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If the dorsal median row of scales on the back are large and the fourth infralabial is largest, it is a

A. cobra

B. python

C. viper

D. krait

Correct Answer :

D. krait


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Pleurodont dentition is characteristic of

A. fishes and amphibians

B. all the reptiles

C. lizards and snakes

D. egg laying mammals

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Which one of these is a fossil ?

A. Hetttidaclylus

B. Chameleon

C. Draco

D. Sphenodon

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Which is not true of reptiles ?

A. Their body is covered with dry, horny, mesodermal scales

B. Their skin is devoid of glands

C. They are poikilothermous

D. Their skeletons are more bony than in amphibians

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A third eye is present in the forehead of

A. Vipers

B. Cobra

C. Lizard

D. Sphenodon

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Which of these is false ?

A. The eardrum and middle ear are absent in snakes

B. Turtles are terrestrial whereas tortoises are aquatic

C. The rami of lower chin is fused in lizards

D. Crocodiles have a compressed tail

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A snake has small scales on its belly, the tail being compressed laterally, it is a

A. krait

B. viper

C. sea snake

D. rat snake

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Special articular surfaces on the vertebrae of snakes are

A. pre- and post-zygapophysis

B. zygantera and zygosphenes

C. neural arches and haemal arches

D. none of these

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The study of lizard is known as

A. Herpetology

B. Saurology

C. Nidology

D. None of these

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If a snake has small belly scales and a cylindrical tail, it is a

A. poisonous snake

B. non-poisonous snake

C. (a) or (b)

D. (a) and (b)

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The only poisonous lizard of the world is

A. Varanus-monitor lizard

B. Heloderma-g\l& monster

C. Ophiosaurus-glass snake

D. Chameleon-coloured lizard

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The group of reptiles similar to sphenodon is

A. turtles and tortoises

B. alligators

C. snakes

D. lizards

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The locomotion of snake is helped by

A. ribs and reduced limbs

B. ribs only

C. reduced limbs

D. reduced ribs

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A viviparous lizard is

A. Mabuya

B. Chameleon

C. Hemidactylus

D. None of these

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In the classifcation by Huxley, reptiles and birds were grouped under

A. Diapsida

B. Sauropsida

C. Ichthyopsida

D. Synapsida

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If the dorsal median row of scales on the back are large and the fourth infralabial is largest, it is a

A. cobra

B. python

C. viper

D. krait

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The main difference between a lizard and a snake is that

A. a lizard has limbs while a snake is limbless

B. a lizard has movable eyelids while in snake the eyelids are immovble

C. a snake has functionable ear while in lizards the ears are non-functionable

D. a snake is poisonous while lizards are non-poisonous

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Gap of the mouth is very wide in

A. Wall lizard

B. Vipers

C. Flying lizard

D. Garden lizard

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Proteolysin is present in the venom of

A. cobra

B. krait

C. viper

D. sea snake

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The venom of viper effects

A. respiratory system

B. circulatory system

C. digestive system

D. nervous system

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Moulting or shedding of skin in snakes is done by

A. dermis

B. epidermis

C. cornified cells

D. stratum germinativum

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The belly scales on the body of a snake are broad and the third supralabial scale touches the eye and the nasal shield, it is a

A. viper

B. krait

C. sea snake

D. cobra

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The number of cranial nerves in a reptile is

A. 8 pairs

B. 10 pairs

C. 12 pairs

D. 20 paris

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The reptile which has a fourchambered heart is

A. king cobra

B. crocodile

C. sphenodon

D. lizard

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The largest lizard is

A. Heloderma

B. Chameleon

C. Ophiosaurus

D. Varanus

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The ability to change colour rapidly so as to blend with the background of their environment is best seen in

A. Snakes

B. Crocodiles

C. Turtles

D. Chameleons

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Which of these is false ?

A. Lizards have two pairs of pentadactyl limbs

B. Crocodile has webbed feet

C. Crocodiles are included under the sub-class Diapsida

D. The only poisonous lizard is varanus

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A urinary bladder is absent in

A. Chameleon

B. House lizard

C. Snake

D. Crocodile

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Cobra can be distinguished by the presence of

A. agile habit

B. hood

C. black colour

D. hood and III large supralabials

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All reptiles are

A. Poikilothermic and Amniotic

B. Homiothermic and Amniotic

C. Poikilothermic and Anamniotic

D. Homiothermic and Anamniotic

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The snakes belong to the group

A. Chelonia

B. Ophidia

C. Lacertilia

D. Rhyncocephalia