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Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, located on the bank of the Gomti River. It is the largest city in the U.P., with an area of 3244 sq km. The city also serves as the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Division. It is believed that the city derives its name from Lakshman (locally known as Lakhan) younger brother of Lord Rama.

Panaji is the capital of Goa. It is also serves as the district headquarters of North Goa. Panaji is spelt differently in different languages, like Panjim in En- glish, Ponnji in Konkani and Pongim in Portuguese

Port. Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the bay of Bengal. Port Blair is about 778 miles (1,255 km) from Kolkata (Calcutta) and some 738 miles (1.191 km) from Chennai (Madras). The city lies on the hilly southeastern Andaman Sea coast of South Andaman Island

Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Jammu and Kashmir bound Himachal Pradesh in the north, Punjab in the southwest, Haryana in the south, Uttarakhand in the southeast and China in the east.

Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, located 530 meters above sea level between 93° East longitude and 27° North latitude.

As of January 26, 2020, India has 28 states and 8 union territories. The latest union territories of India are Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Note- India had 29 states and 7 union territories during the time of question is asked in exam.

Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of size Jaipur, also known as "Pink City", is the capital of Rajasthan. The area of Rajasthan is 342.239 Km², which is 10.4% of the total geographical area of India. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India

Lake Pichola is located near Picholi village in Udaipur city of Rajasthan. This lake is an artificial freshwater lake.

A total of 9 states and union territories of India (which includes eight states and one union territory) share border with Uttar Pradesh. Eight states that share border with Uttar Pradesh are Himachal Pradesh Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttarakhand and one Union Territory of Delhi.

Chandipur beach is located in Odisha. The beach is about 16 km from Balasore and has been listed by Lonely Planet (renowned travel expert) as one of the world's most unusual beaches. In addition, the Chandipur coast has attained global popularity for its 'Vanishing Sea' phenomenon.