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International Organizations & their Headquarter
1. United Nations Organisation------------New York
2. United Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF)-------New York
3. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)----------New York
4. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)----- Geneva
5. World Health Organisation-----------Geneva
6. International Labour Organisation----------Geneva
7. International Committee of the Red Cross-------------Geneva
8. World Trade Organisation---------------Geneva
9. World Meteorological Organisation------Geneva
10. World Intellectual Property Organization---------Geneva
11. International Organization for Standardization--------Geneva
12. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)-----------Paris
13. UN Women----------------New York
14. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)----- Paris
15. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)-------Vienna
16. International Atomic Energy Agency------------Vienna
17. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)------Vienna
18. International Monetary Fund (IMF)-------------Washington DC
19. World Bank--------------Washington DC
20. Amnesty International------------London
21. International Maritime Organisation --------------London
22. Commonwealth of Nations------------------London
23. International Court Of Justice-----------The Hague
24. Universal Postal Union------------Berne
25. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)------------Rome
26. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)-----------Brussels
27. Transparency International-------------Berlin
28. International Renewable Energy Agency ---------Abu Dhabi (UAE)
29. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation -----Kathmandu
30. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)---------Jakarta
31. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)---------------Singapore
32. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation-------------------Jeddah
33. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation------------- Ebene, Mauritius
34. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons----------The Hague, The Netherlands
35. International Olympic Committee----------Lausanne, Switzerland
36. Worldwide Fund for Nature-----------Gland, Switzerland
37. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ---------Zurich, Switzerland
38. World Economic Forum-----------------Geneva, Switzerland
39. International Hydrographic Organization---------------Monaco
40. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)----------- Monaco
41. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)--------------- Zurich, Switzerland
42. International Cricket Council (ICC)----------------Dubai, UAE
43. International Hockey Federation (FIH)------------Lausanne, Switzerland
44. Fédération internationale des échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation-----------Athens, Greece
45. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)----------Gland, Switzerland
46. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)----------- Los Angeles, USA
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47. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders -------------Geneva, Switzerland
48. International Shooting Sports Federation-------------Munich, Germany
49. International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)-------------Paris, France
50. Interpol----------------------------- Lyon , France
51. UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)—Nairobi , Kenya
52. New Development Bank – Shanghai
List of important dams in India

---------Dam******************************************** River***************** State
1. Tehri Dam ----------------------------------------Bhagirathi--------------- Uttarakhand
2. Bhakra Dam --------------------------------------Sutlej--------------- Himachal Pradesh
3. Idukki arch Dam-------------------------------- Periyar ---------------------Kerala
4. Lakhwar Dam----------------------------------- Yamuna-------------- Uttarakhand
5. Sardar Sarover Dam-------------------------- Narmada-------------- Gujarat
6. Srisailam Dam---------------------------------- Krishna--------------- Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
7. Ranjit Sagar Dam -------------------------------Ravi --------------------Punjab
8. Baglihar Dam -----------------------------------Chenab----------------- Jammu & Kashmir
9. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam------------------------ Krishna------------------ Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
10. Salal Dam-------------------------------------- Chenab-------------------- Jammu & Kashmir
11. Koyna Dam------------------------------------- Koyna--------------------- Maharashtra
12. Rihand Dam----------------------------------- Rihand--------------------- Uttar Pradesh
13. Ukai Dam--------------------------------------- Tapi-------------------------- Gujarat
14. Indira Sagar Dam-------- --------------------Narmada----------------- Madhya Pradesh
15. Chutak Hydroelectric plant----------------- Suru -------------------Jammu & Kashmir (Kargil district)
16. Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric plant--------- Sindhu---------------- Jammu & Kashmir (Leh district)
17. Uri Dam ---------------------------------------Jhelum----------------- Jammu & Kashmir (Baramula district)
18. Mettur Dam-------------------------------- Kaveri-------------------- Tamil Nadu
19. Hirakud Dam------------------------------- Mahanadi--------------- Odisha
20. Jawahar Sagar Dam--------------------- Chambal----------------- Rajasthan
21. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam---------------- Chambal----------------- Rajasthan
22. Koteshwar Dam-------------------------- Bhagirathi---------------- Uttarakhand
23. Gandhi Sagar Dam---------------------- Chambal----------------- Madhya Pradesh
24. Omkareshwar Dam---------------------- Narmada----------------- Madhya Pradesh
25. Mullaperiyar Dam------------------------ Periyar-------------------- Kerala (idukki district)
26.Pakal Dul Dam--------------------------- Marusudar---------------- J&K
27.Pong Dam---------------------------------- Beas---------------------- Himachal Pradesh
28.Supa Dam ---------------------------------Kali Nadi------------------ Karnataka
29.Pillur Dam ----------------------------------Bhavani------------------ Tamil Nadu
30.Madupetty (Eb) Dam--------------------- Palar--------------------- Kerala
31.Parbati II Dam----------------------------- Parbati------------------- Himachal Pradesh
32.Chakra Dam------------------------------- Chakra------------------- Karnataka
33. Gandhi Sagar Dam----------------------Chambal------------------
Madhya Pradesh

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LIST OF MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

Jaitpur Nuclear Power Project--- Madban, Maharashtra

LIST OF THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA
KERALA
Kayamkulam or Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project
Bhramapuram thermal power station
Kozhikode thermal power station
TELANGANA
Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant
BIHAR
Barauni TPP
Muzaffarpur TPP
Kahalgaon STPS
Barh Super Thermal Power Station
Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project
Kanti Thermal Power Station
ASSAM
Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station
Lakwa Thermal Power Station
Namrup Thermal Power Station
HARYANA
Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project
Tau Devi Lal TPS
NEW DELHI
Pragati Gas Power Station
Rithala GT
TRIPURA
Palatana Power Plant
Monarchak power plant
Baramura Gas Thermal Station
SIKKIM
Gangtok Power Station
Ranipool Power Station
MANIPUR
Leimakhong Power Station

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UTTARAKHAND
Khashipur Shravanthi CCPP
J&K
Bemina Power Station
Leh Power Station
Upper Sindh Diesel Power Station
Kamah Diesel Power Station
Pampore Gas Turbine Station
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Keylong Diesel Power Station
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Suryachakra Power Station
PUDUCHERRY
Karaikal Gas Turbine Power Station

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List of all Important Awards and their Fields
1. Nobel Prize
Most coveted international award of the world.
Instituted by Alfred Bernard Nobel (inventor of dynamite).
The award is giver on December 10 (death anniversary of Alfred Bernard Nobel).
Nobel Prize is given every year to those eminent persons who have made pioneering achievements in the following fields:
Physics
Chemistry
Medicine
Peace
Literature
Economics
Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was
first given in 1969.
2. Magsaysay Awards
Instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of Philippines.
This award is given annually on August 31
Award is given for outstanding contributions to public service, community leadership, journalism, literature and creative arts and
international understanding.
Regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia.
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3. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding

Instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.
Given annually to persons for outstanding contributions to international understanding and goodwill among the people of the
world.
4. Oscar Awards
Instituted in 1929
Conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in USA.
The first Indian to get an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the movie ‘Gandhi’.
Satyajit Ray was the first Indian awarded Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992.
5. UNESCO Peace Prize
Presented by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
For extraordinary contributions for international peace.
6. Pulitzer Prize
Instituted in 1917 and named after the US Publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
Conferred annually in the USA
For accomplishments in journalism, literature and music.
7. Right Livelihood Award
Instituted in 1980 by the Right Livelihood Society, London.
Known as alternate Nobel Award
To promote and contribute in the fields of environment and social justice.
8. Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize
Instituted in 1995 by Government of India.
It is presented for international peace on the lines of Nobel Prize
.
9. UNESCO Human Rights Award
Presented by UNESCO
For contributions in the field of Human Rights Awareness.
Given every alternate year.
10. Man Booker Prize
Highest literary award to authors of British, Irish and Commonwealth countries
Instituted in 1968 by the Booker Company and the British Publishers Association along the lines of Pulitzer Prize of US.
Renamed as Man Booker Prize, as the sponsorship has been taken over by the Man Group, an international stockbroker.
11. UN Human Rights Award
Presented by UN for personal contribution for the cause of human rights.
It is presented every sixth year.
12. World Food Prize
Presented by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
For the cause of agriculture and food development.
13. Indira Gandhi Award For International Peace, Disarmament and Development
Presented by Indira Gandhi Memorial Fund in India
For specialized contribution in the field of international disarmament and development.
14. Bharat Ratna
Highest civilian award of India
Presented by the Government of India.
Presented for exceptional public service and rarest achievements in the field of art, literature and science.
Instituted in 1954
15. Padma Vibhushan
Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award
For distinguished services in any field including Government service.
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree are the other important civilian awards.
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16. Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Awards

Instituted in 1965
Given for distinguished works in any recognized language by a scholar.
17. Sahitya Akademy Awards
Instituted in 1955
Given for any exclusive writing in any of the 22 languages including English literature.
18. Saraswati Samman
Instituted in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation
Given for any distinguished literary work made during last 10 years in any of the Indian language.
19. Vyas Samman
Instituted in 1992 by the K.K. Birla Foundation
For outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.
20. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
Given to the Indian scientists for their exceptional performance.
21. R.D. Birla Award
Given in the field of medical sciences.
22. Dhanvantri Award
These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance in medical sciences.
23. Arjuna Awards
Instituted in 1961
Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
These are given for the special achievements in different types of sports.
24. Dronacharya Awards
Instituted in 1985
Given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
These are given to sports coaches.
25. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
It was instituted in 1992
Presented for commendable display by the players.
26. Gallantry Awards
Param Vir Chakra: It is India’s highest award for bravery.
Mahavir Chakra: It is the second highest gallantry award.
Vir Chakra: It is the third highest gallantry award.
Ashok Chakra: It is the highest peace-time gallantry award
Other Awards:-
Grammy Awards – Music
Tansen Award- Music
Lenin Peace Prize: Peace and Friendship
Dhanvantri Award: Medical Sciences
Kalinga – Science
Lalit Kala Akademi Award- Arts
Kalidas Samman- Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts
Bowelay Award– Agriculture
Sangeet-Natak Akademi Award- Music, dance and Drama
Merlin-Magic
Juliet Curie Award: Peace
R.D. Birla Award: Medical sciences
Abel-Maths
Dada Saheb Falke:- Film
BAFTA:- Film

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IIFA:- Film
Dhyan chand Awards:- Sports
Eklavya Awards:- Sports
Murtidevi Award:- Literary Field
LIST OF IMPORTANT NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE

SANCTUARIES
Andaman and Nicobar Islands :-
Campbell Bay National Park
Galathea National Park
Mahatma National Park
Saddle Peak National Park
South Button National Park
Andhra Pradesh :-
Sri Venkateswara Park
Papikonda National Park
Arunachal Pradesh :-
Namdapha National Park
Pakhui Tiger Reserve
Mouling National Park
Assam:-
Kaziranga National Park
Manas National Park
Nameri National Park
Orang National Park
Bihar:-
Valmiki National Park
Gautam Budha Wild Life Sanctuary
Bhimbandh Wild Life Sanctuary
Kaimur Wild Life Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh:-
Kanger Ghati National Park
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserves Udanti
Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park
Goa :-
Mollem National Park
Gujarat:-
Blackbuck National Park
Gir Forest National Park
Marine Gulf of Kutch park
Haryana :-
Sultanpur National Park
Kalesar National Park
Himachal Pradesh :-
Great Himalayan National Park
Pin Valley National Park

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Inderkilla National Park

Khirganga National Park
Jammu and Kashmir:-
Hemis National Park
Dachigam National Park
Kishtwar National Park
Salim Ali National Park
Jharkhand :-
Betla National Park
Palamau Tiger Reserve
Hazaribagh National Park
Karnataka :-
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
Bhadra Tiger Reserve
Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve
Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy
Temple Wildlife Sanctuary
Bannerghatta National Park
Kerala :-
Eravikulam National Park
Periyar National Park
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Silent Valley National Park
Madhya Pradesh :-
Kanha National Park
Madhav National Park
Mandla Fossils National Park
Pench National Park
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve
Satpura National Park
Maharashtra :-
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Chandoli National Park
Melghat Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
Sahyadri Tiger reserve
Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve
Bor Tiger Reserve
Navegaon National Park
Gugamal National Park
Manipur :-
Keibul Lamjao National Park
Sirohi National Park
Meghalaya :-
Balphakram National Park
Nokrek National Park
Mizoram:-
Blue Mountain National Park
Dampa Tiger Reserve
Murlen National Park

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Nagaland:-
Ntangki National Park
Odisha :-
Bhitarkanika National Park
Nandankanan Zoological Park
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Simlipal National Park
Punjab :-
Harike Wetland
Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
Rajasthan:-
Desert National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Ranthambore National Park
Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sikkim :-
Khangchendzonga Park
Tamil Nadu:-
Guindy National Park
Gulf of Mannar National Park
Mudumalai National Park
Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Kalakkad Mundanthurai TigerReserve
Indra Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Palani Hills National Park
Mukurthi National Park
Telangana :-
Kasu bramanda Reddy National Park
Kawal Tiger Reserve
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Mrugavani National Park
Tripura:-
Bison (Rajbari) National Park
Uttar Pradesh :-
Dudhwa National Park
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary
Uttarakhand :-
Gangotri National Park
Jim Corbett National Park
Nanda Devi National Park
Rajaji National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park
Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary
West Bengal:-
Buxa Tiger Reserve
Jaldapara National Park
Neora Valley National Park
Singalila National Park
Sundarbans National Park
Gorumara National Park
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LIST OF FAMOUS TEMPLES
1)Badrinath Temple: Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

2)The Konark Sun Temple: Puri district of Odisha
3)Brihadeeswara Temple: Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu
4)Somnath Temple: Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra
(Gujarat)
5)Kedarnath Temple: Garhwal area (Uttarakhand)
6)Sanchi Stupa: Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh
7)Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple : Tamil
Nadu
8)Vaishno Devi Mandir: J&K, near Katra.
9)Siddhivinayak Temple: Prabha Devi, Mumbai
10)Gangotri Temple: Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand
11)Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib: Amritsar
12)Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
13)Lord Jagannath Temple: Puri (Orissa)
14)Yamunotri Temple: Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand
15)Meenakshi Temple: Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
16)Amarnath Cave Temple: State of J&K
17)Lingaraja Temple: Orissa
18)Tirupati Balaji: Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh)
19)Kanchipuram Temples: Tamil Nadu
20)Khajuraho Temple: Madhya Pradesh
21)Virupaksha Temple: Hampi, Bellary, Karnataka
22)Akshardham Temple: Delhi
23)Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir: Oldest Jain temple in
Delhi
24)Gomateshwara Temple: Shravanabelagola town of
Karnataka
25)Ranakpur Temple: Pali district of Rajasthan
26)Shirdi Sai Baba Temple: Shirdi town of Maharashtra
27)Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple :
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala
28)Dwarkadhish Temple: Dwarka city (Gujarat)
29)Laxminarayan Temple: In Delhi
30)Bodh Gaya :- Bihar
31)Padmanabha Temple:- Kerala
32)Mahabaleshwar Temple:- Ujjain (M.P.)

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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA

1)Taj Mahal – Agra
2) Darbar Sahib – Amritsar, Punjab
3) Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi
4) The Red Fort – Delhi
5) Qutub Minar – Delhi
6) Hawa Mahal – Jaipur, Rajasthan
7) Lotus Temple – Delhi
8) Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur, Rajasthan
9) Janatar Mantar – Delhi
10) Cubbon Park – Bangalore
11) Dal Lake – Jammu & Kashmir
12) Jal Mahal – Jaipur, Rajasthan
13) Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad, Telangana
14) Victoria Memorial - Kolkata
15)Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology - Hyderabad
16)Railway Staff College- Vadodara
17)Golgumbaj(Bijapur)- Karnataka
18) Mahabaleshwar-- Maharashtra
19)Pachmarhi-- Madhya Pradesh
20)Amber Fort- Rajasthan
21)Gateway of India- Mumbai
22)India Gate-- New Delhi
23)Charminar- Hyderabad
24)Hampi- Karnataka
25)Jama Masjid- New Delhi
26)Fathepur SikriI - UP
27)Golconda Fort -Hyderabad
28)Haridwar- Uttarakhand
29)Panchkula-- Haryana
30)Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus- Mumbai
31)Ajanta Caves/Ellora Caves- Aurangabad, Maharashtra
32)Mount Abu- Rajasthan
33)Pushkar- Rajasthan
34)Indian School of Mines- Dhanbad
35)Satish Dhawan Space Centre - Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
36)Vikram Sarabhai Space Center- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
37)'Vijay Stambha'- Chittorgarh , Rajasthan
38)National Institute of Virology- Pune
39)Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Rajasthan
40) National Institute of Nutrition--Hyderabad
41)National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering- Delhi
42)Khajuraho- Madhya Pradesh
43)National Police Academy- Hyderabad
44)National Archives- New Delhi
45)The Central Rice Research institute- Cuttack, Odisha
46)'National Remote Sensing Agency- Hyderabad
47)Indian Cancer Research institute- Mumbai
48)Central Drug Research Institute- Lucknow
49)Kanchipuram- Tamil Nadu
50)The National Institute of Community Development- Hyderabad
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51)Rock Garden- Chandigarh

52)Sanchi Stupa- Bhopal, MP
53) National Science Centre- New Delhi
54) Central Road Research Institute- New Delhi
55)Tower of Silence-- Bombay
56)Victoria Garden--- Bombay
57)Vijay Ghat--- New Delhi
58)Sunderbans------West Bengal
59)Prince of Wales Museum----Bombay
60)Panch Mahal----------Fatehpur Sikri
61)Pichola Lake---------Udaipur
62)Marina Beach--------Madras
63)Hanging Garden---- Mumbai
64)Amber Palace--------Jaipur
65)Amar Mahal---------- Jammu
66)Sarnath--------Varanasi, UP
67)Nalanda-----------Bihar
68)Kapilavastu -----------Bihar
69)Jallianwala Bagh -------Amritsar, Punjab
70)Cherrapunji ----------Meghalaya
71)Aga Khan Palace----------Pune
72)Island Palace---Udaipur
73)Shakti Sthal--Delhi
74)Indian Institute of Petroleum - Dehradun
75)Indian Military Academy—Dehradun
LIST OF CUPS AND TROPHIES

1)Hockey:- Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata
Trophy (women's), Gurunanak Championship(women's), Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold
Cup,Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc
2)Football:- Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup,Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy,
Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, BC Rai Trophy(National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga
Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh
Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.
3)Cricket :- Anthony D' Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup,Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy,
Charminar Challenger Cup, CK Naidu Trophy, Cooch - Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar -
Border Trophy, GD Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmand Trophy,Hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Irani
Trophy, Interface Cup,Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, McDowellsChallenge Cup, Merchant
Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, Nat West Trophy,Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton
Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir
Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup,Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy,Wisden
Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
4)Table Tennis:-Berna Bellack Cup (men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi Cup (women),Rajkumari Challenge Cup
(women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior),Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), etc
5)Badminton:-Aggarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup,European Cup, Harilela
Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, SR Ruia Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup,
Thomas Cup,
Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup etc
6)Basketball:- Basalat Jha Trophy, BC Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, SM Arjuna Trophy,Todd Memorial Trophy,
William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup etc.
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7)Bridge :-Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy, etc
8)Polo:- Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, Prithi Cup, Schneider Cup etc.
9)Athletics:- Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc
10)Air Racing:-Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, Schneider Cup etc
11)Billiards:- Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc
12)Boxing:-Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc.
13)Golf:- Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy,President's Trophy, Prince of Wales
Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, World Cup etc
14)Chess:-Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup, etc
15)Horse Racing :- Beresford Cup, Blue Raiband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup etc.
16)Netball:-Anantrao Pawar Trophy, etc
17)Rugby :- Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc
18)Shooting:- North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Pix etc
19)Volleyball:- Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi GoldCup, etc
20)Yatching:- America Cup, etc
21) Lawn Tennis:- Davis Cup,Australian Open,French Open,Wimbledon,US Open,Heineken Cup, Gondwana Cup
,Cincinnati Masters,BNP Paribas Open, Rogers Cup , Chennai Open, Sunfeast Open , Fed Cup
STATE/UT CAPITAL,CM, GOVERNOR

N.Chandrababu
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan
Naidu
Arunachal
Itanagar Pema Khandu V. Shanmuganthan
Pradesh
Sarbananda
Assam Dispur Banwarilal Purohit
Sonowal
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Ram Nath Kovind
Chattisgarh Raipur Dr. Raman Singh Balram Dass Tandon
Goa Panaji Laxmikant Parsekar Mridula Sinha
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki
Himachal
Simla Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat
Pradesh

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Jammu & Srinagar(Summer)

Mehbooba Mufti Narinder Nath Vohra
Kashmir Jammu(Winter)
Jharkhand Ranchi Raghuvar Das Draupadi Murmu
Karnataka Bangalore Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Vala
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
Madhya Shivraj Singh

Bhopal Om Prakash Kohli
Pradesh Chouhan
Chennamaneni
Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis
Vidyasagar Rao
Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh Najma A. Heptulla
Meghalaya Shillong Dr. Mukul Sangma V. Shanmuganthan
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma
Padmanabha Balkrishna
Nagaland Kohima T R Zeliang
Acharya
Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik S.C. Jamir
Punjab Chandigarh Parkash Singh Badal VP. Singh Badnore
Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh
Pawan Kumar
Sikkim Gangtok Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Chamling
C. Vidyasagar
Tamil Nadu Chennai Jayalalithaa
Rao
K Chandrasekhar
Telangana Hyderabad E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan
Rao
Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar Tathagata Roy

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Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav Ram Naik
Uttarakhand Dehradun Harish Rawat Krishan Kant Paul
West Bengal Kolkata Mamta Benerjee Keshri Nath Tripathi
UNION TERRITORIES ---------------CAPITAL-----------------------CM-----------------------------GOVERNOR

Andaman & nicobar—--------------port blair---------------------N/A-----------------------------Jagdish Mukhi
Chandigarh---------------------------------------Chandigarh-----------------------N/A-----------VP Singh Badnore (Administrator)

Dadra and Nagar Haveli---------------------Silvassa------------------------------N/A-------------Ashish Kundra (Administrator)
Daman & Diu-----------------------------------Daman-------------------------------N/A----------Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator)
National Capital Territory of Delhi—New Delhi----------Arvind Kejriwal------Najeeb Jung
Lakshadweep------------------------Kavaratti-------------------------N/A------------Farooq Khan (Administrator)

Puducherry-------------------------------Puducherry----------V. Narayanasamy ----------Kiran Bedi

Folk dances in India
S.No -------STATE -----------DANCE FORM
1 Andhra Pradesh------Kuchipudi.,Kottam
2 Assam-----Ojapali,Bihu,Ankia Nat
3 Arunachal Pradesh--------Lion and Peacock dance,Chalo,Popir,Bardo Chham,Aji Lamu
4 Bihar------Jata Jatin,Faguna or Fag,Purbi,Bidesia
5 Chhatisgarh---Panthi, Raut Nacha
6 Gujarat-------Dandya Ras,Garba Lasya Nritya,Bhavai,Garba,Rasila,Trippan
7 Goa------Fugdi,Dekhnni,Tarangamel,Dhalo
8 Haryana---Swang,Khoria,Gugga dance,Loor,Sang,Dhama
9 Himachal Pradesh-----Luddi Dance,Munzra,Kanayala,Giddha,Parhaun,Hikat
10 Jammu and Kashmir-----Rouf,Chakri
11 Jharkhand--------Karma
12 Karnataka-----------Yakshagana,Bayalata,Simha Nutrya,Dollu,Kunitha,Veeragase
13 Kerala---------Chakiarkoothu,Kathakali,Mohiniattam,Ottam Thullal,Chavittu Natakam,Kaikotti
Kalai,Koodiyattam,Krishnavattam,Mudiyettu,Tappatri Kai,Theyyam
14 Lakshadweep-----------Lava
15 Madhya Pradesh-------Macha,Lota,Pandvan,Tertali,Charkula,Jawara,Matki dance,Phulpatti dance,Grida
dance,Maanch,Gaur maria dance
16 Mizoram---------------Chiraw (Bamboo Dance)
17 Manipur-------------Thang ta,Dhol cholom,Manipuri
18 Maharashtra-------Tamasha,Dahi Kala,Lavani,Lezim
19 Odisha----------Odissi,Savari,Ghumara,Paika,Chhau,Gotipua
20 Puducherry------Garadi
21 Punjab------Bhangra,Giddha,Daff,Dhaman,Malwai,Jhumar,,Karthi,Kikli,Sammi,Dandass,Ludi,Jindua
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22 Rajasthan -----Ghumar,Chakri,Gangaur,Jhulan,Leela,Jhuma,Suisini,Ghapal,Kalbelia
23 Sikkim -----Singhi chham,Yak Chaam,Maruni,Rechungma
24 Tamil Nadu------Bharatnatyam,Kumi,Kolattam,Kavadi,Karagattam,Theru koothu,Bommal
attam,Puliyaattam,Oyilattam
25 Telangana-----------Perini Thandavam,Dappu,Lambadi
26 Tripura--------Hojagiri,Goria,Lebang Boomani
27 Uttarakhand------Chholiya,Jagars,Thali-Jadda,Jhainta,Barada Nat
28 Uttar Pradesh Nautanki-------Raslila,Kajri,Jhora,Chhapeli,Jaita
29 West Bengal-------Jatra,Chau,Kathi

Classical Dances in India
1)Bharatanatyam-----------Tamil Nadu
2)Kathak-------------Northern and Western India
3)Kathakali--------------Kerala
4)Kuchipudi -----------Andhra Pradesh
5)Odissi-----------------Odisha
6)Sattriya----------------Assam
7)Manipuri----------------Manipur
8)Mohiniyattam-------------Kerala
9)Chhau--------------Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand
10)Gaudiya Nritya -----------------West Bengal
11)Ghoomar ----------------------Rajasthan
12)Thang Ta ----------------------------Manipur
List of Revolutions in the field of Agriculture in India
 Black Revolution – Petroleum Production

 Blue Revolution – Fish Production
 Brown Revolution – Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production
 Golden Fibre Revolution – Jute Production
 Golden Revolution – Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production
 Green Revolution – Food grains
 Grey Revolution – Fertilizer
 Pink Revolution – Onion production/Pharmaceutical(India)/Prawn production
 Red Revolution – Meat and Tomato Production
 Round Revolution – Potato
 Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton
 Silver Revolution – Egg/Poultry Production
 White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) – Milk/Dairy production
 Yellow Revolution – Oil Seeds production
 Evergreen Revolution – Overall development of Agriculture

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IMPORTANT DAYS
List of International & National Important Days
January
Date Day Observed
World Day of Peace
Jan 1
Global Family Day
Jan 6 World Day For War Orphans
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Jan 9
NRI Day
Jan 12 National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
Jan 14 International Kite Festival - Ahemdabad
Jan 15 Army Day
Jan 18 National Immunization Day(Polio Day)
Jan 19 Idaho Human Rights Day/Martin Luther King Day
Jan 21 Meghalaya Day
St. Agnes Day
World Hug Day
Tripura Day
th
Jan 23 118 Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose /National
Day of Patriotism / Desh Prem Divas.
Jan 24 Rashtriya Balika Diwas/National Girl Child Day
World Leprosy Day
Himachal Pradesh Day/ Statehood Day
Jan 25
National Tourism Day
National Voter Day
Indian Republic day
Jan 26
International Customs Day
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of
Jan 27
the Holocaust
Jan 28 Data Protection Day
Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi(Martyrs/Sarvodaya
Jan 30
Day),National Cleanliness Day
Jan 31 World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
Date Day Observed
Feb 1 Indian Coast Guard Day
Feb 2 World Wetlands Day
Feb 4 World Cancer Day
Feb 5 Kashmir Solidarity Day
Feb 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
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Feb 7 Rose day

Feb 8 World Marriage Day
Feb 10 National Deworming Day
Feb 11 World Day of the Sick
Feb 13 World Radio Day
Feb 14 Saint Valentine’s Day

Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice
Feb 21 International Mother Language Day
Feb 22 World Thinking day
Feb 23 World Rotary Day
Feb 24 Central Excise Day
Feb 25 World Sustainable Energy Day
Feb 27 International Polar Bear Day
National Science Day
Feb 28
Rare Disease Day
March
Date Day Observed
Mar 1 Zero Discrimination Day
World Wildlife Day
Mar 3 International Sex Worker Rights Day
National Defence Day
National Security Day
Mar 4 Bus Day (Bengaluru)
World Maths Day
Mar 8 International Women's Day
Mar 9 Commonwealth Day
Mar 10 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day
Mar 12 World Kidney Day
World Sleep Day
Mar 13
World Rotaract Day
Mar 14 World Pie day
World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 15
World Contact Day
Mar 18 National Ordinance Factories Day
International Day of Happiness
Mar 20 World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
World sparrow day
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Poetry Day
International Day of Nowruz
Mar 21
World Down Syndrome Day
International Day of Forests
Sun-Earth Day
Mar 22 World Water Day
Mar 23 World Meteorological Day
World Tuberculosis Day
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human
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Mar 24 Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

International Day for Achievers
World TB Day
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar 25
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff
Members
Mar 26 World Purple day
World Theatre Day

Mar 27
World Drama day
April
Date Day Observed
Prevention of Blindness Week
Apr 1 April Fools' Day
Orissa Day
World Autism Awareness Day
Apr 2
International Children's Book Day
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine
Action
Apr 4
World Rat Day
International Pillow Fight Day
Apr 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
Apr 7
World Health Day
Apr 8 World Romani Day
International Day of Human Space Flight
Apr 12
World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day
Indian Women's Savings Day
Apr 14
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar-Birth Anniversary
Apr 16 Emancipation Day
International Special Librarians Day - Information Ethics Day
Apr 17
World Haemophilia Day
Apr 18 World Heritage Day
Apr 22 World Earth Day
World Book and Copyright Day
Apr 23
English Language Day
World Day for Animals in Laboratories
Apr 24
National Panchayati Day
Apr 25 World Malaria Day
World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 26
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
Apr 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Apr 29 International Dance Day
International Guide Dog Day
Apr 30 International Jazz Day

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May
Date Day Observed
International Labour Day
May 1
Maharashtra Day
May 2 World Naked Gardening Day
World Press Freedom Day
May 3 World Laughter Day
International Energy Day
May 4 International Firefighters' Day

International Midwives' Day
May 5
World Asthma Day
World Red Cross Day
May 8
World Thalassaemia Day
World Migratory Bird Day
May 9
World Fair Trade Day
May 10 Mother's Day
May 11 National Technology Day
May 12 International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of Families
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 17
World Hypertension Day
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 21
Anti Terrorism Day
May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 23
World Turtle Day
May 25 World Children’s Missing Day
May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 31 World No-Tobacco Day
June
Date Day Observed
Global Day of Parents
June 1 "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
World Milk Day
June 2 International Sex Workers Day
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day
June 7 Cancer Survivors Day
June 8 World Oceans Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labour
International Albinism Awareness Day
June 13
World Naked Bike Day
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 17
International Criminal Court Day
June 20 World Refugee Day
International Day of Yoga
Father's Day
June 21
World Music Day
T-Shirt Day
Public Service Day
June 23 International Widows' Day
International Olympic Day
June 25 Day of the Seafarer
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 29 National Statistics Day
July
Date Day Observed
International Joke Day
July 1
National Doctor's Day
July 2 World Sports Journalists Day
July 4 International Day of Cooperatives(first Saturday in July)
World Zoonoses Day
July 6
International Kissing Day
July 7 Global Forgiveness Day
World Population Day
July 11
State Bank Foundation Day
July 12 World Malala day
World Youth Skills Day
July 15
Pay Roll Savings Day
July 17 International Justice Day
July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day
July 26 Kargil Vijay Diwas
World Hepatitis Day
July 28
World Nature conservation day
July 29 World Tiger Day
International Day of Friendship
July 30
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
August
Date Day Observed
Aug 1 World Breastfeeding Day
International Forgiveness Day
st
Aug 2 International Friendship Day(1 Sunday)
Aug 6 Hiroshima Day
Aug 7 National Handloom Day
Aug 8 World Cat Day
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
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Aug 9 Nagasaki Peace Day

Kranti Diwas (Quit India Movement Day)
Aug 12 International Youth Day
Aug 13 International Lefthanders Day
Aug 14 Pakistan Independence Day
Aug 15 Indian Independence Day
World Humanitarian Day
Aug 19
World Photography Day
World Mosquito Day
Aug 20
Sadbhavana Diwas
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its
Aug 23
Abolition
Aug 26 Women's Equality Day
International Day against Nuclear Tests
Aug 29 Telugu Language Day
National Sports Day of India
Sanskrit Day
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Aug 30
Small Industry Day
September
Date Day Observed
Sep 2 World Coconut Day
International Day of Charity
Sep 5
National Teacher’s Day
Sep 7 Forgiveness Day
Sep 8 International Literacy Day
Sep 12 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
Sep 13 World Chocolate Day
Hindi Day
Sep 14
World First Aid Day
Sep 15 International Day of Democracy
Sep 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Sep 19 International Red Panda Day
International Day of Peace
Sep 21
World Alzheimer's Day
Sep 22 World Car Free Day
World Maritime Day
Sep 25
Social Justice Day
Sep 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
World Tourism Day
Sep 27
World Deaf Day
National Gunners Day
Sep 28
World Rabies Day
Sep 29 World Heart Day
Sep 30 International Translation Day

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October
Date Day Observed
International Day of Older Persons
World Vegetarian Day
Oct 1
International Music Day - IMC
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
International Day of Non-Violence
World Farm Animals Day
Oct 2
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
World Smile Day
Oct 3 World Nature Day
Oct 4 World Animal Day
World Teachers’ Day
Oct 5 World Habitat Day(first Monday in October)
World Architecture Day
Oct 8 National Air force Day
World Sight Day

World Post Day
Oct 9
World Egg Day
World Mental Health Day
Oct 10
National Postal Day
Oct 11 International Day of the Girl Child
Oct 12 World Arthritis day
International Day for Disaster Reduction
Oct 13
World Calamity Control Day
World Standards Day
Oct 14
World Maths Day
International Day of Rural Women
Oct 15 Global Handwashing Day
World White cane day
Oct 16 World Food Day
Oct 17 Anti Poverty Day
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 20 World Statistics Day
World Osteoporosis Day
United Nations Day
Oct 24 World Development Information Day
Indo Tibetan Border Police Raising day
Oct 25 World Mother-in-Law's Day
Oct 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Oct 30 World Thrift Day
World Cities Day
Oct 31 World Savings Day
Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel)

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November
Date Day Observed
World Vegan Day
Nov 1
Rajyotsava Day (Karnataka Formation Day)
Nov 2 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Nov 5 World Radiography day
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the
Nov 6
Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 7 Infant Protection day
Nov 8 World services day
Legal Service Day
Nov 9
World Orphans Day (Second Monday of Nov)
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Nov 10
Transport Day
World Diabetes Day
Nov 14 National Children's Day
International Girls Day (confidence coalition)
Nov 15 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Nov 16 International Day for Tolerance
World Student day
Nov 17 National Journalism day
Nov 18 World Adult day

World Toilet Day
World Philosophy Day
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
Nov 19
International Men's Day
World Citizen day
National Integration Day - India (Indira Gandhi's birthday)
Universal Children’s Day
Nov 20
World Philosophy Day
World Television Day
Nov 21
World Hello Day
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Nov 25
World Non Veg Prevention Day
Nov 26 National Law Day
Nov 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Nov 30 Flag Day
December
Date Day Observed
Dec 1 World AIDS Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 2 World Pollution Prevention Day
World Computer literacy day
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec 3
World Disabled Day
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Dec 4 Indian Navy Day

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
Dec 5
World Soil Day
Dec 6 Orange Festival(Poland)
International Civil Aviation Day
Dec 7 World Choral Day
National Armed Forces Flag Day
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of
the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
Dec 9 International Anti-Corruption Day
Balika Divas
Dec 10 Human Rights Day
Dec 11 International Mountain Day
Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day
Dec 15 International Tea Day
Dec 17 International Day Against Violence Against Sex Workers
International Migrants Day
Dec 18
National Minority Rights Day
Dec 19 Goa’s Libration Day
Dec 20 International Human Solidarity Day
Kisan Divas (Ch. Charan Singh's Birth Anniversary)
Dec 23
(Farmer's Day)
Dec 26 CRPF foundation day
Dec 29 International Bio-diversity day

List of countries with their capitals, currencies
European Countries Capital Currency
United Kingdom London Pound Sterling
France Paris Euro
Spain Madrid Euro
Portugal Lisbon Euro

Germany Berlin Euro
Italy Rome Euro
Vatican City Vatican Euro
Malta Valletta Euro
Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc
Belgium Brussels Euro
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro
Denmark Copenhagen Krone

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Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

Sweden Stockholm Krona
Finland Helsinki Euro
Estonia Tallinn Euro
Latvia Riga Euro
Lithuania Vilnius Euro
Belarus Minsk Belarusian ruble
Ukraine Kiev Ukrainian hryvnia
Poland Warsaw Zloty
Czech Republic Prague Koruna
Austria Vienna Euro
Albania Tirana Lek
Bosnia Sarajevo Convertible mark
Bulgaria Sofia Lev
Croatia Zagreb Kuna
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian denar
Moldova Chișinău Moldovan leu
Romania Bucharest Romanian leu
Slovakia Bratislava Euro
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro
Hungary Budapest Forint
Greece Athens Euro
Cyprus Nicosia Euro
Ireland Dublin Euro / Pound Sterling
Iceland Reykjavík Icelandic króna
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro
North Capital Currency Language

American Nations
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's East Caribbean dollar English
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar English
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian dollar English

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Belize Belmopan Belize dollar English
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar English,French
Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colón Spanish
Cuba Havana Peso Spanish
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar English, French
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish
El Salvador San Salvador United States dollar Spanish
Grenada St. George's East Caribbean dollar English
Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal Spanish
Haiti Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde French

Haitian Creole
Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran lempira Spanish
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar English
Mexico Mexico City Peso Spanish
Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan córdoba Spanish, English
Panama Panama City Panamanian balboa, Spanish

United States dollar
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar English
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar English
Saint Vincent and the Kingstown East Caribbean dollar English

Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago English
dollar
United States Washington, D.C. United States dollar No Federal Language
South Capital Currency Language

American Nations
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Spanish
Bolivia La Paz Boliviano Spanish
Brazil Brasília Real Portuguese

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Chile Santiago Peso Spanish
Colombia Bogotá Peso Spanish
Ecuador Quito United States dollar Spanish
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar English
Paraguay Asunción Guaraní Spanish
Peru Lima Nuevo sol Spanish
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Dutch
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso Spanish
Venezuela Caracas Bolívar fuerte Spanish
AfricanNations Capital Currency Official language(s)

Algeria Algiers Algerian dinar Arabic
Angola Luanda Kwanza Portuguese
Benin Porto Novo West African CFA franc French
Botswana Gaborone Pula English
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA franc French
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc French
Cameroon Yaoundé Central African CFA French, English

franc
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo Portuguese
Central African Bangui Central African CFA French

Republic franc
Chad N'Djamena Central African CFA French, Arabic

franc
Comoros Moroni Comorian franc Arabic, French,
Congo Kinshasa Congolese franc French
Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian Franc Arabic, French
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound Arabic

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Equatorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA Spanish, French,

franc Portuguese
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic, English
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr Amharic
Gabon Libreville Central African CFA French

franc
Gambia Banjul Dalasi English
Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi English
Guinea-Bissau Bissau West African CFA franc Portuguese
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French
Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro West African CFA franc French
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling English
Lesotho Maseru Loti English
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Arabic
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary French
AfricanNations Capital Currency Official language(s)
Malawi Lilongwe Malawian kwacha English
Mali Bamako West African CFA franc French
Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian Ouguiya Arabic
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee English
Morocco Rabat Moroccan dirham Arabic
Mozambique Maputo Mozambican metical Portuguese
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar English
Niger Niamey West African CFA franc French
Nigeria Abuja Nigerian naira English
Republic of Congo Brazzaville Central African CFA French

franc
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc French, English
Senegal Dakar West African CFA franc French
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee English, French

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Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali, Arabic
South Africa Cape Town, and South African rand English

Pretoria
South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound English
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound Arabic, English
Swaziland Lobamba Lilangeni English
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese
Dobra
Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling English
Togo Lomé West African CFA franc French
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic
Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling English
Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha English
Zimbabwe Harare United States dollar and English

South African rand
OceaniaNations Capital Currency Language
Australia Canberra Australian dollar English
Fiji Suva Fijian dollar English
Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar English

Australian dollar
Marshall Islands Majuro United States dollar English
Micronesia Palikir United States dollar English
Nauru No official Australian dollar English

Capital
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar English
Palau Ngerulmud , United States dollar English

Melekeok
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina English
Samoa Apia Tala English

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Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar English
Tonga Nuku'alofa Paʻanga English
Tuvalu Funafuti Tuvaluan dollar English

Australian dollar
Vanuatu Port Vila Vanuatu vatu French, English
Public Sector Banks, Headquarter & Tagline

S.No Bank Name Headquarters Tagline
Amsterdam,
1 ABN AMRO Making more possible.
Netherland
2 Allahabad Bank Kolkata A Tradition of Trust.
3 Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks.
4 Axis Bank Mumbai Badhti Ka naam Zindagi.
5 Bank of America Charlotte, USA Higher Standards.
6 Bank of Baroda Vadodara India’s International Bank.
7 Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond banking.
8 Bhartiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Empowering Women.
9 Bank of Maharashtra Pune One family one bank.
10 BNP Paribas Paris The Bank for the changing world.
11 Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can.
12 Central Bank of India Mumbai “Central To you Since 1911”.
13 CITI Bank New York, USA The City never sleeps.
14 Corporation Bank Mangalore A Premier Public Sector Bank.
15 Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala Tann. Mann. Dhan
16 Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank.
17 Deutsche Bank Frankfurt, Germany A Passion to perform.
You focus on exports. We cover the
18 ECGC Bank Mumbai
risks.
19 HDFC Bank Mumbai We understand your world.
20 HSBC London The world’s local bank.
21 ICICI Bank Mumbai Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka.
22 IDBI Bank Mumbai Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Bada”.
23 Indian Bank Chennai Your Tech- Friendly Bank.
24 Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good people to grow with.
25 J & K Bank Srinagar, J&K Serving to Empower.

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26 Karnataka Bank Mangalore Your Family Bank, Across India.

27 Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Smart Way to Bank.
28 Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai Let’s Make Money Simple.
29 Lakshmi Vilas Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu The changing face of prosperity.
30 Punjab National Bank New Delhi The name you can bank upon.
31 Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where service is a way of life.
Oriental Bank of Where every individual is
32 New Delhi
Commerce committed.
With you all the way, Pure Banking
33 SBI Mumbai Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on
us.
34 South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Experience next generation banking.
Standard Chartered
35 London Your Right Partner.
Bank
State Bank of Bikaner
36 Jaipur The Bank with a vision.
and Jaipur
State Bank of
37 Hyderabad You can always bank on us.
Hyderabad
38 State Bank of Mysore Bangalore Working for a better tomorrow.
39 State Bank of Patiala Patiala Blending Modernity with Tradition.
State Bank of
40 Thiruvananthapuram A long Tradition of Trust.
Travancore
Your Faithful And Friendly Financial
41 Syndicate Bank Manipal(Karnataka)
Partner.
42 UCO Bank Kolkata Honours Your Trust.
43 Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with.
44 United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with “U”.
45 Vijaya Bank Bangalore A friend you can bank on.
46 Yes Bank Mumbai Experience our Expertise.
47 Bandhan Bank Kolkata Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai
48 IDFC Bank Mumbai
49 Indusind Bank Mumbai We make you feel richer
50. Federal Bank Kochi, Kerala Your Perfect Banking Partner
Foreign Banks
S.No Bank Name Headquarters Tagline/Slogan
1 AB Bank Ltd Bangladesh
2 ABN-AMRO Bank N.V Amsterdam Making more possible
3 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Ltd Abu Dhabi Long Life Ambition
4 American Express Banking Corp New York

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5 Antwerp Diamond Bank NV Antwerp

6 BNP Paribas Paris The bank for a changing world
7 Bank of America N.T. & S.A Charlotte, North Carolina
8 Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait B.S.C Manama, Bahrain
9 Bank of Ceylon Colombo
10 Bank of Nova Scotia Toronto, Ontario
11 Barclays Bank PLC London
12 Calyon Bank Paris
13 Chinatrust Commercial Bank Taipei, Taiwan
14 Citibank N.A New York
15 Deutsche Bank (Asia) Frankfurt
16 DBS Bank Ltd Singapore Living, Breathing Asia
17 HSBC Ltd London
18 JPMorgan Chase Bank New York
19 JSC VTB Bank Moscow
20 Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd Bangkok
21 Mashreq Bank PSC Dubai
22 Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd Tokyo
23 Oman International Bank S.A.O.G
24 Shinhan Bank Seoul The Bank of Pride
25 Societe Generale Paris Building team spirit together
Your Trusted Partner in Innovative
26 Sonali Bank Dhaka
Banking
27 Standard Chartered Bank London
28 State Bank of Mauritius Ltd
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
29 Tokyp
Ltd
30 UBS AG Basel and Zürich We Will Not Rest
SPORTS TERMS
ATHLETICS:- baton, bell lap,
decathlon, discus, false start,
field, foul, hammer,
heptathlon, high jump, hurdles,
javelin, lane, lap, long jump,
marathon, middle-distance,
pole-vault, relay, record, shot
put, sprint, starting blocks,
steeplechase, track, track and

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field, triple jump, Cross

Country, etc.
Alley, Back Alley, Backcourt, Balk, Baseline,

Carry, Center or Base Position, Center Line,
Clear, Court, Drive, Drop, Fault, Feint, Flick,
Forecourt, Hairpin Net Shot, Halfcourt Shot,
Kill, Let, Long Service Line, Match, Midcourt,
Net Shot, Push Shot, Racquet, Rally, Serve,
Service Court, Short Service Line,
Badminton Shuttlecock, Smash, Wood Shot etc.
Pinching, Home run, Base runner, Throw, Perfect

Baseball game, Strike, Put out, etc.
Cue, cannon, baulk, pot scratch, long jenny, short

Billiards jenny, frame, spider, short and long rest, in-off, etc.
Accidental Butt, Bleeder, Bolo Punch, Bout,

Brawler, Break, Buckle, Canvas, Card,
Caught Cold, Clinch, Corkscrew Punch,
Cornerman, Counterpunch, Cross, Cutman,
Dive, Eight Count, Glass Jaw, Haymaker,
Kidney Punch Liver Shot, Low Blow, Mauler,
Neutral Corner, Plodder, Ring
G eneralship, Roughhousing,
Southpaw, Spar, Stablemate, Technical
Boxing Knockout, Walkout Bout, Whiskers etc.
Contract bridge, duplicate bridge, tricks, suite ,

Bridge rubber, trump, grand slam, little slam, etc.
Pull, Cue, Hit, Object ball, Break shot, Scoring,

Billiards & Snooker Cushion billiards, etc. , etc.
Knock. out, Round, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Upper-cut,

Boxing Kidney punch, Timing, Foot work, etc.
Chess Gambit, stalemate, move, resign, checkmate, etc.
Hat-trick, maiden, follow-on, declare, bowled,

caught, run-out, leg before wicket(LBW), stumped,
striker, slips, gully, short leg, silly, mid-on, point,
cover, mid-off, bouncer, beamer, googly, full toss,
Cricket drive, cut, pull, hook, flick, etc.
Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Point race, Trackrace, etc.
Attacker, Back Heel, Back Pass, Ball Carrier, Bending

the Ball, Bicycle Kick, Center Spot, Corner Flag,
Football Corner Kick, Cross, Defender, Direct Free Kick,

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Dribble, Far Post, FIFA, Futsal, Give and Go, Goal

Line, Goal Mouth, Goalkeeper, Header, Indirect Free
Kick, Inswinger, Kickoff, Man to Man Marking,
Midfielder, Nearpost, Obstruction, Offside
Trap,Offside, One-Touch Pass, Penalty Spot, Red Card,
Striker, Sweepe, Tackle, Volley etc.
ace, albatross, double eagle, all square,

approach putt, apron, ball mark, ballooning,
beach, birdie, blind shot, bogey, bunker,
caddy, chip, Claw grip, condor, dogleg, dub,
flag, Four-Ball, Mulligan, off the deck, peg,
Golf sand trap, tee shot etc.
Aerial, Back Handspring, Back Somersault, Double

Back, Double Twist, Flyaway, Front Hip Pullover,
Front Pike Somersault, Front Split, Front Walkover,
Gienger, Handstand, Hip Circle, Miller, Pike, Rudi,
Straddle, Swedish Fall, Tsukahara, Tuck, Whip Back
Gymnastics etc.
Centre, defender, forward, half, penalty-stroke,

penalty corner, push-in, free-hit, striking circle goal,
goal-line, touch-line, goal keeper, off-side, foul,
Hockey stick, carry, dribble, tiebreaker, trapping, etc.
Horse Race course, steeplechase, bets, bookies, jockey,

Racing punter, etc.
Judo Cocoa, Blue, white, Green belt, etc.
Mallet, bunker, chukker, handicap, goal, sixty yarder,

Polo etc.
Shooting Bag, bull’s eye, marksmanship, plug, skeet, etc.
Add Up, Anchor, Approved Meet, Backstroke, Banner,

Beep, Bonus Heat, Bottom, Breaststroke, Bull Pen,
Bulletin, Cap, Car pool, Cards, Check-In, Check-Out,
Course, Dryland, False Start, Freestyle, Gun Lap,
Heats, Jump, Lane Lines, Paddle, Parka, Pool, Pull
Swimming Buoy, Relays, Split, Stroke, Yardage etc.
Backhand, Backspin, Block, Chop, Closed, Dead ball,

Doubles, Drive, Drop shot, Expedite rule, Forehand,
Inverted, Let, Lob, Long pips, Loop, Match, Medium-
long, Open, Penhold, Pips-in, Pips-out, Push, Receive,
Seemiller, Serve, Set, Shakehands, Short, Sidespin,
Table Tennis Skunk, Smash, Topspin etc.
smash, cross-court, passing shot,backhand,

forehand,slice, top-spin,serve, dropshot, lob, down-
Tennis the-line, deuce, tie-breaker, set, game, grand slam,

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ace, volley, etc.
Assist, Attack, Attack line, Back row attack, Block,

Block assist, Campfire defense, Carry, Center line
violation, Chester, Coach kill, Cover the hitter, Cut
shot, Deep dish, Dig, Facial, Fish, Floater, Friendly fire,
Free ball, Heat, Husband-and-wife-play, Jedi defense,
Joust, Jump serve, Kill, Kong, Line shot, Lollipop,
Mintonette, Monument valley, Net violation, Paint
brush, Pancake, Pepper, Prince/Princess of whales,
Quick set, Rainbow, Red card, Redwood, Roof,
Screening, Service ace, Set, Shank, Side out, Six-pack,
Sizzle the pits, Spike, Strong side, Stuff, Tandem, Tip,
Volleyball Tool, Trap set, Tuna, Whale, Yellow card etc.
Bulking, bitch tits, shredded, Six pack, Feeling the

Burn, Power Rack, Smith Machine, Muscle Memory,
Pump and Toners, Cardio Bunny, Plateau, Vascularity,
Supersets, Drop Sets/Strip Sets, Periodization,
Weight Lifting Pyramiding, Standard Plates and Bars etc.
Wrestling Free style, Hal Nelson, Point, Heave, etc.
famous sports stadiums- India & World
S. STADIUM NAME LOCATION SPORT GAME

No. ATTACHED
1. Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket
2. HPCA Stadium DHARAMSHALA, Cricket

HIMACHAL PRADESH
3. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Cricket
4. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket
5. Eden Gardens Kolkata , West Bengal Cricket

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6. Gymkhana Ground Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket

7. Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket
8. Khanderi Cricket Stadium Rajkot , Gujarat Cricket
9. Subrata Roy Sahara Pune , Maharashtra Cricket
Stadium
10. Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai , Football And Cricket
Maharashtra
11. New Vca Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket
12. Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Cricket Ground
13. Rajiv Gandhi International Hyderabad , Andhra Cricket
Stadium Pradesh
14. Apca-Vdca Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Cricket
Pradesh
15. Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada, Andhra Cricket
Pradesh
16. Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Mostly Used For Cricket
17. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose
18. IPCL Sport Complex Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket
19. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh Multipurpose
20. Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Football & Cricket
21. Maulana Azad Stadium Jammu , Jammu & Cricket
Kashmir
22. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Cricket
Pradesh
23. Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior , Madhya Cricket
Pradesh
24. Nahar Singh Stadium Faridabad, Haryana Cricket
25. Madhav Rao SC India Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket
Ground
26. Sector 16 Stadium Chandigarh Cricket
27. Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Cricket (Multipurpose)
28. University Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, Football (Multipurpose)
Kerala
29. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Delhi Multipurpose

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30. Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Cricket And Football
31. Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad , Gujarat Cricket

32. Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara , Gujarat Cricket
33. Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar, Jammu & Cricket

Kashmir
34. Sawai Mani Singh Stadium Jaipur , Rajasthan Cricket
35. Gandhi Sports Complex Amritsar , Punjab Currently Used For Cricket
Ground
36. Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Orissa Cricket
37. M. Chinnasawami Stadium Bangalore , Karnataka Cricket
38. Vca Ground Nagpur , Maharashtra Cricket
39. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Cricket
Pradesh
40. Green Park Stadium Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh Cricket
41. Brabourne Stadium Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket
42. Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Nanded, Maharashtra Cricket
43. Fort Maidan Palakkad, Kerala Football
44. Dilip Tirkey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey
45. Birsa Munda Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey
46. Kalinga Stadium Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha Hockey
47. Mahindra Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey
48. Dhyan Chand Astroturf Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Hockey
49. Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Thane, Maharashtra Football
50. Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana, Punjab Football
51 Hyderabad, Telangana
Gachibowli

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#static_gk #post_19 #ibps
IMPORTANT AIRPORTS IN INDIA
SUPERLATIVES- WORLD & INDIA

SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA)
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Superlatives of World
Longest/Largest/Bigg Name & Location Longest/Largest/Biggest/ Name & Location

est/Smallest Smallest
Biggest Bell Great Bell, Moscow Largest Continent Asia
Biggest Cinema House Roxy, New York Largest Coral Formation The Great Barrier Reef,
Australia
Biggest city(area) Mount Isa, Australia Largest Country(area) Russia
Biggest Flower Raffesia(Java) Largest China
Country(population)
Biggest Library Library of the congress Largest Dam Grand Coulee, USA
Washington
Biggest Museum British Museum, London Largest Delta Sundarbans, India
Brightest Planet Venus Largest Democracy India
Brightest Star Sirius Largest Desert Sahara, Africa
Broadest Strait Davis Strait Largest Diamond The Cullinan
Busiest Canal Baltic White Sea Canal Largest Diamond Mine Kimbarley, South Africa
Busiest port Rotterdam, Netherland Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico
Coldest Place Vostok, Antarctica Largest Island Greenland
Deepest & Biggest The Pacific Largest lake(artificial) Lake volta, Ghana
Ocean
Deepest lake Baikal, Russia Largest lake(fresh water) Lake Superior, USA
Driest Place Atacama Desert, South Largest lake(salt water ) Caspian Sea
Africa
Farthest Planet Neptune Largest land animal African Elephant
Fastest Animal Cheetah Largest Mammal Whale
Fastest Bird Peregrine Falcon Largest Mosque Masjid-al-Haram, Saudi
Arabia
Highest Capital city La Paz, Bolivia Largest Palace Imperial Palace, China
Highest City Wen Chuan, China Largest Park National Park, Greenland
Highest lake Titicaca, Bolivia Largest Peninsula Arabia

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Highest Melting Point Tungsten Largest Planet Jupiter

Highest Mountain Peak Everest, Nepal Largest Railway Platform Grand Central Terminal,
New York
Highest Mountain Himalayas Largest River Basin Amazon Basin
Range
Highest Plateau Pamir, Tibet Largest river by volume Amazon
Highest Volcano Ojes del Salado, Chile Largest Sea Caspian Sea
Highest Waterfall Salto Angel Falls, Largest Sea bird Albatross
Venezuela
Hottest Planet Venus Largest Stadium Strahov Stadium, Prague,
Czech
Largest Archipelago Indonesia Largest Volcano Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Largest Asian Desert Gobi, Mongolia Lightest Gas Hydrogen
Largest Bay Hudson Bay, Canada Lightest Metal Lithium
Largest Bird Ostrich Longest & Deepest Rail Seikan Tunnel, Japan
Tunnel
Largest Church Basilica of St. Peter, Longest & Largest Canal Le Rove Tunnel, France
Rome(Vatican city) Tunnel
Largest Tokyo, Japan Narrowest Strait Chaliks
City(population)
Longest Animal Blue Whale Nearest Planet Mercury
Longest Corridor Rameshwaram temple Rainiest place Cherrapunji, India
Corridor, India
Longest Day June 21 Shortest Day Dec 22
Longest Epic The Mahabharata Slowest animal Snail
Longest Jump animal Kangaroo Smallest Bird Humming Bird
Longest life- Tortoise Smallest Continent Australia
Span(animal)
Longest Mountain Andes, South America Smallest Planet Mercury
Range
Longest Non stop train Flying Scoutsman Tallest Animal Giraffe
Longest poisonous King Cobra Tallest Building Bhurj Khalifa, UAE
snake
Longest port Tallest Minaret Great Morocco
Hassan Mosque
Longest Railway Trans-Siberian Railway Tallest Minaret(free Qutub Minar, India
standing)
Longest Railway Lower Zambeji, Africa Tallest Statue Statue of Liberty, New
Bridge York,USA
Longest Railway Gorakhpur, UP, India Tallest Tower Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan
Platform
Longest River Nile Wingless Bird Kiwi
Longest River Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha, Longest Wall Great wall of China
India
Longest Strait Tartar Strait Longest wing spread bird Albatross
Longest Tunnel(road) Laerdal, Norway Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee

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Superlatives of India
Longest/Largest/Highest etc Name & Location

Biggest Cave temple Ellora, Maharashtra
Biggest Hotel Oberai- Sheraton, Mumbai

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Biggest Mosque Jama Masjid at Delhi

Biggest Stadium Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
Deepest River Valley Bhagirathi & Alaknanda, Uttarakhand
Fastest Train Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi
and Bhopal
Highest Airport Leh, Laddakh
Highest Award Bharat Ratna
Highest Battle Field Siachin Glacier
Highest Dam Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra
Highest Gateway Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur
Highest Lake Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
Highest Peak Karkoram-2 or K-2
Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest, Nepal
Highest Railway Station Ghum (W. Bengal)
Highest rainfall Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Highest Road Road at Khardungla
Highest Tower Kutab Minar at Delhi
Highest Watefall Nohkalikai Falls in Shora, Meghalaya
Largest Animal Fair Sonepur, Bihar
Largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai
Largest Cave Amarnath, J&K
Largest Cave Temple Kailash Temple, Ellora Maharastra
Largest Church Saint Cathedral,Goa
Largest Delta Sunderbans Delta
Largest Desert Thar, Rajasthan
Largest District Kutch district, Gujarat
Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
Largest Fresh Water Lake Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh
Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab
Largest inland salt lake Sambhar lake
Largest Lake Wular Lake, Kashmir
Largest Lake (Saline Water) Chilka Lake, Orrisa
Largest Man- Made Lake Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Museum India Museum at Kolkata
Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Largest Populated City Mumbai
Largest Port Mumbai, Mahrashtra
Largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India
Largest River Island Majuli, Assam
Largest River without Delta Narmada and Tapti
Largest State (Area) Rajasthan
Largest State(Area) Rajasthan
Largest State(Population) Uttar Pradesh
Largest Zoo Zoological Garden at Alipur, Kolkata
Longest Beach Marina Beach, Chennai

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Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal
Longest Cantilever Span bridge Howrah Bridge, West Bengal

Longest Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha
Longest Electric Railway Line From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Highway NH-7 from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Platform Gorakhpur(UP)

Longest Railway Route From Assam to Kanyakumari
Longest River Ganga
Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest River in India The Ganges
Longest Road Grand Trunk Road
Longest Tributary river of India Yamuna
Longest Tunnel Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
Smallest State (Area) Goa
Smallest State (Population) Sikkim
State wise largest area under forest Madhya Pradesh
State with longest coastline Gujarat
State with longest coastline of Andhra Pradesh
South India
Tallest Statue Statue of Gomateshwar, Karnataka

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FIRST EVER:- INDIA AND WORLD

FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA)
First in the world
First in Name of the Person

First men to climb Mt. Everest Sherpa Tenzing Norgay & Sir Edmund Hillary
First man to reach North Pole Robert Peary
First man to reach South Pole Ronald Amundsen
First religion of the world Santosh Dharma
First country to print books China
First country to issue paper currency China
First country to start Civil Services China
Competition
First President of United States of America George Washington
First prime Minister of great Britain Robert Walpole
First secretary general of United Nations Trigve Li
First country to make education compulsory Prussia
First country to win the world cup Football Uruguay (1930)
First country to make a constitution United States of America
Pakistan’s fist Governor General Mohammed Ali Jinnah
First Summit of NAM was organized in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia)
First European to visit China Marco Polo
First men to fly an aeroplane Wright Brothers
First person to sail around the world Ferdinand Magellan
First country to send human to Moon United States of America
First country to launch satellite into space Russia (former USSR)
First country to host the modern Olympic Greece
Games
First President of the Republic of China Dr. Sun Yat-sen
First city to be attacked with Atom bomb Heroshima (Japan)
First Radio Telescope Satellite was Japan
launched into space by
First Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to V.I. Bulganin
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First University of the world Taxila University

First man to set foot on the Moon Nell Armstrong (U.S.A)
First man to go into space Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR)
First Space Shuttle Launched Columbia
First space ship landed on mars Viking –I (July,1976)
First woman Prime Minister of England Margaret Thacher
First woman Prime Minister of any Muslim Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
country
First woman Prime Minister of a country S. Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka)
First woman cosmonaut in space Valentina Tereshkova (USSR)
First woman to climb Mt. Everest Junko Tabei (Japan )
First deaf and dumb to cross the Srait of Taranath Shenoy (India)
Gibraltar
First woman president of UN General Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953)
assembly
First European Invader of Indian soil Alexander, The Great
First woman to reach the North pole Ms. Fran
First woman to reach Antartica Caroline Michaelson
First man to draw the map of earth Anexemander
First man to compile Encyclopaedia Aspheosis (Athens)
First eldest man to climb Mt. Event Richard Wass
First Asian to win Wimbledon Trophy Arthur Ashe (U.S.A)
First man to win Nobel Prize for Literature Rene F.A. & Suilt Pradhom (France )
First man to win Nobel Prize for Peace Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry
(France)
First man to win Nobel prize for Physics W.K. Roentgen (Germany)
First man to win Nobel prize for Chemistry J.H. Wenthoff (Howlland)
First man to win Nobel Prize Medicine A.E. Wonn Behring (Germany)
(Medical Science)
First man to win Nobel Prize Economics Ranger fish (Norway)& John Tinbergen
(Howlland)
First woman President of a country Maria Estela Peron (Argentina)
First Space Tourist (Male) Dennis Tito
First Space Tourist (Female) Mrs. Anousheh Ansari
First In India
First Persons
The first President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad
The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore
The first President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee
The first Muslim President of Indian National
Congress Badruddin Tayyabji
The first Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)
The first British Governor General of Bengal Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)
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The first British Viceroy of India Lord Canning

The first Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten
The first and the last Indian to be Governor General C. Rajgopalachari
The first man who introduced printing press in India James Hicky

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The first Indian to join the I.C.S Satyendra Nath Tagore

India’s first man in Space Rakesh Sharma
The first Prime Minister of India who resigned Morarji Desai
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa
The first Chief of Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive S.P.Sinha
The first President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakhir Hussain
The first Muslim President of Indian Republic Dr. Zakhir Hussain
The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Charan Singh
The first Field Marshal of India S.H.F. Manekshaw
The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V.Raman
The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Indian to cross English Channel Mihir Sen
The first Person to receive Jnanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup
The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
The first Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Education Minister Abdul Kalam Azad
The first Home minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
The first Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukherjee
The first Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
The first Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee
The first person to get Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma
The first Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen
The first person to receive Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Hargovind Khurana
The first Chinese traveller to visit India Fahein
The first person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu
The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen
The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hirala J. Kania
The first Indian Pilot J.R.D. Tata (1929)
The first lady to become Miss World Rita Faria
The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma
The first woman Governor of a state in free India Mrs Sarojini Naidu
The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly Shanno Devi
The first woman Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi
The first woman Minister in a Government Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav
The first woman President of Indian National Mrs Annie Besant
The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal
The first woman Graduates Kadambini Ganguly and
The first woman Airline Pilot Durba Banerjee
The first woman Honours Graduate Kamini Roy, 1886
The first woman Olympic medal Winner Karnam Malleswari, 2000
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The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner Kamlijit Sandhu
The first woman Lawyer Cornelia Sorabjee
The first woman President of United Nations General Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew
The first woman Director General of Police Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

The first woman Judge Anna Chandy (She became judge in a
The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh
The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
The first woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora
The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla
The first woman IPS officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi
The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India Razia Sultan
The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha
The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa
The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs Indira Gandhi
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashpurna Devi
The first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Aruna Sethi
First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame
First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien
First Exclusive internet magazine Bharat Samachar
First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe Indrani Rehman
First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee, 1885
First Muslim President of the Indian National Badruddin Tayyabji
First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh
First Graduate in Medicine Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty
India's First University Nalanda University
India's First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University
India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a P.V.Narasimha Rao
First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan
First British to Visit India Hawkins
First Test tube baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha)
First Post Office Opened in India Kolkata(1727)

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List of International lines & Boundaries

Durand Line is the line demarcating the boundaries of Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by Sir
Mortimer Durand.
Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland. The Germans retreated to this line in 1917 during
World War I
Mason-Dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United State.
Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim.
Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India and China. China did not
recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962.
Medicine Line is the border between Canada and the United States.
Order-Neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order and Neisse rivers,
adopted at the Poland Conference (Aug 1945) after World War II.
Radcliffe Line was drawn up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, demarcating the boudary between India and Pakistan. Siegfried
Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France.
17th Parallel defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before two were united.
24th Parallel is the line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not
recognized by India
26th Parallel south is a circle of latitude which crosses through Africa, Australia and South America.
38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea.
49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

Cultural (27)
 Agra Fort (1983)
 Ajanta Caves (1983)
 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar (2016)
 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
 Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
 Elephanta Caves (1987)
 Ellora Caves (1983)
 Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
 Great Living Chola Temples (1987)
 Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
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 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)

 Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)
 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
 Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
 Mountain Railways of India (1999)
 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (2014)
 Red Fort Complex (2007)
 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
 Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
 Taj Mahal (1983)
 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)
Natural (7)
 Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (2014)
 Kaziranga National Park (1985)
 Keoladeo National Park (1985)
 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
 Sundarbans National Park (1987)
 Western Ghats (2012)
Mixed (1)
 Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)
List of Countries and its parliament

Countries Parliaments
Afghanistan Shoora
Andorra General Council
Albania People’s Assembly
Azerbaijan Melli Majlis
Algeria National People’s Assembly
Angola National People’s Assembly
Argentina National Congress
Australia Federal Parliament
Austria National Assembly
Bahamas General Assembly
Bahrain Consultative Council
Bangladesh Jatiya Sansad
Belize National Assembly
Bhutan Tshogdu
Bolivia National Congress
Brazil National Congress
Brunei National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly

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Britain Parliment (House of Common’s & House of Lords)

Bulgaria Narodno Subranie.
Cambodia National Assembly
Congo Democratic Rep. of National Legislative Council
Colombia Congress
Canada Parliament
China National People’s Congress
Chile Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Comoros Legislative Council and Senate
Costa Rice Legislative Council and Senate
Crotia Sabor
Cuba National Assembly of People’s Power
Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Denmark Folketing
Ecuador Natinal Congress
El Salvador Legislative Assembly
East Timor Constituent Assembly
Ethiopia Federal Council and House of Representative
Egypt People’s Assembly
Fiji Islands Senate & House of Representative
France National Assembly
Finland Eduskusta (Parliament)
Germany Bundestag(Lower House),Bundesrat(UpperHouse)
Guyana National Assembly
Greece Chamber of Deputies
Hungary National Assembly
Iceland Althing
India Parliament
Indonesia People’s Consultative Assembly
Iran Majlis
Iraq National Assembly
Israel Knesset
Italy Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Japan Diet
Jordan National Assembly
Korea(North) Supreme People’s Assembly
Korea(South) National Assembly
Kuwait National Assembly
Kenya National Assembly
Laos People’s Supreme Assembly
Labanon National Assembly
Lesotho National Assembly and Senate
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Lithuania Seimas
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Liberia National Assembly
Libya General People’s Congress
Malaysia Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
Maldives Majlis Madagascar
Mongolia Great People’s Khural
Montenegro Federal Assembly
Mozambique People’s Assembly
Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal National Panchayat
Netherlands The State General
Norway Storting
New Zealand Parliament (House of Representative)
Oman Monarchy
Pakistan National Assembly & Senate
Paraguay Senate & Chamber of Deputies
Philippines The Congress
Papua New Guinea National Parliament
Poland Sejm
Romania Great National Assembly
Russia Duma & Federal Council
Serbia Federal Assembly
Senegal National Assembly
Seychelles People’s Assembly
Somalia People’s Assembly
South Africa Rep. House of Assembly
Spain Cortes
Sweden Riksdag
Saudi Arabia Majlis Al Shura
Sudan National Assembly
Switzerland Federal Assembly
Syria People’s Council
Turkey Grand National Assembly
Tunisia National Assembly
USA Congress
Vietnam National Assembly
Venezuela National Congress
Zaire National Legislative Council
Zambia National Assembly.

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Important Food festival around world

Alba White Truffle Festival – Alba, Italy
Abergavenny Food Festival – Wales, UK
Baltic Herring Festival – Helsinki, Finland
Chinchilla Melon Festival(Watermelon) – Australia
Chocolate Festival – London, UK
International Mango Festival – New Delhi, India
Ivrea Orange Festival – Ivrea, Italy
Maine Lobster Festival – Rockland USA
Maslenitsa Festival (Pancake Festival) – Moscow, Russia
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival – Melbourne, Australia
Mistura Food Festival – Lima, Peru
Monkey Buffet Festival – Lopburi Province, Thailand
Oktoberfest – Munich, Germany
Onion Eating Festival – Spain
Orange Festival – Poland
Pancake Festival – Moscow, Russia
Potato Festival – Sweden
San Francisco Street Food Festival – San Francisco, USA
Tomato Festival – Spain
Vegetarian Festival – Thailand
Mountains and Mountain Ranges-- India & World

1)Kangchenjunga------------------------- Sikkim
2)Nanda Devi------------------------------Uttarakhand
3)Mana--------------------------------------- Uttarakhand
4)Nilgiri---------------------------------------- Tamilnadu , Kerala
5)Alps-------------------------------------------Europe
6)Mount Kilimanjaro-------------------------- Tanzania
7)Mount McKinley(Denali)-------------------North America
8)Aconcagua-----------------------------------Argentina
9)Mount Fuji-------------------------------------- Japan
10)The Himalayas(fold mountains)-------------the Himalayan ranges cover 6 nations namely, Tibet, India, Nepal,
Afghanistan, Bhutan and Pakistan. Highest Peak in India--- Kanchenjunga. It covers Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh as well as the hill regions of two states - Assam and West
Bengal.
11)Aravalli Mountain Ranges------The oldest mountain in India. It covers Rajasthan, Haryana , Delhi .Guru Shikhar
peak located at Mount Abu is the highest peak of the Aravallis
12)Vindhya Mountain Range---Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
13)The Satpura Range------ Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Gujara
14)The Karakoram Range--------j&k
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15)The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
16)The Western Ghats------------Gujarat,Maharashtra,Goa,Karnataka,Kerala,Tamil Nadu
17)Eastern Ghats------------- Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Some other ranges :-
Andes :South America
Himalayas :Karakoram :Hindukush :South Central Asia
Rockies :North America
Great Dividing Range :East Australia
Western Ghats :Western India :
Caucasus Europe :Asia
Alaska :USA
Apennines :Europe
Ural :Asia
Pennines :Europe
Pyrenees :Europe :
Appalachian :North America
Atlas : Africa
Kilimancharo : Africa
Appalechian : America
Ural :Europe
Alps :Europe
Karpathyan :Europe
Mount Eribus : Antartica
List of deserts
1. Antarctica Cold Winter --------- Antarctica
2 Sahara Subtropical Sahara satellite ------------North Africa (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara)
3 Arabian Desert Subtropical Arabian -------Western Asia (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates and Yemen)
4 Gobi Desert Cold Winter --------Central Asia (Mongolia & China)
5 Kalahari Desert Subtropical -----------Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa)
6 Great Victoria Desert Subtropical -----------Australia
7 Patagonian Desert Cold Winter ------- South America (Argentina and Chile)
8 Syrian Desert Subtropical ---------- Western Asia (Iraq, Jordan, and Syria)
9 Great Basin Desert Cold Winter ------------United States
10 Chihuahuan Desert Subtropical -------------- North America (Mexico and United States)
11 Great Sandy Desert Subtropical ------------- Australia
12 Karakum Desert Cold Winter -------------Turkmenistan
13 Colorado Plateau Cold Winter ------------United States
14 Sonoran Desert Subtropical -------------North America (Mexico and United States)
15 Kyzylkum Desert Cold Winter ------------ Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
16 Taklamakan Desert Cold Winter ---------China
17 Thar Desert Subtropical ---------------South Asia (India and Pakistan)
18 Gibson Desert Subtropical --------------- Australia

19 Dasht-e Margo Subtropical ----------- Afghanistan
20 Registan Desert Subtropical ------------Afghanistan
21 Simpson Desert Subtropical -------------------Australia
22 Atacama Desert Cool Coastal ------------ South America (Chile and Peru)
23 Mojave Desert Subtropical ------------ United States
24 Namib Desert Cool Coastal ----------- Southern Africa (Angola and Namibia)

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25 Dasht-e Kavir Subtropical ------------------ Iran

26 Dasht-e Loot Subtropical ------------------- Iran
Lakes in India
Name of the Lakes Notes
Wular Lake Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the
largest in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Loktak Lake Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India,
located in Manipur.
Da mdama Lake Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana.
Dal Lake The Kashmir valley is blessed with exotic natural beauty of
landscape and water bodies, out of them one of the best is Dal Lake
Pichola Lake Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake situated in Udaipur city
in Rajasthan.
Gurudongmar Lake Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. This
fresh water lake is located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in
Sikkim.
Chilka Lake Chilka Lake is the brackish water lake and is the largest coastal lake
in India. The Chilka Lake in situated in Orissa and is Asia’s largest
inland salt water lagoon.
Vembanad Lake Vembanad Lake is India’s longest lake and is the largest lakes in the
beautiful state land of God, Kerala
Bhimtal Lake The pride of Bhimtal is a beautiful lake which offers magnificent
vistas for tourists. The lake is larger than Nainital lake, uttarnachal
Upper lake Upper lake is the largest artificial lake in Asia, situated in “City of
Lakes” called Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Kolleru Lake and Pulicat Lake Two major lakes for number of migratory birds in India, AP

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Sea Ports in India

List of Important Institutions in India
List of Important Institutions in India

Name of the Institute Location
Education
Central Hindi Institute Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Central Institute of English and Foreign Language Hyderabad, Telegana
Institute of Central Indian Language Mysore, Karnataka
Commission of Scientific and Technical Words Terminology New Delhi
Indian Institute of Social Sciences and Research New Delhi
Institute of National Sanskrit New Delhi
Rashtriya Bal Bhavan New Delhi
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth New Delhi
Council of Indian Philosophy Research New Delhi and Lucknow
Indian Council of Higher Research Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
National Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Environmental Institutes
Rehabilitation Institute of Social Forestry and Ecology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
G. B. Pant Himdoya Environment and Development Institute Almora, Uttarakhand
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Institute of Indian Plywood Industry and Research Bengaluru, Karnataka

Institute of Lumbering Science and Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka
Institute of Indian Forest Management Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Institute of Forest Research and Human Resource Development Chindwara, Madhya
Pradesh
Institute of Forest Genetic Tree Breeding Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Indian Forest Research and Education Council Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Institute of National Science & Technology Faridabad, Haryana
Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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Institute of Rainforest Jorhat, Assam

Indian Forest Survey Jorhat, Assam
Indian Botanical Survey Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal
Central Pollution Control Board New Delhi
Central Museum Authority New Delhi
Forest Productive Centre Ranchi, Jharkhand
Himalayan Forest Research Centre Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Defence Institutes
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering School Baroda, Gujarat
Air Force Technical College Bengaluru, Karnataka
Hindustan Aeronatic Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka
Indian Air Force Training Centre Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Officers Training Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Indian Military Academy Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Air Force Academy Hyderabad, Telagana
National Defence Academy Kharagwasala, Pune
Naval College of Engineering Lonavala, Maharashtra
Directorate General N.C.C New Delhi
Directorate of National Cadet Core New Delhi
College of Military Engineering Pune, Maharashtra
Institute of Armament Technology Pune, Maharashtra
Defence Management Institute Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash
Military College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Sikandrabad, Uttar Prdeash
Art and Culture
Allahabad Museum Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Indira Gandhi National Human Museum Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Nav Nalanda Mahabihar Bihar
Kala Chitra Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Salarjanj Museum Hyderabad, Telangana
Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Imphal, Manipur
Asiatic Society Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Anthropology Survey Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Museum Kolkata, West Bengal
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Asian Studies Institute Kolkata, West Bengal
National Science Museum Parishad Kolkata, West Bengal
National Modern Art Technique Kolkata, West Bengal
National Library Kolkata, West Bengal
Raja Rammohan Rai Library Foundation Kolkata, West Bengal
Ram Krishan Mission Sanskrit Institute Kolkata, West Bengal
Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata, West Bengal
Central Buddh Education Institute Leh, J & K
National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Heritage
Institute of National Museum History for Art Conservation and New Delhi
Science Museum

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Indian National Archives New Delhi

Central Secretariat Library (1981) New Delhi
Cultural Institute and Training Centre (1979) New Delhi
Delhi Public Library New Delhi
Gandhian Recollection and Philosophy Recollection New Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Art Centre New Delhi

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Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi

National Drama Vidyalaya New Delhi
National Museum New Delhi
National School of Drama New Delhi
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library New Delhi
Sahitya Academy New Delhi
Sangeet Natak Academy New Delhi
Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library Patna, Bihar
Rampur Raja Library Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Indian Diamond Surat, Gujarat
Central High Tibetean Educational Institute Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash
Food and Civil Supply
Indian Standard Bureau Delhi
Indian Examination House Kolkata, West Bengal,
Health and Family Welfare
National Yunani Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka
National Siddh Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu
National Ayurvedic Institute Jaipur, Rajasthan
National Homeopathic Institute Kolkata, West Bengal
Central Health Education Bureau New Delhi
National Medical Science Academy New Delhi
Morarji Desai National Yog Institute New Delhi
National Ayurvedic Vidyapeeth New Delhi
National Natural Medical Institute Pune, Maharashtra
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. Rasoyni ,Maharashtra
Industries
National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Bhubaneswar,Orissa
Plastic Engineering and Technology Institute(Sepate) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
South India Textile Research Association Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
North India Cloth Research Institute Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Pesticide Technology Institute Gurgaon, Haryana
Indian Jute Industry Research Association Kolkata, West Bengal
Silk and Art Silk Mills Research Association Mumbai, Maharashtra
Indian Bureau of Mines Nagpur, Maharashtra
Hindustan Antibiotic Ltd. Pune- Pimpri, Maharashtra
Wool Research Institute Thane, Maharashtra
National Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. Trombay, Maharashtra
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Udaipur
Law and Justice
National Justice Academy Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy Hyderabad, Telangana
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain National Crime and Justice Institute New Delhi
Labour
Labour Bureau Institute Chandigarh and Shimla
Central Education Media Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Director General of Mines Security Dhanbad, Jharkhand,

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Institute of Central government Training and Research Kolkata, West Bengal

Central Labour Board Nagpur, Maharashtra
V. V. Giri National Labour Institute Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Mass Communication
Satyajeet Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata, West Bengal

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Film Department Mumbai, Maharashtra

Indian Committee of Children Film Mumbai, Maharashtra
Testimony Board of Central Movie Mumbai, Maharashtra
Directorate of Publications and Visual Publicity New Delhi
Directorate of Regional Publicity New Delhi
Institute of Indian Film and Television Pune, Maharashtra
National Film Archieves Pune, West Bengal
Institute of Science and Technology
Science Expansion (Vigyan Prasar)New Delhi
Institute for Plasma Research Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Indian Science Academy Allahabad, Gujarat
Indian Astro physics Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka
Jawahar Lal Nehru Developed Scientific Research Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka
Indian Science Academy Bengaluru, Karnataka
National Biological Science Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka
Liquid Crystal Research Institute Bengaluru, Karnataka
National Biology Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka
Physics Institute Bhubaneshwar
Life Science Institute Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Institute of Physics Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Indian Oceanic Technical Institute Chennai, Tamil NAdu
Harish Chand Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Project Directorate, Integrated Coastal and Sea Coast Management Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Institute of Mathematical Science Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sea- biotic Resources and Ecology Centre Cochin, Kerala
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Cosmic Rays Research Institute Gauribidanur, Karnataka
National Antarctic and Ocean Research Centre Goa
Indian National Oceanic Information Service Centre Hyderabad, Telegana
Survey Training Institute Hyderabad, Telegana
Director of Atomic Mineral Investigation and Research Hyderabad, Telegana
Nuclear Fuel Campus Hyderabad, Telegana
D. N. A. Finger Print and Centre Hyderabad, Telegana
Biotic Resources and Continuous Development Centre Imphal, Manipur
Indian Uranium Corporation Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand
Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. Jaduguda, Jharkhand
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology Kocchi, Kerala
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Science Congress Association Kolkata, West Bengal
Bose Institute Kolkata, West Bengal
N. N. Bose National Fundamental Science Centre Kolkata, West Bengal
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkata, West Bengal
Saha Nuclear Physics Institute Kolkata, West Bengal
Birbal Sahani Institute of Paleo botany Lucknow, Uttarakhand
Centre of National Mental Research Manesar, Haryana

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Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai, Maharashtra

Heavy Water Board Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deptt. of Atomic Energy Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Vishveshraiya National Technical Institute Nagpur, Maharashtra

Aryabhatta Research Observatory Nainital
Indian National Science Academy New Delhi
Indian National Engineering Academy New Delhi
National Institute of Reservation New Delhi
National Plant Genome Research Centre New Delhi
National Earthquake Science Data Centre New Delhi
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council New Delhi
Shri Ram Institute of Chemical Research New Delhi
Shri Ram Chennai Research Institute New Delhi
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune, Maharashtra
Centre of National Cell Science Pune, Maharashtra
Agarkar Research Institute Pune, Maharashtra
S. V. National Technical Institute Surat, Gujarat
Sri Chitra Triunal Medical Science and Technical Institute Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur, Rajasthan
Transport
Rail Wheel Factory Bengaluru, Karnataka
Chitranjan Locomotive Works Chitranjan, West Bengal
Indira Gandhi National Flying Academy Furshatganj (U. P.)
National Water Sporting Institute Goa
Indian Tourism and Travel Management Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab
Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Kolkata, West Bengal
Marine Engineering and Research Institute Kolkata., West Bengal
Marine Engineering and Research Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra
Lal Bahadur Shastri Coastal Research and Higher Study Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra
Maritime Training Institute Powai Mumbai, Maharashtra
Fire Service Training School Narainpur (Kolkata), WB
Civil Aviation Security Bureau Delhi New Delhi
National Aviation Management and Research Institute New Delhi
Fire Training Centre New Delhi
Indian Inland Waterways Authority Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Integral Coach Factory Perambur, Kapurthala
Diesel Locomotive Works Varanasi, Uttar Prdeash
Hindustan Shipyard Limited Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
Water Resources
Central Water and Electric Research Centre Kharagwasala ,Pune
Central Soil and Material Research Centre New Delhi
National Project Construction Corporation Ltd. New Delhi
National Hydrology Institute Roorkee,Uttarakhand
Welfare
Multi- disabled Strengthen Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu
National Rehabilitation Training and Research Institute Cuttack, Odisha
National Blind Institute Dehradun, Uttarakhand

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National Orthopedic Disabled Institute Kolkata, West Bengal

Aliyawarjung National Hard of Hearing Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra
Physically Disabled Institute New Delhi
National Public Cooperation and Child Development Institute New Delhi
National Mental Disabled Institute Sikandrabad,Uttar Pradesh
Youth Work and Play

Laxmibai National Physical Education Institute Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Rajeev Gandhi National Youth Development Institute Perambur, Tamil Nadu
Energy
National Thermal PowerCorporation New Delhi
Electric Finance Corporation Ltd New Delhi
Communication
High Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Advance Level Telecommunication Training Centre Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
National Telecommunication Finance and Management Academy Hyderabad, Telegana
Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Telecommunication Training Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Institute
Telecommunication Engineering Centre New Delhi

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CENSUS
 Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union
Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli.
 Census 2011 was the 15th census of india & 7th census after
Independece
 The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.
 Total estimated cost of the Census was INR2200 crore (US$350
million).
 First census in 1872.
 Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – C.Chandra Mouli
 Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)
 India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth & China
is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion)
 World Population is 7 Billions
 Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million
Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%)

Females – 586.46 million (48.46%)]
Top Populous of the Country

1 Uttar Pradesh 19,98,12,341
2 Maharashtra 11,23,74,333
3 Bihar 10,40,99,452
4 West Bengal 9,12,76,115
5 Andhra Pradesh 8,45,80,777
Least Populous of the Country
1 Lakshadweep 64,473
2 Daman and Diu 2,43,247
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3,43,709
4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3,80,581
5 Sikkim 6,10,577
Population Highlight
Highest Populous UT Delhi

Least Populous UT Lakshadweep
Highest Populous state Uttar Pradesh

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Least populous state Sikkim

Highest urban Population in india (state& UT) Maharashtra – 4,11,00,980
Lowest urban Population in india (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 26,967
Highest Rular Population in india (state& UT) Uttar Pradesh – 13,16,58,339
Lowest Rural Population in india (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 33,683
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)
Sex ratio in India 943

Highest sex ratio in state Kerala (1084)
Lowest sex ratio in state Haryana (879)
Highest sex ratio in UT Pondicherry (1037)
Lowest sex ratio in UT Daman and Diu (618)
Child (0-6 years) sex ratio 914
Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Mizoram (971)
Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Haryana (830)
Literacy Rate in India
Total Person Literacy Rate 74%

Males 82.14%
Females 65.46%
Highest Literacy Rate in State Kerala (94%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in State Bihar (61.8%)
Hightest Literacy Rate in UT Lakshadweep (91%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (76.24%)
Highest fertility Rate - Meghalaya
Least Literate District - Dadra Naga & Haveli 
Highest Density of Population - Bihar (1102 sq.km) 
Lowest Density of Population - Arunachal Pradesh (17) 
Total number of districts - 640 
Highest Populous District - Thane (Mumbai) 
100% Literacy District - Palakkad (Kerala) 
100% Banking State - Kerala 
100% Banking District - Palakkad (Kerala) 
Density of Population in India - 382 sq. km 
Increase in population (during 2001-2011) - 181 million

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RAIL BUDGET
• Operating ratio kept at 92% FY17 as against 90% in current year.
• To generate revenues of order of Rs.1,84,820 cr next year which is a 10.1% higher than revised
target of current year.
• The Capital plan of Rs 1.21 lakh crore.
• Aimed to generate 10-20% of revenues from non-tariff sources over next 5 years
by monetizing assets.
• Railways will get Rs 40,000 crore budgetary support from the government.
• Railways incurred a loss of Rs 30,000 crore by subsidizing passenger fares.
• Rs 8.5 lakh crore to be spent over 5 years for modernization of railway infrastructure
• To have 2,800 kms of new tracks in next year, almost 30% higher than last year target.
• Two dedicated freight corridors by 2019.
• Railway electrification have increased by 50% & 2,000 km route to be electrified next fiscal
year.
• 400 stations to be re-developed through PPP.
• 2 locomotive factories at the cost of Rs 40,000 crore to be set up.
• Overnight double-Decker train Uday Express to be introduced on busiest routes which will
increased carrying capacity with 40% more.
• Three direct services, fully air-conditioned Humsafer, to travel at 130km per hour will be
starting this year.
• Lower berth quota for senior citizens to be increased by 50%
• 33% of sub-quota for women in each of the reserved categories will be introduced.
• Railways announces measures for women security: All India 24X7 helpline, CCTV surveillance,
reserved middle bay in coaches.
• To Generate Rs 9 crore mandays in FY17-18, Rs 14 crore mandays in FY18-19
• Completely paperless contract system in 2016-17
• He also stated that 124 MPs have committed to contribute from MPLADS for passenger
amenities.
• WiFi in 100 stations this year and 400 other stations next year.
• To have CCTV surveillance at all stations, 300 major stations will be covered this year.
• Enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system - from 2000 tickets a minute to 7200 a minute (to
support 120,000 concurrent users).
• 44 new projects valued at Rs 92,714 crore to be implemented this year
• 17 states agree to form JVs with Indian Railways for construction of rail-over-bridges
• To introduce 20,000 screen rail display network for passing info to passengers and huge
advertising potential
• Railways will partner with the Govt. of TN for developing suburban network in Chennai through
innovative financing methods.
• Ring Railway to be redeveloped in partnership with the Delhi government.
• Elevated rail corridors from Church gate to Virar and CST to Panvel on the cards.
• India's first rail auto hub to come up in Chennai.
• LIC has agreed to fund Rs 1.5 lakh crore over next 5 years at favorable terms
• A sum of Rs. 50 crores for providing innovation grants to start-ups has been kept aside.
• We'll install GPS-based digital display in coaches for showing upcoming stations.
• Now the Coolies will be called 'Sahayaks'.
• Children's menu, baby foods, baby boards to be made available for travelling mothers.
• We've introduced Sarthi Seva in Konkan Railways for help to senior citizens, will expand this
service.
• With helpline number 139, the passenger will soon able to do cancellation of ticket.
• Journalists to get facility of e-booking of tickets on concessional passes.
• Planning to introduce bar-coded tickets on pilot basis to tackle menace of ticket less travel.
• Opened long awaited Broad Gauge Lumding-Silchar section in Assam, connecting Barak
Valley with rest of country.
• Long distance superfast train Antyodaya Express for unreserved passengers.
• Introduction of Deen Dayal coaches for long distance trains for unreserved passengers.
• Introduction of Tejas, the future of train travel with operating speeds of 130 kph.
• National academy of railways at Vadodara to be upgraded to a full-fledged Railway
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• Railways will partner with Gujarat, Telangana & Tamil Nadu for developing suburban sections in
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad & Chennai by innovative financing mechanism.
• Intend to take up on priority provision of passenger amenities and beautification of stations at
pilgrimage centres including Ajmer, Amritsar, Bihar Sharif, Chengannur, Dwarka, Gaya, Haridwar,
Mathura, Tirupati, & Varanasi.
• He also said that World's first Bio-vacuum toilet developed by Indian Railways is being used
in Dibrugarh Rajdhani express.
• By 2020, plans to eliminate all unmanned level crossings
• Foreign Rail Technological Cooperation scheme to be formulated for technological up gradation.
• Wireless enabled 'Rakshak' devices to intimate gangmen about approaching train.
• Introduction of separate toilets for "divyaang" people.
• To introduce Humsafar Express, full air-conditioned third AC service with operational
services for meals.
• Proposal for Antyodaya Express and Deenadayalu coaches for unreserved travelers.
• Poised to commission 7km of broad gauge lines in 2017 against an average of 4.3 km.
UNION BUDGET
INTRODUCTION
 Growth of Economy accelerated to 7.6% in 2015-16.

 Foreign exchange reserves touched highest ever level of about 350 billion US dollars.
AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS’ WELFARE
 Allocation for Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare is ₹ 35,984 crore

 ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana’ to be implemented in mission mode.
 28.5 lakh hectares will be brought under irrigation.
 A dedicated Long Term Irrigation Fund will be created in NABARD with an initial corpus of about
₹ 20,000 crore
 Programme for sustainable management of ground water resources with an estimated cost of ₹
6,000 crore will be implemented through multilateral funding
 Promote organic farming through ‘Parmparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’ and ‘Organic Value Chain
Development in North East Region’.
 Allocation under Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana ₹ 5,500 crore.
 ₹ 850 crore for four dairying projects – ‘Pashudhan Sanjivani’, ‘Nakul Swasthya Patra’, ‘E-
Pashudhan Haat’ and National Genomic Centre for indigenous breeds
RURAL SECTOR
 Allocation for rural sector – ₹ 87,765 crore

 A sum of ₹ 38,500 crore allocated for MGNREGS.
 300 Rurban Clusters will be developed under the Shyama Prasad 4 Mukherjee Rurban Mission
 100% village electrification by 1st May, 2018.
 New scheme Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan proposed with allocation of ₹ 655 crore.
SOCIAL SECTOR INCLUDING HEALTH CARE
 Allocation for social sector including education and health care – ₹ 1,51,581 crore.
 ₹ 2,000 crore allocated for initial cost of providing LPG connections to BPL families.
 ‘National Dialysis Services Programme’ to be started under National Health Mission through PPP
mode
 “Stand Up India Scheme” to facilitate at least two projects per bank branch. This will benefit at least
2.5 lakh entrepreneurs.

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 ₹ 100 crore each for celebrating the Birth Centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and the
350th Birth Anniversary of Guru 5 Gobind Singh.
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND JOB CREATION
 62 new Navodaya Vidyalayas will be opened

 Higher Education Financing Agency to be set-up with initial capital base of ₹ 1000 Crores
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
 Allocation for skill development – ₹ 1804. crore.

 1500 Multi Skill Training Institutes to be set-up
JOB CREATION
 GoI will pay contribution of 8.33% for of all new employees enrolling in EPFO for the first three
years of their employment. Budget provision of ₹ 1000 crore for this scheme.
 100 Model Career Centres to operational by the end of 2016-17 under National Career Service.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT
 Total investment in the road sector, including PMGSY allocation, would be ₹ 97,000 crore during
2016-17.
 India’s highest ever kilometres of new highways were awarded in 2015. To approve nearly 10,000
kms of National Highways in 2016-17.
 Allocation of ₹ 55,000 crore in the Budget for Roads. Additional ₹ 15,000 crore to be raised by
NHAI through bonds.
 Total outlay for infrastructure – ₹ 2,21,246 crore.
 100% FDI to be allowed through FIPB route in marketing of food products produced and
manufactured in India.
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
 A Financial Data Management Centre to be set up.

 RBI to facilitate retail participation in Government securities.
 New derivative products will be developed by SEBI in the Commodity Derivatives market.
 Amendments in the SARFAESI Act 2002 to enable the sponsor of an ARC to hold up to 100%
stake in the ARC and permit non institutional investors to invest in Securitization Receipts.
 Allocation of ₹ 25,000 crore towards recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks.
 Target of amount sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana increased to ₹ 1,80,000 crore.
 General Insurance Companies owned by the Government to be listed in the stock exchanges.
 Govt to increase ATMs, micro-ATMs in post offices in next three years.
GOVERNANCE AND EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
 Introduce DBT on pilot basis for fertilizer.

 Automation facilities will be provided in 3 lakh fair price shops by March 2017.
 Price Stabilisation Fund with a corpus of ₹ 900 crore to help maintain stable prices of Pulses.
 “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” programme will be launched to link States and Districts in an annual
programme that connects people through exchanges in areas of language, trade, culture, travel
and tourism.
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
 Fiscal deficit in RE 2015-16 and BE 2016-17 retained at 3.9% and 3.5%.

 Revenue Deficit target from 2.8% to 2.5% in RE 2015-16

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 Total expenditure projected at ₹ 19.78 lakh crore

 Plan expenditure pegged at ₹ 5.50 lakh crore under Plan, increase of 15.3%
 Non-Plan expenditure kept at ₹ 14.28 lakh crores
 Mobilisation of additional finances to the extent of ₹ 31,300 crore by NHAI, PFC, REC, IREDA,
NABARD and Inland Water Authority by raising Bonds.
 Committee to review the implementation of the FRBM Act.
RELIEF TO SMALL TAX PAYERS
 Raise the ceiling of tax rebate under section 87A from ₹ 2000 to ₹ 5000 to lessen tax burden on
individuals with income upto ₹ 5 laks.
 Increase the limit of deduction of rent paid under section 80GG from ₹ 24000 per annum to
₹ 60000, to provide relief to those who live in rented houses.
BOOST EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
 100% deduction of profits for 3 out of 5 years for startups setup during April, 2016 to March, 2019.
 Lowering of Corporate IT rate for companies not exceeding Rs. 5 crore turnover to 25% plus
surcharge.
 Exemption of service tax on services provided under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya
Yojana and services provided by Assessing Bodies empanelled by Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship.
PENSIONED SOCIETY
 40% of withdrawal at the time of retirement under National Pension Scheme to be tax exempt.
PROMOTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 Additional exemption of Rs. 50,000 for housing loans up to Rs. 35 lakh, provided cost of house is
not above Rs. 50 lakh.
 No Service Tax for houses built under 60 square metres.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL ECONOMY AND CLEAN

ENVIRONMENT
 Surcharge to be raised from 12% to 15% on persons, other than companies, firms and cooperative
societies having income above ₹ 1 crore.
 1 per cent service charge on purchase of luxury cars over ₹ 10 lakh and in-cash purchase of goods
and services over ₹ 2 lakh.
 Infrastructure and agriculture cess to be levied.
 Krishi Kalyan Cess, @ 0.5% on all taxable services, w.e.f. 1 June 2016.
 4% high capacity tax for SUVs.
 Excise duties on various tobacco products other than beedi raised by about 10 to 15%
 Committed to stable taxation regime. No more retrospective amendments.
 ‘Clean Energy Cess’ levied on coal, lignite and peat renamed to ‘Clean Environment Cess’ and rate
increased from ₹ 200 per tonne to ₹ 400 per tonne.
 Surcharge levied at 7.5% of undisclosed income will be called Krishi Kalyan surcharge to be used
for agriculture and rural economy.
SIMPLIFICATION AND RATIONALIZATION OF TAXES
 13 different cesses levied by various ministries with collections less than Rs.50 crore a year to be
done away with.
TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

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 Interest at the rate of 9% p.a against normal rate of 6% p.a for delay in giving effect to Appellate
order beyond ninety days.
 ‘e-Sahyog’ to be expanded to reduce compliance cost, especially for small taxpayers.
 FINANCIAL BUDGET 2016-17... #copied
 MAIN FUNDS....
-soil health and fertility scheme-14 cr by 2017
-NABARD - 20,000 cr
-new rivers under MNREGA-5 lakh
-pulses production-900cr
-pradhan mantri fasal bima yojna-5500 cr
-soil investigation-368 cr
-farmers loan facility- 9 lakh cr
-pradhan mantri sadak gram yojna-19000 cr by 2019
-Deen dayal gram jyoti yojna-8000 cr
-Gram panchayat-2.87 lakh cr
- To MNREGA - 38,500 cr
-Every village electrification- 8500 cr by 1,May,2018
-Swacch bharat mission-9000 cr
-Gram Swaraj yojna-655 cr
-To provide LPG gases for poors-2000 cr
-Start up scheme- 500 cr
-1500 skill development center-17000 cr
-To EPF - 1000 cr
-For road & railways- 2.18 lakh cr
-For irrigation- 17000 cr
-To agriculture sector - 35,984 cr
-To government banks- 25,000 cr
- Higher education fund-1000 cr
-For Highways- 55,000 cr ( 10,000 km new highway proposal)
 OTHERS....
-E-portal facility will be provide in 12 state
-Health insurance upto 1 lakh to every poor people
-National Dialysis Yojna will be implemented soon
-3000 shops will open for provide low rates medicine in whole country
-62 Navodya vidyalaya will be open
-100 new model career center
-reforms 160 airports and 20 new airports
-Food processing Industry FDI - 100%
ECONOMIC SURVEY
Following are the highlights of the report:
Fiscal Deficit
 2015 -16 fiscal deficits seen at 3.9% of GDP seems achievable

 2016 – 17 expected to be challenging from fiscal point of view.
 Credibility and optimality argue for adhering to 3.5% of GDP fiscal
deficit target.
Inflation

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 CPI inflation seen around 4.5 to 5% in 2016 – 17.

 Confidence in price stability has improved and it is expected that
RBI to meet 5% inflation target by March 2017.
 Prospect of lower oil prices over medium term likely to dampen
inflationary expectations.
Current account deficit
 2016 – 17 current account deficit seen around 1-1.5% of GDP.
Currency
 Rupee’s fair value can be achieved through monetary relaxation.

 India needs to prepare itself for a major currency readjustment in
Asia.
 Gradual depreciation in rupee can be allowed if capital inflows are
weak.
Taxes
 Proposes widening tax net from 5.5% of earning individuals to more

than 20%.
 Tax revenue expected to be higher than budgeted levels in FY15 –
16.
 Favours review and phasing out of tax exemptions.
Banking & Corporate Sector
 Estimated capital requirement for banks likely around Rs 1.8

trillion by 2018 – 19.
 Corporate, bank balance sheets remain stretched, affecting
prospects for reviving private investments.
 Underlying stressed assets in corporate sector must be sold or
rehabilitated.
 Govt could sell off certain non-financial companies to infuse
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 Govt proposes to make available 700 bn rupees via budgetary

allocations during current, succeeding years in banks.
India Ranks First in Milk Production

In accordance with the economic survey 2015-16, India ranks first in milk
production, accounting for 18.5% of world production. It achieved an annual
output of 146.3 million tons during 2014-15 as compared to 137.69
million tonnes during 2013-14 recording a growth of 6.26%.
Key Points to Remember :
GDP growth rate for 2015-16 to be in the range of 7% to 7.75 %

Fiscal deficit of 3.9 pc achievable
Inflation rate pegged at 4.5 to 5 pc
Current account deficit seen around 1-1.5% of GDP
Banks need 1.8 lac crore by march 2019
WORLD CENTRAL BANKS
BANK OF _____________
AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA ALGERIA
BOTSWANA
CANADA
CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES (CHAD, CONGO, C.A.R, EQUITORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA,

GABON)
THE REPUBLIC (COLUMBIA)

FINLAND
FRANCE

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GHANA
GREECE
GUYANA
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN

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KOREA (SOUTH
KOREA)
LATIVA
LITHUANIA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
PORTUGAL
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SIERRA LEONE
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SUDAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
UGANDA
ENGLAND (UNITED
KINGDOM) ZAMBIA

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CENTRAL BANK OF _______________

ARGENTINA
ARMENIA
THE BAHAMAS
BAHRAIN
BARBADOS
BELIEZE
BOLIVIA
BOSNIA
BRAZIL
WEST AFRICAN STATES (BURKINA FASO, COTE D’IVOIRE, GUINEA

BISSAU, MALI, NIGER, TOGO)
COSTA RICA
CHILE
CUBA
CYPRUS
EQUADOR
EGYPT
THE GAMBIA
HAITI
HONDURAS
ICELAND
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THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

IRAN IRAQ
JORDAN
KENYA
KUWAIT
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBYA
MADAGASCAR
MALAYSIA
MALTA NEPAL
NICARGUA
NIGERIA
NORWAY
OMAN
PARAGUAY
RUSSIA
SRI LANKA
SEYCHELLES
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
COMPILED BY:- SUMIT SINGH & PALLAVI

PANDAY
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TUNISIA
THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
YEMEN
RESERVE BANK OF _____________
AUSTRALIA
FIJI
MALAWI
NEW ZEALAND
VANUATU
ZIMBABWE
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NATIONAL BANK OF _____________
AZERBAIJAN
THE REPUBLIC OF
BELARUS BELGIUM
CAMBODIA
DENMARK
ETHIOPIA
GEORGIA
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
(KRGYZSTAN) POLAND
ROMANIA
SERBIA
SLOVAKIA
THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

TONGA
UKRAINE
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___________ BANK
AUSTRAIN NATIONAL
BANGLADESH
BULGARIAN NATIONAL
CROATIAN NATIONAL
CZECH NATIIONAL
NETHERLANDS
QATAR CENTRAL
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE
SVERIGES RIKS (SWEDEN)
SWISS NATIONAL (SWITZERLAND)
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OTHERS---
ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (EUROPEAN
UNION) DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK (GERMANY)
HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY

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BANK INDONESIA
CENTRAL BANK AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY OF

IRELAND
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN
MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
THE PEOPLE’S BANK OF CHINA
SAUDIA ARABIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY
FEDERAL RESERVE (USA)
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Stock Exchanges around the World:-

1)New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): HQ in New York City
2)NASDAQ OMX : HQ in New York City.
3)Tokyo Stock Exchange : HQ in Tokyo
4)London Stock Exchange : HQ in London.
5)Shanghai Stock Exchange : HQ in Shanghai.
6)Hong Kong Stock Exchange : HQ in Hong Kong.
7)Toronto Stock Exchange : HQ in Toronto.
8)BM&F Bovespa : HQ in Sao Paul
9)Australian Securities Exchange : HQ in Sydney
10)Deutsche Börse : HQ in Frankfurt.
11)Taiwan Stock Exchange – HQ in the city of Taipei
12)JSE Limited HQ in Johannesburg, South Africa.
13)American Stock Exchange (AMEX) HQ in New York, USA
14)Borsa Italia HQ in Milan, Italy
15)London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) HQ in London, Great

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Britain
16)Montreal Exchange (MSE) HQ in Montreal, Canada
17)Nordic :Baltic market (OMX) HQ in Stockholm, Sweden
18)Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) HQ in Madrid, Spain
19)Afghanistan Stock Exchange HQ in Kabul
20)Chittagong Stock Exchange HQ in Chittagong
21)Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan HQ inThimphu
22)Maldives Stock Exchange HQ in Malé
23)Nepal Stock Exchange HQ in Kathmandu
24)Sialkot Stock Exchange HQ in Sialkot
25)Colombo Stock Exchange HQ in Colombo
DEFENCE FORCE EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA

and WORLD
Prabal Dostyk- INDIA and KAZAKHSTAN

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Lamitye- INDIA AND SEYCHELLES
Desert Eagle:- INDIA AND UAE
Nick Names of Important Indian Places

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IMPORTANT VOLCANOES
IMPORTANT BIRD SANCTUARIES

1 Atapaka Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
2 Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
3 Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
4 Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
5 Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
7 Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary Delhi
8 Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Goa

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9 Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
10 Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Gujarat
11 Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Gujarat
12 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Gujarat
13 Porbandar Bird Sanctuary Gujarat
14 Thol Lake Gujarat
15 Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
16 Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
17 Gamgul Himachal Pradesh
18 Attiveri Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
19 Bankapura Karnataka
20 Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary Karnataka
21 Bonal Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
22 Gudavi Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
23 Kaggaladu Karnataka
24 Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
25 Magadi Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
26 Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
27 Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Karnataka

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28 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka
29 Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kerala
30 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kerala
31 Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Kerala
32 Pathiramanal Kerala
33 Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Kerala
34 Mayani Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra
35 Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Maharashtra
36 Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram
37 Chilika Lake Odisha
38 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan
39 Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Rajasthan
40 Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan
41 Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
42 Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
43 Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
44 Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
45 Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
46 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu

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47 Vellode Birds Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
48 Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
49 Bakhira Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
50 Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
51 Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
52 Okhla Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
53 Patna Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
54 Saman Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
55 Samaspur Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
56 Sandi Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
57 Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary West Bengal
58 Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
59 Thasrana Bird Sanctuary(Dhanauri Wetlands) Uttar Pradesh
Number of players in different games

GAME------------------THE NUMBER OF PLAYER
1-Base-ball--------------------09
2-Basket ball------------------05
3-Cricket----------------------11

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4-Hockey-----------------------11
5-Foot-ball--------------------11
6-Rugby football---------------15
7-Netball----------------------07
8-Volleyball-------------------06
9-Water-polo-------------------07
10-Polo------------------------04
11-Table tennis-------------01 or 02 (Singles & Doubles respectively)
12-Tennis--------------------01 or 02 (Singles & Doubles respectively)
13-Badminton-----------------01 or 02 (Singles & Doubles respectively)
14-Chess-----------------------01
15-Boxing----------------------01
16-Kho Kho---------------------09
17-Kabaddi---------------------07
18-Billiards/Snooker-----------01
19-Bridge----------------------02
20. Futsal----------------------05

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CABINET MINISTERS AND THEIR

CONSTITUENCIES
PM Modi’s Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Cabinet Ministers:
S.No Cabinet Ministers Portfolio Constituency

1 Shri Raj Nath Singh Home Affairs Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2 Smt. Sushma Swaraj External Affairs Vidisha , Madhya Pradesh
Finance
3 Shri Arun Jaitley Gujarat Rajaya Sabha
Corporate Affairs
Urban Development
Housing and Urban
4 Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Poverty Alleviation Rajasthan Rajya Sabha
Information &
Broadcasting
Road Transport and
5 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Highways Nagpur, Maharashtra
Shipping
6 Shri Manohar Parrikar Defence Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
7 Shri Suresh Prabhu Railways Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Statistics &
8 Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda Programme Bangalore North, Karnataka
Implementation
Water Resources,
River Development
9 Sushri Uma Bharati Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
and Ganga
Rejuvenation
Consumer Affairs,
11 Shri Ramvilas Paswan Food and Public Hajipuri, Bihar
Distribution
Micro, Small and
12 Shri Kalraj Mishra Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
Medium Enterprises
Women and Child
13 Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Pilibhit , Uttar Pradesh
Development
14 Shri Ananthkumar Chemicals and Bangalore South, Karnataka

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Fertilizers
Parliamentary Affairs
Law & Justice
15 Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Electronics & Bihar – Rajya Sabha
Information
Technology
Health and Family
16 Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Himachal Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Welfare
17 Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Civil Aviation Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh
Heavy Industries and
18 Shri Anant Geete Raigad , Maharashtra
Public Enterprises
Food Processing
19 Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Bathinda , Punjab
Industries
Rural Development
Panchayati Raj
20 Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Drinking Water and
Sanitation
21 Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh Steel Haryana, Rajya Sabha
22 Shri Jual Oram Tribal Affairs Sundargarh, Odisha
Agriculture & Farmers
23 Shri Radha Mohan Singh Purvi Champaran , Bihar
Welfare
Social Justice and
24 Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Empowerment
25 Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Textiles Gujarat, Rajya Sabha
Science and
26 Dr. Harsh Vardhan Technology Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Earth Sciences
Human Resource
27 Shri Prakash Javadekar Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Development
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1 Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Planning (Independent Charge)

Urban Development
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
2 Shri Bandaru Dattatreya Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
3 Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
4 Shri Vijay Goel Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
5 Shri Shripad Yesso Naik AAYUSH (Independent Charge)
6 Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
7 Shri Piyush Goyal Power (Independent Charge)

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Coal (Independent Charge)

New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
Mines (Independent Charge)
8 Dr. Jitendra Singh Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge)
Prime Minister’s Office
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
9 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)
10 Dr. Mahesh Sharma Culture (Independent Charge)
Tourism (Independent Charge)
11 Shri Manoj Sinha Communications (Independent Charge)
Railways
12 Shri Anil Madhav Dave Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)
13 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State:
1 General(Retd.) V.K. Singh External Affairs

2 Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Finance
3 Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste Health & Family Welfare
4 Shri S.S. Ahluwalia Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
5 Shri Ramdas Athawale Social Justice & Empowerment
6 Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Rural Development
7 Shri Haribhai Parthbhai Chaudhary Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
8 Shri Giriraj Singh Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
9 Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Home Affairs
10Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi Drinking Water & Sanitation
11Shri Rajen Gohain Railways
12Shri Parshottam Rupala Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Panchayati Raj
13Shri M.J. Akbar External Affairs
14Shri Upendra Kushwaha Human Resources Development
15Shri Radhakrishnan P. Road Transport & Highways
Shipping
16Shri Kiren Rijiju Home Affairs
17Shri Krishan Pal Social Justice & Empowerment
18Shri Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Tribal Affairs
Bhabhor
19Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation
20Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Steel
21Shri Sudarshan Bhagat Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
22Shri Y.S. Chowdary Science and Technology
Earth Science

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23Shri Jayant Sinha Civil Aviation

24Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Information & Broadcasting
25Shri Babul Supriyo Heavy Industries
Public Enterprises
26Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Food Processing Industries
27Shri Vijay Sampla Social Justice & Empowerment
28Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Finance
Corporate Affairs
29Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Human Resource Development
30Shri Ajay Tamta Textiles
31Smt. Krishna Raj Women & Child Development
32Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Road Transport & Highways, Shipping,
Chemicals & Fertilizers
33Smt. Anupriya Patel Health & Family Welfare
34Shri C.R. Chaudhary Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
35Shri P.P. Chaudhary Law & Justice
Electronics & Information Technology
36Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Defence
List of Indian Cities on rivers

SNo Town River State
1 Agra Yamuna Uttar Pradesh

2 Ahmedabad Sabarmati Gujarat
3 Allahabad confluence of Ganga Uttar Pradesh
and Yamuna
4 Auraiya Yamuna Uttar Pradesh
5 Ayodhya Saryu Uttar Pradesh
6 Badrinath Alaknanda Uttarakhand
7 Bagalkot Ghataprabha Karnataka
8 Bangalore Vrishabhavathi Karnataka
9 Bareilly Ram Ganga Uttar Pradesh
10 Bhadravathi Bhadra Karnataka
11 Bhagalpur Ganges Bihar
12 Bharuch Narmada Gujarat

13 Bithoor Ganges Uttar Pradesh

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14 Calcutta Ganges West Bengal

15 Chakeri Ganges Uttar Pradesh
16 Chandauli Ganges Uttar Pradesh
17 Chennai Cooum, Adyar Tamil Nadu
18 Coimbatore Noyyal Tamil Nadu
19 Curnool Tungabhadra Andhra Pradesh
20 Cuttack Mahanadi Odisha
21 Daman Daman Ganga River Daman
22 Dibrugarh - Tea Brahmaputra Assam

City of India
23 Erode Kaveri Tamil Nadu
24 Etawah Yamuna Uttar Pradesh
25 Farrukhabad Ganges Uttar Pradesh
26 Fatehgarh Ganges Uttar Pradesh
27 Ferozpur Satluj Punjab
28 Gorakhpur Rapti Uttar Pradesh
29 Guwahati Brahmaputra Assam
30 Gwalior Chambal Madhya Pradesh
31 Haridwar Ganges Uttarkhand
32 Honnavar Sharavathi Karnataka
33 Hospet Tungabhadra Karnataka
34 Hyderabad Musi Andhra Pradesh
35 Jabalpur Narmada Madhya Pradesh
36 Jajmau Ganges Uttar Pradesh
37 Jamshedpur Swarnarekha Jharkhand
38 Jaunpur Gomti Uttar Pradesh
39 Kannauj Ganges Uttar Pradesh
40 Kanpur Ganges Uttar Pradesh
42 Karad Krishna,Koyna Maharashtra
43 Karjat Ulhas Maharashtra
44 KarwarS Kali Karnataka
45 Kolhapur Panchganga Maharashtra
46 Kolkata Hooghly West Bengal
47 Kota Chambal Rajasthan
48 Lucknow Gomti Uttar Pradesh
49 Ludhiana Satluj Punjab
50 Madurai Vaigai Tamil Nadu

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51 Mahad Savitri Maharashtra

52 Malegaon Girna River Maharashtra
53 Mangalore Netravati, Gurupura Karnataka
54 Mathura Yamuna Uttar Pradesh
55 Nanded Godavari Maharashtra
56 Nasik Godavari Maharashtra
57 Naubasta Pandu Uttar Pradesh
58 Nawabganj Ganges Uttar Pradesh
59 Nellore Pennar Andhra Pradesh
60 New Delhi Yamuna Delhi
61 Panaji Mandavi Goa
62 Patna Ganges Bihar
63 Pune Mula, Mutha Maharashtra
64 Rajahmundry Godavari Andhra Pradesh
65 Rajkot Aji Gujarat
66 Rourkela Brahmani Odisha
67 Sambalpur Mahanadi Odisha
68 Sangli Krishna Maharashtra
69 Serirangapatnam Cauvery Tamil Nadu

70 Shimoga Tunga River Karnataka
71 Shuklaganj Ganges Uttar Pradesh
72 Srinagar Jhelum Jammu & Kashmir
73 Surat Tapti Gujarat
74 Thiruchirapalli Kaveri Tamil Nadu
75 Tirunelveli Thamirabarani Tamil Nadu
76 Ujjain Kshipra Madhya Pradesh
77 Vadodara Vishwamitri Gujarat
78 Varanasi Ganges Uttar Pradesh
79 Vijayawada Krishna Andhra Pradesh

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