Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States

(JHARKHAND)
Dear Readers,
Today, we are discussing the state

JHARKHNAD.

In SBI Clerk Mains, everyone got shocked seeing a good number of static questions other
than Current Affairs and Banking Awareness. Well, this simply means what SBI is expecting
and keeping up to the expectation, you will have to be ready for any kind of challenge. It is
quite tough to chose what to study and what not to. Friends, its not easy to prepare current
affairs, banking awareness and static awareness all at once and that too a week or two
before exam. So friends, we are starting a series that will help you learn static general
awareness in a state wise manner. Its classified in this way so that you can remember all the
important things about that state. Today, we are discussing the state JHARKHAND.

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part
of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of
Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the
south, and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,714 km. The
industrial city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka is sub capital while
Jamshedpur is the largest and the biggest industrial city of the state.

Capital city: Ranchi

Chief Minister: Raghubar Das
Governor: Draupadi Murmu
High Court : Ranchi High Court, Ranchi
Number of Districts: 24

National Parks :
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2.

Name
of Special
Species
National Park (if
any
important)
Dalma
The
Wildlife
WildLife
Sanctuary
offers
Sanctuary
shelter
to
Elephants, Barking
Deer, Sloth Bear
and Porcupines as
the
major
inhabitants. Forest
cover has been
uncovered up to
90% due to the
selective pilferage
by timber mafia for
years.
Hazaribagh
The
wildlife
Wild
Life sanctuary houses
Sanctuary
leopards, panthers,
wild boars, tigers,

Important Remarks

Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
located
around the Dalma Hills
10
km
from
Jamshedpur
City
in
Jharkhand,
was
inaugurated by Sanjay
Gandhi in 1975.

Hazaribagh
Wildlife
Sanctuary, around 55
miles (89 km) north of
Ranchi in Jharkhand,

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4.

5.

sambar,
nilgai,
chital,
peafowl,
sloth bears, black
bears, hyenas and
pigeons.
Betla National Betla is among the
Park
first national parks
in India to become
a
tiger
reserve
under Project Tiger.
Elephants are also
found here in large
number.
Saranda - The The
area,
Sal Forest
comprising of iron
ore mining towns
such
as
Gua,
Chiria, Kiriburu and
Noamundi,
is
inhabited by Ho
people.
Palamau Tiger Before getting the
Reserve
identity
of
a
reserve, the land
was
utilized
for
cattle grazing and
camping, and the
area was highly
prone to jungle fire.

was
established
1955.

in

Betla National Park,

lying in the Chota
Nagpur Plateau of the
Palamu
District
in
Jharkhand, possesses a
big range of wild life.
Saranda
Forest,
a
dense forest in the hilly
region
of
West
Singhbhum District in
Jharkhand,
literally
means seven hundred
hills.
Palamau Tiger Reserve,
among
the
nine
original tiger reserves
in India, forms part of
Betla National Park, in
Palamu
District
in
Jharkhand.

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams
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No.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Dam

River

Chinda
Dam
Anraj
Dam
Getalsud
Dam
Panchat
Hill Dam

Chinda

Nearest
City
Simdega

Arraj

Garhwa

Earthen / Gravity /
Masonry
Earthen

Subarnarekha

Ranchi

Earthen

Damodar

Dhanbad

Earthen / Gravity /
Masonry

Rivers
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Lakes

River
Damodar
Sankh
North Koel
Barakar
Subarnarek
ha
Ganga

Type of dam

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Lake

Located in/near

Ranchi Lake
Topchanchi
Lake
Hundru Falls
Panch Ghagh
Canary Hill
Hirni Falls

Ranchi
Dhanbad
Ranchi
Khunti
Hazaribagh
Ranchi

Important Power generation plants:

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1.

Plant/Project

2.

Patratu
Thermal coal-based
Power Station
power
Sikidiri Hydel Power Hydel Power
Plant

3.

Type/Category

Remarks (if any)

Tenughat
Thermal Thermal power
Power Station

The power plant is

owned by Jharkhand
State owned Tenughat
Vidyut Nigam Limited
thermal
Ramgarh

Airports:
1. Birsa Munda Airport- Ranchi
2. Sonari Airport- Jamshedpur

Folk Dances:
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1.

Folk
Dances
Paika

2.

Tribal
Dances

3.

Hunta
Dance

Remarks (if any)

The Munda community of Jharkhand performs the Paika
Dance. It is a stylized representation of the rituals
connected with the preparations of war.
The Adivasis of Jharkhand (Mundas, Santhals and
Oraon)s are born dancers and singers. Their songs and
music are joyous and depict the festive spirit that
prevails whenever there is an occasion for people to get
together.
The Hunting Dance of the Santhals who live in the hilly
plateaus of the Chota Nagpur region of the Santhal
Parganas of Jharkhand is known as the Hunta Dance.

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Mundari
Dance

5.

Barao
Dance

6.

Jenana
Jhumur

The Mundari Dance is a very common and popular dance

of the Mundaris. All members of the community can
participate in this dance.
The richness and variety of the Barao Dance and music
is remarkable. The Oraon community of the state, who
are mainly concentrated in the Hazaribagh Goomla area,
performs this dance.
The Santhal and Nagpuri communities mainly perform
the Jhumur songs and dances of Jharkhand. The Jenana
Jhumur Dance is a traditional dance of the women of the
Jharkhand region performed mainly during the period of
cultivation in the rainy season.

Tribes:
1. Munda
2. Santhal
3. Oraon
4. Kharia
5. Gond
6. Kol
7. Kanwar
8. Savar
9. Asur
10. Baiga
11. Banjara
12. Bathudi

Important Regional Festivals:

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1.

Festival Name

Remarks

Karma

2.

Sohrai

3.

Sarhul

4.

Ramnavami

The festival of Karma, also known to be a

religious festival, calls for huge celebration
among the tribals of Jharkhand. On the day of
this festival devotees keep fast of complete 24
hours. The cultural performances are observed
keeping a branch of a Sal tree in the middle of
an open ground.
The Sohrai festival is a popular and muchawaited festival of the tribes of Jharkhand. It is
associated with the cattle and is celebrated
during the festival of Diwali, which falls in the
month of November. During the festive
celebrations the cattle are washed and
worshipped. This is a time for great
amusement and performances of cattle such
as bullfights are organized to multiply the fun
and excitement.
This is the main festival of the tribal population
of Jharkhand. The verbal meaning of Sarhul is
worship of the Sal tree. Sarhul can also be
redefined as worship of nature in which local
people worship Sita, the wife of Lord Rama as
`Dhartimata`.
This religious Hindu festival is celebrated in
the whole country along with the state of
Jharkand with equal amount of pomp and
show. This auspicious day is observed to mark
the birth of Lord Rama.

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Chhath Puja

6.

Jityya Bhaiya Dooj

7.

Basant Panchami

8.

Dussehra

The `Sun-God` is worshipped by almost all

civilizations but adopts a unique form in the
state of Jharkhand. Chhath Puja is reckoned as
one of the most important festivals of
Jharkhand..
Jitya Bhaiya Dooj one of the prominent
festivals of Jharkhand is celebrated in the state
of Jharkhand with as much exuberance as in
the other states. It is a festival purely
dedicated to the love and affection between
brothers and sisters.
Another well known festivals of Jharkhand is
the Basant Panchami. This festival is
celebrated in Jharkhand with as much pomp
and fervor as that of the whole country
Dussehra, one of the much-awaited festivals of
Jharkhand. It is a ten days event in total. It
demands the participation of the rich and the
poor alike. The festival is marked in the state
by the worship of Goddess Durga, the
incarnation of the cosmic energy.

Important Temples/Archeological
Monuments/Sites:

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Temple/
Archeological Located in/near
Monument/ Site
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Deoghar

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3.
4.
5.
6.

Jamma Masjid
Ancient Mound
Site of an old fort
Ashoka inscription on the
Chandan Shahid -hill
Ancient Stone Temple with a
small Sivalinga inside

Santhal Parganas
Singhbhum
Singhbhum
Ranchi
Ranchi

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

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1.
2.

City

Nick Name

Dhanbad
Jamshedpur

The Coal Capital of India

Steel City of India
Pittsburgh of India

Sport Stadiums/Arena:
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1.

Stadium/Arena
Jharkhand State
Association

SportPurpose
Cricket Cricket

City
Ranchi

Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:

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1.

Name
Sudarshan Bhagat

Constituenc
y
Lohardaga

2.

Jayant Sinha

Hazaribagh

Ministry
Agriculture and Farmers
(MoS)
Civil Aviation (MoS)