Sikkim
A festival for the mountain itself, twelve official languages and India's first organic state.
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Watch Sikkim in 3 minutes
The whole deck as one short animated video. Watch it first, then open the slides and take the quiz.
- Every topic in the deck: 90 facts, one quick scene each
- Drawn pictures with cute faces, and sound effects you can mute
- Pick a speed from 0.5x to 2x
- Pause any time to read a fact twice
Overview
About the Sikkim pack
The Sikkim pack covers the whole state, a topic at a time, from festivals to famous people and current affairs, and ends with a revision round.
- 19 presentation slides, a topic at a time
- Quiz Me: 30 questions on the state page, a fresh mix every time
- A 3-minute animated video of the whole deck
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Quick facts
Quick facts about Sikkim
- Capital
- Gangtok
- Languages
- Nepali is the working language. Sikkim has twelve official languages in all, plus English, including Bhutia, Lepcha and Limbu
- Statehood Day
- 16 May 1975, Sikkim joined India as its 22nd state. Before that it was a kingdom ruled by the Chogyal kings
- Size
- 6 districts. India's second-smallest state by area, only Goa is smaller, and the least populated
- Neighbours
- Nepal to the west, China (Tibet) to the north and north-east, Bhutan to the east
- Organic
- In 2016 Sikkim became India's first fully organic state, no chemical fertilisers or pesticides on its farms
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Sikkim, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Sikkim
- A fresh mix from the state's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.