INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING HQ IN

LONDON The Punchline to learn the Organizations having HQ in

London is:

1. Amne: Amnesty International

2. Mari: International Maritime Organization (IMO)
3. Common: Commonwealth of Nations
4. Consumers: Consumers International

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING HQ IN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

The Punchline to learn the Organizations having HQ in

Geneva is:
Red Met Lab to Stand &Healp For Intellectual Trade of Mig

This will be pronounced as:

Red Met Lab to Stand & Healp for Intellectual Trade of Mig

1. Red: International Committee of Red Cross

2. Met: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
3. Lab: International Labor Organization (ILO)
4. Stand: International Organization for Standardization
5. Healp: World Health Organization (WHO)
6. For: World Economic Forum
7. Intellectual: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
8. Trade: World Trade Organization (WTO) & United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
9. Mig: International Organization of Migration

Currently, UIDAI has been in the news as the Centre has made it
mandatory to quote the Aadhaar number for opening bank
accounts and for transactions exceeding Rs.50,000. Now as we
have seen in many past exams that always there were some
questions asked from UIDAI so, we Adda247 provides you short
notes on UIDAI which will help you in upcoming banking exams.

What is UIDAI?
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a
statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar
(Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and
Services) Act, 2016 (Aadhaar Act 2016) on 12 July 2016 by the
Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY).

Prior to its establishment as a statutory authority, UIDAI was

functioning as an attached office of the then Planning Commission
(now NITI Aayog). Later, on 12 September 2015, the
Government revised the Allocation of Business Rules to attach
the UIDAI to the Department of Electronics & Information
Technology (DeitY) of the then Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology.

UIDAI was created with the objective to issue Unique

Identification numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all
residents of India that is-
(a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and
(b) can be verified and authenticated in an easy, cost-effective
way.
The first UID number was issued on 29th September 2010 to a
resident of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Authority has so far
issued more than 111 crore Aadhaar numbers to the residents of
India.

Aadhaar Act 2016,

Under the Aadhaar Act 2016, UIDAI is responsible for Aadhaar

enrolment and authentication, including operation and
management of all stages of Aadhaar life cycle, developing the
policy, procedure and system for issuing Aadhaar numbers to
individuals and perform authentication and also required to ensure
the security of identity information and authentication records of
individuals.

Organizational Structure
Unique Identification Authority of
India (Authority/UIDAI) has its Headquarters (HQ) in New
Delhi and eight Regional Offices (ROs) across the
country. UIDAI has two Data Centres, one at Hebbal
(Bengaluru), Karnataka and another at Manesar (Gurugram),
Haryana

Composition of UIDAI Authority-

The Authority consists of a Chairperson appointed on part-time
basis, two part-time Members and a Chief Executive Officer who
shall be the Member-Secretary of the Authority.

1. Shri J Satyanarayana (Chairman (part-time), UIDAI)

Shri J Satyanarayana, IAS retd. (1977, AP cadre) is the part-time
Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI).

2. Shri Rajesh Jain (Member (part-time), UIDAI)

Shri Rajesh Jain is appointed as part-time member of the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

3. Dr. Anand Deshpande (Member (part-time), UIDAI)

Dr. Anand Deshpande, is appointed as part-time member of the
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

4. Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey (Chief Executive Officer (CEO),

UIDAI)
Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey is the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of
Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI and has been
steering Aadhaar in India since its beginning in 2010.
Features of Aadhaar:-
1. Uniqueness
2. Portability
3. Random Number
4. Scalable Technology Architecture
5. Open Source Technologies

Aadhaar A Must For Bank Accounts: facts to keep in mind-

1. The last date to furnish Aadhaar number issued by the Unique

Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is December 31,
2017, failing which the bank account will become non-functional.

2. Aadhaar details are also mandatory for opening of new bank

accounts.

3. From June 1, 2017, citizens unable to provide Aadhaar number

at the time of account opening will have to provide Aadhaar
enrolment number. The Aadhaar number will then need to be
provided to bank within six months of opening of the bank
account.
4. The notification issued by revenue department also mandates
the quoting of Aadhaar, popularly called "Aadhaar card", for any
transaction of Rs. 50,000 or above.

5. Going forward, small banks' accounts, with a maximum deposit

of Rs. 50,000, can be opened only at branches with core banking
solution.

6. Small deposit bank accounts can also be opened at a branch

where it is possible to manually monitor and ensure that foreign
remittance are not credited to such account and stipulated limits on
monthly and annual aggregate of transactions and balance are not
breached.

7. The new rule also applies to companies and partnership firms.

They need to quote Aadhaar number along with PAN or Form 60
for all financial transactions of Rs. 50,000 or above with effect
from June 1.

8. The move is aimed at keeping a check on small accounts.

Currently, accounts can be opened without having valid KYC or
Know Your Customer documents for a maximum deposit of Rs.
50,000.
9. The move to link all existing bank accounts with Aadhaar
number comes days after the Supreme Court of India upheld an I-
T Act provision that makes Aadhaar compulsory for allotment of
PAN cards and for filing Income Tax returns.

Tagline of Aadhaar- Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan

Earlier its tagline was Aam Aadmi ka Adhikar but now it has
been changed to Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan.

Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States

(LAKSHADWEEP)

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is an archipelago situated in

the Arabian Sea at a distance of 220 - 440 km from the west coast
of India. Lakshadweep is the tiniest Union Territory of India and
lies about 220-440 km from Kochi, Kerala. All Lakshadweep
islands are of coral origin and some of them like
Minicoy, Kalpeni, Kadmat, Kiltan and Chetlat are typical atolls.
"Lakshadweep, the group of 36 islands is known for its exotic
and sun-kissed beaches and lush green landscape. The name
Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means 'a hundred
thousand islands'. "

Capital - Kavaratti
Administrative HQ - KAVARATTI.
Administrators - Vijay Kumar

Various Islands:
AGATTI
AMINI
ANDROTH
BANGARAM
BITRA
CHETLAT
KADMAT
KALPENI
KAVARATTI
KILTAN
MINICOY

Census of India 2001:

1. Population - 60,595
2. Sex ratio - 947/1000
3. Literacy rate (%) - 87.52
4. Density of Population: 2013 people/Kms.

Major Tourist Attractions:

Agatti island, Kavaratti
Minicoy island, Minicoy
Lighthouse, MinicoyMuseum,
AgattiLagoon, AgattiUrja Mosque,
KavarattiKadmat island,
BangaramThe lighthouse,
AndrothJuma Masjid,
MinicoyAmini beach, Amini

Unique feature - The only coral reef island in India,rich flora and
fauna.Great tourist destination for Watersports,Fishing
etc.Virgin,Fragile eco-system.A unique and quiet getaway
destinations

Folk Dances:
1. Lava Dance
2. Kolkali Dance
3. Parichakali Dance

Monuments / Historical Places

1. Minicoy Tower House
One of the most impressive sights of Minicoy is a fifty meter tall
Lighthouse, built by the British.

Anthropological Museum at Phoenix Bay

Anthropological Museum at Phoenix Bay exhibits the life of the
Paleolithic Islanders while Aquarium or Fisheries Museum
exhibits species of marine life peculiar to the islands.

Regional Airport - Agatti Airport

Awards:
1. Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public
Administration for the year 2006-07.
2. Bronze Icon Award for Exemplary Leadership & ICT
Achievement of the year in Professional Category (2006).

Goa, a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India, the 25th state
of the Union states of India, was liberated from Portuguese rule
in 1961. It was a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu till
30th May 1987 when it was carved out of form a separate state.
Goa covers an area of 3702 square kilometers and comprises two
Revenue district viz North Goa and South Goa. Boundaries of Goa
State are defined in the North Terekhol river which separates it
from Maharashtra, in the East and South by Karnataka State and
West by The Arabian Sea. Goa lies in Western Coast of India and
is 594 Kms (by road) away from Mumbai city.

Capital- Panaji
Chief Minister- Manohar Parrikar
Governor- Mridula Sinha

National Park in Goa:

Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park

Name of Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in Goa:

1. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary

2. Chorao Island (Dr.Salim Ali ) Wildlife Sanctuary (Bird)
3. Cotigaon Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Madei Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary

International Airport in Goa:

Goa International Airport (also known as Dabolim airport)

Important Fact about Goa:

1. Mangeshi temple is the largest temple of Goa which is famous

for Lord Mangesh which is incarnation of Lord Shiva.
2. Dudhsagar Falls which has a height of 310 m is one of the
highest falls of India. It is on Zuari river.

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In SBI Clerk Mains, everyone got shocked seeing a good number

of static questions other than Current Affairs and Banking
Awareness. Well, this simply means what SBI is expecting and
keeping up to the expectation, you will have to be ready for any
kind of challenege. It is quite tough to chose what to study and
what not to. Friends, its not easy to prepare current affairs,
banking awareness and static awareness all at once and that too a
week or two before exam. So friends, we are starting a series that
will help you learn static general awareness in a state wise manner.
Its classified in this way so that you can remember all the
important things about that state. Today, we are discussing the
state UTTARAKHAND.

Uttarakhand was formed on 9th November 2000 as the 27th State

of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. In
January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from
Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has two regions namely
Kumaon and Gharwal.

Capital city: Dehradun

Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat

Governor: Dr. Krishna Kant Paul

High Court: High court of Uttarakhand, Nainital

Chief Justice: K. M. Joseph (source Supreme Court website)

International Borders: China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in
the east

State Day Celebration: 9th November

Highest mountain peaks:

Ran Rank Peak District
k (in(in Name
worl India
d) )
23 2 Nanda Chamoli
Devi
29 3 Kamet Chamoli
76 10 Abi Gamin Chamoli
92 11 Mana Chamoli
97 12 Mukut Chamoli
Parbat
-- -- Chaukham Uttarkashi-
ba Chamoli
-- -- Trisul Bageshwar
-- -- Hardeol Pithoragarh

National Parks:
Name Special Important
of Species Remarks
Nation (if any
al Park importa
nt)
Jim Bengali ---
Corbe tiger
tt
Nation
al
Park
Valley snow UNESCO world
Of leopard, heritage site
Flowers Himalaya In Nanda Devi
Nationa n muskBiosphere
l Park deer Reserve
Nanda --- In Nanda Devi
Devi Biosphere
Nation Reserve
al
Park
Gangot --- river Ganga is in
ri the premises,
Nationa Goumukh glacier
l Park
Rajaji --- got its name
 Nation from Sri C.
al Rajgopalachari
Park who was
affectionately
referred to as
'Rajaji'. He was
first reciptent of
BharatRatna

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Sl.N Dam River Nearest Purpose/P Rema
o. City roject rk
1. Tehri Bhagirat Pratapnag Irrigation+ Highe
Dam hi ar Hydroelect st
ric Dam
in
India
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Dam Hydroelect
ric
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the
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Park.

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Sl.N River Remarks
o.
1 Ganga Primary Source-
River Gangotri Glacier
2 Bhagirathi Headstream of
River Ganga,Primary
Source- Gangotri and
Khatling glaciers
3 Alaknand Headstream of Ganga,
a River Primary Source-
Satopanth and
BhagirathKharak
glaciers
4 Kosi
 River
5 Yamuna largest tributary river
River of the Ganga, Primary
Source- Yamunotri
Glacier

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al Lake tal
2 Devaria Ukhimat
Tal h
3 Naini Nainita
Lake l
4 Hemku Chamoli
nd
5 Maneri Uttarka
shi

Important Power generation plants:

1. Chibro Power Plant
2.Khodri Power Plant
3.Chilla Power Plant
Airports:
1. Jolly Grant Airport - Dehradun
2. The Pant Nagar Airport- Pantnagar of Udhamsinghnagar district
3.NainiSaini Airport (Pithoragarh Airstrip) Pithoragarh

Folk Dances:
1. Choliya Dance Kumaon region
2. LangvirNritya
3. PandavNritya - Gharwal region
4. Ramola
5.Shotiya Tribal Folk Dances-Bhotiyatribals

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl.N Festival Remarks
o. Name
1. BasantPancha celebrates the
mi coming of the
spring season.
2. Nanda Devimain deity of
Raj Jat Yatra worship is
Goddess Nanda
Devi.
3. MakarSankra marks the
nti change of
 season and is
considered to
be very
auspicious.
KumaonHoli
4. Janopunya people of
Kumaon
celebrate the
RakshaBandhan
and the
Janopunya on
the same day
5. KumbhMela in Haridwar
6. Kandali in Pithoragarh
Festival district - festival
coincides with
the blooming of
the Kandali
plant, which
flowers once
every twelve
years.

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl. Monument/Te Located in Remarks
No mple/Sites
1 Kedarnath Kedarnath near the
Temple Mandakini
river

2 Badrinath Badrinath- one of the

Temple Chamoli four Char
district Dham
3 Yamunotri Uttarkashi source of
Temple district river
Yamuna
4 Gangotri Uttarkashi source of
Temple district river Ganga
5 Ram JhullaRishikesh iron
and suspension
LakhmanJhull bridge
a situated at
Muni Ki
Reti across
Ganga
River
6 Har Ki Pauri Haridwar famous ghat
on the
banks of the
Ganga
7 Gurudwara SriChamoli
 Hemkunt District
Sahib
8 PatanjaliYogpe Haridwar
eth
9 Nanda DeviAlmora
Temple
10 Naina DeviNainital
Temple
11 SilgurDevta Punah village- in news
temple Dehradun (May
2016)Mob
attacks
BJP MP
for visiting
the temple
with Dalits

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl.N City Nick Name
o.
1 Dehradu School
n capital of
India
2 Mussoor Queen of the
ie Mountains
 3 Rishikes City of Sages
h Yoga City

Keep Visiting Bankersadda for More Such States!!

Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country. Bihar lies mid-
way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid
Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional
position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded
by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar
plain is divided into two equal halves by the river Ganga which
flows through the middle from west to east.

Bihar at a glance:

Capital- Patna

Chief Minister- Nitish Kumar

Deputy Chief Minister- Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

Governor- Ram Nath Kovind

Population- 10,38,04,637 (according to census 2011)

Literacy Rate- 63.82% (Bihar is the least literate state in India

according to census 2011 )

Number of District- 38

Important Rivers- Ganga, Koshi, Burgi Gandak, Mahananda,

Punpun, Son, Kamala

National Park- Valmiki National Park located at West Champaran

district

Folk Dance- Jumari Dance, Harvesting Dance, Holi Dance,

Sohar-Khilouna Dance, Kajari Dance, Jat-Jatin Dance, Jhijhian
Dance

State Day (Bihar Diwas) - 22nd March every year

High Court- Patna (Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice Iqbal
Ahmed Ansari)

Cricket stadium- Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium or Rajendra Nagar

Stadium is located in Patna, Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna

Tourism:

Buddhist sites - Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir, Vaishali,

Bhagalpur, Vikramshila, Sultanganj.
Jain sites - Vaishali and Pawapuri, Bhagalpur.
Sikh sites - Gurdwaras, Patna City, the birth place of Guru
Gobind Singh.
Hindu sites - Vishnupad Temple at Gaya, Patan Devi at
Patna, Mahavir Temple at Patna Sun Temple at Deo, near
Aurangabad, Varah Temple at Harihar Kshetra, Shiv Temple
at Singhesarsthan(Madhepura), Thawe Ma durga temple
(gopalganj), Gopalmandir, Bahraua siv Hathwa (gopalganj),
Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi.

Monuments:
 Shershah Suri's Tomb, Sasaram, Bihar
Tomb of Shamsher Khan- Aurangabad
Ancient site of Vikramasila Monastery- Bhagalpur
Rock Temple- Bhagalpur
Buddhist Stupa- East Champaran
Raja Vishal ka Garh-Vaishali
Tomb of Sher Shah Suri- Sasaram (Rohtas)
Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple)-
Sasaram (Rohtas)
Remains of ancient fort or Pachrukhi Garh locally known as
Raja Bali Ka Garh- Balirajgarh, Madhubani

Airport:

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport- Patna

Darbhanga Airport (Defence)- Darbhanga Airport is the
longest runway airport of Bihar and is operated by the Indian
Air Force at present.

Wildlife Sanctuary:
 Bhimbandh Sanctuary
Rajgir Sanctuary
Kaimur Sanctuary
Gautam Buddha Sanctuary
Udayapur Sanctuary
Kabar Jheel Bird Sanctuary
Gogabil Bird Sanctuary

Power Plant in Bihar:

Barauni Thermal Power Station located at Barauni,

Begusarai,
Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station located at Kanti,
Muzaffarpur
Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station located at
Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur

Main Cities situated at the bank of river Ganga in Bihar:

Patna
Hajipur
 Bhagalpur

Important festival in Bihar:

Sama-Chakeva
Bihula
Madhushravani
Pitrapaksha Mela
Chatt Puja
Sonepur Fair

Some Best Places in Bihar on Your Itinerary:

Nalanda University- Rajgir, Nalanda

Bodhi Tree- Bodh Gaya
Muchalinda Lake- Bodh Gaya
Griddhakuta Peak- Rajgir
Rajgir Hot Springs- Rajgir
Buxar Fort- Buxar
 Navlakha Palace- Situated in the town of Rajnagar near
Madhubani in Bihar
Hieun Tsang Memorial Hall- Nalanda
Jalmandir Temple- Pawapuri, Nalanda
Patna Museum- Patna

What is famous in Bihar?

Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi lychees and is known as the

"Lychee Kingdom".
Bhagalpur is known as SILK CITY as it is famous world
wide for its silk production.
Madhubani Painting also known as Mithila Painting

Cabinet Ministers from Bihar and their Constituency:

Ministe Their Portfolios of

r constituency the Union
Council of
 Ministers
Ram Hajipur- Lok Consumer
Vilas Sabha Affairs, Food
Paswan and Public
Distribution
Rajiv Saran -Lok Skill
Pratap Sabha Development
Rudy and
Entrepreneurs
hip
(Independent
Charge)
Giriraj Nawada- Lok Micro, Small
Singh Sabha and Medium
Enterprises
(Minister of
state)
Radha Purvi Agriculture
Mohan Champaran-
Singh Lok Sabha
Ravi Rajya Sabha Law Minister
Shankar MP of Bihar
Prasad-
Dharmen Rajya Sabha Petroleum
dra MP of Bihar and Natural
Pradhan Gas
(Independent
Charge)

Tribes:

Oraon Tribes- Oraon is the most populous tribe among the

major tribes in Purnia District, followed by santhal, munda,
lohra, kharwar.
Lohra tribes- They are found in the districts of Purnia,
Katihar in Bihar state
Santhal tribes- Various districts in Bihar.

Chhattisgarh is a heavily forested state in central India known for

its temples and waterfalls.
It is India's 10th largest state and situated in the heart of India, is
endowed with a rich cultural heritage and attractive natural
diversity. The state has many ancient monuments, rare wildlife,
exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, waterfalls,
caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus.
Capital: Raipur

Largest city: Raipur

Chief Minister: Raman Singh

Governor: Balramji Das Tandon

Chhattisgarh Day: 1st November

Mountain Range: Bailadila Range and The Maikal Hills

Gourlata peak of the Bailadila Range is the highest point in

the state of Chhattisgarh.

The Chota Nagpur Plateauis a plateau in eastern India

Folk dance: Panthi, RawatNacha, Pandwani, Chaitra, Kaksar,

Saila and Soowa

The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in

India located at village Bodri, Bilaspur

The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

Total Number of districts:27

The list of important Rivers and Dams of Chhattisgarh in

India:

S. Rivers Important Remark

No Dams
1 Godava
ri River
Mahan Dudhawa Gangrel
adi Dam Dam also
river (Dhamtari known as
district) and the R.S.
Gangrel Dam Sagar Dam
biggest as
well as
longest
dam of
Chhattisgar
 h
2 Indrava
ti River
3 Hasdeo HasdeoBang it is nearer
River o Dam to power
capital city
Korba of
the state. It
is also
called as
life line of
Korba.
4 Sondur Sondur Dam
River (Dhamtari
District)
5 Sillari The
River MurrumSilli
Dam
(Dhamtari
District)
6 Kharan Khutaghat
g river Dam
(Bilaspur
city)
The list of important Lakes of Chhattisgarh in India:

S. Lakes City Remark

No
1 The Raipur also known
VivekanandSar city as
ovar BurhaTala
b
2 DalpatSagar Jagdalp also known
Lake ur in as
Baster Jaisamand
District Lake is
Asia's
second-
largest
artificial
lake
3 DalpatSagar on It is the
lake Indrava largest
ti River artificial
lake in the
state.
4 Ganga Munda on Artificial
Lake Indrava lake
 ti River

Major Airports in Chhattisgarh:

S. Name of Airports City

No
1 Bilaspur Airport Bilaspur
2 Raigarh Airport Raigarh
Domestic
3 Swami Vivekananda Raipur
Airport

The list of important Thermal Power Plants:

S.N Name ofType Location Remar

o. Power Plant k
1 Hasdeo Therm Korba West also
Thermal al known
Power Station as
Korba
 West
Thermal
Power
Station
2 DrShyama Therm Korba East coal-
Prasad al based
Mukharjee thermal
Thermal power
Power Station plant
3 DBPL Therm Janjgir- coal-
Baradarha al Champa based
Thermal district thermal
Power Station power
plant
4 Jindal Tanmar Therm Pokahran in coal-
Thermal al the based
Power Plant Jaisalmer thermal
district power
plant
5 KSK Therm Janjgir- coal-
Mahanadi al Champa based
Power Project district thermal
power
plant
6 LancoAmarka Therm Korba coal-
ntak Power al district based
Plant thermal
power
plant
7 The NSPCL Therm Durg a coal-
Bhilai Power al district fired
Plant captive
power
station

The list of important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife

Sanctuary:

S. Name Location
No
1 Achanakmar Mungeli
Wildlife Sanctuary
2 Sitanadi Wildlife Dhamtari
Sanctuary District
3 TamorPingla Surajpur
Wildlife Sanctuary District
4 KangerGhati JagdalpurBa
National Park (also star region
 called Kanger Valley
National Park)
5 Indravati National Bijapur
Park district

The list of important waterfalls:

S. Name Location
No
1 Chitrakote Falls - It Bastar district
is the widest fall in
India
2 Chitradhara Bastar district
Waterfalls
3 Tirathgarh Waterfalls KangerGhati in
Bastar district
4 AmritDhara Manendragarh
Waterfall near Koriya

The list of important Stadiums in Chhattisgarh:

Stadium City
Shaheed Veer Raipur
Narayan Singh
International
Cricket Stadium
(cricket stadium)
Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon
International
Hockey Stadium

The list of important Festivals of Chhattisgarh:

S.N Festivals
o.
1 Hareli festival
2 BastarDassera
3 Bhoramdeo
Festival
4 Pola Festival
5 Teeja Festival
6 Goncha Festival
7 ChamparanMela
8 KoriyaMela
9 Madai festival
10 Navakhana
Festival
11 Mati Puja
The list of important Monument, Palace and Forts:

S.N Monuments Location

o.
1 Ancient sculpture Barsoor
in Danteswari
Temple
2 Chandraditya Barsoor
Temple
3 Bhiram Dev Bhairamga
Temple rh
4 Danteswari Temple Dantewad
a
5 Kama Memorial or Dhilmil
Urasgattta Post
6 Brick mounds Garhdhan
ora
7 Brick Temple of Kharod
Savari
8 Malhar Fort Malhar
9 Ratanpur Fort Ratanpur
10 Chitturgarh Fort Lepha
11 Kotagrh Fort Near
Bargaon
12 Kasigarh Fort Bawanbad
 i
13 Ajmergarh Fort Amnala
14 Kotmi Fort Kotmi
15 Sati Pillars Deorbija
16 Sitabengra caves Ramagarh
hill
17 Jogimara Caves Ramagarh
hill

Constituency of Cabinet Minister:

S. Name ofConstituenc Minist

N Minister y ry
o.
1 Vishnu Raigarh Steel
Deo Sai (MoS)

Important Tribes of Chhattisgarh:

Agariya
Birhor
Baiga
Kharia
Pardhan
Gond
Asur
Korba
Abhuj
Maria
Nagarchi
Gaiki
Badi
Maria

Delhi is the one state of the northern India and shares bordering
with the States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The origin of its
name is narrated to a King called Raja Dhillu who ruled the area
for 14 years at the beginning of the Christian Era. Delhi has an
area of 1,483 sq. kms. Its maximum length is 51.90 kms and
greatest width is 48.48 kms. The 2001 Census recorded 138.51
lakh population of Delhi with 3.85% annual growth rate and
47.02% decennial growth rate during 1991-2001. Delhi, officially
the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is the capital territory of
the Republic of India.
Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal
Lt Governor: Najeeb Jung
High Court : High Court, Delhi
Chief Justice: G Rohini
Borders: Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

Wildlife century:
1. Asola Wild Life Sanctuary
River:
Yamuna (Tributary in India)

Lakes:
1. Bhalswa Lake - Northeast edge of Delhi and about an hour
drive from India Gate.
2. Old Fort (Purana Qila) Lake Southeast of India Gate.

Important Power generation plants:

1. Indraprastha Power Generation 2. Badarpur Thermal Power
Station 3. Rajghat Power Station

Airports:
1. Indira Gandhi International Airport
2. Palam Domestic Airport

Important Archeological Monuments/Sites:

1. QUTUB MINAR - The Tallest Monument In India
2. Humayun's Tomb - UNESCO World Heritage site
3. Red Fort - the Symbol of India
4. India Gate - Tribute to our Soldiers
5. Jama Masjid - India's Largest Islamic Congregation Place
6. Lotus Temple - Symbol of Peace and Prosperity
7. Parliament House -The Parliament House or Sansad Bhavan is
the house where our elected parliamentarians sit and discuss a
number of important issues related to national interest.
8. Rashoati Bhavan Rashtrapati Bhavan or President House is an
official residence of the President of India.
9. Safdarjung Tomb - One of the Last Mughal Tombs
10. Lodi Tomb - Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is the tomb of the second
ruler of the Lodi Dynasty

Important Temples:
1. Akshardham Mandir, New Delhi Akshardham complex is a
Hindu mandir, and a spiritual-cultural campus in New Delhi
2. Kalka Mandir - South Delhi Kalkaji Temple, is a Hindu mandir
or temple, dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali.
3. Lotus Temple - This temple is built in the shape of a lotus flower
4. Iskon Temple - Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, generally
known as the ISKCON Delhi temple

Cabinet Ministers from Delhi:

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, at present Minister of Science & Technology
and Earth Sciences was elected from Chandni Chowk, Delhi.

Important Stadium:
1. Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
3. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
4. DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex
5. Yamuna Sports Complex
6. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool
7. Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
8. Shivaji Stadium
9. Talkatora Indoor Stadium
10. Ambedkar Stadium

Goa, a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India, the 25th
State in the Union of States of India, was liberated from
Portuguese rule in 1961. It was part of Union territory of Goa,
Daman & Diu till 30 May 1987 when it was carved out to form a
separate State. Goa is visited by large numbers of international
and domestic tourists each year for its beaches, places of worship
and world heritage architecture. Goa is India's smallest State-with
the largest heart.

Capital city : Panaji

Chief Minister : Manohar Parrikar

Governor : Mridula Sinha

High Court : High Court of Bombay at Goa- Altinho, Panjim

Chief Justice : Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela

Number of Districts: 2 (North Goa District, South Goa District)

Speciality: Goa is endowed with Mineral Resources. Iron ore,

Manganese ore, Bauxite are minerals of economic importance.
Besides there are minor minerals like Basalt, Laterite stones and
rubbles, River sand, Murrum etc., which are in great demand as
construction material.

National Parks :

Sl.N Name Special Importa

o. of Species (if nt
Nation any Remark
al Park important s
)
1. Bhagwa Gaur, located
 n Sambar, in the
Mahavi Leopards, Goan
r Spotted town of
(Molle Deer, Mollem,
m) Slender situated
Nationa Toris, on the
l Park Jungle eastern
Cats, border of
Malayan Goa
Giant
Squirrels
2. Dr flying Goa's
Salim foxes, only bird
Ali Bird jackals and sanctuar
Sanctua crocodiles y, area
ry consists
of
mangrov
e
vegetatio
n

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams

Sl.N Dam River Neare Purpos

o. st City e/Proje
ct
1. Salauli Sang Sangu Irrigati
m uem em on
Dam
2. Anjun Mand Satari Irrigati
am ovi on
Dam

Rivers

Sl.N Rive Remarks

o. r
1. Man described as the lifeline
dovi of the indian state of
Goa.Mandovi joins with
the Zuari at a common
point at Cabo Aguada,
forming the Mormugao
harbour.
2. Chap It runs westward into the
 ora Arabian sea at Chapora
and demarcates the
border between the North
Goa talukas of Pernem
and Bardez.
3. Zuari the largest river in Goa,
it is a tidal river

Lakes/ Waterfall

Sl.N Lake/W Located

o. aterfall in/near
1. Dudhsag Sonaulim
ar
Waterfall
2. Mayem Bicholim
Lake
3. Carambo Panaji
lim Lake

Important Power generation plants:

Sl.N Plant/Proj Type/Ca

o. ect tegory
1 Reliance Thermal
Energy
Limited
2 Goa Gas Gas
Power Power
Station generatio
n

Airports:
1. Goa International Airport (Dabolim Airport)

Folk Dances:
1. Talgadi
2. Goff
3. Tonya Mel
4. Mando
5. Kunbi dance
6. Suvar
7. Dasarawadan
7. Virabhadra
Tribes:
1. Gowdas
2. Kunbis
3. Velips
4. Dhangars

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl.N Festiv Remarks

o. al
Name
1. Bonde celebrated in the
ram month of August, in
Festiv memory of the protests
al that were raised by
scores of villagers
against the unjust and
unreasonable system
adopted to settle down
land disputes and
ownership issues of
land.
2. Christ celebration of
mas Christmas in Goa
starts from the
Christmas Eve and
lingers on for some
time even after the
actual date of the
festival.
3. Goa It is a four-day
Carniv celebration that begins
al on the Saturday before
Ash Wednesday. The
Goa Carnival is led by
King Momo which has
its own rhythms of
guitars, folk songs and
drumbeats
accompanied by a
colourful parade of
floats and dancing
troupes.
4. Feast held on the 3rd of
of St December at the
Franci Basilica of Bom Jesus
 s in Old Goa. St Francis
Xavier Xavier is the patron
saint of Goa. His body
has been preserved for
centuries and lies in an
exquisite silver casket
at the Basilica and is
displayed every ten
years during the
exposition.
5. Grape Goa Tourism
Festiv Development
al Corporation organizes
this festival.
6. Shigm This 'festival of
o colours' in the state of
Festiv Goa is celebrated as
al Shigmotsav. This is
celebrated to bid
farewell to winter and
to welcome the season
of spring.
7. Sunbu Asia's largest music
rn festival
 Music
Festiv
al

Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl.N Monume Locate Remarks

o. nt/Templ d in
e/Sites
1. Bom Old UNESCO
Jesus Goa heritage site,
Basilica this church is
world
renowned to
still host the
mortal
remains of St.
Francis
Xavier.
2. Se Velha one of the
Cathedral largest in
India whilst
being
 amongst the
famous
churches in
Goa too.
Being one of
the oldest in
the country,
the Se
Cathedral was
built to
celebrate the
victory of the
Portuguese
ruler Afonso
de
Albuquerque
for capturing
a Goan city in
1510.
3. Church of Velha amongst the
St Francis revered
of Assisi Roman
Catholic
 churches.
Known for its
Barque and
Corinthian
architecture,
the churchs
interiors are
finely inlaid
with
ornaments.
On the
tabernacle
reside two
statues one
of the Christ
and the other
of St. Francis
of Assisi.
4. Church of Panaji 17th century
Our Lady structure
of the
Immacula
te
 Conceptio
n
5. Church of Velha resembles the
St. St. Peters
Cajetan Church in
Rome. Built
with laterite
blocks, the
church has
influences of
Corinthian
style of
architecture.
6. Church of Sangue Built by the
Our Lady m Portuguese
of government,
Miracles this church
once
collapsed
before being
rebuilt. By
1977, the old
church was
completely
 demolished
and in place a
new church
was erected.
7. Mormuga South Goas main
o Port Goa port
district
8. Baga North
Beach Goa
9. Candolim North One of the
Beach Goa best beaches
in Goa known
for its
scrubbed sand
dunes.
Located close
to the famous
Princess
River is
known for its
unspoiled
scenic beauty
and serene
atmosphere.
10. Calangute North Referred as
Beach Goa the Queen of
Goa Beaches,
Calangute
Beach,
famous for its
golden
shimmering
sand
11. Anjuna North known for its
Beach Goa rock
formations
12. Morjim North Referred to as
Beach Goa the Turtle
Beach,
Morjim
Beach is
nestled
amidst
verdant
locales.
13. Fort Bardez well-
Aguada sub- preserved
district, seventeenth-
 North century
Goa Portuguese
fort
14. Chapora near Built by Adil
Fort Anjuna Shah of
Beach Bijapur. It
was given a
new
dimension
when the
Portuguese
took over and
one can see
traces of the
Portuguese
architecture
in it.

Sport Stadiums:

Sl.N Stadium Sport- City

o. Purpose
 1 Jawarharlal multipurpose Marg
Nehru ao
Stadium
(Fatorda
Stadium)
2 Tilak Maidan football Vasco
Stadium da
Gama

Gujarat (sometimes referred to as the "Jewel of Western India)

was founded on 1 May 1960.

Capital: Gandhinagar

Chief Minister: Anandiben Patel

Governor: Om Prakash Kohli

Gujrat Day: 1st May

Gujarat High Court (Ahmedabad)is the High Court of the state
of Gujarat.

The Chief Justice: Justice: Subhash Reddy

Mountain Range: Girnar, also known as Girinagar (Highest peak

in Gujrat) and Aravali Range

The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the

Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India

Folk Dance of Gujarat: Garba Dance, Dandiya Dance, Padhar

Dance, Bhavai Dance

Total number of districts: 33

International Border: Pakistan

The list of important Rivers and Dams of Gujarat in India:

S Rivers Importan Remark

. t Dams
N
o
.
1 Narma Sardar also called
da Sarovar the Rewa,
River Dam is a river
(Surat) in central
India and
the fifth
longest
river in the
Indian
subcontine
nt.
2 Sarasw
ati
River
3 Banas Dantiwad
River a Dam
(Banaska
ntha
District)
4 Tapi Ukai It is the
River Dam largest
(Surat reservoir
 district) in Gujarat
5 Sabarm Dharoi
ati river Dam
(Sabarka
ntha
District)
6 The also called
Daman Dawan
Ganga River
7 Bhogav Dholidhaj
o River a dam
(Surendra
nagar)
The list of important Lakes of Gujarat in India:

S Lake Locatio Remark

. n
N
o
.
1 Kankari Ahmed artificial lake
a Lake abad
2 Chandol Ahmed artificial lake
a Lake abad
3 Hamisar Bhuj Largest Man
 Lake town Made lake in
Gujarat
4 Narayan Lakhpa included in the
Sarovar t taluka five holy lakes
of of India
Kutch
district
5 Ten Dabhoi
Talav ,
Vadoda
ra

The list of Airports in Gujarat in India:

S Airports City
.
N
o
.
1 Sardar Vallabhbhai Ahmedaba
Patel International d
Airport
2 Vadodara Airport Vadodara
3 Kandla Airport Kandla
4 Bhavnagar Bhavnagar
 Airport
5 Porbandar Airport Porbandar
6 Rajkot Airport Rajkot
7 Surat Airport Surat

Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Power

Plants:

S Name ofType Locati Remar

. Power on k
N Plant
o
1 Charank Solar Chara The
a Solar nka largest
Power village site
Plant in the within
Patan the
district Gujarat
Solar
Park
2 Bitta Solar Kutch It was
Solar district India's
Power largest
Plant photovol
 taic
power
plant.
3 Kakrapar Nuclear Vyara
Atomic
Power
4 Kadana Hydroel Mahis Masonry
Hydroele ectric agar dam on
ctric district the Mahi
Power River
Station
5 Sardar Hydroel Navag It is the
Sarovar ectric am largest
Canal and a
Head gravity
Hydroele dam on
ctric the
Power Narmada
Station river
6 Ukai Hydroel Ukai, It is also
Hydroele ectric Surat known
ctric Distric as
Power t Vallabh
Station Sagar
Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary:

S Name Location Rema

. rk
N
o
.
1 Gir Wildlife Junagadh
Sanctuary &
National
Park

2 Blackbuck Velavadar
National Park ,
Bhavnaga
r
3 Marine National Gulf of
Park Kutch
4 Vansda National Navsari
Park
5 Kutch Desert Kutch
Wildlife Sanctuary
6 Wild Ass Kutch
Sanctuary
7 National Parks Junagadh
8 Shoolpaneshwar Narmada
Wildlife
Sanctuary

9 Nal Sarovar Bird Ahmedab

Sanctuary ad,
Surendran
agar

The list of important Stadiums in Gujarat:

S Name Locatio Remark

. n
N
o
.
1 IPCL Sports Vadoda also known
Complex ra as Reliance
Ground Stadium or
Indian
Petrochemic
 als
Corporation
Ltd Sports
Complex
Ground
2 Madhavrao Rajkot
Scindia
Cricket
Ground
3 Saurashtra also known
Cricket as
Association Khandheri
Stadium Cricket
Stadium. It
is Gujarat's
first solar
powered
stadium.
4 Sardar Ahmed
Vallabhbhai abad
Patel Stadium
CB Patel Surat cricket
International stadium
Cricket
 Stadium

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

S City Nickname
.
N
o
.
1 Ahmedabad Boston of India
Manchester of
India
2 Surat Diamond City
of India
City of Bridges
Textile city of
India

The list of important Festivals of Gujarat:

S Festivals City
.
N
o
.
1 Navratri all over
Gujarat
2 International Kite all over
Festival Gujarat
3 Modhera Dance Sun
Festival Temple in
Modhera
4 Kutch Mahotsava Kutch
5 Bhavnath Junagadh
Mahadev Fair
6 Saptak Music Ahmedaba
Festival d
7 Janmashtami Dwaraka
8 Bhadra Purnima Ambaji
Fair

The list of Important Temples in Gujarat:

S. Name of Temples Location

N
o.
1 Akshardham Gandhinagar
Temple
2 Girnar Junagadh district
Temple
3 Ambaji Banaskantha
Temple district

4 Palitana Bhavnagar
Temple district

5 Dakor Kaira District

Temple
6 Somnath Junagadh district
Temple
7 Dwarkadhish Jamnagar district
Temple
8 Sun Modhera
Temple
9 Pavagadh Champaner
Temple

The list of Important Monuments, Forts & Palaces in Gujarat:

S. Forts & Palaces of Location

N Gujarat
o.
1 Lakhota Fort Jamnagar
2 Pavagadh Fort Panchmaha
l District
near
Baroda
3 Uparkot Fort Junagadh
4 Dabhoi Fort Narmada
Dam
6 Bhujia Hill Fort Bhuj
7 Ilva Durga (ancient Idar
fort)
8 Dhoraji Fort Porbandar
9 Okha Port Dwarka
1 Zinzuwada Fort Rann of
0 Kutch
11 Vijay Vilas Palace Palitana,
Across
Mandvi
Beach,
Bhavnagar
1 Navlakha Palace, Gondal
4 Riverside Palace,
Orchard Palace
1 Dolat Nivas Palace Idar
5
1 Art Deco Palace Morbi
6
1 Digvir Nivas Palace Vansda,
7 Surat
1 Laxmi Vilas Palace, Baroda
8 Nazarbagh Palace,
Makarpara Palace,
Pratap Villa Palace
1 Raj Mahal, Hawa Vadhwan
9 Mahal near
Ahmedaba
d
2 Ranjit Vilas Palace Vankaner
0 near
Rajkot

Constituency of Cabinet Minister:

S Name ofConstitu Ministry

. Minister ency
N
o
.
1 Parshottam Rajya Agriculture &
Rupala Sabha Farmers
 MP Welfare
Panchayati Raj
(MoS)
2 Mansukh Rajya Road
L. Sabha Transport &
Mandaviya MP Highways,
Shipping,
Chemicals &
Fertilizers
(MoS)
3 Jasvantsin Dahod- ribal Affairs
h Lok (MoS)
Sumanbhai Sabha
Bhabhor
4 Arun Rajya Finance and
Jaitley Sabha Corporate
MP Affairs
5 Smriti Rajya Textiles
Zubin Irani Sabha
MP

Important Tribes of Gujarat:

Barda
Bavacha, Bamcha
Bharwad
Bhil
Charan

Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India, often denoted

by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan
mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh
and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international
border with China in the north and east, and the Line of Control.
The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the
Constitution of India.
The State of Jammu & Kashmir is situated in extreme north of
India. It was founded on 26 October, 1947.
J&K touches International boundaries with:
China in the north and east,
Afghanistan in the north-west
Pakistan in the west
It consists of three region:-

Summer Capital -> Shrinagar

Winter Capital -> Jammu
CM -> Mehbooba Mufti
Governor -> Narinder Nath Vohra
High Court-> Jammu and Kashmir High Court
[Srinagar Wing (Summer) and Jammu Wing (Winter)]

Chief Justice of High Court of J&K-> Sh. Justice N. Paul

Vasanthakumar

Administrative Language -> Urdu

State day-> Accession day (26th Octuber)

Major Industries -> Handicrafts & Handlooms

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

Jammu & Kashmir -> Heaven of India

City Special Names
Srinag City of
ar Rivers/lakes
Kash Switzerland of
mir India
Siache Highest and
n coldest
battlefield in
the world
Jamm City of Temples
u

Folk Dance:

S. Danc
N e
o.
 1. Rouf
2. Bhan
d
Pant
her
3. Hafi
za
4. Bhan
d
Jash
an
5. Bach
a
Nag
maa
6. Dum
hal

Speciality of J&K :

S Remarks
.
N
o
.
1 Kashmi There are only two
. ri or three places in the
Saffron whole world where
saffron grows.
Kashmir has the
proud privilege of
being one of these
places.
2 Kashmi Pashmina is known
. ri for its softness.
Pashmi
na
Shawls
3 Kashmi Kashmiri carpets
. ri are world famous
carpets for two things -
firstly, they are hand
made and secondly,
they are always
knotted, never
tufted.
 4 Silver one one of the
. Ware ancient arts in
Kashmir
5 Silk The weaves
. popularly known as
'chinon' and 'crepe
de chine'
6 Wood Wood-carving is one
. Work of the most popular
cottage industries of
the Kashmir valley.

Important Tribes:

S. Tribes Remarks
N name
o.
1. Bakha Known as
rwal DHANGAR
in rest of
India
2. Gaddi
3. Gurjar
 or
Gujjar
4. Sippi

Important Festivals:

S. Festival
N s
o.
1. Baisak
hi
2. Lohri
3. Eid-ul-
Fitr
4. Eid-ul-
Azha
5. Hemis

Important Rivers and Dams

RIVER DAM Purpose

Chenab Bagli Hydroel
har, ectric
Dulh
asti ,
Salal
Indus Nimo Hydroel
o ectric
Bazg
o
Satluj
Masurd Pakal Hydroel
ar(tribu Dul ectric
tary
of
Chenab
)
Jhelum Uri-II Hydroel
ectric

Important Lakes

S. Lake Remarks Located

N in/near
o.
1. Dal Jewel in Srinagar
Lake the crown of
Kashmir
2. Gadsa Lake of Sonamarg
r Lake flowers
3. Krishn Sonamarg
asar
Lake
4. Ganga Haramukh Sonamarg
bal Ganga
Lake
5. Nagin Jewel In Srinagar
Lake The Ring
6. Wular Largest Srinagar
Lake fresh water
lake in
Asia
7. Manas Birds Srinagar
bal Paradise
Lake
8. Pango Share Leh
ng internationa
Lake l boundary
 with China
9. Tso White or Ladakh
Kar Salty lake
Lake
1 Sheshn Pahalgam
0. ag
Lake

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary:

National Famous Place/

Park species near
Dachigam Hangul(Kash Srinag
National miri Stag) ar
Park
Salim Ali Srinag
National ar
Park
Kazinag Markhor(Cap Srinag
National ra falconeri) ar
Park
Kishtwar Himalayan
High Snow Cock
Altitude and brown
National bear
Park
City Forest known as Srinag
National Salim ar
Park (CFO) National
Park
Hemis it is believed Ladak
National to have the h
Park highest
density of
snow leopards
of any
protected area
in the world
Glulmarg Musk Deer Srinag
WLS ar
Limber Baram
WLS ulla
Nandini Jamm
WLS u

Important Mountains:
Mountai Heigh Remarks Place/ne
ns ts ar
Karakor 8615 Second these
am &M highest mountai
Kyunlun peak of ns lie to
ranges the the
(k2) world. north
and
north-
east of
the State
Nanga 8107 It is also Gilgit
Parbat M known
Range as
NAKE
D
MOUNT
AIN or
DEO
MIR or
KILLE
R
 MOUNT
AIN
Soyamji 1860 North
(volcanic M Machhip
mountai ura
n) (Handw
ara)
Pir 1400- J & K
Panjal 4100 and
Range M Himach
(part of al
greater Pradesh
Himalya
n)
Amarna 5372 It is Gander
th (part M Called district
of SHESH of
Himalya ANG as Kashmir
n) its peak
resemble
the
heads of
seven big
snakes.
Harmuk 5142 It is the Ganderb
h (part M abode of al
of LORD District
Himalya SHIVA. of
n) Jammu
and
Kashmir
Shiwalik 1500 Shiwalik from the
Range M means Indus
TREES and ends
OF close to
SHIVA the
and Brahma
known putra
as
MANA
K
PARBAT
in
ancient
time.

Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:

S. Temples/Arch Remarks
N aeological
o. Monuments/Si
tes
1. Amarnath
Temple
2. Vaishno Devi Reserve
Mandir Bank of
India (RBI)
released
coins with
Maa
Vaishno
Devis
image on
the Head
side of the
coins.
3. Bahu Fort
4. Raghunath temple are
Temple covered
 with gold
sheet on
three sides
while the
interiors of
the temple
are plated
with gold
5. Peer kho cave it is widely
temple believed
that
Ramayan
character
Jamvant
(the bear
God)
meditated
in this cave.
6. Panchbakhtar It is one of
Temple the oldest
Shivalya in
the city and
the Lingam
in this
 temple is
self
manifested
(Aap
Shambu).
7. Mahamaya
Temple
8. Shankarachar known as
ya Temple Takht-I-
Sulaiman
9. Hari Parbat
Fort &
Temple of
Sharika Devi
1 Kheer
0. Bhawani
1 Jama Masjid Originally
1. built by
Sultan
Sikandar in
1400 AD
1 Hazratbal only domed
2. Mosque mosque in
Srinagar
1 Khanqah of first
3. Shah mosque
Hamadan ever built
in 1395 Srin
agar
1 Chhatti
4. Padshahi
Gurudwara
1 Shalimar Mughal
5. Bagh Garden
1 Chashme one of the
6. Shahi Mughal
gardens
built in
1632
ADNubra
Valley,
north east
of Ladakh
valley
1 Thikse Leh in
7. Monastery Ladakh
1 Shanti Stupa Buddhist
8. white-
domed
 stupa on a
hilltop in
Chanspa,
Leh district
1 Magnetic Hill Leh
9.
2 Leh Palace built by
0. King
Sengge
Namgyal in
the 17th
century
2 St. Joseph's It was
1. Catholic established
Church in 1891, by
Mill Hill
Missionarie
s, making it
the oldest
Catholic
church in
Jammu and
Kashmir
2 Martand dedicated
2. Temple to Lord
Surya , the
Sun God
2 Amar Mahal built in the
3. Palace nineteenth
century for
Raja Amar
Singh, a
Dogra king

Important stadiums:

S. Stadium City
N
o.
1. Sher-i- Srina
Kashmir gar
2. Bakshi Srina
gar
3. Maulana Jam
Azad mu
Major Airports:

S. Name City
N
o.
1. Sheikh Ul Srina
Alam gar
International
airport
(Srinagar
airport)
2. Jammu Jam
airport mu
3. Leh Kushok Leh
Bakula
Rimpochee
Airport
4. Kargil
airport
5. Poonch Jam
airport mu
6. Kushok Leh
Bakula
 Rimpochhe
Airport

Constituency of Cabinet Minister:

S. Name Constituen Ministry (MoS)

N of cy
o. Ministe
r
1. Dr. Udhampur Development of
Jitendra North Eastern
Singh Region
(Independent
Charge)
Personnel, Public
Grievances &
Pensions
Department of
Atomic Energy
Department of
Space
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS

1. Mohra Hydro-Electric Power Stations-

Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla and Gulmarg towns are supplied
electric power from this power station.

2. The Sind Valley Hydro-Electric Project-This project

established in 1955, is near Ganderbal on the
bank of the Nullah Sind towards its east. The project is a
multipurpose one. Its water is used for a
variety of purposes, like irrigation, generation of electricity, flood
control, navigation, fish culture and soil preservation.

3. The Pahalgam Hydro-Electric Project-

The river Liddar is an important tributary of the Jhelum. It has
been harnessed for water power at Pahalgam and helps in lighting
tourists huts and running cottage industries.

4. Lower Jhelum Hydel Project (Sheri)-

This project for generating electricity has only one stage which
generates 105 megawatts of electric power.
ARTICLE 370:

Article 370 embodied six special provisions for Jammu and

Kashmir:
It exempted the State from the complete applicability of the
Constitution of India. The State was allowed to have its own
Constitution.
Central legislative powers over the State were restricted to the
three subjects of defence, foreign affairs and communications.
Other constitutional provisions of the Central Government could
be extended to the State only with the concurrence of the State
Government.
The `concurrence' was only provisional. It had to be ratified by the
State's Constituent Assembly.
The Government's authority to give `concurrence' lasted only until
the State Constituent Assembly was convened. Once the State
Constituent Assembly finalized the scheme of powers and
dispersed, no further extension of powers was possible.
The Article 370 could be abrogated or amended only upon
recommendation of the State's Constituent Assembly.
MADHYA PRADESH.
As its name suggests, Madhya Pradesh is situated in the very
heart of India. It shares its borders with five other states viz.,
Rajasthan in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Gujarat in
the west, Maharashtra in the south and Chhattisgarh in the north-
east. Madhya Pradesh, with an area of 3, 08, 000 sq. km is the
second largest state in India after Rajasthan. It is a part of
peninsular plateau of India lying in north central part, whose
boundary can be classified in the north by the plains of Ganga-
Yamuna, in the west by the Aravali, east by the Chhattisgarh plain
and in the south by the Tapti valley and the plateau of
Maharashtra.

Madhya Pradesh takes pride in having the country's largest forest

coverage of 94689.38 sq.km. Out of 94689.38 sq.km., 61886.49
sq.km. is reserved forest, 31098 sq.km. is protected forest and
1705.85 sq.km. falls under unclassified forest.

Capital city: Bhopal

Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Governor: Om Prakash Kohli (Additional charge)

High Court : Jabalpur High Court

Number of Districts: 51

State day- 01st November

Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Rank
Speciality in
India
Pulse 1
soybean 1
State 5
Population
Cereal 3
Wheat 3
National Parks :

Sl. Name of Special Important

No. National Species Remarks
Park (if any
importan
t)
1 Kanha The Has a
National Largest Significant
Park National population
Park in of Royal
Madhya Bengal
Pradesh Tiger and
with 940 Species of
SQ. KM Birds &
Under it Flora
Best
Administe
red Parks
in Asia
2 Satpura fed-up of The terrain
National crowded of the
Park wildlife national
sanctuarie park is
s, struggle extremely
for rugged and
getting consists of
safari fascinating
tickets, deep
standing valleys,
in a queue sandstone
of safari peaks,
jeeps, narrow
over- gorges,
crowding rivulets,
of safari waterfalls,
jeeps thickly
during dense green
wildlife forest of Sal
sighting and other
then medicinal
Satpura herbs and
National Tawa vast
Park is reservoir
 the right
solution
for real
wildlife
lovers.
3 Panna Tiger The
Tiger (Panthera avifauna
Reserve tigris comprises
tigris), the more than
king of 200 species,
the including a
jungle, host of
roams migratory
freely in birds. One
this can see
secure, white
though a necked
bit small stork,
habitat bareheaded
along goose,
with his honey
fellow Buuzzard,
beings - King
 leopard vulture,
(Panthera Blossom
pardus), headed
wild dog Parakeet,
(Cuon Paradise
alpinus), flycatcher,
wolf Slaty
(Canis headed
lupus). Scimitar
babbler to
name a few.
4 Pench Tigers. Pench
National Leopards. National
Park Jackals. park,
And us nestling in
humans. the lower
southern
reaches of
the satpuda
hills is
named after
Pench river,
meandering
 through the
park from
north to
south. It is
located on
the southern
boundary of
Madhya
Pradesh,
bordering
Maharashtra
, in the
districts of
Seoni and
Chhindwara
.
5 Bandhavg There are The
arh more than artiodactyls
National 22 species frequently
Park of sighted are
mammals Wild Pigs,
and 250 Spotted
species of Deer,
 birds. Sambar,
Common Chausingha,
Langurs Nilgai,
and Chinkara
Rhesus and Gaur.
Macaque Mammals
represent such as
the Dhole, the
primate smallIndian
group. Civet, Palm
Squirrel and
Lesser
Bandicoot
Rat are seen
occasionally
.

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams

Sl. Dam River Nearest Type of

No. City dam
1. Gandh Cham Kota, Gravity
i Sagar bal Rajastha and
Dam n Masonry
2. Bansa Sone Amarpa Earthen
gar tan and
Dam Masonry
3. Bargi Narma Jabalpur Gravity
Dam da
4. Barna Barna Bareli Gravity/
Dam Masonry

Rivers

Sl. River
No.
1. Narma
da
2. Tapti
3. Betwa
4. Chamb
al
5. Son
6. Mahan
 adi
7. Shipra
8. Kewai
9. Kali
Sindh

Lakes

Sl. Lake Located

No. in/near
1. Bhojtal Bhopal
Lake
2. Lower Bhopal
Lake
3. Moti Bhopal
lake
4. Sharangpa Bhopal
ni Lake
5. Tawa Hoshangabad
Reservoir
6. Shahpura Bhopal
lake

Important Power generation plants:

Sl. Plant/Pro Type/Cate Remarks

No. ject gory (if any)
1. Vindhyac Thermal Capacity
hal Power of
- Singraul Station 4,760MW
i , is
currently
the
biggest
thermal
power
plant in
India. It is
a coal-
based
power
plant
 owned
and
operated
by NTPC.

Airports:

1. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport Indore

2. Raja Bhoj International Airport Bhopal
3. Jabalpur Airport, also known as Dumna AirportJabalpur
4. Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal Gwalior

Folk Dances:

Sl. Folk Remarks (if any)

No. Dance
s
1. Lokran An annual dance festival at
jan Khajuraho
2. Matki This is a community dance
of the Malwa
3. Ganga This dance is performed
ur mainly during the nine
 days of Gangaur festival
4. Badhai Popular on the occasions
of the birth, marriage and
festivals in the
Bundelkhand region
5. Baredi Baredi dance is performed
during the period starting
the festival of Diwali till
the day of Poornima
6. Naurat This dance has a special
a significance to the
unmarried girls in the
Bundelkhand region
7. Ahirai The major traditional
dances of Bharia tribe
8. Bhagor Quaint rhythms conjure up
ia the tribal cultural identity
of the Baiga tribe

Tribes:

Agariya
Dhanwar
Gadaba
 Gadba
Halba
Halbi
Kamar
Karku
Parja
Sahariya
Saharia
Seharia
Sehria
Sosia
Sor
Saonta

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl. Festival Remarks

No. Name
1. Lokrang Lokrang is a cultural
Festival festival in which all
the dancers put their
 best foot forwards and
matches their steps
with the folk music.
2. Akhil Writers, Poets from
Bhartiya around the world
Kalidas come together in the
Samaroh march for seven
brilliant days of poetry
recitation, story
reading, and cultural
performances. Ujjain
is the hometown of
many eminent writers
and poets like Kalidas,
Pandit Surya Narayan
Vyas, Balkavi Bairagi,
to name a few. The
fest is organized to
celebrate the work of
the notable poet,
Kalidas.
3. Khajuraho Dance and music
Festival should be the middle
name of Madhya
 Pradesh. One week
long, Khajuraho dance
festival is the
manifestation of the
true India's dance
forms.
4. Bhagoria In the local language,
Haat the carnival is called
Festival as the festival of love.
Celebrated with great
pomp and show by the
tribal people of
Madhya Pradesh
5. Holi Holi is celebrated just
for two days on the
last full moon day of
the lunar moon. On
days one, a bonfire is
organized by the
different temples.
6. Ujjain Ujjain is one of those
Kumbh places in India where
Mela Kumbh Mela takes
place. The festival is
 organized four times
in every twelve years
in the four cities of
India- Allahabad,
Haridwar, Ujjain or
Nasik.
7. Malwa Malwa Utsav is one of
Utsav the biggest, largest
and most spectacular
events in Madhya
Pradesh. Dance and
music performances
are the most integral
part of the festival.
8. Dussehra If tourists happen to
be in Madhya Pradesh
during October or
November.

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl. Temple/ Located
No. Archeological in/near
Monument/
Site
1. Mahakaleshwar Ujjain
Jyotirlinga
2. Devi Jagdambi Khajuraho
temple
3. Varaha Temple Khajuraho
4. Vishvanath Khajuraho
Temple
5. Jali Mahal Dhar
6. Somavati Kund Dhar
7. Mahadeva Gwalior
temple
8. Tila Monument Gwalior
9. Rani Mahal Sagar
10. Open Air Bhind
Museum
11. Kamlapati Bhopal
Palace
12. Gond Fort Chhindwa
ra
13. Alamgir Gate Dhar
14. Champa Baoli Dhar
15. Chor Kot Dhar
Mosque
16. Dilawar Khan's Dhar
Mosque
17. Ek Khamba Dhar
Mahal
18. Lal Bungalow Dhar
19. Tomb of Abul Gwalior
Fazal
20. Old Mughal Fort Hoshanga
bad
21. Vishnu-Varaha Jabalpur
Temple
22. Shri Khandwa
Omkareshwar
Jyotirling
23. Chitragupta Khajuraho
temple

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl. City Nick Name

No.
1. City of Bhopal
Lakes
2. Mini Indore
Mumb
ai
3. Power Mundi
Hub
City
4. Soya Madhya
region Pradesh

Sport Stadiums/Arena:

Sl. Stadium/Ar Sport- City

No. ena Purpose
1. Maharani Cricket Indor
Usharaje e
Trust or
 Holkar
Cricket
Stadium
2. Captain Cricket Gwali
Roop Singh or
Stadium
3. Nehru Cricket Indor
Stadium e
4. Aishbagh Hockey Bhop
Stadium al

MAHARASHTRA.
India's third-largest and second-most populous state, Maharashtra
is an expansive canvas showcasing many of India's iconic
attractions

Capital Mumbai

Chief Minister - Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Day: 1st May

Folk dance of Maharashtra: Lavani

Bombay High Court is the High Court of the state of Maharashtra

The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani

Total Number of districts: 36

The Arabian Sea makes up Maharashtra's west coast. Maharashtra

consists of two major relief divisions. The plateau is a part of
the Deccan tableland and the Konkan coastal strip abutting on
the Arabian Sea.
The list of important Rivers and Dams of Maharashtra:

S. Rivers Important Remark

N Dams
o
1 Godav The The
ari Jayakwadi Godavari
River Dam River is the
(Aurangabad) second
longest
river in
India
2 Tapti Bisalpur Dam
 River near (Deoli in
Tonk district)
3 Bhima Ujjani Dam its large
River (Solapur) water
reservoir
known as
the
Bhadalwad
i Lake is
one of the
largest
wetlands in
India
4 Narm also called
ada the Rewa,
River is a river in
central
India and
the fifth
longest
river in the
Indian
subcontine
nt
5 Koyna Koyna Dam It is the
River (Koyna largest
Nagar, Satara dams in
district) Maharashtr
a
6 Paing Isapur Dam It is one of
anga (Yavatmal, the largest
River Nanded water
region) reservoir in
Maharashtr
a with the
total height
of 57 m.
7 Pench The Totladoh It is a
river Dam gravity
(Nagpur) dam

The list of important Lakes of Maharashtra in India:

S. Lakes City Remark

N
o
1 Lonar Lonar in It was created
Lake Buldhana by a meteor
 district impact during
the Pleistocene
Epoch and it is
the only known
hyper velocity
impact crater in
basaltic rock
anywhere on
earth.
2 Venna Mahabale
lake shwar
3 Rank Kolhapur It is the oldest
ala District of all lakes in
Lake Maharashtra
4 Upva Thane is famous for
n hosting the
Lake Sanskruti Arts
Festival.
5 Amba Nagpur It is the largest
zari lake in the city.
lake Nag River of
Nagpur
originates from
this lake.
6 Vihar Vihar on the Mithi
Lake village River within
the precincts of
the Borivali
National Park,
also called the
Sanjay Gandhi
National Park,
in North
Mumbai.

Major Airports in Maharashtra:

S. Name of Airports City

N
o
1 Aurangabad Airport Auranga
bad
2 Chhatrapati Shivaji Mumbai
International Airport
3 Dr. Babasaheb Nagpur
Ambedkar
International Airport
Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Power
Plants:

S. Name ofType Locatio Remar

N Power n k
o. Plant
1 Bhira Hydroel Bhira
Pumped ectric
Storage
Hydro
Power
Plant India
2 Koyna Hydroel It is the
Hydro ectric largest
Power complet
Plant ed
hydroel
ectric
power
plant in
India
3 Ghatghar Hydroel Ahmed
Pumped ectric nagar
Storage district
 Hydroelec
tric Power
Plant
4 Bhivpuri Hydroel Mumba
Hydroelec ectric i
tric Power
Plant
5 Khopoli Hydroel Raigad
Hydroelec ectric district
tric Power
Plant
6 Bhira Tail Hydroel Patnus
Race ectric
Hydroelec
tric Power
Plant
7 Tillari Hydroel Dodam
Hydroelec ectric arg
tric Power Taluka
Plant
8 Vaitarna Hydroel Vaitarna
Hydroelec ectric
tric Power
Plant
9 Bhandarda Hydroel Bhanda
ra ectric rdara
Hydroelec
tric Power
System
10 Chandrap Thermal Chandr
ur Super apur
Thermal district
Power
Station
11 Tiroda Thermal Tirora a coal-
Thermal in based
Power Gondia thermal
Station district power
plant
12 RattanIndi Thermal Amrava a coal-
a ti based
Amravati district thermal
Thermal power
Power plant
Project
13 Bhusawal Thermal Bhusaw
Thermal al city
Power of
 Plant Jalgaon
district
14 Kaparkhe Thermal Nagpur
da district
Thermal
Power
Station
15 Parli Thermal Parli
Thermal Vaijnath
Power in Beed
Plant district
16 Tarapur Nuclear Tarapur Tarapur
Atomic is the
Power largest
Station nuclear
(T.A.P.S.) power
station
in India

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary:

S. Name Location
N
o
1 Chandoli National Sangli
Park District
2 Gugamal National Amravati
Park District
3 Nawegaon National Gondia
Park district
4 Sanjay Gandhi Mumbai
(Borivilli) National city
Park
5 Tadoba National Chandrapu
Park r district

The list of important Stadiums in Maharashtra:

S Stadium City
.
N
o
.
1 DY Patil Stadium Navi
(Football stadium) Mumbai
2 Vidarbha Cricket Nagpur
Association Stadium
(cricket stadium)
3 Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
 (cricket stadium)
4 Cooperage Football Mumbai
Stadium (Football
stadium)
5 Jawaharlal Nehru Pune
Stadium (cricket
stadium)
6 Mahindra Hockey Navi
Stadium (Hockey Mumbai
stadium)
7 Fr. Agnel Stadium Mumbai
(Football stadium)
8 PCMC Hockey Pimpri-
Stadium (Hockey Chinchwad
stadium)
9 B.P.T. Ground Mumbai
(Football stadium)

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

S. City Special names

N
o
1 Nagpur Orange City
2 Pune Oxford of the East
 Queen of Deccan

3 Nashik Wine capital of India

Grape city of India
California of India
4 Mumba City of Seven Islands
i Financial Capital of
India
City of Dreams
City of Slums and
Skyscrapers
Gateway of India
Hollywood of India
Maximum City
5 Solapur Textile City of India
Manchester of India
6 Kolhap City of Wrestlers
ur

The list of important Festivals of Maharashtra:

S. Festivals
No
.
1 Gudhi Padwa
2 Pola
3 Ganesh Chaturthi
4 The Banganga
Festival
5 The Ellora Festival

The list of important Monument, Palace and Forts:

S. Monuments
No
.
1 Gateway of India Mumbai
City
2 Shri Mahalakshmi Kolhapur
Temple
3 Shree Prabhadev
Siddhivinayak i, Mumbai
Ganapati Mandir
4 Trimbakeshwar Nashik
5 Bhimashankar Pune
6 Mahalaxmi Temple Mumbai
7 The Karla Caves Lonavala
8 Elephanta caves Elephanta
Island, or
Gharapuri
 in Mumbai
9 Shaniwarwada Pune
10 Chhatrapati Shivaji Museum
Maharaj Vastu in Mumbai
Sangrahalaya
11 Raigad Fort Raigad
district
12 Panhala fort Kolhapur
13 The Rajabai Clock South
Tower Mumbai

Important Tribes of Maharashtra:

Bhil
Gond-Madia
Katkari
Koli
Oraon
Warli

NORTH-EAST.
North-east India falls in the distinctive part of Indo Burma
hotspots which ranks 6th among the 25 biodiversity region of the
world. The region is a treasure trove for herbs, plants, animals and
microbial resources. Despite of all the natural resources, North
East remain one of the most secluded terrain of India with all the
possibilities of economy rise. Realizing that some one has to take
the initiative first, Association for Promoting North-East India
(APNEI) stepped forward with unique ideas and concepts to
attract attention of globetrotters to this part of the world.
North-East India lie deep in the lap of easternmost Himalayan hills
in north-eastern part of India. Connected to rest of India by merely
20 km of wide land (at Siliguri, West Bengal) the North-East India
shares over 2,000 km of border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and
Bangladesh.

Important Facts about North-East

The Union Government set up the Department of Development of

North Eastern Region in September, 2001 and upgraded it to a
Ministry in May, 2004 underscoring the its complete commitment
to ensure development with equity for the NER to unleash the
potential of its human and natural resources.
Dr Jitendra Singh is present Development of North Eastern
Region (Independent Charge). His Constituency : Udhampur
(Jammu & Kashmir)

States constituting the North-East, India

Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Manipur
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura

Capital/CM/Governors/No of Districts in North-East, India

S States Capit Chief Governors No of

L als Minister Distri
N s cts
o
1 Assam Dispur SarbananP B Acharya 27
. da
 Sonowal
2. Arunac Itanag Kalikho J P16
hal ar Pul Rajkhowa
Pradesh
3 Meghal Shillo Dr V 7
. aya ng Mukul Shanmugana
Sangma than
4. Mizora Aizaw Lal Lt. Gen.8
m l ThanhawNirbhay
la Sharma
5 Manipu ImphalOkram V 9
. r Ibobi Shanmugana
Singh than
6. Nagalan Kohim TR PB Acharya 11
d a Zeliang
7 Sikkim Gangt Pawan Shriniwas 4
. ok Kumar Patil
Chamlin
g
8.Tripura Agarta Manik Tathagata 4
la Sarkar Roy

High Courts of North-East, India

S States High Chief Remark

L Court Justice s (if
N HQ any)
o
1 Assam Guwaha Ajit Singh
. ti
2. Arunach Gauhati Itanagar
al High Permane
Pradesh Court nt Bench
3 Meghala Shillon Justice
. ya g Dinesh
Maheshw
ari
4. Mizoram Gauhati Aizawl
High Bench
Court
5 Manipur Imphal Justice
. Rakesh
Ranjan
Prasad
6. NagalandGauhati Kohima
High Bench
Court
7 Sikkim Gangto Justice
. k Satish
Kumar
 Agnihotri
8. Tripura Agartal Justice T.
a Vaiphei

North-East at a glance

S States OfficiaDate ofTribesRivers Internat

L l Attaini ional
N Langu ng Borders
O age Stateh
ood
1 Assam Assam 15th Negrit Brahmaputra Bhutan
. ese, August os, Subansiri ,
Bengal , 1947 Dravi Buridehing Bangla
i, Bodo dians, Pagladia desh
& Alpine Borak
Englis s, Kushiyara
h Tibeto Surma
Burme
se and
Aryan
 s, etc
2. Aruna Englis 20 Minyo Subansiri Bhutan
chal h Februarngs, Lohit China
Prades y, 1987 Karko Dihang Myanmar
h s, Kameng
Shimo
ngs,B
ogum
and
Bomis
, etc
3 Megha Khasi, 21 Khasis Kopili Bangla
. laya Puar January, desh
and 1972 Garos
Garo and
with Pnars
Engilis or
h Jaintia
s, etc
4. Mizora Mizo, 20th Ralte, Tlawng Myanmar
m Englis FebruarPaite, Tlau Banglade
h y, 1987 Dulien Chhimtuipui sh
, Poi,
Sukte,
 etc
5 Manip Manip 21st Aimol Thoubal, Fril, Myanm
. ur uri January, Anal,Sekmai, ar
, 1972 Chiru, Kongba,
Choth Chakpi,
e, Khuga
Gangt
e,etc
6. Nagala Englis 1st Sangta Tsurong, Myanmar
nd h Decem m, Nanung,
ber, Sema, Tsurang or
1963 Yimch Disai,
unger Tsumok,
and Menung,
Zelian Dzu,
g,etc Langlong,
Zunki,
7 SikkimEnglis May Lepch Teesta Bhutan
. h 16, as, Nepal
1975 Bhutia China
s and
Nepal
ese
,etc.
8.Tripur Englis 21st Garo, Longai Banglad
a h andJanuaryLusai, Juri esh
Bengal , 1972 Reang Deo
i , Garo,
etc

National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary/Folk Dance/Power

Plant/Dam

SStates National Folk Powe Dam Stad

L Parks/Wil Danc r s ium
dlife es Plant
N Sanctuarie s
o s
1 Assam Kaziranga Bihu Kopil Suba Neh
. National i nsiri ru
Park , Hydr dam Stad
Manas o ium
National Elect Gu
Park, ric wah
Pobitora Powe ati-
Wildlife r Para
Sanctuary Plant dise
for
 Khan Cric
dong ket
powe love
r rs
statio
n
2.Aruna Namdapha Bard Rang Rang
chal National o anadi anadi
Prades Park, Chha Hydr Dam
h Mouling m o
National Elect
Park ric
Proje
ct
3 Megha Selbagre Nong Umia Jaw
. laya Hoolock krem m ahar
Gibbon Dam lal
Reserve, Neh
Nokrek ru
National stad
Park ium,
Meg
hala
ya-
 A
plac
e
for
gifte
d
foot
ball
ers
4.Mizora Ngengpui Bizu, Tuiri Rajiv
m Wildlife Bizu al Gand
Sanctuary Khua Dam hi
ngch Stadi
awi um,
Aiza
wl- A
destin
ation
for
footb
all
and
athlet
 ic
game
s
5 Manip Keibul Pung Khug
. ur Lamjao Chol a
National om: dam
Park
6.Nagala Pulie BadzeAalu Doya Doya Nagal
nd Sanctuary, yattu ng ng and
Ghosu Bird Hydr Dam Crick
Sanctuary o et
Elect stadiu
ric m-
Proje Perfe
ct ct
pitch
for
Crick
et
7 SikkimKhangchen Singh Rang Palj
. dzonga i it or
National Chaa Dam Stad
Park, m ium,
Fambong Khuk Gan
 Lho uri gtok
Wildlife Naac -
Sanctuary h Sim
ply
the
best
for
Foot
ball
8 Tripur Gumti Hajgi Agart Gumt
.a Wildlife ri ala i
Sanctuary, Gas Dam
Rowa Turbi
Wildlife ne
Sanctuary Plant

Temples/Festivals/Airports

S States Temple Festi Airpo Mount

L s vals rts ains
N
O
1 Assam Kamakh Bihu Lokpri
. ya ya
Temple Gopin
at ath
Guwaha Bordo
ti loi The
Intern famou
ational s of
Airpor the
t, peaks
Guwh are
ati Mt.
2. Aruna Parasur Mopi Evere
chal am n, st, Mt.
Prades Kund Solun Kanch
h temple g enjun
3 Megha Sri
ga,
. laya Vithal Ka
Anna
temple Pomb
purna,
lang
Makal
Nong
u,
krem
Dhaul
4. Mizora
giri,
m
5 Manip Shree Kabru
. ur Govind in
ajee Nepal
Temple and
6. Nagala Moatsu Horn Mt.Ju
nd bill malha
Festi ri in
val Bhuta
7 SikkimGanesh
n to
. Tok
Goric
8 Tripur Uma-
hen in
. a Mahesw
Aruna
ar
chal
mandir,
Prade
sh.

Nicknames of North-East cities

Guwahati Capital City (Assam) : Light of the East is
famous for majestic Brahmaputra River
Udaipur (Tripura): Formerly called as Rangamati and Radha
Kishorepur, the city of Udaipur in Tripura India is a house of
many temples.
PUNJAB
Punj means five and aab means water. Five rivers of Punjab
are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. Only two rivers
Sutlej and Beas flow through Punjab state in India. Ravi flows
partially in Punjab (India), mainly along the international
boundary of India and Pakistan. All these five rivers are tributaries
of Indus River. All these five rivers finally merge into Indus River
directly or indirectly and the Indus then terminates into Arabian
Sea near Karachi city in Pakistan. These rivers, including the
Indus River are considered part of Indus Valley River System.

Capital city : Chandigarh

Chief Minister : Sardar Parkash Singh Badal

Governor : Kaptan Singh Solanki

High Court : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

Chief Justice : Shiavax Jal Vazifdar

International Borders : Pakistan to the west- Wagha Border

Number of Districts: 22

Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Rank in
Speciality India
Wheat 3
Infrastruc 1
ture
Facilities*
*
** reference IBEF

National Parks :

Sl. Name of Special Important

No National Species Remarks
. Park (if any
import
ant)
1 Harike --- One of
Pattan largest
Wetland wetland in
 and Bird north
Sanctuary India. It is
Indias
major
landlocked
fish market
of fresh
water and
a shelter
for a
variety of
wild
animals.
2 Jhajjar home to near
Bachauli predato Anandpur
Wildlife rs like Sahib
Sanctuary leopard,
jackal,
etc.
Sambar
s,
barking
deer
3 Takhni- Pangoli Scattered
 Rehmapur n, by an area
Wildlife Mongo of 382
Sanctuary ose, hectares at
Barking the hoof of
Deer, Shivalik
Wild Range of
Boar, Himalayas
Jackal, passing
Hog through
Deer Ropar.

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams
Sl. Dam Riv Neare Purpose/P
No er st roject
. City
1. Ranji Rav Patha Irrigation+
t i nkot Hydroelect
Saga ric+ Flood
r Control
Dam
2. Sisw Sis Khara Flood
an wan r Control+
 Dam Kha Irrigation
d
3. Jainti Soo Khara Flood
Dam nk r Control
+Irrigation

Rivers

Sl. Rive Remarks

No r
.
1 Sutl originates from
ej Rakshasthal Lake
Rive adjacent to Mount
r Kailash in Tibet.
2 Beas Beas River merges
Rive with Sutlej Riverat
r Harike Pattan situated
towards Amritsar
3 Ravi This river is also the
Rive border river of India
r and Pakistan and
flows in the northern
side of Lahore city.
 famous Indus
civilization, Harappa,
and one of its utmost
cities was situated
close to the earlier
route of this River

Lakes
Sl. Lake Located
No in/near
.
1 Sukhna Chandigar
Lake h
2 Harike Ferozpur
Lake
3 Kanjli Kapurthala
Lake

Important Power generation plants:

Sl. Plant/Project Type/Ca

No tegory
.
1 Guru Nanak Dev Thermal
Thermal Plant, power
Bhatinda plant
2 Guru Gobind Singh Thermal
Super Thermal power
Power Plant, Ropar plant
3 Guru Hargobind Thermal
Thermal Plant, power
Lehra Mohabbat, plant
Bhatinda
4 Ranjit Sagar Dam Hydro
power
plant
5 Shanan Power Hydro
House power
plant

Airports:
1. Ludhiana Sahnewal Airport- Ludhiyana
2. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport- Amritsar
2. Bhatinda Airport- Bhisiana
3. Pathankot Airport- Pathankot
Folk Dances:
1. Bhanghra
2. Giddha Dance
3. Jhummar Dance
4. Dhumall Dance
5. Dhankara Dance

Tribes:
1. Sikh Jats
2. Khatri clans
4. Arora clans
3. Rajput clans

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl. Festival Remarks

No Name
.
1. Lohri marks the end of
 winter and for
Punjabis
2. Basant the advent of spring
Panchami
3. Hola a gathering of Sikhs
Mohalla for military exercises
and mock battles on
the day following the
festival of Holi.
4. Baisakhi anniversary of the
founding of Khalsa
5. Guru held in association
Purbs with the lives of the
Sikh Gurus Gurupurbs
celebrated are the
birthdays of Guru
Nanak and Guru
Govind Singh and the
martyrdom days of
Guru Arjun Dev and
Guru Teg Bahadur.
6. Jor Mela in the memory of
Guru Gobind Singh's
two sons Zorawar
 Singh and Fateh Singh
who were buried alive
in a brick-wall
7 Hariballa held in Jalandhar in
bh the memory of the
Sangeet sant-musician, Swami
Mela Hariballabh

Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl. Monument/ Locat Remarks

No Temple/Site ed in
. s
1 Golden Amrits holiest
Temple(Sri ar Gurdwara of
Harmandir Sikhism
Sahib)
2 Fatehgarh Sahota built on the
Sahib site where 300
Gurudwara years ago,
Guru Gobind
Singhji's two
young
 Sahibzadas
were
entombed
alive by the
Mughals
3 Takht Sri Anand birthplace of
Keshgarh pur the
Sahib Sahib Khalsa,here
Guru Gobind
Singh baptized
5 sikhs
4 Damadama Bathin Guru Gobind
Sahib da Singhji stayed
here for 9
months and he
worked on the
Adi Granth.
5 Quila Patiala palace was
Mubarak built by
(Palace) Maharaja Ala
Singh in 1764
6 Jagatjit Kapurt architecture
Palace hala borrowed from
the famous
 Fontainebleau
and Palace of
Versailles
Today,it is run
as the Sainik
School and
maintained by
the Defense
Ministry
7 Jallianwala Amrits On Sunday
Bagh(Histori ar April 13,
cal Site) 1919, British
Indian Army
soldiers,
commanded
by Brigadier-
General
Reginald
Dyer, began
shooting at an
unarmed
gathering of
men, women,
 and children
without
warning.
8 Wagah Amrits The lowering
border ar of the flags, or
the Beating
Retreat
ceremony is a
daily military
practice that
the security
forces of India
(Border
Security
Force) and
Pakistan
(Pakistan
Rangers) have
jointly
followed since
1959

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl. City Nick Name
No
.
1 Amritsar City of Golden
Temple, Holy
City
2 Patiala Royal City

Sport Stadiums:

Sl. Stadium Sport- City

No Purpose
.
1 Guru Gobind multi- Jalandhar
Singh purpose
Stadium stadium
2 International Hockey Mohali
Hockey
Stadium
3 Punjab Cricket Mohali
Cricket
Association
 Stadium(Bin
dra Stadium)

Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:

Sl. Name Constit Ministry

No uency
.
1 Harsimrat Bhatinda Food
Kaur Badal Processing
Industries.

RAJASTHAN.

Rajasthan was founded on November 1, 1956, is India's largest

state by area It is located on the north-western side of the country.

Capital: Jaipur
Chief Minister: Vasundhara Raje

Governor: Kalyan Singh

Rajasthan Day: 30th March

Mountain Range: Aravali Range

Desert: Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert. It is

the world's 17th largest desert

Folk dance of Rajasthan: Ghoomar

Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur and High Court

Bench Jaipur are the High Court of the state of Rajasthan

The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

Total Number of districts: 33

International Border: Pakistan

The list of important Rivers and Dams of Rajasthan

S. Rivers Important Dams
N
o
1 Chambal Kota Barrage (Kota)
River Ranapratap Sagar Dam
(Rawatbhata)
2 Banas Bisalpur Dam near
River (Deoli in Tonk district)
3 Luni
River
4 Berach
River
5 Sabarma
ti River
6 Narmada
Canal

The list of important Lakes of Rajasthan

S. LakesCity Remark
N
o
1 Ana Ajme Artificial
Sagar r lake
 Lake
2 Dheb Udai also
ar pur known as
Lake Distri Jaisamand
ct Lake is
Asia's
second-
largest
artificial
lake
3 Fateh Udai Artificial
Sagar pur lake
Lake
4 Man Jaipu Artificial
Sagar r lake
Lake
5 Nakk Mou
i nt
Lake Abu
in
Arav
alli
range
6 Samb Samb India's
 har har largest
Salt Lake inland
Lake Town Salt Lake
7 Push Push
kar kar in
Lake Ajme
r
distri
ct

Major Airports in Rajasthan:

S. Name of Airports City

N
o
1 Jaipur International Jaipur
Airport.
2 Jaisalmer Airport. Jaisalme
r
3 Jodhpur Airport. Jodhpur
4 Maharana Pratap Udaipur
international Airport
or Udaipur Airport
Important Thermal, Nuclear and Hydroelectricity Power
Plants:

S. Name ofType Locatio Rem

N Power n ark
o. Plant
1 Suratgarrh Thermal Suratga 1st Su
Thermal rh per
Power Therm
Station al
plant
of
Rajast
han
2 Chhabra Thermal Baran coal
Thermal district fired
Power power
Plant plants
3 Rajasthan Solar Phalod
Solar hi
Project village
of
Jodhpu
r
 district
4 Dhirubhai Solar Pokahr build
Ambani an in by
Solar the Relian
Plant Jaisalm ce
er Power
district
5 Rajasthan Nuclear Rawatb also
Atomic hata Rajast
Power han
Station Atomi
c
Power
Projec
t -
RAPP
6 Jawahar Hydroel Kota Locat
Sagar ectric ed
Hydroelec on the
tric Power Cham
Station bal
India River
7 Mahi Hydroel Bansw Locat
Bajaj ectric ara ed on
 Sagar district Mahi
Hydro River
Power
Plant India

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

S. Name Location
N
o
1 The Ranthambore Sawai
National Park- Madhopur
district in
Rajasthan.
2 The Sariska Tiger Alwar
Reserve district
3 The Keoladeo Ghana Bharatpur,
National Park was Alwar
formerly known as
the Bharatpur Bird
Sanctuary
4 The Desert National Jaisalmer
Park
5 The Kumbhalgarh Rajsaman
Wildlife Sanctuary d district
6 The Darrah National Kota
Park

Important Stadiums in Rajasthan

Stadium City
Sawai Mansingh Jaipur
Stadium (cricket
stadium)
Barkatullah Khan Jodhpur
Stadium (cricket
stadium)

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

S. City Special names

N
o
1 Jaipur Pink City
2 Jaisalm Golden City of India
er
3 Udaipu White City
r City of Lakes
 Venice of the East
4 Jodhpur Blue City
Sun City

The list of important Festivals of Rajasthan:

S. Festivals City
No
.
1 Teej Festival Jaipur
2 Gangaur Festival Jaipur
3 Desert Festival Jaisalmer
4 Nagaur Fair Nagaur
5 Pushkar Fair Pushkar
6 Marwar Festival Jodhpur
7 Camel Festival Bikaner
8 Mewar Festival Udaipur
9 Elephant Festival Jaipur

The list of important Monument, Palace and Forts:

S. Monuments
No
.
1 Jyotish Yantralaya, Jaipur
also known as
 Jantar Mantar
2 Hawa Mahal Jaipur
3 Temples of Galta Jaipur
4 Sun Temple Galta Jaipur
Hill
5 Amber Palace or Jaipur
Amber Fort
6 Lake Palace Udaipur
7 Umaid Bhawan Jodhpur
8 Manak Chowk Jaisalmer
9 Jagatpita Brahma Pushkar,
Mandir Ajmer

Constituency of Cabinet Minister:

S Name ofConstitu Ministry

. Minister ency
N
o
.
1 Rajyavard Jaipur Ministry of
han Singh Rural Information
Rathore and
Broadcasting
(MoS)
2 Vijay Goel Rajya Minister of
Sabha Youth Affairs
MP from and Sports
Rajastha (MoS,
n Independent
Charge)
Water
Resources,
River
Development
& Ganga
Rejuvenation
3 Shri C.R. Nagaur- Consumer
Chaudhary Lok Affairs, Food
sabha & Public
Distribution (
MoS)
4 Shri P.P. Pali-Lok Law & Justice
choudhary Sabha Electronics &
Information
Technology (
MoS)
5 Shri Arjun Bikaner- Finance
Ram Lok Corporate
 Meghwal Sabha Affairs (MoS)

Important Tribes of Rajasthan:

Minas
Bhils
Sahariyas
Gadiya Lohars