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*1. Sometimes called the Age of Mammals, which geological era are we in currently?
a. Cenozoic
b. Paleozoic
c. Mesozoic
d. Neoproterozoic
*2. Which of these animals is a type of river dolphin?
a. Baiji
b. Boto
c. Susu
d. All of these
3. In India, what are mongooses poached for?
a. making fur coats
b. making Oriental medicine
brushes

c. keeping as pets

d. making paint

*4. This area is important to wildlife because it connects two or more protected areas which
help prevent inbreeding of fragmented animal populations. Choose the correct option.
a. Buffer
b. Core
c. Corridor
d. Hotspot
*5. In which country have wild tigers recently been declared as functionally extinct?
a. China
b. Bangladesh
c. Russia
d. Cambodia
*6. Which of these is a wildlife sanctuary created especially for the conservation of
the Gangetic Dolphin?
a. Chakrashila
b. Manjeera
c. Vikramshila
d. Chulannur
*7. In which of these protected areas, home of the Great Indian Bustard, can you still sight this rare
bird?
a. Karera Wildlife Sanctuary b. Gaga Great Indian Bustard WLS c. Desert National Park d. All of these
8. Which of these mammals is hunted for its ivory tusks, meat and skin?
a. Narwal
b. Walrus
c. Elephant
d. All of these
*9. Uniquely adapted to glide from tree to tree, how many species of flying snakes are found in India?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight
10. Nicknamed Hobbit, the fossil remains of this extinct human relative were found in?
a. Wales
b. Indonesia
c. China
d. India
11. Over which part of the earth was a large ozone hole discovered in 1984?
a. Greenland
b. Alaska
c. Siberia
d. Antarctica
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*12. Which place in India is known to be the centre of trade in Peacock feathers?
a. Agra
b. Mumbai
c. Bangalore
d. Kolkata
13. In which type of habitat are molluscs found?
a. Land
b. Sea
c. Fresh Water
14. How old is the earth estimated to be?
a. 2.5 Billion years
b. 4.5 Billion years

d. All of these

c. 7.5 Billion years

d. 10 Billion years

15. Which of these places in India has a protected area dedicated to fossils?
a. Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
b. Suketi, Himachal Pradesh c. Tiruvakkarai, Tamil Nadu

d. All of these

16. To which of these places, located in Mumbai, do thousands of Lesser Flamingos come to nest?
a. Chowpatty
b. Ratnagiri
c. Sewri
d. Worli
*17. Which ancient Indian tribe occupies some parts of the core area of the Nagarjunasagar-Sirisailem
Tiger Reserve?
a. Sentinelese
b. Tharu
c. Changpa
d. Chenchu
18. The Terai belt is a focus area of WWF-Indias conservation work - where in India is it found?
a. Eastern Ghats foothills b. Western Ghats foothills
c. Base of the Himalaya d. Changthang Plateau
*19. Which of these Indian deer is endemic to Jammu and Kashmir?
a. Hangul
b. Sangai
c. Sambar
d. Barasingha
*20. Forests of which region have Indias largest elephant populations?
a. Sundarban
b. Brahmaputra Basin
c. Western Ghats
21. What is a group of flying geese called?
a. Formation
b. Skein
c. Team
22. Meteorology is the study of
a. Atmosphere
b. Meteors

c. Measurement

d. Gangetic Plain

d. Flight

d. Metals

*23. Like African rhinos, which Asian rhinoceros species has two horns?
a. Javan Rhino
b. Sumatran Rhino
c. Indian Rhino
d. Square-lipped Rhino
24. What is the study of fossils called?
a. Histology
b. Oology
c. Paleontology

d. Ichthyology

25. Famous for its fossils and declared a world heritage site, where is the "Cradle of Humankind?
a. South Africa
b. China
c. U.S.A.
d. Australia
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