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CENSUS 2011
 History of Census of India dates back to 1800 AD.
 The first warden of Census is found in Arthasastra.
 First country to conduct Census is Sweden in the year 1749 AD.
 The first attempt to conduct Census of India was started by James Prinsep from the Indian
cities of Allahabad and Banaras.
 The Census of India which was conducted in an improper manner / unofficial way was
conducted in 1872 AD under Lord Mayo the Governor General and Viceroy of India.
 The first Census of India which was conducted in a proper manner / official way was
conducted in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon the Governor General and Viceroy of India.
 The sex ratio of India as per 2011 census is 940 females per 1000 males.
 The decennial census was duly conducted in India in 1881 AD when the Governor General
and Viceroy of India was Lord Rippon.
 State / Union Territory having high Population density in India is Delhi (all over India
including both States and Union Territories).
 State having high Population density in India is Bihar (1102 per square kilometre).
 State having the highest level of literacy is Kerala. If Kerala is absent in the options, then the
answer will be Mizoram (percentage wise).
 State having highest population as per 2011 census is Uttar Pradesh.
 State having the least population as per 2011 census is Sikkim.
 State of India having lowest population density as per 2011 census is Arunachal Pradesh (17
per square kilometre).
 The overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census is 74%.
 The literacy rate of India in females as per 2011 census is 65%.
 The literacy rate of India in males as per 2011 census is 82%.
 The state of India which has negative population rate as per 2011 census is Nagaland.
 The largest tribal group in India as per 2011 census is Bheel.
 The largest tribal group in India at present is Gond.
 The state of India which has the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census is Haryana.
 The state of India which has the highest number of tigers as per 2011 census is Madhya
Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh was given the status of “Tiger State” in 2011.
 The second most populous state of India as per 2011 census is Maharashtra.
 The last edition, Census 2011 was the 15th Census.
 Indian Census 2011 was conducted in 16 languages.
 According to the 2011 census, India’s share in the total population of the world is
approximately 17.5%.
 The Census has been included in the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution.
 The percentage of rural population in 2011 census was 68.8 percent.
 According to Census 2011, the state of Meghalaya has the highest population growth rate.
 The population of India as per 2011 census is 1,210 million.
 According to “State of World Population Report”, India’s population will exceed that of China
in 2023 (has exceeded now).
  According to Census 2011, the population growth rate of India has been 17.72%.
 According to Census 2011, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the highest
population growth rate.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

 The book “Suryavansam” is written by Sivasankari.
 Sivasankari won the Saraswati Samman Award 2023 for her book “Suryavansam”.
 Bill Gates wrote the book “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic”.
 The book “Pagalkhana” is written by Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi in 2018.
 Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi has been awarded with the “Vyas Samman” for his book “Pagalkhana”.
 The book “Birsa Munda — Janjatiya Nayak” is written by Prof. Alok Chakrawal.
 Badri Narayan has been awarded the Sahitya Academy Award 2022 for his work “Tumadi ke
Shabd”.
 Bimal Jalan wrote the book “The India Story”.
 The International Booker Prize 2022 winner “Tomb of Sand” is written by Gitanjali Shree.
 Ruskin Bond wrote the book “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure”.
 The book “India’s Struggle for Independence — Gandhian Era” is written by P. Jyothimani
and G. Balan.
 Kiran Bedi wrote the book “Fearless Governance”.
 The author of the book titled “Coaching Beyond My Days with The Indian Cricket Team” is R.
Sridhar.
 The co-author of the book titled “Coaching Beyond My Days with The Indian Cricket Team” is
R. Kaushik.
 Devika Rangachari wrote the book “Queen of Fire”.
 The book “Bipin The Man Beyond Uniform” is written by Rachana Biswat Rawat.
 The book “Bipin The Man Beyond Uniform” is dedicated to late Bipin Rawat.
 Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu together wrote the book “The Little Book of Joy”.
 The author of the book “Mundaka Upanishad” is Karan Singh.
 Gundappa Ranganatha Vishwanath and R. Kaushik together wrote the book “Wrist Assured:
An Autobiography”.
 The book “Victim City” is written by Salman Rushdie.
 The Author of the book “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence” is
Ruskin Bond.
 The book “Ambedkar: A Life” has been written by Shashi Tharoor.
 The book “Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra” is written by Navdeep Singh Gill.
 The author of the book titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond” is C.
Rangarajan.
 The book “Ratan N. Tata: The Authorised Biography” is written by Thomas Mathew.
 The book titled “From Dependence to Self-reliance” has been written by Reserve Bank of
India Governor Bimal Jalan.
 The book “Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious” has been written by Hardeep Singh
Puri.
 The book “Chipko Movement: A People’s History” has been written by Sekhar Pathak.
 The author of the book “Jeete Ji Allahabad” is Mamta Kalia.
 The author of the book “Miracle of Face Yoga” is Mansi Gulati.
 The author of the book “Fit at Any Age” is P. V. Iyer.
 P. V. Iyer was an Air Force Marshall.
  The author of the book “Jadunama” written on Javed Akhtar is “Arvind Mandloi.
 Recently, the autobiography of Prof. K. K. Abdul Ghaffar “Anjan Sakshi” was released.
 The author of the book “Revolutionaries” is Sanjeev Sanyal.
 The author of the book “Braking Barriers” is Kaki Madhav Rao.
 The author of the book “Human Anatomy” is A. K. Dwivedi.
 The author of the book “Nuclearization of Asia” is Rene Naba.

ART AND CULTURE IN INDIA

DANCE FORMS OF DIFFERENT STATES
 Luddi dance is performed in the Indian state of Haryana.
 The name of the dance reviewed by Vallathol is Kathakali.
 Ankiya Naat is the dance form of the Indian state of Assam.
 The dance form of Kuchipudi is a divine dance.
 The dance form which originated from Eastern India is Manipuri.
 Bimbavati Devi is famous for the dance form of Manipuri.
 “Rangoli” is the main folk art form of the Indian region / state of Maharashtra.
 The dance form of Kuchipudi is related to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
 Some other dance forms of Andhra Pradesh.
o Folk Dances – Ghantamardala, Kummi, Madhuri, Siddhi, Chhadi
o Kuchipudi – Originated – from Kuchelpuram village in Andhra Pradesh. It
includes Le and Tandava dance are mainly done by men
o Folk Art - Kalamkari
o Performers of Kuchipudi - Lakshmi Narayana Shastri, Swapna Sundari,
Yamini Krishna Murthy, Radha Reddy, Raja Reddy, Vedantam
Satyanarayana
 The dance form of Yakshagana is the folk dance of the Indian state of Karnataka.
 The dance form of Dandiya Raas is the folk dance of the Indian state of Gujarat.
 The dance form of Lavani is the folk dance of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
 Some other dance forms of Maharashtra.
o Folk Dances (Maharashtra) - Tamasha, Lalita, Lejam Lekhim, Lavani, Koli,
Chakta, Bohda, Gauricha, Mauni, Powada, Gabha
o Folk Art - Rangoli
o Tamasha is the dance drama of Maharashtra developed by Vanshidhar Bhatt.
 The dance form of Gidda is the folk dance of the Indian state of Punjab (dance related to
women).
 The dance form of Ghoomar is the folk dance of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
 Ugadi is the new year festival of South Indians.
 The Rath Yatra festival is celebrated in the Indian state of Odisha.
 The festival which is celebrated to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is Eid-ul-
Miladulnavi.
 Sarhul festival is associated with the Indian state of Jharkhand.
 Karma festival is associated with the Indian states of Bihar - Jharkhand.
 Onam is the main festival of the Indian state of Kerala.
 Pongal is the main festival of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
 Rangoli Bihu or simply Bihu is the main festival of the Indian state of Assam.
 Eid-ul-Zuha is celebrated in the memory of Hazrat Ibrahim.
 The famous tribal fair “Beneshwar” is held in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
 In the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Kumbh Mela is held in Ujain.
 Mahakal Corridor dedicated to Lord Siva is established at Ujain in the Indian state of Madhya
Pradesh.
 The place where “Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival” is celebrated regularly in honour of lyricist Sri
Tyagaraja is Thanjavur.
 The classical dance of Kathakali is related to the Indian state of Kerala.
 Some other facts related to Classical dances of Kerala
o Another classical dance of Kerala is Mohiniyattam.
o Folk dances of Kerala - Ottam, Kali Attam, Padyani, Thullal
o Kathakali artists - Mrinalini Sarabhai, Anand Sivaraman, Ballatol Narayan,
Udayashankar, Krishna Nair, Shanta Rao
o Mohiniyattam artists - Hema Malini, Sri Devi, Shantarao, Kalyani Amma,
Ragini Devi, Geetha Singer
o Other facts - This is a sophisticated dance by Karl. In this subjects are taken
from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Hindu mythology.
 Bihu is the folk dance of the Indian state of Assam.
 Some other facts related to Folk Dances of Assam.
o Other folk dances – Naganach, Natpuja Maharas, Kaligopal, Bugurumba,
Bihubha, Ankiyanat
o Bihu dance is popular among the Kachari or Kadari tribes of Assam
o It is organized 3 times in a year.
1. Rongali or Bohar Bihu - April - New Year
2. Kongali or Kati Bihu – October
3. Bhogali or the month of Bihu – January
o Sattiya is a classical dance. It has been propounded by the Vaishnava saint
Shankardev.
 Kud dance is performed in the Indian union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
(erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir).
 Some other dance forms of Jammu and Kashmir.
o Other dances are Dandinach, Hikat, Dhmali, Mandjas, Rauf, Vugi Nachun,
Dumahal
o Rauf – Famous folk dance of J&K. Rural women stand in two rows facing
each other and put their hands or (arms) around each other's neck and dance
wearing colorful costumes.
 Bharat Natyam is the classical dance of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
 Some other dance forms of Tamil Nadu.
o Other dances - Kollam, Kavadi, Kumi, Karagattam, Devastam
o Bharatanatyam Artists - Mrinalini Sarabhai, Malavika Sarkar, Yaminikrishna
Murthy, SK Saroj, Leela Samson, Sonal Mansingh, Priyadarshini Govind,
Rukmani Devi
o Bharatnatyam was born in Chidambaram town of Arcot district of Tamil Nadu.
o It is a famous dance form of South India which was started by Devadasis.
There are 64 rules for moving hands, feet, face and body.
 Hornbill Festival is celebrated in the Indian state of Nagaland.
 Some other dance forms of Karnataka.
o Other dances – Yakshagana, Veermahse, Kunita, Kurga Lambi
o Yakshagana It is a mixture of dance and drama, the language is Kannada
and the subject is mythological.
 Nautanki is the folk dance of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
 Some other dance forms of Uttar Pradesh.
 o Kathak is the classical dance form of UP. Origin is from story or story. It
includes Dhrupad Tarana, Thumri and Ghazals.
o Uttar Pradesh's Folk Art - Chowk Purna.
o Other folk dances – Rasleela, Jadda, Chachari, Nautanki, Jhoola, Jeeta,
Ratyal dance, Peacock dance, Chakula, Woodpecker, Jogini
o Folk Art - Chowk Puran
o Nautanki – The most popular folk dance is of the original form, Vidhi Natak.
o In this folk tales are performed by Hathrasi and Kanpuri theatrical styles.
o Kathak artists Sitara Devi, Gopikrishna, Achchan Maharaj, Birju Maharaj,
Lachhumaharaj, Malvika Sarkar, Bindadin Maharaj, Sukhdev Maharaj
 Pandwani is the main dance form in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
 Some other folk dances of Chhattisgarh.
o Other Folk Dances of Chhattisgarh — Karma, Jhoomar, Navarani, Gudi - -
Dagla Tapali, Bhadan, Sutam, Chendani.
o Artist — Teejanbai (Padwani dance) related to the story of the Pandavas
 Gadgaur is the famous festival of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
 Some other dance forms of Rajasthan.
o Other folk dances – Panihari, Fundi, Jidad, Neta, Ghapal, Jhumar Gangaur,
Kalbeliya, Kathputli, Ghoomar
o Kalbeliya – The women of the Sapera tribe dance with the bean. on tune
o Folk Art - Mandana, Mehndi
o Ghoomar - performed by the women of the Jheel tribe.
 Run festival is celebrated in the Indian state of Gujarat.
 Some other dance forms of Gujarat.
o Folk Dances - Bhavai, Rasleela, Lasya, Tippani, Panihari, Juriyun, Garba,
Dandiya
o Garba is a popular folk dance. On the festival of Navratri, women dance by
keeping an earthen pitcher with a hole in it, making a round around it and
placing an earthen vessel containing the lamp on the forehead.
o Folk Art - Saathiya, Wood, Craft Art
o Tippani – Chorwad (Saurashtra) is performed by women in Gujarat.
 Baul is the folk dance of the Indian state of West Bengal.
 Some other dance forms of West Bengal.
o Other Folk Dances – Kathi, Dhali, Marsiya, Baul, Gambhira, -Kirtan, Jabha,
Chhau (performed in three states – Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal)
o Folk Art - Alpana
 Bhangra is the folk dance of the Indian state of Punjab (performed by men).
 Some other dance forms of Punjab.
o Other folk dances – Bhangra, Duff, Dhaman, Giddha, Jaago kikli
o Folk Art - Phulwari (Haryana)
o Bhangra - by men in Baisakhi
o Women's folk dance — Sammi, Giddha, Jaago, Kkili etc. by women in
Punjab.
 Pakhupilla is the folk dance of the Indian state of Mizoram.
 Some other dance forms of Mizoram.
o Folk Dances — Khanam, Cherokan, Pakhipila, Sawaliya - Chillum
o Sawaliya - the first traditional dance performed by the people of Mizoram
 Mukhota is a folk dance performed in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
 Some other dance forms of Andhra Pradesh.
 o Folk Dances of Arunachal Pradesh – Mask Dance, War Dance, Pong-,
Daminda, Wancho and Tapu
 Manipuri is the main classical dance of the Indian state of Manipur.
 Some other dance forms of Manipur.
o Folk Dances (Manipur) – Maharas, Natras, Rakhat, Shakhal Sankirtan"
o Manipuri – is the religious dance of the state which is performed to seek the
blessings of the deity. Drum (Pung) has an important place in it. The dance
was popularized by Rabindranath Tagore.
o Sankirtan – It is performed by men and women on religious festivals,
marriages, child birth.
 Sawari and Mugri are the folk dances of the Indian state of Odisha.
 Some other dance forms of Odisha.
o Folk Dances (Odisha) – Dhumra, Chhau, Aaya, Munri, Panka Sawari
o Odissi is a classical dance. In this the dancer dances in front of the idol.
o Chhau – There is no singing in this dance, only drums, flute and manduri are
played.
 Videshia is the folk dance of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
 Some other dance forms of Jharkhand.
o Folk Dances (Jharkhand) — Chhau, Karma, Dang, Videshiya - Sarhul,
Sohrai, Jat, Jatin,
o In Jharkhand the dance is also known as Khelna, Kheil, Khailak.
o There are as many types of dance as there are rhythms, rhythms and ragas.
 Garhwali is the folk dance of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
 Some other dance forms of Uttarakhand.
o Folk Dances (Uttarakhand) – Kajri, Kumaon, Jhora, Chapadi, Rasleela,
Garhwali
o Jhora – It is performed in the moonlit night of Magh. There is a makeup dance
of women and men. The singer dances in the middle of the circle playing the
hood.
 Chhapeli is the folk dance of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
 Some dance forms of Himachal Pradesh.
o Folk dances (Himachal Pradesh) – Chamba, Thali, Mahathu, Nati, Jhauta,
Ghaman, Chhapeli, Dak, Nati, Dangi,
o Danda dance. In Nati-Shimla region it is also known as 'Gee' or Mala.
 Laho and Dakkini are the folk dances of the Indian states of Goa and Meghalaya respectively.
 Some other dance forms of Goa and Meghalaya.
o Folk Dance (Goa) – Jhagor, Khol, Dhakani, Mandi
o Folk Dance (Meghalaya) – Laho, Bangla.
 Flute is a dry instrument (sushir vadya).
 Some more information about flute.
o Flute players – Rajendra Kulkarni, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, V. Kunjamani,
Pannalal Ghosh, N. Neela, Rajendra Prasanna.
 Prof. T. N. Krishnan is a famous violin player.
 Some more information about violin.
o Violinists — Vishnu Govinda Jog, L. Subrahtanyam, Kunkady Vaidhnathan,
Sitarajan, DR. N Rajan, TN Krishnan.
o Albert Einstein used to play the violin.
 Shehnai is a musical instrument which is operated by wind.
 Some other information about Shehnai.
 o Shehnai player – Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan, Bismillah Khan, Dayashankar
Jagannath
 Amir Khushrao is the father of / started the operation of the musical instrument Tabla (also
the father of / started the operation of Sitar and kawallis).
 Some other information about table.
o Sitar players – Umashankar Mishra, Bilayat Khan, Shahid Parvez Pandit Ravi
Shankar, Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Nikhil Banerjee
o Father of Sitar - Amir Khusro.
 S. Valachandran is related to the musical instrument Veena.
 Some other information about veena.
o Veena players — B. Doroswamy, Iyengar, S. Balachandran, Kalyan Krishna
Bhagwatar, Badruddin Dagar
 Musical instrument Santoor is called “Shat Tantri Veena”.
o Santoor player - Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopodi
 Dayashankar Jannath is related to the musical instrument of Sarod.
 Some other information about Sarod.
o Sarod players - Ali Akbar Khan, Hafiz Khan, Alauddin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan,
Mukesh Sharma, Zareen Daruwala, Dayashankar Jannath.
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