Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Read the information given below carefully and answer the question that follows:

(A) Snow Leopard is the State Animal of Himachal Pradesh
(B) Elephant is the State Animal of Jharkhand
(C) Elephant is the State Animal of Karnataka
(D) Snow Leopard is the State Animal of Nagaland

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(A), (B) and (C) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (B) and (C) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only

(A) Snow Leopard is the State Animal of Himachal Pradesh: Correct. The Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) was declared the state animal of Himachal Pradesh, replacing the Western Tragopan (which is now the state bird).

(B) Elephant is the State Animal of Jharkhand: Correct. The Indian Elephant is indeed the state animal of Jharkhand.

(C) Elephant is the State Animal of Karnataka: Correct. The Indian Elephant is also the state animal of Karnataka (it is the state animal for Kerala as well).

(D) Snow Leopard is the State Animal of Nagaland: Incorrect. The state animal of Nagaland is the Mithun (also known as the Gayal).