Uttarakhand General Knowledge

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CAPITAL: Dehardun

ESTABLISHED: November 9, 2000, from UP

CHIEF MINISTER: Trivendra Singh Rawat (As on Aug 19)

GOVERNOR: Jagdeep Dhankhar (As on Aug 19)

RULING PARTY: BJP

HIGH COURT: Nainital, 2000

DISTRICTS: 13

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Garvali, Kumaoni, Sanskrit, English

POPULATION : 1, 00, 86, 292 (20th)

[Male = 51, 37, 773 & Female = 49, 48, 519]

M : F = 1000 : 963

AREA : 53, 484 sq km (19th) Density: 189 per sq km

LITERACY: 79. 63%

ASSEMBLY: 70

LOK SABHA: 5

RAJYA SABHA : 3

BOUNDARY STATES: Uttara Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Nepal, China

STATE ANIMAL: Musk Deer

STATE BIRD: Himalayan Monal

STATE TREE: Burans

STATE FLOWER: Brahma Kamal

STATE DANCE: Jagar, Chaufulla, Jhumalia, Jahoda, Langvir Nritya, Baradanati, Choliya

FESTIVALS: Kumbh Mela, Nanda Devi Mela, Gauchar Mela, Baisakhi Mela

TEMPLES: Manasa Devi Temple – Haridwar, Badhrinarayan Temple – Badrinath, Gangothri Temple – Uttarakashi

RIVERS: Bhagirati, Gangotri, Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Tons, Kali, Sarayu, Alaknanda, Dhauliganga

LAKES: Bheemtal lake, Gohan lake, Roopkund lake

POWER PLANTS: Chibro Power Plant, Khodri Power Plant, Chilla Power Plant

PROJECTS/DAMS: Tehri Dam (Bhagirathi), Lakshwar Dam (Yamuna), Koteswar Dam (Bhagirathi)

UTTARAKHAND NATIONAL PARKS SANCTUARIES

Jim Corbett National Park (Tigers – Nainital)

Rajaji National Park (Tigers)

Gangotri National Park

Valley of Flowers National Park

Binsar Wild Life Sanctuary

Sonanandi Wild Life Sanctuary

Askot Musk Deer Wild Life Sanctuary

Govind Pashu Vihar Wild Life Sanctuary

Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary

Govind National Park

Nanda Devi National Park

INDUSTRIES: Forest-based, Handicraft

MAIN CITIES

Missouri

Nainital

Roorkee

Haridwar (Ganga River)

Badrinath (Ganga River)

Rudrapur

Kashipur

Rishikesh

Pithoragarh

Ramnagar

Kichha

Mangler

Jasper

Kotdwar

Udhamsingh Nagar

Kathgodham

AIRPORTS: Joly Grant Airport – Dehradun

MISCELLANEOUS

Valley of Flowers = Uttarakhand

Yoga University = Haridwar

National Forest Research Institute = Dehradun

Army Cadet College = Dehradun

Rashtriya Indian Military College = Dehradun

Indian Military Academy = Dehradun

Indian Institute of Petroleum = Dehradun

Institute for the Visually Handicapped = Dehradun

Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) = Roorkee

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration = Missouri

Central Building Research Institute = Roorkee

Structural Engineering Research Centre = Roorkee

Indhira Gandhi National Forest Academy = Dehradun

India’s first Earthquake Warning system = Dehradun

Uttrakhand Ratna award – 2016 = Narayan Dutt

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