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Joysagar Tank: One of the largest man-made water bodies in India

Photo by: Hirock Jyoti Neog Joysagar Tank, of Historical Sivasagar district of Assam is one of the largest man-made water bodies in India during the Ahom Dynasty in Assam. Though there is not any official data available regarding the myth that "it is the largest man-made water body of Asia Continent with 318 acres area" but the local people belived and demand this myth to be true.     Photo by: Janerdon Das   This Tank was excavated by the most popular King of Ahom Dynasty, Swargadeo Rudra Singha in the year 1697 in the memory of his mother Joymoti . It was constructed within 45 days. Formerly this place was known as "Jerenga Pathar" where Sulikpha also known as "Lora Raja" tortured Joymoti by the "Chaodangs" to get the information regarding her husband Gadapani ,who was hiding himself due to the ongoing conspiracy in 'Ahom Raj Family' regarding the next proprietor of Ahom Kingdom or it can be said as the next eligible person to cla...

GK on Assam History

 1. When did the Ahoms came to Assam ? Ans:- 1228  2. Who was the first Ahom King of Assam ? Ans:- Chaolung Sukapha 3. Who was the last King of Ahom ? Ans:- Purandar Singha  4. What was the first capital of Ahom ? Ans:- Charaideo 5. Who was the father of Lachit Borphukan ? Ans:- Momai Tamuli Borbarua 6. Who was the first Ahom king to accept the Hinduism ? Ans:- Suhungmung 7. The Moamaria Rebellion started during the reign of ? Ans:- Ahom King Laksmi Singha 8. Who created the Borphukan post in Ahom Kingdom ? Ans:- Pratap Singha 9. Who was the first Borphukan of Ahom Kingdom ? Ans:- Langi Panisiya Borphukan 10. Who built the Namdang Stone Bridge ? Ans:- Swargadeo Rudra Singha 11. The 'Namdand Stone Bridge' was built in which year ? Ans:- 1703 12. Who built the 'Dhodar Ali' ? Ans:- Ahom King Gadadhar Singha 13. Who created the Borpatra Gohain post in Ahom Kingdom ? Ans:- Suhungmung 14. Who built Shiva Dol of Sivasagar ? Ans:- Bar Raja Ambika 15. Who built the Rang Ghar ? A...

Uttar Pradesh GK

  1. What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Lucknow 2. What are the boundaries of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the West, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the North-West, Uttarakhand and an International border with Nepal to the North, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the South, and Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the South-East. 3. How many districts are there in Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- 75 4. Which is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Lakhimpur Khetri 5. Which is the smallest district in Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Bhadohi 6. Which city is the heart of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Lucknow 7. Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Govind Ballabh Pant 8. Who was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Sarojini Naidu 9. Who was the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Sarojini Naidu 10. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ? Ans:- Sucheta Kripalani 11. When was the Legislative Assembly  f...

National Parks in India (State/ Union Territory wise)

Some Important Points: 1. Largest National Park in India :- Hemis National Park, Ladakh 2. Smallest National Park in India :- South Button Island National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3. Madhya Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the maximum number of National Parks. 4. There are 104 National Parks in India. (as per 2020) 5. First National Park in India :- Jim Corbett National Park (previously known as Hailey National Park)   Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Total National Parks: 9) 1. Mahatma Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) National Park (1983) 2. Mount Harriett National Park (1987) 3. Saddle  Peak National Park (1987)  4. North Button Island National Park (1987) 5. Middle Button Island National Park (1987) 6. South Button Island National National Park (1987) 7. Campbell Bay National Park (1992) 8. Galathea Bay National Park (1992) 9. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park (1996)  Andhra Pradesh (Total National Parks: 3) 1. Sri Venkateswara National Park (1989) 2. Raj...

West Bengal GK

  1) What is the name of capital of West Bengal ? Ans:- Kolkata  2) What is the area of West Bengal ?  Ans:- 88,752 km² 3) How many districts are there in West Bengal ? Ans:- 23 4) What are the neighbouring States of West Bengal ? Ans:-The neighbouring states are Jharkhand , Odisha , Bihar , Sikkim and Assam.  5) What are the neighbouring Countries of West Bengal ? Ans:- The neighbouring countries are Bhutan , Nepal , and Bangladesh  6) What is the main river of West Bengal ? Ans:- Bhagirathi 7) Which river is known as Sorrow of West Bengal ? Ans:- Damodar River 8) What is the Official  Language of West Bengal ? Ans:- Bengali  9) What is the famous festival of West Bengal ? Ans:- Durga Puja 10) What is the harvest festival of West Bengal ? Ans:- Nobanno 11) What is the name of State aniaml of West Bengal ? Ans:- Fishing Cat 12) What is the name of State bird of West Bengal ? Ans:- White - throated kingfisher 13) What is the name of State flower of West...

Important Days and Dates : National and International

Important Days of January January 1= New year celebration ,Global Family Day January 4= World Braille Day      January 6= World War Orphans Day  January 8= African National Congress Foundation Day  January 9= Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas January 10= World Hindi Day, World Laughter Day January 11= Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri January 12= National Youth Day or Swami Vivekananda Jayanti January 13= Lohri Day January 15= Indian Army Day January 23= Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti January 24= National Girl Child Day January 25= National Voters Day, National Tourism Day January 26= Republic Day , International Customs Day January 27= International Day of Commemoration  January 28= Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat  Rai January 30= Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day (Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas), World Leprosy Eradication Day Important ...