INTRODUCTION TO INDIA

GEOGRAPHY
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1. Introduction to Geography
2. Latitude and longitudes
3. Indian Physiographic Divisions
4. Natural Resources
5. Socioeconomic Resources
6. Conservation Of Forest and wild life
7. Practice set
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Q-1
Which is the newest UT of India?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Ladakh
(d) Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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Q-2 How many states and Union Territories does

India have?
(a) India has 26 States and 7 Union Territories
(b) India has 25 States and 7 Union Territories
(c) India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories
(d) India has 28 States and 6 Union Territories
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Q-3
How many coastal states India have ?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 5
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Q-4 India shares longest international border

with
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh
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Q-5 Which is the first state of Independent India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Odisha
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 India is the largest democracy and most populous country in

the world
 Area wise India’s position in the world is : 7th after Russia,
Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. India
 FORMULA: Russia, Canada, USA ku China B…A..I Karidela.
 India occupies 2.4% of the total land area of the world, which
is equal to 32,87,263 sq. Km.
 Number of States : 28
 Number of Territories : 8
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 Largest state (area wise) : Rajasthan(3,42,239 sq. km) > MP >
MH>UP>Gujarat>Karnataka>AP>Odisha>Chhattisgarh>TN.
 (Population wise) : UP(20 cr)>Maharashtra>Bihar
 Smallest State (area wise) : Goa(3702 Sq. km). (Population wise):Sikkim(
6 lakhs)
 State with maximum population density: Bihar(1106),
W.B(1029),Kerala(859)
State with least population density: Arunachal Pradesh(17)
The Oldest state: Andhra Pradesh, the 1st state of Independent India, was
created On October 1, 1953 on Linguistic basis.
The youngest state: Telangana, (June 2, 2014).
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State with Maximum Number of Districts: Uttar Pradesh (71 Districts)
followed by Madhya Pradesh – 50, Bihar-38, Maharashtra – 35 & Rajasthan-
33 districts.
State with Minimum Number of Districts: Goa (2 districts: North Goa and
South Goa).
 First Panchayat: Nagour in Rajasthan(2 October 1959)
 States with population Less than 20 lakhs: 5 (Nagaland, Goa, Arunachal
Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim)
Largest Union Territory (area wise) : Ladakh(59,146 sq. km)> J&K> A&N
Smallest Union Territory (area wise):Lakshadweep(32 Sq.km)
Largest U.T (population wise):New Delhi(16,787,941)
Smallest U.T (population wise):Lakshadweep(64,473)
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 Largest district : Kachchh (Gujarat)
 Smallest district : Mahe (Puducherry)
 Number of north eastern state : 8(Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Manipur,Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya + Sikkim)
 Area wise the largest north eastern state : Arunachal Pradesh
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 The state borders the maximum number of states : UP( Uttarakhand, Himachal
Pradesh,Rajasthan, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Delhi).
 Two Indian States which share border with 7 states : Assam and Chhattisgarh
 Odisha shares border with 4 states namely Jharkhand(North), W.B(North-East),
Chhattisgarh(West), A.P(South).
 Number of coastal states : 9
 Number of coastal territories : 4
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 Length of coast line of India : 7516.6 km
 Length of coast line of mainland : 5422.6 km
 Length of coast line of island territories : 2094 km
 Coast line of Gujarat : 1215 km
 Coast line of Andhra Pradesh : 974 km
 Coast line of Tamil Nadu: 907 km
 Coast line of Maharashtra : 653 km
 Coast line of Kerala : 570 km
 Coast line of Odisha: 476.4 km(480 km)
 Coast line of Karnataka: 280 km
 Coast line of West Bengal : 158 km
 Coast line of Goa: 131 km(smallest)
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 Land boundary of India : 15,200 km
 India has longest international border (4096 km) with Bangladesh,
China(4057 km), Pakistan(3310 km), Nepal(1752 km), Myanmar(1458
km), Bhutan(699 km) and Afghanistan (106km).
 Bangladesh(5): Assam, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Tripura
 Pakistan(3+2UT): Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir,
Ladakh.
 China(4+1UT) : Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Sikkim and Arunachal
Pradesh and Ladakh.
 Nepal(5): Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.
 Myanmar(4): Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram
 Bhutan(4): Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and West Bengal.
 Afghanistan(1UT): Ladakh (POK region)
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 Highest altitude in India : Kanchenjunga (8586 m)

 Northern most state : Himachal Pradesh,Point: Indira Col
 Southern most state : Tamil Nadu, Point: Indira Point(Great
Nicober)
 Eastern most state : Arunachal Pradesh, Point: Kibithu
 Western most state : Gujarat, Point: Ghuarmota
 North – South extension : 3214 km
 East – west extension : 2933 km
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States and Capitals of India 2021

There are a total of 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present. Each state
of India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital some state all three
functions are conducted in one capital. Every state is ruled by a Chief Minister.
Here we have covered the list of the Indian States, Union Territories, and their
capitals.
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S.No States Name Capital
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati (Vishakha Patnam)
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
3 Assam Dispur
4 Bihar Patna
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur
6 Goa Panaji
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar
8 Haryana Chandigarh
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla(Summer) , Dharamshala(Winter)
10 Jharkhand Ranchi
11 Karnataka Bengaluru
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
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S.No States Name Capital
14 Maharashtra Mumbai
15 Manipur Imphal
16 Meghalaya Shillong
17 Mizoram Aizawl
18 Nagaland Kohima
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar
20 Punjab Chandigarh
21 Rajasthan Jaipur
22 Sikkim Gangtok
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai
24 Telangana Hyderabad
25 Tripura Agartala
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun (Winter),Gairsain (Summer)
28 West Bengal Kolkata
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Union Territories Names Capital Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1 Nov. 1956
Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman 26 Jan. 2020
Delhi(most populous) New Delhi 9 May. 1905
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) 31 Oct 2019
Jammu (Winter)
Lakshadweep(smallest 32 sq.km) Kavaratti 1 Nov. 1956
Puducherry Pondicherry 1 Nov. 1954
Ladakh Leh 31 Oct 2019
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