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Static GK Digest
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LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks

Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -
Sri Venkateswara National Park -
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Arunachal
Pradesh Mouling National Park -
Namdapha National Park -
Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur
Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage
Manas National Park Site
Nameri National Park -
Orang National Park -
Bihar Valmiki National Park -
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -
Kanger Valley National Park -
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay)
National Park -
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Goa Mollem National Park -
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion
Blackbuck National Park Black Buck
Marine National Park, Gulf of
Kutch -
Vansda National Park -
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary
Haryana Kalesar National Park -
Sultanpur National Park -

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Himachal
Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -
Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Inderkilla National Park -
Khirganga National Park -
Simbalbara National Park -
Jammu &
Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag
Hemis National Park -
Kishtwar National Park -
Salim Ali National Park -
Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison
Karnataka Dandeli National Park -
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv
Gandhi National Park) -
Bandipur National Park -
Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear
Kudremukh National Park -
Anshi national park -
Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)
Mathikettan Shola National Park -
Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)
Anamudi Shola National Park -
Periyar National Park -
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -
Pench National Park -
Kanha National Park -
Panna National Park
Madhav National Park -
Mandla Plant Fossils National
Park -
Pench National Park -
Sanjay National Park -
Satpura National Park -
Van Vihar national park -
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary

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Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -

Chandoli National Park -
Navegaon National Park -
Tadoba National Park -
Gugamal national park -
Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the
Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park world
Sirohi National Park -
Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda
Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve

Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park -

Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National

Park -
Desert National Park Great Indian bustard
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer
Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -
Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr
Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)
National Park -
Guindy National Park -
Gulf of Mannar Marine National
Park -
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Telangana National Park -
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali
National Park -
Mrugavani National Park -

Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

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Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -

Clouded Leopard National Park -
Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park -
Jim Corbett National Park -
Gangotri National Park -
Valley of Flowers National Park -
Govind Pashu Vihar -
UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World
Nanda Devi National Park Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region)
Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -
West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers
Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros
Buxa National Park -
Neora Valley NationalPark -
Singalila National Park -
Gorumara National Park -
Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine
Nicobar (Wandoor) National Park -
Middle Button Island National
Park -
Mount Harriett National Park -
North Button Island National
Park -
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park -
Saddle Peak National Park -
South Button Island National
Park -
Campbell Bay National Park -
Galathea Bay National Park -

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS

Some Facts about dams-

• Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
• Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam
• First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River

Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Srisailam Dam
Polavaram Project Godavari
Somasila Dam Penna
Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra
Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam River
Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi
Kohira Dam Kohira
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango
Chhattisgarh Dam Hasdeo
Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi
Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti
Kadana Dam Mahi
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Karjan Dam Karjan
Mitti Dam Mitti
Aji Dam Aji
Sipu Dam Sipu
Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas
Bhakra Dam Satluj
Kol Dam Satluj
Chamera Dam Ravi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj
Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab
Salal Dam Chenab
Uri Dam Jhelum
Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar
Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus
Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA
Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar
Maithon Dam Barakar
Tenughat Dam Damodar
Konar Dam Konar
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Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery

Basava Sagar Dam
(Narayanpur Dam) Krishna
Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy
Kabini Dam Kabini

Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra

Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha

Almatti Dam Krishna

Bhadra Dam Bhadra
Supa dam Kalinadi
Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole

Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni

Kakki Dam Kakki

Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar
Idukki Dam Periyar

Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode

Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal

Indira Sagar Dam Narmada

Omkareshwar Dam Narmada

Tawa Dam Tawa

Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna

Koyna Dam Koyna
Warna Dam Varna

Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna

Upper Wardha Dam Wardha
Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi

Indravati Dam Indravati

Kapur Dam Kapur
Podagada Dam Podagada
Rengali Dam Brahmani
Upper Kolab Dam Kapur

Haladia Dam Haladia

Lower Indra Dam Indra

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Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi

Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas

Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal

Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal
Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni
Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi)
Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit

Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani

Mettur Dam Kaveri

Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar

Pillur Dam Bhavani

Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira

Musi Dam Musi

Singur Dam Manjira

Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu

Project) Godavari

Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Koteshwar Bhagirathi

Ramganga Dam Ramganga

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand

West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai

LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of

award of the India. The award was given for
outstanding achievements in the arts,
literature, science and public services but the
government expanded the criteria to include
"any field of human endeavour". The number
three in a particular year.
2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely
regarded as the most prestigious award
available in the fields of literature, medicine,
physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

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3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award
was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla
Foundation. It is an annual award given for
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in
any 22 Indian languages.
4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was
instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by
the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the
Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual
award given for outstanding prose or poetry
literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award
annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in
recognition of the Hindi literary work published
in past 10 years.
6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari
Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K.
Birla Foundation. The award is named after the
famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an
outstanding work published in Hindi or
Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.
7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an
annual literary award in India presented by the
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work
which emphasizes Indian philosophy and
culture.
8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual
award for the best original novel, written in the
English language, and published in the UK
literary award
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
(Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award
in cinema. It is presented annually at the
National Film Awards ceremony by the
Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation
set up by the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting.
10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding
performance from the sportspersons in sports
and games.
The Government has modified the format of
Arjuna Award very recently and as per the
revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson
must have very good consistent performances
for the previous 3 years at the international
level to be considered as eligible for the Award.
11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of
any particular sport): The award is named
after the very famous archery coach,
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mentioned in the epic of India known as the
Mahabharata. This very award is not related
with the sportspersons who are still playing in
the field; instead this is related to those
eminent coaches of any particular sport.
12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award
that is given to the veteran sportspersons of
India for their lifetime achievement in their
respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan
Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in
Sports and Games.
13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the
highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson
for his/her achievements in India.
14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for
Science & Technology): It is a science award
in India given annually by the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
notable and outstanding research, applied or
fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
environmental science, engineering,
mathematics, medicine and Physics.
15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given
by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting
scientific ideas to lay people.
16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award
for achievements in newspaper and online
journalism, literature, and musical composition
in the United States.
17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an
international prize awarded annually by the
Government of Norway to one or more
outstanding mathematicians.
18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by
the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences of the United States to recognize
outstanding achievement in the music industry.
19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal
Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a
British prize for excellence in architecture.
20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an
architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV
in 1977. It aims to identify and reward
architectural concepts that successfully
address the needs and aspirations of Islamic
societies in the fields of contemporary design,
social housing, community development and
improvement.
21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded
annually "to honour a living architect.
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NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

State Nuclear Power Station

Gujarat Kakrapar Nuclear power station
Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station
Karnataka Kaiga Nuclear power station
Maharashtra Tarapur Atomic power station (first in India)
Tamil Nadu (i) Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant (ii) Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant
Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station
Rawatbhata Rajasthan

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES-

Airport City State

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam
Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance

Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi
Assam Bihu Sattriya
Bihar Chhau
Gujarat Garba
Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal
Kerala Padayani, Chakyar Koothu Kathakali, Mohiniyattam
Karnataka Dollu Kunitha, Veeragase
Maharashtra Lavani
Madhya Pradesh Gaur, Grida, Maanch
Manipur Manipuri
Odisha Chhau, Goti Pua, Ghumra Odissi
Punjab Bhangra, Giddha

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Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali

Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam, Bharatanatyam
Bommalattam
Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham
Goa Fugdi
Himachal Pradesh Nati
Haryana Ras Leela, Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance
Mizoram Cheraw dance

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha
Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups

Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani
Cricket Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia
Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay
Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,
Hockey Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup,
Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup
Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy,
Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world
Football Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup,
Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal
Trophy, UEFA Champions League

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Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim
Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian
Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)
Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters
Horse Racing Derby
Rowing Wellington trophy

LIST OF SPORTS AND TERMINOLOGY

Sports Terminology
Badminton Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.
Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.
Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.
Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.
Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.
Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.
Cricket LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, follow on, Googly, Gulley,
Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, no ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease,
Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.
Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper
Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.
Hockey Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, under cutting, Scoop,
Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
Horse Racing Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Lawn Tennis Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.
Rifle Shooting Bull's eyes.
Swimming Stroke.

LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS

Cabinet Ministers
Portfolio Minister Name Constituency
Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi
Ministry of Home Affairs Raj Nath Singh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu
Gujarat, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley
Ministry of Road Transport and Nagpur, Maharashtra
Highways, Shipping, Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Nitin Jairam Gadkari
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Ministry of Statistics and Programme D.V. Sadananda Bangalore North, Karnataka

Implementation Gowda
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Uma Bharati
Ministry of Science and Technology, Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest Dr. Harsh Vardhan
and Climate Change
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Hajipur, Bihar
Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan
Ministry of Women and Child Maneka Sanjay Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
Development Gandhi
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bangalore South, Karnataka
Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar
Ministry of Electronics and Information Bihar – Rajya Sabha
Technology, Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad
Himachal Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda
Chaudhary Birender Haryana, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Steel Singh
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
Ministry of Civil Aviation Pusapati
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Raigad, Maharashtra
Enterprises Anant Geete
Bathinda, Punjab
Ministry of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Ministry of Rural Development, Narendra Singh Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Panchayati Raj, Mines Tomar
Sundargarh, Odisha
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Purvi Champaran, Bihar
Welfare Radha Mohan Singh
Ministry of Textiles, Information and Gujarat, Rajya Sabha
Broadcasting Smriti Zubin Irani
Ministry of Social Justice and Thaawar Chand Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Empowerment Gehlot
Ministry of Human Resource Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Development Prakash Javadekar
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Deogarh, Odisha
Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan
Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Coal, Railways Piyush Goyal
Karnataka, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman
Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha
Ministry of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Name
Ministry of Planning Inderjit Singh Rao
Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Department of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh
Ministry of Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh
Ministry of Communications Manoj Sinha
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Ministry of Power, New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri
Ministry of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam
LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE

Ministers of State (Important)

Portfolio Minister Name
Ministry of External Affairs V.K. Singh
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Ministry of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Arjun Ram Meghwal
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Ministry of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha
Ministry of Railways Manoj Sinha
Department of Atomic Energy, Space, Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions, Prime Minister's Office Dr. Jitendra Singh

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day
World Laughter Day

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12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

15th January Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
National Tourism Day
26th January India’s Republic Day
International Customs day
29th January National Immunization Day
February
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb World Wetland Day
4th Feb World Cancer Day
10th Feb National Deworming Day
13th Feb World Radio Day
21st Feb International Mother Language Day
28th Feb National Science Day
March
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
National Defence Day
8th March International Women’s Day
14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”)
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
20th March World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz
21st March International Day of Forests
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World Tuberculosis Day
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic
25th March Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
28th March Earth Hour
April
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
International Children’s Book Day
5th April National Maritime Day
6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

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7th April World Health Day

18th April World Heritage Day
21st April National Civil Services Day
22nd March World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India
25th April World Malaria Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)
29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day
May
1st May International Labour Day
May Day
Maharashtra Day
3rd May World Press Freedom Day
International Sun Day
International Energy Day
World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second
08th May World War
08th May World Thalassaemia Day
10th May International Migratory Bird Day
11 th May National technology day
12 th
May International Nurses Day
17 th
May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,
Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day,
International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
20th May World Meteorology Day
21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
22th May International Day for Biological Diversity
24 th
May Commonwealth Day
31th May World Anti Tobacco Day
June
01 Jun World Milk Day
05 Jun World Environment Day
08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor
14 Jun World Blood Donor Day
3rd Sunday of
June World Father’s Day

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20 Jun World Refugee Day

21 Jun World Music Day
International Yoga Day
International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows
23 Jun Day
International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in
26 Jun support of Victims of torture
July
01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day

07 Jul World Chocolate Day

11 Jul World Population Day

12 Jul International Malala Day

18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day

26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day

28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day

29 Jul International Tiger Day

August
06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day
15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain
20 Aug Akshay Urja Diwas

23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
September
05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
08 Sep World Literacy Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimer’s Day
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
October
1st Monday of World Habitat Day
October
01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly

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02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence

03 Oct World Nature Day
04 Oct World Animal Day
05 Oct World Teacher’s Day
06 Oct World Wildlife Day
08 Oct Indian Air Force Day
09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day
11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28 Oct International Animation Day

November
06 Nov International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict
10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
11 Nov National Education Day
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14 Nov Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day
17 Nov International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy
day
19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
20 Nov Universal Children’s Day
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
30 Nov National Flag Day
December
01 Dec World AIDS Day
02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
04 Dec Indian Navy Day
07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day
10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting
11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India)
16 Dec Vijay Diwas
18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas

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25 Dec Good governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency President Prime Minister

Mohammad -
1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Ashraf Ghani
2. Algeria Algiers Dinar - -
3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza - -
4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso - -
5. Armenia Yerevan Dram - -
- Malcolm
6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar
Turnbull
Euro (formerly - -
7. Austria Vienna
schilling)
8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat - -
9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar - -
10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina
Belorussian - -
11. Belarus Minsk
Ruble
Euro (formerly - -
12. Belgium Brussels
Belgian franc)
King- Jigme Tshering Tobgay
13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck
La Paz - -
14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Sucre (judicial)
15. Botswana Gaborone Pula - -
16. Brazil Brasilia Real Michel Temer -
Bandar Seri - -
17. Brunei Brunei dollar
Begawan
18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev - -
19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc - -
20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel - -
21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar - Justin Trudeau
22. Central African - -
Bangui CFA Franc
Republic
23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc - -
24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso - -
25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang
26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso - -
27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso - -
28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound - -
29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna - -
30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone - -
Ismail Omar Abdoulkader
31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
Guelleh Kamil Mohamed
32. Dominican - -
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
Republic
33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar - -

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34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound - -

Colón; U.S. - -
35. El Salvador San Salvador
dollar
36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa - -
37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon - -
Mulatu Hailemariam
38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Teshome Desalegn
39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar - -
Euro (formerly - -
40. Finland Helsinki
markka)
Euro (formerly Emmanuel -
41. France Paris
French franc) Macron
42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi - -
43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari - -
44. Germany Berlin Euro - -
45. Greece Athens Euro - -
46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc - -
47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar - -
48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde - -
49. Hungary Budapest Forint - -
Ram Nath Narendra Modi
50. India New Delhi Rupee
Kovind
51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah - -
52. Iran Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani -
53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar - -
54. Ireland Dublin Euro - -
Reuven Rivlin Binyamin "Bibi"
55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Netanyahu
56. Italy Rome Euro - Paolo Gentiloni
57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar - -
58. Japan Tokyo Yen - Shinzo Abe
59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar - -
60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge - -
61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling - -
King-Kim Jong- -
62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won
un
63. Korea, South Seoul Won - -
64. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar - -
65. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som - -
66. Laos Vientiane New Kip - -
67. Latvia Riga Lats - -
68. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound - -
69. Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar - -
70. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar - -
71. Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc - -
72. Lithuania Vilnius Litas - -
73. Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro - -
74. Macedonia Skopje Denar - -
75. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc - -
76. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit - -
77. Maldives Male Rufiya - -
78. Mali Bamako CFA Franc - -

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79. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya - -

80. Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee - -
81. Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso - -
82. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik - -
83. Montenegro Podgorica Euro - -
84. Morocco Rabat Dirham - -
85. Mozambique Maputo Metical - -
Naypyidaw or Htin Kyaw -
86. Myanmar Kyat
Nay Pyi Taw
87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee - -
Amsterdam; The - -
88. Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro
government)
New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern
89. New Zealand Wellington
dollar
90. Nigeria Abuja Naira - -
Norwegian - -
91. Norway Oslo
krone
92. Oman Muscat Omani rial - -
- Shahid Khaqan
93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
Abbasi
balboa; U.S. - -
94. Panama Panama City
dollar
95. Papua New - -
Port Moresby Kina
Guinea
Nuevo sol - -
96. Peru Lima
(1991)
97. Philippines Manila Peso - -
98. Poland Warsaw Zloty - -
Euro (formerly - -
99. Portugal Lisbon
escudo)
100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal - -
101. Romania Bucharest Leu - -
Vladimir -
102. Russia Moscow Ruble Vladimirovich
Putin
King-Salman bin -
103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Abdulaziz Al
Saud
Seychelles - -
104. Seychelles Victoria
rupee
105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone - -
106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Halimah Yacob -
107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling - -
Pretoria Jacob Zuma -
(administrative);
Cape Town
108. South Africa Rand
(legislative);
Bloemfontein
(judiciary)
109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound - -
110. Spain Madrid Euro - -
Maithripala Ranil
111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
Sirisena Wickremesinghe

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112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar - -

113. Sweden Stockholm Krona - -
114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc - -
115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound - -
116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar - -
Dar es Salaam; - -
Tanzanian
117. Tanzania Dodoma
shilling
(legislative)
118. Thailand Bangkok baht - -
119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar - -
Turkish lira - -
120. Turkey Ankara
(YTL)
121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat - -
Vaiaku village, - -
122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar
province
Ugandan new - -
123. Uganda Kampala
shilling
124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna - -
Khalifa bin Mohammed bin
125. United Arab
Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Zayed Al Rashid Al
Emirates
Nahyan Maktoum
Queen- Theresa May
126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling
Elizabeth II
127. United States of Donald Trump -
Washington D.C. dollar
America
128. Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso - -
129. Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum - -
130. Vatican City Vatican City Euro - -
131. Venezuela Caracas Bolivar - -
132. Vietnam Hanoi Dong - -
133. Yemen Sanaa Rial - -

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER &

PRESIDENT/GENERAL SECRETARY

International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing, China Jin Liqun
(AIIB)
New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
Development Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manila, Philippines Takehiko Nakao
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (MD)
World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim
United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US António Guterres (Secretary-
General)
United Nations General Assembly New York, US Miroslav Lajčák
(UNGA)
United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Anthony Lake (Executive Director)
(UNICEF)

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United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva, Switzerland -

Development (UNCTAD)
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Tedros Adhanom (Director-
General)
World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder (Director- General)
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland -
World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland -
Organisation
International Committee of the Red Geneva, Switzerland -
Cross
United Nations Educational Scientific & Paris, France Audrey Azoulay (Director- General)
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation Paris, France Jose Angel Gurria (Secretary-
& Development (OECD) General)
International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria
Yukiya Amano
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Vienna, Austria Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary
Countries (OPEC) General)
Amnesty International London, UK Salil Shetty (Secretary General)
International Maritime Organisation London, UK -
Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II
Secretary-General- Patricia
Scotland
South Asian Association for Regional Kathmandu, Nepal Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-
Cooperation (SAARC) General)
Association of South East Nations Jakarta, Indonesia Chairman- Rodrigo Duterte
(ASEAN) Secretary General- Le Luong Minh
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore -
(APEC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg
(NATO) (Secretary-General)
International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE President- Zaheer Abbas
Chairman- Shashank Manohar
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy -
International Court of Justice The Hague, The Ronny Abraham
Netherland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach
The Fédération Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Gianni Infantino
Football Association (FIFA)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, -
Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sectoral Technical and Economic
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LIST OF INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL,

CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS

Current Chief
States Capital Minister Current governor
Hyderabad (Proposed Capital N. Chandrababu
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati) Naidu E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal
Pradesh Itanaga Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Satya Pal Malik
Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Balram Das Tandon
Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki
Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamsala (2nd capital) Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat
Jammu and Srinagar (summer), Jammu
Kashmir (winter) Mehbooba Mufti Narinder Nath Vohra
Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu
Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Vala
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
Shivraj Singh Om Prakash Kohli (Additional
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Chouhan Charge)
Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao
Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla
Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma Ganga Prasad
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma
Nagaland Kohima T. R. Zeliang Padmanabha Acharya
Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik S. C. Jamir
Punjab Chandigarh Amarinder Singh V. P. Singh Badnore
Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh
Pawan Kumar
Sikkim Gangtok Chamling Shriniwas Patil
Edappadi K.
Tamil Nadu Chennai Palaniswami Banwarilal Purohit
K. Chandrashekar E. S. L. Narasimhan (Additional
Telangana Hyderabad Rao Charge)
Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar Tathagata Roy
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik
Trivendra Singh
Uttarakhand Dehradun Rawat Krishan Kant Paul

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West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

Union Territories Capital Current Chief Minister Current lieutenant governor

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi
Chandigarh - - V. P. Singh Badnore
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvasa - Praful Khoda Patel
Daman and Diu Daman - Praful Khoda Patel
Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal
Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Farooq Khan
Puducherry Pondicherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi

Important Cities on River Bank

City River
Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti
Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati
Surat, Gujarat Tapi
Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada
Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges
Patna, Bihar Ganges
Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana)
Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra
Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra
Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly
Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha
Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari
Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi
Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani
Bangalore, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi

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Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra
Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna
New Delhi Yamuna
Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges
Hyderabad, Telangana Musi
Kota, Rajasthan Chambal
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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