INDIAN STATES ON INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES
1 Bordering Pakistan Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat.
2 Bordering China Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
3 Bordering Nepal Bihar, Uttranchal, UP, Sikkim, West Bengal.
4 Bordering Bangladesh West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam.
5 Bordering Bhutan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam.
6 Bordering Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram.
7 Bordering Afghanistan Jammu & Kashmir, (Pakistan-occupied area)
NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS
1 Tarapur In Maharashtra – India’s oldest and biggest
2 Kalpakkam In Tamil Nadu, called Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power Station
3 Rawatbhata In Kota, Rajasthan
4 Narora In Uttar Pradesh
5 Kaiga In Karnataka
6 Kakrapara In Gujarat
7 KudanKulam In Tamil Nadu, under construction with the assistance of Russia.
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES
1 Gir Forest Home of Asiatic Lion. In Gujarat
2 Kaziranga Sanctuary One horned rhino. In Assam
3 Manas Sanctuary One horned rhino. In Assam
4 Chandraprabha Sanctuary II home of Asiatic lion. In UP
5 Ghana or Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary In Bharatpur, Rajasthan
6 Dachigam Sanctuary For Hangul. In Kashmir
7 Corbett National Park In Utttranchal. Home of Tiger
8 Kanha National Park In MP
9 Shiv Puri National Park In MP
10 Hazaribagh National Park In Jharkhand
11 Periyar Game Sanctuary In Kerala
12 Dudhwa National Park In UP
13 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary In TN
14 Nokrek National Park In Meghalaya
15 Sariska Sanctuary In Rajasthan
16 Ranthambhor National Park In Rajasthan
17 Namdapha National Park In Arunachal Pradesh
18 Keibul Lamjo Floating National Park In Manipur
19 Palamau Tiger Project In Bihar
20 Simlipal National Park In Orissa
21 Ranganthittoo Bird Sanctuary In Myssore, Karnataka
22 Nagarhole National Park In Karnataka
23 Mudumalai Sanctuary In TN
24 Balpakram Sanctuary In Meghalaya
25 Bandipur Sanctuary Along the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border
26 Jaldapara Sanctuary In West Bengal. For rhinos
27 Wild Ass Sanctuary In Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. For wild ass.
• There are 92 National Parks and 492 Wildlife Sanctuaries in India.
IMPORTANT RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS
1 Bhakra Nangal Project On Sutlaj in Punjab. Highest in India. Ht 226 m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
2 Mandi Project On Beas in HP.
3 Chambal Valley Project On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan. 3 dams are there:
Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
4 Damodar Valley Project On Damodar in Bihar. Based on Tennessee Valley Project, USA.
5 Hirakud Project On Mahanadi in Orissa. World’s longest dam: 4801m.
6 Rihand Project On Son in Mirzapur. Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir
7 Kosi Project On kosi in N. Bihar
8 Mayurkashi Project On Mayurkashi in WB
9 Kakrapara Project On Tapi in Gujarat
10 Nizamsagar Project On Manjira in A.P.
11 Nagarjuna Sagar Project On Krishna in AP
12 Tungabhadra Project On Tungabhadra in AP & Karnataka
13 Shivasamudram Project On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the oldest river valley project of India
14 Tata Hydel Scheme On Bhima in Maharashtra
15 Sharavathi Hydel Project On Jog Falls in Karnataka
16 Kundah & Periyar Project In TN
17 Frakka Project On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation
18 Ukai Project On Tapti in Gujarat
19 Mahi Project On Mahi in Gujarat
20 Salal Project On Chenab in J&K
21 Mata Tila Mukltipurpose Project On Betwa in UP & MP
22 Thein Project On Ravi, Punjab
23 Pong Dam On Beas, Punjab
24 Tehri Project On Bhgirathi, Uttaranchal
25 Sardar Sarovar Project On Narmada, Gujarat / MP
IMPORTANT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
National Highway Connects
1 NH 1 New Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar
2 NH 2 Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahbad-Varanasi-Kolkata.
3 NH 3 Agra-Gwalior-Nasik-Mumbai
4 NH 4 Thane and Chennai via Pune and Belgaun
5 NH 5 Kolkata-Chennai
6 NH 6 Kolkata-Dhule
7 NH 7 Varanasi-Kanyakumari
8 NH 8 Delhi-Mumbai (Via Jaipur, Baroda and Ahmedabad)
9 NH 9 Mumbai-Vijaywada
10 NH 10 Delhi-Fazilka
• NH-7 is the longest highway of India
NICK NAME OF IMPORTANT INDIAN PLACES
S.NO. Nick Name Place
1 Golden city Amritsar
2 Manchester of India Ahemdabad
3 City of Seven islands Mumbai
4 Queen of Arabian Sea Cochin
5 Space City Bangalore
6 Garden City of India Bangalore
7 Silicon valley of India Bangalore
8 Electronic city of India Bangalore
9 Pink city Jaipur
10 Gateway of India Mumbai
11 Sorrow of Bengal Diamond river
12 Sorrow of Bihar Kosi river
13 Blue Mountains Nilgiri
14 Queen of the Mountains Mussoorie (Uttranchal)
15 Sacred river Ganga
16 Hollywood of India Mumbai
17 City of Castles Kolkata
18 State of five rivers Punjab
19 City of weavers Panipat
20 City of lakes Srinagar
21 Twin city Hyderabad - Sikandarabad
22 City of festivals Madurai
23 Deccan Queen Pune
24 City of buildings Kolkata
IMPORTANT INDIAN TOWNS ON RIVERS
S.NO. Town River
1 Allahabad At the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna
2 Patna Ganga
3 Varanasi Ganga
4 Kanpur Ganga
5 Hardwar Ganga
6 Badrinath Alaknanda
7 Agra Yamuna
8 Delhi Yamuna
9 Mathura Yamuna
10 Ferozpur Satluj
11 Ludhiana Satluj
12 Srinagar Jhelum
13 Lucknow Gomti
14 Jaunpur Gomti
15 Ayodhya Saryu
16 Bareilly Ram Ganga
17 Ahmedabad Sabarmati
18 Kota Chambal
19 Jabalpur Narmada
20 Panji Mandavi
21 Ujjain Kshipra
22 Surat Tapti
23 Jamshedpur Swarnarekha
24 Dibrugarth Brahmaputra
25 Guwahati Brahmaputra
26 Kolkata Hooghly
27 Sambalpur Mahanadi
28 Cuttack Mahanadi
29 Serirangapatnam Cauvery
30 Hyderabad Musi
31 Nasik Godavari
32 Vijayvada Krishna
33 Curnool Tungabhadra
34 Tiruchirapalli Cauvery
LARGEST / LONGEST / HIGHEST AND SMALLEST IN INDIA
1 Longest River Ganges
2 The longest tributary of India Yamuna
3 The longest river of the South Godavari
4 Highest mountain peak Godwin
5 Largest lake (Fresh Water) Godwin Austin (K2)
6 Highest Dam Wular lake (Kashmir)
7 Largest Mosque Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
8 Longest Road Jama Masjid, Delhi
9 State with longest coastline Grand Trunk Road
10 Longest railway route Gujarat
11 Longest tunnel From Jammu & Kashmir
12 Longest national highway NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
13 Longest national highway Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
14 Longest Dam Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
15 Longest River Bridge Mumbai (1.60) crore
16 Largest Populated City National Museum, Kolkata
17 Largest Museum Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
18 Largest Delta Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
19 Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
20 Largest Zoo Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
21 Largest man-made Lake Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
22 Largest Desert Thar (Rajasthan)
23 Highest Tower Pitampura Tower, Delhi
24 Smallest State (Area) Goa
25 Smallest State (Population) Sikkim
26 Highest Waterfall Gersoppa Waterfall (Karnataka)
27 Longest Electric railway line From Delhi to kolkata via Patna
28 Densest Populated State West Bengal
29 Largest Cave Temple Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
30 Largest animal Fair Sonepur (Bihar)
31 Highest Gateway Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
32 Biggest Hotel Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)
33 Largest State (Area) Rajasthan
34 Largest State (Population) Uttar Pradesh
35 Place of heaviest rainfall Mausinram (Meghalaya)
36 Largest Corridor Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
37 Largest Cantilever Span bridge Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
38 Largest forest State M.P.
39 Highest Straight Gravity Dam Bhakra Dam
40 Longest Railway Platform Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
41 Largest Stadium Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata
42 Largest Port Mumbai
43 Highest Lake Devatal (Garhwal)
44 Largest Lake (Saline Water) Chilka lake, Orissa
45 Highest Award Bharat Ratna
46 Highest Gallantry Award Paramveer Chakra
47 Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple, Amritsar
48 Deepest river valley Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
49 State with longest coastline of South India Andhra Pradesh
50 Longest river which forms estuary Narmada
51 Longest Church Saint Cathedral (Goa)
52 Longest Beach Marina Beach, Chennai
53 Highest Battle field Siachin Glacier
54 Highest Airport Leh (Laddakh)
55 Largest river island Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
56 Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
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