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The smallest bird is

A. finch

B. humming bird

C. weaver bird

D. shrew

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B. humming bird


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Which of the following birds cannot fly

A. Kiwi

B. Ostrich

C. Penguin

D. All of these

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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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Which bird sucks nectar

A. Parrot

B. Owl

C. Pigeon

D. Sunbird

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National bird of India is

A. parrot

B. peacock

C. kiwi

D. pigeon

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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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Skull of birds has

A. two occipital condyles

B. one occipital condyle

C. many occipital condyles

D. any of these

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The fastest bird that runs on land is

A. peacock

B. emu

C. penguin

D. ostrich

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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

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The scientific study of birds is called

A. Serpentology

B. Entomology

C. Ornithology

D. Dendrology

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The smallest bird is

A. finch

B. humming bird

C. weaver bird

D. shrew

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The fused sacral vertebrae supporting the pelvlic girdle of a bird is called

A. syrinx

B. larynx

C. synsacrum

D. synzygy

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The skull of birds is

A. monocondylic

B. dicondylic

C. amphicondylie

D. none of these

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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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The whitish part of excreta of birds is

A. faecal matter

B. nitrogenous wastes

C. excess salt

D. both and

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The largest living bird is

A. ostrich

B. albatros

C. penguin

D. elephant bird

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Penguins are adapted to

A. aerial life

B. amphibious life

C. terrestrial life

D. aquatic life

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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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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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Galapago finches are associated with

A. Charles Darwin

B. Lamarck

C. Hippocrates

D. A. Muller

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The pneumatic bones are characteristic of

A. mammals

B. reptiles

C. aves

D. lizards

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Which of the following statements regarding Aves is false

A. Heart is four-chambered consisting of the auricles and two ventricles

B. Hind-limbs are modified as wings

C. Mouth is replaced by beak

D. Aves are warm blooded

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The vertebrae of birds are characteristically

A. heterocoelous

B. acoelous

C. opisthocoelous

D. amphicoelous

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Kiwi is the national bird of

A. New Zealand

B. India

C. Japan

D. Australia

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Bones of birds are

A. calcareous

B. soft and solid

C. strong and solid

D. pneumatic

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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 scientific name of peacock is

A. Pavo cristatus

B. Gallus gallus

C. Columbia livia

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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King fisher is a bird in which the feet are

A. perching type

B. wading type

C. raptorial type

D. running type

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Which large, powerful muscles depress the wings

A. Pectoralis major

B. Pectoralis minor

C. Intrinsic muscle

D. None of these