In which year was the camel declared the state animal of Rajasthan?

The correct answer is C, 2014. Rajasthan declared the camel its state animal in 2014, a decision meant to arrest the fall in camel numbers as tractors replaced camel carts and grazing land shrank. A law followed to restrict the slaughter of camels and their movement out of the state. The camel remains the animal most associated with Rajasthan, and the state keeps the largest camel population in India, with the Bikaneri, Jaisalmeri, Mewari and Kachchhi breeds.

Options A, B and D are the years commonly planted as distractors in this question and none of them carries the notification. A separate point often confused with this one is that the chinkara is the state animal of Rajasthan among wild animals, while the camel is the state animal among domestic animals, so a question naming only state animal should be read with the options in view. The great Indian bustard or godawan is the state bird.