2016 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I

Question 90: Environment and Ecology

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

aArunachal Pradesh
bHimachal Pradesh
cKarnataka
dMaharashtra

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).

In 2015 Maharashtra became the first Indian State to declare a State butterfly, choosing the Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor), a large swallowtail found in the Western Ghats and along the coast. Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka were not the first to do so.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Arunachal Pradesh was not the first State to declare one.
  • (b) Himachal Pradesh was not the first State to declare one.
  • (c) Karnataka was not the first State to declare one.
  • (d) Right: Maharashtra declared the first State butterfly.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.