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Major Languages of India Major Languages of India Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali,...

Tribes in India Tribes in India Andhra Pradesh: Gond, Konda, Chensus, Jatapa, Doras, Khond, Garawa, etc. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawas, Sentinatese etc. Arunachal Pradesh:  Apatani,...

States of India States of India (1) Andhra Pradesh, (2) Arunachal Pradesh, (3) Assam, (4) Bihar, (5) Chhattisgarh, (6) Goa, (7) Gujarat, (8) Haryana, (9) Himachal...

Important Battles in Indian History Important Battles in Indian History  B.C. 327-26 –– Alexander invades India. Defeats Porus in the Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) 326 B.C. 305 ––...

Medical Discoveries and Inventions Medical Discoveries and Inventions Invention–––– Inventor–––– Year Antirabies Cure––Louis Pasteur ((France)––1882  Anti-Polio Vaccine––Jonas E. Salk (USA)––1955  Antiseptic Surgery––Joseph Lister––1867  Bacteria ––Anton Von Leeuwenhoek (Netherlands)––1600 Blood Circulation ––Hervey––1628  Blood...

Chief Rivers of India Chief Rivers of India Brahmaputra, Kaveri (Cauvery), Ganga, Gomti, Godavari, Chamabal, Hooghly, Indus, Jhelum, Krishna, Mahanadi, Narmada, Ramganga, Sabarmati, Sutlej, Shipra, Tapti,...

Zonal Councils of India Zonal Councils of India Zone: CENTRAL. States Covered: Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Zone: EASTERN. States Covered: Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and...

Reforms During British Rule in India Reforms During British Rule in India  Agrarian Reforms –– Lord Curzon  Ancient Monuments Preservation –– Lord Curzon Cabinet Mission  –– Lord Wavell  First...

Renaissance Leaders in India Renaissance Leaders in India Raja Ram Mohun Roy –– Brahmo Samaj (1829)  Debendranath Tagore –– Tattvabodhini Sabha (1839)  Gopal Hari Deshmukh –– Reformer, also...

Hill Stations in India Hill Stations in India Hill Station......Height.....(metre)...State  Almora----1,676----Uttarakhand   Cherrapunjee----1,358----Meghalaya.  Coonoor----2,054----Tamil Nadu  Dalhousie----3,397----Himachal Pradesh  Darjeeling---- 2,184----West Bengal Gangtok----1,850----Sikkim  Gulbarga----2,550----Jammu and Kashmir  Kalimpong----1,219----West Bengal  Kasauli----2,200----Himachal Pradesh  Kemangundi----915----Karnataka  Khandala 620         Maharashtra  Kodaikanal----2,194----Tamil Nadu  Kullu Valley----1,220----Himachal Pradesh  Lansdowne---- 2,120----Uttarkhand Lonawala----620 ---- Maharashtra Mahabaleshwar----1,320----Maharashtra  Manali----1,830----Himachal Pradesh  Mandi---- 709----Himachal Pradesh  Mannar----1,160----Kerela  Mt....

Viceroys of India Viceroys of India Viceroys of India Lord Canning(1858-1862): With the transfer of power to the British Crown, Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India...

Symbols of States and Union Territories of India   Symbols of States and Union Territories of India Andra Pradesh Animal: Blackbuck Flower: Water Lily Tree: Neem Arunachal Pradesh Animal: Gayal Bird: Great Hornbill Flower:...

Freedom Fighters of India Freedom Fighters of India  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): A great freedom fighter of India. He joined the Congress Party in 1920. In...

Holy Places in India Holy Places in India Temple ....... Place  Amarnath Temple: Kashmir  Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh  Badrinath Temple: Uttarakhand  Bhubaneswar Temple: Odisha  Dilwara Temple: Mt. Abu (Rajasthan)  Dwarka: Gujarat  Golden Temple: Amritsar...

National Fruit of India Mango is the National fruit of India. The scientific name of mango is ‘Mangifera Indica. In India, there are over 100...

Famous Sites of India Famous Sites of India Site Location Amarnath Cave: Kashmir  Amber Palace: Jaipur (Rajasthan)  Birla Planetarium: Kolkata   Bodhisattva: Ajanta Caves Brihadeswara Temple: Mysore  Buland Darwaja: Fatehpur Sikri  Bhakra Dam: Punjab  Bibi-Ka-Maqbara: Aurangabad  Charminar:...

The First and the Last of India The First and the Last of India Anna Rajan George: First woman IAS officer (1950).  First scientific satellite of India: Aryabhata (1975)  The...

Major Religions of India Major Religions of India Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity. 0 0 0 You May Like: Historical Forts in India First in...

Some Dynasties of India Some Dynasties of India Some Dynasties of India Dynasty-----Capital----Founder Adil Shahi----Bijapur----Adil Shah  Bahamani----Gulbarga----Alauddin Bahaman Shah  Bengal----Murshidabad----Murshid Quli Khan  Chalukya (Solanki)----Anhilwara----Moolraj I  Chalukya (Badamni)----Badami----Jai Shing  Chandel----Khajuraho----Nanuk  Chauhan----Ajmer----Vasedeva  Chola---- Tanjore----Vijayaalay Gupta----Patliputra----Shri Gupta  Gurraja Pratihara----Kannauj----Nagabhatta I  Haryank----Rajgriha/ Patliputra––Bimbisar  Huns...

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of India National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of India Chandraprabha Sanctuary, Jim Corbett National Park, Dachigam National Park, Dudhwa National Park,...