State wise Static GK

1. ANDHRAPRADESH


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
Loksabha Seat: 25
Rajyasabha Seat: 11
State Symbols: 
                          Tree: Neem
                          Bird: Rose ringed Parakeet
                          Flower: Jasmine
                          Animal: Blackbuck
Festival: • Ugadi  ( The Telugu New Year )
                   • Rama Navami
                   • Deccan festival
                   • Tirupati Brahmotsavam

Dance:    ❖ Kuchipudi ( Land/Soil)
                  ❖ Burrakatha
                  ❖ Veeranatyam
                  ❖ Butta bommalu
                  ❖ Tappeta gullu
               ❖ Dhimsa
               ❖ Kolatam
               ❖ Vilasini Natyam

Dam:     ✓ Srisailam Dam (Krishna) 
               ✓ Polavaram project (Godavari)
               ✓ Somasila Dam (Penna)

River: 
• Godavari (Dakshin Ganga) flowing from Brahmagiri mountain in Maharashtra to Antarvedi into  
the Bay of Bengal.
• Krishna flows from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra  to Andhra Pradesh

Lake: 
    ✓ kolleru Lake (freshwater lake), Vijayawada
    ✓ Pulicat Lake, Sriharikota
National Park: 
                   • Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary
                   • Sri Venkateswara National Park
                   • Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP
Temple: Lord Venkateswara Temple (Tirupati Balaji), Tirumala ( Pushkarini)

• Nickname of Andhrapradesh: 
   ✓ Kohinoor of India
   ✓ Rice boal of India
   ✓ Egg Bowl of India.
• State with 2nd longest coastline (972 km), after Gujarat(around  1900km).
• Andhra Pradesh is the first Indian state of free India which was formed on purely linguistic basis.

2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH

State Formation: 20 February 1987 (Union territory: 21 January 1972)
CAPITAL: Itanagar
GOVERNOR: B. D. Mishra
High Court: Guwahati High court - Itanagar branch
Chief Justice: N. Kotiswar Singh
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
                          Tree: Hollong
                          Flower: Foxtail orchid
                          Bird: IGreat hornbill 
                          Animal: Gayal (mithun)

FESTIVAL: • Solung
                       • Losar Festival
                       • Mopin

DANCE: ❖ Aji Lamu
                 ❖ Popir
                 ❖ Bardo Chham
                 ❖ Ponung
                 ❖ Buiya
DAM:  Ranganadi Dam
River: 
• The Brahmaputra river originates from Mansarovar Lake,  Tibet. 
• The Dibang (Sikang) originates near Keya pass on the Indo- Chinese border in the Dibang  Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. 
• The Lohit River (the river of blood) rises in eastern Tibet, in  the Zayal Chu range.

LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: Namdapha National Park

• Largest among the Northeast Indian states 
• Lowest population density in India
• Nick Names: Itanagar: Land of the Rising Sun
• Arunachal Pradesh is separated by China by North in Macmohan line
• It is the largest among the seven sister in North East India
• Arunachal Pradesh is often referred as the Orchid State of India. 
• Passes in Arunachal Pradesh: Bomdi-la, Sela, Nura, Dihang, Diphu.

3. ASSAM

State Formation: 26 January 1950
CAPITAL: Dispur
GOVERNOR: Jagdish Mukhi
Chief Justice of High Court: Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
LOKSABHA SEAT: 14
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 7
State Symbols: 
   Animal: One-horned rhinoceros
   Bird: White Winged Wood Duck
   Tree: Hollong
   Flower: Kopou Phul (Foxtail Orchid)

FESTIVAL: • Ambubasi festival
                     • Baishagu festival 
                     • Dehing Patkai festival 
                     • Prayag Jyoti dance Festival

DANCE: ❖  Sattriya ( classical dance )
                ❖ Bihu
                ❖ Bagurumba
                ❖ Bhortal
                ❖ Jhumur
                ❖ Ojapali
                ❖ Ali Ai Ligang

DAM: 
River:
• Subansiri
• Lohit (Tellu)
• Dihang/Siang
• Kopili
• Dhaleswari
• Barak
• Dhaleswari
• Kameng
• Brahmaputra
• Kameng
LAKE: ✓ Deepor Bell
             ✓ Chandubi
             ✓ Haflong Lake
             ✓ SonBell

NATIONAL PARK: 
• Kaziranga National Park (Rhino) 
• Manas National Park (Rhino) 
• Nameri National Park
• Rajiv Gandhi orang National Park 
• Nambor wildlife century
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• Digboi- City of Assam where the  first oil reserves of India were discovered 
• The first oil well in Asia was  drilled in Assam 
• The largest producer of bamboos  in India 
• The largest producer of tea in  India
• Nick Names: 
    • Dibrugarh: Tea City of India
    • Guwahati: Gateway of Nort East India 
    • Tezpur: City of Blood
• International Cricket Stadium: Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati
• International Airport: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport
• Kamakhya temple, Guwahati near Brahmaputra river

4. BIHAR

State Formation: 
Formation: 22 March 1912
Statehood: 26 January 1950
CAPITAL: Patna
GOVERNOR: Phagu Chauhan
Chief Justice of High Court: Sanjay Karol
LOKSABHA SEAT: 40
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 16
State Symbols:
                        Animal: Gaur (Mithun
                        Bird: House Sparrow
                        Tree: Peepal
                        Flower: Kachnar

FESTIVAL: • Beulah 
                     • Chhath Puja 
                     • Madhushravani
                     • Rajgir dance Festival

DANCE: ❖ Kajari Dance
                ❖ Bideshiya
                ❖ Jat Jitin
                ❖ Fagua
                ❖ Pari Khanda ( Material art )
DAM: 
River: 
• Ganga flowing from the Gangotri Glacier to the Bay of Bengal 
• Kosi flowing from Triveni Ghat, Nepal to the Ganga (Kursela,  Bihar) 
• Gandak flowing from the Nhubine Glacier, Nepal to the Ganga (Sonepur) 
• Son originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and joins the Ganga near Patna.

LAKE: Kanwar Lake ( Asia's largest oxbow lake )

NATIONAL PARK: 
✓ Balmiki wildlife sanctuary
✓ Vikramshila centuri ( Dolphin )

Nick Names: 
• Muzaffarpur: The Land of Litchi
• Bhagalpur: Silk City
• Gaya: The City of Enlightenment
• Nalanda: land of knowledge
❖ Mahabodhi temple is on Buddha Gaya, Bihar
❖ Famous Air Ports: Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport- Patna


5. CHHATISGARH

State Formation: 1 Nov. 2000
CAPITAL: Raipur
GOVERNOR: Anusuiya Uikey
Chief Justice of High Court: P. R. Ramachandra Menon
LOKSABHA SEAT: 11
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 5
State Symbols: 
                      Animal: Asian Water Buffalo
                      Bird: Hill Myna
                      Tree: Sal
FESTIVAL: 
                • Bastar Dussehra
                • Bastar Lokotsav
                • Bhoramdeo Mahotsav
                • Goncha Festival
                • Champaran Mela
                • Hareli Festival
                • Madai Festival
DANCE: ❖ Raut Nacha
                ❖ Panthi
                ❖ Gendi dance
                ❖ Karma
DAM: • Dudhwa Dam ( Mahanadi )
            • Gangrel Dam/Sagar Dam (Mahanadi)
River: 
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 
• Indravati National Park Kangra valley National Park

Nick Name :
• Rice bowl of India
✓ AIRPORT: Swami Vivekananda airport, Raipur



6. GOA


State Formation: 30 May. 1987
CAPITAL: Panaji
Chief Justice of High Court: Jurisdiction of Goa comes under Bombay high court.
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
         Animal: Gaur
         Bird: Flame Throated Bulbul
         Flower: Glory Lily
         Tree: Indian Laurel
FESTIVAL: ❖ Fountain festival of art
                     ❖ Sunburn festival
                     ❖ Ladainha
                     ❖ Ghumot fest
                     ❖ Chikalkalo
DANCE: ✓ Fugadi
                ✓ Dekhni Dance
                ✓ Tonyamel
          
DAM: 
River:
          • Mandovi
          • Chapora
          • Zuari
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 

Known For
• The pearl of the East
• Pearl of the Orient
• Smallest state of India
• Richest state (GSDP per Capita)
Waterfalls
• Dudhsagar Waterfall, near Sonaulim
Famous Air Ports 
• Goa International Airport (Dabolim Airport)
❖ Sea port: Mormugao port

7. GUJARAT


State Formation: 1 May. 1960
CAPITAL: Gandhinagar
Chief Justice of High Court: Vikram Nath
LOKSABHA SEAT: 26
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 11
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: 
DANCE: 
DAM: 
River:
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 

8. HARYANA


State Formation: 1 Nov. 1966
CAPITAL: Chandigarh
Chief Justice of High Court: 
LOKSABHA SEAT: 10
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 5
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: 
DANCE: 
DAM: 
River:
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 

9. HIMACHAL PRADESH


State Formation: 25 Jan. 1971
CAPITAL: Shimla
GOVERNOR:  Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief Justice of High Court: Lingappa Narayana Swamy
LOKSABHA SEAT: 4
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 3
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: 
DANCE: 
DAM: 
River:
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 

10. JAMMU AND KASHMIR

State Formation: 
CAPITAL: 
CM: 
GOVERNOR:
Chief Justice of High Court: 
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: 
DANCE: 
DAM: 
River:
LAKE: 
NATIONAL PARK: 


11. JHARKHAND


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
12. KARNATAKA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
13. KERALA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
14. MADHYA PRADESH

State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
15. MAHARASTRA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
16. MANIPUR


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
17. MEGHALAYA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
18. MIZORAM


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
19. NAGALAND


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
20. ODISHA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
21. PUNJAB


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
22. RAJASTHAN


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
23. SIKKIM


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
24. TAMILNADU


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
25. TELANGANA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
26. TRIPURA


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
27. UTTRAKHAND


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
28. UTTAR PRADESH


State Formation: 1 November 1956
Capital: Amaravati
Chief Justice of High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
LOKSABHA SEAT: 2
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 1
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn
29. WEST BENGAL


State Formation: 26 January 1950
Capital: Kolkata
Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Justice of High Court: Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan
LOKSABHA SEAT: 42
RAJYASABHA SEAT: 16
State Symbols: 
FESTIVAL: fff
DANCE: ddd
DAM: ggg
River: rrr
LAKE:  lll
NATIONAL PARK: nnn

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