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Sunday 10 November 2013

Current governors of states


  1. Current governors of states

  1. Andhra Pradesh        (list) E. S. L. Narasimhan – 27 December 2009 (3 years, 317 days)
  2. Arunachal Pradesh  (list) Nirbhay Sharma 29 May 2013 (0 years, 164 days)
  3. Assam (list) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 11 December 2009 (3 years, 333 days)
  4. Bihar (list) D. Y. Patil – 9 March 2013 (0 years, 245 days)
  5. Chhattisgarh (list) Shekhar Dutt 23 January 2010 (3 years, 290 days)
  6. Goa  (list) Bharat Vir Wanchoo – 4 May 2012 (1 year, 189 days)
  7. Gujarat    (list) Kamla Beniwal – 27 November 2009  (3 years, 347 days)
  8. Haryana  (list) Jagannath Pahadia – 27 July 2009  (4 years, 105 days)
  9. Himachal Pradesh - Urmila Singh – 25 January 2010 (3 years, 288 days)
  10. Jammu and Kashmir - Narinder Nath Vohra – 25 June 2008 (5 years, 137 days)
  11. Jharkhand - Syed Ahmed 4 September 2011 (2 years, 66 days)  
  12. Karnataka  (list) Hansraj Bhardwaj – 29 June 2009   (4 years, 133 days)
  13. Kerala  (list) Nikhil Kumar 9 March 2013  (0 years, 245 days)
  14. Madhya Pradesh  (list) Ram Naresh Yadav – 8 September 2011 (2 years, 62 days)
  15. Maharashtra   (list) K. Sankaranarayanan – 22 January 2010  (3 years, 291 days)
  16. Manipur  (list) Ashwani Kumar (Additional Charge) – 29 July 2013 (0 years, 103 days)
  17. Meghalaya  (list) K. K. Paul – 1 July 2013   (0 years, 131 days)
  18. Mizoram  (list) Vakkom Purushothaman – 2 September 2011  (2 years, 68 days)
  19. Nagaland  (list) Ashwani Kumar – 9 March 2013  (0 years, 245 days)
  20. Odisha  (list) S. C. Jamir 9 March 2013 (0 years, 245 days)
  21. Punjab  (list) Shivraj Patil 22 January 2010 (3 years, 291 days)
  22. Rajasthan  (list) Margaret Alva – 12 May 2012 (1 year, 181 days)
  23. Sikkim  (list) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil – 1 July 2013 (0 years, 131 days)
  24. Tamil Nadu  (list) Konijeti Rosaiah 31 August 2011 (2 years, 70 days)
  25. Tripura  (list) Devanand Konwar – 9 March 2013 (0 years, 245 days)
  26. Uttarakhand  (list) Aziz Qureshi – 15 May 2012  (1 year, 178 days)
  27. Uttar Pradesh  (list) Banwari Lal Joshi 28 July 2009 (4 years, 104 days)
  28. West Bengal  (list) M. K. Narayanan 24 January 2010 (3 years, 289 days)

  1. Current lieutenant-governors and administrators of union territorie

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands  (list) Lieutenant-Governor A. K. Singh – 1 July 2013 (0 years, 131 days)
  2. Chandigarh  (list) Administrator Shivraj Patil 22 January 2010 (3 years, 291 days)
  3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli  (list) Administrator B. S. Bhalla – 28 August 2012 (1 year, 73 days)
  4. Daman and Diu (list) Administrator B. S. Bhalla – 28 August 2012 (1 year, 73 days)
  5. Delhi (list) Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung – 1 July 2013 (0 years, 131 days)
  6. Lakshadweep  (list) Administrator H. Rajesh Prasad – 7 November 2012 (1 year, 2 days)
  7. Puducherry  (list) Lieutenant-Governor Virendra Kataria – 1 July 2013  (0 years, 131 days)

ASSAM – States of India

ASSAM – States of India


  1. Key Information

  1. Capital : Dispur
  2. Geographical Feature: Landlocked state
  3. Present Chief Minister : Tarun Gogoi
  4. Present Governor : Janaki Vallabh Patnaik
  5. Main language : Assamese

  1. Geographical Features of Assam

  1. Assam is one of the seven north eastern states of the country
  2. Assam touches boundary of 7 states of India and is the state which touches second largest number of states of the country (after Uttar Pradesh)
  3. Assam also touches international boundaries of two countries – Bangladesh and Bhutan
  4. Assam displays unique mix of plains and hilly terrain
  5. Plains of Assam are primarily made by Brahmaputra River and its numerous tributaries
  6. The Brahmaputra River is also called as ‘Life-line of Assam’ in spite of the fact that it brings immense floods to Assam
  7. Majority of rains in Assam take place from the North-Eastern Monsoon system
  8. Hilly region of Assam is situated on the Eastern Himalayas and Karbi-Anglong and North Kachar Hills

  1. Assam’s Political and Historical Features

  1. Evidence of human settlements in Assam dates back to the Neolithic Period
  2. Ancient Assam was ruled by the Varman Kingdom and Kamrup is an old name of Assam
  3. Chinese Buddhist traveler Hueng-Tsang wrote in his inscriptions that a powerful king named Bhaskar Varman ruled Assam (Kamrup) in the periods between 600-650 A.D.
  4. Guwahati is the largest city of Assam and was known as Pragjyotishpura in ancient times

PUNJAB – States of India

PUNJAB – States of India

 Key Information

 Capital : Chandigarh
 Geographical Feature: Landlocked state
 Present Chief Minister : Sardar Parkash Singh Badal
 Present Governor : Shivraj Patil
 Main language : Punjabi

 Geographical Features of Punjab

 Punjab is a landlocked state in the north of India
 Most of the state comprises of vast plain areas
 North areas of Punjab touch the Himalayan foothills whereas western boundary of Punjab touches fringes of vast Indian desert
 Punjab touches four states of India – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan
 Punjab also touches union territory of Chandigarh and it is the state which envelopes Chandigarh from three sides
 Punjab’s international boundary touches Pakistan
 The name Punjab (meaning land of Five Rivers) is derived from five rivers which flow through this area. However, much of this Punjab is now in Pakistan after India’s partition in 1947
 Three major rivers to pass through India’s Punjab are –Sutlej, Ravi and Beas
 Punjab is famous for its extreme climate – Freezing cold in winters and extremely hot in summers
 Punjab has been divided into three regions – Malwa, Majha and Doaba

 Historical and Political Journey of Punjab

 Punjab is often called ‘the cradle of Indian civilization’ as it was an important part of the Indus Valley Civilization and the Vedic Civilization
 Harappa, one of the most important spots of the Indus Valley Civilization, is in the Pakistani Punjab
 Indian Punjab’s Ropar city was one of the important Indian cities of Indus Valley Civilization

HARYANA – States of India

HARYANA – States of India

 Key Information
 Capital : Chandigarh
 Geographical Feature: Landlocked state
 Present Chief Minister : Bhupinder Singh Hooda
 Present Governor : Shivraj Patil
 Main language : Hindi (Haryanvi dialect)
 Geographical Features of Haryana
 Haryana is a landlocked state
 Haryana touches boundaries of 5 states – Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
 Haryana also touches boundaries of NCR Delhi
 Haryana is the state which envelopes Delhi from three side (other side is that of Uttar Pradesh)
 Ghagghar is the most important river that passes through Haryana
 Haryana’s plains have been formed mainly by Ghagghar and   Yamuna
 The Aravali range touches Haryana’s south-west boundary
 Much of Haryana’s western areas are semi-desert
 Yamuna river forms a natural boundary between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
 It is believed that Ghagghar is the mystic Saraswati River that was believed to have disappeared under desert some centuries back
 Haryana is the state with least area coming under forest cover (as a percentage of total area)
 Political and Historical importance of Haryana

Indian Geography

Indian Geography




1) India lies in which hemispheres? – North-Eastern hemisphere

2) What is India’s physical position on the map? – Extends between 8°4’ N and 37°6’ N vertically (latitude-wise) and between 68°7’ E and 97°25’ E horizontally (longitude-wise)

3) What is India’s length from North to South? – 3214 Km (vertical length)

4) What is India’s length from East to West? – 2,933 Km (horizontal length)

5) What was India’s ancient names as mentioned in Indian mythology?- Bharatvarsha and Jamboo-dweep

6) India was part of which huge land-mass or super-continent? – Gondwanaland

THE HIMALAYAN RANGE


THE HIMALAYAN RANGE


1) What is the general nature of the Great Himalayan Range? – It is one of the youngest mountain ranges of the world

2) What is the nature of extension of the Himalayan Range in India? – It extends from Jammu & Kashmir to the North-Eastern states of Manipur-Mizoram

3) What is the approximate length of Himalayas in India? – About 2,500 Km

4) Which is the most proven theory about evolution of Himalayas? – The Plate Tectonic Theory (A collision between two continental tectonic plates resulted in evolution of the Himalayas from bed of an old sea)

5) It has been proven that an ancient sea existed before evolution of the Himalayas. What was the name of this sea, whose evidences can still be seen in some Himalayan ranges? – Tethys Sea (Fossils of ocean creatures have been discovered in the Himalayas)

6) What is the popular name of Himalayas and Mt. Everest in Nepal? – Sagarmatha

7) The Himalayan Range has been classified under which 4 broad parts or categories? – A) Greater Himalaya or Himadri         B) Middle or Low Himalayas             C) Sub-Himalayas (Shivalik, etc.) and      D) Tibet Himalayas

Sunday 3 November 2013

GUJARAT – State of India

GUJARAT – State of India


Key Information of Gujarat
Geographical Features of Gujarat
Historical and Political History of Gujarat
Art and Culture of Gujarat
Important Places, Achievements and Miscellaneous Information
Famous Places/ Tourist Destinations of Gujarat





Key Information of Gujarat 

Capital: Gandhinagar 
Geographical Feature: Coastal state (Largest coastline in India) 
Present Chief Minister: Narendra Modi 
Present Governor: Kamala Beniwal

Indian Geography – Plains of India

Indian Geography – Plains of India


1) Plains come into existence due to – Rivers (Rivers flowing through a region smoothen the terrain or surface of land. And as rivers continuously change their course, a very wide smoothened or plain area comes into existence spread over a very wide area) 
2) Indian plains can be classified in how many broad categories? – 3 (Plains of North India – which includes Punjab Plains, Gangetic Plains and Assam Plains), Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats) 
3) Plains of North India are formed by which river systems? –Ganges, Sutlej and Brahmaputra 
4) Ganges (Ganga River) and its ancillary river system are responsible for formation of which plains – The Great Plains of North India (Spread in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and parts of West Bengal) 
5) Sutlej and its ancillary river system are responsible for formation of which plains – Plains of Punjab and Haryana 

Friday 1 November 2013

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India – II (Kaveri and Mahanadi)

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India – II (Kaveri and Mahanadi)


1) Which is the southern-most river among the important rivers of the Indian peninsular river system? – Kaveri (also called Cauvery)

2) What is the originating point of Kaveri River? – Talakaveri, in Kodagu (Karnataka)

3) Kaveri River passes through how many states before it flows into the Bay of Bengal? – Two (Karnataka and Tamil Nadu)

4) What is the distinct feature of Kaveri River, which slightly differentiates it from other East flowing rivers of the Indian peninsular river system? – Kaveri is more dependent on rains than other rivers of the Indian peninsular river system (Kaveri receives rain water almost all through the year,

Western Flowing Rivers of India – I (Narmada River)

Western Flowing Rivers of India – I (Narmada River)


1) What is the distinct feature of India’s Western flowing rivers? – They flow from the Eastern direction towards West and there is not so much proliferation of these rivers (i.e., their number is not very significant as compared to India’s Eastern flowing rivers)


2) Which are the most important Western flowing rivers of India? – Narmada, Tapti (or Tapi), Sabarmati and Mahi


3) What is the major difference between India’s Western flowing rivers and Eastern flowing rivers? – Western flowing rivers are bereft of deltas whereas Eastern flowing rivers make large deltas on their way to the ocean (This is largely due to the fact that Western flowing rivers pass through many gorges, V-shaped valleys and they are swifter than their Eastern counterparts)

Indian Geography – Plateaus of India

Indian Geography – Plateaus of India



1) What is a plateau? – Plateau is generally a high area with plain top or a high plain. Its main distinguishing feature from mountain is that its top is generally plain instead of alleviated cone of a mountain

2) Which are three important plateaus of India?

A) Malwa Plateau (in Western India)
B) Deccan Plateau (which covers most of the Indian Peninsula) and
C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
3) What is the expanse and spread of Malwa Plateau? – It is spread across three states – Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

4) Which major river flows between the Malwa Plateau and the Deccan Plateau? – Narmada

Indian Geography – Islands of India

Indian Geography – Islands of India


1) How many islands are there in India? – There are over a thousand islands in India, however there are two prominent groups of islands (archipelago) in India – A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and B) the Lakshadweep Islands

2) Which is India’s largest archipelago (group of islands)? – Andaman & Nicobar

3) What is the exact position/location of Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – It is located in the Bay of Bengal, near an aquatic body named as Andaman Sea (The archipelago of Andaman & Nicobar lies at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea)

4) How many islands are there in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – 572 (However only 34 of these are inhabited permanently)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)



1) Indian rivers can be broadly classified in how many categories? – 2 categories A) Rivers belonging to the Himalayan system B) Rivers belonging to Indian Peninsula

2) Which are the major rivers belonging to the Himalayan system, which flow through India? – Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

3) Which is the largest river of India? – Ganges or Ganga, length in India is about 2,500 Km (Indus (3,200Km) and Brahmaputra (2,900Km) are much longer than Ganges but length of their flow in India is smaller when compared with Ganges’ length of flow in India)

4) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Gomukh or Gaumukh in Uttarakhand

5) Ganges is known by which name after it originates from Gomukh? – Bhagirathi

6) Bhagirathi joins which river at Devprayag (Uttarakhand) to become Ganges? – Alaknanda (It can be said that Bhagirathi becomes Ganges at Devprayag after meeting Alaknanda)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)


1) Which is the longest river of the Indian subcontinent? – Indus or Sindhu

2) What is the approximate length of Indus River? – 3,200 km

3) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Confluence of Sengge and Gar rivers near Kailash-Mansarovar region in Tibet, China

4) Indus River passes through only one Indian state. Which is it? – Jammu & Kashmir

5) Which river is also known as the Lion River? – Indus

6) Which are the important tributaries of Indus in Jammu & Kashmir? – Shyok, Shigar and Gilgit

7) Which are the most important tributaries of Indus? – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)



1) What is meant by peninsular rivers of India? – These rivers flow in the Indian peninsula, which is the area extending from Narmada River to India’s southern tip

2) What is the main feature of India’s peninsular rivers? – These rivers are seasonal in flow unlike the Himalayan Rivers, which are perennial in nature

3) Peninsular rivers are broadly classified in how many categories? – Two   a) East flowing rivers b) West flowing rivers

4) East flowing rivers flow into which oceanic body? – The Bay of Bengal

5) Which are the important East flowing rivers of the peninsular river system? – Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Cauvery (Kaveri), Brahmani and Mahanadi