JAYAKUMARI T R NOWLEDGE 1. All are 16. Snakes lack which among the following?

K a. Carnivorous b. InsecƟ vorous a. External ears b. Eyelids c. Omnivorous d. Herbivorous c. Legs d. All of these 17. The longest non venomous is OUR 2. Snakes hear through their a. ReƟ culated python b. Anaconda

Y a. External ears b. Skin c. Tongue d. Tail c. Rat snake d. Python 3. Jacobson’s organs are located in the 18. Land snakes are not found in EST a. Tip of tongue b. Tip of tail a. Australia b. New Zealand c. Sri Lanka d. Africa T c. Roof of mouth d. Under the skin 4. The skin of snakes is made of 19. The smallest snake species known a. KeraƟ n b. Globulin a. Water snake b. Barbados thread snake c. Collagen d. Myosin c. Corn snake d. Milk snake 5. Mol ng or shedding of skin occurs approximately once in 20. What is true about snakes? a. A week b. A fortnight a. Can’t chew food c. A month d. A year b. Sleep with eyes open c. Can swallow a prey larger than its head 6. The natural of Anaconda is d. All of these a. Trees b. Marshes c. Water d. Land 21. The most venomous land snake is a. Inland taipan b. 7. The heaviest snake species in the world is c. Krait d. Cobra a. Anaconda b. Python c. ReƟ culated python d. King Cobra 22. Snake is a mixture of a. Sugars b. Proteins 8. The habit of ea ng snakes is known as c. Hormones d. All of these a. Autophagy b. Ophiophagy c. d. Zoophagy 23. In , the most snake bite-caused mortali es are caused by the venomous snakes known as ‘the big four’. These include 9. Which snake eats mainly other snakes? Cobra, Russell’s viper, Saw scaled viper and a. Cobra b. Python a. King Cobra b. Common Krait c. Anaconda d. King Cobra c. Taipan d. RaƩ le snake 10. The one and only snake that builds a nest to lay its eggs. 24. The na ons that do not have snakes include a. King Cobra b. Viper a. Ireland b. Greenland c. Anaconda d. Python c. Hawaii d. All of these 11. Which among the following con nents does not have snakes? 25. The one and only snake park in Kerala is situated in Kannur a. Australia b. Africa district at c. Europe d. AntarcƟ ca a. Chovva b. Thaliparamba 12. Which is the fastest ? c. Parassinikkadavu d. Sreekantapuram a. King Cobra b. Russell’s viper 26. The fi rst ever snake park in India named Guindy Snake Park c. Black mamba d. Cobra is in 13. The longest venomous snake is a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu a. RaƩ le snake b. Krait c. Assam d. Tripura c. Cobra d. King cobra 27. Snakes are 14. The Southeast Asian venomous snake also known as the a. Colourblind b. Cold blooded “hundred pace snake” is c. Both a & b d. Blind a. Sharp nosed b. King cobra c. Krait d. Cobra Answers: 1. a 2. b 3.c 4. a 5.b 6.c 7.a 15. Among these snakes, the smallest in length is 8.b 9.d 10.a 11.d 12.c 13.d 14.a a. Rat snake b. Children’s snake 15.b 16.d 17.a 18.b 19.b 20. 21.a c. Corn snake d. Milk snake 22.b 23.b 24.d 25.c 26.b 27. c

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SOUMIKA DAS 1. The fi rst planning mee ng of the ‘Na onal Forum on 14 Largely used wild leafy vegetable found in fallow wet Bio-diversity’ was held in Washington in the year: land is: a) 1985 b) 1990 a) Marsilea minuta b) Centella asiaƟ ca c) 1986 d) 1982 c) Enhydra fl uctuans d) Bacopa monneiri

2. Father of Bio-diversity is: 15. Conven on on Biological Diversity was held in 2012 at: a) Walter G Rosen b) Michael Hudson a) Kolkata b) Delhi c) M S. Swaminathan d) E.M Forster c) Hyderabad d) Bangalore

3. Number of Biosphere Reserves in India is: 16. Percentage of India’s contribu on to world’s bio-diversity is: a) 10 b) 15 a) 2.4 b) 8.1 c) 12 d) 5 c) 5 d) 10

4. Name of Biosphere Reserve of Assam is: 17. Cul va on of ‘Saff ron’, ‘The Golden Spice of India’ is endemic a) Manas b) Kanha to: c) Bharatpur d) Namdapha a) Kashmir b) Rajasthan c) Nilgiri Hill d) Assam 5. Interna onal year of Biodiversity is: a) 1990 b) 2000 18. “Vellayani Lake”, the fresh water reservoir, is located in: c) 2010 d) 2008 a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Orissa d) Rajasthan 6. Indian Wild Ass is endemic to: a) Nilgiri Hill b) Assam 19. The largest Mangrove in India is in: c) Sundarban d) LiƩ le Rann of Kutch a) Gujarat b) Andhra Pradesh 7. The largest dry land is: c) Orissa a) Indian Wild Ass b) Nilgai d) Sundarban of West Bengal c) Chital d) Chinkara 20. Mangrove plants by nature are: 8. The aqua c fl oa ng plant which has the largest rhizome: a) XerophyƟ c b) HalophyƟ c a) Water lily b) Water Hyacinth c) MesophyƟ c d) Epilithic c) Lotus d) Water chestnut ANSWERS: 9. “The Great Indian Bustard”, a large brown stately by food 1.c 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.d 7.b habit is: 8.c 9.b 10.b 11.c 12.b 13.b 14.a a) Frugivorous b) InsecƟ vorous 15.c 16.b 17.a 18.b 19.d 20.b c) Carnivorous d) Grain eater Contributed by Soumika Das, B.A. (Hons) Geography-3rd Year, Vasant College 10. The largest rep le of India is: for Women, BHU, University Rd, Varanasi-221005 a) Tortoise b) Crocodile c) Rock Python d) Chameleon

11. The most famous water-bird sanctuary located in India is: Read Science Reporter a) Gir b) Manas c) Bharatpur d) BhagabaƟ pur to enhance your 12. The largest wintering ground for migratory in Indian sub-con nent is: knowledge about a) Kolleru Lake b) Chilika Lake c) Deepor Lake d) SasthamkoƩ a Lake science. 13. Interna onal Day for Biological Diversity is proclaimed on: a) June 22 b) May 22 c) August 20 d) March 15

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