National Anthem : Jana Gana Mana [ composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore , was adopted by the Constitutional Assembly as National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950 . It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session ]
National Flag : Tiranga [ 3 : 2 ]
National Calendar : Saka calendar
National song : Vande Mataram [ the constituent assembly adopted national song on 24 January 1950 , it was first sung at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress ]
National Fruit : Mango [ Mangifera Indica ]
National River : Ganga
National Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka [ It was adopted on 26 January 1950 ]
National Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger [ Panthera tigris ]
National Tree : Banyan [ Ficus bengalensis ]
National Aquatic Animal : Ganges River Dolphin
National Bird : Indian Peacock [ Pavo cristatus ]
National Reptile : King Cobra
National Flower : Lotus [ Nelumbo nucifera ]
National Vegetable : Pumpkin
Oath of Allegiance : National Pledge [ It is written in Telugu by Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao ]
National Heritage Animal : Elephant
National Currency : Indian rupee [ “र” ]
India at a Glance :
There are 106 National Parks in India
There are 566 Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
There are 18 Biosphere Reserve in India
There are 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
There are 82 Ramsar Sites in India
There are 33 Elephant Reserves in India
Six language enjoy the ‘Classical’ status in India
There are 15 Intangible Cultural Heritage elements from India inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List
There are 8 Classical dance in India as per Sangeet Natak Academy
There are 8 Indian cities included in the UNESCO Creative Cities of Network [
Q Blue Jay or Indian roller is the state bird of how many Indian states ?
1 four
2 three [ Odisha , Telangana and Karnataka ]
3 two
4 one
Q How many Indian states celebrate their formation on November 1st ?
1 Five
2 Seven
3 Six
4 Eight
7 Indian states [ Andhra Pradesh , Haryana , Chhattisgarh , Kerala , Karnataka , Punjab , Madhya Pradesh ] and 2UTs [ Lakshadweep and Puducherry ] celebrate their formation day on 1st November
State Animals and Birds of India :
There are 28 States and 8 Union Territories in India
Andhra Pradesh
State Day : 1 November
Gapital : Amaravati (near Vijayawada)
Official Language : Telugu
State Animal : Krishna Jinka (Blackbuck)
State Bird : Palapitta (Indian Roller)
Arunachal Pradesh
State Day : 20 February
Capital : Itanagar
Official Language ; English
State Animal : Mithun
State Bird : Great Hornbill
Assam
State Day : 2 December
Capital : Dispur
Official Languages Assamese, Bodo, Bengali
State Animal : One Horned Rhinoceros
State Bird : White-winged wood duck
Bihar
State Day : 22 March
Capital : Patna
Official Language Hindi, Maithili, Urdu
State Animal : Gaur
State Bird : House Sparrow
Chhattisgarh
State Day : 1 November
Capital : Raipur
State Animal : Wild Buffalo
State Bird : Bastar hill myna
Goa
State Day : 30 May
Geographical Area : 3,702 km2 [ Smallest state of India ]
Capital : Panaji (Panjim)
Official Language : Konkani
State Animal : Indian Gaur
State Bird : Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul
Gujarat
State Day : 1 May
Capital : Gandhinagar
State Animal : Asiatic Lion
State Bird : Greater Flamingo
Haryana
State Day : 1 November
State Capital : Chandigarh
State Animal : Blackbuck
State Bird : Black francolin
Himachal Pradesh
State Day : 25 January
Capital : Shimla
State Animal : Snow Leopard
State Bird : Western Tragopan (Jujurana)
Karnataka
State Day : 1 November
Capital : Bengaluru
Official Language Kannada
State Animal : Elephant
State Bird : Indian roller
Kerala
State Day : 1 November
Capital : Thiruvananthapuram
Official Language : Malayalam
State Animal : Elephant
State Bird : Great hornbill
Madhya Pradesh
State Day : 1 November
Capital : Bhopal
State Animal : Swamp Deer
State Bird : Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Maharashtra
State Day 1 May
Capital : Mumbai
Official Language Marathi
State Animal : Shekru or the Indian Giant Squirrel
State Bird : Hariyal or the Yellow Footed green
pigeon
Jharkhand
State Day : 15 November
Capital : Ranchi
State Animal : Elephant
State Bird : Koel
Manipur
State Day : 21 January
Capital : Imphal
State Flower : Shirui Lily
State Animal : Sangai (Brow-antlered deer
State Bird : Mrs. Hume’s pheasant
Meghalaya
State Day : 21 January
Capital Shillong
Official Language English
State Animal : Clouded Leopard
State Bird : Hill Myna
Mizoram
State Day : 20 February
State Capital : Aizawl
State Animal : Hillock Gibbon / Serow
State Bird : Mrs. Hume’s pheasant
Nagaland
State Day : 1 December
Capital : Kohima
Official Language English
State Animal : Mithun
State Bird : Blyth’s Tragopan
Odisha
State Day : 1 April
Capital : Bhubaneswar
Official Language Odia
State Animal : Sambar Deer
State Bird : Indian roller (Neelkanth)
Punjab
State Day : 1 November
Capital : Chandigarh
Official Language Punjabi
State Animal : Black Buck
State Bird : Northern goshawk
Rajasthan
State Day : 30 March
Geographical Area : 342,239 km2 [ Largest state of India ]
Capital Jaipur
Official Language Hindi
State Animal : Chinkara
State Bird : Great Indian bustard
State Flower : Rohida [ Tecomella undulata ]
Sikkim
State Day : 16 May
Capital Gangtok
Official Language English
State Animal : Red Panda
State Bird : Blood Pheasant
Tamil Nadu
Capital : Chennai
Statehood Day : 18 July
State Animal : Nilgiri Tahr
State Bird : Emerald Dove
Telangana
State Day : 2 June
Capital Hyderabad
Official Language : Telugu
State Animal : Jinka (Deer)
State Bird : Palapitta (Indian Roller)
Tripura
State Day : 21 January
Capital : Agartala
Official Languages Bengali, Kokborok, English
State Animal : Phayre’s Langur
State Bird : Green imperial pigeon
Uttar Pradesh
State Day : 24 January
Capital : Lucknow
State Animal : Swamp Deer
State Bird : Sarus Crane
Uttarakhand
Statehood Day : 9 November
Capital : Dehradun
State Animal : Alpine Musk Deer
State Bird : Himalayan Monal
State Flower : Brahm Kamal
West Bengal
Statehood Day : 20th June
Capital : Kolkata
Official Languages Bengali, Nepali (in Darjeeling and
Kalimpong districts)
State Animal : Fishing cat
State Bird : White throated King Fisher
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Capital: Port Blair
Official Languages Hindi and English
State Animal : Dugong
State Bird : Andaman Wood Pigeon
Chandigarh
State Animal : Indian Grey Mongoose
State Bird : Indian grey Hornbill
Delhi
State Animal : Nilgai
State Bird : House Sparrow
Ladakh
Geographical Area 59, 146 km2 [ Largest Union Territory of India ]
Capital : Leh
UT Animal : Snow Leopard
UT Bird : Black-Necked Crane
Jammu and Kashmir
Geographical Area : 42, 241 km2
Official Languages Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu
State Animal : Kashmir Stag [ Hangul ]
State Bird : Kalij Pheasant
Dadra and Nagra Haveli and Daman and Diu
Capital : Daman
Lakshadweep
State Day : 1 November
Geographical Area : 32 km2 [ Smallest Union Territory of India ]
Headquarters Kavaratti
Official Language Malayalam
State Animal : Butterfly Fish
State Bird : Sooty Tern
Puducherry
Statehood Day: 1 November
Official Languages Tamil, English, French, Telugu and
Malayalam
State Animal : Squirrel
State Bird : Asian koel
Q Blue Jay or Indian roller is the state bird of how many Indian states ?
1 four
2 three [ Odisha , Telangana and Karnataka ]
3 two
4 one
| State bird of Haryana | Black Francolin |
| State bird of Rajasthan | Great Indian Bustard [ Godawan ] |
| State bird of Odisha | Indian roller [ Blue Jay ] |
| State bird of Telangana | Indian roller [ Blue Jay ] |
| State bird of Karnataka | Indian roller [ Blue Jay ] |
| State bird of Uttar Pradesh | Sarus Crane |
| State bird of Uttarakhand | Himalayan Monal |
| State bird of West Bengal | White breasted Kingfisher |
| Union Territory of Ladakh | Black Necked Crane |
| State bird of Goa | Flame throated Bulbul |
| State bird of Gujarat | Greater Flamingo |
| State bird of Punjab | Nothern Goshawk [ Baaz ] |
| State bird of Tamil Nadu | Emerald Dove |
| State bird of Assam | White winged Duck |
| State bird of Manipur | Nongin |
| State bird of Tripura | Green Imperial Pigeon |
| State bird of Sikkim | Blood pheasant |
| State bird of Meghalaya | Hill Myna |
| State bird of Mizoram | Mrs Hume’s Pheasant |
| State bird of Nagaland | Blyth’s Tragopan |
| State bird of Himachal Pradesh | Western Tragopan |
| State bird of Maharashtra | Yellow footed Green Pigeon |
| State bird of Andhra Pradesh | Rose ringed Parrot |
| State bird of Kerala | Great Hornbill |
| State bird of Madhya Pradesh | Asian Paradise Flycatcher |
| State bird of Bihar | House Sparrow |
| State bird of Jharkhand | Asian Koel |
| State bird of Arunachal Pradesh | The Great Hornbill |