Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States

Dear Readers,

In SBI Clerk Mains, everyone got shocked seeing a good number of static questions
other than Current Affairs and Banking Awareness. Well, this simply means what SBI
is expecting and keeping up to the expectation, you will have to be ready for any
kind of challenege. It is quite tough to chose what to study and what not to.
Friends, its not easy to prepare current affairs, banking awareness and static
awareness all at once and that too a week or two before exam. So friends, we are
starting a series that will help you learn static general awareness in a state wise
manner. Its classified in this way so that you can remember all the important
things about that state. Today, we are discussing the state UTTARAKHAND.

Uttarakhand was formed on 9th

November 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern
Uttar Pradesh. In January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from
Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has two regions namely Kumaon and
Gharwal.

Capital city: Dehradun

Chief Minister: Harish Rawat

Governor: Dr. Krishna Kant Paul

High Court: High court of Uttarakhand, Nainital

Chief Justice: K. M. Joseph (source Supreme Court website)

International Borders: China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east
State Day Celebration: 9th November

Highest mountain peaks:

Rank Rank( Peak District
(in in Name
worl India)
d)
23 2 Nanda Chamoli
Devi
29 3 Kamet Chamoli
76 10 Abi Gamin Chamoli
92 11 Mana Chamoli
97 12 Mukut Chamoli
Parbat
-- -- Chaukham Uttarkas
ba hi-
Chamoli
-- -- Trisul Bageshw
ar
-- -- Hardeol Pithorag
arh

National Parks:
Name of Special Important
National Species (if Remarks
Park any
important)
Jim Corbett Bengali tiger ---
National
Park
Valley Of snow UNESCO world
Flowers leopard, heritage site
National Himalayan In Nanda Devi
Park musk deer Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi --- In Nanda Devi
National Biosphere Reserve
Park
Gangotri --- river Ganga is in the
National premises, Goumukh
Park glacier
Rajaji --- got its name from
National Sri C.
Park Rajgopalachariwho
was affectionately
referred to as
'Rajaji'. He was first
 reciptent of
BharatRatna

Important Dams:
Sl.N Dam River Nearest Purpose/P Remark
o. City roject
1. Tehri Bhagirat Pratapnag Irrigation+ Highest
Dam hi ar Hydroelect Dam in
ric India
2. Lakhwar Yamuna Dehradun Irrigation+ ---
Dam Hydroelect
ric
3. Koteshw Bhagirat Pratapnag Hydroelect ---
ar Dam hi ar ric
4. Ramgan Ramgan Lansdown Irrigation+ Located
ga Dam ga e Hydroelect within the
ric Jim
Corbett
National
Park.

Important Rivers:
Sl.N River
o.
1 Ganga River
2 Bhagirathi River
3 Alaknanda River
4 Kosi River
5 Yamuna River
Remarks
Primary Source- Gangotri Glacier
Headstream of Ganga,Primary Source-
Gangotri and Khatling glaciers
Headstream of Ganga, Primary Source-
Satopanth and BhagirathKharak glaciers
largest tributary river of the Ganga, Primary
Source- Yamunotri Glacier

Important Lakes:
Sl.N Lake Located
o. in/near
1 Bheemtal Bheemtal
Lake
2 Devaria Tal Ukhimath
3 Naini Lake Nainital
4 Hemkund Chamoli
5 Maneri Uttarkashi

Important Power generation plants:

1. Chibro Power Plant
2.Khodri Power Plant
3.Chilla Power Plant

Airports:
1. Jolly Grant Airport - Dehradun
2. The Pant Nagar Airport- Pantnagar of Udhamsinghnagar district
3.NainiSaini Airport (Pithoragarh Airstrip) Pithoragarh

Folk Dances:
1. Choliya Dance Kumaon region
2. LangvirNritya
3. PandavNritya - Gharwal region
4. Ramola
5.Shotiya Tribal Folk Dances-Bhotiyatribals

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl.N Festival Name Remarks
o.
1. BasantPanchami celebrates the coming of the
spring season.
2. Nanda Devi Raj Jat main deity of worship is Goddess
Yatra Nanda Devi.
3. MakarSankranti marks the change of season and
is considered to be very
auspicious.
KumaonHoli
4. Janopunya people of Kumaon celebrate the
RakshaBandhan and the
Janopunya on the same day
5. KumbhMela in Haridwar
6. Kandali Festival in Pithoragarh district - festival
coincides with the blooming of
the Kandali plant, which flowers
once every twelve years.

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl.N Monument/Te Located in Remarks
o mple/Sites
1 Kedarnath Kedarnath near the Mandakini
Temple river

2 Badrinath Badrinath- one of the four Char

Temple Chamoli Dham
district
3 Yamunotri Uttarkashi source of river Yamuna
Temple district
4 Gangotri Uttarkashi source of river Ganga
Temple district
5 Ram Jhulla and Rishikesh iron suspension bridge
LakhmanJhulla situated at Muni Ki Reti
across Ganga River
6 Har Ki Pauri Haridwar famous ghat on the
banks of the Ganga
7 Gurudwara Sri Chamoli
Hemkunt Sahib District
8 PatanjaliYogpe Haridwar
eth
9 Nanda Devi Almora
Temple
10 Naina Devi Nainital
Temple
11 SilgurDevta Punah village- in news (May 2016)Mob
temple Dehradun attacks BJP MP for
visiting the temple with
Dalits

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl.N City Nick Name
o.
1 Dehradun School capital of India
2 Mussoorie Queen of the Mountains
3 Rishikesh City of Sages
Yoga City

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