7 continents of the world

The widely recognized all the 7 continents are listed by size below, from biggest to smallest.
 ASIA includes 50 countries, and it is the most populated continent, the 60% of
the total population of the Earth live here.
 AFRICA comprises 54 countries. It is the hottest continent and home of the
world's largest desert, the Sahara, occupying the 25% of the total area of Africa.
 NORTH AMERICA includes 23 countries led by the USA as the largest
economy in the world.
 SOUTH AMERICA comprises 12 countries. Here is located the largest
forest, the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the South America total
area.
 ANTARCTICA is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered
with ice. There are no permanent inhabitants, except of scientists maintaining
research stations in Antarctica.
 EUROPE comprises 51 countries. It is the most developed economically
continent with the European Union as the biggest economic and political union
in the world.
 AUSTRALIA includes 14 countries. It is the least populated continent after
Antarctica, only 0.3% of the total Earth population live here.

World Oceans:-
 Atlantic Ocean.
 Arctic Ocean.
 Indian Ocean.
 Pacific Ocean.
 Southern Ocean.

The Bay of Bengal is a northern extension of the Indian Ocean, positioned between India
and Sri Lanka in the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Myanmar (Burma) and the
northern part of the Malay Peninsula to the east.
Capital of India
 Country Capital

India New Delhi

List of 29 States and Capitals of India

S.no State Capital

1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (De jure - 2 June 2024) Amaravati (proposed)

2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar

3 Assam Dispur

4 Bihar Patna

5 Chhattisgarh Raipur

6 Goa Panaji

7 Gujarat Gandhinagar

8 Haryana Chandigarh (shared with Punjab)

9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla

10 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)

11 Jharkhand Ranchi

12 Karnataka Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)

13 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram

14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal

15 Maharashtra Mumbai

16 Manipur Imphal

17 Meghalaya Shillong

18 Mizoram Aizawl
19 Nagaland Kohima

20 Odisha Bhubaneswar

21 Punjab Chandigarh

22 Rajasthan Jaipur

23 Sikkim Gangtok

24 Tamil Nadu Chennai

25 Telangana Hyderabad (from June 2, 2014 – shared with Andhra Pradesh)

26 Tripura Agartala

27 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow

28 Uttarakhand Dehradun

29 West Bengal Kolkata

7 Union Territories of India

S.no Union Territory Capital

1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair

2 Chandigarh Chandigarh

3 Dadar and Nagar Haveli Silvassa

4 Daman and Diu Daman

5 Delhi Delhi

6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti

7 Puducherry (Pondicherry) Pondicherry

There are 23 districts as creation of Jhargram, Kalimponh and the split of Midnapore, Bardhaman in
recent years increased the tally.

Following is the list of names of the 23 districts of West Bengal:

1. 24 PARGANAS (UTTAR)
2. 24 PARGANAS (DAKSHIN)

3. ALIPURDUAR

4. BANKURA

5. BARDHAMAN (PURBA)

6. BARDHAMAN (PASCHIM)

7. BIRBHUM

8. COOCHBEHAR

9. DARJEELING

10. DINAJPUR (UTTAR)

11. DINAJPUR (DAKSHIN)

12. HOOGHLY

13. HOWRAH

14. KALIMPONG

15. KOLKATA

16. JALPAIGURI

17. JHARGRAM

18. MALDA

19. MIDNAPORE (PURBA)

20. MIDNAPORE (PASCHIM)

21. MURSHIDABAD

22. NADIA

23. PURULIA
Top 10 Rivers in India by Length

Places Benefitted Countries: China, India,

Sl. Length
Name Originates From Ends in Bangladesh Places: Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh,
No. (km)
Assam, Bangladesh

In Tibet Kalish Range Arabian

1 Indus 2900 India and Pakistan
5080 mts. sea

Bay of
2 Brahmaputra 2900 Lake Manasarovar North Eastern state
Bengal

Bay of
3 Ganga 2510 Gangothri Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal
Bengal

Bay of
4 Godavari 1450 Nasik Hills South-easterly part of Andhra Pradesh
Bengal

Amarkantak hill in Arabian

5 Narmada 1290 Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh sea

Near Mahabaleshwar Bay of

6 Krishna 1290 Maharastra & Andhrapradesh
in Maharashtra Bengal

Bay of
7 Yamuna 1211 Garhwall in Yamunotri Delhi, Haryana and UP
Bengal

Bay of
8 Mahanadi 890 Amarkantak Plateau Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa
Bengal

Hills of Coorg, Bay of

9 Kaveri 760 Karnataka and Tamilnadu
Karnataka Bengal

Arabian
10 Tapi 724 Bettul Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
sea

Is the River Ganges the longest river in India?

Indus is the longest river that passes through India followed by Brahmaputra andGanga. ... Most
of Ganga flows through India while the other two do not which is why Ganga is called the longest river
in India. By the way, some of Ganga flows into bangladesh before entering the bay of bengal.
Biggest, Largest, Tallest, Smallest In The World For Class 2
Tallest Animal Name The World- Giraffe
Fastest bird in the world- Swift
The fastest animal in the world- Cheetah
Largest bird in the world- Ostrich
Smallest Bird in the world- Humming Bird
Tallest building in the world- Dubai Burj
Largest continent in the world- Asia
Smallest continent in the world- Australia
Largest country in the world- Russia
Smallest country in the world- Vatican City
What is the name of longest river in the world- Nile
Highest mountain peak in the world- Mount Everest
Biggest oceans in the world- Pacific Ocean
Deepest oceans in the world- Pacific Ocean
Which is the Biggest planet- Jupiter
Which is the smallest planet- Mercury
Which planet is closest to the Earth- Venus
Which planet is closest to the Sun- Mercury
Indian Nation Based Questions For Class 2
How many fundamental rights in our constitutions- 6
How many fundamental duties in our constitutions- 11
Who has written the National Anthem of India- Rabindranath Tagore
The National Tree of India is- Banyan Tree
The National Fruit of India is- Mango
Top color of National Flag is- Deep Saffron
National animal name is- Tiger
National bird name is- Peacock
The national emblem of India- The Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
National flower of India is- Lotus
Who is known as father of the nation- Mahatma Gandhi Ji
Who has written the National song of India- Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay
Who designed the Parliament of India- Edwin Lutyens
What is the ratio of the width to the length of the National Flag- 2:3
Miscellaneous GK Questions For 2nd Class
Who made the first electric light bulb- Thomas Edison
Which month has least number of days- February
Who is Sachin Tendulkar- Indian Cricketer
How many days in a year- 365
How many hours in a day- 24
How many days in a week- 7
How many minutes in one hour- 60 Min
Who is the prime minister of India- Narendra Modi
What is the summer capital of J&K- Sri Nagar
What is the winder capital of J&K- Jammu
Who is the president of India- Ramnath Kovind
Longest river in India- Ganga
Where is parliament of India located- New Delhi
Which country is called the land of the rising sun- Japan
Where sun rise first in India- Arunachal Pradesh
Rare Gk Questions for quiz exams

a. Present Indian station at Antarctica?

Answer: Bharati

b. Present Indian station at arctic region?

Answer: IndARC

superlatives of world : Gk

1. Which is the largest animal in the world ?

Answer: Blue whale

2. Which is the largest animal on land ?

Answer: African elephant

3. Which is the smallest bird ?

Answer: Humming Bird

4. Which is the largest fish in the world ?

Answer: Whale shark

5. Which is the tallest animal on the earth ?

Answer: Giraffe
6. Which is the biggest bird in the world ?
Answer: Ostrich

7. Which is the biggest continent in the world ?

Answer: Asia

8. Which is the largest country (area) in the world ?

Answer: Russia
2nd place > Canada

*8 a. Which is the smallest country in the world ?

Answer: Vatican City

9. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?

Answer: Mandarin (Chinese )
2nd place > Spanish

10. Which is the largest island in the world ?

Answer: Greenland
2nd place > New Guinea

11.Which is the longest river in the world ?

Answer: Nile
12. Which is the largest desert in the world ?
Answer: Sahara Desert

13. Which is the largest bone in human body ?

Answer: Femur (thighbone)

14. What is the smallest bone in the human body ?

Answer: Stapes

15. Which is the largest flower in the world ?

Answer: Rafflesia

16. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

17. Which is the largest plateau in the world ?

Answer: Tibetan Plateau

18. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?

Answer: Angel Falls

19. which is the first linguistic state in india?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

20. Which is the first biosphere reserve in india ?

Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

21. Which is India's largest fresh water lake?

Answer: Wular Lake

22. Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?

Answer: Lake Superior

*23. Which place is known as tea garden of India

Answer: Assam

*24. Who introduced cofee to India?

Answer: baba budan

25.who discovered electric bulb?

Answer:Thomas alva edison

26. who discovered television?

Answer: Jhon L baird