Haryana GK 2020: All You Need To Know About Haryana Static Awareness

Haryana GK 2020: All You Need To Know About Haryana

Haryana GK: Are you looking for all the information related to the land where Mahabharata was fought- the state of Haryana? To make you aware of the state’s biography that sums up its history, geography, cultural activity and lots more as Haryana GK is a quintessential section which will be asked in the exam conducted by Haryana state authority, this post provides you with a convenient description of Haryana state covering Static General knowledge of the same thus adding up to your knowledge in one shot.

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Capital: Chandigarh
Chief Minister: Shri Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya
Haryana Day: 1st November
Haryana’s highest mountain range: Karoh Peak (Morni Hills)
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh is the High Court of the state of Haryana.
Total Districts: 22

Haryana GK: Important Rivers and Dams of Haryana

S.No	Rivers	Important Dams
1	Yamuna River	Kaushalya dam
2	Ghaggar River
3	Saraswati River
4	Tohana River
5	Dangri River
6	Krishnavati river
7	Sahibi River
8	Markanda river

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Haryana GK: Important Lakes of Haryana

S.No	Lakes	Located In /Near By	Remark
1	Damdma Lake	Gurugram	Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana
2	Sultanpur Lake	Gurugram	–
3	Kotla Lake	Nuh, Mewat	Natural lake
4	Badkhal Lake	Faridabad	Natural lake
5	Karnal Lake	Karnal	Manmade lake
6	Sukhna Lake	Chandigarh	Manmade lake made by damming the Sukhna Choe Stream

Haryana GK: Important Thermal, Nuclear and Hydroelectricity Power Plants

S.No.	Name of Power Plant	Type	Location	Remark
1	Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Khedar, Hissar	Coal-fired power plant
2	Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Yamunanagar	Coal-fired power plant
3	Panipat Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Panipat	Coal-fired power plant
4	Faridabad Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Faridabad	Gas Based power plant
5	Panipat Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Panipat	Coal-fired power plant
6	Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project	Thermal	Jhajjar	Coal-fired power plant

Haryana GK: Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

S.No	Name	Location
1	Sultanpur National Park & Bird Sanctuary	Gurugram
2	Kalesar National Park & wildlife Sanctuary	Yamunanagar , Largest forest in Haryana
3	Bhindawas Wildlife & Bird Sanctuary	Jhajjar
4	Khaparwas Wildlife Bird Sanctuary	Jhajjar
5	Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary	Rewari
6	Chhilchhila Wildlife Bird Sanctuary	Kurukshetra
7	Saraswati (Seonsar Forest) Wildlife Sanctuary	Kaithal, 3rd largest forest in haryana
8	Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary	Sirsa
9	Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary	Panchkula
10	Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary	Panchkula
11	Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary	Jind

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Haryana GK: Important Temples in Haryana

S.No.	Temples	City
1	Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple	Thanesar
2	Bhima Devi Temple	Pinjore
3	Mata Sheetala Devi Temple	Gurugram
4	Mata Mansa Devi Temple	Panchkula

Haryana GK: Important Folk Dance Of Haryana

Dhamal Dance – is performed on moonlit nights of Phalgun
Loor Dance – It is performed around the Holi festival
Chhathi dance- is a ritualistic dance, performed to celebrate the birth of a new child
Khoria dance – is performed at auspicious instances like weddings

Important Points to Remember

Shares boundary with states: on the northwest by the state of Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh, on the north and northeast by the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, on the east by the state of Uttar Pradesh and the union territory of Delhi, and on the south and southwest by the state of Rajasthan.
Total Number of districts: 22
Tehsils – 93
Sub-tehsils- 50
Blocks – 140
Cities – 154
Number of districts at the formation time: Seven
Total forest area of Haryana: 6.49% of its total area covered by forests
Largest city of Haryana in terms of population: Faridabad
Largest City area wise: Bhiwani (Area- 5,140 sq km)
Official Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Local language spoken: Haryanvi (Dialect)
Number of divisions: Six Divisions (Gurgaon, Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Faridabad)
Districts in Gurugram division: Gurugram, Rewari, Mahendargarh
Districts in Ambala division: Ambala, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Kurukashetra.
Districts in Rohtak division: Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri.
Districts in Hisar division: Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa and Jind.
First governor of Haryana: Dharma Vira
First Chief minister of Haryana: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1 Nov, 1966 – 23 March, 1967)
Haryana’s longest-serving chief minister: Bansi Lal
Assembly seats in Haryana:90
Lok Sabha seats in Haryana: 10
Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana: 5
The State animal of Haryana: Blackbuck
The State bird of Haryana: Black francolin
The State tree of Haryana: Peepal Tree
The State flower of Haryana:Lotus
District of Haryana which is known as Sripad Janapad: Kurukshetra
District of Haryana which is Known as ‘Bowl of Rice’: Karnal
Haryana is a landlocked state in the northwest of India and was carved out of the Indian State of Punjab on 1st November 1966.
Haryana has the total geographical area of 44.212 km2. (1.4% of the geographical area of the country)
Haryana is bounded by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the North and by Rajasthan to the west and south.
River Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
It surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi.
Almost 1/3 of the total area of the state falls in the National Capital Region.
It’s an agrarian state whereas 85% of its area is under cultivation, engaging about 78% of its population in agriculture.
Haryana is a plain area except some hills of Shivalik in the northern and Aravalli system in the southern parts of the state.
The climate of the state is subtropical, semi-arid to semi-humid, continental and monsoon type.
Average rainfall of state is 560 mm which varies as follows-
300 mm in south-western parts
1000 mm in the hilly tracks of Shivalik hills (Wettest area)
About 80% of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season (south-west monsoon) during the months of July and September.
The Aravalli hills region is the driest place of the state as per rainfall distribution.
Winter months have average temperatures in the range 3 Degree Centigrade to 9 Degree Centigrade.
Summer months have higher average temperatures in the range of 48 Degree Centigrade to 35 Degree Centigrade.
Soil in Haryana is formed almost entirely of alluvium.
The state is situated towards the depression of the rivers Ganges and Indus.
The alluvium is of the old type containing sand, clay, slit and hard calcareous concentrations about the size of the nuts known as ‘Kankars’.
In the south-western part, a great deal of wind-blown sand has been piled up in the form of sand dunes.

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Soils of various districts:

Panipat is entirely covered by old and new alluvium deposits of quaternary to recent age, which consist of clay and sand.
Sonipat is almost covered by the alluvial deposits of clay, loam, silt and sand brought down by river Yamuna. (also consist of high grade silica sand)
Rohtak district consists of alluvium, loam, coarse loam as the district is a part of indo-Gangetic alluvial plain.
Rewari district soil fall under Entisols and Inceptisols orders. The surface soil texture varies from sand to fine loamy sand.
Gurgaon district comprises of sand dunes, sandy plains, alluvial plains, salt affected areas, low lands, lake, hills and pediments.
In Mewat district soils are generally sandy loam to loam. The upper hills are mostly barren.
Faridabad and Palwal district comprises of recent Yamuna flood plains, low lying plains, depressions, sand dunes and hills.

Agriculture in Haryana:

There are two main cropping seasons, namely Kharif and Rabi.
Major Kharif crops include: Rice, Jowar, Bajara, Gaur, Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane, Groundnut and Pulses.
Rabi crops include: Wheat, Barley, Gram Rapeseed/Mustard and Pulses.
Short period available between mid-May and July is sometimes used for raising a third crop particularly in the areas where irrigation facility is available.
Northern part of the region has the suitable agricultural area due to alluvial soils, good quality of ground water, network of irrigation i.e. tube wells, canals and natural drainage.
Southern part is under relatively less cultivated area in the Kharif season due to the lack of rain, poor irrigation facilities, poor Ground water quality.

Fairs:

•Surajkund International Fair, Faridabad
•Mango Mela, at ‘Yadavindra Gardens’ of Pinjore
•Baisakhi Mela, at Pinjore Gardens
•Pinjore Heritage Festival, Pinjore

Note:

Manushi Chhillar became Miss world 2017. She belongs to Bamnoli village of Jhajjar District.
Ashoka’s Topra Stambha was found in Ambala.
Kurukshetra was christened after the name of King Kuru.

Some main Geographical features of the state:

Shivalik Hills to the northeast.
Aravalli hills in the south. (the oldest range of fold mountains in India)
Semi-deserted sandy plain in the south-west.
Ghaggar Yamuna Plain forming the largest part of the state.

Haryana plain sub-divided in three parts-

The Eastern Haryana Plain:

Consists the districts of Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar & Jind.

The Western Haryana Plain:

Consists the districts of Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar and Bhiwani,

The Southern Haryana Plain:

Consists the districts of Mahendergarh, Rewari, Gurgaon and Faridabad.
Haryana sub-region mainly consists of plains made up of alluvium of Yamuna River with some pediments of Aravali.
This alluvium plain is made up of sand, clay, slit and hard calcareous balls like gravel known as ‘Kankar’.
Shivalik hills are the source of the rivers like Saraswati, Ghaggar, Tangri and Markanda.
Area under the Aravalli hills is a dry irregular hilly area.

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Haryana GK: Famous Personalities of Haryana

Juhi Chawla
Indian Actress
Birth Place: Ambala, Haryana

Geeta Phogat
Indian Olympic Athlete
Birth Place: Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Yogeshwar Dutt
Indian Wrestler
Birth Place: Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat district, Haryana, India

Om Prakash Jindal
Indian Legislator
Birth Place: Hisar, Haryana

Subhash Chandra
Indian Media Baron(Chairman of Essel Group)
Birth Place: Hisar, Haryana

Sameer Gehlaut
Indian Businessman (Chairman and Founder of Indiabulls Group)
Birth Place: Rohtak, Haryana

Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
Birth Place: Rohtak, Haryana

Sajjan Jindal
Indian Entrepreneur (Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Group)
Birth Place: Hisar, Haryana

Saina Nehwal
Indian Badminton Player
Birth Place: Hisar, Haryana, India

Manushi Chhillar
Indian Model
The Miss World 2017
Birth Place: Rohtak, Haryana

Anup Kumar
Indian Kabaddi Player
Birth Place: Palra, Haryana, India

Yuzvendra Chahal
Indian Cricketer
Birth Place: Jind, Haryana

Amit Mishra
Indian Cricketer
Birth Place: Sonepat, Haryana

Sonu Nigam
Indian Playback Singer
Birth Place: Faridabad, Haryana

Vijender Singh
Indian Professional Boxer
Birth Place: Kaluwas, Haryana

Kapil Dev
Indian Cricket Coach
Former captain of Indian cricket team that 1983 cricket world cup.
Birth Place: Chandigarh

Santosh Yadav
Dy. S.P. Indo-Tibet Border Police
The first woman who climbed Mt. Everest (8848), twice.
Birth Place: Rewari

Swami Ramdev
Indian Yoga Guru, Entrepreneur
Birth Place: Mahendragarh, Haryana, India

Haryana GK 2020: All You Need To Know About Haryana Static Awareness