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Download List of State Symbols of India List of State Symbols of India Revised on 17-May-2018 ` Cracku Banking Study Material (Download PDF) State Animal Bird Tree Flower Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Indian Roller Neem Nelumbo; Water lily Arunachal Pradesh Mithun (Gayal) Great Hornbill Hollong Lady Slipper Orchid Assam Indian One- White-winged Wood Hollong Kopouphul Foxtail horned Rhino Duck Orchids Bihar Gaur Indian Roller Peepal Kachnar Chhattisgarh Wild Buffalo Hill Myna * Indian Laurel Delhi Nilgai House sparrow * * Goa Gaur Black Crested Matti * Bulbul Gujarat Asiatic Lion Greater Flamingo Banyan Marigold (Galgota) Haryana Blackbuck Black Francolin Peepal Lotus Himachal Pradesh Snow Leopard Western Tragopan Deodar Pink Rhododendron Download Modern India History Notes PDF Jammu & Kashmir Hangul Black necked Crane Chinar Common (Kashmir Stag) Rhododendron Jharkhand Elephant koel Sal Palash/Parrot Tree Kerala Elephant Great Hornbill Coconut Kanikonna/Golden Shower Tree Madhya Pradesh Swamp Deer Paradise Fly Banyan Palash/Parrot catcher Tree IBPS PO Free Mock Test 2 / 6 Cracku Banking Study Material (Download PDF) Best Android App for General Awareness State Animal Bird Tree Flower Karnataka Elephant Indian Roller Sandal Lotus Maharashtra Giant Squirrel Green Imperial Mango Jarul Pigeon Manipur Sangai Mrs. Hume's Toon Siroi Lily Pheasant Meghalaya Clouded Hill Myna Gamari Lady Slipper Leopard Orchid Mizoram Hillock Gibbon Mrs. Hume's Iron Wood Red Vanda Pheasant Nagaland Mithun Blyth's Tragopan Alder Phododendron Odisha Sambar Deer Indian roller Banyan Ashoka Punjab Blackbuck NorthernGoshawk Sheesham * Download Medieval India Notes PDF Rajasthan Chinkara, Indian Bustard Khejri Rohira Camel Sikkim Red Panda Blood Pheasant Rhododendron Nobile Orchid Tamil Nadu NilgiriTahr Emerald Dove Palmera Palm Kandhal Telangana Spotted Deer Indian Roller Shami (Jammi Peacock's Pride (Jinka) (Paalapitta) chettu) (Thangedu puvvu) Tripura Phayre'sLangur Green Imperial Agar Nageshwar Pigeon Uttarakhand Musk Deer Himalayan Monal Burans Brahm Kamal Uttar Pradesh Swamp Deer Sarus Crane Ashok Brahm Kamal Daily Current Affairs Capsule PDF 3 / 6 Cracku Banking Study Material (Download PDF) West Bengal Fishing cat White-throated King Chatian Shephali Fisher Click here to Download All G.K PDF’s Union Territory Animal Bird Tree Flower Andaman & Dugong (Sea Andaman Wood Andaman Pyinma Tree Nicobar Islands Cow) Pigeon Padauk (Lagerstroemia hypoleuca) Chandigarh Indian grey Indian grey Hornbill Mango Dhak Mongoose Dadar& Nagar * * * * Haveli Daman & Diu * * * * Lakshwadeep Butterfly Fish Sooty Tern Bread Fruit * Puducherry Squirrel Asian Koel vilva tree Cannon ball flower (Nagalinga flower) (* No information available or to be updated on data availability.) Download Ancient India Notes PDF Other Details: Andhra Pradesh - State Dance – Kuchipudi - State Sport – Kabaddi Gujarat -State Fruit – Gujarat Karnataka - State Dance – Yakshagana IBPS PO Free Mock Test 4 / 6 Cracku Banking Study Material (Download PDF) Kerala - State Dance – Kathakali - State Fruit – Mango Maharashtra - State Butterfly – Blue Mormon Kerala - State Dance – Odissi Download Indian Polity Notes PDF Rajasthan - State Dance – Ghoomar - State Sport – Basketball Tamil Nadu - State Dance – Bharatanatyam - State Fruit – Jack Fruit - State Sport – Kabaddi Uttar Pradesh - State Dance – Kathak - State Sport – Field Hockey Daily Current Affairs Capsule PDF 5 / 6 Cracku Banking Study Material (Download PDF) Daily Current Affairs PDF General Science Notes PDF General Knowledge Capsule PDF Download Free Exam Preparation App: Get Free Banking Exam Updates: Important Government Job Updates: For Job updates Whatsapp ‘Job’ to 7661025557 Practice 100 free Online GK tests: https://cracku.in/free-gk-tests IBPS PO Free Mock Test 6 / 6 .
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