UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as 'State Butterfly'?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Maharashtra

Answer

Correct Answer

Maharashtra

Explanation

Maharashtra became the first Indian state to declare a State Butterfly (the Blue Mormon).

Topics: biodiversity, environment, state butterfly, state symbols