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Tribes of India and States

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Tribes of India  and States Name of the Tribe States in which they reside BHIL Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka. GOND Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. SANTAL Bihar, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand. MINA Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. NAIKDA Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Goa. ORAON Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. SUGALIS Andhra Pradesh. MUNDA Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha. NAGA Nagaland. KHOND Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha. BORO Assam. KOLI MAHADEV Maharashtra. KHASI Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam. KOL Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. VA

States - MPs, MLAs and MLCs

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, States - MPs, MLAs and MLCs The following is the State-wise list of Lok Sabha MPs, Rajya Sabha MPs, Members of Legislative Assembly and Members of Legislative Council. # State LS MPs RS MPs MLAs MLCs 1. Uttar Pradesh 80 31 404* 100 2. Maharashtra 48 19 289* 78 3. West Bengal 42 16 295* -- 4. Bihar 40 16 243 75 5. Tamil Nadu 39 18 235* -- 6. Madhya Pradesh 29 11 231* -- 7. Karnataka 28 12 225* 75 8. Gujarat 26 11 182 -- 9. Rajasthan 25 10 200 -- 10. Andhra Pradesh 25 11 175 56 11. Odisha 21 10 147 -- 12. Kerala 20 9 141* -- 13. Telangana 17 7 120 34 14. Assam 14 7 126 -- 15. Jharkhand 14 6 81 -- 16. Punjab 13 7 117 -- 17. Chhattisgarh 11 5 91* -- 18. Haryana 10 5 90 -- 19. Jammu & Kashmir 6 4 89 36 20. Uttarakhand 5 3 70 -- 21. Himachal Pradesh 4 3 68 -- 22. Arunachal Pradesh 2 1 60 -- 23. Goa 2 1 40 -- 24. Manipur 2 1 60 -- 25. M

Population Facts about Indian States

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Population Facts about Indian States General Points Among the Indian states,  Uttar Pradesh  is the most populated state with a population of  19,98,12,341  and  Sikkim  is the least populated state with a population of  6,10,577 . The second, third, fourth and fifth ranked states are Maharashtra (11,23,74,333), Bihar (10,40,99,452), West Bengal (9,12,76,115) and Madhya Pradesh* (7,26,26,809) respectively. (*Post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) Among the Union Territories,  Delhi  is the most populated UT with a population of 1,67,87,941 and  Lakshdweep  is the least populated UT with a population of 64,473. The population of Delhi is greater than Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur The  second  most populated UT is  Puducherry  with

States and Capitals

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, States and Capitals North-Eastern States State Capital Assam Dispur Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Manipur Imphal Meghalaya Shillong Mizoram Aizwal Nagaland Kohima Tripura Agartala Newly Formed States Chattisgarh Raipur Jharkhand Ranchi Uttarakhand Dehradun Telangana Hyderabad Union Territories Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa Lakshadweep Kavaratti Daman & Diu Daman Capitals of all the other States State Capital Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad* Bihar Patna Goa Panaji Gujarat Gandhinagar Haryana Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh Shimla Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu Karnataka Bengaluru Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Maharashtra Mumbai Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Odisha Bhubaneshwar Punjab Chandigarh Rajasthan Jaipur Sikkim Gangtok Tamilnadu Chennai Uttar Pradesh Lucknow West Bengal Kolkata NOTE: Jamm

Important General Information on States of India

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Important General  Information on States of India First Ranked States Feature State Largest state (in terms of area) Rajasthan Smallest state Goa Most populous state Uttar Pradesh Least populous state Sikkim Most populous union territory (not incl Delhi) Puducherry Least populous union territory Lakshadweep Most densely populated state Bihar Least densely populated state Arunachal Pradesh First state to be formed on linguistic basis Andhra Pradesh Most literate state Kerala Least literate state Bihar The state with the longest coastline Gujarat The state having boundaries with seven states and two countries Assam The state surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh Tripura The state surrounded by three countries and one state Sikkim The number of states which have a coastline Nine The number of Union Territories which have a coastline Four The

Formation of States

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Formation of States State Formation Year Status prior to formation Andhra 1953 Part of the state of Madras Gujarat 1960 Part of the state of Bombay Maharashtra 1960 Part of the state of Bombay Kerala 1956 State of Travancore and Cochin Nagaland 1963 Union territory Haryana 1966 Part of Punjab Karnataka 1956 State of Mysore was formed in 1953, enlarged Mysore in 1956 which was renamed in 1973. Himachal Pradesh 1971 Union Territory Manipur, Tripura 1972 Union Territories Meghalaya 1972 Autonomous state within state of Assam Sikkim 1975 Associate state since 1974 and a protectorate of India before that. Mizoram 1987 District of Assam till 1972 and Union Territory from 1972 to 1987. Arunachal Pradesh 1987 Union Territory Goa 1987 Union Territory Uttarakhand 2000 Part of Uttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh 2000 Part of Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand 2000 Part of

Tribunals in India

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Tribunals in India Central Administrative Tribunal Purpose : For adjudication of disputes with respect to recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to  public services  and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or other local authorities within the territory of India or under the control of Government of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This was done in pursuance of the amendment of Constitution of India by Articles 323A. Principal Bench  - New Delhi Benches   at : Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Cuttack, Cochin, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Indore, JOdhpur, Jaipur, Chennai, Patna and Ranchi Armed Forces Tribunal Purpose : For adjudication by the tribunal of disputes and complaints about commission, appointments, enrolment and servi

High Courts with jurisdiction in more than 1 state/UT

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Courts in India High Courts with jurisdiction in more than 1 state/UT High Court Jurisdiction Guwahati Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram Bombay Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu Calcutta West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Kerala Kerala, Lakshadweep Madras Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Punjab and Haryana Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh High Courts and Benches High Court Bench Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bombay High Court Nagpur, Panaji, Aurangabad Calcutta High Court Port Blair Gauhati High Court Kohima, Aizwal, Itanagar Madhya Pradesh High Court Gwalior, Indore Madras High Court Madurai Rajasthan High Court Jaipur High Courts not in State Capitals High Court Location Chattisgarh Bilaspur Gujarat Ahmedabad Kerala Kochi Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Odisha Cuttack Rajasthan Jodhpur Uttarakhand Nainital Ut