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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Dugong (Sea Cow) Conservation Quiz - English - Online Test

Dugong (Sea Cow) Conservation Quiz

🐋 Dugong (Sea Cow) Conservation Quiz

Test your knowledge on the ecological role, legal status, and conservation efforts focused on the Dugong, especially India's first Dugong Reserve.

1. What is the single most significant threat to the Dugong population globally and nationally, according to the content?

2. The Dugong is the only strictly herbivorous marine mammal in India and is considered an "Ecosystem Engineer." What is the main food source they depend on?

3. What is the conservation status of the Dugong under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

4. Where is India's largest surviving Dugong population distributed, and which region became the location for India's First Dugong Conservation Reserve?

5. The Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay was declared by which state government in September 2022?

6. Dugongs are highly vulnerable to population decline primarily because of their:

7. What is the purpose of the Compensation and Reward System introduced for fishers in the Palk Bay region?

8. India is a signatory to the UNEP/CMS Dugong MoU. What does CMS stand for in this context?


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