Conservation of wildlife through awareness
- Wildlife Quiz competition : Part 3 -
Kh Hitler Singh *
Green Peafowl- Pavo muticus (L) Indian Peafowl- Pavo cristatus (R) :: Pix - Dr Oinam Sunanda Devi
The Objective type Wildlife Quiz competition in the district was based on the Forest & Wildlife of India, North East India, Manipur State and Tamenglong District. Some questions are also set from Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (amended up-to 2006). For the students friends of Tamenglong who have not got the chance to participate and for further awareness to the students of Manipur; we would like to share the Objective type wildlife quiz herewith. The answer key is also provided at the end.
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Q. 27. Which state is the home of Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) ?
(a) Tamilnadu (b) Orissa (c) Uttarkhand (d) Gujarat.
Q. 28. Zeilat (Zeilad) Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed) is famous for........
(a) Beautiful Zeliat Lake (b) Indian Python (c) Sambar deer (Sajal) (d) All of the above.
Q. 29. Jiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed) is in which sub-division of Tamenglong District?
(a) Tousem sub-division (b) Nungba Sub-division (c) Tamenglong Sub-division (d) Tamei Sub-Division.
Q. 30. Which Protected Area of Tamenglong District is the home of Pitcher plant (Nepenthes spp)?
(a) Buning Wildlife Sanctuary (b) Jiri-Makru Wildlife sanctuary (c) Zeilad(Zeilat) Wildlife Sanctuary.
Q. 31. This endangered tree dwelling animal is found in the central and eastern Himalayas from Nepal to Arunachal Pardesh.
(a) Himalayan Brown bear (b) Lion tailed Macaque (c) Red panda.
Q. 32. Which North-East State of India is known as "Falcon Capital of the World"?
(a) Assam (b) Meghalaya (c) Manipur (d) Nagaland.
Q. 33 Which mammal is not found in Tamenglong District?
(a) Barking Deer (b) Serow (c) Hog badger (d) Hog deer.
Q. 34 Which bird is found in Tamenglong District?
(a) Amur Falcon (b) Brahminy shelduck (c) Mandarin duck (d) Northern pintail.
Q. 35. The main cause of extinction of this magnificent animal was destruction of habitat and use of sports.
(a) Asiatic Cheetah (b) The Pink headed duck (c) Swamp deer (d) Javan rhino.
Q. 36. The lustrous white dentins called ivory are actually..........of elephants.
(a) Upper molars (b) Upper incisors (c) Horns.
Q. 37. Which mammals had been extinct from Manipur?
(a) Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) (b) Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (c) Sambar deer (Sajal) (Cervus unicolor) (d) Brow antlered deer (Sangai)(Rucervus eldii eldii)
Q. 38. Which mammal is the largest (heaviest) land animal?
(a) Banteng (Bos javanicus) (b) Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (c) Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) (d) African Elephant (Loxodonta spp)
Q. 39. Kaziranga National Park (a world natural heritage site) is famous for
(a) Asiatic Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) (b) Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (c) Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) (d) Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Q. 40 Which water bird is not found in Loktak lake?
(a) Little whistling duck (b) Siberian crane (c) Mandarin duck (d) Northern pintail.
Q. 41. The main cause for decline of wildlife in India is/are.....
(a) Poaching of wild animals (b) Deforestation (c) Indiscriminate Wildfire (d) All of the above.
Q. 42. The conservation practices of conserving wildlife in their natural habitat/home range is term as
(a) Ex-situ conservation (b) In-situ conservation (c) Reintroduction (d) Captive breeding.
To be continued ...
* Kh Hitler Singh wrote this article for The Sangai Expresss
This article was posted on November 01, 2014.
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