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The Constitution of India guarantees certain fundamental rights to all citizens of the country. These rights, which are listed in Part III of the Constitution, are considered fundamental because they are essential for the protection of individual freedom and dignity, and for the proper functioning of a democratic society. Some of the most important fundamental…
Directive Principles of State Policy are a set of guidelines and principles that the state is expected to follow while framing laws and policies. These principles, which are contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, are not enforceable by the courts, and are considered to be non-justiciable. Fundamental Rights are a set of…
The skeleton of the constitution was derived from the Government of India Act 1935, though many provisions were imported from other constitutions of the world. Out of 395 Articles of the Constitution of India the text of almost 250 Articles are taken from Govt. of India Act, 1935 directly or with some modifications. Some of…
26th November is observed as ‘Constitution Day’ To celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) decided to observe ‘Constitution Day’ on 26th November w.e.f 2015. The provisions of the constitution came into force on January 26, 1950 and this date is referred to…
State/UT Capital Since Andaman and Nicobar Island Port Blair 1956 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 1972 Andhra Pradesh Amravati 2015 Assam Dispur (Shillong 1874-1972) 1972 Bihar Patna 1936 Chhattisgarh Rajpur 2000 Chandigarh (Union Territories) Chandigarh 1966 Dadra & Nagar haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) Daman 2019 NCT – Delhi Delhi 1956 Goa Panaji 1961 Gujarat Gandhinagar…
International Airports City Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Calicut International Airport Calicut Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Kempe Gowda International Airport Bengaluru Goa Airport in Vasco de Gama City Goa Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Guwahati Airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Indira Gandhi…
India has one of the largest road networks in the world (48 lakh km approx). It consists of National highways, State highways; major/other district roads and rural roads. NH Connects NH1 New Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar- Amritsar NH 1 A Leh to Kashmir through Zozila Pass. NH 2 Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-Kolkata NH 3 Agra-Gwalior-Nasik-Mumbai NH 4 Thane and Chennai via…
Major Lakes:- Major Lakes Continents Lake Eyre Australia Lake Victoria Africa Lake Vostok Antarctica Lake BaiKal Asia Lake Ladoga And Lake Onega Europe Lake Superior North America Lake Titicaca South America
Important International Boundary Lines:- Name Related Countries Description Mc Mahon Line China and India Demarcated by Henry MC Mohan Redcliffe Line India-Pakistan Drawn by Sir Redcliffe 9n 1947 Durand Line Afghanistan and Pakistan Drawn by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1893 Hindenburg Line Germany-Poland Germans retreated in 1917 during World War Oder Neisse Line East Germany-Poland…
A deserts is characterised as an area whose landscape receives a significanly small amount of rainfall throughout the year. The desert can be of two types:- Desert Area (Sq. miles) Description Antarctica 5500000 The entire Antarctica is a cold desertwith an annual precipitation of 200mm. Arctic 5400000 Second largest desert globally. Sahara 350000 Africa, it…