📍 Uttarakhand – Complete GK (Exam Ready)
🗺️ Quick Overview
Capital: Dehradun (winter), Gairsain (summer)
Nickname: Dev Bhoomi (Land of Gods)
Formed in: 2000 (from Uttar Pradesh)
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🏔️ Famous Places & Monuments
🛕 Kedarnath Temple
One of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva
Located in Himalayas
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🛕 Badrinath Temple
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu
Part of Char Dham Yatra
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🌊 Haridwar
Famous for Ganga Aarti
Important religious city
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🌳 National Parks
🐅 Jim Corbett National Park
Oldest National Park in India (1936)
Famous for: Bengal Tiger
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🌿 Rajaji National Park
Known for: Elephants
Located near Haridwar
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🌊 Important Rivers
🌊 Ganga
Origin: Gangotri Glacier
Formed by: Bhagirathi + Alaknanda
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🌊 Yamuna
Origin: Yamunotri Glacier
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🧠 Important GK Points
Char Dham: Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri
Famous hill station: Nainital
Important dams: Tehri Dam (one of highest in India)
Wildlife: Tiger, Elephant
Disaster: 2013 Uttarakhand floods (important current GK)
