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1) India‟s Population: 1210193422 billion

2) India, with an area of 32,87,263 sq.km. is the seventh largest country in the world.
3) Among the Indian states, Gujarat has the longest coastline of approximately 1600 km.
4) The countries which have a common border with India are Pakistan, Afghanistan, China,
Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
5) India shares the longest border with Bangladesh (4,000 km appx).
6) The nearest country with which India does not share a border is Sri Lanka which is
separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait on one side and
Gulf of Mannar on the other
7) India‟s largest city by population: Maharastra
8) Number of state and UTs: 29 states and 7 uts
9) India‟s population density: 382km sq
10) India‟s Total area: 3.3 Million sq km
11) Sex Ratio of India: 940
12) National Motto of India: Satyamev Jayate
13) National Anthem of India: Jana Gana Mana
14) National Aquatic Animal: River Dolphine
15) In which century Portugese merchant first land to Goa: 16th Century
16) Who designed Indian Parliament in New Delhi:Edween Landseer Lutyens
17) India Gate: Situated at the banks of Yamuna River, Delhi, and the capital of India. India
gate was earlier named All India War Memorial. Built in commemoration of more than
80,000 Indian soldiers who were killed during World War I.Designed by Edwin Lutyens
18) Gateway of India: Built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to
Mumbai
19) Charminar: The Charminar is a massive arch built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah, in
1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in the city OF Hyderabad.
20) Hindi Divas: 14 septemeber
21) Highest Literacy Rate: Kerela(2011)
22) Smiling Buddha:Code name of first Nuclear test conducted by India on 18 May
1974,Pokhram, Rajasthan.
23) Which state is known as India‟s Spice garden: Kerela
24) Goa is located on which river bank: Mandovi
25) Largest producer of Soyabean: Madhya Pradesh
26) India won first Olympic Hocky gold in 1928
27) On which spacecraft Rakesh sharma make his first historic space: SOYUZ-T
28) Back up crew of Rakesh shamrma: Rabish Malhotra
29) First Artificial satellite of India: Aryabhatta
30) First University established in India: University of Calcutta
31) First IIT was established in 1951 known as: IIT Kharagpur
32) Biggest district of India: Kuchch,Gujrat
33) Smallest district in India: Mahe, Puduchery
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34) Arundhati Roy was the first Indian( women) to received Mens Booker Prize for her
book: The God of Small Things
35) Largest fresh water lake in India: Wuller lake,Kashmir
36) Highest waterfall in India: Kunchikal Falls, Shimoga district, Karnataka,455 metres
(1,493 ft)
37) The Nohkalikai Falls, tallest plunge type waterfall in the country, is in which state:
Meghalaya
38) Which Wildlife sanctuary declared as first national park in India:Jim Corbatt NP
39) Which agreement signed at the end of India Pakistan war in 1971:Shimla agreement.
40) First minister of Education awarded as Bharat Ratna:Abdul Kalam Azad
41) Rabindra Nath Tagore won Nobel prize(1913) for his book: Gitanjali(157poems)
42) Project Tiger in India started in 1973
43) Which Indian state share only one boundary with Indian state: Sikkim(shres boundary
with WB)
44) Longest river bridge over a single river in India: Dhola Sadia bridge
45) Who had delivered longest speech in United Nation Security council: VK Krishna Menon
46) RBI was set up on the recommendation of which commission: Hilton Young
47) Sundarlal Bahuguna is associated with: Chipko Movement
48) Operation Flood is related to: MILK
49) Who is known as father of Indian Green Revolution: MS Sswaminathan
50) Vurghees Kurein is known as Father of White Revolution(AMUL),Milkman of India
51) World‟s first Granite Temple built in India: Brihadeeswar Temple, South bank of Kaveri
river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Brihadeshwara Temple is also called as
Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyar Kovil temple. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.
The Kumbam (the apex or the bulbous structure on the top) of the temple is carved out
of a single rock. It is located in South Bank of Kaveri river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
Peruvudaiyaar Kovil is an example of Tamil architecture from the Chola period. It was
built by Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 AD. The temple is part of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site known as the “Great Living Chola Temples”, along with
Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple.
52) The value of „pi‟ was first calculated by-Budhayana
53) The Musalman was first Indian handwritten newspaper published from Chennai
54) First Indian Newspaper to offer online edition on internet: The Hindu.
55) Sanskrit is an official language of Uttarakhand
56) In which year capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi:1911
57) Largest shipyard in India located at: Kochi
58) Which state has minimum total forest area covered in India:Haryana
59) Which UTs has minimum total forest area covered in India: Daman and Diu
60) Gulf of Mannar situated along the coast of: Tamilnadu(Sri Lanka and India)
61) Indian Standard Time refers to standard time of hich city: Allahbad
62) Oldest Refinary in India: Digboi
63) Largest producer of Rice in India: West Bangle
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64) Largest producer of Cotton in India: Gujrat

65) India‟s first Defence University located at: Haryana
66) In which state Rajiv Gandhi National Youth Developmet is located: Tamilnadu
67) Oldest Mountain range in India: Aravali
68) Highest Mountain peak in India: Kanchunjagha
69) Longest river on South India: Godavari
70) Longest Rail Tunnel In India: Pir Panjal
71) City with longest Rail Tunnel in India: Hyderabad
72) In which state living root Bridges is found: Meghalaya
73) Largest Zoological Park in India: Arignar Anna Zoological Park (also known as Vandalur
Zoo) is one of the modern and scientifically managed zoos of the Country, located in
Vandalur (Kanchipuram District), Tamil Nadu. Established in the year 1855, it is the first
public zoo in India.
74) In which state cleanest village of India and Asia Mawlynnong is located: Meghalaya
75) Headquarter of Indian Railway is located at: New Delhi
76) Headquarter of Life Insurance Company located at: Mumbai
77) First Indian Women to clime Mt Everest: Bachendri Pal
78) First Indian Women to clime Mt Everest with Prosthetic legs: Arunima Sinha
79) Birdman of India: Salim Ali
80) First Indian to be member of British Parliament:Dadabhai Naoarji
81) Onam festival is mainly celebrated in: Kerala
82) Kuchpudi is a classical dance form of: Andhra Pradesh
83) Bharat Natyam is a classical dance form of: Tamilnadu
84) Total number of caves present in Ajanta caves,Maharastra: 30
85) Total number of caves present in Ellora caves,Maharastra: 34
86) Maha Kumbh Mela held on same place after every: 12 years
87) Kumbh Mela held for every 4 years.
 Haridwar on the Ganges in Uttarakhand.
 Ujjain on the Shipra in Madhya Pradesh.
 Nashik on the Godavari in Maharashtra.
 Prayagraj at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical
Sarasvati in Uttar Pradesh.
 The Mela was included in the list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”
by UNESCO in 2017
88) Officially Indian Republic Day celebration continues for a duration of 3 days
89) Total Number of spokes in Ashok Chakra:24
90) When Postal Index number PIN introduced in India: 1972
91) Total number of PIN in Indian postal service is: 9
92) Pravashi Bharatiya Divas celebrated in India: 9th January
93) French is an official language of which Union Territory: Puduchery (Tamilnadu)
94) The state with highest Sex ratio: Kerala (1084 women per 1000 men)
95) TATA Airlines is known as Air India.
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96) How many times India has been selected to UN Security Council: 7
97) Reserve Bank of India nationalized in 1949.
98) The largest museum of India is located at Kolkata.
99) The longest Railway platform located at Gorakhpur
100) UNESCO declared Darjeeling Himalayan Railway as World Heritage Site:1999
101) Railway station at highest altitude in India:Ghum
102) India‟s first metro railway started in Kolkata: 1984.
103) Mother Teressa received Nobel prize in: 1979( Born on Mecadonia)
104) Which city is known as Diamond City of India: Surat
105) Missile women in India: Tessy Thomas
106) Bombay Stock Exchange established in: 1875
107) Manchester of India: Ahmedabad
108) Silicon Valley of India: Bengaluru
109) Largest North Eastern state in India: Arunachal Pradesh
110) National Youth Day is celebrated in the memory of Swami Vivekananda.
111) Indian Telecom company first provide 3g service in India: MTNL
112) Indian company first provide 4g service in India: Airtel
113) Which is the country that celebrated Independence day on 15th August: South Korea
114) Longitude determined Indian Standard Time: 82.5 degree East
115) Longest National Highway in India: NH7
116) Largest producer of Black Pepper in India: Kerala
117) Krishna Godavari Basin is the largest reserve of: Natural Gas
118) Archeological site Hampi is located in: Karnataka
119) Panchayati Raj system introduced in India for the first time: 1993(Article 243)
120) Which town is known as Cape Camorin: Kanyakumari
121) Indian Military academy located at Dehradun( Established: 1932)
122) Lowest population positive growth in India: Kerala
123) Kanha Nationalm Park is located at: Madhya Pradesh
124) Biggest National Park by area: Hemis National Park
125) Largest source of Power supply in India: Thermal Power
126) Eastern and Western Ghat meet at: Nilgiri Hills
127) National Sugar Institute is in: Kanpur
128) India‟s first glass mosque is located in: Shillong
129) Satyamev Jayate adopted from: Mudak Upanishad
130) National Highay connects Delhi to Mumbai: NH8
131) Coastal state located in India: 9
132) National Institute of Nutrition located at: Andhra Pradesh
133) India‟s first Atomic Research Reactor: APSARA
134) India‟s only NAVEL Aviation Museum: Goa
135) Disaster Management Act was enacted in: 2005
136) How many staes of India have Legislative Council( Vidhan Parishad):7
137) National Police academy located at: Hyderabad
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138) Which two states is connected by Palakad Gap: Tamilnadu and Kerala
139) National Disaster Authority comes under: Ministry of Home Affairs
140) Golden Handshake Day is related to : Voluntary Retirement
141) India became member of United Nation in: 1945
142) Lakshadweep is a group of isaland of: 36
143) The town sindri in Jharkhand is famous for: Fertiliser
144) Tallest Minner in India: Fateh Burj
145) First state to make human Milk bank Jeevan Dhara in India: Rajasthan
146) Kalaripayattu is a martial art performed in : Kerala
147) India shares its land border with: 6 countries.
148) Economic Liberalisation started in the year: 1991
149) First Defence Minister of Independent India: Baldev Singh
150) Lalit Kala Academy established:
151) First Biosphere Reserve in India: Nilgiri
152) Total Number of Biosphere Reserve in India: 18
153) National Law Day celebrated in : 26 November
154) Konkan Railway connects between: Mumbai to Managalore
155) First women university in India was founded by: Dhondho Keshav Karve
156) By which name Brahmaputra enters into india: Dihang
157) Wildlife Protection Act enacted in: 1972
158) National Green Tribunal eastablished: 2010
159) Godavari River is known as Vridha Ganga

Basic Facts about Indian Language

The number of languages recognized by the

22
Indian Constitution is
As per Article 343(1) of the Indian Constitution,
Hindi in Devanagari script
the official language of India is
At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the
14
number of recognized languages was
Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali,
The languages which were added to the Eighth
Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo
Schedule are
and Santhali.
Number of identifiable mother tongues as per
Ministry of Statistics and Programme 234
Implementation report of 2011
The first language to be conferred the status of a
Tamil
Classical Language
Other languages which have been conferred the Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam,
status of a Classical Language Telugu and Odia
The official language of Nagaland is English
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The official language of Jammu and Kashmir Urdu

The official language of Goa Konkani
The official language of the Supreme Court and
High Court as prescribed by the Constitution of English
India is
Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and
The principal languages of Lakshdweep are
Mahal
Foreign language commonly spoken in
French
Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is
The two States which have Sanskrit as one of Uttarakhand and Himachal
their official languages Pradesh
The Indian language known as the 'Italian of the
Telugu
East' is
The principal languages of the Andaman & Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali,
Nicobar islands are Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

Facts about Indian states:

Feature State
Largest state (in terms of area) Rajasthan
Smallest state Goa
Most populous state Uttar Pradesh
Least populous state Sikkim
Most populous union territory (not incl Delhi) Puducherry
Least populous union territory Lakshadweep
Most densely populated state Bihar
Least densely populated state Arunachal Pradesh
First state to be formed on linguistic basis Andhra Pradesh
Most literate state Kerala
Least literate state Bihar
The state with the longest coastline Gujarat
The state having boundaries with seven states
Assam
and two countries
The state surrounded on three sides by
Tripura
Bangladesh
The state surrounded by three countries and Sikkim
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Feature State
one state
The number of states which have a coastline Nine
The number of Union Territories which have a
Four
coastline
The states which have neither an international M.P., Chhattisgarh,
boundary nor a coastline Jharkhand, Haryana

Neighboring Countries of India:

Country Indian States which have boundary with it

Pakistan Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
China
and Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim
Bhutan Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram
Bangladesh West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
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