The Control System
Every Machine has a system to control it. Yes! This Time Machine also has a control system. The control system is India ...My Country.
It is India which has given me reason for my existence . I was born on the holy soil of this great country, I am being fed on the products obtained from this soil, it has a sweet water, breath taking land scapes, it is the only country which experiences all the six forms of climate, the culture, history, morals of India are just great.
Official Name. Republic of India.
Capital. New Delhi.
India. Indus, from Sanskrit Sindhu referring to Indus River.
National Emblem. Adapted from Sarnath Lion Capital of Asoka
in 1950. Four lions (one of which is hidden from view) standing back to
back with wheel in the center of the abacus; a bull on the right, a horse
on the left, and the outlines of the other wheels on the extreme right
and left. The words Satyameva jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs) are inscribed
below the wheel in the Devanagari script.
Anthem. 'Jana Gana Mana' (Lord of the People, of Society, and
of the Mind).
NATURAL FEATURES
Borders. Coast, 3,533 miles (5,686 kilometers); land frontier,
9,425 miles (15,168 kilometers).
Natural Regions. Himalaya; Indo-Gangetic Plain; Deccan.
Major Ranges. Himayalas, Karakoram, Vindbya, Aravalli, Satpura,
Western and Eastern Ghats.
Major Peaks. Nanda Devi, 25,646 feet (7,817 meters); Kamet,
25,447 feet (7,756 meters); Anai Mudi, 8,842 feet (2,695 meters).
Major Rivers. Ganges, Yamuna (Jumna), Brahmaputra, Narbada,
Mahanadi, Godavari, Kaveri.
Major Islands. Andaman, Nicobar, Lakshadweep.
Climate. Three seasons for most of the country cold season from
November to February; hot season from March to June; rainy season from
June to October.
THE PEOPLE
Population (1991 provisional census). 843,930,861; 689
persons per square mile (267 persons per square kilometer); 27.5 percent
urban, 72.5 percent rural.
Vital Statistics (estimated rate per 1,000 population). Births,
30.9; deaths, 10.8.
Life Expectancy (at birth). Males, 58.1 years; females, 59.1.
Major Languages. Hindi, English, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil,
Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese.
Major Religions. Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism,
Jainism, Zoroastrianism.
MAJOR CITIES (1981 census, metropolitan areas)
Calcutta (9,165,650). Major port and largest city in India,
capital of West Bengal state; cultural, commercial, religious, educational,
and political center (see Calcutta).
Bombay (8,227,332). Major port and financial and commercial
center of India; capital of Maharashtra state; well known for cotton-textile,
film, and printing industry; Victoria Gardens, Brabourne Stadium, and Marine
Drive (see Bombay).
Delhi (5,350,928). Capital of India; political, educational,
cultural, and transportation center; Red Fort, Central Secretariat, Parliament
House, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Qutab Minar, and the National Gallery of Modern
Art (see Delhi).
Madras (3,266,034). Major port and capital of Tamil Nadu state;
educational, transportation, cultural and traditional handicraft center;
the Indian Institute of Technology, University of Madras, the Madras Government
Museum, Napier Park, Marina beach, and the Corporation Stadium (see Madras).
Bangalore (2,913,537). Capital of Karnataka state; leading cultural,
educational, industrial, publishing, and transportation center of south
India; Vidhana Saudha, Mysore Government Museum, Lal Bagh, and Hesaraghatta
Lake (see Bangalore).
Hyderabad (2,528,198). Capital of Andhra Pradesh state; educational,
cultural, industrial, commercial, and handicraft center; the Char Minar,
Mecca Masjid, Salar Jung Museum, and racecourse. ra, Rumi Darwaza, Residency,
botanical and zoological gardens (see Lucknow).
ECONOMY
Chief Agricultural Products. Crops sugarcane, rice, wheat,
sorghum, millet, mangoes, corn (maize), peanuts. Livestock cattle, buffalo,
goats, camels, sheep, poultry.
Chief Mined Products. Coal, iron ore, crude petroleum, bauxite,
manganese ore, copper, lead and zinc, gold, asbestos, gypsum, limestone,
magnesite, mica, sulfur.
Chief Manufactured Products. Petroleum products, cement, crude
steel, sugar, jute, paper and paperboard, cotton yarn, sulfuric acid, woven
cotton fabrics, electric fans, bicycles.
Foreign Trade. Imports 59 percent, exports 41 percent.
Chief Imports. Fuel oil and refined petroleum products, chemicals,
fertilizers, iron and steel, machinery, vegetable oils, rough diamonds,
transport equipment, electrical machinery, foodstuffs.
Chief Exports. Handicrafts, engineering goods, tea, fish, fruits
and vegetables, coffee, textile yarn and fabrics, clothing, leather, precious
and semiprecious stones, iron ore, road motor vehicles, works of art, tobacco,
iron and steel.
Chief Trading Partners. United States, United Kingdom, Japan,
Germany, Saudi Arabia.
Monetary Unit. 1 rupee = 100 paisa.
EDUCATION
Public Schools. Lower primary (age 6-11) is free throughout
India; upper primary (age 11-14) is free in most areas.
Compulsory School Age. From 6 to 14 in all states except Nagaland
and Himachal Pradesh.
Literacy. 52 percent.
GOVERNMENT
Form of Government. Republic.
Constitution. Effective Jan. 26, 1950.
Chief of State. President; elected by electoral college, 5-year
term.
Head of Government. Prime minister.
Legislature. Parliament: Council of States (Rajya Sabha) consists
of not more than 250 members elected for 6 years; House of the People (Lok
Sabha) consists of not more than 545 members elected for 6 years.
Executive. President, vice-president, and Council of Ministers
headed by the prime minister to advise the president; supreme command of
the defense forces is vested in the president.
Judiciary. Supreme Court; final authority subject to the provisions
of the constitution; a chief justice and not more than 17 other judges
appointed by the president; members hold office until age 65. Others High
Courts, Courts of Session, Courts of Magistrates.
Political Divisions. 25 states; 7 union territories.
Voting Qualification. 21 years of age.
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