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General Awareness and Current Affairs

Electrical Mentor
Author: BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE

1. Andhra Pradesh
Capital City: Amaravati Languages: Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English
Chief Minister: Shri N. Chandra Babu Naidu State animal: Blackbuck
Political Party: TDP State Bird: Indian Roller
Governor: Shri EL. Narasimhan State Tree: Neem
High court is at: Hyderabad State Flower: Water lilly

2. Arunachal Pradesh
Capital City: Itanagar Languages: Monpa, Miji, Aka, Sherdukpen,
Chief Minister: Shri Prema Khandu Apatani, Adi, Hill Miri
Political Party: BJP State animal: Mithun
Governor: Shri Padmanabha Acharya State Bird: Great Hornbill
High court is at: Gauhati (Itanagar Bench) State Tree: Hollong
State Flower: Retusa

3. Assam
Capital City: Dispur Languages: Assamese, Bodo, Karbi, Bengali
Chief Minister: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal State animal: Gor
Political Party: BJP State Bird: White-winged duck
Governor: Shri Banwarilal Purohit State Tree: Kopou phul
High court is at: Gauhati State Flower: Kopou phul

4. Bihar
Capital City: Patna Languages: Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Angika,
Chief Minister: Shri Nitish Kumar Magadhi
Political Party: Janata Dal (United) State animal: Ox
Governor: Shri Ram Nath Kovind State Bird: Sparrow
High court of Bihar is at: Patna State Tree: Peepal
State Flower: Marigold

5. Chhattisgarh
Capital City: Raipur Languages: Hindi, Oriya, Marathi,
Chief Minister: Dr. Raman Singh Chhattisgarhi, Gondi, Korku
Political Party: BJP State animal: Wild Buffalo
Governor: Shri Balramji Dass Tandon State Bird: Hill Myna
High court Chhattisgarh is at: Bilaspur State Tree: Sal
State Flower: --

6. Goa
Capital City: Panaji Languages: Konkani, Marathi, English, Hindi,
Chief Minister: Shri Manohar Parrikar Portuguese
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Political Party: BJP State animal: Gaur

Governor: Smt. Mridula Sinha State Bird: Black Crested Bulbul
High court of Bombay is at: Goa State Tree: Matti
State Flower: --

7. Gujarat
Capital City: Gandhinagar Languages: English, Gujarati, Sindhi, Marwari,
Chief Minister: Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Kutchi, Urdu, Hindi, Sourashtra, Vasavi
Political Party: BJP State animal: Asiatic Lion
Governor: Shri Om Prakash Kohli State Bird: Greater Flamingo
High court of Gujarat is at: Ahmedabad State Tree: Mango
State Flower: Marigold (Galgota)

8. Haryana
Capital City: Chandigarh Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Haryanvi
Chief Minister: Shri Manohar Lal Khattar State animal: Black Buck
Political Party: BJP State Bird: Black Francolin
Governor: Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki State Tree: Sacred fig
High court of Punjab and Haryana is at: State Flower: Lotus
Chandigarh

9. Himachal Pradesh
Capital City: Shimla Languages: Hindi, English, Punjabi, Kinnauri,
Chief Minister: Shri Virbhadra Singh Pahari, Kangri and Dogri
Political Party: INC State animal: Snow Leopard
Governor: Shri Acharya Dev Vrat State Bird: Western Tragopan
High court of Himachal Pradesh is at: Shimla State Tree: Deodar
State Flower: Pink Rhododendron

10. Jammu and Kashmir

Capital City: Srinagar ( in Summer) and Languages: Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Dogri,
Jammu (in Winter) Kashmiri, Balti, Ladakhi, Purig, Gurji, Dadri
Chief Minister: Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed State animal: Hangul
Political Party: PDP(Peoples democratic party) State Bird: Black-Necked Crane
Governor: Shri N. N. Vohra State Tree: Chinar
High court is at: Jammu and Kashmir State Flower: Lotus

11. Jharkhand
Capital City: Ranchi Languages: Mundari , Kurukh, Khortha,
Chief Minister: Shri Raghubar Das Nagpuria, Sadri, Khariya, Panchparagnia, Ho,
Political Party: BJP Malto, Karmali, Bangla, Hindi, Urdu, Santhali
Governor: Shrimati Droupadi Murmu State animal: Elephant
High court of Jharkhand is at: Ranchi State Bird: Asian Koel
State Tree: Sal
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State Flower: Palash

12. Karnataka
Capital City: Bengaluru Languages: Kannada, Tulu, Hindi, Bengali,
Chief Minister: Shri Siddaramaiah Mahl
Political Party: INC State animal: Elephant
Governor: Shri Vajubhai Vala State Bird: Indian Roller
High court is at: Bengaluru State Tree: Sandal
State Flower: Lotus

13. Kerala
Capital City: Thiruvananthapuram Languages: Malayalam, English
Chief Minister: Shri Pinarayi Vijayan State animal: Elephant
Political Party: CPI(M) State Bird: Great Hornbill
Governor: Shri Justice (Retd.) Palaniswamy State Tree: Coconut
Sathasivam State Flower: (Kanikonna) Golden Shower Stat
High court is at:Ernakulam Flower

14. Madya Pradesh

Capital City: Bhopal Languages: Punjabi, Malvi, Nimadi, Punjabi,
Chief Minister: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Bhilodi, Gondi, Korku, Kalto, Nihali
Political Party: BJP State animal: Swamp Deer
Governor: Shri Om Prakash Kohli (Add. State Bird: Paradise Fly-catcher
Charge) State Tree: Banyan
High court is at: Jabalpur State Flower: --

15. Maharastra
Capital City: Mumbai Languages: Marathi, English, Konkani
Chief Minister: Shri Devendra Fadnavis State animal: Indian Giant Squirrel
Political Party: BJP State Bird: Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Governor: Shri Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao State Tree: Mango
High court is at: Bombay State Flower: Lagerstroemia

16. Manipur
Capital City: Imphal Languages: Manipuri, Meitei
Chief Minister: Nongthombam Biren Singh State animal: Sangai (Brow-antlered deer)
Political Party: BJP State Bird: Nongin
Governor: Dr. Najma A. Heptulla State Tree: Indian Mahogany
High court is at: Imphal State Flower: Lilium mackliniae (Lily)

17. Meghalaya
Capital City: Shillong Languages: Khasi, Bengali, Garo, Hindi,
Chief Minister: Dr. Mukul Sangma English
Political Party: INC State animal: Clouded Leopard
Governor: Shri Banwarilal Purohit State Bird: Hill Myna
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High court is at:Shillong State Tree: Gamari

State Flower: Lady Slipper Orchid

18. Mizoram
Capital City: Aizawl Languages: Mizo, Hindi, English
Chief Minister: Shri Lal Thanhawla State animal: Hillock Gibbon
Political Party: INC State Bird: Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Governor: Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma State Tree: Iron Wood
High court is at: Gauhati (Aizawl Bench) State Flower: Thar Senhri

19. Nagaland
Capital City: Kohima Languages: Nagamese, Creole, Assamese,
Chief Minister: Shri. T R Zeliang English
Political Party: Nagaland People's front State animal: Mithun
Governor: Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna State Bird: Blyth's Tragopan
Acharya State Tree: Alder
High court is at: Gauhati (Kohima Bench) State Flower: Kopou

20. Odisha
Capital City: Bhubaneswar Languages: Oriya, Magadhi
Chief Minister: Shri Naveen Patnaik State animal: Sambar Deer
Political Party: Biju JanataDal State Bird: Indian Roller
Governor: Dr. S. C. Jamir State Tree: Ashwatha
High court is at:Cuttack State Flower: Ashoka

21. Punjab
Capital City: Chandighar Languages: Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gurmukhi
Chief Minister: Shri Captain Amarinder Singh and English
Political Party: INC State animal: Black Buck
Governor: Shri V.P. Singh Badnore State Bird: Northern Goshawk
High court of Punjab and Haryana is at: State Tree: Shisham
Chandigarh State Flower: --

22. Rajasthan
Capital City: Jaipur Languages: Rajasthani, Marwari, Mewari,
Chief Minister: Smt. Vasundhara Raje Dhundhari, Mewati and Harauti, Hindi,
Political Party: BJP Punjabi
Governor: Shri Kalyan Singh State animal: Camel
High court is at:Jaipur State Bird: Great Indian Bustard
State Tree: Khejri
State Flower: Rohida

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23. Sikkim
Capital City: Gangtok Languages: Nepali, Limbu, Majhi, Majhwar,
Chief Minister: Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkimese, Sherpa, Tamang, Thulung, Tibetan,
Political Party: Sikkim Democratic Front English, Hindi etc.
Governor: Shri Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil State animal: Red Panda
High court is at: Gangtok State Bird: Blood Pheasant
State Tree: Rhododendron
State Flower: Noble orchid

24. Tamil Nadu

Capital City: Chennai Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,
Chief Minister: Edappadi K Palaniswami Kannada, Urdu, English
Political Party: AIADMK State animal: Nilgiri Tahr
Governor: Shri. Ch. Vidyasagar Rao (Add. State Bird: Emerald Dove
Charge) State Tree: Palmyra tree
High court is at: Chennai State Flower: Glory lily

25. Telangana
Capital City: Hyderabad Languages: Telugu, Urdu
Chief Minister: Shri K Chandra Sekhara Rao State animal: Jinka (Deer)
Political Party: TRS State Bird: Palapitta (Indian Roller or Blue
Governor: Shri EL. Narasimhan Jay)
High court is at: Hyderabad State Tree: Jammi Chettu (Prosopis Cineraria)
State Flower: Tangedu (Tanners Cassia)

26. Tripura
Capital City: Agartala Languages: Bengali, Kokborok, English,
Chief Minister: Shri Manik Sarkar Noyakhali, Chakma
Political Party: CPI(M) State animal: Phayre's Langur
Governor: Shri Tathagata Roy State Bird: Green Imperial Pigeon
High court is at: Agartala State Tree: Agar
State Flower: Nageshwar

27. Uttar Pradesh

Capital City: Lucknow Languages: Hindi, Urdu, English, Awadhi,
Chief Minister: Shri Yogi Adityanath Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Braj etc.
Political Party: BJP State animal: Swamp Deer
Governor: Shri Ram Naik State Bird: Sarus crane
High court is at:Allahabad State Tree: Sal
State Flower: Palash

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28. Uttarakhand
Capital City: Dehradun Languages: Garhwali, Kumaoni, Hindi,
Chief Minister: Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat Sanskrit, English
Political Party: BJP State animal: Alpine Musk Deer
Governor: Dr. Krishan Kant Paul State Bird: Himalayan Monal
High court is at: Nainital State Tree: Rhododendron (Buransh)
State Flower: Brahm Kamal

29. West Bengal

Capital City: Kolkata
Chief Minister: Km. Mamata Banerjee
Political Party: All India Trinalool Congress
Governor: Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi
High court is at:Kolkata
Languages: Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali
State animal: Fishing cat
State Bird: White-throated Kingfisher
State Tree: Devil Tree
State Flower: Night-flowering Jasmine

Union Territories
01. Andaman & Nicobar
Capital City: Port Blair Languages: Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam,
Chief Minister: -- Nicobarese, Telugu
Political Party: -- State animal: Dugong
Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi State Bird: Wood Pigeon
High court is at: Culcutta high court bench at State Tree: Andaman Padauk
port blair State Flower: --

02. Chandigarh
Capital City: Chandighar Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, English
Chief Minister: -- State animal: Indian Grey Mongoose
Political Party: -- State Bird: Indian Grey Hornbill
Governor: Shri.V.P. Singh Badnore State Tree: Mango
High court is at: Chandighar State Flower: Dhak Flower

03. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Capital City: Silvasa Languages: English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
Chief Minister: -- State animal: --
Political Party: -- State Bird: --
Governor: Shri Praful Patel State Tree:--
High court of Bombay Silvasa Bench State Flower: --

04. Daman & Diu

Capital City: Daman Languages: Warli, Agri, Konkani, Gujarati,
Chief Minister: -- Hindi, English
Political Party: -- State animal: --
Governor: Shri Praful Patel State Bird: --
High court is at: High court of Bombay State Tree:--

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State Flower: --

05. Delhi (NCT)

Capital City: New Delhi Languages: Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu
Chief Minister: Shri Arvind Kejriwal State animal: --
Political Party: Aam Admi State Bird: Sparrow
Governor: Anil Baijal State Tree: --
High court is at: New Delhi State Flower: --

06. Lakshdweep
Capital City: Kavaratti Languages: Divehi, Malayalam, Jeseri, Tamil,
Chief Minister: -- Mahi, English
Political Party: -- State animal: Butterfly fish
Governor: Shri Vijay Kumar IAS State Bird: Noddy Tern
High court is at: kerala high court State Tree: Bread fruit
State Flower: --

07. Puduchery
Capital City: Pondichery Languages: Tamil, English, French, Telugu
Chief Minister: Shri. V. Narayanasamy and Malayalam
Political Party: INC State animal: --
Governor: Dr. Kiran Bedi State Bird: --
High court is at: Madras High court State Tree: --
State Flower: --

Leadership is about doing right things

Management is about doing things right

Wishing that your dreams come true,

BNSS Shankar,
M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor

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