Important for All Exams

Indian States
and
Union
Territories
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
10
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil
Sir (Toptak)
S.No States Name Capital Founded on
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 1 November 1956
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 February 1987
3 Assam Dispur 26 January 1950
4 Bihar Patna 26 January 1950
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur 1 November 2000
6 Goa Panaji 30 May 1987
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1 May 1960
8 Haryana Chandigarh 1 November 1966
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 January 1971
10 Jharkhand Ranchi 15 November 2000
11 Karnataka Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) 1 November 1956
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1 November 1956
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1 November 1956
14 Maharashtra Mumbai 1 May 1960
General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
S.No States Name Capital Founded on
15 Manipur Imphal 21 January 1972
16 Meghalaya Shillong 21 January 1972
17 Mizoram Aizawl 20 February 1987
18 Nagaland Kohima 1 December 1963
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar 26 January 1950
20 Punjab Chandigarh 1 November 1956
21 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 November 1956
22 Sikkim Gangtok 16 May 1975
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 January 1950
24 Telangana Hyderabad 2 June 2014
25 Tripura Agartala 21 January 1972
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26 January 1950
"Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain
27 Uttarakhand 9 November 2000
(Summer)"
28 West Bengal Kolkata 1 November 1956
General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
S.No Union Territories Names Capital Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar
1 Port Blair 1 November 1956
Islands
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 November 1966

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and

3 Daman 26 January 2020
Daman & Diu

4 Delhi New Delhi 9 May 1905

5 Jammu and Kashmir "Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)" 31 Oct 2019

6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 November 1956

7 Puducherry Pondicherry 1 November 1954
8 Ladakh Leh 31 Oct 2019
General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
  Emblem – Poorna Ghatam
 Dance – Kuchipudi
 Mammal – Blackbuck
 Bird – Parrot
 Fish – Mudfish
 Flower – Jasmine
 Fruit – Mango
 Tree – Neem
 Sport - Kabbadi

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

Formation 1 November 1956
Capital(s) Visakhapatnam (executive), Amaravati (legislative),
Kurnool (judicial), Hyderabad, Amaravati
Largest city Visakhapatnam
Districts 13
Government General Awareness By Sushil Sir
• Body Government of Andhra Pradesh (Toptak)
• Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan
• Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (YSRCP)
• Legislature •Bicameral Assembly (175 seats)
•Council (58 seats)
• Parliamentary •Rajya Sabha (11 seats)
constituencies •Lok Sabha (25 seats)
• High Court High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Area
2
• Total 162,975 km (62,925 sq mi)
Population (2011)
Demonym(s) Andhrulu, Teluguvaru
Literacy rate 67.41% (2011)
Official language Telugu
Coastline 974 km (605 mi)
 Union territory 21 January 1972
State 20 February 1987
Capital Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh Largest city Itanagar
Districts 25
Government
• Body Government of Arunachal Pradesh
• Governor B. D. Mishra
• Chief Minister Pema Khandu (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 2
• High Court Guwahati High Court - Itanagar Bench
Area
2
• Total 83,743 km (32,333 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 1,382,611
Literacy 66.95%
Official languages •English

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)

 Song – Hamara Arunachal

 Bird – Hornbill
 Fish – Golden Masheer
 Flower – Foxtail Orchid
 Tree - Hollong
 Statehood 26 January 1950
Capital Dispur
Largest city Guwahati
Districts 33
Government
• Governor Jagdish Mukhi
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (126 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha (7 seats)
Lok Sabha (14 seats)
• High Court Gauhati High Court
Area
2
• Total 78,438 km (30,285 sq mi)
Elevation 45−1,960 m (148−6,430 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total 31,169,272
Languages
• Official Assamese
• Additional official Bengali in Barak Valley
Bodo in Bodoland Territorial
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Region
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 72.19%

General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
 Dance – Bihu, Dhunachi
 Mammal – One horned rhinoceros
 Bird – White-winged wood duck
 Flower – Rhynchostylis retusa
 Tree – Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
 Drink – Assam tea
 River – Brahmputra
 Costume – Suriya- Panjabi and Gamosa (for
men) Mekhela chador (for women)
 Regions Anga, Bhojpur, Magadh and Mithila (including Kosi—Seemanchal)
Formation 22 March 1912
Statehood 26 January 1950
Capital Patna
Largest city Patna
Districts 38
Government
• Body Government of Bihar
• Governor Phagu Chauhan
• Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
• Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, Tarkishore Prasad
• Legislature •Bicameral ,Council (75 seats) ,Assembly (243
seats)

• Parliamentary constituencies Rajya Sabha (16 seats), Lok Sabha (40 seats)

Area
2
• Total 94,163 km (36,357 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 104,099,452
General Awareness By Sushil • Major Ethnolinguistic Groups Bhojpuris Maithils Magahis
Languages
Sir (Toptak) • Official Hindi
• Additional official Urdu
Literacy (2011) 63.82%
  Song – Mere Bharat ke Kanth
Haar
 Mammal – Gaur
 Bird – House Sparrow
 Flower – Kachnar
 Fruit – Mango
 Tree – Peepal tree

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

 Song – Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar

 Mammal – Wild water buffalo

 Bird – Hill myna

 Flower – Rhynchostylis gigantea

 Tree – Shorea robusta

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

 Formation 1 November 2000
Capital Nawa Raipur
Largest cities Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg & Bhilai
Districts 29
Government
• Governor Anusuiya Uikey
• Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel (INC)
• Legislature Unicameral (90+1 seats)
• Parliamentary •Rajya Sabha (5 seats)
constituencies •Lok Sabha (11 seats)
• High Court Chhattisgarh High
Court, Bilaspur
Area
2
• Total 135,192 km (52,198 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total 29,436,231
HDI rank 31st (2017)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Literacy 70.01% (2011, 27th)
(Toptak) Official language Chhattisgarh and Hindi
 Mammal – Gaur
Bird – Flame-throated bulbul
Fish – Grey mullet
Flower – Jasmine
Fruit – Cashew
Tree – Matti Terminalia crenulata

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

 Formation of state 30 May 1987
Capital Panaji (Panjim)
Largest city Vasco da Gama
Districts 2
Government
• Body Government of Goa
• Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
• Chief Minister Pramod Sawant (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (40 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 2
• Chief Secretary Parimal Rai, IAS
Area
2
• Total 3,702 km (1,429 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 1,458,545
Sex Ratio 973 ♀/1000 ♂
Literacy 88.70% (3rd)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Official language •Konkani
(Toptak)
 Formation 1 May 1960
Capital Gandhinagar
Largest city Ahmedabad
Districts 33
Government
• Body Government of Gujarat
• Governor Acharya Dev Vrat
• Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
• Legislature Unicameral (182 seats)
• Parliamentary Rajya Sabha (11 seats)
constituency Lok Sabha (26 seats)
• High Court Gujarat High Court
Area
2
• Total 196,024 km (75,685 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 60,439,692
Languages
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Official Gujarati
• Additional official Hindi
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 78.03%
 Mammal – Asiatic Lion
Bird – Greater flamingo
Flower – Marigold
Fruit – Mango
Tree - Banyan

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Statehood 1 November 1966
Capital Chandigarh
Largest city Faridabad
Districts 22
Government
• Body Government of Haryana
• Governor Bandaru Dattatreya
• Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP)
• Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala (JJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (90 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha (5 seats)
Lok Sabha (10 seats)
Area
2
• Total 44,212 km (17,070 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 25,353,081
Demonym(s) Haryanvi
Languages
• Official Hindi
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official English, Punjabi
(Toptak) • Regional Haryanvi, Ahirwati, Mewati, Bagri
  Mammal – Black Buck
 Bird – Black francolin
 Flower – Lotus
 Tree - Peepal

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Union territory 1 November 1956
State 25 January 1971
Capital Shimla (Summer)
Dharamshala (Winter)
Districts 12
Government
• Body Government of Himachal
Pradesh
• Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
• Legislature Unicameral (68 seats)
• Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar
• Chief Secretary Anil Kumar Khachi
Area
2
• Total 55,673 km (21,495 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 6,864,602
Language
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Official Hindi
(Toptak) • Additional official Sanskrit
 Mammal – Snow leopard
Bird – Western tragopan
Fish – Golden Mahseer
Flower – Bell Rhododendron
Fruit – Apple
Tree – Deodar cedar

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 15 November 2000
Capital Ranchi
Sub-capital Dumka
Jharkhand Largest city Jamshedpur
Districts 24
Government
• Body Government of Jharkhand
• Governor Ramesh Bais
• Chief Minister Hemant Soren (JMM)
• Legislature Unicameral (81 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency •Rajya Sabha (6 seats)
•Lok Sabha (14 seats)
• High Court Jharkhand High Court
Area
2
• Total 79,714 km (30,778 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 32,988,134
Languages
• Official Hindi
• Additional official languages Angika, Bengali, Bhojpri, Ho, Kharia,
Khortha,Kurmali
Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari,
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Nagpuri, Odia, Santali, Urdu
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 67.6% (31st)
 Mammal – Indian elephant
Bird – Koel
Flower – Palash
Tree - Sal

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 1 November 1956
(as Mysore State)
Capital Bangalore
Largest City Bangalore
Districts 31
Government
• Governor Vajubhai Vala
• Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa (BJP)
• Deputy Chief Ministers •C. N. Ashwath Narayan (BJP)
•Govind Karjol (BJP)
•Laxman Savadi (BJP)
• Legislature •Bicameral Council (75 seats)
•Assembly (224 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency •Rajya Sabha (12 seats)
•Lok Sabha (28 seats)
Area
2
• Total 191,791 km (74,051 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 61,130,704
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Official languages Kannada
Regional languages Tulu, Kodava
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 75.36%
 Mammal – Indian elephant
Bird – Indian Rollar
Flower – Lotus
Tree – Sandalwood

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Statehood 1 November 1956; 64 years
ago
Capital Thiruvananthapuram
Districts 14
Government
• Governor Arif Mohammad Khan
• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))
• Legislature Unicameral (141 seats)
• Parliamentary •Rajya Sabha (9 seats)
constituencies •Lok Sabha (20 seats)
• High Court Kerala High Court
Area
2
• Total 38,863 km (15,005 sq mi)
Population (mid 2020)
• Total 35,699,400
Languages
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Official Malayalam
(Toptak) • Additional official English
Literacy (2018) 96.2%
  Mammal – Indian elephant
 Bird – Great hornbill
 Fish – Green chromide
 Butterfly – Papilio buddha
 Flower – Kanikonna
 Fruit – Jackfruit
 Tree – Coconut tree

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 1 November 1956
Capital Bhopal
Largest city Indore
Government
• District 52
• Governor Mangubhai C. Patel
• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (230 seats)
• Parliamentary •Lok Sabha (29 seats)
constituency •Rajya Sabha (11 seats)
• High Court Madhya Pradesh High Court
Jabalpur
Area
2
• State 308,245 km (119,014 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• State 72,626,809
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Literacy (2011) 70.6%
(Toptak) Official language Hindi
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)

Mammal – Barasingha
Bird – Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Fish – Masheer
Flower – Palash
Fruit – Mango
Tree – Banyan Tree
 Formation 1 May 1960 (Maharashtra Day)
Capitals Mumbai
Nagpur (Winter)
Largest city Mumbai
Districts 36
Government
• Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (SS)
• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (NCP)
• Legislature •Bicameral Assembly (288 seats)
•Council (78 seats)
• Parliamentary •Rajya Sabha (19 seats)
constituency •Lok Sabha (48 seats)
Area
2
• Total 307,713 km (118,809 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 126,189,673
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Official languages Marathi
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 82.34%
 Mammal – Indian giant squirrel
Bird – Yellow- footed green pigeon
Insect – Blue Mormon

General Awareness By Sushil Sir Flower – Jarul

(Toptak) Tree – Mango Tree
 Formation 21 January 1972
Capital Imphal
Districts 16
Government
• Governor Najma Heptulla
• Chief Minister N. Biren Singh (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 2
• High Court Manipur High Court
Area
2
• Total 22,327 km (8,621 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 2,855,794
Languages
Literacy 79.85% (16th)
Official languages Meitei (Manipuri)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
  Mammal – Sangai
 Bird – Nongyeen
 Fish – Pengba
 Flower – Shirui lily
 Tree - Uningthou

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 21 January 1972
Capital Shillong
Largest city Shillong
Districts 11
Government
• Governor Satya Pal Malik
• Chief Minister Conrad Sangma (NPP)
• Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary Rajya Sabha 1
constituency Lok Sabha 2
• High Court Meghalaya High Court
 Mammal – Clouded leopard Area
2
• Total 22,429 km (8,660 sq mi)
 Bird – Hill myna Population (2011 census)
 Flower – Lady’s Slipper Orchid • Total 2,964,007
th
Literacy 75.84% (24 )
 Tree - Gamhar
Official language English
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
 Union territory 21 January 1972
State 20 February 1987
Capital Aizawl
Largest city Aizawl
Districts 11
Government
• Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati
• Chief Minister Zoramthanga (MNF)
• Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia
• Legislature Unicameral (40 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 1
Area
2
• Total 21,081 km (8,139 sq mi)
Area rank 25th
Population (2011)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Total 1,091,014
(Toptak) Literacy 91.58% (2011 Census)
Official language Mizo and English
 Mammal – Himalayan serow
 Bird – Mrs. Hume’s pheasant General Awareness By Sushil Sir
 Flower – Red Vanda (Toptak)
 Tree – Indian rose chestnut
 Formation 1 December 1963
Capital Kohima
Largest city Dimapur
Districts 12
Government
• Governor R. N. Ravi
• Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio (NDPP)
• Deputy Chief Ministers Yanthungo Patton (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary Rajya Sabha 1
constituency Lok Sabha 1
Area
2
• Total 16,579 km (6,401 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 1,980,602
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
Literacy 80.11% (15th)
(Toptak) Official language English
 Motto – Unity
 Mammal – Mithun
 Bird – Blyth’s tragopan
 Fish – Chocolate Mahseer
 Flower – Rhododendron
 Tree – Alder

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Statehood 1 April 1936 (Utkala Dibas)
Capital and Largest city Bhubaneswar
Odisha Districts 30
Government
• Body Government of Odisha
• Governor Ganeshi Lal
• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
• Legislature Unicameral (147 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Lok Sabha (21 seats)
Rajya Sabha (10 seats)
• High Court Orissa High Court
Area
2
• Total 155,707 km (60,119 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 41,974,218
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Literacy 73.45%
(Toptak) Official language Odia
 Dance – Odissi
 Mammal – Sambar
 Bird – Indian Roller
 Fish – Mahanadi Mahseer
 Flower – Ashoka
 Tree – Sacred Fig
 Food – Pakhala
 Sweet - Rasagola

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Capital Chandigarh
Largest city Ludhiana
Punjab Districts 22
Government
• Governor V P Singh Badnore
• Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (INC)
• Legislature Unicameral (117 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Lok Sabha (13 seats)
Rajya Sabha (7 seats)
• High Court Punjab and Haryana High
Court
Area
2
• Total 50,362 km (19,445 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 27,743,338
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Literacy (2011) 76.68%
(Toptak) Official language Punjabi
 Dance – Bhangra, Giddha
Mammal – Blackbuck
Bird – Baaz
Flower – Giadiolus
Tree – Sheesham

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Established 30 March 1949
Capital Jaipur

Rajasthan Largest city

Districts
Jaipur

Government
• Body Government of Rajasthan
• Governor Kalraj Mishra
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (INC)
• Legislature Unicameral (200 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha (10 seats)
Lok Sabha (25 seats)
• High Court Rajasthan High Court
Area
2
• Total 342,239 km (132,139 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 68,548,437
Languages
• Official Hindi
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official English
• Regional Rajasthani, Mewati
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 66.1%
Sex ratio (2011) 928 ♀/1000 ♂
  Dance – Ghoomar
 Mammal – Camel and Chinkara
 Bird – Godawan
 Flower – Rohinda
 Tree – Khejri
 Game – Basketball

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Admission to Union 16 May 1975
Capital Gangtok

Sikkim Largest city

Districts
Gangtok
4
Government
• Governor Ganga Prasad
• Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (SKM)
• Legislature Unicameral (32 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 1
• High Court Sikkim High Court
Area
2
• Total 7,096 km (2,740 sq mi)
Area rank 27th
Population (2011)
• Total 610,577
Languages
• Official English, Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia,
(Toptak) Newari, Rai, Sherpa, Tamang
 Motto – Kham-sum-wangdu
 Mammal – Red Panda
 Bird – Blood Pheasant
 Flower – Noble dendrobium
 Tree - Rhododendron

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 26 January 1950
Capital and Largest City Chennai

Largest Metro Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area

Districts 38
Government
• Body Government of Tamil Nadu
• Governor Banwarilal Purohit
• Chief Minister M. K. Stalin (DMK)
• Legislature Unicameral (234 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Lok Sabha (39 seats)
Rajya Sabha (18 seats)
• High Court Madras High Court
Area
2
• Total 130,058 km (50,216 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 72,147,030
Languages
• Official Tamil
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official English
(Toptak) Literacy (2017) 82.9%
Coastline 1,076 km (669 mi)
 Dance – Bharatanatyam
 Mammal – Nilgiri Tahr
 Bird – Emerald dove
 Butterfly – Tamil Yeoman
 Flower – Gloriosa lily
 Fruit – Jackfruit , Mango
 Tree – Palm Tree
 Sport – Kabaddi

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Formation 2 June 2014 (Telangana Day)
Capital and largest city Hyderabad
Telangana Districts
Government
33

• Body Government of Telangana

• Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan
• Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (TRS)
• Legislature Bicameral (119 + 40 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 7
Lok Sabha 17
• High Court Telangana High Court
Area
2
• Total 112,077 km (43,273 sq mi)
Area rank 12th
Population (2011)
• Total 35,193,978
Languages
• Official Telugu
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official Urdu
(Toptak) Literacy (2017-18) 72.80%
 Mammal – Spotted deer
 Bird – Indian Roller
 Flower – Senna auriculata
 Tree – Prosopis cineraria

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Union territory 1 November 1956
State 21 January1972
Capital Agartala
Most populous city Agartala
Districts 8
Government
• Body Government of Tripura
• Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya
• Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb (BJP)
• Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma (BJP)
• Legislature Unicameral (60 seats)
Area
2
• Total 10,491.69 km (4,050.86 sq m
i)
Population (2011)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Total 3,671,032
(Toptak) Official languages Kokborok, English
 Mammal – Phyre’s leaf monkey
 Bird – Green imperial pigeon
 Fish – Butter catfish
 Flower – Indian rose chestnut
 Fruit – Queen pineapple
 Tree – Agarwood

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Regions Awadh, Bagelkhand, Bhojpur-
Purvanchal, Braj, Bundelkhand, Kannauj,
and Rohilkhand
Statehood 24 January 1950
Capital Lucknow
Largest city Kanpur
General Awareness By Sushil Sir Districts 75
(Toptak) Government
• Governor Anandiben Patel
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
• Deputy Chief Ministers •Keshav Prasad Maurya
•Dinesh Sharma
• Legislature •Bicameral Council (100 seats)
•Assembly (403 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency •Rajya Sabha (31 seats)
 Mammal – BaraSingha •Lok Sabha (80 seats)
Area
 Bird – Sarus Crane • Total
2
240,928 km (93,023 sq mi)
Languages
 Flower – Palash
• Official Hindi
 Tree – Ashoka • Additional official Urdu
Literacy (2011) 69.67%
Sex ratio (2011) 912 ♀/1000 ♂
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
 Formation 9 November 2000
Capital Dehradun
Judicial seat Nainital
Largest city Dehradun
Districts 13
Government
• Body Government of Uttarakhand
• Governor Baby Rani Maurya
• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (BJP)
• Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
• Speaker of the Assembly Premchand Aggarwal (BJP)
• Legislature •State Legislature unicameral
• Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (70 seats)
•Parliament of India bicameral
• Rajya Sabha (3 seats)
• Lok Sabha (5 seats)
Area
2
• Total 53,483 km (20,650 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 10,086,292
Languages
• Official Hindi
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional official Sanskrit
• Other spoken Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari
(Toptak) Literacy (2011) 78.82% (17th)
Sex ratio (2011) 963 ♀/1000 ♂(14th)
 Insturment – Dhol
 Mammal – Alpine Musk Deer
 Bird – Himalayan Monal
 Fish – Golden Mahseer
 Butterfly – West Himalayan Common Peacock
 Flower – Brahma Kamal
 Tree – Burans
 Sport – Football

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
 Established 26 January 1950
Capital Kolkata
•Largest city Kolkata
Districts 23
Government
• Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (AITC)
• Legislature Unicameral (294 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency •Lok Sabha (42 seats)
•Rajya Sabha (16 seats)
• High Court Calcutta High Court
Area
2
• Total 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 91,347,736
Languages
• Official Bengali • English
General Awareness By Sushil Sir • Additional Nepali • Urdu • Hindi • Odia • Santali • Punjabi
official • Kamtapuri • Rajbanshi • Kurmali • Kurukh • T
(Toptak) elugu
Literacy (2011) 67.08%
Sex ratio (2011) 950 ♀/1000 ♂
 Mammal : Fishing Cat
 Bird : White-Throated Kingfisher
 Fish : IIish
 Flower : Night- flowering jasmine
 Tree : Chatim tree
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
S.No Union Territories Names Capital Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar
1 Port Blair 1 November 1956
Islands
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 November 1966

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and

3 Daman 26 January 2020
Daman & Diu

4 Delhi New Delhi 9 May 1905

5 Jammu and Kashmir "Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)" 31 Oct 2019

6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 November 1956

7 Puducherry Pondicherry 1 November 1954
8 Ladakh Leh 31 Oct 2019
General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
 Mammal – Dugong
 Bird – Andaman wood Pigeon
 Flower – Lagerstroemia speciosa
 Tree – Andaman Padauk

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

Established 1 November 1956
Capital and largest city Port Blair
Districts 3
Government
• Lieutenant Governor Admiral (Retd.) Devendra Kumar Joshi
• Chief Secretary Chetan Bhushan Sanghi, IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies 1
• High Court Calcutta High Court - Port Blair Bench
Area
2
• Total 8,249 km (3,185 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total 380,520
2
• Density 46/km (120/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Hindi, English
• Spoken Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nicobarese, Kurukh, Munda, Kharia

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
Formation of 1 November 1966
Union territory
Government
• Type Union territory Municipal Corporation
• Body Municipal Corporation Chandigarh
 Mammal – Indian grey
• Administrator Vijayendrapal Singh
• Member of parliament Kiran Kher, BJP mongoose
• Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma  Bird – Indian grey hornbill
Area
• Union territory
2
114 km (44 sq mi)
 Flower – Dhak
Area rank (IN: 35th)  Fruit – Mango
Elevation 321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (2011)
 Tree – Mangifera indica
• Union territory 1,055,450
2
• Density 9,262/km (23,988/sq mi)
• Metro 1,025,682 (IN: 51st)
• Urban area 1,611,770
Demonym(s) Chandigarhian
Language
• Official English General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
Established 26 January 2020
Capital Daman
Government
• Body Union Territory Administration of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu
• Administrator Praful Khoda Patel
• Parliamentary constituency Lok Sabha
• High Court Bombay High Court
Area
2
• Total 603 km (233 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 585,764
2
• Density 970/km (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, English

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
Capital formation 1911
Formation of Union Territory 1956
Formation of National Capital Territory 1 February 1992
Founded by Anangpal Tomar
Capital New Delhi
Districts 11
Government
• Lt. Governor Anil Baijal, IAS
• Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (AAP)
• Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (AAP)
• Legislature Unicameral (70 seats)
• Parliamentary constituencies •Rajya Sabha (3 seats)
•Lok Sabha (7 seats)
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
Area (Toptak)
2
• Union territory 1,484.0 km (573.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Union territory 16,787,941
2
• Density 11,312/km (29,298/sq mi)
Languages
• Official •Hindi, English
• Additional official •Punjabi, Urdu
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)
Administered by India
Union territory 31 October 2019
Capital Srinagar (May–October)
Jammu (Nov-April)
Districts 20
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
• Legislature Unicameral (114 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha (4)
Lok Sabha (5)
• High Court Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Area
2
• Total 42,241 km (16,309 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Nun Peak) 7,135 m (23,409 ft)
Lowest elevation (Chenab River) 247 m (810 ft)
Population (2011) General Awareness By Sushil Sir
• Total 12,267,013 (Toptak)
2
• Density 290/km (750/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, English.
• Spoken Punjabi, Pahari, Gojri, Dadri Bhadarwahi, Bateri,
Shina, Burushaski and Khowar
  Bird – Brown noddy
 Fish – Butterfly fish
 Tree – Bread Fruit

General Awareness By Sushil Sir

(Toptak)
Formation 1 November 1956
Capital Kavaratti
Government
• Administrator Praful Khoda Patel
• MP Mohammed Faizal P. P. (NCP)
Area
2
• Total 32.62 km (12.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 64,473
2
• Density 2,000/km (5,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Languages Malayalam, English
• Spoken Jeseri, Dhivehi
No. of districts 1
Largest city Andrott

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

  Mammal – Indian palm squirrel
 Bird – Koel
 Flower – Cannonball tree
 Tree – Bael fruit

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

Formation 1 November 1954 (16 August 1962 as a UT)
Capital and Largest city Pondicherry
Districts 4
Government
• Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan Additional Charge
• Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy (AINRC)
• Chief Secretary Ashwani Kumar, IAS
• Director General of Police Balaji Srivastava, IPS
• Legislature Unicameral (33 seats)
Area
2
• Total 483 km (186 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 1,394,467
Demonym(s) Puducherrian, Pondicherrian, Pondian
Languages
• Official Tamil, English, French
• Additional Malayalam (in Mahé), Telugu (in Yanam)

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)

General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
Administering country India
Union Territory 31 October 2019
Capital Leh, Kargil
Districts 2
Government
• Body Administration of Ladakh
• Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur
• Member of Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (BJP)
• High Court Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Area
2
• Total 59,146 km (22,836 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Saltoro Kangri) 7,742 m (25,400 ft)
Lowest elevation (Indus River) 2,550 m (8,370 ft)
Population (2011) General Awareness By Sushil Sir (Toptak)
• Total 274,289
2
• Density 4.6/km (12/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ladakhi
Languages
• Official Hindi and English
• Spoken Ladakhi and Purgi
General Awareness By Sushil Sir
(Toptak)