6th Samacheer English – Sea Turtles – Quiz
1. _________ is an award-winning wildlife and conservation film maker.
Previous Year – TNTET Paper II 2025
A) William Wordsworth
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Shekar Dattatri
D) Lewis Carroll
Ans: C) Shekar Dattatri
2. Olive Ridleys come to lay their eggs between the months of _________.
Previous Year – TNTET Paper II 2025
A) January and April
B) March and April
C) January and March
D) March and May
Ans: C) January and March
3. Which of the following statements are true about 'Turtles'?
Previous Year – TNPSC Group IV 2025
(1) Sea Turtles live their life entirely in the ocean.
(2) There are six species of turtles in the world.
(3) Turtles come ashore to lay eggs.
A) (1) only
B) (2) and (3) only
C) (1) and (3) only
D) (1) and (2) only
E) Answer not known
Ans: C) (1) and (3) only
4. How many species of marine or sea turtles are there in the world?
A) Five
B) Six
C) Seven
D) Eight
Ans: C) Seven
5. How many species of sea turtles are found in India's coastal waters?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Seven
Ans: C) Five
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the five sea turtle species mentioned as occurring in India's coastal waters?
A) Olive Ridley
B) Hawksbill
C) Leatherback
D) Kemp's Ridley
Ans: D) Kemp's Ridley
7. Which is the smallest sea turtle species mentioned in the lesson?
A) Leatherback
B) Loggerhead
C) Olive Ridley
D) Hawksbill
Ans: C) Olive Ridley
8. A fully grown Olive Ridley can weigh up to approximately:
A) 20 kg
B) 25 kg
C) 35 kg
D) 70 kg
Ans: C) 35 kg
9. Which is the largest of the sea turtles mentioned in the lesson?
A) Olive Ridley
B) Leatherback
C) Loggerhead
D) Hawksbill
Ans: B) Leatherback
10. Which measurement correctly describes the Leatherback mentioned in the lesson?
A) 1.2 m long and 300 kg
B) 1.8 m long and 500 kg
C) 2.2 m long and up to 700 kg
D) 3.2 m long and up to 900 kg
Ans: C) 2.2 m long and up to 700 kg
11. Sea turtles must come ashore mainly to:
A) search for food
B) sleep
C) lay their eggs
D) escape predators
Ans: C) lay their eggs
12. The phenomenon in which thousands of female Olive Ridleys come ashore together to lay eggs is called:
A) Migration
B) Arribada
C) Incubation
D) Camouflage
Ans: B) Arribada
13. Which Indian state is especially associated with the mass nesting or Arribada of Olive Ridleys in the lesson?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Odisha
D) Goa
Ans: C) Odisha
14. Odisha is described as one of only _________ places in the world where mass nesting or Arribada takes place.
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
Ans: B) three
15. Female Olive Ridleys generally come ashore to lay their eggs:
A) at night
B) at noon
C) in the afternoon
D) only at sunrise
Ans: A) at night
16. The female Olive Ridley chooses a nesting spot:
A) below the high-tide line
B) away from the high-tide line
C) inside shallow seawater
D) among coastal rocks
Ans: B) away from the high-tide line
17. Approximately how deep is the nest dug by the Olive Ridley?
A) 20 cm
B) 30 cm
C) 45 cm
D) 75 cm
Ans: C) 45 cm
18. Approximately how many eggs does an Olive Ridley lay at a time?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
Ans: D) 100
19. The eggs of an Olive Ridley are approximately the shape and size of a:
A) marble
B) tennis ball
C) cricket ball
D) football
Ans: B) tennis ball
20. Scientists estimate that approximately how many Olive Ridley hatchlings survive to become adults?
A) One in ten
B) One in one hundred
C) One in five hundred
D) One in one thousand
Ans: D) One in one thousand
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