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*.National Bird :Peacock *.National Flower :Lotus *.National Animal :Tiger *.National Flag : *.Designed by :Pingali Venkayya (Andhra Pradesh *.Date of Adoption by the Constituent Assembly :22nd July 1947 *.Presented to the Nation on :14th August 1947 *.National Emblem : *.Adapted From :Saranath Lion Capitol of Emperor Ashoka *.The Words Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs)Taken from :Mundaka Upanishad *.National Anthem : *.Jana-gana-mana *.Writer & Composer :Rabindranath Tagore *.First Published :Tatva Bodhini Patrika with the name Bharat Vidhata in 1912 *.English Translation :Tagore in 1919 with the name Morning Song of India *.First Sung :27th December 1911 at Calcutta *.Date of Adoption by the Constituent Assembly: 24th January 1950 *.National Song : *.Vandemataram *.Writer & Composer :Bankim Chandra Chatterjee *.First Published :A novel named Ananda Math in 1882 *.English Translation :Sri Aurobindo *.First Sung :1896 session of the congress *.Date of adoption by the Constituent Assembly : 24th January 1950 *.National Calender (Saka) *.Introduced from :22nd March 1957 (Saka, 1879) *.Based on :Saka Era which began with vermal equinox of AD 78 *.First Month :Chaitra *.Last Month: Phalguna *. Measurements : *.3,214 Kmsfrom North to South *.2,933 Kmsfrom East to West *.Total Area ,287,263 sq.km *.Land Frontier :15,200 Km *.Coastline :7,516.5 Km *.Bigger State :Rajasthan (3,42,239 Sq Km) *.Smallest State :Goa (3,702 Sq Km) *.Boundaries of India : *.East :The Bay of Bengal *.West :The Arabian Sea *.North :The Great Himalayan Range *.South :The Indian Ocean *.Political Borders : *.East : Bangladesh & Barma *.West : Pakisthan & Afghanisthan *.North : Sinkiang Province in China, Nepal and Bhutan *.States: 29 States *.New States : *.2014- Telangana *.2000- Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal & Jharkhand *.Union Territories :6 (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep) *.National Capital Territory :1 (Delhi) *.Number of Villiages :6,05,224 *.Number of Towns ,949 *.77 %of Population lives in Rural Areas
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:37:14 +0000

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