The Indian States Test 1

Mumbai (also known as Bombay, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand – a northern state of India.

It is situated at an altitude of 640 mts (2100 fts) to 1,000 mts (3280 fts) above mean sea level.

After the creation of Meghalaya as a separate state, Shillong continued to be the joint capital of both Assam and Meghalaya.

However, in 1972, the Government of Assam decided to shift the Capital to Dispur, Guwahati.

Srinagar, city, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir union territory (Jammu is the winter capital), northern India, situated in the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent.

• Kavaratti Island serves as the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
• Tourism is the primary industry here.
• Lakshadweep is known for the white sand beaches.

Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

It is located on the east coast of the South Andaman Island.

Itanagar, town, capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, northeastern India.

It is situated north of the Brahmaputra River in the southwestern part of the state.

Ranchi, in its modern form, is the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bhubaneswar (Bhubaneswar means the Land of God, Bhuban - earth or land and Eswar - God) is the capital city of the Indian Middle Eastern state of Orissa (Odisha).

Silvassa, also spelled Silvasa, town, administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory, western India.