{"id":254,"date":"2023-06-11T20:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=254"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:20:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:50:24","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-is-not-a-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-is-not-a-bird","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following is not a bird?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden Mahseer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Nightjar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spoonbill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White Ibis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Golden Mahseer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golden Mahseer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Golden Mahseer<\/strong>&nbsp;goes by many names, such as the&nbsp;<strong>Himalayan mahseer, Putitor mahseer,<\/strong>&nbsp;king mahseer, and mighty mahseer. Its scientific name is&nbsp;<strong>Tor putitora<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mahseer is the union of Mahi (meaning fish) and sher (meaning tiger). That\u2019s why it is also referred to as the tiger of the water or the tiger among fish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Characteristics of the Golden Mahseer<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Golden Mahseer is a&nbsp;<strong>striking fish with attractive golden colour and elusive nature<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is characterised by reddish-golden fins, thick lips, and large shiny scales. This cyprinid can grow up to 9 feet in length and about 54 kg in weight. It counts among the most powerful freshwater fish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This species is a column feeder in freshwater. It follows omnivorous feeding habits during the adult stage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fish&nbsp;<strong>migrate upstream twice a year under monsoon conditions to breed<\/strong>. The spawning season extends from May to September.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can swim over small to mid-size rocky boulders and against gravity. The sexual productivity of this fish is low and ranges from 6,000 to 10,000 eggs per kg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a&nbsp;<strong>bioindicator species<\/strong>. Its large size, agility, sustenance, and liveliness make it a highly popular and fascinating game fish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Habitat and Distribution of the Golden Mahseer<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden Mahseer mainly&nbsp;<strong>inhabits fast-moving rivers, rapid streams, and riverine pools in the Himalayan region.<\/strong>&nbsp;It has been introduced in large reservoirs and lakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>basins of the Gange, Indus, and Brahmaputra rivers are its native range<\/strong>. It is&nbsp;<strong>also found down south in the Tambraparini, Cauvery, Balamore, and Kosi Rivers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This fish is found in Himachal Pradesh, the union territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, and Sikkim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IUCN: Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Golden-Mahseer-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Golden Mahseer\" class=\"wp-image-31610\" width=\"587\" height=\"391\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indian nightjar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Indian nightjar is a&nbsp;<strong>small nightjar (medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds<\/strong>)<strong>&nbsp;which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Like most nightjars it is crepuscular and is&nbsp;<strong>best detected from its characteristic calls at dawn and dusk<\/strong>&nbsp;that have been likened to a stone skipping on a frozen lake \u2013 a series of clicks that become shorter and more rapid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This nightjar is small and short-tailed with white corners to the tail, a golden nape and collar, dark cheeks and white patches on the sides of the throat. The crown is grey and the breast is finely barred in brown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IUCN: Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Indian_Nightjar.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Nightjar\" class=\"wp-image-31608\" width=\"676\" height=\"462\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spoonbills<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large,<strong>&nbsp;long-legged wading birds.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The spoonbills have a&nbsp;<strong>global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All spoonbills have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill\u2014an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish\u2014it is snapped shut.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spoonbills generally&nbsp;<strong>prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/testbook.com\/upsc-cse-current-affairs-coaching?productFirst=1&amp;utm_source=QuestionBank&amp;utm_medium=QuestionBankRecommendation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spoonbill-839x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Spoonbill\" class=\"wp-image-31609\" width=\"615\" height=\"751\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Ibis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>White Ibises&nbsp;are&nbsp;<strong>large wading birds with football-shaped bodies.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have&nbsp;<strong>long legs and a long neck&nbsp;<\/strong>that they hold out straight in flight. Their bill is long and curved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This ibis is almost entirely white, save for the black-tipped wings and brilliant reddish pink legs and bill. The bare skin around their blue eyes is also reddish pink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/White-Ibis-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"White Ibis\" class=\"wp-image-31611\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f9c368-1a .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f9c368-1a .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_f9c368-1a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (a) Golden Mahseer Notes: Golden Mahseer Indian nightjar Spoonbills White Ibis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[36],"years":[51],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-environment","years-51"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":36,"label":"Environment"}],"years":[{"value":51,"label":"2022"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":36,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":193,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}