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The bird which lays eggs on rock or ice is

A. swan

B. falcon

C. penguin

D. eagle

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C. penguin


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Which large, powerful muscles depress the wings

A. Pectoralis major

B. Pectoralis minor

C. Intrinsic muscle

D. None of these

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Which of the following feathers is hairlike with a very long shaft bearing few barbs at the distal end

A. Quill

B. Filoplume

C. Down feather

D. All of these

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Pendent nests are built by

A. crow, sun-bird, flower pecker

B. myna, peacock, parrot

C. weaver bird, sun-bird, flower pecker

D. all of these

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The first fossil bird Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1881 by

A. Bernhard Katz

B. Alick Isacs

C. Charles Darwin

D. Andreas Wagner

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The whitish part of excreta of birds is

A. faecal matter

B. nitrogenous wastes

C. excess salt

D. both and

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Which bird can fly backwards

A. Albatros

B. Hummingbird

C. Elephant bird

D. Penguin

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Birds are characterised by the presence of

A. homiothermic condition and viviparity

B. horny jaws and four-chambered heart

C. ossified skeleton and four-chambered heart

D. bipedal locomotion and body covered with feathers

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Furcula in a flying bird is

A. a type of air sacs related to ventilation

B. a fork shaped structure fused and formed by clavicles

C. a strucutre present in trachea for producing sound

D. none of these

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The vertebrae of birds are

A. amphi-coelous

B. hetero-coelous

C. gastro-coelous

D. platy-coelous

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A bat is

A. a mammal

B. a reptile

C. abrid

D. none of these

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Which one of the brids is viviparous

A. Ostrich

B. Penguin

C. Emu

D. Albatros

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Birds have

A. sharp eyesight

B. keen smelling power

C. both and

D. sharp eyesight and poor smelling power

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Which bird had teeth

A. Ostrich

B. Emu

C. Archaeopteryx

D. Pelican

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Penguin is found only in

A. Asia

B. Africa

C. America

D. Antarctica

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The scientific name of peacock is

A. Pavo cristatus

B. Gallus gallus

C. Columbia livia

D. None of these

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National bird of India is

A. parrot

B. peacock

C. kiwi

D. pigeon

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In birds, the flight muscles are attached to

A. synsacrum

B. sternum

C. pygostyle

D. thoracic mass

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The vertebrae of birds are characteristically

A. heterocoelous

B. acoelous

C. opisthocoelous

D. amphicoelous

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A bony projection of the sternum of birds to which the powerful pectoral muscles are attached for flight is

A. bill

B. pecten

C. keel

D. filoplume

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The skull of birds is

A. monocondylic

B. dicondylic

C. amphicondylie

D. none of these

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A pigeon in the absence of down feathers will not be able to

A. fly for long distance

B. protect against ectoparasites

C. exhibit secondary sexual dimorphism

D. keep the body warm

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Hallux is

A. a flightless bird

B. first digit of hindlimb

C. a type of corn

D. none of these

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Which bird sucks nectar

A. Parrot

B. Owl

C. Pigeon

D. Sunbird

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The bird which lays eggs on rock or ice is

A. swan

B. falcon

C. penguin

D. eagle

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Galapago finches are associated with

A. Charles Darwin

B. Lamarck

C. Hippocrates

D. A. Muller

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Bones of birds are

A. calcareous

B. soft and solid

C. strong and solid

D. pneumatic

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The scientific study of birds is called

A. Serpentology

B. Entomology

C. Ornithology

D. Dendrology

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Which bird is a nest parasite

A. Crow

B. Koel

C. Peacock

D. Ostrich

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An ornithologist, known as "Bird man of India" was

A. Dr. Salim Ali

B. Dr.MS.Mani

C. Dr.J.C.Bose

D. Dr. Jogendra

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In grainivorous birds, the beak is

A. sharp massive, deeply hooked

B. stout and acute

C. chisel sfiaped

D. long, strong and pointed