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Rajasthan was founded on November 1, 1956, is India's largest state by area It is located on the north-western side of the country.

Capital: Jaipur

Chief Minister:  Vasundhara Raje

Governor: Kalyan Singh

Rajasthan Day: 30th March

Folk dance of Rajasthan: Ghoomar

Mountain Range: Aravali Range

Desert: Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert. It is the world's 17th largest desert

· Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur and High Court Bench Jaipur are the High Court of the state of Rajasthan

The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

Total Number of districts: 33

International Border: Pakistan

The list of important Rivers and Dams of Rajasthan

Rivers	Important Dams
Chambal River	Kota Barrage (Kota) Ranapratap Sagar Dam (Rawatbhata)
Banas River	Bisalpur Dam near (Deoli in Tonk district)
Luni River
Berach River
Sabarmati River
Narmada Canal

The list of important Lakes of Rajasthan

Lakes	City	Remark
Ana Sagar Lake	Ajmer	Artificial lake
Dhebar Lake	Udaipur District	also known as Jaisamand Lake is Asia's second-largest artificial lake
Fateh Sagar Lake	Udaipur	Artificial lake
Man Sagar Lake	Jaipur	Artificial lake
Nakki Lake	Mount Abu in Aravalli range
Sambhar Salt Lake	Sambhar Lake Town	India's largest inland Salt Lake
Pushkar Lake	Pushkar in Ajmer district

Major Airports in Rajasthan:

Name of Airports	City
Jaipur International Airport.	Jaipur
Jaisalmer Airport.	Jaisalmer
Jodhpur Airport.	Jodhpur
Maharana Pratap international Airport or Udaipur Airport	Udaipur

Important Thermal, Nuclear and Hydroelectricity Power Plants:

Name of Power Plant	Type	Remark
Suratgarrh Thermal Power Station	Thermal	1st Super Thermal plant of Rajasthan
Chhabra Thermal Power Plant	Thermal	coal fired power plants
Rajasthan Solar Project	Solar
Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Plant	Solar	build by Reliance Power
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station	Nuclear	also Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - RAPP
Jawahar Sagar Hydroelectric Power Station India	Hydroelectric	Located on the Chambal River
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Hydro Power Plant India	Hydroelectric	Located on Mahi River

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

Name	Location
The Ranthambore National Park-	Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.
The Sariska Tiger Reserve	Alwar district
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park was formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary	Bharatpur, Alwar
The Desert National Park	Jaisalmer
The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajsamand district
The Darrah National Park	Kota

Important Stadiums in Rajasthan

Stadium	City
Sawai Mansingh Stadium (cricket stadium)	Jaipur
Barkatullah Khan Stadium (cricket stadium)	Jodhpur

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

City	Special names
Jaipur	Pink City
Jaisalmer	Golden City of India
Udaipur	White City City of Lakes Venice of the East
Jodhpur	Blue City Sun City

The list of important Festivals of Rajasthan:

Festivals	City
Teej Festival	Jaipur
Gangaur Festival	Jaipur
Desert Festival	Jaisalmer
Nagaur Fair	Nagaur
Pushkar Fair	Pushkar
Marwar Festival	Jodhpur
Camel Festival	Bikaner
Mewar Festival	Udaipur
Elephant Festival	Jaipur

The list of important Monument, Palace and Forts:

Monuments
Jyotish Yantralaya, also known as Jantar Mantar	Jaipur
Hawa Mahal	Jaipur
Temples of Galta	Jaipur
Sun Temple Galta Hill	Jaipur
Amber Palace or Amber Fort	Jaipur
Lake Palace	Udaipur
Umaid Bhawan	Jodhpur
Manak Chowk	Jaisalmer
Jagatpita Brahma Mandir	Pushkar, Ajmer

Constituency of Cabinet Minister:

Name of Minister	Constituency	Ministry
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Jaipur Rural	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoS)
Vijay Goel	Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan	Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoS, Independent Charge) Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Shri C.R. Chaudhary	Nagaur-Lok sabha	Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (MoS)
Shri P.P. choudhary	Pali-Lok Sabha	Law & Justice Electronics & Information Technology (MoS)
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal	Bikaner-Lok Sabha	Finance Corporate Affairs (MoS)

Important Tribes of Rajasthan:

·         Minas

·         Bhils

·         Sahariyas

·         Gadiya Lohars

Uttar Pradesh, has been the area of activity of historical heroes like - Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira, Ashoka, Harsha, Akbar and Mahatma Gandhi. Garlanded by the Ganga and Yamuna, the two pious rivers of Indian mythology, Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by Bihar in the East, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Uttarakhand in the north and Nepal touch the northern borders of Uttar Pradesh. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.

Capital city : Lucknow

Chief Minister : Yogi Adityanath

Governor : Ram Naik

High Court  : Allahabad High Court

International Borders : Nepal

Number of Districts: 75

Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Speciality	Rank in India
Sugarcane	1
Potato	1
Economy (GDP)	3
State Population	1
Mango	1
Wheat	1
Rice	2

National Parks :

Name of National Park	Special Species (if any important)	Important Remarks
Dudhwa National Park	Bengal Tiger, swamp deer, one-horned rhinoceros, hog deer, cheetal and many species of birds.	Dudhwa National Park is the only National Park and Tiger Reserve representative of Terai-bhabar Biogeographic subdivision of the Upper Gangetic Plains It was declared a Tiger Reserve in the late 1980s and ever since it remains a safe hub for the rare Bengal Tigers in India.
National Chambal Sanctuary	Indian Skimmers, rare turtle species, crocodiles, rare Gangetic dolphin	is a riverine sanctuary along the Chambal River
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary	tiger, leopard, swamp deer, hispid hare, and Bengal floricans	Its northern border lies along the India-Nepal border while the southern boundary is marked by the river Sharada and Khakra.
Mahavirswami Wildlife Sanctuary	leopard, nilgai, wild boar, and sambhar	group of 41 Jain temples that covers an area of about 8 acres

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams

Dam	River	Nearest City	Purpose/Project
Obra Dam	Rihand	Robertsganj	Hydroelectric+Irrigation
Rajghat Dam	Betwa	Lalitpur	Hydroelectric+Irrigation+Water Storage
Rihand Dam	Rihand	Dudhi	Hydroelectric+Irrigation
Chandra Prabha Dam	Chandraprabha	Chakia	Irrigation

Rivers

River

Ganga

Ramganga

Yamuna

Gomti

Ghagra

Chambal

Son

Gandak

Sarayu

Lakes

Lake	Located in/near
Barua Sagar Lake	Jhansi
Ramgarh Tal	Deoria
Keetham Lake	Agra

Important Power generation plants:

Plant/Project	Type/Category
Narora Atomic Power Station- Bulandshar	Neuclear
NTPC- Singrouli	Thermal Coal Based
NTPC-Dadri	Thermal Coal Based
NTPC- Feroze Gandhi, Unchahar	Thermal Coal Based
NTPC- Tanda	Thermal Coal Based

Airports:

1. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Amausi Airport) - Lucknow

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport - Varanasi

Folk Dances:

1. Swang

2. Charkula Dance

3. Raslila

4. Nautanki

5. Ahir Dance

Tribes:

1. Agariya

2. Aheria

3. Baiga Tribe

4. Bind Tribe

5. Patari

Important Regional Festivals:

Festival Name	Remarks
Diwali	'festival of lights' Diwali is a five-day Hindu celebration in the state
Maha Kumbh Mela	largest Hindu pilgrimage where millions of people gather together to take a spiritual bathe in a sacred river, popularly known as Sangam. It is held at every third year at one of the four places namely Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain.
Rama Navmi	famous Hindu festival which marks the birth of Lord Rama
Maha Shivaratri	Celebrated in the respect of Lord Shiva every year
Janmashtami
Eid	Eid or Eid-ul-Fitr is also known as Feast of Breaking the Fast is a main religious festival of Muslims
Vijayadashami	Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra is a most popular Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and Goddess Durga over devil Mahishasura.
Yoga Festival	The yoga Festival held at Varanasi and Allahbad

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Temple/ Archeological Monument/ Site	Located in/near
Taj Mahal	Agra
Kashivishwanath Temple	Varanasi
Tulsi Manas Temple	Varanasi
Hanuman Setu Temple	Lucknow
Sri Radha Govinda Temple	Vrindavan
Ram Janmabhoomi	Ayodhya
Triveni Sangam	Allahabad
Sankat Mochan	Varanasi
Sarnath Temple	Varanasi
Manikarnika Ghat	Varanasi
Tomb of Akbar the Great	Agra
Agra Fort	Agra
Banke Bihari Temple	Vrindavan
Bharat Mata Mandir	Varanashi
Bada Imambara	Lucknow
Jhansi Fort	Jhasni
Jama Mosque	Jaunpur
Chunar Fort	Varanashi
Residency	Lucknow
Vicotria Memorial	Lucknow
Dhamek Stupa	Varanasi
Fatehpur Sikri	Agra
Krishna Janmbhoomi	Mathura

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

City	Nick Name
Agra	City of Taj
Allahabad	Sangam City Abode of God
Kannauj	Grasse of the East Perfume Capital of India Harsh Vardhan City
Kanpur	Leather City of the World Manchester of the East
Lucknow	City of Nawabs Shiraz-e-Hind Constantinople of the East
Varanasi	Spiritual Capital of India Oldest city in the world

Sport Stadiums/Arena:

Stadium/Arena	Sport-Purpose	City
Green Park Stadium	Cricket	Kanpur
Faizabad Sports Complex	Multipurpose	Faizabad
Buddha International Circuit	Formula One Indian Grand Prix	Greater Noida
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium	Hockey	Lucknow

Dams of India

Atomic Power Station Name	Location	State (District)
Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant	Kundankulam	Tamil Nadu (Tirunelveli)
Kakrapar Nuclear power	Kakrapar	Gujarat (Surat)
Narora Nuclear Power Plant	Narora	Uttar Pradesh(Bulandshahr)
Tarapur Atomic power station	Tarapur	Maharashtra (Thane)
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project	Madban	Maharashtra (Ratnagiri)
Kaiga Nuclear power station	Kaiga	Karnataka (Uttar Kannada)
Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station	Fatehabad	Haryana (Fatehabad)
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station	Rawatbhata	Rajasthan (Chittorgarh)
Mithivirdi nuclear power plant	TalajaTaluka	Gujarat(Bhavnagar)

Name	State
1.       Bandhavgarh National Park	Madhya Pradesh
2.       Kanha National Park	Madhya Pradesh
3.       Panna National Park	Madhya Pradesh
4.       Pench National Park	Madhya Pradesh
5.       Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary	Kerala
6.       Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary	Kerala
7.       Eravikulam National Park	Kerala
8.       Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary	Kerala
9.       Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary	Kerala
10.   Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajasthan
11.   Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary	Rajasthan
12.   Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan
13.   Nagarhole National Park	Rajasthan
14.   Ranthambore National Park	Rajasthan
15.   Sambhar Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajasthan
16.   Rajaji National Park	Uttarakhand
17.   Corbett National Park	Uttarakhand
18.   Manas National Park	Assam
19.   Kaziranga National Park	Assam
20.   Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary	Maharashtra
21.   Mahim Nature Park	Maharashtra
22.   Dachigam National Park	J&K
23.   Hemis High Altitude Park	J&K
24.   Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary	Odisha
25.   Nandankanan Zoo	Odisha
26.   Similipal National Park	Odisha
27.   Bandipur National Park	Karnataka
28.   Dandeli National Park	Karnataka
29.   Dudhwa National Park	Uttar Pradesh
30.   Gir National Park	Gujarat
31.   Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary	Tamilnadu
32.   Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Sanctuary	Telangana
33.   Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary	Himachal Pradesh
34.   Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	Haryana (Gurgoan)
35. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve	West Bengal

Temples	States
Kamakhya Temple	Guwahati, Assam
Sukresvara temple	Assam
Mahabalipuram Temple	Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi temple	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Brihadeeswarar Temple	Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram  Temple	Tamil Nadu
Srisailam Temple	Andhra Pradesh
Tirupathi Temple	Andhra Pradesh
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple	Kerala
Shabarimala ayyappa temple	Kerala
Gomateshwra Temple	Karnataka
Virupaksha Temple	Bangalore (Karnataka)
Golden temple –	Amritsar, Punjab
Somnath temple	Gujarat
Siddhivinayak Temple	Maharashtra
Mahabodhi Temple	Gaya, Bihar
Amarnath Temple	Jammu & Kashmir
Markandeshwar Temple	Haryana
Konark Sun Temple	Odisha
Birla Mandir	Jaipur

Power Station	District	State
Rihand Thermal Power Station	Sonebhadra	Uttar Pradesh
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station	Sonebhadra	Uttar Pradesh
Anpara Thermal Power Station	Sonebhadra	Uttar Pradesh
Obra Thermal Power Station	Sonebhadra	Uttar Pradesh
Rosa (TPS)	Shahjahanpur	Uttar Pradesh
Udupi Thermal Power Plant	Udupi	Karnataka
Bellary Thermal Power station	Bellary	Karnataka
MetturTheral Power Station	Salem	Tamil Nadu
Bellary Thermal Power station	Bellary	Karnataka
Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant	Vishakapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
Chhabra (TPP)	Baran	Rajasthan
Hirakud Captive Power Plant	Sambalpur	Odisha
Talcher Super Thermal	Angul	Odisha
Patratu Thermal Power Station	Jaisalmer	Jharkhand
Bokaro Thermal Power Station	Bokaro	Jharkhand
Durgapur Thermal Power Station	Bardhaman	West Bengal
Barauni Thermal Power Station	Begusarai	Bihar
Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station	Singrauli	Madhya Pradesh
SantSingaji (TPP)	East Nimar	Madhya Pradesh
Satpura Thermal Power Station	Betul	Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station	Birsinghpur	Madhya Pradesh
Mundra Thermal Power Station	Kutch	Gujarat
Ukai Thermal Power Station	Tapi	Gujarat
Sikka Thermal Power Station	Jamnagar	Gujarat
Tirora (TPP)	Gondia	Maharashtra
Amravati (TPP)	Amravati	Maharashtra
Chandrapur Super (TPP)	Chandrapur	Maharashtra
Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station	Nagpur	Maharashtra
Bhilai Expansion Power Plant	Durg	Chhattisgarh
Sipat Thermal Power Plant	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh
Korba Super Thermal Power Plant	Korba	Chhattisgarh

AWARDS.

Important Gallantry Awards

PARAM VIR CHAKRA :

It is the highest decoration of valour awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land, sea or air.
The first awardee of this award was Somnath Sharma.

MAHA VIR CHAKRA :

It is the second highest decoration. It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

The first awardee of this award this was Dewan Ranjit Rai.

VIR CHAKRA :

It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land,sea or air. The first awardee of this award this was Nadikerianda Bheemaiah.

ASHOK CHAKRA:

Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air. The first awardees of this were Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt Suhas Biswas.

Some Important Awards in the World

Awards and Honours
Prize	Field
Nobel Prize	Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry (From 1901) and Economics (From 1969)
Pulitzer Prize	Journalism (From 1917)
Academy (Oscar) Awards	Film (From 1929)
Booker Prize	Literature (From 1929)
Grammy Award	Music (From 1958)
Ramon Magasaysay Award	Government (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism, Literature, Communication and International Understanding (From 1957)
Bourlog Award	Agriculture (From 1992)

Some Important Awards in the India

Dada Saheb Phalke Award	Film (From 1969)
Jnanpith Award	Literature (From 1965)
Saraswati Samman	Literature (From 1991)
Vachaspati Samman	Sanskrit Literature (From 1992)
Shankar Award	Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art
Vyasa Samman	Literature
Kabir Samman	Socio – communal Harmony
Dronacharya Award	Sports Coaching/Training (From 1985)
Arjuna Award	Sports (From 1961)
Kalinga Award	Science (From 1952)

First Awardees..

1. Firsts in India (Male)

1. First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

2. First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award: G. Shankar Kurup

3. First Person to get Paramvir Chakra : Major Somnath Sharma

4. First Indian Scientist to get Nobel Prize: C.V. Raman (Physics)

5. First Scientist of Indian origin, to get Nobel : Dr. Hargovind Khurana

    Prize in the field of Medical Science

6. First Scientist of Indian origin to win Nobel : Subrahmanium Chandrashekhar

    Prize in Physics

7. First Indian to win Magsayasay Award : Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1958)

8. First foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna : Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

9. First Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics : Dr. Amartya Sen

2. Firsts in Indian (Female)

1. First Woman to get Ashok Chakra: Nirja Bhanot

2. First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize : Mother Teresa (1979)

3. First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna : Smt. Indira Gandhi

4. First Woman to get Jnanpith Award : Ashapurna Devi

5. First Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy

6. First Woman Musician to get ‘Bharat Ratna’ : M.S. Subbulakshmi

3. Firsts in the world (Male & Female)

1. First man to win Nobel Prize for Literature: Rena F.A. & Sulli Pradhom (France)

2. First man to win Nobel Prize for Peace: Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry (France)

3. First man to win Nobel Prize for Physics: W.K. Roentgen (Germany)

4. First man to win Nobel Prize for Chemistry:J.H. Wenthoff (Howlland)

5. First man to win Nobel Prize for Medicine: A.E. Wonn Behrig (Germany)

6. First man to win Nobel Prize for Economics: Rangar Fish (Norway) & John  Tinbergen (Holland)

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International Gandhi Peace Prize

a) The Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.

b) This award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

c) The first awardee of this prize was Julius Nyerere.

d) In 2014, this award was given to ISRO i.e. Indian Space Research Organization.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

a) The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

b) It was firstly awarded in 1986 to Parliamentarians for Global Action. PGA is a non-profit, non-partisan international network of committed legislators, informs and mobilizes parliamentarians in all regions of the world to advocate for human rights and the rule of law, democracy, human security, non-discrimination, and gender equality.

c) The first person to be awarded this award was Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, he was awarded.

d) In 2014, Indian Space Research Organisation was awarded with this award.

Civilian Awards

Bharat Ratna, Padma Vubhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are the various civilian awards.

Bharat Ratna

a) It is the premier civilian award, to serve the nation.

b) The various fields are scientific achievements literary, scientific accomplishment, as well as the gratitude of community service of the highest category. From 2011, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of India changed the qualified criterion to permit sportsmen for receiving the award.

c) This was first given to C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman in 1954.

d) In 2015, this was given to Madan Mohan Malaviya(posthumous) & Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Padma Vubhushan

a) Ranking wise the second award is the Padma Vibhushan in the Indian Republic. It awarded people from various fields including government service to distinguish extraordinary service for the country.

b) It was firstly awarded to Satyendra Nath Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, Nand Lal Bose, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954.

c) In 2015 it was awarded to, L. K. Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Parkash Singh Badal, Veerendra Heggade, Dilip Kumar, Rambhadracharya, M.R. Srinivasan, Kottayan Katankot Venugopal & Aga Khan IV.

Padma Bhushan

a) The Padma Bhushan  is the highest civilian award third in rank in the Indian Republic,and comes after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. The President of India launched this award on 2nd January 1954.

b) In 1954, 23 were given Padma Bhushan and in 2015, 20 were given Padma Bhushan award.

Padma Shri

a) Padma Shri or Padmashree is the fourth award high in order in the Indian Republic, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

b) It is awarded by the Government of India.

c) It is awarded to citizens of India for their distinguished contribution in several fields including Education, Literature, Arts, Science, Industry, Social Service, Medicine, Sports and Public Affairs.

d) In 1954, 18 were given Padma Shri award and in 2015, 75 were selected for Padma Shri award.

Sports Awards

Dronacharya Award

a) Instituted in 1985, the Dronacharya Award is presented by the Indian Government for brilliance in sports coaching.

b) This was first given to O.M. Nambiar, Om Prakash Bhardwaj & Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat. In 2014, this was given to Jose Jacob & N.Lingappa.

Dhyan Chand Award

a) The Dhyan Chand Award is the highest lifetime achievement award in sports and games in India and is presented by the Indian Government.

b) It was initiated in 2002.

c) It was firstly given to Aparna Ghosh, Ashok Diwan & Shahuraj Birajdar. In 2015, this was given to Romeo James, Shiv Prakash Mishra & T.P.P.Nair.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

a) In India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest honor given for accomplishment in sports.

b) The award was initiated in 1991-92 to offer a highest national tribute in the field of sports.

c) It was first given in 1991-92 to Viswanathan Anand & in 2014-15, it is given to Sania Mirza.

Literary Awards

Jnanpith Award: It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the publishers of the The Times of India. The award was instituted in 1961, and its first recipient, in 1965, was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup. For the year 2014, it was awarded to Bhalchandra Nemade.

Vyas Samman:  First awarded in 1991, it is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation. To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.  In 1991, it was given to Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma & for the year 2014 it was given to Kamal Kishore Goyenka.

Saraswati Samman:  for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. Instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.

In 1991, it was given to Harivansh Rai Bachchan & for the year 2014, Veerappa Moily was awarded with this award.

Stadiums in Australia

• Adelaide Oval- Adelaide
• Bundaberg Rum Stadium- Cairns
• Telstra Dome- Melbourne
• Manuka Oval- Canberra
• Marrara Cricket Ground- Darwin
• Melbourne Cricket Ground- Melbourne
• Sydney Cricket Ground- Sydney
• W.A.C.A. Ground- Perth

Stadiums in Bangladesh

• Bangabandhu National Stadium- Dhaka
• Chittagong Stadium- Chittagong

Stadiums in England

• Edgbaston- Birmingham
• Headingley- Leeds
• Lord's- London
• Old Trafford- Manchester
• Sophia Gardens- Cardiff
• St Lawrence Ground- Canterbury
• The Brit Oval- London
• Trent Bridge- Nottingham

Stadiums in India

• Barabati Stadium -Cuttack
• Barkatullah Khan Stadium -Jodhpur
• Brabourne Stadium -Mumbai
• Eden Gardens -Kolkata
• Feroz Shah Kotla -Delhi
• Gandhi Stadium -Jalandhar
• Green Park -Kanpur
• Indira Gandhi Stadium -Vijayawada
• Rajiv Gandhi Port Silver Jubilee Stadium -Visakhapatnam
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium -New Delhi
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium -Hyderabad 
• M.Chinnaswamy Stadium -Bangalore
• MA Chidambaram Stadium -Chennai
• Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground -Rajkot
• Moin-ul-Haq Stadium -Patna
• Sardar Vallabhai Patel Motera Stadium -Ahmedabad
• Sawai Mansingh Stadium -Jaipur
• Vidarbha CA Ground -Nagpur
• Wankhede Stadium -Mumbai

Stadiums in New Zealand

• Basin Reserve-Wellington
• Eden Park-Auckland
• Jade Stadium-Christchurch
• John Davies Oval-Queenstown
• McLean Park-Napier

Stadiums in Pakistan

• Arbab Niaz Stadium-Peshawar
• Ayub National Stadium-Quetta
• Gaddafi Stadium-Lahore

Stadiums in South Africa

• Kingsmead-Durban
• New Wanderers Stadium-Johannesburg
• Newlands-Cape Town
• St George's Park-Port Elizabeth
• Centurion Super Sport Park-Pretoria

Stadium in Sri Lanka

• Colombo Cricket Club Ground-Colombo
• Galle International Stadium-Galle
• P.Saravanamuttu Stadium-Colombo
• R.Premadasa Stadium-Colombo
• Sinhalese Sports Club Ground-Colombo

Stadiums in West Indies

• Sabina Park Kingston-Jamaica
• Antigua Recreation Ground St John's-Antigua
• Guyana Cricket Stadium Georgetown-Guyana
• Kensington Oval Bridgetown-Barbados
• Mindoo Phillip Park Castries-St Lucia
• Albion Sports Complex Berbice-Guyana

Stadiums in Zimbabwe

• Bulawayo Athletic Club-Bulawayo
• Harare Sports Club-Harare
• Kwekwe Sports Club-Kwekwe 
• Queens Sports Club-Bulawayo

Stadiums in United Arab Emirates

• Sheikh Zayed Stadium-Abu Dhabi 
• Sharjah Cricket Stadium-Sharjah 

Today's topic is - "Airports in India"

S.no	Name of the Airport	City
Maharashtra
1.	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Mumbai
2.	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	Nagpur
Karnataka
1.	Kamapagowada (Bengaluru) International Airport	Bengaluru
2.	Mangalore Airport	Mangalore
UTTAR PRADESH
1.	Lal  Bahadur Shastri International Airport	Varanasi
2.	Choudhary Charan  Singh International Airport	Lucknow
3.	Amausi Airport	Lucknow
WEST BENGAL
1.	Subhash Chandra Bose Airport (DumDum Airport)	Kolkata
2.	Bagdogra Airport	Siliguri
TAMIL NADU
1.	Chennai International Airport	Chennai
2.	Tiruchirapalli International Airport	Tiruchirapalli
3.	Anna (Meenambkam) International Airport	Chennai
KERALA
1.	Trivendram International Airport	Thiruvananthpuram
2.	Calicut International Airport	Kozhikode(Kerala)
3.	Aranmula International Airport	Pathanamthitta
GUJARAT
1.	Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International Airport	Ahmedabad

AIRPORTS IN INDIA- PART 2
S.no	Name of the Airport	City	State/UT
1.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	New Delhi
2.	Guru Ramdasji (Rajasansi) International Airport	Amritsar	Punjab
3.	Devi Ahiyabai Holkar International Airport	Indore	MP
4.	Veer Savarkar International Airport	Port Blair	A&N
5.	Rajeev Gandhi International Airport	Hyderabad	Telangana
6.	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	Guwahati	Assam
7.	Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport	Patna	Bihar
8.	Goa International Airport	Goa	Goa
9.	Raja Bhoj International Airport	Bhopal	MP
10.	Gaya Airport	Gaya	Bihar
11.	Tulihal Airport	Imphal	Manipur
12.	Shillong Airport	Shillong	Meghalaya
13.	Birsa Munda Airport	Ranchi	Jharkhand
14.	Agatti Aerodrome	Agatti	Lakshadweep
15.	Dabolim Airport	-	Goa
16.	Swami Vivekananda Airport	Raipur	Chhattisgarh
17.	Jolly Grant Airport	Dehradun	Uttrakhand
18.	Dimapur Airport	Dimapur	Nagaland
19.	Patnaik Airport	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
20.	Pakyong Airport	Gangtok	Sikkim
21.	Lengpui Airport	Aizawl	Mizoram

Committees & Banking Apps"

Banking Apps and Schemes	Name of the Bank
BOUTIQUE FINANCING SCHEME	SBI
EFOREX	SBI
E-KYC	SBI
First home grown INDEX “COMPOSITE INDEX”	SBI
Twitter Handle account	SBI
TAB BANKING FACILITY	SBI
State Bank Freedom App	SBI
Fedbook Selfie App(India’s first mobile app for bank account opening)	federal bank
Video conferencing	Indusuld & federal bank
Digital Banking “POCKET”	ICICI
Student Travel Card	ICICI
I-Mobile app for windows phone	ICICI
M-Pesa	ICICI+Vodafone
Branch on Wheel	ICICI Bank in Odisha
Tap and pay	ICICI
Digital Village Project in Akodara Village of Gujarat	ICICI
Transparent credit card “in association with American Express	ICICI
EMI ON DEBIT CARD	ICICI
Kisan card	AXIS Bank
Asha Home loan	AXIS Bank
Airtel money	AXIS BANK+AIRTEL
Chillar	Hdfc Bank
DDA Housing Scheme 2014	Hdfc Bank
Instant Money Transfer – IMT	Bank of India
Facebook-basedFUNDS transfer platform “KayPay”	Kotak Mahindra Bank
M-Wallet	Canara Bank
Maha Millionaire”, “Maha Lakhpati”	Bank of Maharashtra
China’s first online Banking “webank”	Tancet Holdings
India’s first credit card exclusively for GOLF LOVERS	RBL Bank

Some Important Committees -

1. to revisit civil services examination pattern - B S Baswan committee

2. review the existing agricultural tenancy laws of states, including hilly states and schedule areas - T Haque Expert Group on Land Leasing 

3. restructuring water agencies- Mihir Shah Committee 

4. assess situation in FTII by Union Government - SM Khan-headed team 

5. to review PPP Cell functioning - Ministry of Railways constituted Ajay Shankar Committee 

6. to reinvestigate 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases - The SIT was constituted on recommendation of Mathur Committee 

7. to classify Caste Census data, 2011 - Panagariya Committtee 

All the important dams

	River	State
SardarSarover Dam	Narmada	Gujarat
Srisailam Dam	Krishna	Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
RanjitSagar Dam	Ravi	Punjab
Koteshwar Dam	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal	Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwar Dam	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh
Mullaperiyar Dam	Periyar	Kerala (idukki district)
Baglihar Dam	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir
NagarjunaSagar Dam	Krishna	Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
Salal Dam	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir
Koyna Dam	Koyna	Maharashtra
Rihand Dam	Rihand	Uttar Pradesh
Ukai Dam	Tapi	Gujarat
Indira Sagar Dam	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh
Uri Dam	Jhelum	Jammu & Kashmir (Baramula district)
Tehri Dam	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand
Bhakra Dam	Sutlej	Himachal Pradesh
Idukki arch Dam	Periyar	Kerala
Lakhwar Dam	Yamuna	Uttarakhand
Mettur Dam	Kaveri	Tamil Nadu
Hirakud Dam	Mahanadi	Odisha
JawaharSagar Dam	Chambal	Rajasthan
RanaPratapSagar Dam	Chambal	Rajasthan

Important Defence Exercises between India & World

Garuda: India-France

Hand-Hand: India-China

Indra: India-Russia

JimexIndia-Japan

Malbar: Us-India

Shade: Naval Forces Of India, Japan And China

Surya Kiran: India And Nepal

Varuna: France And India

Simbex: Indian Navy With Republic Of Singapore Navy

Ibsamar: India with Brazil And South African Navy

Konkan: Indian Navy and Royal Navy Of Britain

Ausindex: Indian & Australian Navy

Indradhanush Or Rainbow: India-Uk Air Exercises

Nomadic Elephant: Indian Army Exercises with Mongolia

Ekuverin: Maldives & India

Garuda Shakti: India & Indonesia

Mitra Shakti: India-Sri Lanka 

Naseem Al-Bahr: India-Oman

To add on to your knowledge, listed below Chiefs of Armed Forces -

1. Chief of the Army Staff - General Dalbir Singh

2. Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

3. Chief of the Naval Staff - Admiral R K Dhowan

4. Chief of the Integrated Defense Staff - Air Marshal PP Reddy

Important Revolutions in India

1. Green Revolution - Food grains 

2. Grey Revolution – Fertilizer

3. Pink Revolution - Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production 

4. Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production 

5. Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production

6. Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of Agriculture 

7. Black Revolution - Petroleum Production 

8. Blue Revolution - Fish Production 

9. Brown Revolution - Leather/nonconventional (India)/Cocoa production 

10. Golden Fiber Revolution - Jute Production 

11. Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production 

12. Round Revolution – Potato 

13. Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton 

14. Silver Revolution – Egg and Poultry Production 

15. White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) - Milk/Dairy production

 Indian Folk Dances

                            States and their Folk Dances

Jharkhand	Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai.
Uttarakhand	Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli.
Andra Pradesh	Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi, Madhuri, Chhadi.
Chhattisgarh	Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari.
Arunachal Pradesh	Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance.
Himachal Pradesh	Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc.
Goa	Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc.
Assam	Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal, Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc.
West Bengal	Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc.
Kerala	Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali, Tappatikali, Kali Auttam.
Meghalaya	Laho, Baala etc.
Manipur	Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc.
Nagaland	Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc.
Orissa	Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc.
Maharashtra	Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc.
Karnataka	Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi
Gujarat	Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai.
Punjab	Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc.
Rajasthan	Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Panihari, Ginad etc.
Mizoram	Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc.
Jammu & Kashmir	Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali.
Tamil Nadu	Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi,
Uttar Pradesh	Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita.
Bihar	Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia, Jatra etc.
Haryana	Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor etc.

Badrinath Temple
Situated close to the Alaknanda River, the abode of Lord Badrinath is located in the Chamoli district, a small town of Badrinath (Uttarakhand).

The Konark Sun Temple
The Sun temple is situated in the small town of Konark, which is situated in the Puri district of Odisha.

Brihadeeswara Temple
Also known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil and RajaRajeswaram, this 11th century temple was built by the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Brihadeeswara temple is the largest temple in India that is situated at Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu.

Somnath Temple
The temple is located in Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra (Gujarat). Prabhas Kshetra is also the region in which, it is believed that, Lord Krishna left his mortal body.

Kedarnath Temple
Situated in the Himalayan range of Garhwal area (Uttarakhand), Kedarnath temple is one of the most sacred Shiva temples in the world.

Sanchi Stupa
Sanchi is a village in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, which is a home to several Buddhist structures built in between 3rd century BC to 12th century AD.

Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple 
Rameshwaram (or Rameswaram) is a small island town in Tamil Nadu and is one of the four holiest pilgrimage places (Char Dhams) of the Hindus.

Siddhivinayak Temple
Located in Prabha Devi, Mumbai, Siddhivinayak Temple was built in the 18th century.

Gangotri Temple
The sacred origin of Ganga Maa (mother) is worshipped at Gangotri temple, which is situated in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Located in the ancient and holy city of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Lord Jagannath Temple
Built in the 12th century, Jagannath temple is situated in Puri (Orissa) and is popularly called Jagannath Puri.

Yamunotri Temple
Yamunotri temple was built in the 19th century in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand

Meenakshi Temple
This architectural wonder is situated in Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

Amarnath Cave Temple
The holy cave of Amarnath is located at an altitude of 3,888 meters in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Lingaraja Temple
Lingaraja temple is one of the oldest and largest temples of the ‘Temple City of India’ – Orissa.

Tirupati Balaji
Located in the hilly town of Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), the temple is also known as Tirumala Venkateshwara temple.

Kanchipuram Temples
‘The City of Thousand Temples’ – Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) is one of the seven sacred places in India wherein the people can attain Moksha, as per the Hindu religion.

Khajuraho Temple
Khajuraho is a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh

Virupaksha Temple
Located in the village of Hampi, it is one of the most famous temples among the various other temples of Hampi.
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest Jain temple in Delhi.

Gomateshwara Temple
Situated in the Shravanabelagola town of Karnataka, Gomateshwara temple is dedicated to Lord Bahubali also known as Gomateshwara.

Ranakpur Temple
Ranakpur is a village in the Pali district of Rajasthan and falls between Udaipur and Jodhpur.

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
The holy temple of Sai baba was built in 1922, in the Shirdi town of Maharashtra.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple 
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala is the place where one of the 108 Divya Desams (sacred dwellings of Lord Vishnu) is situated in the form of Lord Padmanabhaswamy.

Dwarkadhish Temple
The holy abode of Lord Krishna, Dwarkadhish temple is situated in the Dwarka city (Gujarat).

Laxminarayan Temple
Inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939, the temple was built by the industrialist Baldeo Das Birla in Delhi.

 Sports - Cups, Trophies, stadiums and related terms

      Cups and Trophies (Associated with Sports/Games)

Sport	Cups and Trophies
Hockey	Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women’s), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women’s), Gurunanak Championship (women’s) Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc.
Football	Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, D C M Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Rai Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.
Cricket	Anthony D’ Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenger Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenges Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, Nat West Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
Table Tennis	Berna Bellack cup(men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi up (women), Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.
Badminton	Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela  Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup etc.
Basket Ball	Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup
Bridge	Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy. Etc
Polo	Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup etc.
Athletics	Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc.
Air Racing	Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King’s Cup, Schneider Cup
Billiards	Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.
Boxing	Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc.
Golf	Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President’s Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, walker Cup, World Cup etc.
Chess	Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup etc.
Horse Racing	Baresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup
Netball	Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.
Rugby Football	Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.
Shooting	North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.
Volleyball	Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc.
Yatching	America Cup etc.

Famous Stadiums and Sports

Government of India has recently constituted “National Playing Fields Association of India (NPFAI)” under an ambitious scheme of ‘Kendriya Yuva Evam Khel Mantralay’ to sater to the development of Games & Sport and the players as well.

Stadium	Sports	Places
Indraprastha Stadium	Indoor Games	Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	Athletics	Delhi
Ferozeshah Kotla Ground	Cricket	Delhi
Ambedkar Stadium	Football	Delhi
Shivaji Stadium	Hockey	Delhi
National Stadium	Hockey	Delhi
National Stadium	Hockey & others	Mumbai
Wankhede  Stadium	Cricket	Mumbai
Brabourne Stadium	Cricket	Mumbai
Eden Gardens	Cricket	Kolkata
Green Park Stadium	Cricket	Kanpur
Keenan Stadium	Cricket	Jamshedpur
Nehru (Chepak ) Stadium	Cricket	Chennai
Varabati Stadium	Cricket	Cuttack
Aintree, Doncaster, Epsom	Horse racing	England (U.K.)
Flemington	Horse racing	Melbourn (Australia)
Headingley Manchester	Cricket	England (U.K.)
Lords, Oval, Leeds	Cricket	England (U.K.)
Black Heath	Rugby Football	London (U.K.)
Wimbledon	Lawn Tennis	London (U.K.)
Wembley Stadium	Football	London (U.K.)
Brookland	Football	England (U.K.)
Twickenham	Rugby Football	England (U.K.)
Putney Mart Lake	Boat race	England (U.K.)
Trent Bridge	Cricket	England (U.K.)
White City	Dog race	England (U.K.)
Hurlington	Polo	England (U.K.)
Henlay	Regata	England (U.K.)
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Syndey	Cricket	Australia
Yankee Stadium	Boxing	New York (USA)
Brooklyn	Baseball	New York (USA)
Forest Hill	Tennis	USA
Sendy Lodge	Golf	Scotland

  National Games and Sports of Some Countries

Country	Sports
United States of America	Baseball
Spain	Bull-fighting
Canada	Ice Hockey
India	Hockey
Russia	Chess
Scotland	Rugby Football
England	Cricket
Japan	Ju-Jitsu
Australia	Cricket
Pakistan	Hockey
China	Table Tennis

Court, Campus or Field Associated with Sports

Court/ Campus/ Field	Games Sports
Court	Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Handball, Volleyball, Squash, Kho-kho, Kabaddi
Diamond	Baseball
Ring	Sketing, Boxing
Course	Golf
Pool	Swimming
Board	Table tennis
Mat	Judo, Karate, Taikwondo
Arena	Horse riding
Vellodrome	Cycling
Field	Polo, Football, Hockey
Track	Athletics
Pitch	Cricket
Greens	Bowls
Rink	Curling, Ice hockey
Range	Shooting, Archery

      Number of Players in Some Popular Sports/Games

Sports	Number of Players (on each side or in each team)
Baseball	9
Rugby football	15
Polo	4
Water polo	7
Kho Kho	9
Kabaddi	7
Hockey, Football and Cricket	11
Netball	7
Volleyball	6
Badminton, Tennis and Table Tennis	1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively)
Basketball	5
Gymnastic	Several individuals compete simultaneously
Billiards/ Snooker	1
Boxing/ Chess	1
Bridge	2
Croquet	13 or15
Gold	Several individuals compete simultaneously
Locrosse	12

Largest/Longest/Highest in India

The Longest River Bridge	Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.575 km.)
The Largest Lake	Wular Lake (J & K)
The Largest Dam	Bhakra Dam, on Sutlej river (Punjab)
The Largest Desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
The Largest cave temple	Kailash Temple ( Ellora, Maharastra)
The Largest mosque	Jama Masjid (Delhi
The Longest tunnel	Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (J & K)
The Largest Delta	Sunderbans (W. Bengar)
The State with maximum forest area	Madhya Pradesh
The Longest Corridor	Corridor of Ramnathswami Temple at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)
The highest Waterfall	Jog or Garsoppa (Karnataka)
The Longest Road	Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)
The highest Gate way	Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri( U.P.)
The Longest River	The Ganga (2640 km. long)
The Largest Museum	Indian Museum, Kolkata
The largest Dome	Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur (in Karantaka)
The tallest Statue	Gomateswara (Karnataka)
The largest Public Sector Bank	State Bank of India
The biggest canti lever Bridge	Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
The Longest Canal	Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
The Longest Railway Platform	Gorakhpur (U.P.)
The biggest Stadium	Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkata
The most populous City	Mumbai (Maharashtra)
The largest Sea Bridge	Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu)
The longest Passenger Train Route	Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
The Oldest Church	St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
The Longest National Highway	NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)
The State with Longest Coast Line	Gujarat
The highest Lake	Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
The largest Saline Water Lake	Chilka Lake (Orissa)
The Largest Fresh Water Lake	Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Largest Cave	Amarnath (J & K)
The Longest River of Southern India	Godawari
The Longest Dam	Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
The highest Gallantry Award	Param Vir Chakra
The highest Award	Bharat Ratna
The largest Gurudwara	Golden Temple, Amritsar
The longest Sea Beach	Marina Beach (Chennai)
The Highest Road	Road at Khardungla, (in Leh-Manali Sector)
The Largest Artificial Lake	Govind Sagar ( Bhakhra Nangal)
The Highest Batttle field and the Longest Glacier	Siachen Glacier
The Biggest River Island	Majuli Bramhaputra river, (Assam)
The Largest Planetarium	Birla Planetorium (Kolkata)
The Highest Airports	Leh Airport (Ladakh)

Uttarakhand is a state situated in northern India. Formerly known as Uttrakhand, this state was formed out of the north-western districts of Uttar Pradesh and the Himalayas on 9 November 2000.  Also refereed to as the Land of Gods, Uttrakhand is believed to be one of the most naturally bestowed states in India.

Capital- Dehradun

Chief Minister- Trivendra Singh Rawat

Governor- Krishna Kant Paul

National Park in Uttarakhand:

1. Jim Corbett National Park
2. Valley Of Flowers National Park
3. Rajaji National Park

Name of Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in Uttarakhand:

1. Askot Musk Deer WLS

2. Nandhaur WLS

3. Binsar WLS

4. Govind Pashu Vihar WLS

5. Kedarnath WLS

6. Mussoorie WLS

7. Sonanadi WLS

Important Airport in Uttarakhand:

1. Jolly Grant Airport - Dehradun

2. The Pant Nagar Airport- Pantnagar of Udhamsinghnagar district

Important Fact about Uttarakhand:

1. Uttrakhand shares its borders with Tibet in the north, Uttar Pradesh in the south, Nepal in the east, Haryana in the west and Himachal Pradesh in the North West.

2. Nickname of Dehradun is School capital of India, Mussoorie is Queen of the Mountains and Rishikesh is City of Sages Yoga City.

3. As per the 2011 census, UK has estimated population of 1.01 Crores. Male-female ratio is 1000/963 in the state.

Today, in brief, we will talk about the most populated state in country i.e Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is the rainbow land where the multi-hued Indian Culture has blossomed from times immemorial. Blessed with a veracity of geographical land and many cultural diversities, Uttar Pradesh, has been the area of activity of historical heroes like - Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira and Ashoka. Rich and tranquil expanses of meadows, perennial rivers, dense forests and fertile soil of Uttar Pradesh have contributed numerous golden chapters to the annals of Indian History. Dotted with various holy shrines and piligrim places, full of joyous festivals, it plays an important role in the politics, education, culture, industry, agriculture and tourism of India.

Capital- Lucknow

Chief Minister- Yogi Adityanath

Governor- Ram Naik

National Park in UP:

1. Dudhwa National Park

Name of Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in UP:

1. Hastinapur WLS

2. Bakhira WLS

3. Chandraprabha WLS

4. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird WLS

5. National Chambal WLS

6. Okhala Bird WLS

7. Sur Sarovar WLS

8. Vijai Sagar WLS

9. Parvati Aranga WLS

10. Kishanpur WLS

11. Lakh Bahosi Bird WLS

International Airport in UP:

1. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi

Important Fact about UP:

1. It borders along with 9 other states – Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh in north, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan in west, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in south, Bihar and Jharkhand in the east.

2. Uttar Pradesh is the home of premier educational institutes likes Banaras Hindu University, Aligarh Muslim University, Darul Uloom Deoband.

3. Uttar Pradesh is the largest state of India by population. As per the 2011 census, UP has estimated population of 199,581,477 which is 16.49% population of India. Male-female ratio is 1000/908 in the state.