General Knowledge fo india

1) India is located in the continent Asia.
2) India became free on 15th August 1947. Since then the day is celebrated as the Independence Day. Our constitution was adopted on 26th January 1950. This day is celebrated as Republic Day.
3) The total land area of India is 3.29 million sq.kms.
4) The name INDIA is derived from the River Indus.
5) The Indian republic comprises of 28 states and 7 Union territories (UT).
6) The capital of India is Delhi.
7) The population of India according to the 2001 census is 1,027 million.(the population is counted after every 10 years).
8) India’s time zone is GMT+51/2 hrs.
9) The currency of the country is called Rupee.
10) India is the 7th largest country according to geographical area.
11) After China, India is the second most populous country.
12) India’s parliamentary system of democracy is similar to that of the British parliamentary system.
13) Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India which was composed by Rabindranath Tagore. The duration of the anthem is 52 seconds.
14) Vande Mataram is the national song which was composed by Bankimchandra Chatterjee. It is in Sanskrit.
15) Tiger is the national animal while Peacock is the national bird. Lotus is the national flower.
16) The 8th schedule in the Indian constitution involves 22 different languages. Hindi and English are the national and official languages of India.
17) India is a religious country and comprises of 2 major religions, Hindu and Muslims.
18) The bordering countries of India are Bangladesh, Bhutan,Burma,China, Nepal and Pakistan.
19) The total coastline of India is 7000 kms.
20) In the north of India, is the highest mountainous range in the world, the Himalayas.
21) There are 65,000 varieties of animal species in the country and 12,000 different species of flowers.
22) Sundarbans in the east of India is the largest mangroves in the world. It is located along the coast of Bay of Bengal.
23) Amongst the games, India has invented Chess.
24) The studies of Trigonometry, Algebra and Calculus were invented in India.
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General Knowledge of India- High Court

High Court

Presently there are 21 High Courts in India. Consists of Chief Justice & other such judges as appointed by the President.
The Constitution, unlike in the case of the Supreme Court, does not fix any maximum number of judges for a High Court. A judge of a High Court can be transferred to another High Court without his consent by the President.
In this, the Chief Justice of India is also consulted. The opinion provided by him shall have primacy and is binding on the President.
Appointment of Judges
The appointment of Chief Justice is made after consultation with the Chief Justice of Supreme Court & the Governor of the State by the President.
In case of appointment of a Judge, the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned is also consulted in addition to Chief Justice of Supreme Court & Governor of the State concerned.
On Oct 6, 1993, the Constitution bench of Supreme Court held that the opinion of Chief Justice (of the concerned High Court & the Supreme Court) will be given priority in both the appointment as well as transfer of senior judges.
Jurisdiction and Seats of High Courts
NameEstd. In the YearTerritorial JurisdictionSeat
Allahabad1866Uttar PradeshAllahabad (Bench at Lucknow)
Andhra Pradesh1954Andhra PradeshHyderabad
Mumbai1862 Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman and DiuMumbai (Bench at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad)
Kolkata1862 West Bengal and Andaman and NicobarKolkata (Circuit Bench at Port Blair)
Delhi1966DelhiDelhi
Guwahati1948Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal PradeshGuwahati (Bench at Kohima and Circuit Benches at Imphal, Agartala & Shillong)
Gujarat1960 GujaratAhmedabad
Himachal Pradesh1971Himachal PradeshShimla
Jammu & Kashmir1957J & KSrinagar and Jammu
Karnataka1884KarnatakaBangalore
Kerala1956 Kerala and Lakshadweep Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh1956 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur (Benches at Gwalior and Indore)
Chennai1862Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Chennai
Orissa1948OrissaCuttack
Patna1916 BiharPatna
Punjab & Haryana1966Punjab, Haryana and ChandigarhChandigarh
Rajasthan1950RajasthanJodhpur (Bench at Jaipur)
Sikkim1975 Sikkim Gangtok
Bilaspur2000ChhattisgarhBilaspur
Nainital2000UttarakhandNainital
Ranchi2000 Jharkhand Ranchi

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General knowledge of india- IMPORTANT DAYS

IMPORTANT DAYS
INDIA
January 9 Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas
January 12 National Youth Day
January 15 Army Day
January 25 Tourism Day
January 26 Republic Day
January 30 Martyrs' Day
February 28 National Science Day
March 3 National Defence Day
March 4 National Security Day
March 16 National Vaccination Day
April 5 National Maritime Day
May 11 National Technology Day
July 26 Kargil Victory Day
August 9 Quit India Day
August 15 Independence Day
August 20 Sadbhavna Divas
August 29 National Sports Day
September 5 Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day
October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi
October 8 Indian Air Force Day
October 10 National Postal Day
November 14 Children’s Day
November 26 Law Day
December 4 Navy Day
December 7 Flag Day
December 18 Minorities Rights Day
December 14 National Energy Conservation Day
December 23 Farmers Day


INTERNATIONAL
January 10 World Laughter Day
January 26 International Customs Day
January 30 World Leprosy Eradication Day
March 8 International Women’s Day; International Literacy Day
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 19 World Disabled Day
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 World Day for Water
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 24 World TB Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day
May 1 International Labour Day
May 3 Press Freedom Day, International Energy Day
May 8 World Red Cross Day
May 12 International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of the Family
May 17 World Telecom Day
May 24 Commonwealth Day
May 31 Anti-tobacco Day
June 5 World Environment Day
July 1 Doctor's Day
July 11 World Population Day
August 6 Hiroshima Day
August 9 Nagasaki Day
August 12 International Youth Day
August 19 World Photography Day
September 8 World Literary Day
September 15 International Day of Democracy
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 26 Day of the Deaf
September 27 World Tourism Day
October 1 International Day for the Elderly
October 2 International Non-violence Day; World Wetlands Day
October 3 World Habitat Day
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day
October 9 World Postal Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day
October 12 World Sight Day
October 16 World Food Day
October 17 International Poverty Eradication Day
October 24 United Nations Day
October 30 World Thrift Day
November 14 Diabetes Day
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 11 UNICEF Day


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