Lets learn some of the Facts About India ...
1. It'
official name is republic of India . India is also know as Bharat or Hindustan
2. It
lies in southern Asia.
3. India
lies on 7th number in terms of area.
4. It
stands on 2nd number in term of population after china.
5. According
to latest Census , 1.2 Billion people reside in India and is Still growing.
6. India
is the biggest Democracy in the world.
7. It
is surrounded by 3 water bodies , Indian Ocean in South , Arabian Sea on South West , Bay Of Bengal
in South East.
8. Pakistan
, China , Nepal , Bhutan , Myanmar and Bangladesh are its International
Neighbours.
9. India
is the birthplace of Ancient Indus Valley Civilization .
10. Hinduism
, Sikhism , Jainism and Buddhism originated from India.
11. Indian
Army is the 3rd largest army in the world.
12. It
has 28 states and 7 union Territories.
13. India
is a peace making country . India has never started war with any country from
its side for the last 10000 years of history.
14. Zero
, A very important digit of number system was invented by Aryabhatta .
15. India
has largest number of mosques than any
other country or any islamic country.
16. Chess
originated from India.
17. It
has the longest Constitution of the world.
18. Indian
constitution was handwritten by the drafting committee . No prints were
involved.
19. Some
aspects of Indian constitutions are adopted from French Constitution.
20. It
is written in both Languages , English and Hindi.
21. Indian
constitution is also known as Bag of Borrowings.
22. Within
62 years , It went through 94 amendments .
23. Indian
constitution was build in 2 years 11 months and 18 days.
24. Indian
Army is the 3rd largest army in the world after USA and China .
25. The
Value of "Pie" was calculated by an Indian Mathematician named
"Baudhayana" .
26. In
700 BC , first University in India was Started in Takshila.
27. Indian
Rail network is the second largest Rail network in the world.
28. Taj
mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world and It is located In India.
29. Indian
Road Network is the Longest Road Network in India.
30. There
are 22 languages that are officially recognised in India.
31. Indian
Movie Industry-"Bollywood" , Is the largest Film Industry In The
World.
32. Hotmail
- A Popular email service - was invented by an Indian named Sabeer Bhatia.
33. India
produces around 12 million tons of mangoes every year.
34. People
of the Indus Valley civilization which originated from India were the first to
grow cotton in the world.
35. National
Animals of India is Bengal Tiger. It is an endangered animal.
36. Peacock
is the National bird of India.
37. Largest
city of India is Mumbai with the population of 15 million people.
