UPSC GENERAL STUDIES---TRIPURA

Ø The third-smallest state in the country 2^ND is goa amd smallest is Sikkim. it covers 10,491 km2 and is bordered by Bangladesh (East Bengal) to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east.

Ø The physiography is characterised by hill ranges, valleys and plains. The state has five anticlinal ranges of hills running north to south, from Boromura in the west, through Atharamura, Longtharai and Shakhan, to the Jampui Hills in the east.

Ø The Kokborok speaking Tripuri people are the major group among 19 tribes and many subtribes. The Bengali people form the ethno-linguistic majority in Tripura.

Ø Tripura has the highest number of primatespecies found in any Indian state.

Ø The Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala was the former royal abode of the Tripuri kings.

Ø Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Rudijala, The Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forest has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance for conservation and sustainable use based on its bio-diversity and socio economic importance. Secretary General, convention on wetlands, Ramsar site has declared Rudrasagar Lake as wetland of international importance.