Static GK

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 Dance Form & Dancers

 Pandit Birju Maharaj is related to which dance form – Kathak (Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of
Lucknow) (‘Acchan Maharaj’ (his father & guru))

 Brijmohan Mishra popularly known as ‘Pandit Birju Maharaj’(Padma Vibhushan – 1986)

 The 4 main gharanas or, schools of Kathak dance consists – Jaipur, Raigarh, Benaras, Lucknow
(Pt. Shambhu Maharaj & Pt. Birju Maharaj)

 With which dance form is Sitara Devi related – Kathak (Padma shri – 1973, Kalidas samman –
1994, Sangeet Natak Akadei Award – 1969)

 With which dance form is Guru Bipan Sinha related – Manipuri (Savita Mehta, Nirmala Mehta,
Yumlembam Gambhini Devi & Darshana Jhaveri – Manipuri )

 Teejan Bai is associated with which performing art – Pandavani (Padma Shri in 1987, Padma
Bhushan in 2003, Padma Vibhushan in 2019)

 Pandwani is a traditional performing art of Chhattisgarh

 Nautanki – Uttar Pradesh, Lavani – Maharashtra, Jatra – Odisha,

 Rukmini Devi Arundale is related to which dance form – Bharatnatyam (Padma Bhushan’ – 1956)

 Uday Shankar is related to which dance form – Fusion (Padma Vibhushan’ in 1971)

 Kelucharan Mohapatra is related to which dance form – Odissi (‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in
1966, Padma Vibhushan’ – 2000)

 Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is related to which dance form – Kuchipudi (Padma Bhushan – 1998)

 Raja-Radha Reddy, Vaijayanti Kashi, Uma Rama Rao, Yamini Krishnamurthy & Indrani Rehman –
Kuchipudi

8 Indian Classical Dance Forms

 Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu
 Kathak – Uttar Pradesh (Northern India)
 Kathakali – Kerala
 Mohiniyattam – Kerala
 Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh
 Sattriya – Assam
 Manipuri – Manipur
 Odissi – Odisha
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 Srimanta Sankardev is related to which dance form – Sattriya

 Ramkrishna Talukdar & Krishnaakshi Kashyap, Guru Indira P.P Bora, Late Pradip Chaliha, Jatin
Goswami & Anita Sarma – Sattriya

 [Link] Sarma is related to which dance form – Kuchipudi (Padma Shree – 1970)

 Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, Rita Ganguly & Sadanam Krishnakutty Kalamandalam Kesavan
Namboodiri & Kalamandalam Gopi – Kathakali

 Padma Subrahmanyam is related to which dance form – Bharatnatyam (Padma Shri – 1981, Padma
Bhushan – 2003)

 Shovana Narayan is related to which dance form – Kathak (Born – West Bengal, Padma Shri –
1992, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - 1999-2000)

 Sonal Mansingh is related to which dance form – Odissi & Bharatnatyam (Padma Vibhushan –
2003, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 1987, MP of Rajya Sabha)

 Mrinalini Sarabhai is related to which dance form – Bharatnatyam & Kathakali (Padma Shri – 1965,
Padma Bhushan – 1992)

 Mallika Sarabhai – Kuchipudi & Bharatnatyam

 Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is related to which dance form – Mohiniyattam

 Smitha Raja, Mukundraja, Sunanda Nair, Gopika Varma & Pallavi Krishnan – Mohiniyattam

 Yamini Krishnamurthy is related to which dance form – Kuchipudi & Bharatnatyam (Padma
Vibhushan – 2016)

 Tanjore Balasaraswati is related to which dance form – Bharatnatyam (Padma Vibhushan – 1977)

 Kumari Kamala is related to which dance form – Kathak (Padma Bhushan in 1970)

 Alarmel Velli is related to which dance form – Bharatnatyam (Sangeet Natak Akademi Award –
2001, Padma Bhushan – 2004, Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of
France – 2004)

Musicians & Gharana & Instruments

 Gwalior Gharana - Founder – Nathan Peerbaksh
Famous Musicians - Krishnarao Shankar Pandit & Raja Bhaiyya Poonchwale

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 Agra Gharana - Founder – Haji Sujan Khan and Ustad Ghaghe Khuda Baksh
Famous Musicians - Khadim Hussain Khan, Faiyaz Khan, Zohrabai, Bharathi Prathap, Waseem
Ahmed Khan

 Mewati Gharana - Founder – Ustad Ghagge Nazir Khan of Jodhpur

Famous Musicians - Pandit Jasraj, Kala Ramnath, Pandit Abhyankar, Pandit Aravind Thatte

 Kirana Gharana - Founder – Abdul Kareem Khan

Famous Musicians - Sawai Gandharv, Gangubai Hungal, Firoz Dastur, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Suresh
Babu Mane, Abdul Kareem Khan, Heerabai Badodkar, Manik Verma & Prabha Atre (Besides,
Sanhita Nanda and Sumitra Guha are dynamic examples of Kirana Gharana)

 Atrauli Gharana (Jaipur) - Founder – Alladiah Khan

Famous Musicians - Mallikarjuna Mansoor, Kishori Amonkar, Raghunandan Panshikar, Ashwini
Bhide Deshpande, Sanjay Dixit, Shruti Sadolikar

 Sahaswan Gharana (Rampur (UP) - Founder – Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan

Famous Musicians - Nissar Hussain Khan, Raseed Khan

 Patiala Gharana - Founder – Kalu Miyan Khan (Sarangi Player)

Famous Musicians - Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Ali Baksh Khan, Fateh Ali
khan, Rza Ali khan, Begum Akhtar, Parveen Sultana, Nirmala Devi & Naina Devi, Ajoy Chakravarti

 Lucknow Gharana - Co-Founder – Bindadin Maharaj & Kalika Prasad Mishra

Famous Musicians : Achhan Maharaj, Lachhu Maharaj, Birju Maharaj, Bindadin Maharaj, Ishwari
Prasad, Thakur Prasad, Kalika Prasad, Bhairon Prasad, Madhurita Sarang, Shashwati Sen &
Kumkum Dhar

 Shambhu Maharaj belongs to which Gharana - Lucknow Gharana (Padma Shree – 1958, Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award – 1967)

 Gangubai Hungal related to which ‘Gharana’ - Kirana Gharana (Padma Bhushan (1971), Padma
Vibhushan – 2002, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 1973

 Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (He is famous for Khyal form of singing) is related to which Gharana - Kirana
Gharana (Padma Vibhushan -1999, Bharat Ratna -2009)

 Pandit Jasraj is related to which Gharana - Mewati Gharana (Padma Bhushan – 1990, Padma
Vibhushan – 2000, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - 1987)

 Pt. Ravi Shankar belongs to which Gharana - Maihar Gharana (Bharat Ratna -1999, Ramon
Magsaysay - 1992) (Instruments – Sitar)
sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury
From 1986 to 1992, he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of
the Parliament of India
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 Pandit Ravi Shankar - Five Grammy Awards
1967 : Best Chamber Music Performance – West Meets East (with Yehudi Menuhin)
1973: Album of the Year – The Concert for Bangladesh (with George Harrison)
2002 : Best World Music Album – Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000
2013 : Best World Music Album – The Living Room Sessions Pt.1
Lifetime Achievement Award received at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards

 Bismillah Khan - Original Name – Qamruddin Khan (Instruments – Shehnai ) (Padma Vibhushan
(1980)
He became the 3rd classical musician of India after M. S. Subbalakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be
awarded the Bharat Ratna 2001
Dumraon Gharana

 Birju Maharaj belongs to which Gharana - Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana (Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award – 1986, Padma Vibhushan – 1986, Kalidas Samman – 1987)

 Prabha Atre belongs to which Gharana - Kirana Gharana (Sangeet Natak Akademi Award -1991,
Padma Vibhushan (2022)

 Ustad Amir Khan belonged to which of the following Gharana – Indore (Padma Bhushan – 1967,
Sangeet Natak Akademi – 1971, Founder of Indore Gharana)

 Abdul Karim Khan belongs to which Gharana - Kirana Gharana (Abdul Wahid khan & Abdul Karim
Khan founder if Kirana Gharana)

 Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas - Banaras Gharana
(Padma Shri (1972, Padma Bhushan- 1989, Padma Vibhushan – 2016 Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award – 1977)

 Sharafat Hussain and Latafat Hussain are related to which ‘Gharana’ - Agra Gharana
Latafat Hussain Khan was the youngest son of Altaf Hussain Khan of the Agra gharana
Sharafat Hussain - Tansen Award, Padma Shri Award (1983, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 1985

 Khadim Hussain Khan related to which ‘Gharana’ - Agra Gharana (Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1978, Padma Bhushan -1982)
Tansen Samman Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh (1986)

 K Vaidyanathan – Violin,
Bismilah Khan – Shehnai,
Pt. Ram Narayan – Sarangi,
Ustad Vilayat Khan – Sitar
Pandit Anand Gopal – Banaras Gharana (Tabla)
Vidyagauri Adkar – Jaipur Gharana
Faiyyaz Khan, Dinkar Kakini & Malka Jaan – Agra Gharana

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 Musicians Palghat Mani Iyer – Mridangam (Padma Bhushan – 1971, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award –
1956)

 Arvind Parikh is associated with which musical instrument – Sitar (Padma Bhushan – 2018, From –
Maharashtra)

 M. S. Subbulakshmi - Carnatic classical vocalist (Padma Vibhushan – 1975, Padma Bhushan (1954)
She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (1998)
Ramon Magsaysay award (often considered Asia's Nobel Prize) in 1974
From – Madurai, Tamilnadu

 Zia Mohiuddin Dagar is related to which musical instrument – Veena (From Udaipur, Rajasthan)

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 In 1986, Ustad ji was awarded the Kalidas Samman Award, one of India's most prestigious awards,
by MP govt
Other musician – Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram, Doraiswamy Iyengar

 Which musical instrument is Bismillah Khan related – Shehnai (Bharat Ratna – 2001, Padma
Vibhushan- 1980, Padma Bhushan (1968)
Bismillah Khan (Banaras Gharana)
Other Shehnai player - Dayashankar Jagannath, Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan

 Zakir Hussain is related to which musical instrument – Tabla

Zakir Hussain was awarded the titles of Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan (2002), Padma
Vibhushan (2023)
Other Tabla player - Latif Khan, Allarakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Sukhwinder Singh

 Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated with which musical instrument – Flute (Padma Bhushan –
1992, Padma Vibhushan – 2000)
Other Flute player - Pannalal Ghosh, V. Kunjamani, N. Neela, Rajendra Kulkarni

 Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument – Sarod (Padma Vibhushan in 2001)
Other Sarod player - Alauddin Khan, Hafiz Khan, Zareen Daruwala, Mukesh Sharma, Ali Akbar
Khan

 Bhimsen Joshi is Related To Which Musical Instrument - Harmonium, Tanpura

 Shiv Kumar Sharma is related to which musical instrument - santoor player (Sangeet akadami
award 1986, Padma Bhushan – 2001)

 Which musical instrument is Ustad Rehman Khan related – Pakhawaj

Other Pakhawaj players - Tota Ram Sharma, Gopal Das, Pandit Ayodhya Prasad, Babu Ram
Shankar

 Kishan Maharaj is Related To Which Musical Instrument – Tabla (Padma Shri in 1973, Padma
Vibhushan in 2002)

 Neeruswamy Pillai is associated with which musical instrument – Nadaswaram

Nadasawram player - Shake Chinna Maulana, Rajaratna Pillai

 Dr. Jagdish Singh is related to which musical instrument – Mridangam

Mridangam player - Thakur Bhikam Singh, Shiv Raman, K. V. Prasad, S.V. Rajarao

 Annapurna Devi is Related To Which Musical Instrument - Surbahar Sitar (Padma Bhushan in
1977)
Sajjan Hussain is another person related to it

 T. N. Krishnan is associated with which musical instrument – Violin

 U Srinivas is associated with which musical instruments – Mandolin
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 Five Year Plans

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 In India, the First Five Year Plan was launched in which year – 1951

 The First Five year Plan was started in 1951 and continued till 1956
It focused on the development of the primary sector

 The Five Year Plans in India are formulated by which statutory body - Planning Commission

 Five-Year Plans were a formal model of planning adopted by the Indian government after
Independence, for an effective and balanced utilisation of resources

 They were formulated by the Planning Commission of India, which was established on 15 March
1950

 Since it was not a constitutional body, the Commission reported directly to the Prime Minister

 Which Five-Year Plan in India focused on "Garibi Hatao" (Remove Poverty) - Fifth Five-Year Plan
It was the fifth five year plan, in which the ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan was given
This slogan was given by Indira Gandhi
This plan focussed on poverty, employment opportunities, agriculture, etc

 Economic growth is normally coupled with – Inflation

 Economic growth results in higher disposable income available with the consumers which
increases the overall demand along with the supply available for the consumers.
This increase in demand spurs inflation, which eventually becomes a necessary evil for a growing
economy

 Which country was the first to introduce Five-Year Plans - Soviet Union
Five-Year Plans (FYPs) are centralised and integrated national economic programs
Joseph Stalin implemented the first FYP in the Soviet Union(USSR) in the late 1920s

 In which five year plan India opted for mixed economy – Second
Second Five-year plan (1956 to 1961)
India opted for Mixed Economy during Second Five year plan
A mixed economic system is one that features characteristics of both capitalism and socialism

 Who gives the final approval to the five year plans of India - National Development Council (NDC)
The National Development Council (NDC) gives the final approval to the five-year plans of India
The NDC is an important body that ensures that the plans are in line with the priorities of the
country as a whole

 The very first five year plan of India was based on the model of - Harrod Domar Model
It was launched by the Government of India in the year of 1951

 When was plan holiday declared - After the third plan

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 The Third Plan the government was forced to declare "plan holidays" (from 1966 to 1967, 1967–
68, and 1968–69)
Three annual plans were drawn during this intervening period

 In which five year plan, Jawahar Rojgar Yojna was launched - 7th five year plan
Jawahar Rozgar Yojna was launched on April 1, 1989, during the 7th FYP by merging National
Rural Employment Program (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program.
It was launched with a general objective of providing 90-100 days of work

 Who was the architect of Indian Planning - P.C. Mahalanobis

P.C. Mahalanobis known as the Architect of Indian Planning
He founded the Indian Statistical Institute
He is considered the father of modern statistics in India
Mahalanobis's model of the second five-year plan focused on Rapid industrialization and
strengthening the public sector

 Under which five year plan did the government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave
rise to Green Revolution in India - Third Five Year Plan
Under the third five year plan, the government introduced an agricultural strategy which gave
rise to the green revolution in India
Under the third plan, the goal was to establish self-reliance and a self-generating economy

 Which five-year plan is also known as "Gadgil Yojana" - Third Five Year Plan (1961 – 1966)
This five-year plan shifted its major focus to India's defence sector, along with the other sectors

 Which five-year plan focused on "Growth with social justice and equity" - Ninth Five Year Plan
The Ninth five-year plan was started with an objective of “Growth with Social Justice and
Equality”
The growth in agriculture also got importance in this plan

 When was National Development Council formed - August 6, 1952

The Prime Minister of India used to be its ex-officio chairman

 Under which Five-Year Plan was the "Blue Revolution" initiated in India - Seventh Five Year Plan
 BLUE REVOLUTION
The Blue Revolution was first launched in India as the 'Nili Kranti Mission' during the 7th Five
Year Plan (1985-1990).
Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) was sponsored by the central government.
The Intensive Marine Fisheries Program was subsequently launched during the 8th Five Year Plan
(1992-97).
As a result, the fishing harbours were later established over time in Vishakhapatnam, Kochi,
Tuticorin, Porbandar, and Port Blair

 The 11th Five-Year Plan ended in the year – 2012

Eleventh Five Year Plan is the economic and development plan of India for the period 2007–2012

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 The plan was launched by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, on December
18, 2007

 Khadi and village industries commission was established in which five year plan - Second five
year plan
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission was established through an Act passed in 1956
during the second five year plan to help and provide guidance to industrial development in rural
areas

 Who is known as the Pioneer of Economic Nationalism - Romesh Chunder Dutt

Romesh Chunder Dutt was a civil servant, politician, political and economic thinker, and writer.
He entered the Indian Civil Service in the year 1871.
He was president of the Indian National Congress in 1899

 Who introduced the concept of Five Year Plan in India - Jawaharlal Nehru
The first Indian prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, presented the First Five-Year Plan to the
Parliament of India and needed urgent attention
The First Five-year Plan was launched in 1951 which mainly focused in the development of the
primary sector

 Which plan was known as rolling plan - Sixth Five-Year Plan

 Rolling Plan (1978-80)
This was a period of instability.
The Janata Party government rejected the fifth five-year Plan and introduced a new Sixth Five-
Year Plan.
This, in turn, was rejected by the Indian National Congress in 1980 upon Indira Gandhi's re-
election

 Which was the last five-year plan made by Planning Commission - Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-
2017)
The Twelfth Five Year Plan of India was launched with the theme of "Faster, More Inclusive and
Sustainable Growth"

 Which of the following five-year plans was affected due to drought and two wars - Third Five-
Year Plan
The third Five Year Plan was affected due to drought and two wars (Sino-India war of 1962 and
Indo-Pakistani war of 1965)

 National Development Council is consists of - Members of the Planning Commission & Governors
of the states

 National Development Council (NDC) is composed of the members mentioned below –

 Prime Minister of India (Chairman of NDC)
 (ii) Chief Ministers of all states
 (iii) Administrators of all Union Territories
 (iv) All cabinet ministers
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 (v) Members of the Planning Commission

 The LPG Model of Development was introduced by - Dr. Manmohan Singh

 The LPG Model of development was introduced by then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in
1991
This model was intended to charter a new strategy with emphasis on liberalization, Privatisation,
and Globalisation (LPG)
LPG Model of development emphasizes a bigger role for the private sector

Census of India 2011

Important Facts
 The slogan of census 2011 was ‘Our Census, Our future’.

 C. Chandramouli was the Census Commissioner of India 2011

 Mascot for Census 2011 — an animated woman with a black Census bag and a stack of files
(Female Enumerator)

 1st Census in British India : Under MAYO ( 1872)

 Regular census/ interval of every 10 years : Under Rippon in 1881

 15th no. Census was : census of 2011

 After independence: it was 7th No. Census

 1951 Census ( 1st census after independence)

Literacy rate : 18%
Sex ratio: 946
Population Density: 382 per sq km

 The first Economic Census was undertaken in 1977

 1st Caste based Census : in 1931

 Great Dividing Year: 1921

 Census is in : Centre list

 Under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
is responsible for the decennial Census

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 Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan assumed the charge as Registrar General & Census Commissioner
of India

 11 July: world population day

 Population Explosion : 1951-1981

 Highest growth in population : 1961- 1971 (24.80%)

 Population stability achieved by : 2070

 But before this aim was : by 2045

According to Census 2011

 India holds 17.5% of the world’s population.

 Total population of India - 121 crore (1210854977)

Male - 51.47 % (62.31 crores)
Female - 48.53% (58.74 crores)

 population of Hindu - 96.63 crores (79.8%), Muslim – 14.2%

 Sex ratio : 943/ 1000

 Sex ratio in 2001: 933

 Child sex ratio : 919 / 1000

 Child Sex ration (In 2001) : 927

 Sex ratio Sikh community in India has the lowest sex ratio.

 Districts : 640

 No. of towns: 7933

 [Link] villages: 640930

 Gross fertility rate is 2.4

 fertility rate of India - 2.2

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  fertility rate of India (in 2001) – 2.5

 The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprise about 16.6% and 8.6%, respectively

 Jainism is the most literate in india

 literacy rate of India - 74.04%

 male literacy rate - 82.14%

 Female literacy rate – 65.46%

 The percentage of urban population in India was – 31.1%

 The percentage of rural population in India was – 68.9%

 Laungages after hindi is the most spoken by maximum number of people in India – Bengali

 There were 29 questions canvassed during population enumeration in the Census of 2011

 Kozhikode of Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1093 females per 1000 males

 Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra has the lowest sex ratio of 709 females per 1000 males

 Aizawl city of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent

 Sonbhadra is the district with the highest number of scheduled tribes in Uttar Pradesh

 Sambhal of UP is the least literate city in India with a figure of 48 Percent only

 North East Delhi has the highest density

Census of India 2011

State with the highest population Up, Maharashtra, Bihar,
West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh

State with the lowest population Sikkim,Mizoram, Arunachal

pradesh,Goa, Nagaland

Union territory with the highest population Delhi

Puducherry
Chandigarh

Union territory with the lowest population Lakshadweep, A & N

Islands, Dadar Nagar haveli

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Highest population district Thane (Maharashtra)

Lowest population district Dibang valley ( Arunachal

Pradesh)

Most populated city in India Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Least populated city in India Kapurthala (Punjab)

State with the highest population density Bihar ( 1106)

State with the lowest population density Arunachal Pradesh

17 people living per square
kilometre

Union territory with the highest population density Delhi

Union territory with the lowest population density Andaman & Nicobar Islands

State with the highest sex ratio Kerala

(1084 females/1000 males)

State with the lowest sex ratio Haryana

(877 females/1000 males)

Union territory highest sex ratio Puducherry

(1037 females/1000 males)

Union territory lowest sex ratio Daman and Diu

(618 females/1000 males)

State with the highest literacy rate Kerala (93.91% ~ 94%)

State with the lowest literacy rate Bihar (61.80 %)

Union territory with the highest literacy rate Lakshadweep (92.28%)

Union territory with the lowest literacy rate Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(77.24%)

State with most urban population Maharashtra

State with most urban population in percentage Goa (62.17%)

Highest Rural population in numbers Uttar Pradesh

Highest Rural population in percentage Himachal Pradesh

States has the highest decadal population growth rate Meghalaya (27.80%)

Compare all states and UTs highest decadal population growth rate Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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 (55.50%)

Compare all states and UTs lowest decadal population growth rate Nagaland (Negative)

States has maximum SC population Uttar Pradesh (Sitapur)

States has maximum ST population Madhya Pradesh

States has maximum ST population in percentage Mizoram (94.5 %)

States has lowest ST population in percentage Goa (0.04 %)

UT with the highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Lakshadweep (94.5 %)

UT with the lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes A & N Islands (8.3 %)

District with the highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%)

District with the lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
(0.01%)

UTs has maximum SC population Delhi

UTs has maximum ST population Lakshadweep

states has zero Scheduled Tribe (ST) population Punjab

Highest Fertility rate Bihar

smallest state in India geographically Goa

Area wise state Rajasthan, MP,

Maharashtra,UP

Question Asked in Recent Exams

 What was the sex ratio of India as per 2011 census ? 943/1000M

 What was the literacy rate of India as per 2011 census ? 74.04%

 What was the male literacy rate according to the 2011 census ? 82.14%

 What was the fertility rate of India as per 2011 census ? 2.2 (2.5 – 2001)

 The Union territory with the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census ? Daman & Diu (618F/1000M)

 The state with the least population as per 2011 census ? Sikkim

 What was the percentage of Scheduled Tribes (ST) according to the 2011 census ? 8.6%
(Scheduled Caste – 16.6%)

 What was the population of Hindu in India as per 2011 census ? 96.63 crores (79.8%)
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Amendment Year Importance
1st 1951 Empowered the state to make the advancement of socially and
(First) economically backward classes
Added 9th Schedule to protect the land reform
Added three more grounds of restrictions on freedom of speech and
expression: public order, friendly relations with foreign states and
incitement to an offence

2nd 1952 The scale of representation in the Lok Sabha by providing that one
(Second) member could represent even more than 7,50,000 persons

4th 1955 Made the scale of compensation given in lieu of compulsory acquisition of
(Four) private property beyond the scrutiny of courts
Authorised the state to nationalise any trade
Extended scope of Article 31A

7th 1956 union territories were introduced

(Seven) Abolished classification of states into four categories i.e., Part A,
Part B, Part C, and Part D states,
common high court for two or more states

9th 1960 Facilitated the cession of the Indian territory of Berubari Union (located
(Nine) in West Bengal) to Pakistan as provided in the Indo-Pakistan Agreement
(1958).

10th 1961 Incorporated territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli in Indian union as a UT
(Ten)
11th 1961 Changed the procedure of election of the vice president by providing for
(Eleven) an electoral college
12th 1962 Incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu in the Indian Union
(Tweleve)
13th 1962 Special provision & status of state given to Nagaland
(Thirteen)
14TH 1963 Pondicherry was included in the Indian Union Territory
(Fourteen) The Council of Ministers and the legislature were provided to union
territories such as Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Daman and Diu,
Goa, and Puducherry.

15th 1963 Increased retirement age of high court judges from 60 to 62 years
(Fifteen)
17th 1964 Prohibited the acquisition of land under personal cultivation unless the
(Seventeen) market value of the land is paid as compensation

18th 1966 Related to the formation of new state

(Eighteen)
21st 1967 Included Sindhi as the 15 language in the Eighth Schedule
(Twentyone)
24th 1971 Affirmed the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution
(Twentyfour) including fundamental rights by amending Article 13 and 368
Compulsion for President to give his assent on Constitutional Amendment
Bill

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 26th 1971 Abolished the privy purses and privileges of the former rulers of princely
(Twentysix) states

31st 1973 Increased the number of Lok Sabha seats from 525 to 545
(Thirtyone)
33rd 1974 Provision related to the resignation of MPs & State legislatures
(Thirtythree)
35th 1974 Protectorate status of Sikkim terminated
(Thirtyfifth)
36th 1975 Full-fledged state status to Sikkim
(Thirtysix)
38th 1975 Declaration of emergency promulgation of ordinance by President is non-
(Thirtyeight) justiciable

42nd 1976 Added three new words (i.e., socialist, secular and integrity) in the
(Fourtysecond) Preamble.
Added Fundamental Duties by the citizens (new Part IV A).

Added three new Directive Principles viz., equal justice and free legal
aid, the participation of workers in the management of industries and
protection of the environment, forests, and wildlife.
Known as the mini-constitution

43rd 1977 Restored the jurisdiction of Supreme Court & High Court with respect to
(Fourtythird) issue the writs

44th 1978 President to declare a national emergency only on the written

(Fourtyfour) Replaced the term ‘internal disturbance’ by ‘armed rebellion’
Deleted right to property from Fundamental rights
Fundamental rights guaranteed by article 20 and 21 cannot be suspended
during national emergency

50th 1984 Empowered Parliament to restrict the Fundamental rights of the person
(Fifty) working in intelligence organizations

52nd 1985 Provided for disqualification of members of Parliament and state

(Fiftysecond) legislatures on the ground of defection
added a new Tenth Schedule

58th 1987 Provided for an authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi language
(Fifthyeight)
61st 1989 Reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha and
(Sixtyone) state legislative assembly elections

69th 1991 Accorded a special status to the Union Territory of Delhi by designing it
(Sixtynine) as the National Capital Territory of Delhi

71st 1992 Included Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali languages in the Eighth Schedule
(Seventyone)
73rd 1992 Granted constitutional status and protection to the Panchayati Raj
(Seventythird) [Link] a new Part-IX entitled as ‘the panchayats’ and a new
Eleventh Schedule
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 74th 1992 Granted constitutional status and protection to the urban local bodies
(Seventyfour) added a new Part IX-A entitled as ‘the municipalities’ and a new Twelfth
Schedule

77th 1995 Provided for reservation in promotions in government jobs for

(Seventyseven) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

81st 2000 Empowered the state to consider the unfilled reserved vacancies of a
(Eightyone) year as a separate class of vacancies to be filled up in any succeeding
year or years

86th 2002 It made elementary education free and compulsory for children between
(Eightsix) 6 and 14 years of age
Added a new fundamental duty under Article 51-A

91st 2003 The total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the
(Nintyone) Central Council of Ministers, shall not exceed 15% of the total strength of
the Lok Sabha

92nd 2003 Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were officially added in the Eighth
(Nintysecond) schedule with this official languages was increased from 18 to 22

96th 2011 Substituted “Odia” for “Oriya”. Consequently, the “Oriya” language in
(Nintysix) the Eighth Schedule shall be pronounced as “Odia”.

97th 2011 Gave constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies

(Nintyseven)
101st 2017 Introduction of the Goods and Services Tax . Goods and Services Tax
(One hundred (GST) is an indirect tax
one)
102nd 2018 Constitutional status was provided to the National Commission for
(One hundred Backward Classes under India's Ministry of Social Justice and
second) Empowerment.

103rd 2019 Amendment in Article 16 allows a 10% reservation to EWS in public

(One hundred employment.
third)
104th 2020 This act was passed to extend the seat reservation of the scheduled tribe
(One hundred and scheduled caste in the Lok Sabha
four) This was set to expire on 26th January 2020, but it was extended for
another ten years for valid reasons

105th 2021 state governments have been given the power to prepare the SEBC list
(One hundred
fifth)
106th 2023 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha State Legislative assemblies
(one hundred
six)

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 Important Facts
 There are 448 articles in the Indian Constitution (originally 395 articles were there)

 There are 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, 5 appendices with more than 100 amendments
in the Indian Constitution.

Articles Revision

 Article 1 - Name and territory of the Union

 Article 3 - Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing
states

 Article 14 - Equality before the law

 Article 16 - Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment

 Article 17 - Abolition of untouchability

 Article 19 - Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc.

 Article 21 - Protection of life and personal liberty

 Article 21A - Right to elementary education

 Article 24 – Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and mines.

 Article 32 - Remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights including writs

 Article 40 - Organisation of village panchayats

 Article 44 - Uniform Civil Code for the citizens

 Article 46 - Promotion of educational and economic interests of scheduled castes, scheduled

tribes and other weaker sections

 Article 50 - Separation of judiciary from the executive

 Article 51 - Promotion of international peace and security

 Article 51A - Fundamental Duties

 Article 52 – The President of India

 Article 53 – Executive Power of the union,

 Article 54 – Election of President

 Article 61 – Procedure for Impeachment of the President

 Article 63 – The Vice–president of India

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 Article 64 – The Vice–President to be ex–officio chairman the council of States

 Article 66 – Election of Vice–president,

 Article 72 – Pardoning powers of President

 Article 74 - Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President

 Article 76 - Attorney-General of India

 Article 78 - Duties of the PM as respects the furnishing of information to the President

 Article 80 – Composition of Rajya Sabha

 Article 81 – Composition of Lok Sabha

 Article 83 – Duration of Houses of Parliament

 Article 93 – The speakers and Deputy speakers of the house of the people

 Article 105 – Powers, Privileges, etc. of the House of Parliament

 Article 110 - Definition of Money Bills

 Article 112 - Annual Financial Statement (Budget)

 Article 123 - Power of President to promulgate ordinances during recess of Parliament

 Article 143 - Power of President to consult Supreme Court

 Article 148 - Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

 Article 149 - Duties and powers of the CAG

 Article 153 – Governors of State

 Article 154 – Executive Powers of Governor

 Article 155 - Appointment of the Governor

 Article 161 – Pardoning powers of the Governor

 Article 163 - Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Governor

 Article 165 - Advocate-General of the state

 Article 167 - Duties of Chief Minister with regard to the furnishing of information to the
Governor, etc.

 Article 168 - Constitution of Legislatures in the states

 Article 169 - Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in the states

 Article 170 - Composition of Legislative Assemblies in the states

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 Article 171 - Composition of Legislative Councils in the states

 Article 172 - Duration of State Legislatures

 Article 173 - Qualification for membership of the State Legislature

 Article 174 - Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution

 Article 178 - Speakers and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

 Article 194 - Powers, privileges, and immunity of Advocate-General

 Article 200 - Assent to bills by the governor (including reservation for President)

 Article 202 -Annual financial statement of the State Legislature

 Article 210 - Language to be used in the State Legislature

 Article 212 - Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the State Legislature

 Article 213 - Power of governor to promulgate ordinances during recess of the State Legislature

 Article 214 - High courts for the states

 Article 217 - Appointment and the conditions of the office of the judge of a High Court

 Article 226 - Power of high courts to issue certain writs

 Article 239AA - Special provisions with respect to Delhi

 Article 243B - Constitution of Panchayats

 Article 243C - Composition of Panchayats

 Article 243G - Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats

 Article 243K - Elections to the Panchayats

 Article 249 - Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the
national interest

 Article 262 - Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers or river valleys

 Article 263 - Provisions with respect to an inter-state council

 Article 265 - Taxes not to be imposed save by authority of law

 Article 266 – Consolidated Fund and Public Accounts Fund

 Article 267 – Contingency Fund of India

 Article 275 - Grants from the Union to certain states

 Article 280 - Finance Commission

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 Article 300 - Suits and proceedings

 Article 300A - Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law (Right to property)

 Article 311 - Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities
under the Union or a state.

 Article 312 - All-India Services

 Article 315 - Public Service Commission for the Union and states

 Article 320 - Functions of Public Service Commissions

 Article 323-A - Administrative Tribunals

 Article 324 - Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election

Commission

 Article 330 - Reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the House of the
People

 Article 338 – National Commission for the SC & ST

 Article 343 – Official languages of the Union

 Article 345 – Official languages or languages of a state

 Article 352 – Proclamation of emergency (National Emergency)

 Article 356 – State Emergency (President’s Rule)

 Article 360 – Financial Emergency

 Article 368 – Powers of Parliaments to amend the constitution

 Article 370 – Temporary Provision for the erstwhile State of J&K (diluted on August 5 & 6, 2019)

 Article 371 A – Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland

 Article 371 J – Special Status for Hyderabad–Karnataka region

Most Repeated Articles in Exams

 Article 12-35 : Fundamental Rights

 Article 36-50 : Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)

 Article 51A : Fundamental Duties

 Article 52 : The President of India

 Article 80 : Number of Seats in Rajya Sabha

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  Article 110 – Definition of “Money Bills”

 Article 112 – Annual Financial Budget

 Article 148 – Comptroller and Auditor– General of India

 Article 280 – Finance Commission

 Article 300A – Right to property

 Article 324 – Election Commission of India

12 Schedules of Indian Constitution

Schedules Details
Schedule 1 List of States and Union territories and their respective territories
Schedule 2 Provisions relating to emoluments, allowances and privileges of President, Governor
of states, Judges of Supreme Court and High Court etc.
Schedule 3 Forms of Oaths or Affirmations
Schedule 4 Allocation of seats in the Council of States
Schedule 5 Provisions as to administration and control of scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
Schedule 6 Provisions as to administration and control of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam,
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Schedule 7 The three lists namely Union List, State List and Concurrent List dealing with subject-
matter of legislations Article 246
Schedule 8 Languages
Schedule 9 It contains Provisions as to validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
Schedule 10 It contains the Provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and
State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
Schedule 11 It contains the Provisions that specify the Powers Authority and responsibilities of
Panchayats. It has 29 matters.
Schedule 12 It deals with the Provisions that specify the Powers Authority and responsibilities of
Municipalities. It has 18 matters.

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 25 Parts of Indian constitution
Part Subject Articles
Part I The Union and its Territory Art. 1 to 4
Part II Citizenship Art. 5 to 11
Part III Fundamental Rights Art. 12 to 35
Part IV Directive Principles of State Policy Art. 36 to 51
Part IVA Fundamental Duties Art. 51 A
Part V The Union Art. 52 to 151
Part VI The States Art 152 to 237
Part VII The States in Part B of First schedule 238 (Repealed)
Part VIII The Union Territories Art. 239 to 242
Part IX The Panchayats Art. 243 to 243O
Part IXA The Municipalities Art 243P to 243ZG
Part IXB The Co-operative Societies Art. 243ZH to 243ZT
Part X The Scheduled and Tribal Areas Art 244 to 244A
Part XI Relation between the Union and States Art. 245 to 263
Part XII Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits Art. 264 to 300A
Part XIII Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the territory of India Art. 301 to 307
Part XIV Services Under the Union and the States Art. 308 to 323
Part XIVA Tribunals Art. 323A to 323B
Part XV Elections Art. 324 to 329A
Part XVI Special provisions relating to certain classes Art. 330 to 342
Part XVII Official Language Art. 343 to 351
Part XVIII Emergency Provisions Art. 352 to 360
Part XIX Miscellaneous Art. 361 to 367
Part XX Amendment of the Constitution Art 368
Part XXI Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions Art. 369 to 392
Part XXII Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Art. 393 to 395
Repeals

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