Sample Test Questions
Every KPSGA Member Guide must pass a test. Here are some sample questions.

1. What is the most important use of an animal’s horns?

    1. For beauty
    2. For self defence
    3. To enable the animal to dig for roots during drought
    4. To stabilise the head

2. Which carnivore has the strongest jaw?

    1. Lion
    2. Leopard
    3. Tiger
    4. Hyena
3. Approximately how long can a hippo stay under water?
    1. 5 mins
    2. 10 mins
    3. 15 mins
    4. 20 mins
4. Which of the following Mongoose is active during the night?
    1. White tailed
    2. Egyptian
    3. Banded
    4. Dwarf

5. Which of the following Giraffes is endangered and has been translocated to Nakuru National Park and Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre?

    1. The Reticulated
    2. The Maasai
    3. The Rothschild
    4. The Southern

6. What is the average life-span of an elephant?

    1. 30 years
    2. 40 years
    3. 50 years
    4. 60 years

7. Which is the odd one out on the basis of taxonomy?

    1. Kongoni
    2. Impala
    3. Topi
    4. Wildebeest

8. The approximate gestation of the Rock Hyrax in months is?

    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 5
    4. 7
9. If you visit Tsavo parks, the Baboons encountered there are
    1. Yellow Baboons
    2. Olive Baboons
    3. Gelada Baboons
    4. None of the above

10. Which of these mammals reaches the largest size in weight?

    1. Black Rhino
    2. Hippopotamus
    3. Eland
    4. Giraffe

11. Which antelope has adapted to rocky outcrops?

    1. Suni
    2. Dik Dik
    3. Sitatunga
    4. Klipspringer

12. Which is the ruminant from this list?

    1. Giraffe
    2. Hippo
    3. Warthog
    4. All of them

13. What is the name of the small Stork-like bird which makes one of the largest nests in the world?

    1. Open-billed
    2. Abdims
    3. Hamerkop
    4. Saddle-billed

14. Which is the smallest Owl in the following list?

    1. Spotted Eagle
    2. Barn
    3. African Wood
    4. African Scops

15. Which group does the White-bellied Go-Away Bird belong to?

    1. Turacos
    2. Cuckoos
    3. Hornbills
    4. Woodpeckers

16. Which of the following is the Secretary Bird most closely related to?

    1. Marabou Stork
    2. Kori Bustard
    3. Tawny Eagle
    4. Goliath Heron

17. Cuckoos are ‘parasitic breeders’ because:

    1. They steal the young of other birds and rear them
    2. They co-operate with other birds in incubating the eggs
    3. They lay their eggs in other birds nests and take no care of their chicks
    4. They feed their chicks with parasitic insects such as fleas, lice, ticks and mites

18. Which of the following is a Palearctic (Eurasian) migrant?

    1. Fiscal Shrike
    2. Fork-tailed Drongo
    3. Red-backed Shrike
    4. Sacred Ibis

19. Which of the following trees indicate an altitude of 1,000m and below?

    1. Yellow Fever Acacia
    2. Wild Olive
    3. Nandi Flame
    4. Baobab

20. What is the name of the delicate-looking flower, often coloured purple or yellow and seen growing on a long thin straight stem above long grass?

    1. Fireball Lily
    2. Savannah Buttercup
    3. Desert Rose
    4. Hibiscus

21. Pyrethrum is indigenous to which country?

    1. Kenya
    2. Tanzania
    3. USA
    4. Yugoslavia

22. Kenya’s coast is an enormous tourist destination that also attracts sports fishermen from all over the world. Which of the following fish is the most common they catch, tag and release?

    1. sailfish
    2. marlin
    3. grouper
    4. yellow tuna

23. Which one of these lizards is nocturnal?

    1. Skink
    2. Gecko
    3. Agama
    4. Monitor

24. Which of the following snakes are non-poisonous?

    1. Puff-Adder
    2. Sand Boa
    3. Black Mamba
    4. Night Adder

25. Termites are related to?

    1. Safari or ‘driver’ ants
    2. Beetles
    3. Cockroaches
    4. Bees

26. A spider is closely related to one of these?

    1. Cockroach
    2. Tick
    3. Wasp
    4. Termite

27. Which is the smallest ethnic group in Kenya today?

    1. Rendilles
    2. Pokots
    3. El Molos
    4. Njemps

28. Which of the following tribes is not a speaker of Maa?

    1. Maasai
    2. Samburu
    3. Njemps
    4. Pokot

29. Which of the following was the first person to climb to the peak of Mt. Kenya?

    1. Joseph Thomas
    2. Samuel Teleki Von Szek
    3. Halford J. Mackinder
    4. Whyn Harris

30. Which of the following places has the longest established National Museum of Kenya?

    1. Nairobi
    2. Fort Jesus
    3. Lamu
    4. Karen Blixen

31. One square mile is approximately how many square kilometres?

    1. 0.6
    2. 1.6
    3. 2.6
    4. 3.6

32. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s real name was?

    1. Jomo Kenyatta
    2. Johnstone Kamau Ngengi
    3. Johnstone Kamau Maina
    4. Johnstone Kamau Ngugi

33. The oldest hotel in Nairobi was built in 1904, this is:

    1. Hotel Boulevard
    2. Norfolk Hotel
    3. The Stanley Hotel
    4. Hotel Ambassador

34. Vasco Da Gama reached Malindi in the year

    1. 1498
    2. 1847
    3. 1597
    4. 1842

35. The Aberdares National Park is an important wildlife refuge. What else is it important for?

    1. Timber
    2. Fish
    3. Flowers
    4. Water Catchment

36. Around which town in Kenya is the tea industry based?

    1. Eldoret
    2. Kisii
    3. Kisumu
    4. Kericho

37. Which Country does not border Kenya?

    1. Somalia
    2. Ethiopia
    3. Sudan
    4. Rwanda

38. The KWS logo is

    1. Leopard and cubs.
    2. Lion and cubs.
    3. Rhino and calf.
    4. Elephant and calf

39. Your client is feeling the effects of heat exhaustion. You should

    1. Remove the casualty to a warmer place so that he feels cooler.
    2. Stand the person up.
    3. Give them a warm drink.Give them a warm drink.
    4. Give them sips of _ lt. of water with _ a teaspoon of salt and lay them down

40. Hypoxia means

    1. Too much oxygen.
    2. Not enough oxygen.
    3. Not enough carbon dioxide.
    4. Too much nitrogen

ANSWER SHEET

 

1. B 11. D 21. D 31. C
2. D 12. A 22. A 32. B
3. A 13. C 23. B 33. B
4. A 14. D 24. B 34. A
5. C 15. A 25. C 35. D
6. D 16. C 26. B 36. D
7. B 17. C 27. C 37. D
8. D 18. C 28. D 38. D
9. A 19. D 29. C 39. D
10. B 20. D 30. A 40. B

SAMPLE SILVER QUESTIONS

1. The Hyraxes account for some of the few non-primates where the teats are found on the chest (between the forelegs). Name two other mammals apart from primates, with this feature that are found in Kenya.

Species: ______________________________________________________________

Species: ______________________________________________________________

2. Give an example of a pattern change, as a young animal becomes adult, displayed in mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and fish and indicate which pattern changes to what?

Mammals: _________________________________________________________

Birds: _________________________________________________________

Invertebrates: _________________________________________________________

Reptiles: _________________________________________________________

Fish: _________________________________________________________

3. List five behavioural differences between Common and Grevy Zebras ?

#1 ______________________________________________________________

#2 ______________________________________________________________

#3 ______________________________________________________________

#4 ______________________________________________________________

#5 ______________________________________________________________

4. Some people claim that the Rock Hyrax is closely related to the Elephant., list five similarities ?

#1 ______________________________________________________________

#2 ______________________________________________________________

#3 ______________________________________________________________

#4 ______________________________________________________________

#5 ______________________________________________________________

 

 

READING LIST — SILVER-LEVEL

CONSERVATION

  • THE WILDLIFE (CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, CHAPTER 376 INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS
  • WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND TOURISM IN KENYA — DANIEL M. NYEKI

MAMMALS

  • AFRICAN MAMMALS — JONATHAN KINGDOM
  • BEHAVIOUR GUIDE TO AFRICAN MAMMALS — R.D. ESTES
  • TRACKS AND SIGNS OF SOUTHERN & EASTERN AFRICAN WILDLIFE — C. AND T. STUART

BIRDS

  • BIRDS OF KENYA — ZIMMERMAN, TURNER & PEARSON

REPTILES

  • FIELD GUIDE TO SNAKES AND OTHER REPTILES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA — BILL BRANCH

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

  • WILDERNESS GUARDIAN — TIM CORFIELD
  • THE SAFARI COMPANION — R.D. ESTES
  • SAFARI QUIZ BOOK — BOGDEN & STEPHEN ROZWADOSKI
  • SPECTRUM GUIDE TO KENYA

HISTORY

  • 50 YEARS OF CHALLENGE AND ACHIEVEMENT — NATIONAL PARKS OF KENYA
  • HISTORY GOVERNMENT FORM 1-4

GEOGRAPHY

  • NATIONAL PARKS OF EAST AFRICA — J.G. WILLIAMS
  • CURRENT MAP OF KENYA
  • GEOGRAPHY FORM 1-4
  • COLLINS PHOTO GUIDE — ROCKS, MINERALS & GEMSTONES

BOTANY

  • TREES OF KENYA — TIM NODE AND ANN BIRNIE
  • WAYSIDE FLOWERS OF KENYA (Yr. 2000 Version) — TERESA SAPIEHA
  • BLUNDELLS FLOWERS — MICHAEL BLUNDELL
  • TREES, SHRUBS AND LIANAS — ADAMSON

FIRST AID

  • ST. JOHN’S AMBULANCE FIRST AID BOOK

INSECTS

  • AFRICAN INSECTS — SKAIFE [Or any other available insect book]

 

 

 

 

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