A Quiz about the National and State Animals and Birds of India
India is a country which has given a lot of importance to protect its rich biodiversity. Ancient Indian texts like Upanishads have specific instructions on the need of protecting the biodiversity and to adopt conservative actions and a sustainable way of living.

In modern times, the country has taken many steps to encourage conserving its rich biodiversity. As part of these attempts, the country has declared certain animal icons as national while its states were also asked to declare their state animals and birds.

However, for many, the knowledge about these national biodiversity icons is limited to the national animal and national bird and perhaps, their state bird and animal.
If you think you know better than that, try the following quiz. Dont forget to put your comments in the end.

(Disclaimer: The data and facts mentioned in the questions and answers are based on what they are on 6th December 2012. Some organisms may move to Critically Endangered category by the time you read this (We are wiping out other creatures from the face of earth in blaze-pace), or some states may have re-notified their state animals and birds. The answers are based on the info as on Dec 6th, 2012.)



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1. Everybody knows that tiger is the national animal of India and Peacock the national bird. But which is our national heritage animal?
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2. Which is the national aquatic animal of India?
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3. Though the states were urged to select different species based on their local importance, many states ultimately ended up having similar state animals. Three states have the same organism as their state animal. Which is that animal?
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4. Indian government had urged the states to consider the conservation status as a criterion to pick a state animal, along with other factors. So, many among the state animals and birds are in the endangered category of IUCN. But as of 2012, there is only a single organism which is considered critically endangered among the state animals and birds in India. Which is that rare organism?
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5. Mammals are not the only animals. However, all Indian states and union territories have gone for all mammals when they were asked to pick a state animal, except one union territory. Which is that state and what organism decorates the state animal title?
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6. Which is the bird that claims the state bird title in most Indian states?
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7. Though India got independence in 1947 and the constitution came into effect in 1950, Pea Cock was declared as the national bird after 1960s only. However, famous Ornithologist Salim Ali was in favour of another bird to be declared as the national bird considering its wide distribution in the country.  Which was that bird?
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8. It was the International council of Bird Preservation that met in Tokyo in 1960 that has urged countries to declare their national animals and birds as to impart the conservation message to the public. But India has declared its national animal well before that. But that was not tiger. Which was India’s first national animal?
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9. While all Indian states and Union Territories have their state animals and birds, one union territory is yet to declare (As of December 2012) its state animal and bird. Which is that UT?
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10. A O Hume was instrumental in laying the foundation of INC. However, he is also called Father of Indian Ornithology. A rare Pheasant species known in his name and his wife’s name was later declared as state birds by two neighbouring states. Which are the states? ( clue: both are in North East India)
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11. Almost all the states and UTs have terrestrial organisms as their state animals. Laksha Dweep is an exception. But one more State or UT has an aquatic organism as the state animal. Find it from teh following.
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12. Apart from national and state animals, the very national symbol of India projects the rich biodiversity of the country. Originally taken from the Ashoka Stupa erected by emperor Ashoka around 250 BC, the national emblem of India depicts many animals. How many animals (numbers, not species) are there in the original version of the emblem as it is seen on the Ashoka Stupa?
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