Facts about India for competitive exams : Part 2


Submitted by nikhilnr
May 4, 2012 - 1 year 2 weeks ago
  • Morarji Desai was the oldest person to be the Indian Prime Minister.
  • The first time census was carried out in India was in 1881.
  • Kerala is the most literate state in India.
  • Gyan Darshan is the educational channel started by Indira Gandhi National Open University.
  • National Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in India.
  • Amartya Sen wass the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics.
  • Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya is called the 'Scotland of the East'.
  • India's Lifeline Express is the world's full-fledged hospital on wheels. It was flagged off in 1991.
  • According to surveys, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India followed by New Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore.
  • The only Indian state that have more women than men is Kerala.
  • The actress who has won national award most number of times is Shabana Azmi. She has won 5 times.
  • The name of the hill where Rashtrapathi Bhavan is situated is Raisina Hills.
  • India's first communication satellite was APPLE launched in 1981.
  • Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win Nobel Prize for Literature.
  • First woman to be the president of UN General Assembly was Vijayalakshmi Pandit.
  • The birthday of Swami Vivekanandan is celebrated as the National Youth Day in India.
  • The first Indian to appear in a stamp of a foreign country was Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Sikkim is the Indian state that has lowest population density.
  • The mascot of Indian Railways is an elephant named Bholu.
  • Gulzarilal Nanda is the only person to have been Acting Prime Minister twice.
  • The first woman DGP in India was Kanchan Bhattacharya. She assumed the position in 2004 in Uttaranchal.


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    ittech's picture
    ittech

    general aware ness topic good one

    Submitted by ittech on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 15:38.
    nikhilnr's picture
    nikhilnr

    Thank you:)

    Submitted by nikhilnr on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 23:47.