wildlife quiz prelims
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INQUIZZITIVE
presents
QUOTOPIATHE WILDLIFE
QUIZOn eve of world wildlife week
• TEAMS OF 2 OR 3• 15 QUESTIONS FOR PRELIMS EACH CARRYING
1 MARK• TOP 6 TEAMS QUALIFY FOR MAINS..• 5 * MARKED QUESTIONS WHICH COUNTS IN
CASE OF A TIE…• BEST OF LUCK…
*1.
The Leopard of Rudraprayag was a male man-eating leopard, reputed to have killed over 125 people.
The leopard was apparently so desperate for food that it would break down doors, leap
through windows, claw through the mud or thatch walls of huts and drag people from them, devouring them. They even sent a special army
of Gurkhas after it, in addition to assigning a number of army personnel known for their
marksmanship and tracking abilities. They even employed high powered Gin Traps and deadly poison to eliminate the animal, but without
success. The British Parliament requested the aid of X in the autumn of 1925
ID X….
2.________ National Park is a national park and the only bioreserve situated in the ______ district in the Indian state of ______ National Park derives its name from the abundance of Semul or red silk cotton trees that bloom vividly.its the home to ninety-nine Royal Bengal Tigers, 432 Wild elephants. Besides it is famous for Gaurs (Indian Bisons), Chausingha,
• 3.• Gangewadi grassland area, located on the boundary of
Solapur and Osmanabad districts, is now notified and included in the ___ Sanctuary in Solapur district. About 198 hectare grassland has been added to the 1222.61 sq km area of the sanctuary.
• The idea is to conserve and protect the _____ . At present, the population of this critically endangered bird in the country is only 300.
• Last year, eleven ______ were recorded during census inside the ________ sanctuary.
• ID X…
ID THIS DINOSAUR SPECIES……
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**5_______was chosen as the sole mascot, in an attempt to appeal to female viewers and their mothers, and under the belief that the creature presented the image of a recognizable intimate pet for children. Its color was also a deciding factor, as yellow is a primary color and easier for children to recognize from a distance, and with consideration to the fact the only other competing yellow mascot at the time was Winnie-the-Pooh.
6.ARGENTINA- SNEAK UP SEALS FROM SANDANTARCTICA- HIT THE ICE FLOORS THAT THROWS SEALS INTO WATRNEW ZEALAND- BLOW BUBBLES TO ROUTE OUT A RAY HIDING IN THE UNDERWATER SANDAND THE ONLY SPECIES TO KILL GREAT WHITE SHARK BY BUMPIMG ON ITS UNDERBELLY….ID……
CONNECT…
7.
ID???
***8.
****9THIS SPECIES IS CLASSIFIED INTO FOLLOWING TYPES….
Nine-bandedSeven-banded
Southern long-nosedLlanos long-nosedGreat long-nosedHairy long-nosed
Greater fairy Screaming hairy
Big hairyAndean hairy Horned armed
Screaming hairyPink fairy
Six-bandedNorthern naked-tailedChacoan naked-tailedSouthern naked-tailedGreater naked-tailed
Giant Southern three-bandedBrazilian three-banded
HOWEVER 1 OF THEM HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY… WHO & WHY????
10..General Information about ‘X’:
National Park area: 275 km² core area. 392 km² including buffer zone.
Altitude: 215 to 505 meters above sea levelKota Station has a halt of all the trains for 10-15 min
and connects Sawai Madhopur with almost 50 trains.
Closest airport is Jaipur at 180 kmTerrain: Dense tropical dry forest, open bushland
and rocky terrain interspersed withEcoregion: Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests
Closed: Monsoon season (July - August)
11.The X, Boselaphus tragocamelus is the largest of all Asiatic antelopes. In areas where the Hindu religion predominates, the X's resemblance to a cow has earned it a large degree of protection. It prefers open forests and scrublands but will also feed on water plants. More than 60 percent of X births bring twins.
12Connect
13I am a crossover of a squirrel and a rat. I am small and have brownish fur. I have a pointed jaw like a rat and a body similar to a squirrel. I
also have small saber-teeth similar to a saber-tooth tiger and a large
football shaped bushy tail.Who am I?
14.Connect to a National Park.
*****15.NAME BOTH THE DOG SPECIES…
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