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Animals & Birds

No. Question Answer
01 The largest bird alive is the Ostrich
02 The smallest bird alive is the Humming bird
03 An animal doctor is called a Veterinarian
04 How many arms an octopus has Eight
05 The arms of the octopus are called Tentacles
06
The fastest moving land snake in the
world is the
Black Mamba
07 A group of lions is called a Pride
08
A group of invertebrate animals which
have segments body and jointed limbs
are called
Arthropods
09
A period of dormancy in winter by some
animals known as
Hibernation
10
Animals having backbone (vertebra) are
known as
Vertebrates
11 Albatross is a large Sea bird
12
A small fish having a head like that of a
horse is known as
Sea horse
13
African donkey with black and white
stripes is called a
Zebra
14
A small worm which lives in ponds and
rivers and sucks the blood of animals is
Leech
15
The world's largest zoological reserve is
the
Etosha National
Park,Namibia
16 Egg laying mammals are called Prototherians
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17
The bird which lays more than 100 eggs
in one nest is the
Ostrich
18 The largest Kangaroo in the world is the Red Kangaroo
19 The only mammal that can fly is the Bat
20
The animal revered by the buddhists as
their sacred animal is the
White elephant
21
It is widely believed that Ostrich buries
its head in sand which is
Not true
22
Austrian scientist Konard Lorenz is
famous for
Study on Geese
23 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan
24
The fish which is known as the king of
fishes is the
Shark
25 The world's largest aquarium is the Sydney Aquarium
26 The tallest living animal is the Giraffe
27 India's first sanctuary was the
Corbett National Park
in Uttar Pradesh
28 The largest living animal is the Rorqual or blue whale
29
The continent which is known as the
land of Kangaroo is
Australia
30
The first forest show was established in
Mexico in the year
1898
31 The country in which Yak is found is Tibet
32 The country in which kiwi is found is New Zealand
33
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Zoology is
located at
Delhi
34 Dudhwa National Park is located in Uttar Pradesh
35 The wildlife sanctury where we find Gir Forest
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asiatic lion is the
36 A two humped camel is called A Bacteria camel
37 Butterflies come under the family Lepidoptera
38
The temple in which rats are revered,fed
and protected is the
Karnimata in
Rajasthan
39 The fastest land animal is the Cheetah
40 The largest land animal is the African bush elephant
41 Rat snakes are found in South-East Asia
42
A common domesticated animal which
cannot taste sweet is the
Cat
43 The world's smallest animal is the
Skunk like zorilla of
Africa
44
The mammal that lives at the greatest
altitude is the
Hog nosed bat
45
The smallest member of the cat family is
the
Yak
46 The only flying mammals are the
Rusty spotted cat of
south India
47 The largest flying mammal is the Bats
48 The world's largest deer is the Mouse eared bat
49 The world's heaviest flying bird is the Alaskan moose
50
The bird which has the largest wing span
is the
Great Bustard
51 The largest of all lizards is the Albatros
52 The largest known frog is the Ora
53 The longest known frog is the Goliath Grog
54 The longest insect in the world is the Giant stick Insect
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55
The fastest moving insect in the world is
the
Tropical cockroach
56 The giant stick Insect is found in Indonesia
57
There are how many kinds of cat species
in India
Fifteen
58
The animal known as the river horse is
the
Hippopotamus
59
The elephant's trunk is actually a
modified
Incisor
60 The diet of a gorilla is purely Vegetarian
61 The only ape found in India is the Hoolock's Gibbon
62
The number of known species of
mammals are
4230
63
The fish that can taste with its whole
body is the
Catfish
64 The average weight of a blue whale is 1,20,000 kg.
65 The most widely eaten fish in India is the Pomfret
66 The only fish that makes nest is the Stickle back
67 A group of peacocks are called a Muster
68 Gold fish originally belongs to China
69 Red panda is also known as the Cat bear
70 A female rabbit is called a Doe
71 A female horse is called a Mare
72 A female pig is called a Sow
73
The whale believed to be a fish,is
actually a
Mammal
74 The organ which is missing in the Camel Gall bladder
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is the
75 The Archer fish catches its flies by Spitting at them
76 The smallest known fish is the Dwaft pygmy goby
77
The country which is the largest exporter
of hippopotamuses in Europe is
Hungary
78
A bird which lays only one egg in two
years is the
Albatross
79 The size of a newly born kangaroo is 2.5 cms
80
The only animal that sleeps on its back
is
Man
81
The only animal which has four knees is
the
Elephant
82 An animal which is dumb is the Giraffe
83 A frog catches insects with its Tongue
84 The number of teeth a fox has is Forty two
85 The smallest dog on earth is the Chihuahua
86
A common domesticated animal which is
colour-blind is the
Dog
87 The largest seabird is the Albatross
88 A group of eagles are called a Convocation
89 A group of hares are called a Husk
90 A group of quail are called a Bevy
91 A group of fish are called a Shoal
92 A group of sheep are called a Flock
93 A group of wolves are called a Pack
94 A group of cattle are called a Herd
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95 A group of gorillas are called a Band
96 A group of elephants are called a Herd
97 The female of a stag are called a Hind
98 The male of a cow is called a Bull
99 The young of an elephant is called a Calf
100 The young one of a goat is called a Kid
101 The cat belongs to the family called Falidate
102
The cat which is commonly used in the
hunting game is the
Cheetah
103
The largest member of the cat family is
the
Tiger
104 A camel can remain without water for 30 days
105
Ranganthittu bird sanctuary is located
near
Mysore
106
The oldest domestic Cat on record lives
for how many years
Thirty six
107 How many teeth a horse has Forty
108 Snow leopards are found in Himalayas
109
The insect which has the largest
population on earth is the
Wasp
110 Fishes evolved in which era Silurian
111 Elephant fish are found in Tropical Africa
112 How many arms a giant squid has Ten
113 The whale's nostrils are situated on the Top of its head
114 The largest Indian deer is the Sambar
115
The average pregnancy period of a
female dog is
63 days
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116 Penguins are found in the South pole
117
Project Tiger was launched in India in
the year
1972
118
The largest division of the animal
kingdom is the
Arthropoda
119 The first animal to go into space was Dog
120 How many teeth a turtle has Eight
121
The number of bones in the giraffe's
neck is
Seven
122 A fox's tail is called a Brush
123 A female Ass is called as Jenny
124 The young once of a tiger are called Ligon
125 A squirrel's home is called a Drey
126 A group of snakes are called a Den
127 A group of foxes are called a Skulk
128 The word hamster means Hoarder
129 A group of cats are called a Clutter
130 The word langur means Long tailed
131 The Science of fossils is called Palaentology
132 A young kangaroo is called a Joey
133 A young pigeon is called a Swab
134 The word reptile means To creep


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