HARYANA

*Formed on - November 1,1966
*Capital - Chandigarh
*Major Languages - Punjabi, Hindi
*High Court - Chandigarh
*Official animal - Black Buck
*Official bird - Black Francolin
*State flower - Lotus
*Official dance - Swang
*Major Festivals - Lohri, Baisakhi
*Major rivers - Ghaggar, Yamuna
*Major lakes - Blue Bird, Badkhal
*Airport - Chandigarh Airport
*The state known as 'Aaryana' 
Ans : Haryana
*The state known as 'Bahudanyaka' 
Ans : Haryana
*The state known as 'Milk Pail' of India 
Ans : Haryana
*The state known as the 'Abode of God'
 Ans : Haryana
*First state in India to achieve 100% rural electrification 
Ans : Haryana
*The state having the lowest area under forest cover in India 
Ans : Haryana
*India's first mobile court was established in
Ans : Haryana
*Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was first introduced in 
Ans : Haryana
*First state in India to implement Value Added Tax (VAT)
Ans : Haryana
*India's first lift Irrigation Programme was established in 
Ans : Haryana


 

RIVERS IN HARYANA

*Saraswati  
*Ghaggar
*Yamuna  
*Markanda
*Tangri
*The river which is believed to flow under ground - Saraswati River

LAKES IN HARYANA

*Badhkal lake
*Brahma Sarovar
*Kama lake  
*Blue bird lake

■ BATTLES OF PANIPAT

*1st Panipat - Babar vs Ibrahim Lodhi - 1526
*2nd Panipat  Akbar vs Hemu - 1556
*3rd Panipat  Ahemmed Shah Abdali vs Peshwa Bajirao - 1761



*First knowledge village of India 
Ans : Hansdehar
*First village in India to,start its own Website 
Ans : Hansdehar
*Chaudhari Charan Singh Agricultural University is at
*Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes is at
Ans : Hizar
*National Dairy Research Institute is located at 
Ans : Karnal
*Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is located at
Ans : Karnal
*The place which is believed to be built by Mahabharata hero Kar nan
Ans : Kamal
*National Brain Research Centre is located at 
Ans : Manesar
*Largest city of Haryana 
Ans : Faridabad
*The Industrial city of Haryana 
Ans : Faridabad
*Famous Sikh Pilgrim centre in Haryana 
Ans : Ambala
*The place known as the city of scientific instruments
Ans : Ambala
*The earliest capital of the Emperor Harsha 
Ans : Taneshwar
*The city which staged the battles of Tarain 
Ans : Taneshwar
*The handicraft fest which is held in February every year
Ans : Surajkund Mela

GURGAON

*Indian National Defence University is a proposed University by Govt, of India situated at
Ans : Gurgaon
*India's first Private DNA Forensic Laboratory was established in 
Ans : Gurgaon
*Pod Taxi in India was started at 
Ans : Gurgaon 
*New name of Gurgaon 
Ans : Gurugram
*The largest Real Estate company named DLF is situated at 
Ans : Gurgaon
*The highly industrialized region in Haryana
*The headquarters of Maruti Udyog Limited
Ans : Gurgaon
*The headquarters Hero Motor Corps 
Ans : Gurgaon
*The famous place for cycle factories and glass bangles in India
Ans : Sonipat
*Sulthanapur National Park
Ans : Gurgaon District
*Kalesar National Park
Ans : Yamuna Nagar District
*Chhilchhila Wilslife Sanctuary
Ans : Kurukshetra District

DANCE FORMS IN HARYANA

*Dhamal
*Daph Dance
*phag
*Ghoomar
*Jhumar Dance
*Loor



'Playing to nWin' is a book written by
Ans : Saina Nehwal
*'Playing my Way' is a book written by
Ans : Sachin Tendulkar
*Gurgaon project in Haryana was started in 1920 by
Ans : F.L.Brayne
*The person known as sher - e - Haryana(Lion of Haryana)
Ans : Chaudhary Devi Lal
*The person known as Haryana Hurricane
Ans : Kapil Dev
*Karnal is the birthplace of famous Astronaut
Ans : Kalpana Chawla
*Famous Badminton player who was born in Hisar
Ans : Saina Nehwal
*First woman who became the speaker of state in India
Ans : Shano Devi
*First Indian to win an individual Gold Medal in Olympics
Ans : Abhinav Bindra
*Founder of Aam Admi Party
Ans : Arvind kejriwal
*The book'Swaraj'was written by
Ans : Arvind Kejriwal
*First Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics
Ans : Sakshi Malik
*Brand ambassador of Beti Bachao,Beti padhao programme
Ans : Sakshi Malik