Environment Quiz 48: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 48: Wildlife Quiz

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1. Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05%. Which one of the following is NOT a freshwater fish?

Catla
Tilapia
Hilsa
Mackeral

2. This species of sheep found in the mountainous regions of Central Asia are in the conservation status of "near threatened". They are named after a merchant traveller and adventurer. Can you name him?

Megasthenes
Ibn Battuta
Al Beruni
Marco Polo

3. Animals that are active primarily during twilight (that is, the periods of dawn and dusk) are called

Dirunal
Noctunal
Crepuscular
Matutinal

4. After which one of the following Indian prime ministers the Renewable Energy Day named?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Narendra Modi

5. Which one of the following is a tree dwelling, gliding mammal found in Southeast Asia?

Colugo
Mannikin
Dugong
Ocelot

6. The name "orangutan" is derived fro the Malay and Indonesian words. What does it mean?

Orange coloured monkey
Organised tribes
Person of the forest
Orange haired

7. The term "Big Five game" was coined by big-game hunters and refers to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot. Which of the following animals is NOT among the Big Five?

African Lion
African Elephant
African Bear
Rhinoceros

8. 'Glory of Allapalli' is one of the biodiversity heritage sites in India. In which state is it located?

Maharashtra
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

9. The strikingly coloured bird Quetzal is the national bird and the name of the currency of a country. Name the country?

Mexico
Gautemala
Ecuador
Venezuela

10. The urial or arkars or shapo is a species found in western central Asia from northeastern Iran and western Kazakhstan to Pakistan's Balochistan and Ladakh regions of North India. It is a subspecies of

Monkeys
Wild donkeys
Elephants
Wild sheep

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