Gayal is the state animal of

1) Arunachal Pradesh

2) Nagaland

3) Assam

a. 1, 2

b. 1, 3

c. 2, 3

d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2

Explanation:

Gayal is also known as Mithun.

ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR-NRCM), Jharnapani, Medziphema, Nagaland is the only institute of its kind in the world solely dedicated to the conservation, propagation and development of Mithun.

Gayal is distributed in Northeast India, Bangladesh, northern Burma and in Yunnan, China.

The ICAR-NRCM farm has established modern scientific facilities for the rearing of Mithun under a semi-intensive system that comprises of various farmer-friendly technologies developed by the institute namely feed block, mineral block, area specific mineral mixture and low-cost feed formulation using industrial by-products.