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[PAGE INDEX] 1. History 2. Museum 3. Geographical Structure 4. Rivers 5. Lakes 6. Dams 7. Administrative Structure 8. Languages 9. Religion 10. Arts & Culture 11. Folk Dances 12. Traditional Music 13. Cuisine 14. Tribes 15. Traditional Dress 16. Temples 17. Festivals 18. Economy 19. Stadium 20. Airport 21. Education 22. Heritage Sites 23. Wildlife Sanctuary 24. National Park

Sikkim GK Questions and Current Affairs

Sikkim is one of the most beautiful states in northeast India. The state is well famous for its scenic beauty and wonderful tourist places. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west and the Indian state of West Bengal in the south.

History

On 14 April 1975, an election was held, in which Sikkim voted to merge with the union of India. Sikkim became the 22nd Indian State on 26 April 1975. Sikkim officially became a state of the Indian Union and Lhendup Dorji became head of State (chief minister) On 16 May 1975. Sikkim is the second smallest state in India. It is covered by three Countries Nepal, Bhutan and China and the people of Sikkim Consist of three ethnic groups Nepali, Bhutia and Lepcha.

S.No	Description	Answer
1.	Founded on	16th May 1975
2.	Also Known As	Drenjong (Tibetan name)
3.	Ruled By	Chogyal or Dharma King. Palden Thondup was the last king of Independent Sikkim
4.	Major Historical Events	On 16th may 1975 Sikkim joined India Sikkim has become the 22nd State of India on 26th April 1975. Nthul La and Cho la Clash from 11 September  1967, lasted till 15 September 1967.

Museum

In this category of the museum in Sikkim has only one museum.

S.No.	Name	City
1.	Namgyal Institute of Tibetology	Gangtok

Geographical Structure

Sikkim has 4 districts divided as East Sikkim, North Sikkim, South Sikkim and West Sikkim. The largest district of Sikkim in an area is Mangan (North Sikkim) while Gangtok is the largest District according to its Population, Density of people per Km in 257. Below in this table, we have described all the essential Geographical Structure of Sikkim, you must know if you want to clear the Government jobs Entrance Exam.

S.No	Description	Summary
1.	Total Area	7,096 km 2 (2,740 sq mi)
2.	Population	610,577
3.	The rank of the state	Area wise:- 28th Population wise:- 29th
4.	Population Density	86/sq. km (220/sq mi)
5.	State Bounded By	Tibet on the north Nepal on the west Bhutan on the east West Bengal lies to its south
6.	Soil & Minerals	Clay Soil
7.	Major Crops	Maize millet Wheat Barley Oranges Tea Cardamom
8.	Forest Area	5841 sq. km
9.	Climate	Alpine and Subtropical
10.	Major Flora	Rare orchids Primula species Rhododendron species Oak varieties Bamboo varieties Conifer species
11.	Major Fauna	Snow leopard Musk deer Himalayan tahr The red panda Asian black bear Clouded leopard Marbled cat Himalayan marmot Binturong Himalayan jungle cat Himalayan Serow Himalayan goral Muntjac Common langur Leopard cat Dhole Tibetan wolf and hog badger

Rivers

Sikkim is so popular for its beauty and toe enhance its beauty the state has rivers as well as Lakes.

S.No.	Name	Origin
1.	Teesta	Cholamu lake
2.	Rangeet	Rathong Glacier

Lakes

S.No	Name	Location
1.	Tsongmo Lake	Gangtok (Nathu La highway)
2.	Khecheopalri Lake	Geyzing, West Sikkim District
3.	Gurudongmar Lake	North Sikkim District
4.	Tso Lhamu Lake / Chola Mu Lake	Donkiala Pass
5.	Menmecho Lake	Approx 20Km far from Tsomgo Lake
6.	Green Lake	22 km from Lachen Village
7.	Kathok Lake	Yuksom

Dams

Below you can get the List of Dams in Sikkim moreover it an important part of Sikkim current affairs. Name of Dams and Location is as follows.

S.No.	Names of Dams	Impounds	Location of Dams	Height
1.	Teesta -V dam	Teesta Rivers	Dikchu, East Sikkim district	87 metres (285 ft)
2.	Rangit Dam	Ranjit River	Legship, Sikkim	47 metres (154 ft)

Administrative Structure

According to the 1991 census, the urban population of the state is 37006 and Gangtok alone has a population of 25024 which is 68% of the whole population of Sikkim. The population for Gangtok urban extension is 629792 and the average projected population is 1,57,000 in 2010 and 2,12,000 in 2020. Sikkim has no joint family system and, therefore, there is a repeated partition of land which can make the people economically weak with every generation since land cannot be expanded. In the past few years, the state has become one of the most sought after tourist destination.

S.No.	Description	Summery
1.	Capital	Gangtok
2.	Chief minister	Prem Singh Tamang
3.	Governors	Ganga Prasad
4.	No. of Districts	4
5.	High Court	Gangtok
6.	Chief Justice	Arup Kumar Goswami
7.	Date of Attaining Statehood	May 16, 1975
8.	State Mammal	Red Panda
9.	State Bird	Blood Pheasant
10.	State Flower	Noble Dendrobium
11.	State Tree	Rhododendron
12.	International Borders	Bhutan, Nepal, China
13.	Flag	Sikkim Flag
14.	Seal	Sikkim Seal

Languages

People of Sikkim speak many kinds of languages but the most spoken language is Nepali.

S.No.	Language	Percentage
1.	Nepali	62.6%
2.	Sikkimese (Bhutia)	7.6%
3.	Hindi	6.6%
4.	Lepcha	6.5%
5.	Limbu	6.3%
6.	Sherpa	2.4%
7.	Tamang	1.8%
8.	Other	6.2%

Religion

S.No.	Religion	Percentage
1.	Hinduism	57.8%
2.	Buddhism	27.3%
3.	Christianity	9.9%
4.	Islam	1.4%
5.	Other	3.7%

Arts & Culture

Sikkim has its own unique forms of art and culture. It has its own folk music and folk dances. Sikkim’s Nepalese majority celebrates all major Hindu festivals like Diwali and Dussera. Sikkim owns traditional local festivals, such as Maghe Sankranti and Bhimsen Puja.  It has some beautiful art of Eye-Catching Handcraft and handlooms like Carpets, wood carved Furniture, Thankas and canvas Wall Hangings.

Folk Dances

• Chu Faat Dance by Lepchas
• Sikmari Dance by Lepchas
• Singhi Chaam Dance of Bhutias
• Yak Chaam Dance of Bhutias
• Denzong Gnenha Dance of Bhutias
• Tashi Yangku Dance of Bhutias
• Khukhuri Naach of Nepalis
• Maruni Dance of Nepalis
• Chutkey Naach of Nepalis

Traditional Music

• Lu Khangthamo
• Gha to Kito
• Chi Rimu
• Gnungmala Gnunghey
• Rechungma
• Be Yu Mista
• Tashi Zaldha

Cuisine (Famous Food)

• Noodle (Thukpa, Chow mein, Thenthuk)
• Fakthu
• Momos (Dumplings)
• Gyathuk
• Wonton

Tribes

• The Lepchas
• The Bhutias
• The Nepalese

Traditional Dress

S.No.	Gender	Dress
1.	Men	Bakhu
2.	Women	Honju

Temples

S.No.	Name	Location
1.	Ganesh Tok	Gangtok
2.	Hanuman Tok	Gangtok
3.	Solophok Chardham	Top of the Solophok hill
4.	Kirateshwar Mahadev Mandir	west Sikkim
5.	Rumtek Monastery	24 Km Far from Gangtok
6.	Pemayangtse Monastery	Pelling around 140 km from Gangtok

Festivals

• Losoong Festival
• Sonam Lhochhar Festival
• Losar Festival
• Bhumchu Festival
• Dentam Rhododedron Festival
• Lampokhari Paryatan Mahotsav
• Saga Dawa Festival
• Kagyed Dance Festival

Economy

Sikkim economy is largely agrarian, based in terraced farming of rice and cultivation of crops such as Maize, Tea, Oranges, millet, wheat, barley. Sikkim holds the first position in the cultivation of cardamom. Because of poor and un-even transport infrastructure, Sikkim lacks a large-scale industries base. In recent years, the Sikkim government has extensively promoted tourism which increased state revenue by 14 times since mid the 1990s

S.No	Description	Summary
1.	State GDP	₹0.222 lakh crore (US$3.1 billion) (2017-18)
2.	Per capita income	₹ 3,57,643 (US$ 19,543)
3.	GDP per capita rank	3rd
4.	Growth rate	20.73%
5.	Major Industries	Cipla Sun Pharma Pharmaceutical Industry
6.	Major Exports	Cardamom Ginger
7.	GDP by Sectors	Agriculture 12.15% Industry 8.68% Services 7.44%

Stadium

S.No.	Name	Sport
1.	Palzor or Paljor Stadium	Football

Airport

S.No.	Name	Location
1.	Pakyong Airport	Pakyong

Education

Sikkim has seen consistent growth in education. The public-private funded institution is the Sikkim Manipal University of Technological Sciences, which offers higher education in medicine, engineering, and management. Sikkim has a National Institute of Technology, currently operating from campus in Ravangla, South Sikkim (among the ten newly sanctioned NITs by the Government of India under the 11th Five year Plan, 2009). In this table, we have served the latest Condition of Education in Sikkim.

S.No	Description	Summary
1.	Literacy Rate	82.6%
2.	Male	86.55% (male)
3.	Female	75.61%(female)
4.	No. of School	1,157
5.	Affiliation Board	CBSE,ICSE
6.	No. of University	6
7.	No. of colleges	37

Heritage Sites

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S.No	Description	Summary
1.	Major Tourist Places	Yuksom and the Qzongri Trail Gurudongmar Lake Buddha Park Nathula Pass Tsomgo Lake
2.	Major Attraction	Flora and Fauna Sanctuaries Pelling

Wildlife Sanctuary

S. No.	Name of Wildlife Sanctuary	Year of Notification	Total Area(km²)
1.	Barsey Rhododendron  Wildlife Sanctuary	1998	104
2.	Fambong Lho  Wildlife Sanctuary	1984	51.76
3.	Kitam (Bird)  Wildlife Sanctuary	2005	6
4.	Kyongnosla Alpine  Wildlife Sanctuary	1977	31
5.	Maenam  Wildlife Sanctuary	1987	35.34
6.	Pangolakha  Wildlife Sanctuary	2002	128
7.	Shingba (Rhododendron)  Wildlife Sanctuary	1984	43

National Park

S. No.	Name of National Park	Year of Notification	Total Area(km²)
1.	Khangchendzonga National Park	1977	1,784.00

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