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INDIA
• India, the second most populous and seventh largest country (area-wise) in the world,
• It lies to the north of the equator between 8° 4′ and 37° 6′ north latitude and 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east longitude.
• India measures 3214 km from north to south and 2933 km from east to west with a total land area of 3,287,263 sq km. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7516.5 km.
• The southern most point is Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• India shares its political borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the west and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. The northern boundary is made up of the Sinkiang province in China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
• The Union of India is made up of 28 States including the three new states formed in November, 2000 namely Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh and 6 Union Territories and 1 National Capital Territory (Delhi)
• Area-wise, Rajasthan is the biggest State (342,239 sq km) and Goa the smallest (3,702 sq km).
• Population-wise, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State in India and Sikkim the least. UP’s population is 16.7 percent of India’s total.
• Every man and woman of 18 and over is an elector for the House of the People ( Lok Sabha) and respective Legislative Assembly. India has the largest number of individual on the electoral roll.
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National Flag
Date of adoption by the Constituent Assembly : 22 July 1947.
Presented to the Nation on : 14 August, 1947.
The National Flag of India is a horizontal tricolour having a deep saffron (Kesari) band at the top, a white band in the middle and a dark green band at the bottom. At the centre of the white band there is a wheel (chakra) which is navy blue in colour. The wheel has 24 spokes and its diameter is approximately equal to the width of the white band. The design of the wheel is that of the Chakra which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capitol of Emperor Ashoka.
National Emblem
Date of adoption by the Government of India : 26 January, 1950
The National eablem is ary adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capitol of Emperor Ashoka as preserved in the Sarnath Museum. The words Satyameva Jayate taken from the Mundaka Upanishad meaning ‘Truth Alone Triumphs are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.
National Anthem (Jana-Gana-Mana)
Composer: Rabindranath Tagore First Published : January, 1912 First Sung : 27 December, 1911 at Calcutta Date of Adoption by the Constituent Assembly: 24 January, 1950.
The National Anthem is the song Jana-gana -mana by Rabindranath Tagore which was published under the title Bharat Vidhata in the Tatva Bodhini Patrika. It was translated by Tagore himself in 1919 under the title Morning Song of India
National Song (VANDE MATARAM)
Composer : Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
First Sung : 1896 session of the Congress.
Date of Adoption by the Constituent Assembly: 24 January, 1950. (along with National Anthem)
English Translation : Rendered by Sri Aurobindo.
The National Song has been taken from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel, Ananda Math published in 1882.
National calender (SAKA)
From 22 March, 1957 (Saka, 1879) a unified National Calendar, to be used for official purpose, was introduced based on the Saka Era which began with vernal equinox of 78 AD. Chaitra is the first and Phalguna the last month of the Saka year.
National Bird : Peacock
National Flower: Lotus
National Animal: Tiger
FIRST IN INDIA
| President of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Vice President of India | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| Prime minister of India | Pt. Jawaher Lai Nehru |
| Home minister of India | Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel |
| Education minister | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Speaker of Indian | Ganesh Basudeo |
| Parliament | Mawlankar |
| Muslim President | Dr. Jakir Hussain |
| President of National Congress | W.C. Banerjee |
| President of the constituent Assembly | Dr.Rajendra Prasad |
| Award of Bharat Rantna | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| Indian winner of the Nobel prize | Ravindra Nath Tagore |
| Election-Commissioner | Sukumar Sen |
| English man to India | Hawkings |
| Cabinet minister who | Shyama Prasad |
| resigned | Mukherjee |
| Indian Satellite | Aryabhatta |
| Atomic centre | Tarapur |
| Atomic experiment | 18th May, 1974 (Pokharan, Rajasthan) |
| Missile of India | Prithvi (Target 250 km) |
| Middle distance targeted missile | Agni |
| Winner of Gyanpith | Sri Shankar Kuroop |
| Chief Justice of India | Justice Hira Lai J. Kania |
| Temporary President of the constituent Assembly | Dr. Sachidanand Sinha |
| Governor General of India | Warren Hestings (1773-1785) |
| I.C.S. | Satyendra Nath Banerjee |
| Commander in chief | General Kariappa Singh |
| Indian Judge in international Court | Dr. Nagendra |
| Field-Marshall | General Manik Shaw. |
| Honoured by Bharat Ratna after death | Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri
|
| Aircrafts career Ship | I.N.S. Vikrant |
| Submarine of India | I.N.S. Kalvery |
| Atomic Submarine | I.N.S. Chakra |
| Atomic reactor | Apsara |
| Chief of Navy Vice-Admiral | R. D. Katari |
| Winner of Param vir Chakra | Major Somnath Sharina |
| First Indian Scientist Winner of the Nobel Prize | Sir C.V. Raman (Physics) |
| Nobel Prize winner in Physiology | Hargovind Khurana |
| Winner of the Lenin Peace-Prize | Dr. Safuddin Kichlu |
| Winner of Magsaysay Prize | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| Muslim President of National Congress | Badruddin Tayab |
| Deputy prime minister | Sardar Patel |
| Foreigner honoured with
Bharat-Ratna |
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| First Indian member of the House of Commons | Dada Bhai Nairojee |
First Among Indian Women
| Ruler | Rajia Sultan |
| President of National Congress | Annie Beseant |
| Miss World | Rita Faria |
| Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen |
| Cabinet minister | Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur |
| Honoured by the Nobel Prize for peace | Mother Teressa |
| I.P.S. lady | Kiran Bedi |
| Vice chair person of Rajyasabha | Violet Alva |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Chairperson of the Planning commisssion | Indira Gandhi |
| Honoured by Bharat Ratna | Indira Gandhi |
| Ambassador | Vijaya Laxhmi Pandit |
| President of India | Pratibha Patil |
| ChiefMinister | Suchita Kriplanee |
| Honoured by Sahitya Academy Prize | Amrita Pritam |
| Honoured by ‘Gyanpith’ | Ashapurn Devi |
| Honoured by ‘Normon Borlog Prize | Amrita Patel |
| Honoured by Lenin-Peace-Prize | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| To reach Antarctica | Mehar Musa |
| Honoured by Arjuna Prize | N. Lumsden (1961) |
| Honoured by Ashoka-Chakra | NirjaMishra |
| Participated in Olympic | Mary Lila Ra |
| President of Indian Science Congress | Dr. Ashima Chaterjee |
| T.V. Announcer | Pratima puri |
| I.A.S. woman | Anna George |
| To climb up Everest | Miss Bacchendri Pal |
| To climb twice up Everest | Miss Bacchendra Pal |
| President of National Women-Commission | Smt. Jayanti Patnayak |
| Chief Justice | Lila Seth (H.P-1991) |
| Advocate | Kamila Shorabjee |
| President of the U.N.O. | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| Speaker in the Legislative Assembly | Shanno Devi |
| M.L.A. | Dr. S. Muthulaxmi Reddy |
| Army medal winner | Vimla Devi |
| To cross English Channel | Arti Saha |
| Doctor | Anandi Bai Joshi |
| Test-tube baby | Harsha(1986) |
| General in Indian Army | Kamajee Sandhu |
| To win gold medal in Asiad Olympic | Kamaljeet Sindhu |
| Grand master title | Bhagyasri Thipse |
| Reach north pole | Priti Sengupta |
| To go to space | Kalpna Chawla |
| Actress in Indian cinema | Devika Rani |
Important Historical Places of India
| Historical Place | City |
| Jama masjid | Delhi |
| Jantar-Mantar | Delhi |
| Kailash temple | Allora |
| Mahakaleshwar temple | Ujjaini |
| Sarnath | Near Varanasi |
| Arvind-Ashram | Pondicheri |
| Mithila University | Darbhanga |
| Shershah ka Makbara | Sasaram |
| Minakshi temple | Madurai |
| Natraj temple | Chennai |
| Nishat Bag | Sri Nagar |
| Lalkila (Red fort) | Delhi |
| Shalimar Bag (Garden) | Kashmir |
| Shanti Van | Delhi |
| Sunder Van | W. Bengal |
| Sun temple | Konark |
| Vishwanath temple | Varanasi |
| Victoria memorial | Kolkata |
| Sanchi Stupa | Bhopal |
| India gate | Delhi |
| Aga Khan’s Palace | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Dal lake | Sri Nagar |
| Khajuraho | Bhopal |
| Gomteshwar’s statue | Shravanbelgola |
| Malabar hills | Mumbai |
| Pichchaula lake | Udaipur |
| Santa Cruise | Mumbai |
| Jog Prapat (falls) | Mysore |
| Howrah bridge | Kolkata |
| Elephanta cave | Mumbai |
| Hanging garden | Mumbai |
| Keshav temple | Belur |
| Buland Derwaja | Fatehpur Sikari? |
| Qutub Minar | Delhi |
| Fort of Ranthambhaur | Sabai Madhopur |
| Dig’s fort | Bharatpur |
| Shanti niketan | Kolkata |
| Rameshwar’s Temple | Rameshwram (T.M.) |
| Trimurti Bhawan | New Delhi |
| Ajanta cave | Aurangabad |
| Amaranth’s cave | Kashmir |
| Fort of Amer | Jaipur |
| Anand Bhawan | Allahabad |
| Bibi’s mosque | Aurangabad |
| Black Pagoda | Konark
(Bhubaneshwar) |
| Brihdeshwar temple | Tanjour |
| Vrindavan garden | Mysore |
| Imambara | Lucknow |
| Charminar | Hyderabad |
| Chilka-lake | Orissa |
| Fort of Dilwara | Mount Abu |
| Fort of Rajgarh | Maharastra |
| Ellora Cave | Aurangabad |
| Golden Temple | Amritsar |
| Gol-Gumbaj | Bijapur |
| Hawa Mahal | Jaipur |
| Laxmi-Vilas palace | Baroda |
| Jal-Mahal (Water Palace) | Udaipur |
| Golghar | Patna |
| Taj Mahal | Agra |
| Panch Mahal | Fatehpur Sikri |
| Lalgarh Palace | Bikaner |
| Jagannath temple Vijay Stambh | Puri |
| (Victory town) | Chittorgarh |
| Hampi | Karnataka |
| Kandaria Mahadeo Temple | Khajuraho |
| Gandhi-Sadan | New Delhi |
| Birla planetorium | Kolkata |
| Akbar’s Tomb | Sikandra (Agra) |
| Fort of Nahargarh | Bikaner |
| Tower of Silence | Mumbai* |
| Dwarka | Kathiawar |
| Vijay Chowk | New Delhi |
| Jal Mandir (Lake-Temple) | Pawapuri (Bihar) |
| Jahaz Mahal | Manau |
| Charar-a-shariff masjid | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Tan Sen’s tomb | Gwalior |
| Vishwa Bharati | Kolkata |
| Nandi-hills | Karnataka |
Great Men Associated with Great Work
| Great Work | Great Man |
| N on-C o-operation | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Movement | |
| Namak (Salt) Andolan | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Abolishment of Sati pratha | Lord William Bentik |
| Founder of Indian National Congress | A.O. Hume |
| Founder of the Islamia University | Sir Saiyed Ahmad |
| Founder of Swaraj Party | Moti Lai Nehru / Chittranjan Dass |
| Founder of Azad Hind Fauj | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose . |
| Founder of Forward Block Party
Founder of Home rule |
Neta Ji |
| League | Tilak & Annie Beasent |
| Founder of Gadar-Party Builder of the Golden | Lala Hardayal |
| Temple | Guru Aijundev |
| Launcher of Islam Founder of the | Prophet Muhammad |
| Red Cross Society | Henary Dunent |
| Founder of scouting | Waden Powel |
| Abolishment of slavery | Abraham Lincon |
| Unification of Germany | Prince Vismafk . |
| Father of Russian Revolution | V.I. Lenin |
| Founder of Khudai | Khan Abdul Gaffar |
| Khidmatgar | Khan |
| Founder of Socialism | Acharya Narendra Dev |
| Founder of B.H.U. | Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya |
| Founder of Sikh-Empire Founder of | Maharana Ranjit Singh |
| Maratha Empire’ | Shivaji |
| Founder of ShantiNiketan | Ravindranath Tagore |
| Founder of League of Nations | Willson Woodro , |
| Founder of Communist Party of India | ’ / M.N. Roy |
| Founder of Pakistan | Mohamad Ah Zinna |
| Founder of Persian religion | St. Zerthrust |
| Founder of All India | Kamla Devi |
| Women’s Conference | Chattopadhyay |
| Bhakti Andolan (movement) | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| Din-e-ilahi | Akbar |
| Mansabdari system | Akbar |
| Arya Samaj | Swami Dayanand |
| Brahma Samaj | Saraswati
Raja Ram Mohan Ray |
| Prathana samaj | Keshav Chandra Sen |
| Buddhism | Gautam Buddha |
| Jainism | Mahavir Tirthankar |
| Sikhism | Guru Nanak |
| Khalsa Panth | Guru Govind Singh |
| Nyaya Darshan (philosophy) | Sage Gautam |
| Sankhya Darshan | Sage Kapil |
| Yoga Darshan | Sage Patanjali |
| Mimansa Darshan | Sage Jaimini |
| Vedanta Darshan | Sage Badrayan |
| Hizri Calendar | Prophet Muhammad |
| Vikram Samvat | Chandra Gupta |
| Shaka Samvat | Vikramadityath
Kanishka |
| Ram Krishna Mission | Swami Vivekanand |
| Bhudan Movement | Vinoba Bhawe |
| Paramdham Ashram | Vinoba Bhawe |
Popular names of some Famous Persons
| Simant Gandhi’ | Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| Badshah Khan | Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| Father of the nation (Rastra-Pita) | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Bapu | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Yug Purush | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Grand oldman | Dada Bhai Naurojee |
| Lauh Purush (Iron-man) | Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel |
| Punjab Kesari (The Lion of Punjab) | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Mahboob-a-illahi | Shekh Nizamuddin Aulia |
| Tota-a-Hind | Amir Khusro |
| Shere Mysoor | Tipu Sultan |
| Lai Bal-Pal | Lala Lajpat Rai,
Bal Gangadhar Tilak Vipin Chandra Pal |
| Worshipper of non-violence | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Vismark of India | Sardar Patel |
| Nepoleon of India | Samudra Gupta |
| Shakespeare of India | Great Poet Kalidas |
| Machia Welli of India | Chanakya |
| Akbar of Kashmir | Jainol Abdeen |
| Grand father of Indian films . | Ghundiraj Govind Falke |
| Morning star of Indian renaissance | Raja Ram Mohan Ray |
| Gokhle | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| Shahid-a-Azam | Bhagat Singh |
| Nitangle of India | Sarojini Naidu |
| Mata Basant | Anie Beseant |
| Bharat Kokila | Sarojini Naidu |
| Swar Kokila | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Uranpari | ET. Usha |
| Nirmal Hridaya | Mother Teresa |
| Viswa Kavi | Ravindra Nath Tagore |
| Kavi-Guru | Ravindra Nath Tagore |
| Naked Fakir | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Sardar | Ballav Bhai Patel |
| Garib Nebaz | Khwaja Muenuddin Chishti |
| A bundle of contradiction | Mohammad Bin Tuglak |
| Fifth son of Gandhiji | Jamna Lai Bazaz |
| Haryana Harrican | Kapil Dev |
| Magician of Hockey | Dhyanchand |
| Lakh-Buksh | Aibak Kutubuddin |
| Deshpriya | Yatendra Mohan Sengupta |
| Revolutionary Poet | Nazrul Islam |
| Little corporal | Bonaparte Napoleon • |
| Man of destiny | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Fuherer | Adolf Hitler |
| Black Gandhi | Martin Luther King |
| Gandhi of France | Piery Parody |
| Gandhi of Italy | Danilo Dalsi |
| Uncleho | Ho-Chi-Minh |
| Ward of Avon | William Shakespeare |
| Maid of Orliance | John of Arc |
| Bengal Keshari | Ashutosh Mukharjee |
| Bihar Kesari | Dr. Sri Krishna Singh |
| Andhra Keshari | T. Prakasham |
| Shere Kashmir | Shekh Abdulla |
| Bang-Ban dhu | Shekh Muzibur Rahman |
| Desh Bandhu | Chittaranjan Das |
| Lokmanya | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Loknayak | Jaiprakash Narayan |
| Guru deo | Ravindranath Tagore |
| Guruji | M.S. Golwalkar |
| J.P. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| Desh Ratna | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Ajatshatru | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Man am ana | Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya |
| Netajee | Subhash Chandra Bose |
National Symbol of India
| Name of the Object | National Symbol |
| National flag of India | Tricolour with Ashoka’s wheel at centre |
| National Emblem | Ashok-Chakra Trilions head of (Ashoka’s pillar) |
| National Anthem | J ana-Gana-Mana |
| National language | Hindi |
| National animal | Tiger |
| National bird | Peacock |
| National flower | Lotus |
| National Calendar | Shaka Samwat |
| National Sentence | Satyamev J ayte |
| National river | Ganga |
| National fruit . | Mango |
| National coin | Rupiya |
| National information | |
| paper | White Paper |
| Father of the Nation | Mahatma Gahdhi |
| National policy | Non-alignment policy |
| Highest award of the title | Bharat-Ratna |
| State religion of India | Secular religion |
| National project | Five year plans |
| National play | Hockey |
| National tree | Ashoka tree |
| Nationality | Indianism |
| National festivals | Republic Day 2nd October, Sacrifice day or Gandhi Jayanti Independance day |
| Nations’ name | Bharat India. Hindustan
Aryavarta Bharatversa Jambo Island etc. |
Tribals of India
| West Bengal | Logha, Bhumij, Santhal, Lepcha etc |
| Assam | Rabha, Garo, Khasi, Bhi, Jaiantia |
| Andhra
Pradesh |
Chanbus, Kodya, Swara, Gadha Gond etc. |
| Arunachal
Pradesh |
Monpa, Dfla or Nishing, Sulung Mismi, Adi Galong, Miniyang Apatani, Miri, Mezo Tansa etc. |
| Jharkhand | Santhal, Munda, Urao, Biher, Kerba Asur, Bhuiya, Gond, Suria, Khoual Bhumyet |
| Gujrat | Bhil, Banjara, Koli etc. |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
Gaddi, Atha, Guddi etc. |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Bhakherwal |
| Kerala | Kadar, Urali, Bhopla etc. |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhil, Lumbari, Banjara, Abujh, Gond Maria, Muria; Bisnaharance Gond Kerwar Asur, Bhumia, Kol Munda Bisnaharari, Maria etc. |
| Maharashtra | Barli, Banjara, Koli etc. |
| Manipur | Kuki, Maiti etc. |
| Meghalaya | Garo, Khasi, Miker etc. |
| Nagaland | Naga, Nabui, Naga etc. |
| Orissa | Juang, Kharia, Bhuiga, Santhal, Ho Kol, Oraon, Bodoparoja etc. |
| Mizoram | Lakher, Pawi, Mizo etc. |
| Rajasthan | Girisia, Banjara, Koli etc. |
| Sikkim | Lepcha |
| Tamilnadu | Burga, Taodkota, Kota, Tod (Nilagire) |
| Tripura | RiyangorTrip |
| Uttaranchal | Tharu, Kaij, Mara, Niti Bhot Bhotia Khas etc. |
Folk Dances of the States
| Jharkhand | Chhau, Sirhul, Jat Jattin, Kerma Danga, Bideshia, Sohrai |
| Uttaranchal | Garhwali, Nautanki, Kajri, Jhora Raslila, Chapadi |
| Andhi’a
Pradesh |
Kuchipudi, Ghata-Merdal, Mohinai Attam, Kummi, Sidhi Madhuri |
| Chhatisgarh | Godo, Kerama, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali Tapali, Navarani, Diwari |
| Arunachal
Pradesh |
Mask-dance, Naga-war dance punung |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
Dhaman, Chhapali, Mahathu, Nati Dangi, Chamba |
| Goa | Mando, Jhagore, Khol, Dhakni |
| Assam | Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja Maharas Khel, Gopal, Jhumara Hobja |
| W. Bengal | Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Yatra, Boul Mertia |
| Kerala | Kathakali, ottem, Thulal mohini Attam, Kali attam |
| Meghalaya | Laho, Bangla |
| Manipur | Manipuri, Rakhal, Natraj Rasa Maharas, Rakhat |
| Nagaland | Chong, Khaiwa, Lim, Nuralim |
| Orissa | Odissy, Sawari, Ghumra, Paika Mudari, Chhau, Ay a |
| Maharashtra | Lavani, Nakta, Koli, Lejhem, Gapha Bohda, Gauricha. |
| Karnataka | Yakshgan, Kunita, Kerga, Lamdi etc. |
| Gujrat | Garba, Dandia, Tipadi, Juriyun Bhabai |
| Punjab | Bhangra, Gidda, Duff, Dhaman etc. |
| Rajasthan | Ghumar, Ghapal, Fundi, Panihari Findad etc. |
| Mizoram | Khantam, Pakhupia, Cherokan etc. |
| .Tammii Rr
Kashmir |
Rauf, Hikat, Manddas Kud-Dandinauch, Damali etc. |
| Tamilnadu | Bharat Natyam, Kumi, Kolattam Kawri etc. |
Agriculture in India
| Crop | Producing States |
| Rice | Punjab, West Bengal |
| Wheat | Uttar Pradesh, Punjab |
| Millets | Deccan Region, Gujarat, Rajasthan |
| Jowar | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan |
| Bajra | Western Rajasthan, Bihar |
| Maize | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthani |
| Ragi | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Barley | Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan |
| Pulses | M.P, U.P, Bihar |
| Tur | Maharashtra, U.P |
| Cotton | Gujarat, Punjab, Maharasthra |
| Jute | West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, U.P |
| Tobacco | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat |
| Oilseeds | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat |
| Tea | Assam, West Bengal |
| Coffee | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Coconut | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| Rubber | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka |
| Spices | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| Black Pepper | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Saffron | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Cloves | Kerala |
| Chillies | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh |
| Cardamom | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh |
| Castor Seed | Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh |
| Cocoa | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Cashewnut | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh |
| Ginger | Kerala, Meghalaya |
| Poppy
Temperate |
U.P., H.P and Punjab |
| Fruits | Jammu and Kashmir, H.P. |
National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
| Name | Location |
| Achanakmar Sanctuary | Bilaspur (Chatt) |
| Bandhavgarh National Park | Shahdol (MP) |
| Bandipur National Park | Mysore (Kar) |
| Bannarghatta National Park | Banglore (Kar) |
| Bhadra Sanctuary | Chikmangalur (Kar) |
| Bhimbandh Sanctury | Monghyr (Bihar) |
| Bori Sanctuary | Hoshangabad (MP) |
| Borivili National Park | Mumbai |
| Chandraprabha Sanctuary | Varanasi (UP) |
| Corbett National Park | Garhwal (UK) |
| Dachigam Sanctuary | Srinagar (J & K) |
| Dandeli Sanctuary | Dharwar (Kar) |
| Dudwa National Park | Lakshmipuri Kheri |
| Eranakulam Rajamallam National Park | Idukki (Kerala) |
| Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary | Mandsaur (MP) |
| Grampian Sanctuary | Diphu (Assam) |
| Ghana Birds Sanctuary | Bharatpur (Raj) |
| Gir National Park | Junagarh (Guj) |
| Goutam Buddha Sanctuary | Gaya (Bihar) |
| Hazaribagh Sanctuary | Hazaribagh (Bihar) |
| Intangki Sanctuary | Kohima (Nagaland) |
| Jaldapara Sanctuary | Jalpaiguri (W.B) |
| Kanha National Park | Mandla Balaghat (MP) |
| Kewal Sanctuary | Adilabad (AP) |
| Kaziranga National Park | Jorhat (Assam) |
| Khang chandzenda | Gangtok (Sikkim) |
| Kinnersani Sanctuary | Khammam (AP) |
| Kolleru Pelicanary | Eluru(AP) |
| Malapattee bird sanctuary | Nellore (AP) |
| Manas Sanctuary | Barpetal (Assam) |
| Madumalai Sanctuary | Nilgiris (TN) |
| Mukambika Sanctuary | South Kanara (Kar) |
| Nandapa Sanctuary | Tirap (Arunachal P) |
| Nawgoen National Park | Bhandara (MH) |
| Panchmarhi Sanctuary | Hoshangabad (MP) |
| Periyar Sanctury | Idukki (Ker) |
| Ramthambore tiger Project | Sawai Madhopur (Rj) |
| Sariska Sanctuary | Alwar (Raj) |
| Sharawathy Valley Sanctuary | Shimoga (Kar) |
| Sunderbans Tiger Reserve | 24-parganas (WB) |
| Tansa Sanctuary | Thane (MH) . |
Superlatives- India
| Busiest Airport | Santa Cruz (domestic) Mumbai International (Sahara International) |
| Heaviest Rainfall | Cherrapunji and Mawsynram(Meghalaya) |
| Highest Award for Gallantry (Military) | Param Vir Chakra |
| Highest Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Dam | Bhakra Nangal Dam |
| Highest Peak (Indian-owned territory) | Kanchenjunga |
| Highest Waterfall | Jog Falls (Gersoppa Falls), Karnataka |
| Largest Cave Temple | Ellora |
| Largest District | Ladakh |
| Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| Largest State | Rajasthan |
| Longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| Most Populous City | Mumbai |
| Longest Dam | Hirakud Dam on river Mahanadi in Orissa |
| Largest Desert | Thar Desert (Rajasthan) |
| Largest Delta | Sunderbans (Mouth of the Ganges) |
| Largest Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amritsar |
| Largest Lake | Wular Lake, Kashmir |
| Largest Museum | Indian Museum, Kolkat |
| Largest Planetorium | Birla Planetorium, Kol. |
| Largest Railway Bridge | Sane Bridge, Bihar |
| Longest Railway Platform | Kharagpur, West Bengal |
| Longest Rail Route | Guwahati –
Thiruvananthapuram. (3,974 km) |
| Longest River | Ganga |
| Longest River Bridge | Mahatma Gandhi Setu over Ganga, near Patna |
| Longest Road | Grand Trunk Road |
| Largest Zoo | Zoological Gardens, Kol |
| Smallest District | Mahe (9 sq km) |
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