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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

Correct Answer :

B. 10 pairs


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Glass snake is a

A. true snake

B. lizard

C. protochordate

D. pseudosnake

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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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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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Typhlop is

A. glass snake

B. blind snake

C. tree snake

D. sea snake

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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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Moulting or shedding of skin in snakes is done by

A. dermis

B. epidermis

C. cornified cells

D. stratum germinativum

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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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A parietal eye is found in

A. coral snake

B. sea snake

C. sphenodon

D. garden lizard

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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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Which of the following reptiles have the shortest tail ?

A. Garden lizard

B. Cobra

C. Chameleon

D. Python

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The long and powerful tail of crocodiles is

A. dorsoventraly flattened

B. compressed from side to side

C. cylindrical and tapering

D. all of these

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The largest lizard is

A. Heloderma

B. Chameleon

C. Ophiosaurus

D. Varanus

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Toothless reptile is

A. snake

B. chelone

C. sea snake

D. 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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In poisonous snakes, the poison injecting teeth or fangs develop on

A. mandibles

B. maxilla

C. squamosal

D. quadrate

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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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A well developed secondary palate is found in

A. garden lizard

B. crocodiles

C. cobras

D. vipers

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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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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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Greatly elongated snout is seen in

A. garial

B. alligator

C. crocodile

D. both (b) and (c)

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The venom of cobra effects

A. nervous system

B. respiratory system

C. digestive system

D. excretory system

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Which one of these is a fossil ?

A. Hetttidaclylus

B. Chameleon

C. Draco

D. Sphenodon

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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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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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A urinary bladder is absent in

A. Chameleon

B. House lizard

C. Snake

D. Crocodile

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The poison glands of a poisonous snake are modifed

A. buccal glands

B. salivary glands

C. palatine glands

D. lacrimal glands

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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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Copulatory organs are absent in

A. Lizards

B. Sphenodon

C. Snakes

D. Crabs

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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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Cobra can be distinguished by the presence of

A. agile habit

B. hood

C. black colour

D. hood and III large supralabials