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The town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located in central Afghanistan. The Chishti Order is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began in Chisht, a small town near Herat located in Central Afghanistan, about 930 AD.

Guru Nanak organised rules for congregational worship involving collective recitation. Sangat is a Sikh term with its origin in the Sanskrit word Sangh, which means company, fellowship and association. In Sikh vocabulary, the word has a special connotation. It stands for the body of men and women who meet religiously, especially in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib.

Malti at Pithoragarh is at zone-V of seismic zone which is the highest seismic zone as given by Geological survey of India. A seismic hazard zone describes an area with a particular level of hazard due to earthquakes. Typically, a high seismic hazard zone is nearest a seismic zone where there are more earthquakes, and a lower seismic hazard zone is farther away from a seismic zone.

Kutch region is the dry land region which is prone to droughts as it is close to Thar desert and this government has to prepare a plan for such drought prone region. Other region mentioned gets adequate rainfall.

Person travelling to Arunachal Pradesh should be advised to protect oneself from Blizzards. Blizzards commonly occur with temperatures around or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. These low temperatures combined with strong winds create a low wind-chill factor, which is the amount of cooling someone feels from the combination of temperature and wind speed.

Among the given options, the state of Rajasthan is not prominent for plantation agriculture. Rajasthan is a dry state where Wheat, Jau, Jwar, Bajra, Maize and Pulses are the major food crops. Some examples of plantation crops are Coffee, Cocoa, Cotton, Tea, Sugarcane, Sisal, Oil seeds, Rubber trees etc. which are found in states of Assam, Nagaland and Kerala.

The distance between Manali to Leh has been reduced by the Atal Tunnel. Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang, connects Solang Valley near Manali to Sissu in Lahaul and Spiti district. Atal tunnel is the first step towards all-year connectivity to Ladakh. The tunnel has the potential to link Ladakh to Manali and Chandigarh throughout the year, as it would bypass Rohtang Pass, which is snowed in through the winter months.

Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve comprises islands with estuaries, beaches, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves.The Gulf of Mannar, running down South from Rameswaram to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the biologically richest coastal regions in all of mainland of India. It is the first Marine Biosphere Reserve in the South and South-East Asia.

85th Amendment Act to the Constitution of Indian made an amendment In Article 16 of the Constitution, in clause (4A), The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.

Cripps Mission proposed that a Constituent Assembly would be formed to frame a new constitution for the country. This Assembly would have members elected by the provincial assemblies and also nominated by the princes.