States / Union territories of India and their capitals 2017 for Competitive Exams

India is a federal union comprising twenty-nine states and seven union territories. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and further into smaller administrative divisions. Sl No State Capital   1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 2 Arunachal Pradesh  Itanagar 3 Assam Dispur 4 Bihar Patna 5 Chhattisgarh Naya Raipur 6 Goa Panaji 7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 8 Haryana Chandigarh 9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla…

First Indians to win awards and titles – Set (3) for Competitive Exams

  1. Padma Vibhushan: Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954 2. Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters: Sivaji Ganesan 3. Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani in 1969 4. Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian: D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C…

First Women of India In Different Fields – Set (1) for Competitive Exams

1. Woman President: Pratibha Patil (2007–2012) 2. Woman Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi, 1966 3. Woman Governor: Sarojini Naidu (Governor of Uttar Pradesh, 1947–49) 4. Woman Railway Minister of India: Mamata Banerjee 5. Woman Minister in India: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 6. Woman Chief Minister: Sucheta Kriplani of Uttar Pradesh 7. Woman Finance Minister of State: Dr…