Environment and Wildlife Quiz 99

Environment and Wildlife Quiz 99

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1. Snow leopards is a crepuscular animal. What does it mean?

active primarily during the day
active primarily during the twilight period
active primarily during the night
active primarily during the evening

Quiz on Birds 8 Environment and Wildlife Quiz 106

Quiz on Birds 8 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 106

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1. Do you know what is the status of Indian peafowl, India's national bird, in the IUCN Red List?

Near threatened
Vulnerable
Least concern
Endangered

Quiz on Birds 7 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 104

Quiz on Birds 7 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 104

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1. Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, named in honour of the renowned sculptor Chintamoni Kar, is located in

New Delhi
Kolkatta
Guwahati
Lucknow

Quiz on Birds 6 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 103

Quiz on Birds 6 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 103

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1. Birds travel to another part of the world for warmer weather at a particular time of the year. What is the term used for this behaviour?

Migration
Homing
Moult
Warble

Quiz on Birds 5 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 102

Quiz on Birds 5 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 102

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1. Being one of the 21 breeding sites existing in India, this village in Karanataka is named after the painted stork in Kannada language. It is known for the long established bonding between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers. Do you know the village?

Jatinga
Khichan
Pothanikkad
Kokrebellur

Quiz on Birds 4- Environment and Wildlife Quiz 101

Quiz on Birds 4- Environment and Wildlife Quiz 101

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1. Arippa Bird Sanctuary is known for the presence of rare species of birds. Where is it located?

Thrissur
Kollam
Ernakulam
Thiruvananthapuram

Quiz on Birds 3 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 100

Quiz on Birds 3 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 100

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1. An international team of ornithologists declared an Indian state as the “Falcon capital of the world' in 2013. Name the state

Arunachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Nagaland
Mizoram

Quiz on Birds 2 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 99

Quiz on Birds 2 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 99

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1. "Halcyon" is a name for a bird in Greek legend. The Halcyon is a genus of which one of the following birds?

Eagle
House sparrow
Kingfisher
Peacock

Picture Quiz: Indian Birds Quiz

Birds of India Quiz

Get to know some of the beautiful birds of India.

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1. This amazing medium-size bird is found all over India. The males have long and beautiful tail. Can you identify this bird?

Great Indian Bustard
Pheasant jacana
Indian paradise flycatcher
Greater racket-tailed drongo

2. The national bird of Nepal, this beautiful bird is also the state bird of Uttarakhand. Name the bird

Indian roller
Mrs. Hume's pheasant
Blood pheasant
Himalayan monal

3. This clourful, small stubby-tailed bird is usually shy and is found mostly in the thick undergrowth and on the floor of forests. Identify the bird

Indian Pitta
Indian roller
Barbet
Indian chat

4. The red headed male belong to a species of birds which prefer upland forest systems. Do you know the species?

Red headed woodpecker
Red Headed Trogon
Satyr Tragopan
Rose ringed parakeet

5. Named after a British artist, this species is found only in the north east region of Indian states.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Sooty tern
Mrs. Hume's pheasant
Blyth's tragopan

6. Classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this is the world's tallest flying bird

Black-necked crane
The Great Indian bustard
Sarus crane
Red-crowned crane

7. Only found in foothills of great Himalayas of India, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan, this beautiful pheasant

Satyr tragopan
Blyth's tragopan
Mrs. Hume's pheasant
Blood pheasant

8. You will easily recognise this bird having a cosmopolitan distribution.

Common tailorbird
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Kingfisher
Indian silverbill

9. Found in evergreen hill forests and woodlands (sholas) of southern India. Do you know this bird?

Indian silverbill
Indian paradise flycatcher
Indian roller
Nilgiri Flycatcher

10. This ostrich like large bird with long bare legs is found in India and Pakistan and is protected under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India

Great Indian Bustard
Painted stork
Greater flamingo
Grey heron

Quiz on Birds - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 98

Quiz on Birds - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 98

You can find birds everywhere. They live in almost every habitat. Birds are very important to our ecosystem and we all love watching them. We present you a series of quizzes on Birds for you to check your "Bird Quotient" and to help you learn more about birds.

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1. "Freedom Baby" was the name given to the chick born on Independence Day at Mumbai Zoo in 2018. What species of a bird was it?

Penguin
Swan
Peacock
Ostrich

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 5

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1. Which is the first marine national park of India?

Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

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1. The largest bird on earth also lays the largest egg. Name the bird

Kiwi
Ostrich
Emu
Peacock

2. Where can you find the Pygmy hog in India?

Gujarat
Meghalaya
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh

3. A flower which opens or blooms in the evening is called

Crepuscular
Matutinal
Vespertine
Nocturnal

4. Which of these is NOT a species of Giraffe?

Reticulated
Masai
Rothschild's
Australian

5. Do you know which bird can sleep standing up?

Ostrich
Emu
Flamingos
Crow

6. Which city is called Tiger Capital of India or The Tiger Gateway of India?

Nagpur
Mysore
Guwahati
Lucknow

7. The sea otter's use of rocks when hunting and feeding makes it one of the few mammal species to use toolsWhy do they use rocks?

To kill fish
To open hard shells
To defend themselves
To build nests

8. To stay up, the birds must overcome gravity with a force made by moving the wing at speed through airWhat is this force called?

Drag
Lift
Curl
Roll

9. According to a report by Global Witness, a UK-based watchdog, 2016 was the worst year ever in the number of environmental activists killedWhich country was the worst country in terms of attacks on environmental activists?

India
Colombia
China
Brazil

10. Who was the founder of Newsletter for Birdwatchers, an Indian periodical of ornithology?

Humayun Abdulali
Biswamoy Biswas
Salim Ali
Bikram Grewal

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 3

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 3

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1. Which one of the following is a detrivore?

Vulture
Bacteria
Earthworm
Fungi

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

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1. What is the long thick hair around or at the back of the neck of some animals called?

Bane
Mane
Main
Mein

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 2

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 2

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1. How many body parts does an insect have?

8
3
4
2

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 1

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 1

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1. Which is the only bird with external nostrils at the tip of its long beak?

Parrot
Kiwi
Flamingo
Ostrich

Environment Quiz 82: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 76: Wildlife Quiz

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1. "Hippophobia" is the fear of which one of the following animals?

Hippopotamus
Hedgehog
Horse
Giant Panda

Environment Quiz 75: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 75: Wildlife Quiz

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1. Which bird builds the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species?

Bald eagle
Humming bird
Sociable weaver
Horned Coot

2. Which bird's nest is used to make Chinese delicacy bird's nest soup?

Bulbul
Sparrow
Humming bird
Swiftlet

3. Which land animal has the longest legs?

Elephant
Giraffe
Horse
Zebra

4. Which animal has the most ribs?

Giraffe
Crocodile
Snake
Blue whale

5. Which species of deer in the Indian subcontinet got its scientific name from French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel?

Chital
Chousingha
Barasingha
Sambar

6. Who founded the international, non-profit organisation Men of the Trees?

Richard St. Barbe Baker
George Bird Grinnell
Margaret Mead
Jay Darling

7. Sideroxylon grandiflorum, known as the dodo tree, is endemic to

Australia
Mauritius
Philippines
Palau

8. Which one of the following is the four-horned antelope?

Barasingh
Blackbuck
Chinkara
Chousingha

9. Branta sandvicensis or the Hawaiian goose is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. By what popular name it is known?

Nene
Brant
Greylag
Emperor

10. Madagascar is home to an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Do you know approximately what percentage of plant and animals species found in Madagascar are endemic?

30
50
70
90

Environment Quiz 74: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 74: Wildlife Quiz

This quiz will be useful for preparing for wild wisdom quiz, Green Olympiad, environment quiz, wildlife quiz and other related competitions

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1. Which one of the following National parks was known for the migratory Siberian cranes?

Dudhwa National Park
Sultanpur National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Jaldapara National Park

2. Name the first Indian state to set up a special commando unit, Special Tiger Protection Force, for protecting tigers.

Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand

3. Which one of the following Northeast Indian states have the highest tiger population?

Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Tripura

4. Do you know what is the status of Indian peafowl, India's national bird, in the IUCN Red List?

Near threatened
Vulnerable
Least concern
Endangered

5. Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary which was declared as a sanctuary mainly to protect blackbucks was located in which one of the following states?

Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka

6. The official Red List authority for birds for the International Union for Conservation os Nature (IUCN) is

Birdlife International
British Trust for Ornithology
American Birding Association
Wild Bird Society of Japan

7. India is the largest producer of Tamarindus indica. Do you know where it was originated?

Spain
Peru
Madagascar
Saudi Arabia

8. The largest flower auction in the world is based in Aalsmeer. Where is it located?

Japan
Netherlands
Ecuador
Colombia

9. The edge of the habitat at chich trees are capable of growing found at high elevations are called

Tree line
Bioborder
Tree rings
Canopy

10. Struthio camelus is the binomial name of

Camel
Sand Lizard
Ostrich
Salamander

Environment Quiz 72: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 72: Wildlife Quiz

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1. Rhea, a bird distantly related to ostrich and emu, are found in which region?

Africa
South America
North America
Asia

2. What is the world's smallest flowering plant?

Angel’s Trumpet
Rafflesia arnoldii
Wolffia globosa
Flame Lily

3. Which bird is seen in the logo of Bombay Natural History Society?

Peacock
Owl
Great hornbill
Parrot

4. Any kind of living organisms that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm to the ecosystem is called

Introduced species
Keystone species
Invasive species
Foundation species

5. Who coined the term 'Foundation species'?

Paul K Dayton
Robert T. Paine
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel

6. How many vertebrae are there in a giraffe's neck?

12
7
15
22

7. Name the animal that can breathe through its skin?

Frogs
Snakes
Crocodiles
Whale

8. Fejervarya goemchi, the newly identified species in Goa and named after the historical name of the state, is a

Snake
Frog
Butterfly
Plant

9. Name the fish which is known as Miss Kerala

Angelfish
Neon tetra
Moonligh gourami
Denison barb

10. Name the environmentalist who wrote the book "The Snow Leopard", an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard in the Himalayas

Peter Mathiessen
Jim Corbett
Gerald Durrel
Graham Spence