| Formation | 16 May,1975 |
| Capital | Gangtok |
| Major Language | Nepali, Lepcha, Bhutia |
| Official Animal | Red Panda |
| Official Bird | Blood Pheasant |
| State Flower | Noble Dendrobium |
| State Tree | Rhododendron |
| Official Dance | Lu Khangthamo, Maruni |
| Major Rivers | Teesta, Lhonak, Dharla Lachen Lachung Rangpo |
| Major lake | Gurudongmar, Cholamo |
| High Court | Sikkim High Court |
| Major Festival | LhababDuchen Festival, Losoong Festival, Losar Festival Kagyed Dance Festival Guru Rimpoche’sTrungkarTshechu Kalchakra Puja |
| Airport | Pakyong Airport |
| National Parks | Khangchendzonga National Park |
| Wild Life Sanctuary | 1.Barsey; Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary 2. FambongLho Wildlife Sanctuary 3.Kitam (Bird) Wildlife Sanctuary 4.Kyongnosla Alpine Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Dance forms | 1.Lu Khangthamo 2.Rechungma 3.Maruni 4.TamangSelo 5.Limboo or Subba Folk Dance 6.Yak Chaam & Singhichaam |
| Waterfalls | Bakthang Waterfall |
| Trek | 1.Dzongri Trek 2.Kasturi Trek 3.Barsey Rhododendrin Trek |
| Tourist Destinations | 1.Gangtok 2.Nathula pass 3.Tsomgo Lake 4.Do DrulChorten 5.Yumthang valley 6.Pelling 7.Lachung 8.Rumtek Monastry 9.Lachen 10.Namchi 11.Gurudongmar Lake 12.Tinkitam 13.Yuksom 14.Biksthang 15.Borong 16.Geocha La 17.Chopta valley 18.Aritar 19.Ravangla 20.Cholamu Lake 21.Thangu valley 22.Geyzing 23.South Sikkim 24.Tendong Hill 25.Mangan 26.Pemayangtse monastery 27.North sikkim 28.Yangtey |
| Food | 1.Momo (Dumplings) 2.Thukpa or GyaThuk 3.Phagshapa 4.ShaPhaley 5.Sinki 6.Gundruk 7.Kinema 8.Dhindo |
GENERAL FACTS ABOUT SIKKIM
- The name of the state which has the meaning ‘new palace’ : Sikkim
- The state which was ruled by Chogyaldynasty: Sikkim
- Smallest landlocked state in India : Sikkim
- Least populous state in India : Sikkim
- The second smallest state in India : Sikkim
- The State in India which is known as Denjong (the valley of paddy) in Tibetan region : Sikkim
- Greenest state in India : Sikkim
- First fully organic state in India : Sikkim
- National Organic Farming Research Institute is located in : Sikkim
- The state having the lowest number of seats in its legislative assembly in India : Sikkim
- The state having the smallest length of National highway: Sikkim
- Kanchenjunga (8586m) the world’s third highest peak is in: Sikkim
- Nathula pass is situated in : Sikkim
- Nepali, Lepcha, Bhutia are the principal languages of: Sikkim
- National Research centre for Orchid is located in: Sikkim
- Article 371F deals with special provision for: Sikkim
- Rumtek Monastry is situated in : Sikkim
- First state in India to get Nirmal Bharat Award : Sikkim
- First state in India to get 100% sanitation under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan: Sikkim
- First state to start online lottery: Sikkim
- Life line of Sikkim :Teesta
- Fastest flowing river in India :Teesta
- The only Indian state which shares its border with Sikkim: West Bengal
- Smallest High Court in India :Gangtok
- The hot spring site in Sikkim :Yumthang
- First capital of Sikkim :Yuksom
- Meeting place of Lamas in Sikkim :Yuksom
- The Buddhist monastery which is famous for wall painting:Sukh -La-Khaj
- Sikkim became the 22nd State of the Indian Union as per the: 36th amendment act 1975
- The constitutional amendment which gave Sikkim as an Associate State of Indian Union: 35th Amendment
- China recognised Sikkim as Indian State in : 2004
- Khangchendzonga National Park is situated in: Sikkim
- Sikkim Gandhi: TrilochanPokhrel
- World’s highest ATM is installed at :Thegu (Nathu La Pass)
- The bank which installed the highest ATM in the world: Axis Bank
