India at a Glance

GOVERNMENT
Capital

New Delhi

Area

32,87,263 Km (Seventh place in the World, 2.42% of the World.

1,20,849 Km excluding which is occupied by China and
Pakistan.

Boundaries

China Nepal, and Bhutan in the North adjacent to Himalayas,

Myanmar and Bangladesh in the Cast, separated by hilly ranges.
Pakistan and Afghanistan in the West, Arabian Sea, Indian
ocean and Bay of Bengal in South

Latitudinal Extent

8 0 -4 N to 37 0 -6 N. Roughly 29 Latitudes.

Longitudinal Extent

68 0 -7 E to 97 0 -25 E Roughly 29 Longitudes

Standard Meridian

821/2 0 Longitudes (Passing through Allahabad. 51/2 hrs. ahead

of Green which mean time).

Physical Division

1. Five Himalayas in the North 2) Great Plains in the North 3)

Plateau region in the South 4) Coastal plain. 5) Thar desert

Distance of extreme South 876Km

from equator
East to West Distance

2933Km

North to South Distance

3214 Km

Sea boundary
Islands

including 7516.6 Km

Land Boundary

15,200 Km

Islands

Bay of Bengal 204, Arabian Sea 43

States
through
which Gujarat, Rajastan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand,
tropic of cancer passes
West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram.
Mountainous Ranges

Godwin Austin K2 (8611m) Beside this Kanchangunga, Nanga

Parwat, Nanda Devi, Kamet, Makalu, Annapurna, Mansali,
Badrinath, Kedar Nath, Trisul

Important Lakes

Wular, Dal Chilka, Sambhar, Didwana, Husain,Sagar, Naini-koleru, pulcit, Bembuad, Lunav, Naki

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Total Population

Percentage
Population

1,028,737,436 (including 2001 estimated population of Paomata,

Maomaran and Purul subdivisions of District Senapati of
Manipur

of

World 16.44%

Density of Population

325 persons Km 2 as per 2001 Census

Growth Rate

21.54%

Sex Ratio

933: 1000

Literacy

64.8% (Male Literacy 75.3% Female Literacy 53.7 %)

Forest Area

(2005 Report) 6,77,088 Km 2 ( 20-60% of the total geographical

area)

Soils

Alluvial Soil, Black Soil, Red and Yellow soils, Laterite Soil,
Desert and Marshy soil

Means of irrigation

Canal (40.0%), Wells (37.8%) Tanks (14.5%) and other 7.7%.

Agriculture

1. Wet agriculture ( without irrigation where average rail fall is

more that 200cm.2) Humid Agriculture (Black and aluvial soil
area, where rainfall is 110 to 200cm)3) Jhuming cultivation
(North East Indian and Western Ghats) 4. Terrace cultivation
(Hill of arming) at the slopes of Himalayas

Big parts

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No. of Class I cities

300

Total No.of Urban Areas

5,161

State with highest Urban Maharashtra ( 4,11,00,980 persons)

Population
State
with
percentage
of
population

Highest Goa (49.8%)

Urban

State
with
percentage
of
population

Lowest Himachal Pradesh (9.8%)

Urban

Smallest State as per area

Goa 3702 Km 2

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National Symbol
National Flag

Tri Colour

National Emblem

Saranath Lion Capital of Ashok

National Anthem

Jana- Gana-mana Adhinayak Jayahe.

National Song

Vande Mataram

National Slogam

Satya Mev Jayate

National Language

Hindi

National Script

Dev- Nagari

National Festivals

Republic day, Independence day, Gandhi Jayanthi

National Granth

Geeta

National Project

Five years Plans

National Mantra(Hymns)

OM

National Currency

Rupees

National River

Ganga

Father of Nation

Mahatma Gandhi

National Flower

Lotus

National Fruit

Mango

National Tree

Banyan Tree

National Sweet

Jelabi

National Game

Hockey

National Animal

Tiger( Panthera tigris)

National Bird

Peacock (Pavo Cristatus)

State with highest density West Bengal (903 persons Km 2 as per 2001 Census)
of population
State with lowest density Arunachal Pradesh (13persons Km 2 )
of population

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Union

Territory

with Lakshadweep 32 Km 2

minimum area
Union

Territory

with Andaman Nicobar Islands (8249KM 2 )

maximum area
No. of National High Ways
Longest

National

221

High National High Way 07 (2369KM 2 )

Way
Biggest (largest)

Northern Railway

Railway zone
Tiger Project

28

National Park

97

Wild life Sanctuaries

510

Biggest State according to Rajasthan (3,42,239 KM 2 )

area
State

with

maximum 16,61,97,921 persons (As per 2001 census)

population
State

with

minimum Sikkim (5,40,851 persons)

population
City

with

maximum Greater Mumbai (1,64,34,386 persons)

population
Highest Waterfall

Jog or Gersoppa, now known as Mahatma Gandhi water

fall at river Sarvati in Karnataka

Longest Sea Beach

Marina Sea Beach

State with Longest Coastal Gujarat (1074 Km)

Line
Warrier Place at highest Siachin area
point
Biggest Lake

(Sweet Water) Wular lake (Jammu Kashmir)

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Biggest River Bridge

Mahatma Gandhi Bridge (Patna) Ganga Patna 5,575

metre.

Largest tunnel

Jawahar tunnel ( Jammu & Kashmir)

Biggest cave Temple

Kailash temple Ellora Maharastra

Highest National Award

Barat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award

Param-Veer-Chakra

State

with

maximum Kerala (first 100% literate state in the country)

with

minimum Bihar (first 47.0% as 2001 census)

literacy
State
literacy
Biggest Petroleum digging Digboi (Assam)
area
Biggest artificial lake

Govind Sagar ( Bhakra Nangal)

Biggest Natural Harbour

Mumbai

Biggest Stadium

Yuba- bharathi Sal Lake- kolkata

Biggest Indoor Stadium

Indira Gandhi Stadium

Longest Canal

Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal

Highest Gate

Buland darwaja (Fathepur- Sikri, Agra

Biggest delta

Sunderban (West Bengal)

Biggest Cycle

Hero Cycles (Ludhiana)

Manufacturing Company
Biggest animal fair

Sonpur ( Bihar)

Biggest Zoo

Geological garden ( Kolkata, West Bengal)

Place

with

maximum Masinram ( Meghalaya)

with

minimum Leh

Rainfall
Place
Rainfall
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Longest Road

G.T. Road

Biggest Sun Temple

Konark Sun Temple, Puri

Highest Statue

Gomteshwar Statue ( (Sarawar belgola) Karnataka

Highest Peak

Godwin Austin (K- 2)

Biggest Church

St. Cathedral Church (Goa)

Biggest Cinema Hall

Thangam (Tamil Nadu)

Most

Beautiful

Picture Rajmandir (Jaipur)

Hall
State adjacent to maximum Uttar Pradesh
State boundary
Longest Rail route

Jammu Tawi to Kanniyakumari

Longest distance covering

Himsagar Express ( Jammu Tawi- to Kannyakumari

train
Deepest Coal Mine

Raniganj (West Bengal)

First Coalmine

Raniganj (West Bengal)

Highest Lake

Devatal lake (Garhwal Himalaya)

Biggest Newspaper factory

Nepanagar ( Madhya Pradesh)

Longest Glacier

Siachin

Biggest desert

Thar (Rajastan)

Longest Railway Platform

Karapur (West Bengal)

Biggest Museum

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Busiest Bride

Howrah Bridge

Maximum

Rain

fall

Kerala

disparity State
State with Maximum No. Maharashtra
of doctors
Biggest residential

President House, Delhi.

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First in India
Census

1872

Regular Decadal Census

Since 1881

Warship Aircraft Carrier

I.N.S. Vikrant

National

Nuclear

Power I.N.S. Chakra

Submarines
Football Club

Mohan Bagan 1889

Hydro Electric Project

Shiv Samudram (1902)

Newspaper

Bengal Gazette (James Hikki)

Vernacular Daily

Samachar Darpan

Hindi Newspaper

Udant Martand

Telegraph Line

Diamond Harbour to Kolkata

International

Telephone Mumbai to London (1951)

Service
Television Centre
Colour Programme

New Delhi (1959)

from 15th August 1982

T.V.
Silent Film

Raja Harish Chadra

Talky Film

Alam-ara

Satellite

Aryabhatta 19 th April 1975

Atomic underground test

Pokhran (18 th May 1975)

Test Tube Baby

1986 born bay Harsha

Country made missile

Prithvi (1988)

Antarctica mission

1982 under he leadership Dr.S. Z quasim

First Person in India

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Governor

General

of Lord Lewis Mount batten

General

of Chakaravarti Rajagopalachari

Independent India
Indian

Governor

Independent India
Chief of the Indian Armed Forces

General K.M.Carriapa

Field Marshall

General S.H.F.J. Mnekshaw

President

Dr.Rajendraprasad

Vice President.

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

Prime Minister

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Non Congress Prime Minster

Atal Behari Bajpai

British

Governor

General

of Warren Hastings

Bengal
Space Traveller

S. Leader Rakesh Sharma

I.C.S

Satyendra Nath Tagore

Swimmer who crossed over the Mihir Sen

English Channel by swimming
RamanMagsaysay awardee-

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Nobel prize winner

Rabindra Nath Tagore

President of National Congress

Vyomesh Chand Banerjee

Chairman of Lok Sabha

G.B mavlankar

Chief Election

Sukumar Sen

Commissioner
Indian Chairman in International Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
Court
Foreigner

awardee

of

Bharat Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Ratna
Leader of the Indian Antarctica Dr.Syed Zahuv Quasim
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Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Justice Hiralal J Kaniya

Award with Bharat Ratnas

Dr.Saravapalli

Radhakrishnan,

Chakravarthi,

Rajagopalachari, Sir.C.B. Raman

Posthumously

Bharat

Ratna Lal Bhadur Shastri

Awardee
Person awarded Bharatiya-Gyan- G.Shankar Kurup (Malayalam 1965)
Peeth Purskar
Successful

Surgeon

who Dr. P.Venugopal

transplanted heart
Successful heart who transplanted Devi Ram 1994
person
President

of

National

Human Ranganath Mishra

Rights Commission Justice

Hindi Literature person awarde Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)
Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purshkar
Indian Who won the world Billard Wilson Jans
award
Indian who won the Grammy P.T.Ravisankar
award
Person delivered the lecture in Atal Behari Bajbai (1977)
Hindi in U.N.G.
Indian member in British House Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)
of Commons
First President of Indian Science Sir Asutosh Mukherjee
Congress
Writer who was awarded Vyas Ramvilas Sharma
Samman

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Managing

Director

of Goutam Kazi

World Bank
Player awarded Padam Bhusan

C.K.Naidu

Indian Players played Davis Cup

M.Salim and S.M.Jacob (singles) A.A. Fiiya and

L.S. Dare (Doubles) 1921

Indian Player who played the test K.S. Ranjeet Single (From England)
Cricket
Scientist elected for Lok Sabha
Scientist

awarded

Dr. Meghnad Saha

Ghanshyam Prof.Ashis Dutta (1991)

Das Birla award

Literature who was

awarded C.K.Nagaraj Rao (1993)

Murti Devi Puraskar

Person,

who

became

High V.K. Krishna Menon.

Commission in Great Britain

Person

who

became

High

V.K.Krishna Menon

Commission in Great Britain

Indian who was

awarded the Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)

Lenin Peace Price

First Indian who contested

the Lal Mohan Ghose

election for British Parliament

An Indian, appointed the Judge of Ram Prasad Ram
High Court, during the British
period
Indian

Member

of

Viceroy Sir. S.P.Sinha

Executive Council
Chairman of Finance Commission
Indian

member

of

K.C. Niogi

American Deleep Singh

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Bowler who made Hat trick in Harbhajan Singh
Test Cricket
Batsman who made 300 runs in Virendra Sehwag
Test Cricket
First Marshal of Indian Air Force

Arjan Singh

First Indian who individually won Abhinav Bindra

the Gold Medal in Olympic games
First Indian who won the Bronze Vijendra Kumar.
Medal in Boxing in Olympic
games

First Women in India

President

of

Republic Smt. Pratibha Patil

India
Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi

Women (India and World)

Arti Shah

Who

crossed

Channel

English
through

Swimming
Governor

Sarojini Naidu (U.P)

I.P.S. Officer

Kiran Bedi

President

of

National Anne Besant

Congress
Chairman of the Union Rose William Baithu
Public

Service

Commission
Winner of Nobel Prize.

Mother Teresa (for peace)

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Awardee of Miss World

Rita Faria

Awardee of Miss. Universe

Sushmita Sen

Mayer

Tara Charian (Madras-1957)

Minister in Central Cabinet

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Chief Minister

Suchcta Kriplani

Parliamentrian

Radhabai Subbarayan (1938)

Judge of Supreme Court

Justice Meera Sahaib Fatima Bibi

Chief Justice of High Court

Justice Leela Set (Himachal Pradesh)

Session Judge of the Counting

Anna Chandi (Kerala)

Mountaineer who climbed (Conquerred

the Mt.Everest

Bucchendri Pal

Awardee of Norman Borlaug Prize

Dr.Amrita Patil

Literature who was awarded the Sahitya

Akademi ward

Amrita Pritam (1956)

Honoured with Bharat Ratna

Indira Gandhi

Awardee of Lenin peace award

Aruna Asaf Ali

Awardee of Jananpith Purshka

Asha Purna Devi (1076)

Woman who reached Antarctica

Mahel Musa (1977)

Woman who reached the North Pole

Pritisu Gupa (1993)

Woman who traveled All round the world Ujjawala Patil (1988) by Boat
Chief Engineer

P. K. Tresla Naguli

Pilot

Flying Officer Suphma

Air Lines Pilot

Capl. Durg.i Banorjiv

Commander of Boeing 737 Plane

Capt. Snudaniini Deshmukh

Paratrooper of Indian Air Force

Gceta Ghosli

I. A. S.

Auna George Malhotra

First television news broadcaster

Pratima Puri

Participated in music programme of

U.N.O.

M S.Subbuluxmi (1996)

Woman participated in Olympic games

Meri Lila Row (1952)

Woman who won the medal in Olympic

games

Malleshwari (Weight lifting Sydney)

Woman who won the Gold Medal in

Asian games

Kamal Jeot Sidlui (1970), 400 metre)

Woman who won the medal in

Anil Chiya and Kawal Thakur Singh

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Commonwealth games

(woman Doubles Badminton, 1978)

Medal Winner in International Athletic

Championship

Anju B.George (2003 Paris)

Grandmaster Winner in Chess

Bhagiya Sri Thipsey (1988)

One hundred wicket taken in Internation

Cricket

Indulgi (1986)

Awardee of Arjun Puraskar

N.Lamsden (Hockey, 1961)

Woman who made hatrick in foot ball

Youlanda de Suza (1978)

Awardee of Ashok Chakra

Neerja Bhanot (Posthumously)

Awardee of Sena Medal

Vimla Devi (1988)

Degree of Graduation

Kadambni Ganguli(Bose) and

Chandramukhi Bose (Kolkata University,
1883)

Awardee of B.E. Degree

Ella Majumdar (1951)

M.B.B.S Degree Awardee

Vidhumuti Bose and Virginia Mitter

(Kolkata Medical College)

First Surgeon

Dr.Prema Mukherjee

Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank

K.J.Udesi (2003)

Chairman of NABARD

Ranjana Kumar

D.I.G. (Police)

Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya

Lieutenant General

Punita Arora

Chairman of Indian Airlines

Sushma Chawla

Barrister

Cornonia Sorabji (Allhabad High Court

1923)

Advocate

Regina Guha

Ambassador

Vijayalaxmi Pandit (U.S.S.R. 1947)

Woman who crossed over Gibralter Strait Arati Pradhan

by Swimming
World Record in Power fitting

Sumita Laha (1989)

Represented the nation in all three games

(Cricket, Hockey and Basket ball)

Shrin Khushro Kiyasa

First Commercial lest Pilot of the world

Surun Darsi and C.ipl. Rose Lopar

Pilot of Indian Air Forte

Harita Daoel

Twice Scaled the Mt.Everest

Santosh Yadav

Ramon Magsaysay Prize Awardee

Kiran Bedi

Heroin awarded Dada Sahaib Phalke

Prize

Devika Rani Rorik

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Youngest woman who scaled the Mt.

Everest twice

Decky Dolma

Scientist
who was awarded
Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar award

Ashima Chatterjee

Foreign Secretary

Chokila Ayyar

First Chief Secretary of the Country

Nirmla Buch

First Space traveller

Kalpana Chawla

Joint Director of C.B.I

Archana Sunder Lingam

Winner of Murti Devi Prize

Pratibha Rai

Woman Contested the Presidential

election

Capt. Laxmi Sahgal

Air Vice Marshal and Air-Marshal in

Indian Air Force

P.Bandyo Paddhyay

Non-military Police Advisor in U.N.O.

Kiran Bedi

Revenue Secretary

Vinita Rai

Referee in Boxing

Rajia Sabnam

First woman of Indian origin who stayed

for the longest time in space

Sunita William.

JOURNEY OF INDIAN POST OFFICE

Year

Work

1766

Establishment of first Indian Postal system by Lord Clive in India.

1774

Establishment of first C.P.O. in Kolkata by Warren Hastings.

1786

Establishment of Madras G.I.O. 1793

Mumbai

1854

On October 1, 1854, Indian Post Office was recognised as of national

importance and was brought under the authority of Director-General, Year
2(104 was celebrated as a 150th year of the Indian Post Office. The
establishment of the dept. of Post Office is to be considered from this
very year.

1863

Railway Mail Service (R.M.S.) was started.

1873

Sale of engraving envelopes was started

1876

India started Parcel Postal Unit.

1877

Started of V.P.P.

1879

Post Card was started.

1880

Money-order Service was started.

1911

First airmail was sent from Allahabad to Naini

1835

Indian Costal Order was started.

Establishment of C.P.O. at

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1972

Pin Code was started.

1984

Postal life insurance was started.

1985

Post and telephone departments were separated.

1986

Speed Post Service was started.

1990

At Mumbai and Chennai, two automatic postal edition Centres were

started.

1995

Rural Postal Insurance was started.

1996

Media Postal Service was started.

1997

Business Postal Service was started.

1998

Satellite Postal Service was started

1999

Data Dak and Express Dak Services were started

2000

Greeting Post Service was started

2001

Electronic fund transfer service was started.

3 rd Jan. Track and Tax Service based on internet was started.

2002
5 th Sep. Bill mail Service was started.
2003
30 th Jan. Beginning of E Postal Service.
2004
10 th Aug. Logistic Post Service was started.
2004
TOURIST PLACES OF STATES
Andhra Pradesh

Charminar, Salaranj Museum, Golkonda Fort, Araku Valley,

Harshlla hills, Husain Sagar Lake

Arunachal
Pradesh

Twang, Dirang, Bomdella, Tripi Malinathen, Likabali, Pasighat,

Alaung Teju, Mico, Namdafa

Assam

Kamakhya temple, Navgarah, Kaziranga National Park, Manas

Tiger Project, Pobitora, Bhaluk Punj, Half long, Mufuli,
Chandubi Lake, Hazo, Bhatdraba

Chhattisgarh

Chitrakoot waterfall, Tiriithgarh wnlorfall Kanger River, Keshkal

Valley, Kangev Ghal, National Park, Kailash Caves, Kutumb Caves
AcSianakmor Sanctuary.

Goa

Kala, Colaungut, Bagtora, Anjuna, St. Cathedral Church, Cobalem,

Merdal, Terekhole.

Gujarat

Palitana, Chorwad, Ubharat, Thithal.

Haryana

Blueje, Sky lark, Suraj Kund, Badkal lake, Morni hills.

JammuKashmir

Chashrna Shoi spring, Dal kike, Dachi-dham, Gulmarg, Pahdgam,

Son-marg, Patni-top.
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Karnataka

Bellur, Hellbed, Badami, Eholc, Pathdakkal, Hampy, World

heritage places.

Maiihya
Piadesh

Dhuadhar waterfall, Bheraghat, Bandhav-garh. National Park,

Sanchi, Bhim botka, Mahcshwar, Onkare-shwar, Amarkantak.

Maharashtra

Karla Caves, Mahabaleeshwar, Matheniu, Pachgani, Malsluj Ghat,

Aubdi, Chikaldaram, Panchla-hill station.

Manipur

Kangla, Nupilan, Loktak lake, Kibum-Lam gao National Park, Sirai

hillvDuzuko Valley, Lai-haroba, .Chira-oba, Ningal-chak, Kooba,
Rath-yatra, Gan-nagi, Lux-nigai, Yaosang, (Holi), Mcra-Habagabakoot.

Meghalaya

World nmous Lake, Lady Hayadri Park, !Vlr>-j,round. Elephant

fall, Shillong hill.

Mizoram

Chamfai., Tamdill, Watanag fall.

Orissa

Lingraj temple, Konark, Nandan-Kanan, Chilka-lake, Shulipal

National Pi.rk,'Dudama waterfall,

Punjab

Golden temple, Durgiana temple, Sri Keshgarh Sahaib.

Rajasthan

Sariska Tiger Reserve Kewala Devi National, Park, Mount Abu,

Tamil Nadu

Kumba Konarn, Dhar-Suram, Chidambaram, Sri-Rangam, Madurai,

Ramesh-waram, Trinelvelli, Kanyakumari, Ooty, Kodai-Kanal,
Ellagiri, Kolli hills, Mudumallai, Annamalai.

Tripura

Kamal - Sagar, Sophaigala, Ncer Mahal, Udai-pur, Pilak,

Mahamuni,

Uttarakhand

Badrinath, Kedarnath, hardwar, Rishikesh, Hemkund Sahaib, Nanak

Metta, Bugial, Duli, Mussoorrie, Chakrata, Ranikhet, Bageshwar,
Kasauni

Uttar Pradesh

Vindhyachal, Chitrakoot, Nemishrai, Brindravan, Deva Sharif,

Piprava, Kaushambi, Sarnath, Jhansi, Mahoba.

AndamanNicobar

Cellular Jail, Ross land and Wiper Island, PanchJ, Red-Saki island,
Hevlock, island, Suique.

Chandigarh

Rock garden, Ross-garden, Shukhna, lake, Tower of Shadow,

Geomatrtc hill, Museum of Evolution; Lahhut, Nepli-forest.

Dadra
and Banganga Lake, Hirvavan Park.
Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu

Van Jesus Church, our lady of sea church, our lady of Remedeos
Church Motidaman and Nani-daman fort, Kachigam, Meera Sole,
park, Panakota fort.

Lakshadweep

Agati-bangaram, Kalpeni, Kadmat, Kavarati and minicoy

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IMPORTANT INSTITUTE AND ITS HEAD QUARTERS

EDUCATION
Commission of Scientific and Technical Words New Delhi
Terminology
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages

Hyderabad

Institute of National Sanskrit

New Delhi

National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth

Tirupati

Shri Lal Bahadur

Vidyapeeth

Shastri

National

Sanskrit New Delhi

Rashtriya Bal Bhavan

New Delhi

Institute of Central Indian Language

Mysore

Indian Council of Higher Research

Shimla

Indian Institute of Social Sciences and Research

New Delhi

Council of Indian Philosophy Research

New Delhi and Lucknow

Indian Institute of Science

Bengaluru

Indian Institute of Information Technology

Management

and Gwalior

Central Hindi Institute

Agra

ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE
Wild Zone Research Institute

Jodhpur

Central Pollution Control Board

Delhi

Central Museum Authority

New Delhi

Rehabilitation Institute of Social Forestry Ecology

Allahabad

G. B. Pant Himdoya Environment and Development Institute

Almora

Himalayan Forest Research Centre

Shimla

Indian Forest Research and Education Council

Dehradun

Institute of Indian Forest Management

Bhopal

Institute of Indian Plywood Industry and Research

Bengaluru

Institute of Forest Genetic Tree Breeding

Coimbatore

Forest Productive Centre

Ranchi

Institute of Forest Research and Human Resource Development

Chindwara

Institute of Rainforest

Jorhat

Institute of Lumbering Science and Technology

Bengaluru

Institute of National Science and Technology

Faridabad

Indian Botanical Survey

Kolkata
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Indian Anthropology Survey

Kolkata

Indian Forest Survey

Jorhat

Tropical Institute

Jabalpur

DEFENCE INSTITUTES
Air Force Academy

Hyderabad

Air Force Technical College

Bengaluru

College of Military Engineering

Pune

Defence Management Institute

Sikandrabad

Defence Services Staff College

Wellington

Directorate General N.C.C

New Delhi

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering School

Baroda

Hindustan Aeronautic Limited

Bengaluru

Indian Air Force Training Centre

Chennai

Indian Military Academy

Dehradun

Institute of Armament Technology

Pune

Military College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Sikandrabad

Directorate of National Cadet Core

New Delhi

National Defence Academy

Kharagwasala

Naval College of Engineering

Lonavala

Officers Training Academy

Chennai

ART ETC
Institute of National Museum History .for Art Con- New Delhi
servation and Science Museum
Allahabad Museum

Allahabad

Asiatic Society

Kolkata

Indian Anthropology Survey

Kolkata.

Indian National Archives

New Delhi

Central Buddh Education Institute

Leh

Central High Tibetean Educational Institute

Varanasi

Central Secretariat Library (1981)

New Delhi

Cultural Institute and Training Centre (1979)

New Delhi

Delhi Public Library

New Delhi

Gandhian Recollection and Philosophy Recollection

New Delhi

Institute of Indian Diamond

Surat
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Indian Museum

Kolkata

Indira Gandhi National Art Centre

New Delhi

Indira Gandhi National Human Museum

Bhopal

Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (1954)

Imphal

Kala Chitra Foundation

Chennai

Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library

Patna

Lalit Kala Academy (1954)

New Delhi

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Asian Studies Institute

Kolkata

National Drama Vidyalaya (1959)

New Delhi

National Science Museum Parishad

Kolkata

National Modern Art Technique (1954)

Kolkata

National Library (1948)

Kolkata

National Museum

New Delhi

National Research Laboratory for Conservation of

Cultural Heritage

Lucknow

National School of Drama

New Delhi

Nav-Nalanda Mahabihar

Bihar

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

New Delhi

Raja Rammohan Rai Library Foundation

Kolkata

Ram Krishan Mission Sanskrit Institute (1938)

Kolkata

Rampur Raja Library

Rampur

Sahitya Academy (1954)

New Delhi

Salarjanj Museum

Hyderabad

Sangeet Natak Academy

New Delhi

Victoria Memorial Hall

Kolkata

FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY

Indian Standard Bureau

Delhi

Indian Examination House

Kolkata

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

Central Health Education Bureau

New Delhi

National Medical Science Academy

New Delhi

National Ayurvedic Institute

Jaipur

National Siddh Institute

Chennai

National Yunani Institute

Bengaluru
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Morarji Desai National Yog Institute

New Delhi

National Natural Medical Institute

Pune

National Homeopathic Institute

Kolkata

National Ayurvedic Vidyapeeth

New Delhi

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd.

Rasoyni (Maharashtra)

INDUSTRIES
South

India

Textile

Research

Association

Coimbatore

North India Cloth Research Institute

Ghaziabad

Silk and Art Silk Mills Research Association

Mumbai

Indian

Kolkata

Jute

Industry Research Association

Wool Research Institute

Thane

National Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.

Trombay

Pesticide Technology Institute

Gurgaon

Hindustan Antibiotic Ltd.

Pimpri, Pune

Plastic Engineering

(Sepate) Chennai

and Technology Institute

Indian Bureau of Mines

Nagpur

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

Orissa

Hindustan Zinc Ltd.

Udaipur

LAW AND JUSTICE

National

Justice Academy

Bhopal

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy

Hyderabad

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain National Crime and New Delhi
Justice Institute
LABOUR
Labour Bureau Institute

Chandigarh and Shimla

V.V.Giri National Labour Institute

Noida (U. P.)

Central Labour Board

Nagpur

Director General of Mines Security

Dhanbad

Central Education Media Institute

Chennai

Institute of Central government Training and

Research

Kolkata

MASS COMMUNICATION
Publication Department

New Delhi
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Film Department

Mumbai

National Film Archieves

Pune

Indian Committee of Children Film

Mumbai

Directorate of Publications and Visual Publicity

Delhi.

Directorate of Regional Publicity

New Delhi

Testimony Board of Central Movie

Mumbai

Institute of Indian Film and Television

Pune

Satyajeet Ray Film and Television Institute

Kolkata

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Kolkata

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Pune

Indian Astro-physics Institute

Bengaluru

Jawaharlal Nehru Developed Scientific Research Centre

Bengaluru

Indian Institute of Geomagnetism

Mumbai

Indian Science Academy

Bengnluru

Indian National Science Academy

New Delhi

Indian Science Congress Association

Kolkata

Indian National Engineering Academy

New Delhi

Indian National Oceanic information Service Centre

Hyderabad

Indian Oceanic Technical Institute

Chennai

National Antarctic and Ocean Research Centre

Goa

National Biological Science Centre

Bengaluru

National Institute of Reservation

New Delhi

Centre of National Cell Science

Pune

Centre of National Mental Research

Manesar

National Plant-Genome Research Centre

New Delhi

National Earthquake Science Data Centre

New Delhi

Indian Science Academy

Allahabad

Survey Training Institute

Hyderabad (with the help

of U.N.D.P.)

Bose Institute

Kolkata

Agarkar Research Institute

Pune

Sri Chitra Triunal Medical Science and Technical

Institute

Tiruvananthapuram

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Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology

Dehradun

N.N.Bose National Fundamental Science Centre

Kolkata

Birbal Sahanj Institute of Paleo-botany

Lucknow

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment

Council

New Delhi

Science Expansion (Vigyan Prasar)

New Delhi

Liquid Crystal Research Institute

Bengaluru

Aryabhatta Research Observatory

Nainital

Director of Atomic Mineral Investigation and

Research

Hyderabad

Indian Uranium Corporation Ltd

Jaduguda

Heavy Water Board

Mumbai

Nuclear Fuel Campus

Hyderabad

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Mumbai

Shri Ram Institute of Chemical Research

New Delhi

Institute for Plasma Research (I. P. R.)

Ahrnedabad

Harish Chand Research Institute

Chennai

Physics Institute

Bhubaneshwar

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

Kolkata

Department of Atomic Energy

Mumbai

Project Directorate, Integrated Coastal and Sea Coast

Management

Chennai

Sea-biotic Resources and Ecology Centre

Cochin

Hindustan Zinc Limited

Udaipur

D. N. A. Finger Print and Centre

Hyderabad Biotic

Resources and Continuous Development Centre

Imphal

Life Science Institute

Bhubaneshwar

Physical Research Laboratory

Ahamedabad (Gujarat)

S.V.National Technical Institute

Surat

Saha Nuclear Physics Institute

Kolkata (W. Bengal)

Cosmic Rays Research Institute

Gauribidanow

Shri Ram Chennai Research Institute

New Delhi

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Mumbai

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Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

Kocchi

Institute of Mathematical Science

Chennai

Institute of Physics

Bhubaneshwar

National, Biology Centre

Bengaluru

Uranium Corporation of India Ltd

Jaduguda(Jharkhand)

Vishveshraiya National Technical Institute

Nagpur

TRANSPORT
Diesel Locomotive Works

Varanasi

Chitranjan Locomotive Works

Chitranjan

Rail Coach Factory

Kapurthala

Integral Coach Factory

Perambur, Kapurthala

Rail Wheel Factory

Bengaluru

Marine Engineering and Research Institute

Kolkata

Marine Engineering and Research Institute

Mumbai

Lal Bahadur Shastri Coastal Research and Higher Study Mumbai

Institute
Indian Inland Waterways Authority

Noida

Maritime Training Institute Powai

Mumbai

Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Visakhapatnam

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation

Kolkata

Civil Aviation Security Bureau

Delhi

National
Institute

Aviation

Management

and

Research Delhi

Fire Training Centre

New Delhi

Fire Service Training School

Narainpur (Kolkata)

Indira Gandhi National Flying Academy

Furshatganj (U. P.)

Indian Tourism and Travel Management Institute

Gwalior

National Water Sporting Institute

Goa

WATER RESOURCES
Central Soil and Material Research Centre

New Delhi

Central Water and Electric Research Centre

Kharagwasala (Pune)

National Project Construction Corporation Ltd

New Delhi

National Hydrology Institute

Roorkee (Uttara-khand)

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Welfare
National Blind Institute

Dehradun

National Orthopedic Disabled Institute

Kolkata

Aliyawarjung National Hard of Hearing Institute

Mumbai

National Mental Disabled Institute

Slkandrabad

National
Institute

Rehabilitation Training

and

Research

Cuttack

Physically Disabled Institute

New Delhi

Multi-disabled Strengthen Institute

Chennai

National Public Cooperation and Child Development

Institute

New Delhi

YOUTH WORK AND PLAY

Rajeev Gandhi National Youth Development Institute

Sriperambadur

Laxmibai National Physical Education Institute (1957)

Gwalior

Energy
National Thermal Power Corporation

New Delhi

Electric Finance Corporation Ltd

New Delhi

Communication
Communication Telecommunication Engineering Centre

New Delhi

National Telecommunication Finance and Management

Academy

Hyderabad

High Level Telecommunication Training Centre

Ghaziabad

Advance Level Telecommunication Training Centre

Ghaziabad

Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Telecommunication

Training Institute

Jabalpur

1. In all, there are 28 States & 7 Union Territories in India

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2. In India tropic of cancer passes through 8 states (Gujarat, Rajasthan,

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West- Bengal, Tripura and
Mizoram
3. In all there are 247 islands in India, in which 204 Islands are in Bay of
Bengal and 43 islands are in Arabian Sea
4. In Kerala (State) in Puducherry (Union Territory) the No. of females
per 1000 males is the highest in India
5. Maximum density is found in central capital region Delhi and lowest
density in Andaman- Nicobar, the union territory.
6. From the pint of view of area, Rajasthan is the biggest State while Goa
is the smallest State
7. From the point of view of area, biggest union territory is Andaman
Nichobar, while Smallest Union territory is Lakshadweep
8. In India Narmada and Tapti are the two rivers which flow towards the
west while rest rivers of country flow towards the east.
9. State emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of
Ashoka, which was adopted on 26 th January, 1950 by Government of
India. It is preserved in Sarnath Museum.
10. On 27 th December, 1911 the National Anthem was first sung at the
Kolkata session of Indian National Congress
11. Bharat Bhagya Vidhata title was first published in a magazine named
Tatbodhni
12. The song was translated from English entitled the morning song of
India in 1919 by Rabindra Nath Tagore
13. Indian Constituent Assembly adopted this song as a national Anthem on
24 th Jan., 1950
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14. National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankimchandra

Chatterji
15. There are five stanzas in this song but it s first stanza is sung only as a
national song. Time taken to sung this song is 1 minute and five
seconds
16. This song is in Tal Kahevva Rag.
17. The National song was first sung in session of Indian National
Congress at Kolkata in 1896.

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