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Wild Life QUIZ

Zoology Association
Maharaja’s College
17/10/2008
Round 1
Conventional…..
1. Name the only animal on earth, other than man, known

to contract leprosy.

• King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

• Elk (Alces alces)

• Ninebanded Armadillo (Dasypus Novemcinctus)

• Tiger (Panthera tigris)


2. Name the tiger specialists who provided the first ever
photographic evidence of the role of the male tiger in post-
natal care and peaceful interaction with its cubs, thus
refuting charges against it of infanticide.

• Valmik Thapar & Fateh Singh Rathore

• Kailash Shankhala & Guy Mountfort

• Jim Corbett and Keshri Singh

• H.S. Panwar and Gustav Krik


3. Who wrote the autobiographical book, My Life : My Trees
?

• Joy Adamson

• Konard Lorenz

• Richard St. Barbe Baker

• K.M. Tewari
4. Which tree yields the heaviest wood in the World ?

• Balsa (Ochroma Pyramidale)

• Black Iron Wood (Olea laurifolia)

• Durian (Durio Zibethinus)

• Mango (Mangifera indica)


5. Which is the only animal in the world to have four horns ?

• Elk (Alces alces)

• Chausingha (Tetracerus Quadricornis)

• Black Buck (Antilope Cervicapra)

• Bharal (Pseudonis Nayaur)


6. Name the only country in the world where both the Lion
(Panthera Leo) and the tiger (Panthera tigris) are found in
the wild ?

• Uganda

• India

• Zaire

• Pakistan
7. Which bird constructs the largest unit nest structure in
the world ?

• Ostrich

• Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)

• Mountain Drongo (Chaetorhynchus Papuensis)

• Sociable Weaver (Philetairus Socius)


8. Which is the longest reptile in the world ?

• Black Mamba (Dendroapsis polylepsis)

• Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)

• Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus Caninus)

• King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)


9. Which is the world's largest private international nature
conservation organisation ?

• Ranthambhore Foundation

• Wold Wide Fund for nature

• Audubon Society

• Bombay Natural History Society


10. Which of the following animals can see behind itself
without turning its head?

• Racoon

• Shark

• Parrot

• Spider
11. Cats purr at the same frequency as what machine?

• A 747 jet airplane

• A running lawn mower

• A food processor

• An idling diesel engine


12. How long a tunnel can a mole dig in just one night?

• 50 feet

• 1/2 mile

• 300 feet

• 1 yard
13. What are the four requirements of all habitats?

• food, water, space, and trees

• forest, grass, lakes, and swamp

• food, cover, shelter, arrangement

• food, water, cover, and space


14. The number of animals that a given area will support (or
“carry”) without damage to the habitat or to the animals is
called its:

• breeding stock

• renewable resource

• carrying capacity

• biological surplus
15. Which of the following could be a limiting factor for a
wildlife population?

• Food

• Predators

• Nesting locations

• Water

• All of the above


Round 2
Knowing your campus…..
1. There is a butterfly frequently seen in our campus that
has been included in the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. What
is the name of that butterfly?

• Common Emigrant

• Common Mormon

• Crimson Rose

• Blue Bottle
2. In our campus there is seen a viviparous snake. What is
it’s scientific name?

• Viper asselli

• Viper russelli

• Viper vivipari

• Viper odoratus
3. Another snake seen in our campus that have neurotoxic
venom is…………

• Naja naja

• Naja hanna

• Naja neurin

• Naja axis
4. In the Zoology Museum of our college there is the stuffed
posture of a flightless bird which is considered to have the
largest egg. What is the scientific name of the bird?

• Struthio camelus

• Ostria odoratus

• Bangarus niger

• Havea nergatus
5. Around the angel pond there is a herb with horse shoe
flower. What is its scientific name?

• Hibiscus rosakinensis

• Hibiscus rosasenensis

• Hibiscus rosaminensis

• Hibiscus rosadinensis
Round 3
If you can seeee….
1. Identify the personality in the negative.

• Answer
2. Identify the personality in the negative.
3. Identify the personality in the negative.
4. Identify the personality in the negative.
5. Identify the personality in the negative.

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