Wildlife Quiz by Sandeep Kesh & Anurag Mohanty

1. INQUIZZITIVE
presents
QUOTOPIA
THE WILDLIFE
QUIZ
On eve of world wildlife week

2. • TEAMS OF 2 OR 3
• 15 QUESTIONS FOR PRELIMS EACH CARRYING
1 MARK
• TOP 6 TEAMS QUALIFY FOR MAINS..
• 5 * MARKED QUESTIONS WHICH COUNTS IN
CASE OF A TIE…
• BEST OF LUCK…

3. *1.
The Leopard of Rudraprayag was a male man-eating
leopard, reputed to have killed over 125 people .
The leopard was apparently so desperate for
food that it would break down doors, leap
through windows, claw through the mud or
thatch walls of huts and drag people from
them, devouring them. They even sent a special
army of Gurkhas after it, in addition to assigning
a number of army personnel known for their
marksmanship and tracking abilities. They even
employed high powered Gin Traps and deadly
poison to eliminate the animal, but without
success. The British Parliament requested the aid
of X in the autumn of 1925
ID X….

4. 2.
________ National Park is a national park and the
only bioreserve situated in the ______ district in the
Indian state of ______ National Park derives its
name from the abundance of Semul or red silk cotton
trees that bloom vividly.
its the home to ninety-nine Royal Bengal Tigers, 432
Wild elephants. Besides it is famous for Gaurs (Indian
Bisons), Chausingha,

5. • 3.
• Gangewadi grassland area, located on the boundary of
Solapur and Osmanabad districts, is now notified and
included in the ___ Sanctuary in Solapur district. About 198
hectare grassland has been added to the 1222.61 sq km area
of the sanctuary.
• The idea is to conserve and protect the _____ . At present, the
population of this critically endangered bird in the country is
only 300.
• Last year, eleven ______ were recorded during census inside
the ________ sanctuary.
• ID X…

6. ID THIS DINOSAUR SPECIES……

7. **5
_______was chosen as the sole
mascot, in an attempt to appeal to
female viewers and their
mothers, and under the belief that
the creature presented the image
of a recognizable intimate pet for
children. Its color was also a
deciding factor, as yellow is a
primary color and easier for
children to recognize from a
distance, and with consideration to
the fact the only other competing
yellow mascot at the time was
Winnie-the-Pooh.

8. 6.
ARGENTINA- SNEAK UP SEALS
FROM SAND
ANTARCTICA- HIT THE ICE FLOORS
THAT THROWS SEALS INTO WATR
NEW ZEALAND- BLOW BUBBLES TO
ROUTE OUT A RAY HIDING IN THE
UNDERWATER SAND
AND THE ONLY SPECIES TO KILL
GREAT WHITE SHARK BY BUMPIMG
ON ITS UNDERBELLY….
ID……

9. CONNECT…

10. ID???

11. ****9
THIS SPECIES IS CLASSIFIED INTO FOLLOWING TYPES….
Nine-banded
Seven-banded
Southern long-nosed
Llanos long-nosed
Great long-nosed
Hairy long-nosed
Greater fairy
Screaming hairy
Big hairy
Andean hairy
Horned armed
Screaming hairy
Pink fairy
Six-banded
Northern naked-tailed
Chacoan naked-tailed
Southern naked-tailed
Greater naked-tailed
Giant
Southern three-banded
Brazilian three-banded
HOWEVER 1 OF THEM HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY… WHO & WHY????

12. 10..
General Information about ‘X’:
National Park area: 275 km² core area. 392 km²
including buffer zone.
Altitude: 215 to 505 meters above sea level
Kota Station has a halt of all the trains for 10-15 min
and connects Sawai Madhopur with almost 50
trains.
Closest airport is Jaipur at 180 km
Terrain: Dense tropical dry forest, open bushland
and rocky terrain interspersed with
Ecoregion: Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests
Closed: Monsoon season (July - August)

13. 11.
The X, Boselaphus tragocamelus is the
largest of all Asiatic antelopes. In areas
where the Hindu religion
predominates, the X's resemblance to a
cow has earned it a large degree of
protection. It prefers open forests and
scrublands but will also feed on water
plants. More than 60 percent of X births
bring twins.

14. 12Connect

15. 13
I am a crossover of a squirrel and a
rat. I am small and have brownish
fur. I have a pointed jaw like a rat
and a body similar to a squirrel. I
also have small saber-teeth similar
to a saber-tooth tiger and a large
football shaped bushy tail.
Who am I?

16. 14.
Connect to a National Park.

17. *****15.
NAME BOTH THE DOG SPECIES…