Haryana GK & Static Awareness (PART-II) | Government Exams 2018

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To make you aware of the state's biography that sums up its history, geography, cultural activity and lots more as GK is a quintessential section which will be asked in the exam conducted by Haryana state authority, this post provides you a convenient description of Haryana state covering Static GK of the same thus adding up to your knowledge in one shot. 

Important Points to Remember

•Haryana state came into existence or was formed: 1 November 1966

•Shares boundary with states:  on the northwest by the state of Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh, on the north and northeast by the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, on the east by the state of Uttar Pradesh and the union territory of Delhi, and on the south and southwest by the state of Rajasthan.

•Districts in Haryana: 22

•Tehsils – 83

•Sub-tehsils- 47 

•Blocks – 126

•Cities – 154

•Number of districts at the formation time: Seven

•Total forest area of Haryana: 6.49% of its total area covered by forests

•Largest city of Haryana in terms of population: Faridabad

•Largest City area wise: Bhiwani (Area- 5,140 sq km)

•Official Language: Hindi / Punjabi

•Local language spoken: Haryanvi (Dialect)

•Number of divisions: Six Divisions (Gurgaon, Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Faridabad)

•Districts in Gurugram division: Gurugram, Rewari, Mahendargarh

•Districts in Ambala division: Ambala, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Kurukashetra.

•Districts in Rohtak division: Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri.

•Districts in Hisar division: Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa and Jind.

•First governor of Haryana: Dharma Vira

•First Chief minister of Haryana: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1 Nov, 1966 – 23 March, 1967)

•Haryana's longest-serving chief minister: Bansi Lal

•Assembly seats in Haryana:90

•Lok Sabha seats in Haryana: 10

•Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana: 5

•The State animal of Haryana: Blackbuck

•The State bird of Haryana: Black francolin

•The State tree of Haryana: Peepal Tree

•The State flower of Haryana:Lotus

•District of Haryana which is known as Sripad Janapad: Kurukshetra

•District of Haryana which is Known as 'Bowl of Rice’: Karnal

Fairs:

•Surajkund International Fair, Faridabad 

•Mango Mela, at 'Yadavindra Gardens' of Pinjore

•Baisakhi Mela, at Pinjore Gardens

•Pinjore Heritage Festival, Pinjore

Note:

•Manushi Chhillar became Miss world 2017. She belongs to Bamnoli village of Jhajjar District.

•Ashoka’s Topra Stambha was found in Ambala.

•Kurukshetra was christened after name of King Kuru.

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