27-12-2017, 04:39 PM
Uttarakhand
* Hemkund is a pilgrimage site for Sikhs.
* High Court of Uttarakhand is situated at Nainital.
*The native people of Uttarakhand are generally called either Kumauni or Garhwali. Another well known category is Gujjar.
*Govind Vallabh Pant Agriculture University is the first Agricultural University in India.
* Lai Bahadur Shasthri National Academy of Administration is situated at Mussoorie.
*India’s first engineering college was set up at Roorkee.
*Central Building Research Institute - Roorkee Wild Life Institute of India was established in 1982 at Dehradun.
*First tiger repositary in India was established at wild life institute of India.
*Indian Military Academy is at Dehradun. Central Forest Research Institute Dehradun. Indian Petroleum Research Institute is located in Dehradun.
*Dehradun is known as City of Schools and School Capital of India.
*University of petrolium and energy studies is located at
Ans : Dehradun.
*Govind Pashu Vihar National Park is located in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*Project tiger was started in Jim Corbett National Park in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*Jim Corbett National Park is the first national park in India
*The cricketer who as, awarded with honourary life warden of Jim Corbett national park
Ans : M.S. Dhoni
*Valley of flowers National Park, Nandadevi National Park, Rajaji National Park, Gangotri National Park are situated in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*Jolly grant airport, Naini Saini airport are located in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*The Tehri Dam is situated on Bhagirathi River in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*The birth place of Chipko movement is in
Ans : Uttarakhand.
*Chipko movement was started by Sunderlal Bahuguna.
*Biggest optical telescope in Asia
Ans : ARIES (Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science
*ARIES is situated in Uttarakhand
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*First woman director of Lai Bahaduj
*Shasthri National Academy of Administration
Ans : Upma Chowdhary
