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Tuesday, 18 March 2014

States and Capitals of India


S.no
State
Capital
1
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
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
10
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
11
Jharkhand
Ranchi
12
Karnataka
Bengaluru
13
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
14
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
15
Maharashtra
Mumbai
16
Manipur
Imphal
17
Meghalaya
Shillong
18
Mizoram
Aizawl
19
Nagaland
Kohima
20
Orissa
Bhubaneswar
21
Punjab
Chandigarh
22
Rajasthan
Jaipur
23
Sikkim
Gangtok
24
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
25
Tripura
Agartala
26
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
27
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
28
West Bengal
Kolkata



S.no
Union Territories
Capital
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
2
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
3
Dadar and Nagar Haveli
Silvassa
4
Daman and Diu
Daman
5
Delhi
Delhi
6
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
7
Pondicherry
Pondicherry


Important Countries, Capitals and Currencies

1.    United States Of America (USA) - Washington D.C. -  US Dollar 
2.    Canada - Ottawa Canadian Dollar 
3.    Barbados - Bridgetown -  Barbados Dollar  
4.    Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain -  Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
5.    Jamaica -  Kingston Jamaican Dollar
6.    Panama - Panama City - Panamanian Balbao
7.    Mexico - Mexico City - Mexican Peso
8.    Cuba - Havana Cuban Peso
9.    Argentina - Buenos Aires - Argentine Peso
10.  Chile - Santiago Chilean Peso
11.  Colombia - Bogota Colombian Peso
12.  Uruguay - Montevideo Uruguayan Peso
13.  Paraguay - Asuncion Paraguay Guarani
14.  Brazil - Brasilia Brazilian Real
15.  United Kingdom (UK) - London - Pound Sterling
16.  Ireland - Dublin Euro
17.  Portugal - Lisbon Euro
18.  Spain - Madrid  Euro
19.  Poland - Warsaw Zolty
20.  Italy - Rome Euro
21.  Greece - Athens Euro
22.  Austria - Vienna Euro 
23.  Belgium - Brussels Euro
24.  France - Paris Euro
25.  Germany - Berlin Euro
26.  Netherlands - Amsterdam Euro
27.  Sweden - Stockholm Krona
28.  Norway - Oslo Norwegian Krone
29.  Denmark - Copenhagen Krone
30.  Switzerland - Bern Swiss Franc
31.  Ukraine - Kiey Roubel
32.  Finland - Helsinki Finnish Markka
33.  India - Delhi Indian Rupee
34.  China - Beijing yuan
35.  Russia - Moscow Rubel
36.  Afghanistan - Kabul Afghani
37.  Sri Lanka - Colombo Sri Lankan Rupee
38.  Pakistan -  Islamabad Pakistan Rupee
39.  Bangladesh - Dhaka Taka
40.  Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Ringgit
41.  Singapore -  Singapore Singapore Dollar
42.  Indonesia - Jakarta Rupiah
43.  Bhutan - Thimphu Ngultrum
44.  Myanmar Or Burma - Naypyidaw Myanma Kyath
45.  Thailand - Bangkok Baht
46.  Japan - Tokyo Yen
47.  Bhutan - Thimphu Ngultrum
48.  Iraq - Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
49.  Iran - Tehran Rial
50.  Israel - Jerusalem Shekel
51.  Kuwait - Kuwait City - Kuwaiti Dinar
52.  UAE - Abu Dhabi - UAE Dirham
53.  Saudi Arabia - Riyadh Riyal
54.  Jordan - Amman Jordanian Dinar 
55.  South Korea - Seoul Won
56.  North Kores - Pyongyang Won
57.  Maldives - Male Rufiyaa
58.  Nepal - Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
59.  Philippines - Manila Peso
60.  Egypt - Cairo Egyptian pound
61.  Kenya - Nairobi Kenya Shilling 
62.  Ethiopia - Addis Ababa Ethiopian Birr
63.  South Africa - Pretoria -  South Africa Rand
64.  Namibia - Windhoek South African Rand
65.  Nigeria - Abuja Naira
66.  Zimbabwe - Harare Zimbabwe Dollar
67.  Libya - Tripoli Libyan Dinar
68.  Uganda - Kampala -  Uganda Shilling
69.  New Zealand - Wellington -  New Zealand Dollar
70.  Australia - Canberra -  Australian Dollar 



Largest, Smallest and Highest - 2,

Animal, TallestGiraffe
Archipelago, LargestIndonesia
Bird, FastestSwift
Bird, LargestOstrich
Bird, SmallestHumming Bird
Bridge, Longest RailwayHuey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)
Building, Tallest in the WorldBurj, Dubai (UAE)
Canal, Longest IrrigationalThe Kalakumsky Canal
Canal, LongestSuez Canal
Capital, HighestLa Paz (Boliva)
City, Biggest in AreaMount Isa Australia
City, Largest in PopulationTokyo
City, CostliestTokyo
City, HighestVan Chuan (China)
Continent, LargestAsia
Continent, SmallestAustralia
Country, Biggest (Area)Russia
Country, Largest (Population)China
Country, Largest (Electorate)India
Creature, LargestBlue Whale
Delta, LargestSunderban (Bangladesh & India)
Desert, Largest (World)Sahara (Africa)
Desert, Largest (Asia)Gobi
Dam, LargestGrand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
Dam, HighestHoover Dam (U.S.A.)
Diamond, LargestThe Cullinan
Dome, LargestAstrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)
Epic, LargestMahabharat
Irrigation Scheme, LargestLloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)
Island, LargestGreenland
Sea, LargestMediterranean sea
Lake, DeepestBaikal (Siberia)
Lake, Largest (Artificial)Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)
Lake, HighestTiticaca (Bolivia)
Lake, Largest (Fresh water)Superior
Lake, Largest (Salt water)Caspian
Library, LargestUnited State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Mountain Peak, HighestEverest (Nepal)
Mountain Range, LongestAndes (S. America)
Museum, LargestBritish Museum, London
Ocean, LargestPacific
Palace, BiggestVatican (Italy)
Park, LargestYellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)
Peninsula, LargestArabia
Place, Coldest (Habitated)Verkhoyank (Siberia)
Place, DryestIqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)
Place, HottestAzizia (Libya, Africa)
Place, RainiestMausinram (Meghalaya, India)
Planet, BiggestJupiter
Planet, BrightestVenus
Planet, SmallestMercury
Plateau, HighestPamir (Tibet)
Platform, LongestKharagpur (India)
Railway, LongestTrans-Siberian railway
Railway Station, LongestGrand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)
River, LongestNile (Africa)
River, LargestAmazon (S. America)
Sea-bird, LargestAlbatross
Star, BrightestSirius
Statue, TallestStatue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)
Telescope, Largest RadioNew Mexico (U.S.A.)
Tramway, World’s firstNew York
Tunnel, Longest (Railway)Tanna (Japan)
Tunnel, Longest (Road)Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy
Volcano, HighestOjos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)
Volcano, Most ActiveMaunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)
Wall, LongestGreat wall of China
Waterfall, HighestAngel (Venezuela)
Water, Lowest bodyDead Sea
Zoo, LargestKruger National Park, South Africa

Longest, Smallest and Highest - 1

Longest river (India)
Ganges
Longest river (World)
Nile
The longest tributary river of India
Yamuna
The longest river of the south
Godavari
Highest mountain peak
Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water)
Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam
Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River
Largest Mosque
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline
Gujarat
Largest railway route
Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu
Longest tunnel
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway
NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam
Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest populated city
Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum
National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta
Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo
Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert
Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower
Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area)
Goa
Smallest State (Population)
Sikkim
Highest Waterfall
Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Longest Electric railway line
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Densest populated State
West Bengal
Largest cave temple
Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair
Sonepur (Bihar)
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Biggest Hotel
Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai)
Largest State (Area)
Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)
Uttar Pradesh
Place of heaviest rainfall
Mausinram (Meghalaya)
Largest corridor
Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride
Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state
M.P.
Highest straight gravity Dam
Bhakra Dam
Longest Railway Platform
Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Largest Stadium
Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata
Largest Port
Mumbai
Highest Lake
Devatal (Garhwal)
Largest Lake (Saline water)
Chika lake, Orissa
Highest Award
Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award
Paramveer Chakra
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest river valley
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
State with longest coastline of South India
Andhra Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary
Narmada
Largest Church
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle field
Siachin Glacier
Highest    Airport
Len (Laddakh)
Largest river island
Largest Planetarium

Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)