
D) More than 500 species
- 78. How many hotels or lodges are located just outside Kaziranga National Park as of 2007?
A) About 35
B) 10
C) 20
D) 50
- 79. How many of the hotels or lodges just outside the park are run by the government?
A) Ten
B) None
C) Four
D) All of them
- 80. How many people do the hotels or lodges employ?
A) About 300
B) 100
C) 200
D) 500
- 81. What facilities do some families offer just outside Kaziranga National Park?
A) Guided tours
B) Camping sites
C) Boat rides
D) Home stay facilities
- 82. How many shops selling souvenirs and locally handmade woven cloth are there just outside the park?
A) 40
B) 26
C) 50
D) 15
- 83. In what year did Kaziranga National Park gain international prominence through a documentary?
A) 1996
B) 1961
C) 1975
D) 1980
- 84. Who produced the documentary that first brought Kaziranga National Park to international attention?
A) Gautam Saikia
B) Robin Banerjee
C) Mark Shand
D) Bhupen Hazarika
- 85. What was the estimated annual flow benefits of Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in rupees?
A) 3.49 billion rupees
B) 5.73 billion rupees
C) 21 million rupees
D) 9.8 billion rupees
- 86. Who authored the book 'Queen of the Elephants'?
A) Arup Dutta
B) Mark Shand
C) Ranjit Barthakur
D) Anwaruddin Choudhury
- 87. Which award did the book 'Queen of the Elephants' win in 1996?
A) Prix Litteraire d'Amis
B) Shankar's Award
C) Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
D) Vatavaran Award
- 88. Who is referred to as the first female mahout in recent times in the context of Kaziranga?
A) Robin Banerjee
B) Parbati Barua
C) Mark Shand
D) Bhupen Hazarika
- 89. What was the value of recreation in Kaziranga's annual flow benefits?
A) 21 million rupees
B) 9.8 billion rupees
C) 17 million rupees
D) 150 million rupees
- 90. Which author wrote 'The Birds of Kaziranga National Park: A checklist'?
A) Bittu Sahgal
B) Anwaruddin Choudhury
C) Ranjit Barthakur
D) C.P. Oberai
- 91. What was the value of carbon sequestration in Kaziranga's annual flow benefits?
A) 17 million rupees
B) 5.73 billion rupees
C) 150 million rupees
D) 21 million rupees
- 92. Which song mentions Kaziranga?
A) A song by Mark Shand
B) A song by Robin Banerjee
C) A song by Arup Dutta
D) A song by Bhupen Hazarika
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