The Word Tripura was formed from combining two words Tui (Water) and Pra (Near) which in totality means Near Water

British occupied the present-day Telangana region through subsidiary system and it became princely state in 1799

Present day region of Chennai acted as important place for British settlement. It is known for Fort St. George which was built in 1640

The present-day region Sikkim was ruled by Namgyal-Chogyal dynasty till it became princely state of British empire in 1890

The name Rajasthan means "The abode of the Rajas", this region was formerly called as Rajputana which means "The country of Rajputs"

The word Punjab originate from two Persian words panj - five, āb - water which means land of five waters Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutl

Flag code of India 2002 was an attempt to bring together all laws, conventions, practices and instructions for the benefit of all

Currently Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and NCT Delhi are the three union territories have legislative assembly

The present day Orissa was referred as Odra Desha during medieval times which means Land of Cultivators

Fundamental duties were not originally present in our constitution, it got added after our 42nd amendment of 1976

Constituent assembly is an assembly of representatives chosen through direct election and nomination

States have separate government for administration which is unicameral or bicameral while union territories are directly controlled by union

The next highest peak Kanchenjunga is usually considered as highest peak of India which have a height of 8586m and lies in the Sikkim state

During Naga people's convention meeting in July 1960 the issue was resolved through accord to constitute Nagaland as separate state

The Indian standard time (IST) is based on longitude 82.5°E which passes through Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh & it is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead

Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR) classified soil of India into 8 types