India is a union of States and also second-most populous country across the world located in South Asia. India Compressed with 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
New Delhi is the National Capital of India also commonly called NCR (National Capital Region). Delhi is also one of the Union Territories of India.
India is the 7th largest country in accordance with the area.
2nd largest country in accordance with the population.
India is also known as the Republic of India.
Total area covered is 32,87,263Sq km.
Three sides of India is fully covered by the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea.
States and their Capitals
| States | Capital |
| Andhra Pradesh | Legislative Capital- Amaravati Executive Capital- Visakhapatnam Judicial Capital- Kurnool |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dispur |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| Haryana | Chandigarh |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (Summer) Dharamshala (Winter) |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Punjab | Chandigarh |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| Uttarakhand | Gairsain (Summer) Dehradun (Winter) |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
Union Territories and their Capitals
| Union Territories & National Capital Territory | Capitals |
| Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi or NCT) | New Delhi |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Daman |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer capital) Jammu (winter capital) |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| Ladakh | Leh (summer capital) Kargil (winter capital) |
- In August 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir State was bifurcated into 2 Union Territories. (ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir).
- In January 2020, the union territories, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are combined into a single Union Territory.
Important Questions
| 1. | Which State has boundaries with seven states and two countries? | Assam |
| 2. | The state with high population density? | Bihar |
| 3. | Which is the largest state in terms of area? | Rajasthan |
| 4. | The state with least population? | Sikkim |
| 5. | Most populated union territory (Excluding Delhi) | Pondicherry |
| 6. | State with high literacy rate? | Kerala ( as per census 2011) |
| 7. | Name the state which is surrounded by three countries and one state? | Sikkim |
| 8. | Which state has longest coastline? | Gujarat |
| 9. | Which is the first state in India that formed on linguistic basis? | Andhra Pradesh |
| 10. | State that has least literacy rate? | Bihar |
| 11. | The state without international and coastal boundary? | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana |
| 12. | Which state was surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh? | Tripura |
| 13. | The state with least population density? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14. | Which is least populated union territory in India? | Lakshadweep |
| 15. | Most Populated State in India? | Uttar Pradesh |