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Essential General Knowledge About India: Famous Facts, GK Tricks, Constitution Schedules & Competitive Exam Questions




Things to Know about India





Must-Know India GK: Key Facts, Constitution Schedules, and Top Questions for Competitive Exams



Fundamental Rights to Indian Citizens


1.   Right to Equality.

2.   Right to Freedom.

3.   Right against Exploitation.

4.   Right to Freedom of Religion.

5.   Cultural and Educational Rights.

6.   Right to Constitutional Remedies.



The Constitution of India containing 448 articles in 22 parts, 12 schedules and 118 amendments


1.   Ashok Stambh, the National Emblem of India has four Asiatic lions standing back to back. It symbolizing power, courage, pride, and confidence. Below the four lions, an elephant (of the east), a horse (of the south), a bull (of the west), and a lion (of the north). The animals are separated by wheels known as Dharma Chakras. The four animals were originally supposed to represent the four stages in the life of the Buddha.

2.   Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the only person to be elected to the office of the President of India unopposed.

3.   At 64 year, 67 days, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the youngest ever person to be elected as President of India.

4.   Rajiv Gandhi at the age of 40 years, 72 days became the youngest Prime Minister of India.

5.   India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan were designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

6.   Amar Jawan Jyoti was inaugurated by Mrs. Indira Gandhi on 23rd republic day after India-Pakistan War.

7.   Rashtrapati Bhavan has 4 floors and 360 rooms.

8.   President Sukarno, Indonesia was the first chief guest in Indian Republic Day, 1950.

9.   The Madras Regiment is the oldest exiting regiment in the Indian army formed in the 1750s.

10.       Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes.

11.       In the National Flag of India, the saffron color represents courage and sacrifice; white color represents truth, peace and purity; green color represents prosperity and the Ashok Chakra represents the Laws of Dharma.

12.       Everest is named after Sir George Everest, a Welsh surveyor, geographer and Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.

13.       The highest post office in the world is in Hikkim, Himachal Pradesh, India at a height of 15,500 feet (4,700 m) (postal code 172114).

14.       Kumbh Mela held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad, Nasik and Ujjain.

15.       Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in India at 77,700 square km.

16.       Uttar Pradesh (35,148,377) has the largest Scheduled Caste population.

17.       Uttar Pradesh is the state with maximum number of districts in India. It has a total of 70 districts.

18.       Kachchh, Gujarat is the largest Districts of India by Territorial Area 45652 sq. km.

19.       India Gate is 42-metre tall.

20.       Rajiv Gandhi was the first Occupants of 7, Race Course Road the official residence of the Prime Minister of India.

21.       Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling is the longest-serving Chief Minister of any state of India, served as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for more than 20 years.

22.       Ganga is the longest and Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.



Schedules in Indian Constitution


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Indian Constitution Schedules GK

Friends, Indian constitution are the largest written constitution in the world. It is the supreme law of India. The Indian Constitution has twelve schedules. Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added later at different times by different amendments. Here are the some details of the schedules mention in our constitution.


Indian Constitution Schedules

Schedules

Subject

First Schedule

List of States & Union Territories

Second Schedule

Salary of President, Governors, Chief Judges, Judges of High Court and Supreme court, Comptroller and Auditor General

Third Schedule

Forms of Oaths and affirmations

Fourth Schedule

Allocation of seats in the Council of States.

Fifth Schedule

Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes

Sixth Schedule

Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

Seventh Schedule

Gives allocation of powers and functions between Union & States. It contains 3 lists: 1. Union List (For central Govt) 97 Subjects. 2. States List (Powers of State Govt) 66 subjects 3. Concurrent List (Both Union & States) 47 subjects.

Eighth Schedule

List of 22 languages of India recognized by Constitution (Assamese , Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Manipuri, Malayalam, Konkani, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Santhali, Bodo, Maithili, Dogri)

Ninth Schedule

Added by 1st amendment in 1951, contains acts & orders related to land tenure, land tax, railways, industries.

Tenth Schedule

Added by 52nd amendment in 1985, Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection.

Eleventh Schedule

By 73rd amendment in 1992, contains Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.

Twelfth Schedule

By 74thamendment in 1992, contains Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc.




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