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    				| 1. | When and why was peacock chosen as National bird of India? | 
| Answer» Answer: Peacock is a large and easily visible beautiful bird that caught the imagination of INDIAN public from time IMMEMORIAL INCLUDING classical poets and the epics. So it is not surprising that peacock feathers adorned royal crowns and turbans including Lord Krishna. Another FACTOR in the declaration of peacock as national bird was the general IGNORANCE of the biodiversity of India. 
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