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CONTENTS

INDIAN GK

1. INDIAN STATES – CAPITALS – CHIEF MINISTER – GOVERNOR2. PORTFOLIOS OF THE UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

3. NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA

4. TIGER RESERVES IN INDIA

5. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

6. BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA

7. FAMOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF INDIA

8. NUCLEAR AND SPACE RESEARCH CENTRES IN INDIA

9. SUPERLATIVES OF INDIA

10. IMPORTANT OFFICES IN INDIA

11. RIVERS AND DAMS12. SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES OF INDIA

13. IMPORTANT LAKES OF INDIA

14. FOLK DANCES OF INDIA

15. CLASSICAL DANCES OF INDIA (BY SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI)

16. IMPORTANT MISSILES OF INDIA

17. CHIEFS OF ARMED FORCES

18. RAILWAY ZONES IN INDIA

19. IMPORTANT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

20. MAJOR PORTS IN INDIA

21. WATER TRANSPORT22. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN INDIA

23. SOILS IN INDIA

24. TYPES OF WRITS

25. THE SCHEDULES IN THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

26. MAJOR MINERAL RESOURCES FOUND IN INDIA

27. AGRICULTURAL SEASONS IN INDIA

28. MAJOR IRON AND STEEL PLANTS IN INDIA

29. ALUMINIUM COMPANIES IN INDIA

30. PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

31. FINANCE COMMISSIONS OF INDIA32. PRESIDENTS OF INDIA

33. PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA

34. BHARAT RATNA AWARD WINNERS

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S.No Name of the

State

Capital Chief Minister Governor

1. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Chandrababu Naidu ES Lakshmi

Narasimhan

2. Arunachal

Pradesh

Itanagar Nabam Tuki JP Rajkhowa

3. Assam Dispur Tarun Gogoi Padmanabha

Balakrishna

Acharya

4. Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Ram Nath Kovind

5. Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Balramji Dass

Tandon

6. Goa Panaji Laxmikant Parsekar Mridula Sinha

7. Gujarat Gandhinagar Anandiben Patel Om Prakash

Kohli

8. Haryana Chandigarh Manohal Lal Kaptan Singh

Solanki

9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat

10. Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Droupati Murmu

11. Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Vala

12. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy Justice (Retd) P

Sathasivam

13. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Sivaraj Singh

Chouhan

Ram Naresh

Yadav

14. Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C Vidyasagar Rao

15. Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh Syed Ahmed16. Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma Shanmuganathan

17. Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla Lt Gen (Retd)

Nirbhay Sharma

18. Nagaland Kohima TR Zeilang Padmanabha

Balakrishna

Acharya

19. Odisha Bhubaneshwar Naveen Patnaik SC Jamir

20. Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal Kaptan Singh

Solanki

21. Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundra Raje Kalyan Singh22. Sikkhim Gangtok PawanKumar

Chamling

niwas

Dadasaheb Patil

23. Tamil Nadu Chennai J Jayalalitha Dr K Rosaiah

24. Telangana Hyderabad Chandrasekhar Rao ESL Narasimhan

25. Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar Tathagata Roy

26. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav Ram Naik

27. Uttarakhand Dehradun Harish Rawat Krishan Kant Paul

28. West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath

Tripathi

29. Jammu andKashmir

Sri Nagar (Summer)Jammu (Winter)

Mufti MohammadSayeed

NN Vohra

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S.No Union

Territory

Capital Minister/Governor Lt Governor/Administrator

1. Andaman and

Nicobar

Islands

Port Blair Central Government Lt Gen AK Singh (Retd)

(Lieutenant Governor)

2. Chandigarh Chandigarh Central Government Kaptan Singh Solank

(Administrator)3. Dadra and

Nagar Haveli

Silvassa Central Government Ashish Kundra (Administrator)

4. Daman and

Diu

Daman Central Government Ashish Kundra (Administrator)

5. Lakshadweep Kavaratti Central Government H Rajesh Prasad

(Administrator)

6. Delhi –

National

Capital

Territory

Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Najeeb Jung (Lieteunant

Governor)

7. Puducherry

(Pondicherry)

Pondicherry N Rangaswamy Lt Gen AK Singh (Retd)

(Lieutenant Governor)

Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space

All important policy issues and

All other portfolios not allocated to any

Minister

Cabinet Ministers

Raj Nath Singh Home Affairs

Sushma Swaraj External Affairs

Overseas Indian Affairs

Arun Jaitley Finance

Corporate Affairs

Information & BroadcastingM. Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Parliamentary Affairs

Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways

Shipping

Manohar Parrikar Defence

Suresh Prabhu Railways

D. V. Sadananda Gowda Law and Justice

Su Uma Bharati Water Resources, River Development and

Ganga RejuvenationDr. Najma A. Heptulla Minority Affairs

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Ramvilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Distribution

Kalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Women and Child Development

Ananthkumar Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information

TechnologyJagat Prakash Nadda Health and Family Welfare

Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Civil Aviation

Anant Geete Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing Industries

Narendra Singh Tomar Mines

Steel

Chaudhary Birender Singh Rural Development

Panchayati Raj

Drinking Water and Sanitation

Jual Oram Tribal Affairs

Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture

Thaawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment

Smriti Zubin Irani Human Resource Development

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Science and Technology

Earth Sciences

Minister of State (Independent Charge)

General V. K. Singh Statistics and Programme Implementation

(Independent Charge)

External Affairs

Overseas Indian Affairs

Inderjit Singh Rao Planning (Independent Charge)

Defence

Santosh Kumar Gangwar Textiles (Independent Charge)

Bandaru Dattatreya Labour and Employment (Independent

Charge)

Rajiv Pratap Rudy Skill Development & Entrepreneurship



Shripad Yesso Naik AAYUSH (Independent Charge)

Health & Family Welfare

Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent

Charge)

Sarbananda Sonowal Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent

Charge)

Prakash Javadekar Environment, Forest and Climate Change


Piyush Goyal

Power (Independent Charge)

Coal (Independent Charge)

New and Renewable Energy (Independent

Charge)

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Dr. Jitendra Singh Development of North Eastern Region


Prime Minister’s Office

Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space

Nirmala Sitharaman Commerce and Industry (IndependentCharge)

Dr. Mahesh Sharma Culture (Independent Charge)

Tourism (Independent Charge)

Civil Aviation

Minister of State

Ram Kripal Yadav Drinking Water and Sanitation

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs


Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Home Affairs

Sanwar Lal Jat Water Resources

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya Agriculture

Giriraj Singh Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Chemicals & Fertilizers

G. M. Siddeshwara Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Manoj Sinha Railways

Nihalchand Panchayati Raj

Upendra Kushwaha Human Resources Development

Radhakrishnan P Road Transport & Highways

Shipping

Kiren Rijiju Home Affairs

Krishan Pal Social Justice & Empowerment

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Agriculture

Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Tribal AffairsRaosaheb Dadarao Danve Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Distribution

Vishnu Deo Sai Mines

Steel

Sudarshan Bhagat Rural Development

Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria Human Resource Development

Y. S. Chowdary Science and Technology

Earth Science

Jayant Sinha Finance

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Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Information & Broadcasting

Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral Urban Development

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Food Processing Industries

Vijay Sampla Social Justice & Empowerment

National Parks in India

State/Union Territory Name of the National Park

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Campbell Bay National Park

Galathea National Park

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

(previously : Wandur National Park)

Middle Button Island National Park

Mount Harriet National Park

North Button Island National ParkRani Jhansi Marine National Park

Saddle Peak National Park

South Button Island National Park

Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

Mrugavani National Park

Sri Venkateswara National Park

Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park

Assam Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Kaziranga National ParkManas National Park

Nameri National Park

Orang National Park

Bihar Valmiki National Park

Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary

Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park

Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)

Goa Mollem National Park

Gujarat Vansda National ParkBlackbuck National Park, Velavadar

Gir National Park

Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park

Haryana Kalesar National Park

Sultanpur National Park

Himachal Pradesh Great Himalayan National Park

Pin Valley National Park

Jammu and Kashmir Dachigam National Park

Hemis National Park

Kishtwar National ParkSalim Ali National Park

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Uttarakhand Corbett National Park

Gangotri National Park

Govind Pashu Vihar

Nanda Devi National Park

Rajaji National Park

Valley of Flowers National Park

Tamil Nadu Guindy National ParkGulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Indira Gandhi National Park

Mudumalai National Park

Mukurthi National Park

Palani Hills National Park

Sikkhim Khangchendzonga National Park

West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve

Gorumara National Park

Neora Valley National Park

Singalila National ParkSundarbans National Park

Tiger Reserves in India

SNo Name of the Tiger Reserves State

1 Bandipur Karnataka

2 Corbett Uttarakhand

Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) Uttar Pradesh

3 Kanha Madhya Pradesh

4 Manas Assam5 Melghat Maharashtra

6 Palamau Jharkhand

7 Ranthambore Rajasthan

8 Similipal Odisha

9 Sunderbans West Bengal

10 Periyar Kerala

11 Sariska Rajasthan

12 Buxa West Bengal

13 Indravati Chhattisgarh14 Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh

15 Dudhwa Uttar Pradesh

16 Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tamil Nadu

17 Valmiki Bihar

18 Pench Madhya Pradesh

19 Tadoba-Andhari Maharashtra

20 Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh

21 Panna Madhya Pradesh

22 Dampa Mizoram

23 Bhadra Karnataka

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24 Pench Maharashtra

25 Pakke Arunachal Pradesh

26 Nameri Assam

27 Satpura Madhya Pradesh

28 Anamalai Tamil Nadu

29 Udanti-Sitanadi Chattisgarh

30 Satkosia Odisha

31 Kaziranga Assam

32 Achanakmar Chattisgarh

33 Dandeli-Anshi Karnataka

34 Sanjay-Dubri Madhya Pradesh

35 Mudumalai Tamil Nadu

36 Nagarahole Karnataka

37 Parambikulam Kerala

38 Sahyadri Maharashtra

39 Biligiri Ranganatha Temple Karnataka

40 Kawal Telangana

41 Sathyamangalam Tamil Nadu

42 Mukandra Hills Rajasthan

43 Nawegaon-Nagzira Maharashtra

44 Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Andhra Pradesh

45 Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Telangana

46 Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh

47 Bor Maharashtra

48 Rajaji Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

Name of the Site State

Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

Humayun’s Tomb Delhi

Qutub Minar Delhi

Red Fort Complex Delhi

Churches and Convents of Goa GoaChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat

Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka

Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh

Rock Shelters of Bhimpetka Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra

Ellora Caves Maharashtra

Elephanta Caves Maharashtra

Chharapati Shivaji Terminus Maharashtra

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Sun Temple Konarak Orissa

Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

Jantar Mantar Rajasthan

Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu

Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu

Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh

Mountain Railways of India Darjeeling, West Bengal

Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu

Kalka-Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National

Park

Uttarakhand

Sundarbans National Park West Bengal

Western Ghats Covers Four states

Hill Forts Rajasthan

Rani ki vav Gujarat

Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh

BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan

Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odisha

Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary Karnataka

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kerala

Kaundinya Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh

Mayani Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Gujarat

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu

Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Haryana

Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Goa

Vedanthaangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu

Famous Research Institutes of India

Research Institute PlaceCentral Forest Research Institute Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun

Haffkine Institute Mumbai

Indian Cancer Research Institute Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai

Cattle breeding Institute Hissar (Haryana)

National Dairy Research Institute Karnal (Haryana)

National Tuberculosis Institute Bengaluru

Raman Research centre Bengaluru

National Aeronautical Laboratory BengaluruVallabhai Patel Chest Institute Delhi

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National Institute of Communicable Diseases Delhi

Central Road Research Institute New Delhi

Indian Meteorological Observatory Pune and Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi

All India Malaria Research Institute New Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi

Central Coconut Research Institute Kerala

National Environmental Engineering

Research Institute

Nagpur

Central Fuel Research Institute Dhanbad

Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology Hyderabad

National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow

Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow

Industrial Toxicology Research Institute Lucknow

Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow

Indian Veterinary Research Institute Mukteshwar (Himachal Pradesh)

Izzatnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

Textile Research Institute Ahmedabad

National Institution of Occupation Health Ahmedabad

Central Potato Research Institute Shimla

Central Mechanical Engineering Research

Institute

Durgapur

Central Leprosy Training and Research

Institute

Chingelpet

King Institute of Preventive Medicine Guindy (Chennai)

Central Sugarcane Research Institute Coimbatore

Central Leather Research Institute Chennai

Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute Karaikudi

Central Food Technological Research

Institute

Mysore (Karnataka)

Central Institute of Virology Pune (Maharashtra)

Indian Lac Research Institute Ranchi (Jharkhand)

PGI Medical Education and Research Chandigarh

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Kolkata

Central Jute Technological Research Institute Kolkata

Archaeological Survey of India KolkataSchool of Tropical Medicine Kolkata

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public

Health

Kolkata

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Kolkata

National Geophysics Research Institute Hyderabad

National Institute of Nutrition Hyderabad

National Geophysics Research Institute Hyderabad

High Altitude Research Laboratory Gulmarg

Central Mining Research Institute Dhanbad

Central Building Research Institute RoorkeeCentral Scientific Instruments Organization Chandigarh

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Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research

Institute

Bhavnagar

Central Rice Research Institute Cuttack

National Institute of Oceanography Panaji

National Sugar Research Institute Kanpur

National Sugar Research Institute Kanpur

NUCLEAR AND SPACE RESEARCH CENTRES IN INDIA

India Rare Earths Limited Alwaye (Kerala)

Uranium Corporation of India Jadugoda

Indian Space Research Organization Bengaluru

Atomic Energy Commission (ABC) Mumbai

Electronics Corporation of India Hyderabad

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay

Radio Astronomy Centre Ootacamund

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata

College of Satellite Communication

Technology

Ahmedabad

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvanandapuram

Indian Scientific Satellite Project Bengaluru

Thumba Equatorial Launching Station Thumba, Kerala

Space Commission Bengaluru

Space Application Centre Ahmedabad

Nuclear Fuel Complex Hyderabad

Nuclear Power Complex MumbaiCentre of Earth Science Studies Trivendrum

Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad

SUPERLATIVES OF INDIA

Longest River The Ganga (2640 km)

Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal at Rajasthan

Longest Dam Hirakud Dam at Odisha

Highest Lake Devatal Lake, Uttarakhand

Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium

Deepest River Valley Bhagirathi and AlaknandaLongest Sea Beach Marina Beach, Chennai

Biggest River Island Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Asom

Tallest TV Tower Fazilka (Punjab)

Longest Railway Tunnel Pir Panjal Tunnel (Jammu and Kashmir) 11.2

km

Highest Dam Bhakra Dam, Sutlej River, Punjab

Highest Waterfall Jog or Garsoppa, Karnataka

Largest Zoo Kolkata Zoological Garden

Longest Corridor Corridor of Ramanathaswami Temple,

Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu

Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna, 5.575 km

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Largest Delta Sunderbans

State with longest coastline Gujarat

Largest Dome Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur, Karnataka

Longest sea bridge Anna Indira Gandhi Sea bridge

Biggest Stadium Yuva Bharati stadium, Kolkata

Largest Mosque Jama Masjid, Delhi

Highest Airport Leh Airport

Largest Desert Thar Desert

State with Maximum forest cover Madhya Pradesh

Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Largest Cave Temple Kailash Temple, Maharashtra

Longest National Highway NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)

Highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra

Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple, Amristar

Largest cave Amarnath

Largest Public Sector bank State Bank of India

Most populous city Mumbai

Highest Peak Godwin Austin

Tallest statue Gomateswara (Karnataka)

Highest battle ground Siachen Glacier

Oldest Church St Thomas Church at Trichur, Kerala

Important Offices in India

Office Head of the Office

President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee

Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

Chief Justice of India HL Dattu

Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambidurai

Chairman of Rajya Sabha Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien

Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi

Solicitor General of India Ranjit Kumar

Comptroller and Auditor-General of India Shashi Kant SharmaChief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Mishra

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval

Principal Scientific Adviser Dr R Chidambaram

Registrar-General and Census Commissioner Dr. C. Chandramouli

Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister GS Reddy

Secretary General of Lok Sabha Anoop Mishra

Governor of Reserve bank of India Raghuram Rajan

Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Home Secretary LC GoyalFinance Secretary Ratan P Watal

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Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar

Dept of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das

Dept of Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia

Secretary of AYUSH Ajit M Sharan

Surveyor General of India Rajendra Mani Tripathi

Chairman of National Highways Authority Raghav Chandra

Chairman of FSSAI Ashish Bahugana

Chairman of TRAI RS Sharma

Chairman of Engineers India Ltd Sanjay Gupta

Chairman of National Safety Council Satish Reddy

Chairman of Board for Industrial and

Financial Reconstruction

JP Dua

Chairman of IPL Governing Council Rajeev Shukla

Chairman of National Human Rights

Commission

Justice Cyriac Joseph (Acting)

Chairman of Narmada Valley Development

Authority (NVDA).

Rakesh Sahni

Central Vigilance Commissioner KV Chowdary

Chief Information Commissioner Vijay Sharma

Chairperson of Prasar Bharati A Surya Prakash

Chairman of UPSC Deepak Gupta

Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr RK Sinha

Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar

Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes Anita Kapur

Chairman of Central Board of Excise and

Customs

Najib Shah

Chairperson of Central Board of Film

Certification

Pahlaj Nihalani

Chairman of NABARD Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Chairman of Central Electricity Regulatory

Commission

Dr. Pramod Deo

Chairman of Food Corporation of India Yogendra Tripathi

Chairman of Foreign Investment Promotion

Board

Shaktikanta Das

Chairman of Air India Ashwani Lohani

Chairman of ISRO AS Kiran Kumar

Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of

India

SK Roy

Chairman of National Book Trust Baldev Sharma

Chairman of National Commission for

Scheduled Castes

Dr PL Punia


Scheduled Tribes

Rameshwar Oraon


Women

Lalitha Kumaramangalam

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RIVERS AND DAMS

Biggest Dams in India

State Dam River

Uttaranchal Tehri Dam Bhagirathi River

Himachal Pradesh Bhakra Nangal Dam Sutlej river

Orissa Hirakud dam Mahanadi River

Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam 124 meters Krishna River

Gujarat Sardar Sarovar Dam / Narmada Dam

163 meters,

Narmada River

Other Dams

AndhraPradesh Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira River

AndhraPradesh Somasila Dam Pennar River

AndhraPradesh Prakasam Barrage Krishna River

AndhraPradesh Dindi Reservoir Krishna River

AndhraPradesh Lower Manair Reservoir

AndhraPradesh Tatipudi Reservoir Project Gosthani RiverAndhraPradesh Srisailam Dam Krishna River

AndhraPradesh Singur dam

AndhraPradesh Gandipalem Reservoir Gandipalem, Manneru River

AndhraPradesh Ramagundam Dam Godavari

AndhraPradesh Dummaguden Dam Godavari

AndhraPradesh Himayat Sagar Reservoir River Musi

AndhraPradesh Shriram Sagar Reservoir Godavari River

Gujarat Ukai Dam

Gujarat Dharoi Dam Banas River

Gujarat Kadana dam Mahi River

Gujarat Dantiwada Dam Sabarmati River

HimachalPradesh Pandoh Dam Beas River

HimachalPradesh Bhakra Nangal Dam Sutlej River

HimachalPradesh Nathpa Dam Sutlej River

HimachalPradesh Chamera Dam Ravi River

HimachalPradesh Gobind Sagar, Reservoir Sutlej River

HimachalPradesh Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir

Jammu & Kashmir Salal Project Chenab River

Jammu & Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab RiverJammu & Kashmir Chutak Hydroelectric Project

Jammu & Kashmir Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam Indus River

Jammu & Kashmir Uri Hydroelectric Dam Jhelum River

Jharkhand Maithon Dam Barakar River

Jharkhand Chandil Dam Subarnarekha River

Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar River

Karnataka Tunga Bhadra Dam Tungabhadra River and Krishna

River

Karnataka Linganamakki dam Sharavathi River

Karnataka Kadra Dam Kalinadi RiverKarnataka Alamatti Dam Krishna River

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Karnataka Supa Dam Kali River

Karnataka Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Cauvery River

Karnataka Harangi Dam Cauvery River

Karnataka Ghataprabha Reservoir Ghataprabha River

Karnataka Manchanabele Dam

Karnataka Narayanpur Dam Krishna River

Karnataka Kodasalli Dam Kali River

Karnataka Basava Sagara Dam

Karnataka Hemavathi Reservoir

Kerala Banasura Sagar Dam Chalakudy River

Kerala Malampuzha Dam Malampuzha River

Kerala Peechi Dam

Kerala Idukki Dam Periyar River

Kerala Kundala Dam Parambikulam River

Kerala Parambikulam Dam Parambikulam River

Kerala Walayar Dam Walayar RiverKerala Mullaperiyar Dam Pennar River

Kerala Neyyar Dam Pennar River

MadhyaPradesh Rajghat Dam Betwa River

MadhyaPradesh Barna Dam Barna River

MadhyaPradesh Indirasagar Project Narmada River

MadhyaPradesh Narmada Dam Project Narmada River

MadhyaPradesh Bargi Dam Narmada River

MadhyaPradesh Bansagar Dam Son River

MadhyaPradesh Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal River

MadhyaPradesh Tawa Reservoir Tawa RiverMaharashtra Yeldari Dam Purna River

Maharashtra Ujani Dam Bhima River

Maharashtra Pawna Dam Pawna River

Maharashtra Mulshi Dam Mula River

Maharashtra Koyna Dam Koyna River

Maharashtra Jaikwadi Dam Godavari River

Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and Chorna rivers

Maharashtra Wilson Dam Pravara River

Maharashtra Tansa Dam

Maharashtra Panshet Dam Mutha River

Maharashtra Mula Dam

Maharashtra Kolkewadi Dam Koyna River

Maharashtra Girna Dam Girna and Godavari River

Maharashtra Bhandardara Dam Arthur Lake

Maharashtra Vaitarna Dam Vaitarna River

Maharashtra Radhanagari Dam Bhogawati River

Maharashtra Nandur Madhmeshwar

Maharashtra Manair Dam Manair River

Maharashtra Khadakwasla Dam Mutha RiverMaharashtra Gangapur Dam

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Orissa Jalaput Dam

Orissa Balimela Reservoir Sileru River

Orissa Indravati Dam Indravati River

Orissa Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River

Tamil Nadu Vaigai Dam Vaigai River

Tamil Nadu Aliyar Reservoir River Aliyar

Tamil Nadu Chittar Reservoir Chittar River

Tamil Nadu Krishnagiri Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Manimuthar Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Pechiparai Reservoir River Kodayar

Tamil Nadu Soolagiri Chinnar Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Thunakadavu Reservoir Chalakudy River

Tamil Nadu Varattupallam Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Vidur Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Perunchani Dam Paralayar River

Tamil Nadu Amaravathi ReservoirTamil Nadu Gundar Reservoir Berijam Lake

Tamil Nadu Kullursandai Reservoir Arjuna Nadi

Tamil Nadu Pambar Reservoir Pambar River

Tamil Nadu Periyar Reservoir Periyar River

Tamil Nadu Stanley Reservoir Kaveri River

Tamil Nadu Uppar Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir Odai River

Tamil Nadu Willingdon Reservoir Periya Odai River

Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam Kaveri River

Tamil Nadu Bhavanisagar Reservoir Bhavani RiverTamil Nadu Kodaganar Reservoir Kodagananar River

Tamil Nadu Manimukthanadhi Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Parambikulam Reservoir Parambikulam River

Tamil Nadu Sholayar Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Thirumurthi Reservoir Parmabikulam Aliyar River

Tamil Nadu Varadamanadhi Reservoir

Tamil Nadu Vembakottai Reservoir Vaippar River

Tamil Nadu Manjalar Reservoir

UttarPradesh Parichha Dam Betwa River

UttarPradesh Rihand Project Rihand River and Son River

UttarPradesh Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam Rihand River

Uttrakhand Tehri Dam Bhagirathi River

Uttrakhand Dhauli Ganga Dam Ganga River

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SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES OF INDIA

Security Force Year of

Formation

Main Function Chief

Research and

Analysis Wing (RAW)

- India’s ExternalIntelligence Agency.

1968 Collection of external

intelligence, counter-terrorism

and covert operations.Responsible for obtaining and

analyzing information about

foreign governments,

corporations and persons.

Rajinder Khanna

National

Investigation Agency

(NIA) – India’s

Central Counter

Terrorism Law

EnforcementAgency.

2008 Deals with Militancy,

Insurgency, and Left-wing

terrorism, bomb blasts and

terrorist attacks, infiltration

across borders, arm smuggling,

drug smuggling, pushing of fakeIndian currency..etc

Sharad Kumar

Anti-Terrorist Squad

(ATS) -

2004 Gathering information

regarding anti-national

elements active in the state of

Maharashtra.

Coordinates with the central

intelligence agencies.

Special Frontier

Force (SFF) -

1962 Conducted covert operations

behind Chinese lines in the

event of another Sino-Indian

War.

Comes under RAW.

Rajinder Khanna

Special Protection

Group (SPG) –

India’s

Administrative

Protective Agency

1985 Responsible for the security of

Prime Minister and other top

officials and their families.

Vivek Srivastava

Rapid Action Force

(RAF) – Specialized

wing of Central

Reserve Police Force

1991 Formed to deal with riots and

strife.

Has executed prompt rescue

and relief operations during

floods, earthquakes,

cyclones..etc.

Forcefully acted against

Communal Violence as Terrorist

attacks

Prakash Mishra

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Commando

Battalions for

Resolute Action

(CoBRA) – Parent

Agency is CRPF

2008 Trained and Equipped for

commando and guerrilla/jungle

warfare.

Prakash Mishra

National Security

Guard (NSG) –

Premier Counter

Terrorism Force of

India

1985 Operates under Ministry of

Home Affairs.

Protects VIPs, conducts anti-

sabotage operations, rescues

hostages, neutralizing terrorist

threats, and responds to

hijacking and piracy

RC Tayal

Border Security

Force (BSF)

1965 Operates under the Ministry of

Home Affairs.

Responsible for protecting the

India’s land borders and

preventing trans-border crimes.

Devendra Kumar

Pathak

Assam Rifles

(Old name - Cachar

Levy)

1835 Oldest Paramilitary force of

India.

Guarding Indo-Myanmar

Border

RK Rana

Central ReservePolice Force

1949 Assisting the States and UnionTerritories in Police Operations

to maintain law and order.

Prakash Mishra

Indo-Tibetan Border

Police

1962 Para-Military force for security

along the Indo-Tibetan border.

Highly trained in

Mountaineering and Disaster

Management.

Krishna Chaudhary

Central Industrial

Security Forces

1983 Provides security cover to the

industrial units located all over

India. The units include majorports, atomic power stations,

defence units, major refineries,

and Space installations..etc

Surender Singh

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IMPORTANT LAKES OF INDIA

Name of the Lake State

Chilka Lake Odisha

Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh

Loktak Lake Manipur

Lonar Lake MaharashtraPangong Lake Jammu and Kashmir

Pulicat Lake Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Border

Sambhar Lake Rajasthan

Tsomarari Lake Jammu and Kashmir

Vembanad Lake Kerala

Wular and Dal Lakes Jammu and Kashmir

FOLK DANCES OF INDIA

State Type of folk dance associated

Assam Ankiya Nat, KirtaniaNatak, Ojapali,Bihu

Bihar Bidesia, SenkelaChhau, Jat-JatniBidpada, Ramkhelia.

Gujarat Bhavaigarba

Haryana Swang, Naqqal

Himachal Pradesh Kariyala, Bhagat, RasIhanld, Harnatra Haran or Harin

Jammu and Kashmir BhandPathar or Bhandlashna, VetalDhamali.

Karnataka Yakshagana, BedaraVesha, DolluKunitha, Santa, Doddata-Bayalata,

TalaMaddle or Prasang. Dasarata, Radhna

Kerala Kodiyattam, Margam Kali,

MudiattamTherayattam, ChavittuNadakam, ChakyarkoothuMadhya Pradesh Maanch, Nacha.

Maharashtra Tamasha, LalitBharud, Gondha, Dashavatar, Lavni.

Orissa Pala Jtra, Daskathia, Mayurbhanj Chhau, Mangal Ras, Sowang.

Punjab Naqqal, Swangbhangra

Rajasthan Khyal, Rasdhari, Rammat, TurraKilangi, Gauri, Nautanki, Ihamtara

Andhra Pradesh VeethiNatakam, Burrakatha, lambadi, koya

Tamil Nadu Therukuttu, Veethi Natakam, Bhagwat Mela Natakam, Kurvaanji, Pagal

Vasham, Kavadi Chindu.

Uttar Pradesh Bhagat, Sang-Swang, Naqqual.

Goa Fugadi, Dashavatar, Pernijagar, Musalkhel, Samainrutya, Gonph dance,

Dekhni, Kunbidance, Ghodemodni, Dhalo, Tonyamel, Talgadi

West Bengal Chhau(Purulia), Ganthali

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CLASSICAL DANCES OF INDIA (By Sangeet Natak Akademi)

S.No Dance Form State

1. Bharatanatyam Tamil Nadu

2. Kathak Uttar Pradesh

3. Kathakali Kerala

4. Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh

5. Manipuri Manipur

6. Mohiniyattam Kerala

7. Odissi Odisha

8. Sattriya Assam

IMPORTANT MISSILES OF INDIA

Name of the Missile Range Payload

Prithvi I 150 KM 1000 kg

Prithvi II 250 km to 350 km 500 to 1000 kg

Prithvi III 350 km to 600 km 250 to 500 kg

Agni I 700 to 1200 km 1000 kg

Agni II 2000 km More than 1000 kg

Agni III 3000 to 5000 km 1500 kg

Agni IV 4000 km

Agni V 5000 to 8000 km

K15 750 Km 10 tonnes

K4 3500 to 5000 km 17 tonnes

Brahmos 290 km 200 to 300 kg

Nirbhay 1000 km 450 kg

Trishul 8 to 12 kmAkash 45 to 50 km

NAG 7 km

Sagarika 700 km 1000 kg

Prahaar 150 km

CHIEFS OF ARMED FORCES

Name Department

General Dalbir Singh Chief of Army Staff

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Chief of Air Staff

Admiral RK Dhowan Chief of the Naval StaffAir Marshal PP Reddy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff

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Major Ports in India

Name of the Port State

Kandla Gujarat

Mumbai Maharashtra

JL Nehru Maharashtra

Marmugoa GoaMangalore Karnataka

Cochin Kerala

Paradip Odisha

Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh

Chennai Tamil Nadu

Ennore (Kamarajar) Tamil Nadu

Tuticorin Tamil Nadu

Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands

WATER TRANSPORT

National Waterways Connects Distance

NW1 Allahabad to Haldia 1629 KM

NW2 Sadia to Dhubri on

Brahmaputra river

819 KM

NW3 Kollam to Kottapuram 186 KM

NW4 Kakinada to Marakkanam

along Godavari and Krishna

River

1110 KM

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN INDIA

Name of the Airport City

Begumpet Airport Hyderabad

Calicut International Airport Calicut

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai

HAL Airport Bengaluru

Goa Airport Goa

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International

Airport

Kolkata

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International

Airport

Guwahati

Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad

Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi

Chennai International Airport Chennai

Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Amristar

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SOILS IN INDIA

Types of Soil States

Alluvial Soil Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,

Jharkhand

Black or Regur Soil Deccan Plateau, Valleys of Krishna and

Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,and Tamil Nadu

Red Soil Eastern Ports of Deccan Plateau, Tamil Nadu,

Goa, Odisha, and Meghalaya

Laterite Summits of Eastern and Western Ghats,

Asom Hills, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,

West Bengal and Odisha

Desert West and North West India, Rajasthan,

North Gujarat, Southern Punjab

Mountain Hills of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttrakhand, and

Asom HillsSaline and Alkaline Drier parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Haryana,

Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra

Reaty and Marshy Kerala, Coastal Regions of Odisha, Tamil

Nadu and Sunderband of West Bengal

TYPES OF WRITS

Writ Name Meaning Purpose of the Writ

Habeas Corpus You may have the body To release a person who has

been detained unlawfullywhether in prison or in

custody

Mandamus We Command To secure the performance

of public duties by lower

court, tribunal or public

authority

Certiorari To be certified To quash the order already

passed by an inferior court,

tribunal or quasi judicial

authorityProhibition The act of stopping

something

To prohibit an inferior court

from continuing the

proceedings in a particular

case where it has no

jurisdiction to try

Quo Warranto What is your Authority To restrain a person from

holding a public office to

which he is not entitled

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THE SCHEDULES IN THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

First Schedule List of States and Union Territories

Second Schedule Salaries of President, Governors, Chief

Justice, Judges of Supreme Court and High

Court, CAG

Third Schedule Forms of Oaths and AffirmationsFourth Schedule Allocate Seats for each state of India and

Rajya Sabha

Fifth Schedule Administration and Control of Scheduled

Areas and Tribes

Sixth Schedule Provisions for administration of tribal area in

Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and

Arunachal Pradesh

Seventh Schedule Gives Allocation of Powers and Functions

between Union and States

Eighth Schedule List of 22 Languages of India recognized bythe Constitution

Ninth Schedule Contains Acts and Orders related to land

tenure, land tax, railways, industries

Tenth Schedule Contains Provisions of disqualification on

grounds of defection (Added by 53nd

Amendment in 1985)

Eleventh Schedule Contains provisions of Panchayati Raj

(Incorporated by 73rd

Amendment Act in

1992)

Twelfth Schedule Contains provisions of MunicipalCorporation (Incorporated by 74

th

Amendment in 1992)

MAJOR MINERAL RESOURCES FOUND IN INDIA

Mineral States

Bauxite Ore (Aluminium) Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,

Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand

Chromite Cuttack district in Orissa – Major Share.

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Madhya

Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu andManipur.

Copper Singhbhum district (Jharkhand), Balaghat

district (Madhya Pradesh) and Jhunjhunu

and Alwar districts (Rajasthan).

Gold Kolar district, Hutti Gold Field in Raichur

district (both in Karnataka) and Ramgiri Gold

Field in Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh)

Iron Ore Bailadila sector of Chhattisgarh – Major

Share. Also in Bellary-Hospet area of

Karnataka and Barajamda sector inJharkhand and Orissa.

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Lead – Zinc Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh,

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,

Orissa, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu

and Sikkim.

Manganese Main reserves fall in Karnataka, followed by

Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and

Goa.Tungsten The main reserves are at Degana, Rajasthan.

Diamond Panna belt in Madhya Pradesh,

Munimadugu-Banganapalle conglomerate in

Kurnool district, Wajrakarur Kimberlite pipe

in Anantapur district

Dolomite Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa,

Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar

Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Fluorspar Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and

Maharashtra.Gypsum Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir,

and Gujarat.

Graphite Orissa is a Major Producer.

Limestone Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra

Pradesh, and Gujarat: Rajasthan, Karnataka,

Tamil Nadu

Mica Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand Bihar and

Rajasthan.

Magnesite Uttaranchal, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

AGRICULTURAL SEASONS IN INDIA

Name of the

Season

Sowing

Season

Harvesting

Season

Important Crops

Kharif Season

(Summer Crop

or Monsoon

Crop)

May to July September to

October

Jowar, Bajra, Rice, Maize, Cotton,

Groundnut, Jute, Hemp, Tobacco etc.

Rabi Season(Winter Crop) October toDecember February to April Wheat, Barley, Gram, Linseed,Mustard, Masoor & Peas.

Zaid March June Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables

of cucurbitacae family such as bitter

gourd, pumpkin, ridged gourd etc.

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MAJOR IRON AND STEEL PLANTS IN INDIA

Name of the Plant Year District/State Points to Note

Tata Iron and Steel

Company (TISCO)

1907 Singhbhum district of

Jharkhand.

Established by

Jamshedji Tata

Indian Iron and Steel

Company (IISCO)

Brought under GOI in

1972

Kulti, Hirapur and

Bumpur in WestBengal.

Annual Capacity - 10

lakh tonnes of steel

The Visweswaraya

Iron and Steel Ltd

1923 Shimoga district of

Karnataka.

Mysore Iron and

Steel Company

(MISCO)

Bhilai Iron and Steel

Centre

1957 Durg district of

Chhattisgarh

Established with the

technical and

financial support of

the then Soviet

Union.

Rourkela Steel Plant It became operativein 1959.

Sundargarh districtof Orissa

Set up with the helpof the then West

German firm, Krupps

and Demang

Durgapur Steel Plant 1959 Bardhaman district

of West Bengal.

Set Up with the help

of the United

Kingdom.

Bokaro Steel Ltd 1964 Hazaribagh district of

Jharkhand.

Soviet Union’s

Collaboration

Salem Steel Plant 1982 Salem District of

Tamil Nadu

Major producer of

world class stainlesssteel

Vijayanagar Steel

Plant

Bellary district of

Karnataka.

Has the installed

capacity of 30 lakh

tonnes.

Vishakhapatnam

Steel Plant or Vizag

Steel Plant

1971 Visakhapatnam,

Andhra Pradesh

Help of German and

Soviet technology.

Upcoming Steel Plants

• Daitari Steel Plant – Orissa• Tata Steel Kalinganagar – Orissa

• Dolvi Steel Plant – Maharashtra

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ALUMINIUM COMPANIES IN INDIA

Location Name of Company State

Korba Bharat Aluminum Co (Balco) Chhattisgarh

Alupuram Hindustan Aluminum Co. (Hindalco) Kerala

Renukoot Hindustan Aluminum Co. (Hindalco) Uttar Pradesh

Mettur Madras Aluminum (MALCO) Tamil Nadu

Hirakud Hindustan Aluminum Co. (Hindalco) Orissa

Angul National Aluminum Co. (NALCO) Orissa

Jharsuguda Vedanta Aluminum Co. (VAL) Orissa

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

Banks Tagline Chairman Headquatrs

1.Allahabad

Bank

A tradition of trust Rakesh Sethi Kolkata

2.Andhra

Bank

Where India Banks Satish Kumar Kalra Hyderabad

3.Bank of

Baroda

India’s International

Bank

P.S. Jayakumar Mumbai

4.Bank of

India

Relationships beyond

Banking

M.O. Rego Mumbai

5.Bank of

Maharashtra

One Family One Bank Sushil Muhnot Pune

6.Canara

Bank

Together we Can Rakesh Sharma Bangalore

7.Central

Bank of India

Central To you Since

1911

Rajeev Rishi Mumbai

8.Corporatio

n Bank

A Premier public

seector bank

Sadhu Ram Bansal Mangalore

9.Dena Bank Trusted Family bank Aswini Kumar Mumbai

10.Indian

Bank

Your Tech Friendly

bank

Mahesh Kumar Jain Chennai

11.Indian

Overseas

Bank

Good People To Grow

With

R. Koteeswaran Chennai

12.Oriental

Bank of

Commerce

Where every individual

is committed

Animesh Chauhan New Delhi

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13.Punjab

National

Bank

The name you can

bank upon

Usha Ananthasubramanian New Delhi

14.Punjab &

Sind Bank

Where service is a way

of life

Jatinder Bir Singh New Delhi

15.SyndicateBank

Your Faithful AndFriendly Financial

Partner

Arun Srivastava Manipal

16.Union

Bank of India

Good People to Bank

with

Arun Tiwari Mumbai

17.United

Bank of India

The Bank that begins

with ―U‖

P. Srinivas Calcutta

18.UCO Bank Honours Your Trust Arun Kaul Calcutta

19.Vijaya

Bank

- A friend you can bank

on

Kishore Kumar Sansi Bangalore

20.IDBI Bank

Ltd

Banking For All, ―Aao

Sochein Bada‖

Kishore Kharat Piraji Mumbai

21.Bharatiya

Mahila Bank

Empowering Women Usha Ananthasubramanian New delhi

22.State

Bank of India

With you all the way,

Pure Banking Nothing

Else, The Nation‘s

banks on us

Arundhati Bhattacharya Mumbai

23.state Bank

of mysore

Working For A Better

Tomorrow

Sharad Sharma Karnataka

24.state bank

of Patiala

Blending Modernity

With Tradition

Ramesh Rangan Punjab

25.state bank

of Hyderabad

You Can Always Bank

On Us

Santanu Mukherjee Hyderabad

26.state bank

of Bikanerand Jaipur

Nation Bank On Us Jyothi Gosh Jaipur

27.state bank

of

Travancore

Long Tradition Of Trust Jeevandas Narayanan Tiruvandrum

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FINANCE COMMISSIONS OF INDIA

Finance

Commission

Year of

EstablishmentChairman

Operational

Duration

First 1951 K. C. Neogy 1952–57

Second 1956 K. Santhanam 1957–62

Third 1960 A. K. Chanda 1962–66

Fourth 1964 P. V. Rajamannar 1966–69

Fifth 1968 Mahaveer Tyagi 1969–74

Sixth 1972K. BrahmanandaReddy

1974–79

Seventh 1977 J. M. Shelat 1979–84

Eighth 1983 Y. B. Chavan 1984–89

Ninth 1987 N. K. P. Salve 1989–95

Tenth 1992 K. C. Pant 1995–2000

Eleventh 1998 A. M. Khusro 2000–2005

Twelfth 2002 C. Rangarajan 2005–2010

Thirteenth 2007 Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar 2010–2015

Fourteenth 2013 Dr. Y. V Reddy 2015–2020

PRESIDENTS OF INDIA

No Name From To

1 Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 26, 1950 May 13, 1962

2 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962 May 13, 1967

3 Dr. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967 August 24, 1969

4Shri Varahagiri Venkata

GiriAugust 24, 1969 August 24, 1974

5 Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24, 1974 February 11, 1977

6 Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25, 1977 July 25, 1982

7 Shri Giani Zail Singh July 25, 1982 July 25, 1987

8 Shri R. Venkataraman July 25, 1987 July 25, 1992

9 Dr.S.D. Sharma July 25, 1992 July 25, 1997

10 Shri K R Narayanan July 25, 1997 25 July 2002

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11 Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam 25 July 2002 25 July 2007

12 Pratibha Patil 25 July 2007 25 July 2012

13 Pranab Mukherjee 25 July 2012 Incumbent

PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA

No Name From To Party

1 Jawahar Lal Nehru 15 August, 1947 27 May, 1964 INC

2 Shri Gulzarilal Nanda 27 May, 1964 9 June, 1964 INC

3 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri 9 June, 1964 11 January, 1966 INC

4 Shri Gulzarilal Nanda 11 January, 1966 24 January, 1966 INC

5 Shrimati Indira Gandhi 24 January, 1966 24 March, 1977 INC

6 Shri Morarji Desai 24 March, 1977 28 July, 1979 JP

7 Shri Charan Singh 28 July, 1979 14 January, 1980 JP

8 Shrimati Indira Gandhi 14 January, 1980 31 October, 1984 INC

9 Shri Rajiv Gandhi 31 October, 1984 2 December, 1989 INC

10Shri Vishwanath Pratap

Singh2 December, 1989 10 November, 1990 JD

11 Shri Chandra Shekhar 10 November, 1990 21 June, 1991 SJP

12 Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao 21 June, 1991 16 May,1996 INC13 Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee 16 May, 1996 1 June,1996 BJP

14 H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June,1996 21 April,1997 JD

15 Inder Kumar Gujral 21 April, 1997 19 March, 1998 JD

16 Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee 19 March, 1998 22 May, 2004 BJP

17 Dr. Manmohan Singh 22 May, 2004 26 May, 2014 INC

18 Narendra Modi 26 May, 2014 Incumbent BJP

BHARAT RATNA AWARD WINNERS

S.No Name of the Person Year About Him/Her

1. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 1954 Last Governor-General of India and an

Activist

2. Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan 1954 India’s First Vice President and India’s

Second President.

3. Sir CV Raman 1954 Physicist

4. Dr Bhagwan Das 1955 Freedom Fighter

5. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya 1955 Diwan of Mysore. Civil Engineer and a

Dam Architect.

6. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 1995 India’s First Prime Minister

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7. Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant 1957 Freedom Fighter. Home Minister.

8. Dhondo Keshav Karve 1958 Educationist and a Social Reformer

9. Bidhan Chandra Roy 1961 Physician and West Bengal’s Chief

Minister

10. Purushottam Das Tandon 1961 Freedom Fighter

11. Dr Rajendra Prasad 1962 India’s First President and Freedom

Fighter12. Dr Zakir Hussain 1963 India’s Third President

13. Pandurang Vanam Kane 1963 Sanskrit Scholar

14. Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966 India’s Second Prime Minister and

Freedom Fighter

15. Indira Gandhi 1971 India’s first Woman Prime Minister

16. Varahagiri Venkata Giri 1975 Former President of India

17. K Kamaraj 1976 Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

18. Mother Teresa 1980 Founder of Missionaries of Charity

19. Acharya Vinobha Bhave 1983 Independence activist and a Social

reformer

20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1987 Known as Frontier Gandhi

21. M. G. Ramachandran 1988 Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu-

Popular Cinema Actor

22. Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar 1990 Crusader against Untouchablity, Chief

architect of Indian Constitution, Social

Reformer

23. Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1990 Leader of Anti - Apartheid movement

24. Rajiv Gandhi 1991 Former Prime Minister of India

25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1991 India’s first Home Minister and

Freedom Fighter

26. Morarji Ranchhodji Desai 1991 Former Prime Minister and

Independence activist

27. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1992 First Education Minister of India and

Freedom Fighter

28. Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata 1992 Philanthropist and an Industrialist

29. Satyajit Ray 1992 Filmmaker

30. Gulzarilal Nanda 1997 Freedom Fighter and Economist

31. Aruna Asaf Ali 1997 Freedom Fighter

32. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam 1997 Aeronautical Engineer and 11th

President of India

33. Madurai Sanmukhavadivu

Subbulakshmi

1998 Carnatic classical singer

34. Chidambaram Subramniam 1998 Freedom Fighter and Former

Agriculture Minister

35. Jayaprakash Narayanan 1999 Freedom Fighter and Social Reformer

36. Pandit Ravi Shankar 1999 Sitar Player

37. Professor Amartya Sen 1999 Economist

38. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi 1999 Former Chief Minister of Assam

39. Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar 2001 Play Back Singer

40. Ustad Bismillah Khan 2001 Hindustani classical shehnai player

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41. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi 2009 Hindustani Classical Singer

42. Sachin Tendulkar 2014 Cricketer

43. Dr CNR Rao 2014 Renowned Chemist

44. Madan Mohan Malaviya 2015 Educationist and Politician

45. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2015 Former Prime Minister of India

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