Conservation of wildlife through awareness
- Wildlife Quiz competition : Part 2 -

Kh Hitler Singh *

Sangai : The endemic, rare and endangered Manipur Brow-antlered deer in February 2009

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.

Tick the correct answer.

Q. 11. Which of the following National Park of India is not a World Natural Heritage Site?
(a) Sunderban National Park (b) Manas National Park (c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Kanha National Park.

Q. 12. The penalty of poaching wild animals inside the National Park or encroachment of National Park area is
(a) Imprisonment upto 3(three) years (b) Fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only (c) Imprisonment upto 3(three) years & fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only (d) Imprisonment of minimum period of three years and extendable to seven years and also fine not less than Rs 10000.00 (Rupees ten thousand). (e) Imprisonment of minimum period of seven years and also fine not less than Rs 50000.00 (Rupees fifty thousand).

Q. 13. The definition of Wildlife includes......................under Section 2 of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
(a) Wild animals (b) Wild birds (c) Wild plants (d) All of the above including their habitat.

Q. 14. The State Bird of Nagaland is................................
(a) Mrs Hume bar tailed pheasant (Nongin) (Srymaticus humiae humiae) (b) Great Indian Horn bill (Ucheck Langmeidong) (Buceros bicornis) (c) Blyth Tragopan (Tragopan blythee) (d) Kalij Pheasant (Waba) (Lophura leucomelanos)

Q. 15. There is thirty four Biodiversity Hot Spots in the World. Manipur is situated in.........
(a) Himalayan Biodiversity Hot Spot. (b) Indo-Malayan Biodiversity Hot Spot (c) Western Ghat Biodiversity Hot Spot. (d) North East India Biodiversity Hot Spot.

Q. 16. The State Animal of Manipur is.............................
(a) Banteng (Bos javanicus) (b) Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (c) Sambar deer (Sajal) (Cervus unicolor) (d) Brow antlered deer (Sangai) (Rucervus eldii eldii)

Q. 17.The State Flower of Manipur is................................
(a) Lotus (Thambal) (Nelumbo nucifera) (b) Champa (Leihao) (Michelia champaca) (c ) Dzuko Lily(Lilium Chitrangadae) (d) Shiroi Lily (Lilium Mackalinae)

Q. 18. The State Tree of Manipur is..................................
(a) Tairen (Toona ciliata) (b) Sana Khongnang (Ficus religiosa) (c ) Uningthou (Phoebe hainesiana) (d) Wang (Gmelina arborea)

Q. 19. The State Bird of Mizoram is................................
(a) Blyth Tragopan (Tragopan blythee) (b) Kalij Pheasant (Waba) (Lophura leucomelanos) (c) Great Indian Horn bill (Ucheck Langmeidong) (Buceros bicornis) (d) Mrs Hume bar tailed pheasant (Nongin) (Srymaticus humiae humiae).

Q. 20. There are 9(nine) species of deer in India, there are ………………..deer species in Manipur.
(a) 2(two) (b) 3(three) (c) 4(four) (d) 7(seven)

Q. 21. The main difference of a male sangai deer and female sangai deer is....................
(a) The Male is larger than the Female sangai deer. (b) The male has whitish color mane (c) The male has antler but female does not have antler (d) The male has large antler but female has smaller antler.

Q. 22. On which day Keibul Lamjao was declared as National Park by the Government of Manipur?
(a) 20 October 1976 (b) 28 February 1975
(c) 28 November 2001 (d) 28 March 1977

Q. 23. According to 2013's Wildlife Estimation figure of Brow antlered deer (Sangai) (Rucervus eldii eldii) in Keibul Lamjao National Park is 204; what was the figure in 1975?
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c ) 14 (d) 18

Q. 24. The penalty of poaching of wild animals included in the Schedule–I of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972
(a) Imprisonment upto 3(three) years (b) Fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only (c) Imprisonment upto 3(three) years & fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only (d) Imprisonment of minimum period of three years and extendable to seven years and also fine not less than Rs 10000.00 (Rupees ten thousand). (e) Imprisonment of minimum period of seven years and also fine not less than Rs 50000.00 (Rupees fifty thousand).

Q. 25. Which method of the following estimation method is employed in estimating numbers of tigers in the Project Tiger Area in recent year?
(a) Pug Mark method (b) Line transect method (c) Ariel survey method (d) Camera trapping method

Q. 26. Which District of Manipur is in the news for occurrence of Tiger (Panthera tiger tigirs) for the last four –five years?
(a) Tamenglong District (b) Thoubal District (c) Ukhrul District (d) Bishnupur District.



To be continued ...