Tag: behavioural science

Questions Related to behavioural science

Identify the unusual behavioural pattern of animals.

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  1. Bluffing

  2. Instinct

  3. Mimicry

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Instinct and mimicry are the behaviours which are shown by the animals. Instinct is the ability to judge an event and give response accordingly. Mimicry is performed in order to protect them. Bluffing is an unusual behaviour which may be seen due to fear. This may be used as a form of communication for protection against the predator.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.  

Ethology deals with the study of

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  1. Improvement of human race

  2. Distribution of diseases

  3. Birds

  4. Animal behaviour

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • The study of Improvement of the human race is called anthropology.
  • The study of the distribution of diseases is called epidemiology.
  • The study of birds is called ornithology.
  • The study of animal behaviour is called ethology.
So, the correct answer is 'Animal behaviour'

Ethology was founded by

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  1. Herophilus

  2. Angstrom

  3. Lorenz

  4. Galton.

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Correct Option: C

Gestation period for buffalo is :

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  1. 9 months

  2. 14 months

  3. 10 months

  4. 21-22 months

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Correct Option: C

Elephants are sought after for :

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  1. Skin

  2. Hair

  3. Meat

  4. Ivory

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Correct Option: D

Polo game is played with the help of animal :

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  1. Donkey

  2. Horse

  3. Camel

  4. Cock

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Correct Option: B

The largest land animal is :

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  1. Camel

  2. Elephant

  3. Rhino

  4. Python

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Correct Option: B

Which biologist was the first to show that almost all the Australian mammals were marsupials?

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  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Humboldt

  2. Sir Joseph Banks

  3. Charles Darwin

  4. Franz Joseph Gall

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Australia is the only continent (and one of the only two countries - the other being New Guinea) in the world to still have all three of the major groups of mammals: monotremes, marsupials, and placentals
  • Half of Australia's mammal species are marsupials (South America has a few dozen species - all in the opossum family - and a couple of species have found their way into North America, but Australia is the only continent to have such a diverse range or to have marsupials as their most common and conspicuous land mammals)
  • Sir Joseph Banks was one of the first to describe the Australian marsupial, the wombat.

So, the correct answer is 'Sir Joseph Banks'.

The only snake that builds a nest is

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  1. Krait

  2. King Cobra

  3. Chain Viper

  4. Saw-scaled viper

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While king cobras usually find shelter in animal burrows, under fallen trees or some rock formations, the females make a specialized nest for their eggs. the king cobra is the only snake species that is known to make nests for their young ones.


So, the correct option is 'King Cobra'

What is draught animal power or DAP?

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  1. Average power of each Indian animal

  2. Electricity generated by animals

  3. Total calories required to feed all animals in India

  4. Total power which can be generated by animals in our country

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Draft Animal Power (DAP) The draft intensity of a creature relies upon the species, breed, estimate, body weight and the force of sustaining. Substitution of a lion's share of these creatures by tractors seems unfeasible within a reasonable time-frame in most low-salary nations.

So, the correct option is 'Total power which can be generated by animals in our country'.