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1.The word `elephant` is derived from the Greek word `elephas` which means …...

huge

ivory

trunk

2.The lustrous white dentin called ivory are actually--------------------- of elephants.

upper molars

upper incisors

horns

3.The Asian elephnt is today found only in……

6 countries

13 countries

23 countries

4.The price of ivory shot up to $ 285 per kg in 1996. The poachers however got …

$ 30 per kg

100 per kg

$ 150 per kg

5.The poaching of 6 elephants in Corbett National Park in 2001, was traced to ….

poachers` gun shots

poisoning by Lisu tribe of Arunachal Pradesh

poaching by electrocution

6.Poaching is a big problem in S. India which has more than 50% of India`s elephant population. The adult male to female ratio in a healthy populatin is 1:2. In S. India, the ratio is ……………….

1.15

1.05

1.10

7.Upto 80% of the ivory that reaches Japan is used for

re exporting

making hankos ( signature seals)

carving artifacts

8.After Japan, the second largest destination for illegal ivory is

Hongkong

Bangkok

Mainland China

9.The town of ……. on the Kerala coast is perhaps the single most exit point for ivory from the South.

Kozhikode

Quilon

Cochin

10.Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China & Vietnam have elephant poulations of less than

5000

500

1000

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