DELHI

*Formed on - November 1,1956
*Formed as National Capital Territory
Ans : February 1,1992
*Capital
Ans : New Delhi
*High Court
Ans : New Delhi
*Official Animal
Ans : Nilgai
*Official Bird
Ans : House Sparrow
*Official Flower
Ans : Alfalfa
*Indraprastha was the old name of 
Ans : Delhi
*Most populous city in India 
Ans : Delhi
*The union territory having the highest population and population density 
Ans : Delhi
*Second metro train in India was opened in 
Ans : Delhi
*The only Union Territory in India which II has its own High Court
Ans : Delhi
*Kerala house is located in 
Ans : Delhi
*The Union Territory situated inside the state of Haryana 
Ans : Delhi
*The place known as Shifting Capital of India
Ans : Delhi
*The only Indian city which hosted the Commonwealth Games 
Ans : Delhi
*The seat of Supreme Court of India is in 
Ans : Delhi
*The Union Territory which started e-court fee system 
Ans : Delhi
*Indian Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are located in 
Ans : Delhi
* Rashtrapati Bhavan 
* Rashtrapati Nilayam
* Rashtrapati Nivas

FROM CHANAKYAPURI TO RAISINA HILLS

*Indian Rail Museum is situated at 
Ans : Chanakyapuri
*The smallest Lok Sabha constituency in India
Ans : Chandni Chowk
*The tallest brick minaret in the World 
Ans : Qutab Minar
*Gandhiji was shot dead by Nathuram Godse at
Ans : Birla House
*Asia's longest runway is in
Ans : Indira Gandhi Airport
*The hospital which was started in Delhi for the treatment of birds
Ans : The Charitable Birds Hospital 
*The Rashtrapati Bhavan designed by Edwin Lutyens is located at 
Ans : Raisina Hills
*Headquarters of UPSC 
Ans : Dolpur House
*Headquarters of Indian Railway 
Ans : Baroda House 
*Headquarters of Door 
Ans : Darshan Mandy House
*Headquarters of Kendra Sahitya Academy (National Academy of Letters) 
Ans : Rabindra Bhavan 
*Headquarters of Planning Commission 
Ans : Yojana Bhavan
*Headquarters of National Human Rights Commission
Ans : Manav Adhikar Bhavan 
*Headquarters of National Information Commission
Ans : August Kranti Bhavan 
*Headquarters of Election Commission 
Ans : Nirvachan Sadan
*The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by
Ans : George. V
*Delhi became the capital of India in 
Ans : 1911 (Previous capital - Calcutta)
*Delhi became the National capital territory in
Ans : 1992
*Delhi became the National capital territory as per the
Ans : 69th constitutional amendment act of 1991 
*Delhi got a legislative assembly In 
Ans : 1991
*Number of Assembly seats in Delhi 
Ans : 70 seats
*River Yamuna flows through 
Ans : Delhi
*Chief architects of Delhi
Ans : Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker

DELHI - FIRST IN INDIA

*First Asian Games was held in 
Ans : Delhi
*First National Games was held in 
Ans : Delhi
*First Indian state launched E-ration card 
Ans : Delhi
*First city observed the car-free day in India 
Ans : Delhi
*First Green Police Station 
Ans : Delhi
*First BRICS film festival was held in 
Ans : Delhi
*First Indian State where the Aam Admi Party (AAP) came into power 
Ans : Delhi
The Headquarters of Army, Navy and Airforce is in 
Ans : Delhi
*The Election Commission used NOTA for the first time in the election of 
Ans : Delhi
*First Women's Post Office in India was started in 
Ans : Delhi
*The Women's Helpline no. 181 was implemented for the first time in 
Ans : Delhi

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS IN DELHI

*Headquarters of National Green Tribunal
*Headquarters of Election Commission
*Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
*National Physical Laboratory
*All India Institute of Medical Science
*Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts
*Indira Gandhi International Airport
*Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
*Headquarters of CBI
*Headquarters of Punjab National Bank
*Headquarters of Central Tibetan Police Force
*Archaeological Survey of India 
*All India Police Memorial 
*Central Forensic and Science Laboratory 
*National Gallery of Modern Arts 
*Indian Agricultural Research Institute 
*National Institute of Immunology 
*Central Road Research Institute 
*National Philatelic Museum 
*Central Secretariat Library
*National School of Drama 
*Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
*Kerala House 
*Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 
*Ghalib Museum

RESTING PLACES IN DELHI

*Mahatma Gandhi -Rajghat 
*Jawaharlal Nehru -Santhivan
*Indira Gandhi - Shakti Sthal
*Gulzarilal Nanda -Narayan Ghat
*Jagjeevan Ram -Sarnata Sthal
*Giani Zail Singh - Ekta Sthal
*Chandra Sekhar -Ekta Sthal
*Sankar Dayal Sharma- Ekta Sthal
*Lal Bahadur Sastri - Vljay Ghat
*Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat
*Rajiv Gandhi - Veer Bhumi
*Sanjay Gandhi - Santhivan
*B.R.Ambedkar - Chaitrabhumi
*K.R.Narayan - Udaybhumi /Karmabhumi

IMPORTANT PLACES IN DELHI

*India Gate
*Red fort
*Gandhi Smriti
*Lodi Garden
*Kashmiri Gate
*Moti Masjid
*Qutab Minar
*Lotus Temple
*Chandini Chowk
*Purana Qila
*Pragati Maidan
*Vigyan Bhavan
*Jantar Mantar
*Buddha Jayanti Park
*Indira Priyadarshini wild life sanctuary is situated in 
Ans : Delhi

ROSE CITY OF INDIA CHANDIGARH

*Formed on - November 1,1966
*Capital - Chandigarh
*High Court - Chandigarh
*Official Animal - Indian Grey Mongoose
*Official Bird - Indian Grey hombiil
*Official Flower - Dhak
*Chandigarh city was designed by the French architect namely
Ans : Le Corbusier
*Joint capital of Punjab and Haryana 
Ans : Chandigarh 
*First Rock garden of India
Ans : Nek Chand's Rock Garden 
*The architect of Nek Chand's Rock Garden 
Ans : Nek Chand
*International Doll museum is situated at
 Ans : Chandigarh
*Mohali cricket stadium is at
Ans : Chandigarh
*Sukhna Lake is at
Ans : Chandigarh
*Largest Rose garden in Asia
Ans : Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
*The Rose City of India
Ans : Chandigarh
*Rose Festival is the famous festival of
Ans : Chandigarh
*Bougainvillea park is situated at
Ans : Chandigarh
*Terraced Garden is situated at
Ans : Chandigarh
*The Union Territory having the most number of Scheduled Tribes
Ans : Chandigarh
*The northern most Union Territory of India
Ans : Chandigarh
*National gallery is situated at
Ans : Chandigarh
*Open hand memorial is situated at
Ans : Chandigarh
*First planned city of India 
Ans : Chandigarh
*First smoke free city in India 
Ans : Chandigarh

IN THE LAND OF NARIYAL POORNIMA

DAMAN AND DIU

*Formed on - May 30,1987
*Capital - Daman
*High Court - Bombay High Court
*Official Languages of Daman and Diu 
Ans : Gujarati, Hindi and English 
*Daman and Diu were separated from 
Ans : Goa
*The Constitutional Amendment by which Daman and Diu were separated from Goa 
Ans : 57th Amendment
*Daman and Diu are located in the state of 
Ans : Gujarat
*Second smallest Union Territory of India 
Ans:Daman and Diu
*The Union Territory having the least number of Scheduled Tribes 
Ans : Daman and Diu
*The Union Territory having the lowest sex ratio
Ans : Daman and Diu
*The Indian military operation that led to the capture of Goa and Daman and Diu from the Portuguese
Ans : Operation Vijay
*Operation Vijay for capturing Goa and Daman and Diu was conducted in
Ans : 1961
*The Diu fort was built by the 
Ans : Portuguese
*The Union Territory where the Portuguese language is spoken
Ans : Daman and Diu
*Famous festival of Daman and Diu
Ans : Nariyal poornima

CHERRAPUNJI OF THE WESTERN SIDE

DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 

*Formed on - August 11,1961
*Capital - Silvassa
*High Court - Bombay High Court 
*Dadra is situated in 
Ans : Gujarat  
*Nagar Haveli is situated in 
Ans : Maharashtra
*The Union Territory which is situated on the western side of India
Ans : Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
*The Union Territory having the largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India 
Ans : Dadra and Nagar Haveli
*The Union Territory with lowest literacy rate 
Ans : Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
*The Union Territory known as Cherrapunji of the Western side of India
Ans : Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
*The major lake of Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
Ans : Vanganga lake
*Durdani lake is located in 
Ans : Silvassa
*Famous dance form of Dadra Nagar Haveli 
Ans : Tarpa Dance festival
*Tribal Cultural Museum is situated at 
Ans : Silvassa

MAJOR TRIBES OF DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

* Dhodia * Koli * Varli

ISLAND OF GOLD

ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS

*Formed on - November 1,1956
*Capital - Port Blair
*High Court - Kolkata High Court
*Official Animal - Dugong or sea cow
*Official Bird - Andaman wood pigeon
*Official Flower - Andaman Pyinma
*Largest Union Territory of India
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*Andaman Nicobar islands are a group of 572 islands in the
Ans : Bay of Bengal
*The country near to Andaman 
Ans : Myanmar  
*The country near to Nicobar
Ans : Indonesia
*Union Territory having the lowest density of population
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*Union Territory in which the largest area is under forest
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*Andaman and Nicobar are separated by 
Ans : Ten Degree Channel 
*South Andaman and Little Andaman are separated by
Ans : Duncan Passage
* Andaman and Myanmar are separated by 
Ans : Coco Channel
*Father of Modern Nicobar
Ans : Bishop John Richardson 
*Andaman and Nicobar is known as
Ans : Bay Islands
*The island known as Emerald island
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar
*Union Territory having the most number of National Parks and Wild life Sanctuaries in India
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*Indira Point, the southern most tip of Nicobar island is the
Ans : Southernmost part of India
*Indira point is also known as
Ans : Parsons Point / Pigmalion Point
*Saddle peak is the highest peak in
Ans : Andaman(lies in North Andaman)
*Andaman Nicobar Islands was called as 'Shahid and Swaraj Islands' by
Ans : Subhash Chandra Bose
Andaman and Nicobar Islands was called as 'The Island of Gold' by
Ans : Niccolo Conti
*The only active volcano of India is
Ans : Barren Island (in North Andaman)
*The dormant Volcano in Andaman
Ans : Narkondam
*Veer Savarkar International Airport is in
Ans : Port Blair
*13th Major port of India
Ans : Port Blair
*Cellular jail is situated at
Ans : Port Blair
*The jail which is known as Kalapani
Ans : Cellular Jail
*Siberia of British India
Ans : Cellular Jail
*Cellular Jail was declared as National Memorial on
Ans : February 11,1979 
*Swathantra Jyothi is located in 
Ans : Cellular Jail 
*Port Blair is located at 
Ans : South Andaman 
*The old capital of Andaman was 
Ans : Rose Islands
*Mahatma Gandhi Marine National park is situated at
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar islands
*Anthropological Museum and Fisheries Museum are situated at
Ans : Port Blair
*The seat of Air force in Andaman 
Ans : Car Nicobar 
*The Military operation of India in Andaman and Nicobar islands after the Tsunami 
Ans : Operation Sea Waves

MAJOR TRIBES OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

*Jarawas
*Onges
*Sentinelese
*Great Andamanes
*Shompen
*The tribe which is now extinct in Andaman and Nicobar islands
Ans : Jangil
*Little Andaman was declared as the region of Tribal Conservation in
Ans : 1957

NATIONAL PARKS IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 

*Campbell Bay National Park
*Galathea Bay National Park 
*Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) National Park
*Middle Button Island National Park 
*Mount Harriett National Park  
*North Button Island National Park  
*Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
*Saddle Peak National Park 
*South Button Island National Park

EYEBROW OF THE SEA 

PUDUCHERRY

*Formed on-August 16,1963 
*Capital-Pondicherry 
*High Court-Chennai High Court 
*Official Animal-Indian palm squirrel 
*Official Bird - Koel 
*Official Flower -Cannonball
*The place known as Arithamedu in ancient period
Ans : Puducherry
*The Union territory with highest sex ratio (1037/1000)
Ans : Puducherry
*Puducherry consists of four districts such as 
Ans : Puducherry, Karakkal (Tamil nadu), Yanam (Andhra Pradesh),Mahe (Kerala)
*Earlier name of Puducherry 
Ans : Pondicherry
*Pondicherry was renamed Puducherry on 
Ans : September 20, 2006 
*First Union Territory in India to form a Legislative Assembly 
Ans : Puducherry
*The foreign language which is prevalent in Puducherry 
Ans : French
*Romain Rolland Library is situated at 
Ans : Puducherry
*French Institute of Indology is situated at 
Ans : Puducherry
*Bharathi Memorial Museum is at 
Ans : Puducherry 
*French War Memorial is at 
Ans : Puducherry
*First educational institution in India which works completely on solar power
Ans : Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education

MAHE

*Situated in Kerala 
Ans : Mahe
*Smallest district in India 
Ans : Mahe
*The river which separates Mahe from other places
Ans : Mayyazhi river 
*Mayyazhi river is known as 
Ans : Eyebrow of the sea 
*I.K. Kumaran Master is known as 
Ans : Mayyazhi Gandhi 
*Mahe river is known as 
Ans : English channel

MAHAL AND MALAYALAM

LAKSHADWEEP

*Formed on - November 1, 1956
*Capital - Kavaratti
*High Court - Kerala High Court
*Official Animai - Butterfly fish
*Official Bird- Noddy Tern
*Official Flower- Neelakurinji 
*The smallest Union Territory of India 
Ans : Lakshadweep
*Official language of Lakshadweep 
Ans : Malayalam
*The Union Territory that situates in Arabian sea
Ans : Lakshadweep
*The lowest populated Union Territory
Ans : Lakshadweep
*The Union Territory having the most number of Scheduled Tribes 
Ans : Lakshadweep
*The only Loksabha constituency 
Ans : Lakshadweep
*Old name of Laccadive was renamed as Lakshadweep on
Ans : November 1,1973  
*Lakshadweep consists of 
Ans : 36 islands
*Former capital of Lakshadweep 
Ans : Kozhikode
*Capital of the Lakshadweep was shifted from Kozhikode to Kavaratti in 
Ans : 1964
*The largest populated island 
Ans : Kavaratti
*The largest island in Lakshadweep 
Ans : Androth
*The smallest island in Lakshadweep 
Ans : Bitra
*The channel which separates Minicoy island from other islands of Lakshadweep 
Ans : 9 degree channel
*Northern most point of Lakshadweep
 Ans : Cherbanianl Reef  
*Southern most point of Lakshadweep 
Ans : Minicoy
*Islands lies south to the Lakshadweep 
Ans : Minicoy islands
*The language which is prevalent in Minicoi islands
Ans : Mahal language 
*During the 16th century, Lakshadweep was under the control of the 
Ans : Chirackal dynasty 
*Agatti Aerodrome is in 
Ans : Lakshadweep
*Pitti bird sanctuary is situated at 
Ans : Lakshadweep
*Major agricultural crop in Lakshadweep 
Ans : Coconut