Wildlife_Week_Quiz questions for for beginners

this is a basic quiz on wildlife

1. Wildlife Week Quiz

2. Round 1: General Wildlife Knowledge

3. Which is the largest species of deer found in India?

4. Answer Sambar (Rusa unicolor)

5. The only ape found in India is:

6. Answer Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock)

7. Kaziranga National Park is famous for which animal?

8. Answer Indian One-horned Rhinoceros

9. The process by which animals shed their old skin is called:

10. Answer Ecdysis

11. The term ‘biodiversity hotspot’ was coined by:

12. Answer Norman Myers

13. Which Indian bird is known for its spectacular courtship dance?

14. Answer Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

15. Which is the only marine sanctuary in India?

16. Answer Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

17. What is the IUCN status of the Asian Elephant?

18. Answer Endangered

19. Name the smallest mammal found in India by weight.

20. Answer Indian Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus coromandra)

21. The term ‘Red Data Book’ refers to:

22. Answer A record of threatened species maintained by IUCN

23. Which national park in India is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Tiger Reserve?

24. Answer Sundarbans National Park

25. The Assam Roofed Turtle belongs to which genus?

26. Answer Pangshura

27. Which bird is known as the “State Bird of Assam”?

28. Answer White-winged Wood Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

29. Which is the only egg-laying mammal found in the world?

30. Answer Platypus

31. What is the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians called?

32. Answer Herpetology

33. Which animal is the symbol of WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)?

34. Answer Giant Panda

35. What type of ecosystem is Deepor Beel in Assam?

36. Answer Freshwater Wetland

37. Which bird migrates the longest distance annually?

38. Answer Arctic Tern

39. The Gharial is mainly found in which Indian river system?

40. Answer Chambal River

41. Which species is known as the “Flying Fox” of India?

42. Answer Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)

43. Round 2: Ecology, Conservation & Laws

44. Under which schedule of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972) are tigers listed?

45. Answer Schedule I

46. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed in which year?

47. Answer 1992

48. What is the main objective of Project Elephant?

49. Answer Protection of elephants, their habitat, and corridors

50. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) functions under which ministry?

51. Answer Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

52. What does CITES stand for?

53. Answer Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

54. Which is the first national park established in India?

55. Answer Jim Corbett National Park

56. What does the term “Keystone Species” refer to?

57. Answer A species that plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecosystem

58. Which Indian sanctuary is famous for migratory birds and is part of the Ramsar Convention?

59. Answer Bharatpur (Keoladeo) National Park

60. What is the main goal of the ‘Namami Gange’ project?

61. Answer Conservation and rejuvenation of River Ganga

62. Name one animal listed in Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act.

63. Answer Indian Cobra (Naja naja)

64. What is the national aquatic animal of India?

65. Answer Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

66. The term “biosphere reserve” was introduced by which organization?

67. Answer UNESCO

68. How many biosphere reserves are there in India (as of 2024)?

69. Answer 18

70. Which organization in India is responsible for tiger census?

71. Answer National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

72. In situ conservation refers to:

73. Answer Conservation of species in their natural habitats

74. What is the full form of IUCN?

75. Answer International Union for Conservation of Nature

76. Which conservation initiative focuses on saving the Asiatic Lion?

77. Answer Project Lion

78. The term ‘flagship species’ refers to:

79. Answer A species chosen to represent an environmental cause or campaign

80. Which law in India deals with the protection of forests?

81. Answer Indian Forest Act, 1927

82. The Forest (Conservation) Act was enacted in which year?

83. Answer 1980

84. Round 3: Wildlife of Northeast India

85. Which national park in Assam is known as the “Mini Kaziranga”?

86. Answer Orang National Park

87. What is the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh?

88. Answer Mithun (Bos frontalis)

89. Which rare primate is found in the forests of Tripura and Mizoram?

90. Answer Phayre’s Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)

91. Name one endemic amphibian species from Meghalaya.

92. Answer Raorchestes shillongensis

93. Which wildlife sanctuary in Nagaland is famous for Amur Falcon roosting?

94. Answer Doyang Lake (Pangti Village area)

95. The hoolock gibbon is found in which forest type in Northeast India?

96. Answer Tropical evergreen forests

97. Which hornbill species is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh?

98. Answer Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

99. What is the common name of the turtle Pangshura sylhetensis?

100. Answer Assam Roofed Turtle

101. Name one Ramsar site of Assam other than Deepor Beel.

102. Answer Rudrasagar Lake

103. Which snake species is endemic to Northeast India and was recently described by Help Earth?

104. Answer Smithophis arunachalensis

105. What is the main prey of the Clouded Leopard in Northeast India?

106. Answer Arboreal mammals like macaques and civets

107. Which national park in Meghalaya is home to the state bird Hill Myna?

108. Answer Balpakram National Park

109. Which animal is locally known as ‘Siju’ in the Garo Hills?

110. Answer Bat

111. What is the IUCN status of the Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)?

112. Answer Critically Endangered

113. Which sanctuary in Assam was declared the 7th National Park in 2021?

114. Answer Raimona National Park

115. Which amphibian genus has the highest diversity in Northeast India?

116. Answer Raorchestes

117. The endemic cave-dwelling gecko recently described from Meghalaya belongs to which genus?

118. Answer Cyrtodactylus

119. What is the common name of Ichthyophis garoensis?

120. Answer Garo Hills Caecilian

121. Which species of macaque found in Arunachal Pradesh was described as new in 2004?

122. Answer Arunachal Macaque (Macaca munzala)