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STATIC GK DIGEST-2016

Dear readers, This Static GK Digest is a complete docket of GK information asked in various Competitive Exams. The GK Digest is important and relevant for all exams like SBI PO, RBI Assistant, LIC ADO & LIC AAO, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC, Insurance and UPSC Exams.

International Organizations & their Headquarter

Organization Headquarter President/ General Secretary 1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Beijing, China

2. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) –

Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath

3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Manila, Philippines Takehiko Nakao 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde 5. World Bank - Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim

New York 6. United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US Ban Ki – moon 7. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) -

New York, US Anthony Lake

8. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) -

New York, US Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

Geneva

9. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) -

Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi

10. World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Margaret Chan 11. World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab 12. International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder

13. World Trade Organisation - Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevêdo 14. World Meteorological Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General)

15. World Intellectual Property Organisation -

Geneva, Switzerland Francis Gurry

16. International Committee of the Red Cross -

Geneva, Switzerland Peter Maurer

Paris

17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) -

Paris, France Irina Bokova

18. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Paris, France José Ángel Gurría

Vienna

19. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

Vienna, Austria Li Yong


20. International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano

21. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Vienna, Austria Diezani Alison-Madueke

London

22. Amnesty International - London, UK Salil Shetty 23. International Maritime Organisation

London, UK Koji Sekimizu

24. Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General -Kamalesh Sharma

25. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) -

Kathmandu, Nepal Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Secretary-General)

26. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)

Jakarta, Indonesia

27. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Singapore Dr. Alan Bollard

28. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Brussels, Belgium

Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General)

29. International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE Zaheer Abbas 30. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO)

Rome, Italy José Graziano da Silva

31. International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland Ronny Abraham 32. International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland

Thomas Bach

33. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

Zurich, Switzerland Joseph S. Blatter

34. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) –

The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet Üzümcü

35. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland

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 Power plant

Suru Jammu & Kashmir (Kargil district)

16. Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Power 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)

Major Nuclear Power Stations in India

Power Station Location District State 1. Kaiga Nuclear power station

Kaiga Uttar Kannada Karnataka

2. Kakrapar Nuclear power station

Kakrapar Surat Gujarat

3. Narora Narora Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh 4. Tarapur Atomic power station

Tarapur Thane Maharashtra

5. Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant

Kundankulam Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu

6. Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project Ratagiri

Madban Ratnagiri Maharashtra

7. Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station

Fatehabad Fatehabad Haryana

Major Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in India

Power Station District State

1. Mundra (TPP) Kutch Gujarat

2. Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station

Singrauli Madhya Pradesh

3. Tirora (TPP) Gondia Maharashtra

4. Amravati (TPP) Amravati Maharashtra

5. Korba Super Thermal Power Plant

Korba Chhattisgarh

6. Sant Singaji (TPP) East Nimar Madhya Pradesh

7. Chandrapur Super (TPP) Chandrapur Maharashtra

8. Sipat Thermal Power Plant

Bilaspur Chattisgarh

9. Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station

Nagpur Maharashtra

10. Satpura Thermal Power Station

Betul Madhya Pradesh

11. Ukai Thermal Power Station

Tapi Gujarat

12. Bhilai Expansion Power Plant

Durg Chhattisgarh

13. Sikka Thermal Power Jamnagar Gujarat


Station

14. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station

Angul Odisha

15. Hirakud Captive Power Plant

Sambalpur Odisha

16. Barauni Thermal Power Station

Begusarai Bihar

17. Patratu Thermal Power Station

Jaisalmer Jharkhand

18. Bokaro Thermal Power Station

Bokaro Jharkhand

19. Durgapur Thermal Power Station

Bardhaman West Bengal

20. Rihand Thermal Power Station

Sonebhadra UP

21. Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station

Sonebhadra UP

22. Anpara Thermal Power Station

Sonebhadra UP

23. Obra Thermal Power Station

Sonebhadra UP

24. Rosa (TPS) Shahjahanpur UP

25. Chhabra (TPP) Baran Rajasthan

26. Panki (TPS) Kanpur Uttar Pradeh

27. Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant

Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh

28. Udupi Thermal Power Plant

Udupi Karnataka

29. Bellary Thermal Power station

Bellary Karnataka

30. Mettur Theral Power Station

Salem Tamil Nadu

List of Awards & their fields

1. Bharat Ratna – It is the highest civilian award of the India. The award was given for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour". The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.

2. Nobel Prize - The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

3. Saraswati Samman – Literature Note: The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.

4. Jnanpith award – Literature Note: The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the

newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.

5. Vyas Samman – Literature Note: Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary work published in past 10 years.

6. Bihari Puraskar – Literature Note: Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.

7. Moorti Devi Award – Literature Note: The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture.

8. Booker Prize – Literature


Note: It is an annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK literary award

9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Cinema/Films Note: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

10. Arjuna Award - outstanding performance from the sportspersons in sports and games. Note: The Government has modified the format of Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very good consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the international level to be considered as eligible for the Award.

11. Dronacharya Award – eminent coaches of any particular sport Note: The award is named after the very famous archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any particular sport.

12. Dhyan Chand Award - The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games.

13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India.

14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize – for Science & Technology Note: The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given

annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.

15. Kalinga Prize – Science Note: The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.

16. Pulitzer Prize – Journalism Note: The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

17. Abel Prize – Mathematics Note: The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.

18. Grammy Award – Music Note: A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.

19. Stirling Prize - Architecture Note: The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture.

20. Aga Khan Award – Architecture Note: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement.

21. Pritzker Prize – Architecture Note: The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect.

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India Jim Corbett National Park – Uttrakhand Kaziranga National Park – Assam – Bandipur National Park – Karnataka Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya Pradesh Kanha National Park – Madhya Pradesh Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary – Gujarat Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park –

Rajasthan Manas Wildlife Sanctuary – Assam Sariska National Park – Rajasthan Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala

Pench National Park – Madhya Pradesh Ranthambore National Park - Rajasthan Nagarhole National Park – Karnataka Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary– West Bengal Dudhwa National Park – Uttar Pradesh Panna National Park – Madhya Pradesh Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala Rajaji National Park – Uttrakhand Dandeli National Park – Karnataka Similipal National Park – Odisha Sanjay Gandhi National Park – Maharashtra


List of Important Temples

Srisailam Temple – Andhra Pradesh Tirupathi Temple – Andhra Pradesh Kamakhya Temple - Assam Sukresvara temple – Assam Meenakshi temple – Madurai, Tamil Nadu Golden temple – Amritsar, Punjab Somnath temple – Gujarat Mahabodhi Temple – Gaya, Bihar

Siddhivinayak Temple – Maharashtra Sabrimala Temple – Kerala Amarnath Temple – Jammu & Kashmir Markandeshwar Temple – Haryana Brihadeeswarar Temple – Tamil Nadu Konark Sun Temple – Odisha Birla Mandir – Jaipur

Famous Places in India

Taj Mahal – Agra Darbar Sahib – Amritsar, Punjab Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi The Red Fort – Delhi Qutub Minar – Delhi Hawa Mahal – Jaipur, Rajasthan Lotus Temple – Delhi

Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur, Rajasthan Janatar Mantar – Delhi Cubbon Park – Bangalore Dal Lake – Jammu & Kashmir Jal Mahal – Jaipur, Rajasthan Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad, Telangana Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

List of Trophies & Cups

Cricket – Ashes Cup Asia Cup C.K. Naidu Trophy Deodhar Trophy Duleep Trophy Gavaskar Border Trophy G.D. Birla Trophy Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy,

Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.

Hockey – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Aga khan Cup Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy,

Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup

Football Rovers Cup Bandodkar Trophy Merdeka Cup Confederation cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy,

Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Cup Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, UEFA Champions League


Badminton

Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup,

Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian Open Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)

Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women) Swathling Cup (men)

Bama Belleck Cup

Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Australian Open French Open Wimbledon

US Open Heineken Cup

Golf Augusta Masters British Open

US Maters

Horse Racing Derby Rowing Wellington trophy

States & Capital & Chief Minister

State Capital Chief Minister

1. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad N. Chandrababu Naidu

2. Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Nabam Tuki

3. Assam Dispur Tarun Gogoi

4. Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar

5. Chhatisgarh Raipur Dr. Raman Singh

6. Goa Panaji Laxmikant Pareskar

7. Gujarat Gandhinagar Anandiben Patel

8. Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar

9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Virbhadra Singh

10. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Mufti Mohammed Sayeed

11. Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das

12. Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah

13. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy

14. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan

15. Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadanvis

16. Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh

17. Meghalya Shillong Mukul Sangma

18. Mizoram Aizwal Pu Lal Thanhawla

19. Nagaland Kohima T. R. Zeliang

20. Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik

21. Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal

22. Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhra Raje

23. Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Chamling

24. Tamil Nadu Chennai J. Jayalalithaa

25. Telangana Hyderabad K. Chandrasekhara Rao

26. Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar

27. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav

28. Uttarakhand Dehradun Harish Rawat

29. West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee


List of Chief Minister of India’s Union Territory

Union Territory Capital Chief Minister/ Lt. Governors/Administrator

Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Pondicheerry (Puducherry) N. Rangaswamy Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair A.K. Singh (L.G.) Chandigarh Kaptan Singh Solanki (Administrator) Daman & Diu Daman Ashish Kundhra (Administrator) Dadar & Nagar Haveli Silvasa Ashish Kundra (Administrator) Lakshadweep Kavaratti H. Rajesh Prasad (Administrator)

Folk dances in India

Bhangra: Punjab Changu: Odissa and Andhra Pradesh Gair: Rajastha Garba: Gujarat. Ghoomar: Rajasthan.

Karagam: Tamil Nadu. Dumhal: Kashmir. Lavani: Maharashtra Odissi: Orissa

Classical dances in India

Kathak: Uttar Pradesh. Bihu: Assam Bharat Natyam: Tamil Nadu. Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh

Kathakali: Kerala. Chhau: Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal Rauf – Jammu & Kashmir

Revolutions in the field of agriculture in India

Black Revolution - Petroleum Production Blue Revolution - Fish Production Brown Revolution -

Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber 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 & 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


Important Dates – National & International

January 9th January - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ( NRI Day) 10th January - World Hindi Day/ World Laughter Day 12th January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of

Swami Vivekanand) 15th January - Army Day 18th January - National Immunization Day (Polio Day) 23rd January - 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji

Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism 24th January - National Girl Child Day 25th January - National Voters Day

26th January - India’s Republic Day/ International Customs day

27th January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai 30th January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi

(Martyrs’ / Sarvodaya Day) 30th January - World Leprosy Eradication Day

February 1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day 2nd Feb - World Wetland Day 4th Feb - World Cancer Day 6th Feb - International Day of Zero Tolerance to

Female Genital Mutilation 10th Feb - National Deworming Day

13th Feb - World Radio Day 20th Feb - World Day of Social Justice 21st Feb- International Mother Language Day 24th Feb - Central Excise Day 28th Feb - National Science Day

March 1st March- Zero Discrimination Day 3rd March - World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day 4th March - National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha

Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation.

8th March - International Women’s Day 10th March - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Raising Day 12th March - World Kidney Day 13th March - World Rotaract Day 14th March - Pi Day 15th March - World Consumer Rights Day 18th March - Ordnance Factories’ Day 20th March - World Sparrow Day, International Day of

Happiness

21st March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21st March - World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz

21st March - International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day

22nd March - World Water Day 23rd March - World Meteorological Day 24th March - World Tuberculosis Day 25th March - International Day of Remembrance of the

Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27th March - World Theatre Day 28th March - Earth Hour

April

2nd April- World Autism Awareness Day 4th April- International Day for Mine Awareness and

Assistance in Mine Action 6th April- International Day of Sport for Development

and Peace 7th April- World Health Day 11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2015 12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight 17th April - World Hemophilia Day 18th April - World Heritage Day 21st April - National Civil Services Day 22nd March - World Earth Day 23rd April- World Book and Copyright Day, English

Language Day

24th April- National Panchayati Day 25th April - World Malaria Day 26th April- World Intellectual Property Day (World IP

Day) 28th April- World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29th April - World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance

for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30th April- International Jazz Day


May

1st May - International Labour Day 3rd May - World Press Freedom Day, International Sun

Day, International Energy Day May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International

Firefighters’ Day 1st Tuesday of May – World Asthma Day takes place

each year on the first Tuesday in May. 1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day May 06 - World No Diet Day May 08 - World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and

Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day May 11 - National technology day May 12 - International Nurses Day

May 13 - International Criminal Court Day May 15 - International Day of the Families May 17 - World Tele-communication and Information

Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 18 - World Museum Day May 20 - World Meteorology Day May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day

for Cultural Development May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity May 24 - Commonwealth Day May 25 - World Missing Childrens day May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers May 31 - World Anti Tobacco Day

June

June 1 - World Milk Day June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of

Aggression June 5 - World Environment Day June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor June 14 - World Blood Donor Day June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day 3rd Sunday of June - World Father’s Day June 16 - International Integration Day

June 18 - International Picnic Day June 20 - World Refugee Day June 21 - World Music Day June 23 - International Olympic Day, United Nations

Public Service Day, International Widows Day June 26 - International Day against Drug abuse and

Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture

July :- July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day 1st Saturday of July - International Day of

Cooperatives July 06 - World Zoonoses Day July 07 - World Chocolate Day July 11 - World Population Day July 12 - International Malala Day

July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or

Kargil Victory Day July 28 - World Nature Conservation Day, World

Hepatitis Day July 29 - International Tiger Day

August :- First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the

World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day August 12 - International Youth Day August 13 - International Left Handers Day August 14 - Pakistan’s Independence Day August 15 - India’s Independence Day, International

Mourning Day August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World

Photography Day

August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja Diwas

August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of

the Slave Trade and Its Abolition August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's

Birthday August 30 - International day of the victims of

enforced Disappearances


September :-

September 2 - World Coconut Day September 5 - National Teacher’s Day or Dr.

Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day September 7 - World Forgiveness Day September 8 - World Literacy Day September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First

Aid Day September 15 - International Day of Democracy,

International Engineer’s Day September 16 - World Ozone Day

September 20 - RPF Foundation day September 21 - World Peace Day or International day

for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day

September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day September 23 - International Day of the Deaf September 26 - World Contraception Day, September 27 - World Tourism Day September 28 - World Rabies Day September 29 - World Heart Day

October :-

1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day October 1 - World Vegetarian Day, International Day

of the older/Elderly October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-

Violence October 3 - World Nature Day October 4 - World Animal Day October 5 - World Teacher’s Day October 6 - World Wildlife Day October 8 - Indian Air Force Day October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-

office Day October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child 2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day October 12 - World Arthritis Day

October 13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

October 14 - World Standards Day October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day, International

Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day October 16 - World Food Day October 17 - International Poverty Day for it's

Eradication October 20 - World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics

Day, National Solidarity day October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information

Day, World Polio Day October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage October 28 - International Animation Day October 31 - World Savings Day or World Thrift day,

Halloween Day

November :- November 1 - World Vegan Day November 6 - International Day for Preventing the

Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day

November 8 - World Radiology Day November 9 - World Legal Service Day November 10 - World Science day for Peace and

Development, Public Transport Day November 11 - National Education Day November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service

Broadcasting Day November 13 - World Kindness Day November 14 - Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes

Day November 16 - International Day for Endurance or

Tolerance

November 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day

November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day

November 20 - Universal Children’s Day 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of

Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day,

World Television Day November 25 - International Day for the Elimination

of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day November 26 - National Law Day or National

constitution Day November 30 - National Flag Day

December :- December 1 - World AIDS Day December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day,

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery December 3 - International Day of People with

Disability or World Disability Day December 4 - Indian Navy Day December 5 - International Volunteer Day for

Economic and Social Development

December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day

December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International

Children's Day of Broadcasting December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF

Day


December 14 - National Energy Conservation

Day(India) December 16 - Vijay Diwas December 18 - International Migrants Day, National

Minority Rights Day December 19 - Goa’s Libration Day

December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day December 23 - National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas December 25 - Christmas Day

Country, Capital & their Currency

Country Name Capital Currency

Afghanistan Kabul Afghani

Albania Tirane Lek

Algeria Algiers Dinar

Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro

Angola Luanda New Kwanza

Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's East Caribbean dollar

Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

Armenia Yerevan Dram

Australia Canberra Australian dollar

Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling)

Azerbaijan Baku Manat

The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar

Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar

Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar

Belarus Minsk Belorussian ruble

Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian franc)

Belize Belmopan Belize dollar

Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc

Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

Bolivia

La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

Boliviano

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Marka

Botswana Gaborone Pula

Brazil Brasilia Real

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar


Bulgaria Sofia Lev

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc

Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc

Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc

Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar

Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo

Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc

Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc

Chile Santiago Chilean Peso

China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi

Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso

Comoros Moroni Franc

Congo, Republic of the Brazzaville CFA Franc

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese franc

Costa Rica San Jose Colón

Cote d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)

CFA Franc

Croatia Zagreb Kuna

Cuba Havana Cuban Peso

Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound

Czech Republic Prague Koruna

Denmark Copenhagen Krone

Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc

Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso

East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili U.S. dollar

Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar

Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar

Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc

Eritrea Asmara Nakfa

Estonia Tallinn Kroon


Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr

Fiji Suva Fiji dollar

Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka)

France Paris Euro (formerly French franc)

Gabon Libreville CFA Franc

The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

Georgia Tbilisi Lari

Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)

Ghana Accra Cedi

Greece Athens Euro (formerly drachma)

Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean dollar

Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal

Guinea Conakry Guinean franc

Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc

Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira

Hungary Budapest Forint

Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna

India New Delhi Rupee

Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah

Iran Tehran Rial

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])

Israel Jerusalem* Shekel

Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira)

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

Japan Tokyo Yen

Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar

Kazakhstan Astana Tenge


Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling

Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar

Korea, North Pyongyang Won

Korea, South Seoul Won

Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark prior to 2002)

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som

Laos Vientiane New Kip

Latvia Riga Lats

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

Lesotho Maseru Maluti

Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar

Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc

Lithuania Vilnius Litas

Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)

Macedonia Skopje Denar

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc

Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit

Maldives Male Rufiya

Mali Bamako CFA Franc

Malta Valletta Maltese lira

Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar

Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

Micronesia, Federated States of Palikir U.S. Dollar

Moldova Chisinau Leu

Monaco Monaco Euro

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik


Montenegro Podgorica Euro

Morocco Rabat Dirham

Mozambique Maputo Metical

Myanmar (Burma)

Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

Kyat

Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar

Nauru

no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

Australian dollar

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

Netherlands

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

Euro (formerly guilder)

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar

Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba

Niger Niamey CFA Franc

Nigeria Abuja Naira

Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

Oman Muscat Omani rial

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar

Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar

Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina

Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní

Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)

Philippines Manila Peso

Poland Warsaw Zloty

Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)

Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

Romania Bucharest Leu

Russia Moscow Ruble

Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc

Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar

Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar

Samoa Apia Tala

San Marino San Marino Euro

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

Senegal Dakar CFA Franc

Serbia

Belgrade Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal

Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar

Slovakia Bratislava Euro (from 01/01/09) ,Koruna

Slovenia Ljubljana

Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)

Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar

Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

South Africa

Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

Rand

South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound

Spain Madrid Euro (formerly peseta)

Sri Lanka

Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)

Sri Lanka rupee

Sudan Khartoum Dinar

Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar

Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni

Sweden Stockholm Krona

Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar

Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni


Tanzania

Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)

Tanzanian shilling

Thailand Bangkok Baht

Togo Lome CFA Franc

Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga

Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat

Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Funafuti province Australian dollar

Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling

Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham

United Kingdom London Pound sterling

United States of America Washington D.C. Dollar

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso

Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum

Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu

Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro

Venezuela Caracas Bolivar

Vietnam Hanoi Dong

Yemen Sanaa Rial

Zambia Lusaka Kwacha

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar


Public Sector Banks, Headquarter & Tagline

Bank Headquarter Tagline Allahabad Bank Kolkata A Tradition of Trust Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks Bank of Baroda Mumbai India’s International Bank Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond Banking Bank of Maharashtra Pune Ek parivaar Ek Bank Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering

India Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to You Since 1911 Corporation Bank Mangalore Prosperity for all Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank Indian Bank Chennai Your Own Bank Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good People to Grow With Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi Where Every Individual is Committed Punjab National Bank New Delhi The Name You can Bank Upon Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where Service is a way of Life State Bank of India Mumbai The Banker to Every Indian Syndicate Bank Manipal Faithful and Friendly Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with U UCO Bank Kolkata Honours your Trust Vijaya Bank Bangalore A Friend you can Bank upon IDBI Bank Ltd Mumbai Bank aisa dost jaisa Sports Terminology 1. Badminton= Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.

2. Baseball = Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.

3. Billiards = Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.

4. Boxing = Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.

5. Bridge = Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.

6. Chess = Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.

7. Cricket = L.B.W, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat - trick, Leg Bye, Follow on, Googly, Gulley, Silly Point,

Duck, Run, Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.

8. Football = Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper,

9. Golf = Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.

10. Hockey = Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Under cutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.


11. Horse Racing = Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.

12. Lawn Tennis = Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.

13. Rifle Shooting = Bull's eyes.

14. Swimming = Stroke.

International Cricket Stadiums in India

1. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground – Delhi

2. Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai, Maharashtra

3. Green Park Stadium – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

4. Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, Maharashtra

5. Barabati Stadium – Cuttack, Odisha

6. Eden Gardens – Kolkata, West Bengal

7. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium – Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

8. M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bangalore, Karnataka

9. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

10. Sawai Mansingh Stadium – Jaipur, Rajasthan

11. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium – Mohali, Chandigarh

12. Green Park Stadium – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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