[GKmojo] Miscellaneous File 2

1. Nuclear power generation

India ranks 12th in nuclear power generation. India's and Asia's first
nuclear reactor was the Apsara research reactor. Smiling Buddha was the
assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18
May 1974.
Important Nuclear Power Stations:
01. Tarapur - Maharashtra
02. Kalpakkam - Tamil Nadu, called Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power
Station
03. Narora - UP
04. Rawatbhata - Kota, Rajasthan
05. Kaiga - Karnataka
06. Kakrapara - Gujarat
07. Kundnkulam - Tamilnadu
08. Jaitapur- Maharashtra

2. Important India's World Heritage Sites

1. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary - Assam
2. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - Assam
3. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya - Bihar
4. Humayun's Tomb - Delhi
5. Qutub Minar and its Monuments - Delhi
6. Red Fort Complex - Delhi
7. Churches and Convents of Goa - Goa
8. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park - Gujarat
9. Group of Monuments at Hampi - Ballari district, Karnataka
10. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi - Madhya Pradesh
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 11. Khajuraho Group of Monuments - Madhya Pradesh
12. Ajanta Caves - Maharashtra
13. Ellora Caves - Maharashtra
14. Elephanta Caves - Maharashtra
15. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) -
Maharashtra
16. Sun Temple, Konarak - Puri District, Orissa
17. Keoladeo National Park - Bharatpur, Rajasthan
18. Jantar Mantar - Jaipur, Rajasthan
19. Great Living Chola Temples (Brihadeeswara Temple) - Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu
20. Agra Fort - Uttar Pradesh
21. Fatehpur Sikri -Uttar Pradesh
22. Taj Mahal - Uttar Pradesh
23. Mountain Railways of India
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
- Kalka-Shimla Railway, Himachal Pradesh
24. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks -Chamoli
District, Uttarakhand
25. Sundarbans National Park - Bangladesh, West Bengal
26. Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell) - Patan, Gujarat
27. Great Himalayan National Park - Himachal Pradesh
28. Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Chittorgarh
- Kumbhalgarh
- Ranthambhore
- Amber Sub-Cluster
- Jaisalmer
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(Hill Forts of Rajasthan has a series of sites located on rocky outcrops
of the Aravallis mountain range in Rajasthan.)
29. Western Ghats
- (Kerala & Tamil Nadu)
- Periyar Sub-Cluster (Kerala)
- Anamalai Sub-Cluster (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
- Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain
range along the western side of India and one of the world's ten
"Hottest biodiversity hotspots".
30. Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University), Bihar
31. Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
32. Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
33. Founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the 15th century, the ancient
walled city of Ahmadabad has been marked as a UNESCO world
heritage spot. The city showcases the rich architecture of the sultanate
era that can be perfectly captured by the Bhadra citadel.

P.S. Remember locations of these sites

All the best by GKmojo

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