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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

2019

Updated GK 2019

STUDY GUIDE

For All Competitive Exams IBPS, SSC, Railway and State PSC’s




Content

Who is who in India 04 - 13

Companies CEO/Chairman 14 - 15

International organization 16 - 22

International summits & conferences 23 - 32

National awards in India 33 - 59

International awards 60 - 69

Sports 70 - 101

Science and technology 102 - 103

Joint Military Action 104 - 106

Indian Scientific Organizations 107 - 106

Green Revolution India 108 - 110

Indian books and authors 111 - 112

Indian Ambassadors and High commissioners 112 - 114

World Beauty Pageants Awards 115 - 117

World Index Reports 118 - 131

Social Media 133 - 135

eCommerce 136 - 139

Political Parties 141 - 151

Maharatna Navratna Companies 152 - 159

General Science 160 - 175

Miscellaneous 176 – 180

INDIA: 28 States & 9 UT’s 181 - 334




WHO IS WHO IN INDIA

Constitutional Officials

President Of India - Ramnath Kovind (14th)

Vice President Of India - M Venkaiah Naidu (13th)

Chief Justice Of India - Justice Rajan Gogoi (46th)

Political Officials

Prime Minister Of India - Narendra Modi

Lok Sabha Speaker - Om Birla

Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker - M. Thambidurai (13 August 2014 to 25 May 2019)

Home Minister - Amith Shah

Opposite Leader In Lok Sabha - Vacant

Rajya Sabha Chairman - M Venkaiah Naidu (Vice President of India)

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman - Harivansh Narayan Singh

Opposite Leader in Rajya Sabha - Gulam Nabi Azad (Congress)

Lok Sabha Secretary - Snehalata Shrivastava

Rajya Sabha Secretary - Desh Deepak Verma




DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Army Chief - General Bipin Rawat

Air Force Chief - Air Chief Marshal Birendra Singh Dhanona

Navy Chief - Admiral Karambir Singh

Integrated Defence Chief - Lt. Gen P. S. Rajeshwar

Border & Security Force, BSF Chief- Rajni Kant Mishra

Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF Chief - Rajiv Roy Bhatnagar

Central Industrial Security Force, CISF Chief - Rajesh Ranjan

National Investigation Agency, NIA Chief- Yogesh Chandra Modi

Central Bureau Of Investigation, CBI Chief - Rishi Kumar Shukla

Intelligence Bureau, IB Chief - Arvind Kumar

Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC Chief - K V Chowdary

Research & Analysis Wing, RAW Chief - Samant Goel

National Security Guard, NSG Chief - R C Tayal

Railway Protection Force, RPF Chief- Arun Kumar

Indo Tibetan Border Police, ITBP Chief- S. S. Deswal

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Chairman - Narendra

Modi

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman - Dr Rajiv Kumar




NITI Aayog CEO - Amitabh Kant

Chief Election Commissioner of India - Sunil Arora

Other Election Commissioners of India - Sushil Chandra, Ashok Lavasa

National Statistical Commission, Chairman - Radha Binoda Barma

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) - HL Dattu

Law Commission of India, Chairman - Balbir Singh Chauhan

Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Ashok Kumar Gupta

Central Information Commission (CIC) - Sudhir Bhargava

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Uday Kotak

National Commission for Women, Chairman - Rekha Sharma

National Commission for Protection for Child Rights - Stuti Narain Kacker

National Commission for SC, Chairman - Ram Shankar Katheria

National Commission for ST, Chairman - Nanda Kumar Sai

National Commission for Minorities, Chairman - Sayed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chairman (NCDRC) - R K

Agarwal

University Grant Commission (UGC) Chairman - D P Singh

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Aravind Saxena

Atomic Energy Commission - Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas

Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO Chief- Kailasavadivoo Sivan




Defence Research & Development Organisation, DRDO Chief- Dr G. Satish Reddy

Baba Atomic Research Centre, BARC Chief - Ajit Kumar Mohanty

Prasar Bharati, Chairman - A Surya Prakash

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Chairman - Ajay Bhushan Pandey

HEADS OF FINANCIAL BODIES

Finance Commission, Chairman (15th) - N K Singh

PM’s Economic Advisory Council, Chairman - Bibek Debroy

Reserve Bank of India, Governor (RBI) - Shaktikant Das

Deputy Governors of RBI - V V Acharya, BP Kanungo S, Mahesh Kumar Jain, S

Vishwanathan

Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)- Ajay Tyagi

National Bank for Agricultural & Rural Development (NABARD) - Dr Harsha Kumar

Banwala

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) - Pramod Chandra Mody

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)- Pranab Kumar Das

Telecom Regulator Authority of India (TRAI) - Ram Sevak Sharma

Insurance Regulator Development Authority of India (IRDAI) - Subash Chandra

Kuntiya

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) - Sandip Somany

(President), Dilip Chenoy (Secretary General)




Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Chairman - M. R. Kumar

Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman - Hemanth

Contractor

National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM), Chairman -

Rishand Premji

NASSCOM President - Debjani Ghosh

Associated Chamber of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) - Balakrishna

Goenka (President), Uday Kumar Varma (Secretary General)

Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) - Mahammed Mustafa

National Housing Bank (NHB) - RV Verma

BUREAUCRATS

National Advisory Council (NAC), Chairman - Sonia Gandhi

PM Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), Chairman - Bibek Debro

National Security Advisor - Ajit Doval

Cabinet Secretary of India - Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Chief Secretary of President - Sanjay Kothari

Chief Secretary to Vice President - V. Subbarao

Principal Secretary to PM - Nripendra Mishra

Home Secretary of India - Rajiv Guaba




Foreign Secretary of India - Vijay Keshav Gokhale

Finance Secretary of India - Rajiv Kumar

Defence Secretary of India - Sanjay Mitra

Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Chairman - Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) - Rajiv Mehrishi

Attorney General of India - KK Venugopal

HEADS OF SPORTS

International Cricket Council (ICC) - Shashank Manohar (Chairman), Manu

Sawhney (CEO)

Indian Premier League (IPL), Chairman - Sanjeev Churiwala

All India Tennis Association President - Praveen Mahajan

Indian Hockey Federation, President - Mohammad Mushtaque Ahmad

FIFA President (FOOTBALL) - Gianni Infantino

International Olympic Committee, President - Thomas Bach

Indian Olympic Committee, President - Narinder Batra

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) - C K Khanna (President), Rahul Johri

(CEO), Radhey Shyam Julaniya (Secretary)




COMPANIES CEO/ CHAIRMAN

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Chairman - Anupam Shrivastava

General Insurance Corporation of India Chairman- Mrs. Alice Vaidyan

Indian Banks Association Chairman- Sunil Mehta

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Chairman- N. Biajendra

Kumar

Railway Board, Chairman - Vinod Kumar Yadav

Press Trust of India (PTI) Chairman - N. Ravi

Pepsico CEO - Ramon Laguarta

Twitter - Jack Dorsey (CEO)

Facebook CEO - Mark Zuckerberg (USA)

WhatsApp CEO - Abhijit Bose

Wipro CEO - Abidali Neemuchawla

Nokia CEO - Rajiv Suri

Infosys - Salil S. Parekh (MD & CEO), N. R. Narayana Murthy(Chairman)

Airport Authority of India (AAI) - Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra

Air India Chairman - Ashwani Lohani

Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) - Birender Singh Dhanoa

Intellectual Property Appellate Board(IPAB) Chairman- Justice Manmohan Singh

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairman- Prasoon Joshi




Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - Dr Shekhar Mande (Director

General), Prime Minister (Chairman)

Forward Market Commission (FMC) Chairman - Ramesh Abhishek

Director-General of Civil Aviation - B S Bhullar

National Safety Council, Chairman - K Satish Reddy

National Crime Records Bureau, Director - Ramphal Pawar

National Stock Exchange (NSE) - Ashok Chawla (Chairman), Vikram Limiye (MD &

CEO)

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) - Sethu Ratnam Ravi

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) - K Shivan

Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) - G Satheesh Reddy

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) - R. Madhavan

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) - Charles Bolden

International Machines Business (IBM) - Ginni Rometty

Microsoft CEO - Satya Nadella

Indian Newspaper Association (ISN) - Anand Mahindra

FTII - Brijendra Pal Singh (President), Bhupendra Kainthola (Director)

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) - Balraj Joshi

Press Council of India (PCI) - Chandramauli Kumar Prasad

Payments Council of India (PCI) - Vishwas Patel




INTERNATION ORGANIZATION

United Nations Organization

Head office: Newyork

Established: 26 June 1945

Since: 24 October 1945

Members: 193

Sec. General: Antonio Guterres (Portuguese)

UNO consists of The General Assembly, The Security Council, The Economic &

Social Council, International Court of Justice, Trusteeship Council, and Secretariat

The General Assembly

Head Office: New York

Members: All

President: Mrs. Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Equador)

The meeting will commence every year third Thursday of September

Security Council


Members: 15

President: Francisco Antonio Cortorreal

Five permanent and ten non- permanent members

Five permanent members = USA, UK, Russia, China, France

The Economic & Social Council


Members :

President: Ms. Inga Rhonda

Trusteeship Council


International Court of Justice

Head Office: The Hague (Netherlands)




President: Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia)

Vice-President : Xue Hanqin (China)

Members : 15 Judges + 1 Chief Justice

15 Judges for 9 years & Chief Justice for 3 years

Note: Justice Dalveer Bhandari (India) also one of the member up to 2018

The Secretariat

Head Office : New York

President : Antonio Guterres (Portuguese)

UNO official languages are = 6 - France, Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish

(FACE Rs)

UNICEF (United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund)

Headquarters: New York & Geneva

Established : 11 December 1946

Director : Henrietta H Fore

UNDP (United Nations Development Program)

Headquarters: New York

Established : 1965

Director : Achim Steiner (Brazil)

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INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES

Indian States: 28 states and 9 Union Territories

India, officially the Republlic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh –

largest country by the area, the second – most populous country (with over 121

crore people)

It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the South, the Arabian Sea on the South –

West, and the Bay of Bengal on the South – East.

It shares land borders with Pakistan to the West, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the

North – East; and Myanmar and Bangladesh to the East




In the Indian Ocean, Indian is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and Maldives. India’s

Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and

Indonesia

Capital: New Delhi

President: Ram Nath Kovind

Vice President: Venkaiah Naidu

Prime Minister: Narendra Modi

Chief Justice: Ranjan Gogoi

Lok Sabha Speaker: Om Birla

Independence: 15 August 1947 (from United Kingdom)

Republic: 26 January 1950

Official Languages: Hindi and English (Total 22 languages)

Area: 32, 87, 263 sq km Density: 392 per sq km

Population (2011): 121, 01, 93, 422

Male = 62, 37, 24, 248 & Female = 58, 64, 69, 174]

Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs)

Anthem: Jana Gana Mana

National Song: Vande Mataram

National Animal: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)




National Bird: Peacock (Pavo Muticus)

National Tree: Banyan (Ficus Benghalensis)

National Flower: Lotus (Nelumbonucifera)

National Sport: Hockey

INIDAN STATES

Andhra Pradesh

CAPITAL: Hyderabad (from 2024, Amaravati)

ESTABLISHED: November 1st, 1956 and June 2nd, 2014




CHIEF MINISTER: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

1st CM: Tanguturi Prakasham

GOVERNOR: BB Harichandan

RULING PARTY: Y S R CONGRESS

HIGH COURT: Amaravati

DISTRICTS: 13

LANGUAGES: Telugu, Hindi, Urdu.

POPULATION (2011): 4, 93, 86, 799 (10th)

Male = 2, 47, 38, 068 & Female = 2, 46, 48, 731

Male: Female = 1000: 996

AREA: 1, 60, 200 sq km (8th)

DENSITY: 308 per km2.

LITERACY (2011): 67. 41%

ASSEMBLY: Bicameral Assembly Seats = 175 & Legislative Council = 54.

LOKSABHA: 25

RAJYASABHA: 11

BOUNDARY STATES: Telangana, Yanam (Puducherry), Chattisgarh, Odisha,

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal (sea)

STATE ANIMAL: Krishna Jinka (Black buck)




STATE BIRD: Palapitta (Indian Roller)

STATE TREE: Neem

STATE FLOWER: Water Lily

STATE DANCE

Kuchipudi

Changu (Folk Dance)

Dhaman (Folk Dance)

Butta Bommalu (Folk Dance)

Tappeta Gullu (Folk Dance)

Lambadi (Folk Dance)

Dhimsa (Folk Dance)

Chindu (Folk Dance)

TEMPLES

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple (Tirupati)

Mallikarjun Swami Temple (Sri Sailam)

Ahobila Temple/Caves

Simhachalam Temple

Lepakshi Temple

Mahsthupa (Amaravati)




FESTIVALS

Ugadi – Telugu New Year

Sankranti

Dasara

Vinayaka Chaviti

Deepavali

Vasantotsavam

Maha Shivaratri

Attla Taddi

Bakrid

Ramdan

Christamas

RIVERS: Godavari, Krishna, Thungabhadra, Penna.

LAKES: Pulicat Lake, Kolleru Lake, Nagarjun Sagar Lake, (Kolleru Lake & Pulicat

Lake are two major lakes for number of migratory birds in India)

POWER PLANTS

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant

Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station

Nagarjun Sagar Hydel Power Plant

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Sagar Hydel Power Plant




Upper & Lower Sileru Hydel Power Plant

Tungabhadra Hydel Power Plant

Nellore Thermal Power Plant

Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant

Muddanur Thermal Power Plant

PROJECTS/ DAMS: Srisailam Dam (Krishna River), Sriram Sagar Reservoir

(Godavari), Dindi Reservoir (Krishna)

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES

Sri Venkateswara National Park

Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Mrugavani National Park

Coringa Wild Life Sanctuary

Kolleru Wild Life Sanctuary

Nellapattu Wild Life Sanctuary

Pulicat Lake Wild Life Sanctuary

Rollapadu Wild Life Sanctuary

Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam) Wild Life Sanctuary

Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary – Uppalapadu

Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park

Telineelapuram Bird Sanctuary – Srikakulam




Telukunchi Bird Sanctuary – Srikakulam

Atapaka Bird Sanctuary – Kolleru Lake

MAIN CITIES

Vijayawada (Krishna River)

Vishakhapatnam

Guntur

Nellore

Kurnool

Kadapa

Kakinada

Vizianagaram

Nandyal

Machilipatnam

Tenali

Hindupur

Guntakal

Madanapalle

AIRPORTS: Vishakapatnam Airport – Vishakapatnam, Rajamandri.




MISCELLANEOUS

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Vishakapatnam

All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Mangalagiri, Guntur

Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Tirupathi

Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology Anatapur district

Vishakapatnam International Airport Vishakapatnam

Rajamandry Airport Rajamandry

Tirupati Airport Tirupati

Gannavaram Airport Vijayawada

Apca – Vdca Stadium Visakhakapatnam

Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh is called, the Rice Bowl of India

Swasthya Vidya Vahini Scheme: Andhra Pradesh state launched a health

education program by name Swasthya Vidya Vahini, program aimed to develop a

disease – Free State

Arunachal Pradesh

CAPITAL: Itanagar

ESTABLISHED: February – 20, 1987

CHIEF MINISTER: Pema Khandu

GOVERNOR: Dr B.D Mishra




RULING PARTY: BJP

HIGH COURT: Guhavathi

DISTRICTS: 20

LANGUAGES: English, Tibetan, Monpa, Miji, Aka, Sherdukpen, Apatani, Adi, Hill

Miri

POPULATION: 13, 83, 727 (27th)

[Males = 7, 13, 912 and Females = 6, 69, 815),

M : F = 1000 : 920

AREA: 83, 743 sq km (17th)

Density: 17 per Km2

LITERACY: 66. 95%




ASSEMBLY: 60

LOKSABHA: 2

RAJYASABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: Myanmar, Bhutan, China, Assam, Nagaland

STATE ANIMAL: Gayal (Ox)

STATE BIRD: Great Hornbill

STATE TREE: Hollong

STATE FLOWER: Lady’s Slipper

STATE DANCE: Popir, Aji Lama, Hiri, Khaning, Cham, Bardo

TRIBES: Aadi, Apatami

FESTIVALS: Solung, Mopin, Lossar, Boori – boot, Sherdukpens, Dree, Nyokum

RIVERS: Siang (Brahmaputra), Lohit, Subansiri, Dibang, Kameg, Dikrang, Dihing,

Kamlang


Namdapha National Park

Mouling National Park

INDUSTRIES: Sawmills, Plywood, Rice mills, Fruit preservation units, Handloom &

Hadicrafts

MAIN CITIES: Aalo, Itanagar, Naharlagun, Pasighat, Tezu, Daporijo




AIRPORTS: Daporijo Airport, Tezu Airport, Itanagar Airport, Ziro Airport, Aalo

Airport, Pasighat Airport,

MISCELLANEOUS

Centre for Film Production & Animation (North – East region)

Assam

CAPITAL: Dispur

ESTABLISHED: November – 1, 1956

CHIEF MINISTER: Sarbananda Sonowal

GOVERNOR: Jagdish Mukhi

RULING PARTY: BJP

HIGH COURT: Guhavathi




DISTRICTS: 33

LANGUAGES: Assami, Bengali, Bodo, Karbi

POPULATION: 3, 12, 05, 576 (15th)

[Males = 1, 59, 39, 443 and Females = 1, 52, 66, 133]

M : F = 1000 : 954

AREA: 78, 550 sq km (16th)

LITERACY: 72. 19%

ASSEMBLY: 126

LOKSABHA: 14

RAJYASABHA: 7

BOUNDARY STATES: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura,

Mizoram, West Bengal, Bhutan, Bangladesh

STATE ANIMAL: One – horned Rhino

STATE BIRD: White Pagad Wood Duck

STATE TREE: Hollong

STATE FLOWER: Foxtail Orchids

STATE DANCE: Bishaki Bihu (Folk Dance), Khanoy, Nongkrem, Rasaleela,

Khelgopal, Bagurumba, Maharas, Ojapali, Sattriya (Classical Dance), Jammur Nach,

Naga Dance

TRIBES: Garo, Khasi, Avo, Mickry, Chutiya




FESTIVALS: Bhagel Bihu, Bohag Bihu, Kati Bihu, Konyak Nagas, Ambubashi Mela,

Rangoli Bihu, Parasuram Mela

TEMPLES: Kamakhya temple, Navagraha (temple of nine planets), Surkeswar

temple, Gita – Mandir, Madan Kamdev temple

RIVERS: Brahmaputra, Manas, Subansiri, Sonai

POWER PLANTS: Bongaigaon Thermal Power Plant


Kaziranga National Park

Manas National Park

Dibru – Saikhow National Park Nameri National Park

Rajiv Gandhi orange National Park

Amchang Wild Life Sanctuary

Chakrashila Wild Life Sanctuary

Nambor Wild Life Sanctuary

Dihing Patkai Wild Life Sanctuary

East Karbi Anglong Wild Life Sanctuary

North Kabri Anglong Wild Life Sanctuary

Garampani Wild Life Sanctuary

INDUSTRIES

Digboyi




Noonumathi

Bongayugav

Agro – Industries, Refinery, Cottage, Handicraft, Silk(types: Muga, Tassar, Endi)

MAIN CITIES: Dibrugarh (Brahmaputra River), Guwahati, Dispur, Silchar, Jorhat,

Karimganj, Diphu, Nagaon, Marigaon, Barpeta, Dhuburi, Matia

AIRPORTS: Lok Priya Gopinath Bardolia International Airport – Guwahati, Silchar

Airport

IMPORTANT PERSONS: Indira Goswami, Hemachandra Goswami, Hemachandra

Baruva

MISCELLANEOUS

Monchester of East = Salkuchi

Muga Silk is produced only in Assam State in the world

Gate way of North – East = Assam

Atal – Amrit Abhiyam scheme: It is a health assurance scheme which will provide

coverage against several critical illnesses

Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana: To bring about paradigm shift

towards holistic development of villages in the state.

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