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  • list of chairman of upsc

    list of chairman of upsc

    UPSC Chairman

    Tenure

    Pradeep Kumar Joshi (incumbent)

    August 25th, 2020 To April 4th 2022

    Arvind Saxena

    June 20, 2018 To August 24th, 2020

    Vinay Mittal

    January 22, 2018 To June 19, 2018

    David R. Syiemlieh

    January 4, 2017 To January 21, 2018

    Alka Sirohi

    September 21, 2016 To January 3, 2017

    Deepak Gupta

    November 22, 2014 To September 20, 2016

    Rajni Razdan

    August 16, 2014 To November 21, 2014

    D. P. Agrawal

    August 16, 2008 To August 2014

    Subir Dutta

    June 30, 2007 To August 16, 2008

    Gurbachan Jagat

    April 1, 2006 To June 30, 2007

    S. R. Hashim

    January 4, 2005 To April 1, 2006

    Mata Prasad

    September 2003 To January 2005

    Purna Chandra Hota

    June 25, 2002 To September 2003

    Surendra Nath

    December 11, 1998 To June 25, 2002

    J. M. Qureshi

    September 30, 1996 To December 11, 1998

    S. J. S. Chhatwal

    August 23, 1996 To September 30, 1996

    R. M. Bathew

    September 23, 1992 To August 23, 1996

    J. P. Gupta

    March 5, 1990 To June 2, 1992

    H. K. L. Capoor

    February 18, 1985 To March 5, 1990

    M. L. Shahare

    February 16, 1979 To February 16, 1985

    Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai

    February 5, 1973 To February 4, 1979

    Ranadhir Chandra Sarma Sarkar

    May 11, 1971 To February 1, 1973

    K. R. Damle

    April 18, 1967 To March 2, 1971

    B. N. Jha

    December 11, 1961 To February 22, 1967

    V. S. Hejmadi

    December 10, 1955 To December 9, 1961

    N. Govindarajan

    May 10, 1955 To December 9, 1955

    R. N. Banerjee

    January 14, 1949 To May 9, 1955

    H. K. Kripalani

    April 1, 1947 To January 13, 1949

    Sir F. W. Robertson

    1942 To 1947

    Sir Eyre Gorden

    1937 To 1942

    Sir David Petrie

    August 1932 To 1936

    Sir Ross Barker

    October 1926 To August 1932

     

  • famous personalities of india with name

    famous personalities of india with name

    Personality

    Nickname

    Abdul Ghaffar Khan

    Badshah Khan / Frontier Gandhi

    Amir Khushro

    Tota-e-Hind

    Ashutosh Mukherji

    Bengal Kesari

     

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    ·        Lion of Maratha

    ·        Lokmanya

    Bhagat Singh

    Sahid-e-Azam

    Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli

    Bengal Tiger

    C F Andrews

    Deenabandhu

    C N Annadurai

    Anna

    C R Das

    Desabandhu

    C Rajagopalachari

     

    ·        C R

    ·        Rajaji

    Chanakya

     

    ·        Indian Machiavelli

    ·        Machiavelli of India

    Chandra Sekhar

    Young Turk

    Chaudhury Devi Lal

    Tau

    Chitta Ranjan Das

    Deshbandhu

    Dadabhai Naoroji

    Grand Old Man of India

    Dhundiraj Govind Fhalke

    Grandfather of Indian Films

    Dhyan Chand

     

    ·        Hockey Wizard

    ·        Magician of Hockey

    Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh

    Bihar Vibhuti

    Dr. Rajendra Prasad

     

    ·        Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru

    ·        Desh Ratna

    Bihar Kesri

    Indira Gandhi

     

    ·        Iron Lady of India

    ·        Priyadarshini

    Jainul Abdin

    Akbar of Kashmir

    Javjeevan Ram

    Babuji

    Jawaharlal Nehru

     

    ·        Chacha

    ·        Panditji

    Jayaprakash Narayan

     

    ·        J P

    ·        Loknayak

    K.V.Puttappa

    Kuvempu

    Kalidasa

    Shakespeare of India

    Kapil Dev

    Haryana Hurricane

    Karpuri Thakur

    Jana Nayak

    Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

    Frontier Gandhi

    Lal Bahadur Shastri

    Man of Peace

    Lala Lajpat Rai

     

    Panjab Kesari

    Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Ganghadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

    Lal, Bal, Pal

    Lata Mangeshkar

    Swar Kokila

    M S Gohlwalkar

    Guruji

    Madan Mohan Malaviya

    Mahamana

    Major General Rajinder Singh

    Sparrow

    Milkha Singh

    Flying Sikh

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

     

    ·        Bapu

    ·        Father of Nation (India)

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

     

    ·        Gandhiji

    ·        Saint of Sabarmati

    Mother Teresa

    Saint of the Gutters

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Man of Destiny

    P. T. Usha

     

    ·        Payyoli Express

    ·        Udanpari

    Purushottam Das tandon

    Rajarshee

    Rabindranath Tagore

     

    ·        Biswa Kavi

    ·        Gurudev

    ·        Kaviguru

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    Morning Star of India Renaissance

    Ravi Sankar Maharaj

    Father of Gujrat

    Sachin Tendulkar

    The Little Master

    Samudragupta

    Napolean of India

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

    Iron Man

    Sarojini Naidu

    Nightingale of India

    Saurav Ganguly

    Prince of Kolkata

    Sayyed Bandhu

    King Maker of Indian History

    Sheikh Abdullah

    Sher-e-Kashmir

    Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah

    Lion of Kashmir

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Bangabandhu

    Siddhartha Gautama

    Buddha

    Sreebuddha

    Light of Asia

    Subhash Chandra Bose

    Netaji

    Sunil Gavaskar

    Little Master

    T Prakasam

    Andhra Kesari

    Tipu Sultan

    Tiger of Mysore

    Vallabhai Patel

     

    ·        Bismark of India

    ·        Man of Iron

    ·        Strong Man of India

    Valmiki

    Adi Kavi

    Vinoba Bhave

    Acharya

    Yatindra Mohan Sengupta

    Deshpriya

     

     

  • Folk Dances in India

     

    State Name

    Folk Dances

    Andhra Pradesh

    • Bhamakalpam
    •  Dappu
    •  Dhimsa Kolattam.
    •  Lambadi
    •  Tappeta Gullu
    •  Veeranatyam
    • Vilasini Natyam 

    Arunachal Pradesh

    • Buiya
    •  Chalo
    •  Wancho
    •  Pasi Kongki
    •  Ponung, Popir

    Assam

    • Bihu
    •  Bichhua
    •  Natpuja
    •  Maharas
    •  Kaligopal
    •  Bagurumba
    •  Naga dance
    •  Khel Gopal.

    Bihar

    • Jata-Jatin
    •  Bakho-Bakhain
    •  Panwariya

    Chhattisgarh

    • Gaur Maria
    •  Kapalik
    •  Pandwani
    •  Panthi
    •  Raut Nacha
    • Vedamati

    Gujarat

    •  Bhavai
    •  Dandiya Raas
    • Garba
    •  Tippani Juriun

    Goa

    •  Dekhni
    •  Fugdi
    •  Ghode
    •  Jagar
    •  Koli
    •  Modni
    •  Ranmale
    •  Samayi nrutya
    •  Shigmo
    • Tarangamel

    Haryana

    •  Daph
    •  Dhamal
    •  Gugga
    • Jhumar
    •  Khor.
    •  Loor
    •  Phag

    Himachal Pradesh

    •  Chhapeli
    •  Chharhi
    •  Dhaman
    •  Jhali
    • Jhora
    •  Mahasu

    Jammu & Kashmir

    •  Hikat
    •  Kud Dandi Nach
    •  Mandjas
    • Rauf

    Jharkhand

    •  Agni
    • Alkap
    •  Janani Jhumar
    •  Jhumar
    •  Karma Munda
    •  Mardana Jhumar
    •  Paika
    •  Phagua

    Karnataka

    •  Huttari
    •  Karga
    •  Kunitha
    •  Suggi
    • Yakshagana

    Kerala

    •  Kaikottikali
    • Ottam Thullal

    Maharashtra

    •  Dahikala Dasavtar
    •  Gafa
    •  Koli
    • Lavani
    •  Lezim
    •  Nakata

    Madhya Pradesh

    •  Aada
    •  Grida Dance
    • Jawara, Matki
    • Khada Nach
    •  Phulpati
    •  Selabhadoni
    •  Selalarki

    Manipur

    • Dol Cholam
    •  Lai Haraoba
    •  Pung Cholom
    •  Thang Ta

    Meghalaya

    • Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem
    •  Laho
    •  Nongkrem

    Mizoram

    •  Chailam
    •  Chawnglaizawn
    • Cheraw Dance
    •  Khuallam
    •  Sawlakin
    •  Zangtalam

    Nagaland

    •  Bamboo Dance
    •  Gethinglim
    •  Nsuirolians
    • Rangma
    •  Zeliang

    Odisha

    •  Ghumara
    •  Munari
    •  Painka
    • Savari

    Punjab

    •  Bhand
    • Bhangra
    •  Daff
    •  Dhaman
    •  Giddha

    Rajasthan

    •  Chakri
    •  Ganagor
    •  Ghapal
    • Ghumar
    •  Jhulan Leela
    •  Jhuma
    •  Suisini

    Sikkim

    • Chu Faat
    •  Denzong Gnenha
    •  Sikmari
    •  Singhi Chaam
    •  Tashi Yangku
    •  Yak Chaam

    Tamil Nadu

    •  Kavadi
    •  Kolattam
    • Kumi

    Tripura

    • Hojagiri

    Uttar Pradesh

    •  Chappeli
    •  Jhora
    •  Kajri
    • Nautanki
    •  Raslila

    Uttarakhand

    • Garhwali
    •  Jhora
    •  Kajari
    •  Kumayuni
    •  Raslila

     

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  • Mountain Peaks in India

    Peak Name

    Range/Region

    State

    Height 

    Arma Konda

    Eastern Ghats

    Andhra Pradesh

    1680 m

    Kangto

    Eastern Himalaya

    Arunachal Pradesh

    7060 m

    Someshwar Fort

    West Champaran District

    Bihar

    880 m

    Mount Iso

    Senapati District

    Border of Manipur and Nagaland

    2994 m

    Doli Gutta

    Deccan Plateau

    Border of Telangana and Chhattisgarh

    965 m

    Bailadila Range

    Dantewada District

    Chhattisgarh

    1276 m

    Sonsogor

    Western Ghats

    Goa

    1166 m

    Girnar

    Junagadh District

    Gujarat

    1069 m

    Karoh Peak

    Morni Hills

    Haryana

    1467 m

    Reo Purgyil

    Western Himalaya

    Himachal Pradesh

    6816 m

    K2

    Karakoram

    Jammu and Kashmir

    8611 m

    Parasnath

    Parasnath Hills

    Jharkhand

    1370 m

    Mullayanagiri

    Western Ghats

    Karnataka

    1930 m

    Anamudi

    Western Ghats

    Kerala

    2695 m

    Dhupgarh

    Satpura

    Madhya Pradesh

    1350 m

    Kalsubai

    Western Ghats

    Maharashtra

    1646 m

    Shillong Peak

    Khasi Hills

    Meghalaya

    1965 m

    Phawngpui

    Saiha District

    Mizoram

    2157 m

    Mount Saramati

    Naga Hills

    Nagaland

    3826 m

    Deomali

    Eastern Ghats

    Odisha

    1672 m

    Guru Shikhar

    Aravalli Range

    Rajasthan

    1722 m

    Kanchenjunga

    Eastern Himalaya

    Sikkim

    8586 m

    Doddabetta

    Nilgiri Hills

    Tamil Nadu

    2637 m

    Betalongchhip

    Jampui Hills

    Tripura

    930 m

    Amsot Peak

    Shivalik Hills

    Uttar Pradesh

    945 m

    Nanda Devi

    Garhwal Himalaya

    Uttarakhand

    7816 m

    Sandakphu

    Eastern Himalaya

    West Bengal

    3636 m

     

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  • vice president of india

    vice president of india

     

    S.NO

    Vice President Name

    Time

    1

    Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

    13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957

     

     

    13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962

     

    Zakir Hussain

    13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967

    2

    V. V. Giri

    13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969

    3

    Gopal Swarup Pathak

    31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974

    4

    B. D. Jatti

    31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979

    5

    Mohammad Hidayatullah

    31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984

    6

    R. Venkataraman

    31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987

    7

    Shankar Dayal Sharma

    3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992

    8

    K. R. Narayanan

    21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997

    9

    Krishan Kant

    21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002

    10

    Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

    19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007

    11

    Mohammad Hamid Ansari

    11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012

     

     

    11 August 2012 – 11 August 2017

    12

    Venkaiah Naidu

    In office 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022

    13

    Jagdeep Dhankhar

    11 August 2022 to Incumbent

     

     

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  • list of high courts in india

     

    Year

    Name

    Territorial 

     

     

    Jurisdiction

    1862

    Kolkata

    West Bengal, Andman & Nicobar Islands

    Bombay

    Maharastra, Dadar, & Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman  Diu

    Chennai

    Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry

    1866

    Allahabad

    Utter Pradesh

    1884

    Karnataka

    Karnataka

    1916

    Patna

    Bihar

    1928

    Jammu & Kashmir

    Jammu & Kashmir

    1947

    Punjab & Haryana

    Punjab, Haryana , Chandigarh

    1948

    Guwahati

    Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh

    Orissa

    Orissa

    1949

    Rajasthan

    Rajasthan

    1956

    Madhya Pradesh

    Madhya Pradesh

    1958

    Kerala

    Kerala & Lakshadweep

    1960

    Gujarat

    Gujarat

    1966

    Delhi

    Delhi

    1966

    Himachal Pradesh

    Himachal Pradesh

    1975

    Sikkim

    Sikkim

    2000

    Chhattisgarh

    Chhattisgarh

    Uttarakhand

    Uttarakhand

    Jharkhand

    Jharkhand

    2013

    Tripura

    Tripura

    Manipur

    Manipur

    Meghalaya

    Meghalaya

    2019

    Andhra Pradesh

    Andhra Pradesh

    Telangana

    Telangana

     

  • list of state flowers in india

    List of Various State Flower Names

    1Indian States NameFlower Name
    2Andhra PradeshWater lily
    3Arunachal PradeshLady’s Slipper
    4AssamFoxtail Orchids
    5BiharPot Marigold or Genda
    6GujaratMarigold  or Galgota
    7HaryanaLotus
    8Himachal PradeshRhododendron
    9Jammu and KashmirCommon Rhododendron
    10JharkhandParrot Tree
    11KarnatakaLotus
    12KeralaGolden Shower Tree
    13MeghalayaLady’s Slipper
    14Madhya PradeshParrot Tree
    15MaharashtraTamhini,Jarul
    16ManipurSiroi Lily
    17MizoramRed Vanda
    18NagalandRhododendron
    19OdishaAshoka
    20PuducherryCannonball tree’s Flower
    21RajasthanRohira
    22SikkimNoble orchid
    23Tamil NaduGlory lily
    24TelanganaSenna auriculata
    25TripuraNag Kesar
    26UttarakhandBrahma Kamal
    27Uttar PradeshPalash
    28West BengalNight-flowering Jasmine
  • list of state birds in india

    S.NoIndia State NameBird Name
    1Andhra PradeshRose-ringed Parakeet
    2Arunachal PradeshGreat Hornbill
    3AssamWhite-winged Wood Duck
    4BiharHouse Sparrow
    5ChhattisgarhBastar Hill Myna
    6GoaFlame-throated bulbul
    7GujaratGreater Flamingo
    8HaryanaBlack Francolin
    9Himachal PradeshWestern Tragopan
    10JharkhandAsian Koel
    11KarnatakaIndian Roller
    12KeralaGreat Indian Hornbill
    13Madhya PradeshIndian Paradise Flycatcher
    14MaharashtraYellow-footed Green Pigeon
    15ManipurMrs. Hume’s Pheasant
    16MeghalayaHill Myna
    17MizoramMrs. Hume’s Pheasant
    18NagalandBlyth’s Tragopan
    19OdishaIndian Roller
    20PunjabNorthern Goshawk
    21RajasthanGreat Indian Bustard
    22SikkimBlood pheasant
    23Tamil NaduEmerald Dove
    24TelanganaIndian Roller
    25TripuraGreen Imperial Pigeon
    26Uttar PradeshSarus Crane
    27UttarakhandHimalayan Monal
    28West BengalWhite-breasted Kingfisher
    29Andaman and Nicobar IslandsAndaman Wood Pigeon
    30ChandigarhIndian Grey Hornbill
    31DelhiHouse Sparrow
    32LadakhBlack-necked Crane
    33LakshadweepSooty Tern
    34PuducherryAsian Koel
  • List of Indian cities on rivers

     

    List of Indian cities on rivers

     

    City

    River

    Andhra Pradesh

    Rajahmundry

    Godavari

    Vijayawada, Machilipatnam

    Krishna

    Hindupur, Tadipatri, Yerraguntla, Jammalamadugu, Nellore

    Pennar

    Kurnool

    Tungabhadra

    Kurnool, Guntur, Amaravati

    Krishna

     

     

     

    Assam

    Dibrugarh

    Brahmaputra

    Guwahati

    Brahmaputra

     

     

    Bihar

    Gaya

    Falgu (Neeranjana)

    Bhagalpur

    Ganges

    Patna

    Ganges

    Hajipur

    Ganges

    Munger

    Ganges

    Jamalpur

    Ganges

    Purnia

    Koshi

    Darbhanga

    Bagmati River

    Muzaffarpur

    Burhi Gandak River

    Delhi

    New Delhi

    Yamuna River

    Daman

    Daman

    Daman Ganga

    Gujarat

    Ahmedabad

    Sabarmati

    Deesa

    Banas

    Surat

    Tapi

    Vadodara

    Vishwamitri

    Modasa

    Mazum

    Morbi

    Machchu

    Rajkot

    Aji

    Himmatnagar

    Hathmati

    Patan

    Saraswati

    Valsad

    Auranga

    Bharuch

    Narmada

    Navsari

    Purna

    Kerala

    Thiruvananthapuram

    Karamana

    Malappuram

    Kadalundipuzha

    Palakkad

    Bharatappuzha

    Kasargod

    Chandragiri

    Karnataka

    Bangalore

    Vrishabhavathi, Ponnaiyar

    Mangalore

    Netravati, Gurupura

    Shimoga

    Tunga

    Bhadravathi

    Bhadra

    Hospet

    Tungabhadra

    Kalaburagi, Raichur

    Krishna

    Karwar

    Kali

    Bagalkot

    Ghataprabha

    Honnavar

    Sharavathi

    Madhya Pradesh

    Multai

    Tapti

    Mandala

    Narmada

    Jabalpur

    Narmada

    Narmadapuram

    Narmada

    Maheshwar

    Narmada

    Gwalior

    Chambal

    Ujjain

    Shipra River

    Ashta

    Parbati River

    Maharashtra

    Pandharpur

    Chandrabhaga (Bhima)

    Alandi (Devachi)

    Indrayani

    Dehu

    Indrayani

    Gangakhed

    Godavari

    Malegaon

    Girna River