India: States – Notes & Practice Worksheet
NOTES
Total States in India: 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
Each state has its own government, capital, language, and culture.
States and Capitals
State Capital
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
Assam Dispur
Bihar Patna
Chhattisgarh Raipur
Goa Panaji
Gujarat Gandhinagar
Haryana Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh Shimla
Jharkhand Ranchi
Karnataka Bengaluru
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
Maharashtra Mumbai
Manipur Imphal
Meghalaya Shillong
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima
Odisha Bhubaneswar
Punjab Chandigarh
Rajasthan Jaipur
Sikkim Gangtok
Tamil Nadu Chennai
Telangana Hyderabad
Tripura Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Uttarakhand Dehradun
West Bengal Kolkata
Key Points:
- Largest state by area: Rajasthan
- Most populous state: Uttar Pradesh
- Smallest state by area: Goa
- State with longest coastline: Gujarat
PRACTICE WORKSHEET
Section A – Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. Which is the capital of Rajasthan?
a) Jaipur b) Jodhpur c) Udaipur d) Ajmer
Answer: a) Jaipur
Q2. How many states does India have?
a) 29 b) 28 c) 30 d) 31
Answer: b) 28
Q3. Which state has Kolkata as its capital?
a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Jharkhand d) Odisha
Answer: b) West Bengal
Q4. The smallest state of India by area is:
a) Sikkim b) Goa c) Tripura d) Manipur
Answer: b) Goa
Q5. Which state has Hyderabad as its capital?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Telangana
Section B – True or False
Q6. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India.
Answer: True
Q7. The capital of Maharashtra is Pune.
Answer: False
Q8. Goa is the smallest state by area.
Answer: True
Q9. Gujarat has the longest coastline.
Answer: True
Q10. India has 30 states.
Answer: False
Section C – Short Answer Questions
Q11. Name any five states and their capitals.
Answer: Rajasthan – Jaipur, Maharashtra – Mumbai, Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Kerala –
Thiruvananthapuram, Bihar – Patna.
Q12. Which state is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?
Answer: Punjab.
Q13. Which state has Jaipur as its capital?
Answer: Rajasthan.
Q14. What is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: Itanagar.
Q15. Name the largest and smallest states of India by area.
Answer: Largest – Rajasthan; Smallest – Goa.
