We IBP Guide team plans to provide static GK Wise states on a daily basis from (Monday to Friday) and every Saturday we will provide static Mega Quiz on the subject that we covered from Monday to Friday . We ensure that aspirants who follow it can regularly score maximum points static GK Part.Assam is the sentinel of the northeast of India and the gateway to the Northeast and the states south of Himalayas to the east along the river valleys Brahmputra and Barak. The state is near the international borders of India with Bangladesh and Bhutan. Assam is surrounded by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in the north, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh in the east and Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in the south.
Assam |
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Capital & No. of districts |
Dispur
33 Majuli, world biggest river island became India’s first river island district in 2016 |
Formed on |
26 January 1950 |
Languages | Assamese, Bodo, Bengali |
High Court |
Guwahati, Assam |
Known as/for |
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Physical Characteristics |
A land of Plains and River Valleys has three principal physical regions:
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Natural Vegetation |
Tropical moist deciduous and tropical evergreen |
Major Rivers |
Subansiri, Lohit (Tellu), Dihang/Siang, Kopili, Dhaleswari, Barak, Dhaleswari, Kameng, Brahmaputra, Kameng |
Major Regional Festivals |
Bihu, Ambubachi, Elephant festival, Brahmaputra beach festival, Majuli, Baishagu, Baikho, Me-Dum-Mi-Phi |
Major Art Forms |
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Industry | Fertilizer, jute, paper, silk and textiles, sugar, chemicals, electronics, and cement, Sawmills, plywood and match factories |
Minerals | coal, oil and gas, limestone, dolomite, sillimanite and corundum, iron ore, felspar, glass-sand, refractory and fire clays, kaolin, beryl, gypsum, pyrite, vermiculite, |
Agriculture | Rice, jute, sugarcane, fruits, tea, pulses, coconut, potatoes, cotton, and arecanuts |
Geographical Indications | Muga Silk, Tezpur Litchi, Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa), Joha Rice |
State Animal | One-horned rhinoceros |
State Bird | White-winged Wood duck |
State Flower |
Kopou phul (Foxtail Orchid) |
State Tree | Hollong |
Important Historical Sites |
Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty, Sibsagar, Cachari ruins In Khaspur, Carvings, inscriptions, pillar on the Urvasi Island in Guwahati |
World Heritage Sites |
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Ramsar Sites |
Deepor Beel |
Biodiversity Hotspots |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuar near the border with Bhutan |
Bird Sanctuaries |
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National Parks |
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Biosphere Reserve |
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Wildlife Sanctuaries |
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Tiger Reserve |
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Elephant Reserve |
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