28-12-2017, 04:27 PM
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
*Largest Union Territory in India - Andaman & Nicobar Islands
*Andaman was the colony of the French, the Dutch and the British also.
*Total islands in Andaman & Nicobar is 572 Andaman & Nicobar was earlier known as Emerald islands.
*The British captured it in 1872.
*Japan army captured this island in 1942. Then it was handed over to Netaji.
*Netaji renamed these islands as ‘Shaheed’ and ‘Swaraj’ islands.
*In 1947, it was annexed to India.
*Onch, Jarawa, Sentinelis, etc are the tribal people of Andaman.
*The passage that separates Little Andaman and South Andaman
Ans : Dunkan Passage
*The channel that separates Andaman and Nicobar islands
Ans : 10° Channel
*Andaman & Nicobar Islands are also known as ‘Bay Islands’
*Veer Sarvarkar International Airport is in Port Blair.
*The largest peak in Andaman
Ans : Saddle peak
*Important islands - North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and Little Andaman.
*Interview island, Spike island, Ox island are wildlife sanctuaries situated in Andaman & Nicobar.
*The largest island in Andaman
Ans : Middle Andaman.
*Barratang and Rutland are two important Islands in Andaman
*The Northern most point of Andaman and
*Nicobar islands
Ans : North Andaman
*The active volcano in Andaman
Ans : Barren island
*Barren island was exploded for the first time in 1787.
*The dormant volcano in Andaman
Ans : Narkondam
*The most populated island in Andaman is South Andaman
*Port Blair is the capital city of Andaman Nicobar located at South Andaman.
*Andaman Nicobar islands comes under the jurisdiction of Kolkata High court.
Kalapani
*Cellular jail was constructed by the British in 1906 It is at Port Blair.
*The jail which is known as Kalapani
Ans : Cellular Jail
*Cellular jail was declared as the national memorial on 11th February (1979) by the Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
*Swathantra Jyothi is located in Cellular
*The viceroy who was murdered during his visit to cellular jail- Lord Mayo
*The murderer of Lord Mayo
Ans : Sher Ali
*The island in the Andaman in which the largest wood mill in Asia is situated
Ans : Chatham island
*The country which is lying nearest to Andaman
Ans : Myanmar
*The country which is lying nearest to Nicobar
Ans : Indonesia
*The old capital of Andaman was Rose Islands
*Father of modem Nicobar
Ans : Bishop John Richardson
*Little Andaman is declared as tribal type protected region in 1957.
*The Islands called Nakavaram is Nicobar islands
*The largest of Nicobar islands is Great Nicobar
*Indira point is known as Parson’s point or Pigmalion point.
*Indira point got that name in 1986.
*Indira Point is situated in Great Nicobar islands
*The operation conducted in Andaman and Nicobar islands in relation to Tsunami
Ans : Operation seawaves
PUDUCHERRY
*The union territory where the people speak French
Ans : Puducherry
*The Union territory with highest Sex ratio (1037/1000)
Ans : Puducherry
*Sri Aurobindo Ashram is in Puducherry.
*The first Union Territory in India to form a Legislative assembly is Puducherry
*Romain Rolland Library is situated at Puducherry
*Puducherry consists of four districts such as Puducherry, Karakkal (Tamilnadu),Yanam (Andhra Pradesh), Mahe (Kerala).
*Puducherry and Yanam situate adjacent to Bay of Bengal and Mahe situates near to Arabian sea.
*Promenade Beach, The Auroville Beach, Paradise Beach, Serenity Beach are the famous tourist destinations in Puducherry.
Rare Fact
*Place known as eyebrow of Arbian sea
Ans : Mahi
History of Puducherry
*The French laid their supremacy on ’ Puducherry in 1673:
*Father of Puducherry is Frankois Martin.
*The French left Puducherry in 1954.
*It became a union territory in 1962.
*The name Pondicherry was renamed as Puducherry in 2006.
