PG TRB ZOOLOGY ONLINE TEST / QUIZ AS PER LATEST SYLLABUS | Unit I - ANIMAL DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENY | Poisonous and Nonpoisonous snakes.

PG TRB ZOOLOGY ONLINE TEST / QUIZ AS PER LATEST SYLLABUS | Unit I - ANIMAL DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENY | Poisonous and Nonpoisonous snakes.

1. Which of the following snake has neurotoxic venom?

• a. Echis
• b. Bungarus
• c. Vipera
• d. Enhydrina

Correct Answer: b. Bungarus

2. Fangs of which snake are the shortest?

• a. Naja naja
• b. Hydrophis
• c. Vipera russelli
• d. Bungarus caeruleus

Correct Answer: d. Bungarus caeruleus

3. The venom of sea snakes is predominantly:

• a. Myotoxic
• b. Hemotoxic
• c. Cytotoxic
• d. Neurotoxic

Correct Answer: a. Myotoxic

4. Which of the following is a nonpoisonous snake?

• a. Python
• b. Krait
• c. Cobra
• d. Viper

Correct Answer: a. Python

5. The family of poisonous snakes characterized by short, fixed fangs is:

• a. Viperidae
• b. Colubridae
• c. Elapidae
• d. Hydrophiidae

Correct Answer: c. Elapidae

6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a poisonous snake?

• a. Oval head
• b. Pit organs
• c. Vertical pupil
• d. Presence of fangs

Correct Answer: a. Oval head

7. The venom of the Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) is primarily:

• a. Hemotoxic
• b. Neurotoxic
• c. Cytotoxic
• d. Myotoxic

Correct Answer: a. Hemotoxic

8. The term 'monocled' is associated with which species of cobra?

• a. Naja naja
• b. Ophiophagus hannah
• c. Naja kaouthia
• d. Naja melanoleuca

Correct Answer: c. Naja kaouthia

9. What is the common name for the snake Bungarus caeruleus?

• a. Common Cobra
• b. Russell's Viper
• c. Common Krait
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: c. Common Krait

10. A snake with a round head, no fangs, and a complete absence of venom glands is likely to be:

• a. Poisonous
• b. Nonpoisonous
• c. A sea snake
• d. A pit viper

Correct Answer: b. Nonpoisonous

11. The venom of the King Cobra is primarily:

• a. Cytotoxic
• b. Hemotoxic
• c. Neurotoxic
• d. Myotoxic

Correct Answer: c. Neurotoxic

12. Which of these snakes is known for its ability to 'spit' venom?

• a. King Cobra
• b. Russell's Viper
• c. Black-necked Spitting Cobra
• d. Common Krait

Correct Answer: c. Black-necked Spitting Cobra

13. The venom glands in poisonous snakes are modified:

• a. Submaxillary glands
• b. Parotid glands
• c. Sublingual glands
• d. Lacrimal glands

Correct Answer: b. Parotid glands

14. Which of these snakes is often confused with a venomous one but is actually nonpoisonous?

• a. Common Krait
• b. Russell's Viper
• c. Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa)
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: c. Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa)

15. The poison apparatus of a snake includes venom glands, fangs, and:

• a. Fang sheath
• b. Ducts
• c. Jacobson's organ
• d. Lungs

Correct Answer: b. Ducts

16. Which of the following snakes belongs to the family Viperidae?

• a. Cobra
• b. Krait
• c. Python
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: d. Saw-scaled Viper

17. Which characteristic is typically associated with a nonpoisonous snake?

• a. Broad, triangular head
• b. Vertical pupil
• c. Narrow, pointed tail
• d. Undivided anal plate

Correct Answer: c. Narrow, pointed tail

18. The venom of the Indian Cobra (Naja naja) is primarily:

• a. Hemotoxic
• b. Myotoxic
• c. Neurotoxic
• d. Cytotoxic

Correct Answer: c. Neurotoxic

19. Which of the following is an example of a rear-fanged snake, most of which are non-venomous to humans?

• a. Cobra
• b. Common Krait
• c. Cat Snake
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: c. Cat Snake

20. The smallest poisonous snake in India is:

• a. Bungarus caeruleus
• b. Naja naja
• c. Echis carinatus
• d. Vipera russelli

Correct Answer: c. Echis carinatus

21. A snake with a round pupil is generally considered:

• a. Poisonous
• b. Nonpoisonous
• c. A pit viper
• d. A sea snake

Correct Answer: b. Nonpoisonous

22. The term "Proteroglyphous" refers to a dentition where fangs are:

• a. Short, fixed, and grooved
• b. Long, movable, and hollow
• c. Long, fixed, and hollow
• d. Located in the back of the mouth

Correct Answer: c. Long, fixed, and hollow

23. Which of the following is NOT one of the 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India?

• a. Common Krait
• b. Russell's Viper
• c. King Cobra
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: c. King Cobra

24. The presence of a loreal pit is a distinguishing feature of:

• a. Elapidae
• b. Pit Vipers
• c. Colubridae
• d. Hydrophiidae

Correct Answer: b. Pit Vipers

25. The antivenom for snake bites is derived from:

• a. The snake's venom
• b. Plant extracts
• c. The snake's blood
• d. The snake's saliva

Correct Answer: a. The snake's venom

26. Which snake is known to produce a rattle sound from its tail?

• a. Cobra
• b. Saw-scaled Viper
• c. Krait
• d. Python

Correct Answer: b. Saw-scaled Viper

27. Which of the following is a nonpoisonous aquatic snake?

• a. Sea Krait
• b. Common Krait
• c. Checkered keelback
• d. Enhydrina schistosa

Correct Answer: c. Checkered keelback

28. The fangs of a Viper are classified as:

• a. Proteroglyphous
• b. Opisthoglyphous
• c. Solenoglyphous
• d. Aglyphous

Correct Answer: c. Solenoglyphous

29. The most common poisonous snake bite in rural India is from:

• a. King Cobra
• b. Common Krait
• c. Russell's Viper
• d. Saw-scaled Viper

Correct Answer: d. Saw-scaled Viper

30. Which of these snakes is known for having a hood?

• a. Russell's Viper
• b. King Cobra
• c. Common Krait
• d. Rat Snake

Correct Answer: b. King Cobra

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