KEY TO SUCCESS PART 5

INDIA &NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

By - Vipin K. Bansal
11/1/2012

This part of book includes brief details about India and its Neighboring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar etc.

Contents
Acknowledgement........................................................................................................................................ 3 Preface.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Know your India............................................................................................................................................ 5 States of India ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Andhra Pradesh ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Asom ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Arunachal Pradesh ................................................................................................................................... 8 Bihar ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Chhatisgarh............................................................................................................................................... 8 Goa ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Gujarat ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Haryana .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Himachal Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Jammu and Kashmir ................................................................................................................................. 9 Jharkhand ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Kerala...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Karnataka ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Madhya Pradesh..................................................................................................................................... 10 Maharashtra ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Manipur .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Meghalaya .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Mizoram ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Nagaland................................................................................................................................................. 11 Odisha..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Paschim Banga........................................................................................................................................ 11 Punjab..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Rajasthan ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Sikkim ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

Tamil Nadu ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Tripura .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Uttar Pradesh ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Uttrakhand ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Union Territories ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Andaman and Nicobar Islands ................................................................................................................ 13 Chandigarh ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Dadra and Nagar Haveli.......................................................................................................................... 13 Daman and Diu ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Delhi NCR ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Lakshdeep............................................................................................................................................... 14 Puducherry ............................................................................................................................................. 14 National Insignia ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Languages spoken in India ......................................................................................................................... 15 Monuments in India ................................................................................................................................... 16 Religious Places .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Vehicle Registration Codes ......................................................................................................................... 18 Indian Cuisine Speciality ............................................................................................................................. 21 Neighbouring Countries ............................................................................................................................. 21 Pakistan .................................................................................................................................................. 21 N e p a l ................................................................................................................................................... 22 B h u t a n................................................................................................................................................ 22 C h i n a ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Sri Lanka ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Myanmar ................................................................................................................................................ 23 T i b e t .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Bangladesh ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Afghanistan............................................................................................................................................. 24 Maldives ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Thailand .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Questions Related to this Chapter ............................................................................................................. 25 Scoring System ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Bibliography: .............................................................................................................................................. 30 Thank You! ............................................................................................................................................. 30

Acknowledgement
When a book like this comes into existence, it was very hard to name and thank all the people that helped me shape this book. It took me more than six years to consolidate and format all the content in a manner that may benefit the readers.

However, I always thank my wife Sumanji for her continued patience and understanding. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my father Shri Bhagwan Das Bansalji, who is my best teacher also, for their continued encouragement and invaluable support.

I would like to thank my sons Anurag and Gaurav for the tremendous help I receive from them to design this book.

Preface
As I mentioned in the previous part that the idea of this book came to my mind after watching Kaun Banega Crorepati episodes and watching many people drop out without winning enough. I think most of the time the reason was either not enough preparation or lack of resources to enhance the knowledge required to win BIG such a game.

Thats why I started writing this book on various subjects so that it can offer the basic guidance to the people preparing for a game like this. Nonetheless everyone can get benefitted with this set of books because Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

The Key to Success has been written for the people trying to prepare for Kaun Banega Crorepati. Therefore the scope of this book is not to deep dive on any subject rather swim across various layers which is what one need to qualify for winning large sum on Hot Seat.

Now all of you are enjoying KBC Season 6. Hope with the help of this book, somebody may be benefitted on Hot seat. However, this book cannot be used to gain exhaustive knowledge on any subject but it provides enough information that you can easily remember and be better prepared for the game.

At the end of the book, a multi-choice Questionnaire is given that has only one correct answer. Try to attempt those questions on your own and then check the correct answers from the Answer Sheet.

Good Luck !!!

Know your India

ndia is the second most populous country in the world. It is also seventh largest country by area with a total area of 3,166,414 sq.km. The current population of the country is 1.2 billion which is based on 2011 Census. India is located in South Asia. It is bounded by Pakistan to the West; China, Nepal and Bhutan to North East; Indian Ocean on South; Arabian Sea on South West; Bay of Bengal on South East; and Myanmar and Bangladesh to the East. The Maritime borders of India are Thailand and Indonesia through Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Sri Lanka and Maldives are in the vicinity of India through Indian Ocean. a is located in South Asia. The Capital of India is New Delhi. It got Independence from United Kingdom on 15th August, 1947 and got Republic on 26th January, 1950. Bhutan was the first country to recognize its Republic. From North to South it measures 3214 Kms. and East to West it measures 2993 Kms. The country has been grouped into Five major Zones. These zones are Northern Zone, Central Zone, Eastern Zone, Western Zone and Southern Zone. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi NCR and Chandigarh fall under Northern Zone. Central Zone comprises of Chhatisgarh, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Eastern Zone comprises of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and Paschim Banga. Western Zone comprises of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. And Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu and Puducherry fall in Southern Zone. General elections were held after Independence in the years 1952, 1957,

1962, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009. Next Election is due in the year 2014. The Lok Sabha has 545 members out of which 543 members elected for a term of 5 years and two members appointed to represent Anglo Indian Community. Rajya Sabha has 245 members, 233 members elected for a period of 6 years term. India has a long coastline measures approximately 7500 Kms. Approximately 200 major, Intermediate and minor Ports are in service to the Nation. Port Blair was opened in June, 2010 which was 13th major port of India. Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamilnadu and Paschim Banga are the States where Cargo Handling are done. Kolkata, Haldia, Paradip, Vizag, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kochi, Mangalore, Mumbai, Ennore, Kandla, The total area is 32,87,263 Sq.kms. There are 212 scheduled tribes under Indian Constitution, the largest being Hinduism approximately 81%, followed by 13.5% of Muslims. The other religion groups includes Christians 2+ %, Sikhs less than 2% and Buddhists, Jain, Bahai etc. with 1.5%. India has Worlds third largest muslim population and largest muslim population for a Non-Muslim majority country. Indian Classical and folk dances forms are Bhangra in Punjab, Bihu in Asom, Chhau in Paschim Banga and Jharkhand, Sambalpuri in Odisha, Ghoomar in Rajasthan and Lavani in Maharashtra. Other dance forms are Bharatnatyam in Tamil Nadu, Kathak in

Uttar Pradesh, Kathkali and Mohiniyattam in Kerala, Kuchipudi in Andhra Pradesh and Sattriya in Asom. Indias official National Sport is Hockey but the other sports are also very famous which include Cricket, Kabaddi, Chess, Tennis, Shooting, Boxing, Badminton, Wrestling, Kho Kho etc. Since Independence, India has faced many challenges from religious violence, casteism, Naxalism, Terrorism and others. India has disputes with Peoples Republic of China which resulted war in 1962 and with Pakistan after 1947, Two wars were faced in 1965 and 1971. Another war in Kargil in 1999 was faced. India has no national language. Hindi is the official language and English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of subsidiary official language. Kanya Kumari is the southernmost tip at Indian Land while the southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island. The northern front of India are Himalayan mountain range where the country borders with China, Bhutan and Nepal. The western border of India lies in the Thar Desert and borders with Pakistan. In the far North Eat, Chin and Kachin Hills, deeply forested mountainous regions, separate India from Myanmar. On the east, its border with Bangladesh is largely covered by Khasi Hills and Mizo Hills. River Ganga is the longest river in India. Kangchenjunga, on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, is the highest point in India at 8,598 m, which is third highest peak in the world.

India celebrates National Holidays and festivals of various religions. Four National Holidays i.e. Republic Day, May Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are celebrated all over India. Popular festivals of India are Holi, Navratri, Id-ul-Fitr, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga puja, Dussehra, Diwali, Guru Govind Singh Birth day and Christmas. Some special event festivals are also celebrated on special occasions such as Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Onam etc. PANCARD system was introduced in India in the year 1961 by Department of Income Tax. Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10 Digit Alpha-numeric Number. Each Card has a unique number. The first three digits have a combination of any three alphabets starting from AAA to ZZZ ; the 4th digit denotes as follows C for Company, P for Individual person ; H for HUF, F for Firm, A for Association of Persons, T for Trust, B for Body of Individuals, L for Local Authority, J for Judicial Persons and G for Government Body ; 5th digit denotes Surname ; 6th to 9th digits are a number between 0001 to 9999 and the 10th digit is an alphabet. AADHAAR Card was also introduced in India in early 2009 and first AADHAAR card was issued in September, 2010. The responsibility of making and keeping record of Aadhaar is given to an agency namely UIDAI, Unique Identification Authority of India. Its aim is to provide unique ID numbers to all Indians. Nandan Nilekani is the chairman of this authority which is also a part of Planning Commission of India. Mr. Ram Sewak Sharma from Jharkhand is the Director General of this authority.

States of India
India is a Federal Republic country with 28 States and 7 Union Territories. These are Andhra Pradesh, Asom, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Paschim Banga. The Union Territories States are Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshdeep, Delhi NCR and Puducherry. Before we start it, a comparison chart showing Population, Area and Density of People of ten major States is given below.

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Population wise (approximately) Uttar Pradesh 20 Crores Maharashtra 12 Crores B i h a r 10 Crores Paschim Banga 9 Crores Andhra Pradesh 8.5 Crores Tamilnadu 7.25 Crores Madhya Pradesh 7.25 Crores Rajasthan 7 Crores Karnataka 6 Crores Gujarat 6 Crores

Area wise Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Gujarat Karnataka Odisha Chhatisgarh

Density wise Delhi Chandigarh Puducherry Lakshdeep Daman and Diu Paschim Banga Bihar Kerala Uttar Pradesh Punjab

Andhra Pradesh
Southern part of the country. Capital Hyderabad, having 23 Districts and more than 200 Towns, Established 1st October, 1953. Languages Telugu and Urdu. Boundaries West Karnataka, North Madhya Pradesh, SouthTamilnadu, North West - Maharashtra and Chhatisgarh, South East - Bay of Bengal North-East - Odisha. Per Capita Income (PCI) Rs. 26000. Area 2.75 lacs sq.km. and Population approx. 7.5 crores. Total Road length 66000 Kms. Mining of Copper, Lime and Coal. Major Rivers, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Musi. Airports - Hyderabad, Vizag, Vijaywada, Tirupati, Rajahmundry. Popular Dance Kuchipudi.

Asom
North East Zone. Capital Dispur, Having 23 Districts and 125 towns. Established - 26th January, 1950. Languages Asomese and Bodo. Boundaries - NorthArunachal Pradesh, East Nagaland, South - Tripura, Mizoram, South East Manipur, North West - Bhutan, South West Meghalaya. Roads 34000 Kms. Coal Mines. International Borders - Bhutan, Bangladesh. PCI Rs. 19000. Area 78400 sq.km. and population 2.5 crores. Major Rivers Brahmputra, Manas, Barak. Airports - Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur. Popular Dance Bihu. Coal and Lime ores.

Arunachal Pradesh
North East Part, Capital Itanagar, Having 17 Districts and 17 towns, Established 20th February, 1987. Languages English, Hindi, Boundaries - South- Asom, South East Nagaland; International Boundary - West Bhutan, North China, East Myanmar. PCI Rs. 24000. Area 84000 sq.km. and population 1.00 crore. Major River Brahmputra. Airports Itanagar, Zero, Along, Teju, Pasighat, Daparjio. Mining of Coal, Lead and Zinc.

Bihar
East Part of India. Capital Patna, 38 Districts and 130 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages - Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Magadhi. Boundaries North-Nepal, West Uttar Pradesh, East- Paschim Banga, South Jharkhand. Road 14000 Kms. PCI Rs. 8000. Area 94000 sq.km. and population 8.5 crores. Major Rivers Ganga, Son, Kosi, Boodhi Gandak. Airports - Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya. Popular Dance - Jhoomar, Manjhi. Lime and Mica ores.

Chhatisgarh
Central Part of the Country. Capital Raipur, 18 Districts and 100 towns. Established 1st November, 2000. Languages - Hindi. Boundaries - East Odisha, North Uttar Pradesh, West Maharashtra, South Andhra Pradesh, North East Jharkhand, North West Madhya Pradesh. Roads 35000 Kms. PCI Rs. 20000. Area 136000 Sq.Km. and Population approx. 2.00 crores. Major River Mahanadi, Indravati. Airport - Raipur, Bilaspur. Copper, Iron and Coal mines.

Goa
Southern part of the country. Capital Panaji, 2 Districts and 44 towns, 2nd Smallest State, Established 30th May, 1987. Languages - Konkani. Boundaries North Maharashtra, West Arabian Sea, South East Karnataka, Roads 1300 Kms. PCI Rs. 70000. Area 3700 Sq.km. and Population approx. 15.0 lacs. Major Rivers - Mandavi, Zuari,Terekhol, Chapora. Airport Dabolin (Vasco Da Gama). Iron and Silica ores.

Gujarat
Western Part of the country. Capital Gandhi Nagar, 26 States and 240 towns, Established 1st May, 1960. Languages Gujarati, Hindi. Boundaries - East - Madhya Pradesh, West Arabian Sea, North East Rajasthan, South East Maharashtra. PCI Rs. 34000. Area 196000 sq.km. and population 5.00 crores. Roads 75000 Kms. Major Rivers - Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada, Tapti. Airports Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Surat, Kandla, Porbandar, Rajkot, Vadodara. Cement, Petroleum and Gas production.

Haryana
North West part of the country. Capital Chandigarh, 20 Districts and 100 towns, Established 1st Nov., 1966. Languages Hindi, Punjabi. Boundaries North Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, East - Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand, South Rajasthan. Surrounded by Delhi from three sides (North, West and South). Road 32000 Kms. PCI Rs. 39000. Area 44000 sq.km. and population 2 crores. Major Rivers Ghaggar, Tangri. No Airport.

Himachal Pradesh
North West part of the country. Capital Simla, 12 Districts and 60 towns, Established 25th Jan., 1971. Languages - Hindi. Boundaries - East Tibet, West Punjab, North Jammu and Kashmir, South - Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, South East Uttrakhand. Roads 25000 Kms. PCI Rs. 34000. Area 56000 sq.km. and Population 61.0 lacs. Major Rivers Beas, Parbati, Ravi, Sutlez, Yamuna, Chenab. Airports - Kullu (Bhuntar), Dharamshala (Gaggal), Simla (Jubbarhatti).

Jammu and Kashmir

North West part. Capital Sri Nagar, 14 Districts and 75 towns. Established 26th October, 1947. Languages Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri. Boundaries North Afghanistan, West Pakistan, South Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, North East China. Roads 15000 Kms. PCI Rs. 19000. Area 2.20 lacs sq.km. and population 1.00 crore. Major Rivers - Jhelum, Tawi, Ravi, Chenab. Airport - Sri Nagar, Jammu, Leh. Lime and Mica.

Jharkhand
Eastern part of the country. Capital Ranchi, 24 Districts and 150 towns. Established 15th November, 2000. Languages - Hindi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Urdu. Boundaries - East - Paschim Banga, West Uttar Pradesh and Chhatisgarh, North Bihar, South Odisha. Roads 4000 Kms. PCI 20000. Area 80000 sq.km. and population 2.7 crores. Major River - Damodar, Kosi. Airport - Ranchi, Jamshedpur. Coal and Iron mines.

Kerala
Southern part. Capital Thiruvananthapuram, 14 Districts and 160 towns. Established 1st Nov., 1956. Languages Malayalam. Boundaries East Tamil Nadu, West and South Arabian Sea, North East Karnataka, Roads 1.5 lac Kms. PCI Rs. 31000. Area 39000 sq.km. and population approx. 3.20 crores. Major Rivers Korayar, Kurumali, Periyar, Mahe. Airports Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Lime ores.

Karnataka
Southern part. Capital Bengaluru. 29 Districts and 275 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages Kannada, Hindi, English. Boundaries East Andhra Pradesh, West Arabian Sea, North Maharashtra, South West Kerala, South East Tamil Nadu, North West Goa. Roads 1.2 lac Kms. PCI Rs. 27000. Area 190000 sq.km. and population 5.25 crores. Major Rivers Kaveri, Krishna, Pennar. Airports Bengaluru (Devanahalli Airport), Belgaum, Mangalore, Vidhya Nagar, Hubli. Gold, Silver, Iron and Copper mines.

Madhya Pradesh
Central Part of the country. Capital Bhopal, 48 States and 400 towns. Established 1st November, 1956. Languages - Hindi. Boundaries - East Chhatisgarh, West Gujarat, South Maharashtra, North East Uttar Pradesh, North West Rajasthan. Roads 70000 Kms. PCI Rs. 16000. Area 3.00 lacs sq.km. and population 6.00 crores. Major Rivers Son, Chambal, Narmada, Mahanadi. Airports - Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Khajuraho. Copper, Iron, Lead and Coal mines.

Maharashtra
Western Part of the country. Capital Mumbai, 2nd Largest State, 35 Districts and 400 towns. Established 1st May, 1960. Languages - Marathi, Hindi. Boundaries East Chhatisgarh, West Arabian Sea, North - Madhya Pradesh, South Karnataka, North West Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, South East Andhra Pradesh, South West Goa. Roads 2.75 lac Kms. PCI Rs. 37000. Area 3.00 lacs sq.km. and population approx. 10.0 crores. Major Rivers Krishna, Godavari, Koyna. Airports Mumbai, Pune, Nasik etc. Coal, Iron, Mangnese ores.

Manipur
North East part. Capital Imphal, 9 Districts and 33 towns. Established 21st January, 1972. Languages Manipuri. Boundary East Myanmar, West Asom, North Nagaland, South West Mizoram. Roads 7500 Kms. PCI Rs. 20000. Area 22000 sq.km. and population 23.0 lacs. Major Rivers Barak, Iril, Nambul. Airport Imphal. Lime ores.

Meghalaya
North East Part. Capital - Shillong, 7 Districts and 16 towns. Established 2nd April, 1970. Languages English, Khasi. Boundaries - North Asom, South Bangladesh. Roads 8000 Kms. PCI Rs. 24000. Area 22500 sq.km. and population approx. 23.0 lacs. Major Rivers - Daring, Bhogai, Sada, Nitai, Umiam, Barapani. Airport Shillong. Coal mines and Sandstone.

Mizoram
North East Part. Capital Aizawl, 8 Districts and 20 towns. Established 20th February, 1987. Literacy - 88.8% Second largest after Kerala. Languages Mizo (it is a Burman Tibetan language). Boundaries - West Bangladesh and Tripura, North East Manipur, South East Myanmar. Roads 4000 Kms. PCI Rs. 22000. Area 21000 sq.km. and population 9.0 lacs. Major Rivers - Kaladan, Dhuleswari. Airport Aizawl. Major Dance Cheraw (Bamboo Dance) and Khuallam.

Nagaland
North East Part. Capital Kohima, 11 Districts and 9 towns. Established 1st December, 1963. Languages Asomese, English, Naga. Boundaries East Myanmar, West Asom, North Arunachal Pradesh, South Manipur. Roads 10000 Kms. PCI Rs. 21000. Area 16500 sq.km. and population 20.0 lacs. Major Rivers - Doyang, Dhiku, Barak. Airport Dimapur. Coal, Iron and Nickel ores.

Odisha
Eastern Part. Capital Bhubaneswar, 30 Districts and 140 towns. th Established 15 August, 1947. Languages - Oriya. Boundaries - East Bay of Bengal, West Madhya Pradesh, North Bihar, South Andhra Pradesh. Roads 3000 Kms. PCI Rs. 16000. Area 1.5 lacs sq.km. and population 3.75 crores. Major RiversSwarnrekha, Mahanadi, Brahmni. Airports Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, Keonjhar. Iron, Copper and Lead mines.

Paschim Banga
Eastern Part of the country. Capital Kolkata, 19 Districts and 375 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages Bengali. Boundaries East Bangladesh, West Jharkhand and Bihar, North East Asom, Sikkim, Bhutan, North West Nepal, South West Odisha. Roads 80000 Kms. P.C.I. Rs. 25000. Area 90000 sq.km. and population 8.00 crores. Major Rivers Ganga (as Hooghly in W.B. and as Padma River in Bangladesh) and Damodar, Teesta. Airports - Kolkata, Bagdogra (Siliguri). Coal Mines.

Punjab
North Western Part. Capital Chandigarh, 17 Districts and 150 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages Punjabi, Gurumukhi. Boundaries - West Pakistan, North Jammu and Kashmir, North East Himachal Pradesh, South East Haryana, South West Rajasthan. Roads 50000 Kms. PCI Rs. 37000. Area 50000 sq.km. and population 2.50 crores. Major Rivers - Jhelum, Chinab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. Airports Amritsar.

Rajasthan
Western Part. Capital Jaipur, 32 Districts and 225 towns. Established 1st November, 1956. Languages Hindi, Rajasthani, Gujarati. Boundaries - West Pakistan, North Punjab, North East Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, South East Madhya Pradesh, South West Gujarat. Roads 1.5 lac Kms. PCI Rs. 18000. Area 3.40 lacs sq.km. and population 5.75 crores. Major Rivers Chambal, Luni, Ghaggar, Banas. Major Airports Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur. Major Dance - Ghoomar Dance. Zinc, Silver, Mica and Stone mines.

Sikkim
Eastern Part. Capital Gangtok, 4 Districts and 10 towns, Established 16th May, 1975. Languages - Nepali, Bhutia, English, Hindi. Boundaries West Nepal, South Paschim Banga, North East Tibet, South East Bhutan. Roads 2500 Kms. PCI Rs. 26000. Area 7000 sq.km. and population 5.5 lacs. Major Rivers Teesta. No Airport but Nearest Airport is Bagdogra Siliguri (W.B.). Gold, Silver, Copper and Zinc ores.

Tamil Nadu
Southern Part. Capital Chennai, 30 Districts and 800 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages Tamil. Boundaries - East Bay of Bengal, West Kerala, North Andhra Pradesh, North West Karnataka. Roads 1.5 lac Kms. PCI Rs. 30000. Area 1.30 lacs sq.km. and population 6.25 crores. Major River Kaveri, Ponnaiyar, Amravati. Airports Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Tuticorin, Madurai. Major Dance Bharat Natyam, Karakattam. Mica and Gypsum ores.

Tripura
North Eastern Part. Capital Agartala, 4 Districts and 23 towns. Established 21st January, 1972. Languages Bengali, Tripuri. Boundaries - North East Asom and Mizoram, North, South and West - Bangladesh. Roads 15000 Kms. PCI Rs. 25000. Area 10000 sq.km. and population 3.00 lacs. Major Rivers Haora. Airport Agartala.

Uttar Pradesh
Northern Part of the country. Capital Lucknow, 70 Districts and 700 towns. Established 15th August, 1947. Languages - Hindi. Boundaries - East Bihar and Jharkhand, West Haryana and Rajasthan, North Uttrakhand, South Madhya Pradesh, North West Himachal Pradesh, South East Chhatisgarh, South West Delhi, North East Nepal. Roads 1.2 lac Kms. P.C.I. Rs. 14000. Area 2.40 lacs sq.km. Population 16.5 crores. Major Rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti. Airports - Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Gorakhpur, Varanasi. Major Dances Karma, Cholia, Chanchali, Bhart-hari. Silica and Coal mines.

Uttrakhand
Northern part of the country. Capital Dehradun, 13 Districts and 85 towns. Established 9th November, 2000. Languages, Hindi, Kumaon, Garhwali. Boundaries - East Nepal, West Himachal Pradesh, North Tibet, South - Uttar Pradesh. Roads 20000 Kms. P.C.I. Rs. 25000. Area 53000 sq.km. and population 85.00 lacs. Major Rivers - Ganga, Yamuna. Airport Dehradun (Jolly Grant), Pant Nagar. Copper and Gypsum ores.

Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
South Eastern part of the country. Capital Port Blair, 2 Districts Andaman and Nicobar and 3 towns. Established 1st November, 1956, Languages - Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi. Islands of Arabian Sea. P.C.I. Rs. 35000. Area 8000 sq.km. and population 3.5 lacs. Airport Port Blair.

Chandigarh
North Western part. Union Territory and Capital of Haryana. Established in 1966. Languages Punjabi, English, Hindi. Boundaries - East - Haryana, West and South Punjab. P.C.I. Rs. 87000. Area 114 sq.km. and population 9.00 lacs. Airport - Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Western Part of the country. Capital Silvassa, 1 District and 2 towns. Established 11th August, 1961. Languages - Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi. Boundaries South Maharashtra, West and North Gujarat. Area 500 sq.km. and population 2.00 lacs. Major River - Sylvassa, Khanvel. No Airport.

Daman and Diu

Western Part. Districts as Established Languages Capital Daman, 2 Daman and Diu, th 30 May, 1987. Gujarati, Marathi. Boundaries - East Gujarat, West Arabian Sea. Area 100 sq.km. and population 1.50 lacs. River Kalem, Bhagwan, Airport Diu.

Delhi NCR
Northern Part of the country. National Union Territory, Divided into 9 Districts as Central, North, South, East, West, North East, South West, North West and New Delhi as Capital having approximately 60 towns. Established as State in 1st December, 1991. Languages Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi. Boundaries - East Uttar Pradesh, West, North and South Haryana. P.C.I. Rs. 62000. Area 1500 sq.km. and population 1.5 crores approximately. Major River Yamuna. Airport - IGI Intl Airport. New Delhi.

Lakshdeep
South West Island of the country. Capital Kavaratti, One District and 3 towns. Established 1st November, 1956. Languages - Malayalam Jasari which is same as Malayalam ; Boundaries - Islands of Arabian Sea. Area 32 sq.km. and population 60000 approx. Airport Agatti. Coral mines.

Puducherry
Southern Part of the country. th Established 7 January, 1963. Languages Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu. It has 4 Districts which lies in Andhra Pradesh Yanam (30 Sq.Km.) ; Tamil Nadu Karaikal (160 Sq.Km.) ; Kerala Mahe (9 Sq.Km.) and Tamil Nadu - Puducherry (293 Sq.Km.), Boundaries - It is surrounded by Tamil Nadu from West, North and South side. In the East, Bay of Bengal. P.C.I. Rs. 50000. Area 480 sq.km. and population 10.00 lacs. Rivers - Mahe, Gingee. Airport - Puducherry.

National Insignia
National Emplem The Emblem of India is adopted from Sarnath Lion. The Government adopted the Emblem on 26th January, 1950. The Emblem has three Lions standing back to back, one Wheel appears in centre with a Bull on right and Horse on left side. The word Satya Meva Jayate are inscribed below the Devnagri script. abacus in

National Flag Indias National Flag is a horizontal Tricolor flag having Saffron (Kesaria) at the top, White in middle and Green at the bottom in equal proportion. The Saffron color represents Courage and Sacrifice

while White color represents Peace and Truth and Green color represents Faith and Chivalry. The ratio of size of the Flag is 2 : 3. One Blue color wheel in the Centre has 24 spokes. The design of the flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22nd July, 1947. There is no restriction on the display of National Flag by the general public, private organizations, educational Institutions etc. National Anthem Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jai Hai was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January, 1950. The playing time of National Anthem is 52 seconds roughly. Full version of National Anthem in Hindi

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National Song Vande Mataram is our National Song and has been given same status as National Anthem. Full version of National Song in Hindi

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Languages spoken in India

State Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Asom Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Major Languages Spoken in the State Telugu Asomese Asomese Maithili Hindi Konkani Gujarati Hindi Hindi Hindi Punjabi Urdu English Bengali Hindi Chhatisgarhi Bodo Urdu

Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Paschim Banga Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand Andaman & N. Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar H. Daman & Diu Delhi NCR Lakshdeep Puducherry

Urdu Hindi Kannada Malayalam Hindi Marathi Manipuri Mizo English Oriya Bengali Punjabi Hindi Nepali Tamil Bengali Hindi Hindi Bengali Punjabi Gujarati Gujarati Hindi Malayalam Tamil

Kashmiri Santhali

Dogri

English

Hindi

English Hindi Rajasthani

English Urdu

Tamil Hindi Marathi Marathi Punjabi

English

Malayalam

Monuments in India
The Archeological Survey of India (A.S.I.) maintains the historic buildings and monuments. In every States of India, Name of State Andhra Pradesh 134 these monuments are visited International Tourists as well Domestic Travellers. Remarks by as

Total Monuments

Asom Goa Delhi NCR Jammu & Kashmir Kerala Daman & Diu Chandigarh Odisha Paschim Banga Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar Karnataka Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh Gujarat Tamil Nadu

112 25 166 64 65 10 153 194 117 25 91 300 400 785 270 500 600 37 400 400

Guwahati - 72

Bhubaneshwar 122

Jaipur - 150 Bhopal - 280 Agra 323 Lucknow 360 Patna - 190 Bengaluru 200 Aurangabad - 280 Vadodara 200

Religious Places
In India, since the different types of religious persons live together hence there are different types of temples, mosques, churches etc.

State Uttar Pradesh

Major Temples, Mosques, Church etc.

Kashi Vishwanath Varanasi Bankey Behari, Vrindaban Ram Janam Bhoomi, Ayodhya J.K. Temple, Kanpur Khatu Shyam Ji, Pali Salasar Balaji, Salasar Ardh Narishwar Temple, Chennai Rameshwaram, Rameshwaram Vishnu Temple, Nava Dwip Lingraj Temple, Bhubaneshwar Shivala, Amritsar Adinath Temple, Khajuraho Chausath Yogini Temple, Jabalpur Saas Bahu Temple, Gwalior Krishna Janam Bhoomi, Mathura Kaila Devi Temple, Firozabad Shri Nath Ji, Nathdwara, Rajasamand Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Ajmer Asht Bhuja Temple, Kanchipuram Ranganath Swami, Chennai Laxmi Narain Temple, Kolkata Konark Temple, Konark Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur Sh. Salim Chisti, F.Pur Sikri Mata Karni Temple, Bikaner

Rajasthan

Kaila Devi Temple, Karauli Balaji Mehndipur, Dausa

Tamil Nadu

Aanjeneyar Temple, Chennai Panch Nateshwar, Tiruchirapalli Tara Mandir, Tarapeeth Jagannath Temple, Puri Golden Temple, Amritsar Sun Temple, Khajuraho

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Paschim Banga Odisha Punjab Madhya Pradesh

Maa Kaali Mandir, Kalighat

Laxmi Narain Temple, Bhopal

Mahakaleshwar Shiv Temple, Ujjain Swamy Narain Temple, Mumbai Sai Baba, Shirdi Gangotri Dham, Uttar Kashi Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar Iskcon Temple Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Swamy Narain Temple, Ahmedabad Hidimba Devi Temple, Manali Raghunath Mandir, Jammu Iskcon Temple, Bengaluru Vayilil Thrikkovil, Kthukkal Govindji Temple, Imphal

Omkareshwar Temple, Indore Iskcon Temple, Mumbai Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai Yamunotri Dham, Uttar Kashi Laxman Jhoola, Rishikesh, Hdwar Jama Masjid 1000 Pillar Temple, Warangal Dwarka Dheesh, Dwarka Kangra Temple, Dharamshala Amarnath Cave, Anantnag Shravan Belagola, Hassan Sabrimala Ayappa, Patnamthitta Devi Mansa Temple, Haridwar Mahalaxmi Temple, Karavera, Mumbai

Maharashtra

Siddh Vinayak Temple, Mumbai Dagru Seth Ganapati Temple, Pune Badrinath Dham, Chamoli Kedarnath Dham, Rudra Prayag Akshar Dham Balaji Temple, Chilkur Akshar Dham Temple, Ahmedabad Jwala Mukhi, Kangra Maa Vaishno Devi, Katra, Jammu Dodda Ganapati, Bengaluru Padmanabha, Thiruvpuram Krishna Temple, Imphal Mali Matri Temple Hanuman Tok, Gangtok 14-Goddess Mandir, Agartala Kamakhya Temple Mangla Gauri Temple Champakeshwar Temple Iskcon Temple Bhootnath Chandreshwar Brahm Sarovar Naulakha Temple

Uttrakhand Delhi Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Himachal Pr. Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Manipur Meghalaya Sikkim Tripura Asom Bihar Chhatisgarh Chandigarh Goa Haryana Jharkhand

Somnath Temple, Veraval

Parashuram Kund Vishnu Paad Temple Bamleshwari Temple Bodh Gaya, Gaya

Vehicle Registration Codes

Every States of India represent its State Code on the vehicle when registered there. This is a 2-digit Alphabet number, first written on the vehicle and then the Serial Number. The Registration Number is written on both sides of the vehicle.

State of India Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Asom Andaman & Nicobar Bihar Chandigarh Chhatisgarh

Code AP AR AS AN BR CH CG

State of India Lakshdeep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland

Code LD MP MH MN ML MZ NL

Daman & Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli DELHI NCR Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala

DD DN DL GA GJ HR HP JH JK KA KL

Odisha Punjab Puducherry Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand Paschim Banga

OR PB PY RJ SK TN TR UP UK WB

Each state is divided into various cities and each city has its own regional transport offices where vehicles are registered. A unique two digit Numeral number is allotted to the RTO Office. When a vehicle is registered at regional office, a Combo of Alpha-numero number is allotted to the vehicle and then the Serial Number is allotted which is marked on the vehicle. The following list shows the RTOs and its allotted numbers. UTTAR PRADESH UP-01 to UP-10, presently not allotted to any state as it was previously allotted to Garhwal Division which is now separated from Uttar Pradesh. Saharanpur, Muzaffar Nagar, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) from UP 11 to 16 ; Moradabad, Bijnor, Rampur, UP 22, Jyotirao Phule Nagar from UP 20 to 23; Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Budaun, Pilibhit from UP 24 to 27. Lucknow, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Raibareli, Sitapur, Unnao from UP 30 to 35; Faizabad, Behraich, Barabanki, Ambedkar Nagar, Gonda, Sultanpur from UP 40 to 45; Devi Patan, Shravasti, Balram Pur from UP 46 to 47.

Gorakhpur, Mau, Azamgarh, Basti, Kushi Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Deoria, Padrauna, Maharajganj from UP 50 to 58; Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Ghazipur, Jaunpur from UP 61 to 64. Varanasi, Bhadohi, Chandauli from UP 65 to 67; Allahabad, Fatehpur, Pratap Garh, Kaushambi from UP 70 to 73; Kanpur, Etawah, Akbarpur (Kanpur Rural), Farrukhabad, Auraiya from UP 75 to 79. Agra, Aligarh, Etah, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Hathras (Mahamaya Nagar), Mathura from UP80 to 86; Chitrakut, Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba from UP 90 to 96; Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur from UP 92 to 94. RAJASTHAN The Codes were issued in alphabetical order of Cities. The new States which were formed later, i.e. Baran, Dausa and Rajasmand were allotted after the last serial number. Few of them are Ajmer RJ01, Jaipur RJ-14, Jodhpur RJ-19, Kota RJ-20, Udaipur RJ-27. GUJARAT The Codes have been allotted from GJ 01 to GJ25. Ahmedabad 01, Bhavnagar 04, Surat 05, Vadodara

06, Bharuch 16, Gandhi Nagar 18, Anand 23 and Porbandar - GJ25. BIHAR The Codes are from BR01 to BR47. Patna - BR 01 ; Muzaffar Pur - 06 ; Bhagalpur - 10 ; Hazaribagh - 13 ; Ranchi - 14, Katihar 39. MAHARASHTRA The Codes are from MH01 to MH45. Mumbai alone has been allotted 5 Numbers starting from MH-01 to MH-05 as Mumbai City 01, West 02, East 03, Thane 04 and Kalyan - 05. The other cities are Kolhapur 09, Pune 12, Solapur 13, Nasik 15, Ahmed Nagar 16, Aurangabad 20, Nanded 26, Nagpur 31, Navi Mumbai MH 43. MADHYA PRADESH The Codes are allotted from MP-01 to MP-48. Bhopal MP04, Gwalior - MP 07, Indore MP-09, Jabalpur - MP20, Ratlam - MP43. PUNJAB The codes are from PB01 to PB70. Chandigarh-01, Amritsar-02, Jullunder - 08, Ludhiana-10, Mohali - PB65. TAMILNADU The codes are from TN01 to TN76. Chennai itself has been allotted areawise from TN-01 to TN-10 in order of Central, North West, East, East-North, North, South, West and South West. JHARKHAND The codes are from JH01 to JH17. Ranchi - JH01, Jamshedpur - JH05, Dhanbad - JH10. JAMMU and KASHMIR

The Codes are from JK01 to JK14. Sri Nagar - JK01, Jammu - JK-02, Udhampur - JK14. KARNATAKA It is from KA-01 to KA-54. Bengaluru is from KA-01 to KA-05 for Central, West, East, North and South zone. Bengaluru Electronic City code is KA51. DELHI Entire Delhi NCR zone is divided into Nine sectors and code has been allotted as Delhi North DL-01, New Delhi 02, Delhi South 03, Delhi West 04, Delhi North East 05, Delhi Central 06, Delhi East 07, Delhi North West 08 and Delhi South West DL09. HARYANA Allotted from HR01 to HR55. Ambala HR01, Panipat 06, Rohtak 12, Gurgaon 26, Rewari 36, Faridabad HR-51. UTTRAKHAND Since year 2000, number is being allotted from UA01 to UA13. Almora UA01, Nainital 04, Dehradun 07, Haridwar 08. PASCHIM BANGA Numbers have been allotted from WB 01 to WB79. Kolkata is allotted WB01 and WB-02. Asansol 38, Durgapur 40, Jalpaiguri 72, Siliguri 74, Darjeeling 77. The other States are Andhra Pradesh from AP-01 to AP-38; Asom from AS-01 to AS-10; Chhatisgarh from CG-01 to CG-19; Daman and Diu from DD-01 to DD-03, Goa from GA01 to GA-09; Himachal Pradesh from HP01 to HP 55; Kerala from KL01 to KL60 and Odisha from OR-01 to OR-25.

Two States Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been allotted CH-01

and DN-09 respectively.

Indian Cuisine Speciality

Indian cuisine has a wide varieties which vary from place to place depending on religious choices of spices, vegetables and fruits etc. Khaman is a popular Gujarati snack. Gujarati cuisine is primarily vegetarian. Many Gujarati dishes are sweet, salty, and spicy. Rotli, Rotla and chokha are main food of Daman and Diu. Since Alcohol is banned in Gujarat, alcoholic use in Daman is very common. Idli, Dosa, Rasam, Puttu etc. are special cuisine of Kerala. This is very interesting that Red Ant Chutney, Flying ants, Rats and Squirrel are eaten in Chattisgarh district. Poha and Shrikhand are famous dishes of Maharashtra. Pakhala, a dish made of rice is very popular in summer in Odisha. Rajasthani dishes are Daal Baati with Choorma, Ghewar, Gatte ka Saag, Chhavadi, Boondi. Bikaneri Bhujia, Mirchi Vada, Pyaz ki Kachori, Mawa Kachori are famous food. Mostly food is cooked in milk or ghee. Dosa and Idli is main food of Tamilnadu. Dum Biryani, Kebab, Sheer Qorma, Kheer, Ras Malai are popular dishes of Uttar Pradesh. Avadhi and Mughlai cuisine is speciality of this area. Fishes in different style is main food of Paschim Banga. Rasgolla and Shondesh are sweet dishes.

Neighbouring Countries
Pakistan
It is a sovereign State in South Asia. It covers an area of 7.96 Lac sq.km. and the 36th largest country area wise. Pakistan is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the West, India in the East and China in the far North East. Apart from 1046 Km. Coastline along the Arabian Sea, Pakistan land borders a total of 6774 Km. out of which 2430 Km. with Afghanistan, 523 Km. with China, 2912 Km. with India and 909 Km. with Iran. The population of the Country is over 170 million, which is 6th most populous country in the world. It has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. The name PAKISTAN means the Land of Pure, and was coined by C. Rahmat Ali in 1933, which is derived from the five Northern Units of India viz. Punjab, Afghan Province (North West Frontier Province), Kashmir, Sind and BaluchisTAN. The Pakistani Army fleet have an active force of 612000 personnel and 513000 men in reserve. There is a Rail Network of 8200 kms. carries more than 65 million passengers annually. Out of 140 Airports, 10 are International Airports. Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan. The other major cities are Hyderabad, Sialkot, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Gujarat, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. More than 60 languages are spoken. English is the official languages and Punjabi is a popular languages in general. Urdu is National language. About 97% of the Pakistani are Sunni Muslims. The Film Industries are based in Lahore and Peshawar and titled as LOLLYWOOD. Major Sports are Cricket, Squash, Football and Polo. Boxing, Billiards, Snooker, Rowing, Tennis, Golf and Volley Ball are also actively participated.

Nepal
Nepal is a sovereign State located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the North by China and to South, East and West by India. It has an area of 147000 Sq.km. The population is approximately 30 million. It is 93rd largest country of the world by land mass and 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the Capital. Nepal has eight out of Worlds ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali. Nepal was a Kingdom since 1768. On 15th January, 2007 Nepal was declared a State and was declared a Republic Country on 28th May, 2008. The Nepalese are descendants of three major migrations from India, Tibet and North Burma via Asom. About 81% population are Hindu and 11% Buddhists. Other population includes Christians, Muslims etc. The main languages spoken are Nepali, Maithli, Bhojpuri, Avadhi, Limbu, Tharu, Gurung, Sherpa, Kiranti etc. The largest cities are Kathmandu, Butwal, Pokhra, Patan, Biratnagar, Birgunj, Dharan Bazar, Bharatpur, Janakpur, Dhangarhi etc. The main cuisine of Nepal is Dal-BhatTarkari. Nepals Flag is the only National Flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape. The Red color stands for Victory and Blue border indicates Peace. The curved Moon on the Flag is a symbol of Peaceful and calm nature while the Sun represents the aggressiveness of Nepalese warriors.

Bhutan
Bhutan is a small State in South Asia, located at the eastern end of Himalayas and bordered to the South, East and West by India and to the North by China. Bhutan is separated from Nepal to the West by Sikkim and from Bangladesh to the South by Paschim Banga. The total area of the country is 38800 sq.km. The population is approximately 7.00 Lacs. The Bhutan Army have approx. 16000 personnel which is trained by the Indian Army. Bhutan has no Navy and no Air Force. The currency of Bhutan is Ngultrum which is equal to Indian currency. The Indian Rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country. The major cities of Bhutan are Thimphu which is Capital of Bhutan. The national language is Dzongkha out of 53 languages spoken in Bhutan. The main religion of Bhutan is Buddhism other than Hinduism 23%. Bhutanese citizens are free to travel abroad. The national dress for Men is GHO and KIRA for women. Chaam, masked dances are annually performed during religious festivals. Bhutans National sport is Archery. directly administered Municipalities i.e. Beijing (Capital), Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing. Hong Kong and Macau are two highly autonomous special administrative regions. China is bordered by 14 Countries, counted clockwise from South are Vietnam,

China
The Peoples Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as China, is the most populous Country of the World, having total population of 1.3 Billion citizens. It is located in East Asia. It has a total area of 9.6 million Sq. Kms. which is 3rd largest country by Area. It has four

Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and North Korea. China has a land border of 22000 Km. which is largest in the World. The average

population growth of the country is 0.6%. The China is very much concerned about its population growth and has implemented a strict Family Planning Policy of One child per family.

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka lies on Southern Coast of Indian Subcontinent. Till 1972 it was known as Ceylon. It lies in the Indian Ocean to the Southwest of Bay of Bengal. It is separated from India by Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. The largest cities of Sri Lanka are Colombo, Kandy, Kalmunai, Jaffna, Galle, Vavuniya, Maharagama, Kotikawatta etc. The total population of Sri Lanka is approx. 2.15 Crores and have a total area of 65600 Sq. Kms. The main economic resources are Textiles, Tea Export, Tourism etc.

Myanmar
Myanmar is a country of South Asia. It is bordered by the China on North East, Laon on East, Thailand on South East, Bangladesh on West, India on North West and Bay of Bengal to the South West. The total area of the country is 6.8 lac sq.km. which is 40th largest country in the world. Total population is around 60 millions. The major cities of Myanmar are Mandalay, Yangoon, Shan, Ayeyarwady. The official language is Bamar which is related to Tibet and China. The most of the population are Buddhist. The other religion are Chiristian and Islam.

Tibet
Tibet is bordered by Himalaya from North. It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. It is the highest region on Earth with an elevation of 4900 meters. The area is approximately 12.28 Lacs Sq. Kms. The population is 30 Lacs. The main Airport of Tibet is Lhasa. Several major Rivers have their source in Tibet which include Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus River, Ganges, Salween, Yarlong Zangbo River i.e. Brahmputra River. The Indus and Brahmputra rivers originate from a Lake near Mount Kailash. Lhasa is Tibets Capital. It contains two World Heritage Sites the Potala Palace and Norbulingka. Lhasa contains a number of significant temples and monasteries.

Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It got independence on 16th December, 1971. It is bordered by India and Myanmar by Bay of Bengal to the south. Dhaka is the capital. It is divided into seven administrative divisions namely Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Rangpur. Economy wise Bangladesh is 44th largest country in the world. Jute is major product, exported all over the world. Rice, Potato, Mango, Pineapple, Banana, Tea and Jute are produced in

larger quantity. Dhaka, Chittagong and

Sylhat are the Airports.

Afghanistan
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia. The total area is 6.5 lac sq. kms. and is 42nd most populous country in the world. Total population is about 29 million. It is bordered by Pakistan in the South and East, Iran in West, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far North East. Natural Resources of the country are Coal, Copper, Iron ore, Uranium, Gold, Zinc, Sulphur, Lead, Precious stones, Natural Gas and Petroleum. The major cities are Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Badakhshan, Ghazni, Kabul, Kandahar, Oruzgan, Takhar, Wardak and Zabol. There are total 53 Airports, in which Kabul Airport is the largest International Airport. Ariana Airlines is the National Airlines. Dari and Pashto are the official languages of Afghanistan.

Maldives
Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The total area is about 300 sq.km. It is surrounded with 97% of water. It is located about 400 Kms. South West of India and 700 Kms. South West of Sri Lanka. It got Independence from British on 26th July 1965. It is smallest Asian country in both population and land area. The total population is about 3 lacs. The largest cities are Addu, Male, Hinnavaru. Male is the capital of the country.

Thailand
Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is a country located in South East Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, East by Cambodia, South by Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia and to the West by Andaman Sea. Its maritime boundaries are Vietnam in Gulf of Thailand and India and Indonesia in Andaman Sea. Thailand is the worlds 51st largest country in terms of Area and 20th most populous country of the world having total population about 64 million people. The total area is approximately 5,13,000 sq.kms. The Capital of Thailand is Bangkok, which is largest city and a commercial and Industrial hub.

Questions Related to this Chapter

1-G. Which States of India has the largest Forest Area? (a) Uttrakhand (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Asom 2-B. state, (a) (c) In which place of Rajasthan Shrinathji Temple is situated? Udaipur (b) Banswara Chittorgarh (d) Rajasamand

10-N. Which is the oldest culture of Dance? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Bharatnatyam 11-L. Till October, 2012, how many Aadhaar Cards were issued to Indian people? (a) 50 Lacs (b) 1 Crore (c) 10 Crores (d) 20 Crores 12-G. How many times word Jai is used in national anthem? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 13-O. What denotes 5th digit in Pancard number? (a) City (b) First name (c) Surname (d) IT Ward 14-B. Which State is densely populated after Delhi NCR? (a) Bihar (b) Chandigarh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra 15-B. What is the name of new Airport at Bengaluru? (a) H.A.L. (b) Jay Nagar (c) Banerghata (d) Devanahalli 16-A. In which Indian state, maximum percentage of Aadhaar Cards were made and issued till October, 2012? (a) Delhi (b) Tripura (c) Rajasthan (d) U.P. 17-O. The folk dance of Rajasthan is? (a) Lavani (b) Nautanki (c) Tamasha (d) Bhavni 18-N. Name the State where only Five Rivers passes other than Punjab? (a) Goa (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu

3-B. Dhokla is a famous dish of which State? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Kerala (d) Punjab 4-B. To which States of India, does Kuchipudi dance belong? (a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Asom (d) Tamil Nadu 5-B. How many districts Delhi NCR has? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10 6-B. What is the correct playing time of National Anthem? (a) 50 sec. (b) 51 sec. (c) 52 sec. (d) 54 sec. 7-L. What does the Sun represent in Nepals flag? (a) Peace (b) Aggressiveness (c) Calm nature (d) Victory 8-L. (a) (c) Which is the oldest culture? Indian (b) Roman Greek (d) Egyptian

9-O. To which States of India, does Mohniattam dance belong? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala

19-N. Which river flows near Ajmer in India? (a) Ganga (b) Luni (c) Chambal (d) Shipra 20-N. oldest (a) (c) Which Mountain Range is the one in India? Satpura (b) Himalaya Aravalli (d) Sahyadari

28-O. Which States has the largest network of National Highways? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan 29-L. Which River serves the largest cultivable area? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Krishna (d) Saryu 30-E. What is the other product of Bangladesh other than Jute? (a) Sugarcane (b) Peanuts (c) Pepper (d) Tea 31-G. (a) (b) (c) (d) Which is far East State of India? Asom Nagaland Paschim Banga Arunachal Pradesh

21-A. Andhra Pradesh is surrounded by Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh and ..? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Jharkhand (d) Kerala 22-G. Which is Pakistan? (a) Lahore (c) Karachi the (b) (d) largest city of

Sialkot Islamabad

23-D. What is equal in Maharashtra and Goa? (a) Density of population is same (b) 2nd largest and smallest States (c) Have same Literacy rate (d) Have same % of forest area 24-G. As per Archeological Survey report, which State has maximum number of Monuments and Restricted places? (a) U.P. (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamilnadu (d) Kerala 25-L. By how many other States is Madhya Pradesh surrounded? (a) Five (b) Six (c) Seven (d) Eight 26-B. Which is Simla? (a) Kufri (c) Manali major (b) (d) ski-slopes Kullu Kangra of

32-O. Which river forms boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh? (a) Banas (b) Mahi (c) Chambal (d) Luni 33-B. Which union territory of India is the largest in area? (a) Delhi (b) Puducherry (c) Andaman & Nicobar (d) Chandigarh 34-L. By which Indian State, Bhutan and Nepal are almost sandwiched? (a) Paschim Banga (b) Sikkim (c) Meghalaya (d) Asom 35-O. Which State of India is the largest supplier of Firewood? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar 36-A. Who donated land for Golden Temple construction at Amritsar? (a) Akbar (b) Humaun (c) Jehangir (d) Shah Jehan

27-N. What mountain range overlooks Jaipur, Rajasthan? (a) Vindhyas (b) Aravalli (c) Satpura (d) Mahadeo Hills

37-N. When East India Company was established in India? (a) 1600 (b) 1634 (c) 1674 (d) 1700 38-B. Where Mughal Emperor Babar die? (a) Lahore (b) Agra (c) Delhi (d) Kabul 39-A. World (a) (c) How many years gap between War I and World War II? 15 years (b) 20 years 21 years (d) 23 years

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Reliance Dabur India Nestle India Hindustan Unilever

48-O. India is the chief Exporter of? (a) Coffee (b) Mica (c) Silk (d) Jute 49-L. Which two cities were connected first when STD Service was started in India in 1960? (a) New Delhi Mumbai (b) Kolkata Mumbai (c) Lucknow Kanpur (d) Lucknow Delhi 50-D. Which is the oldest Newspaper in India? (a) The Hindu (b) Bombay Samachar (c) Bombay Chronicle (d) Times of India 51-G. Where is Central Building Research Institute located? (a) Lucknow (b) Varanasi (c) Chennai (d) Roorkee 52-O. (a) (b) (c) (d) Ludhiana in India is famous for? Silk Textiles Woollen Textiles Cotton Textiles Synthetic Textiles

40-A. Which Emperor put the name of Indian Currency as Rupee? (a) Akbar (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Mohammad Tughlaq (d) Sher Shah Suri 41-L. Which company owns Boroplus, Himani, Navratan Oil products? (a) Tata (b) H.U.L. (c) Colgate (d) Emami 42-N. Which Public Sector Organisation is a maximum Profit earner in India? (a) Coal (b) Petroleum (c) Steel (d) Railways 43-B. GCMMF is better known as? (a) Cadbury (b) Coca Cola (c) Kwality (d) Amul 44-E. Which Persian built Indias first Bombay Spinning and Weaving Mill in 1851? (a) Mafatlal (b) Lal Imli (c) Dora (d) Amito 45-N. Which is a product of Hindustan Unilever Ltd.? (a) Lakme (b) Elle 18 (c) Palmolive (d) Dettol 46-O. Which is the largest selling Health Drinks Brand in India? (a) Complan (b) Horlicks (c) Bournvita (d) Boost 47-G. Which company is listed highest spender on Advertisement? as

53-N. What name is given to Pakistani Film Institute? (a) Bollywood (b) Tollywood (c) Lollywood (d) Kollywood 54-D. Which relation is absurd on Airport segment? (a) Lucknow Amousi Airport (b) Pune Lohagaon (c) Chennai Meenambakkam (d) Amritsar Guru Govind Singh 55-O. What is maximum age limit for admission into Indian Army? (a) 20 years (b) 22 years (c) 25 years (d) 27 years 56-B. Where is Indian Institute Toxicological Research located? of

(a) (c)

Surat Hyderabad

(b) (d)

Kolkata Lucknow

(c) (d)

Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu

57-G. McMohan Line is the frontier line between? (a) Pakistan and India (b) Pakistan & Afghanistan (c) India and Bangladesh (d) India and China 58-B. Which is lowest commissioned rank in Indian Air Force? (a) Flying Officer (b) Air Marshall (c) Flight Lieutenant (d) Group Captain 59-N. How many rooms are there in Rashtrapati Bhawan in India? (a) 240 (b) 340 (c) 380 (d) 480 60-O. Population wise, which is third largest State of India? (a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra 61-N. In which State Indra Point is situated? (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala

62-B. Which of the following is not a Sea-port? (a) Paradeep (b) Rameshwaram (c) Kochi (d) Vishakhapatnam 63-G. When was Pin Code introduced in India? (a) 1947 (b) 1963 (c) 1972 (d) 1980 64-N. Under which jurisdiction of High Court, Mizoram comes? (a) Kolkata (b) Shillong (c) Guwahati (d) Aizawl 65-E. What did first Postage Stamp epict when it was released on 21st November, 1947? (a) Picture of Mahatma Gandhi (b) Ashoka Pillar (c) Map of India (d) Flag of India 66-D. In which year, Capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi? (a) 1911 (b) 1899 (c) 1902 (d) 1932

Scoring System
The questions are divided into ten slabs of rating, as usual which has a numeral value. These letters are A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, O and S.

Q. Ans. 1d 8a 15 d 22 c 29 b 36 a 43 d 50 b 57 d 64 c

Q. Ans. 2d 9d 16 b 23 b 30 d 37 a 44 c 51 d 58 a 65 c

Q. Ans. 3b 10 d 17 a 24 a 31 d 38 b 45 b 52 b 59 b 66 - a

Q. Ans. 4b 11 d 18 a 25 a 32 c 39 c 46 b 53 c 60 a

Q. Ans. 5c 12 d 19 b 26 a 33 c 40 d 47 d 54 d 61 d

Q. Ans. 6c 13 c 20 c 27 b 34 b 41 d 48 b 55 - c 62 b

Q. Ans. 7-b 14 - b 21 b 28 - c 35 - b 42 - b 49 - c 56 - d 63 - c

Bibliography:
When I compiled this chapter, I took help of some websites related to it. The following quotes and references were visited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RTO_districts_in_India Manorama Guide upto 2012.

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