States, Capitals & Rivers of India

Part 1: States & Capitals (Very Important)

India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories.

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

Union Territories & Capitals

Union Territory	Capital
Delhi	New Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Ladakh	Leh
Puducherry	Puducherry
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Daman

Part 2: Major Rivers of India

Himalayan Rivers (Perennial Rivers)

Ganga River

Origin: Gangotri Glacier (Uttarakhand)
Empties into: Bay of Bengal
Longest River in India
Main Tributaries: Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi

Yamuna River

Origin: Yamunotri Glacier
Meets Ganga at: Prayagraj
Flows through: Delhi

Brahmaputra River

Origin: Tibet
Enters India through: Arunachal Pradesh
Forms: Majuli (Largest river island)

Peninsular Rivers (Rain-fed Rivers)

Godavari River

Origin: Nashik (Maharashtra)
Longest Peninsular River
Also called: Dakshin Ganga

Krishna River

Origin: Mahabaleshwar
Flows through: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Narmada River

Origin: Amarkantak
Flows Westward
Empties into: Arabian Sea

Tapti River

Origin: Satpura Range
Flows Westward

SSC GD Important River Facts

Longest River in India – Ganga
Longest Peninsular River – Godavari
West Flowing Rivers – Narmada and Tapti
Dakshin Ganga – Godavari
River Island – Majuli (Brahmaputra)
Sangam – Ganga and Yamuna at Prayagraj

Rivers & Their Origin (Quick Revision)

River	Origin
Ganga	Gangotri
Yamuna	Yamunotri
Brahmaputra	Tibet
Godavari	Nashik
Krishna	Mahabaleshwar
Narmada	Amarkantak

SSC GD Important Points

Longest River in India – Ganga
Longest Peninsular River – Godavari
West Flowing Rivers – Narmada & Tapti
Dakshin Ganga – Godavari
River Island – Majuli (Brahmaputra)

Capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
Which river is known as Dakshin Ganga?
Which river flows westward?
Where does Yamuna meet Ganga?
Capital of Telangana?

Memory Trick for Major Rivers

GBY – GKN

North to South Order of Important Rivers

GBY (Himalayan Rivers)

G – Ganga
B – Brahmaputra
Y – Yamuna

GKN (Peninsular Rivers)

G – Godavari
K – Krishna
N – Narmada

Quick Recall: Himalayan Rivers → Snow-fed (Perennial) Peninsular Rivers → Rain-fed West Flowing → Narmada and Krishna