List of states and territories

Administrative divisions of India, including 28 states and 7 union territories.States:

1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Assam
4.Bihar
5.Chhattisgarh
6.Goa
7.Gujarat
8.Haryana
9.Himachal Pradesh
10.Jammu and Kashmir
11.Jharkhand
12.Karnataka
13.Kerala
14.Madhya Pradesh
15.Maharashtra
16.Manipur
17.Meghalaya
18.Mizoram
19.Nagaland
20.Orissa
21.Punjab
22.Rajasthan
23.Sikkim
24.Tamil Nadu
25.Tripura
26.Uttar Pradesh
27.Uttarakhand
28.West Bengal


Union Territories:

A.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B.Chandigarh
C.Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D.Daman and Diu
E.Lakshadweep
F.National Capital Territory of Delhi
G.Puducherry

Constituent Assembly of India

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president(temporary Chairman of the Assembly )of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly, and would later became the first President of India. The Vice President of the Constituent Assembly was Professor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, former Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and a prominent Christian from Bengal who also served as the Chairman of the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly. He was appointed Governor of West Bengal after India became a republic.


Committees under the Constituent Assembly


Committee on the Rules of procedure - Rajendra Prasad

Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad

Finance and Staff Committee Anugrah Narayan Sinha

Credential Committee Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

House Committee B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Order of Business Committee K.M. Munshi

Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag Rajendra Prasad

Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly G.V. Mavalankar

States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities

Tribal and Excluded Areas Vallabhbhai Patel

Minorities Sub-Committee H.C. Mookherjee

Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani

North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam. Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee Gopinath Bardoloi

Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee A.V. Thakkar

Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

Union Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar

[edit] Members of the Indian Constituent Assembly

[edit] Indian National Congress

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Prime Minister

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,Deputy Prime Minister cum Home Minister

Maulana Azad, Minister for Education,

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Chairman of the Assembly

C. Rajagopalachari, Governor General

Sarat Chandra Bose

Sri Krishna Sinha, Chief Minister,Bihar

Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra

Anugrah Narayan Sinha,Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister,Bihar

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Asaf Ali

Syama Prasad Mookerjee, President, Hindu Mahasabha

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Minister for Health

Hansa Mehta, President, All India Women's Conference

Constitution of India

1. Which article of the constitution abolishes untouchability – ARTICLE-17
2. Which constitutional amendment introduced the anti defection provisions in the constitution – 52nd Amendments
3. After independence the first state organized on the basis of language is Andhra Pradesh
4. If a no-confidence motion is passed against a Minister the whole council of ministers has to resign
5. Who was the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly? Jawaharlal Nehru
6. What was the exact constitutional status of the Indian republic on Jan 26, 1950?
A Sovereign Democratic Republic
7. Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the house without being its member? Vice President of India
8. The number of articles our constitution contains is 444
9. Our constitution has 12 schedules
10. Our constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949

World Tamil Conference

The list of world Tamil Conferences held so far are listed below:

• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - 1967
• Chennai (Tamilnadu, India) - 1968 (by Tamilnadu CM, C.N.Annadurai (DMK party) )
• Paris (France) - 1970
• Jaffna (SriLanka) - 1974
• Madurai (Tamilnadu, India) - 1981 (by Tamilnadu CM, M.G. Ramachandran (ADMK party) )
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - 1987
• Mauritius
• Thanjavur (Tamilnadu, India) - 1995 (by Tamilnadu CM, J. Jayalalitha (ADMK party) )
• Coimbatore (Tamilnadu, India) - 1995 (by Tamilnadu CM, Mr.Karunanithi (DMK party) )

India's Atomic Research

India's Atomic Research First Nuclear Explosion Carried out on May 18, 1974 at Pokharan in Rajasthan (Thar) desert. The main objective was the use of atomic energy for peaceful purpose, that is digging canals, reservoirs, oil exploration, as well as to study rock dynamics. This successful explosion made India the sixth nuclear nation in the world. (for Pokhran II, please refer to the Current Affairs Section). Atomic Energy Commission Established in 1948, with Dr. H. J. Bhabha as its first Chairman, to look after India?s atomic energy programmes. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Set up in August 1954 for implementation of Atomic energy programmes and headed by the Prime Minister of India. It has five research Centers: Bhabha Atomic research Centre (BARC): Established in 1957, it is located in Trombay (Maharashtra) and is India?s largest atomic research centre. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research: established in 1971, it is located at Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu). Centre for Advanced Technology (CAT): Established in 1984, it is located at Indore. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (CECC), Kolkata. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration Research (AMD), Hyderabad. It has: Three Industrial Organizations: Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai. Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad. Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai. Four Public Sector Undertakings: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Mumbai. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Jaduguda (Jharkhand). Indian Rare Earth Limited (IRE), Mumbai. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad. Four Service Organizations: Directorate of Purchase and Stores (DPS), Mumbai. Construction, Services and Estate Management Group, Mumbai. General Services Organization (GSO). Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu). Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai DAE also financially supports seven autonomous national institutes: Tata institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata. Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar. Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad. Institute of Mathematical Studies (IMS), Chennai. Institute of Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmadabad. The Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) and the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) Promote research in nuclear and allied fields and mathematics respectively. Nuclear Power Projects The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), set up in1987, is responsible for the design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants in the country. It is envisaged that by the year 2000, India's atomic power generation would be in the vicinity of 10,000 MW.