TISS GK
TISS GK Preparation Series: GK is a very important section for TISS especially since the verbal and the quant sections are relatively easy. Hence, getting a good score in GK can easily be the difference between getting a TISS call and not getting one. To help you ace this section, we are starting a series of articles devoted to topics commonly asked in the TISS GK section. We hope that this will help you in your preparation. Every article will also be available in PDF format. Here is our #8 article in this series: Geography.
We have compiled a few important tables pertaining to geography. This should help increase your TISS GK attempts.
States and Union Territories of India
| Sr. No. | Name | Capital |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | Bangalore |
| 13 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 20 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| 21 | Punjab | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 26 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| 29 | West Bengal | Kolkata |
| Sr. No. | Name | Capital |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | Daman |
| 5 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 6 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | New Delhi |
| 7 | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
World’s Highest Mountains
| Rank | Mountain | Range | Country |
| 1 | Everest/Sagarmatha/Chomolungma | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet |
| 2 | K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) | Karakoram | Pakistan/China |
| 3 | Kangchenjunga | Himalayas | India/Nepal |
| 4 | Lhotse | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet |
| 5 | Makalu | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet |
| 6 | Cho Oyu | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet |
| 7 | Dhaulagiri | Himalayas | Nepal |
| 8 | Manaslu | Himalayas | Nepal |
| 9 | Nanga Parbat | Himalayas | Pakistan |
| 10 | Annapurna | Himalayas | Nepal |
Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain in India.
Major Riverside Cities
| City | Country | River |
| Alexandria | Egypt | Nile |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amstel |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Tigris |
| Bangkok | Thailand | Chao Phraya |
| Belgrade | Yugoslavia | Danube, Sava |
| Berlin | Germany | Spree, Havel |
| Bogotá | Colombia | Bogotá |
| Brussels | Belgium | Senne |
| Budapest | Hungary | Danube |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | Río de la Plata |
| Cairo | Egypt | Nile |
| Hong Kong | China | Pearl |
| London | England | Thames |
| Madrid | Spain | Manzanares |
| Melbourne | Australia | Yarra |
| Montreal | Canada | St. Lawrence |
| Moscow | Russia | Moskva |
| Paris | France | Seine |
| Rome | Italy | Tiber |
| Seoul | South Korea | Han |
| Shanghai | China | Huangpu |
| Tokyo | Japan | Sumida |
| Vienna | Austria | Danube |
| Zürich | Switzerland | Limmat |
List of Indian cities on rivers
| City | River | State |
| Agra | Yamuna | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ahmedabad | Sabarmati | Gujarat |
| Allahabad | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ayodhya | Saryu | Uttar Pradesh |
| Badrinath | Ganges | Uttarakhand |
| Chennai | Cooum, Adyar | Tamil Nadu |
| Cuttack | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| New Delhi | Yamuna | Delhi |
| Dibrugarh | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Ferozpur | Sutlej | Punjab |
| Guwahati | Brahmaputra | Assam |
| Haridwar | Ganges | Uttarakhand |
| Hyderabad | Musi | Telangana |
| Jabalpur | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kanpur | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kota | Chambal | Rajasthan |
| Kolkata | Hooghly | West Bengal |
| Lucknow | Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Madurai | Vaigai | Tamil Nadu |
| Nashik | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Patna | Ganges | Bihar |
| Pune | Mula, Mutha | Maharashtra |
| Rajahmundry | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Srinagar | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Surat | Tapti | Gujarat |
| Tiruchirapalli | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Varanasi | Ganges | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vijayawada | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh |
Lakes
| Fact | Name |
| Deepest Lake | Lake Baikal |
| Largest Lake | Caspian Sea |
| Largest fresh water Lake | Lake Superior |
| Saltiest Lake | Dead Sea |
Download PDF of this article here: TISS 2015 GK Preparation – Geography
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