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STATIC GK DIGEST-2016
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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
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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
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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 Station
Jamnagar Gujarat
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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
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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
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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
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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 Kalikho Pul
3. Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal
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 Mehbooba Mufti
11. Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das
12. Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah
13. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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