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STATIC GK DIGEST-2015
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This Static GK Digest is a complete docket of GK information asked in various Competitive Exams. The GK Digest is
important and relevant for all exams like SBI PO, RBI Assistant, LIC ADO & LIC AAO, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC,
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International Organizations & their Headquarter

Organization
1. Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB)
2. New Development Bank (BRICS
Development Bank)
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
5. World Bank -

Headquarter
Beijing, China

President/ General Secretary

Shanghai, China

K.V. Kamath

Manila, Philippines
Washington DC, US
Washington DC, US

Takehiko Nakao
Christine Lagarde
Jim Yong Kim

6. United Nations Organization (UN)

7. United Nations Childrens Fund
(UNICEF) 8. United Nations Populations Fund
(UNFPA) -

New York, US
New York, US

Ban Ki moon
Anthony Lake

New York, US

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland

Mukhisa Kituyi

Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland

Margaret Chan
Klaus Schwab
Guy Ryder

Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland

Roberto Azevdo
Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General)

Geneva, Switzerland

Francis Gurry

Geneva, Switzerland

Peter Maurer

New York

9. United Nations Conference on Trade

& Development (UNCTAD) 10. World Health Organization (WHO)
11. World Economic Forum
12. International Labour Organisation
(ILO)
13. World Trade Organisation 14. World Meteorological
Organisation
15. World Intellectual Property
Organisation 16. International Committee of the
Red Cross -

Paris
17. United Nations Education
Scientific & Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) 18. Organisation for Economic
Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Paris, France

Irina Bokova

Paris, France

Jos ngel Gurra

Vienna

19. United Nations Industrial

Development Organisation (UNIDO)

Vienna, Austria

Li Yong

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20. International Atomic Agency

Vienna, Austria

Yukiya Amano

21. Organisation of Petroleum

Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Vienna, Austria

Diezani Alison-Madueke

22. Amnesty International 23. International Maritime

Organisation
24. Commonwealth of Nations

London, UK
London, UK

Salil Shetty
Koji Sekimizu

London, UK

Head - Queen Elizabeth II

Secretary-General -Kamalesh Sharma

25. South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) 26. Association of South East Nations
(ASEAN)
27. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC)
28. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO)
29. International Cricket Council (ICC)
30. Food & Agricultural Organisation
(FAO)
31. International Court of Justice
32. International Olympic Committee

Kathmandu, Nepal

Arjun Bahadur Thapa (SecretaryGeneral)

33. The Fdration Internationale de

Football Association (FIFA)
34. The Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW)
35. World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF)

London

Jakarta, Indonesia
Singapore

Dr. Alan Bollard

Brussels, Belgium

Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General)

Dubai, UAE
Rome, Italy

Zaheer Abbas
Jos Graziano da Silva

The Hague, The Netherland

Lausanne, Switzerland

Ronny Abraham
Thomas Bach

Zurich, Switzerland

Joseph S. Blatter

The Hague, The Netherlands

Ahmet zmc

Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud,

Switzerland

List of important dams in India

Dam
1. Tehri Dam
2. Bhakra Dam
3. Idukki arch Dam
4. Lakhwar Dam
5. Sardar Sarover Dam
6. Srisailam Dam
7. Ranjit Sagar Dam
8. Baglihar Dam
9. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
10. Salal Dam
11. Koyna Dam
12. Rihand Dam
13. Ukai Dam
14. Indira Sagar Dam
15. Chutak Hydroelectric Power
plant
16. Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric
Power plant
17. Uri Dam

River
Bhagirathi
Sutlej
Periyar
Yamuna
Narmada
Krishna
Ravi
Chenab
Krishna
Chenab
Koyna
Rihand
Tapi
Narmada
Suru

State
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Uttarakhand
Gujarat
Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
Punjab
Jammu & Kashmir
Telangna/Andhra Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir (Kargil district)

Sindhu

Jammu & Kashmir (Leh district)

Jhelum

Jammu & Kashmir (Baramula district)

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18. Mettur Dam

19. Hirakud Dam
20. Jawahar Sagar Dam
21. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
22. Koteshwar Dam
23. Gandhi Sagar Dam
24. Omkareshwar Dam
25. Mullaperiyar Dam

Kaveri
Mahanadi
Chambal
Chambal
Bhagirathi
Chambal
Narmada
Periyar

Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala (idukki district)

Major Nuclear Power Stations in India

Power Station
1. Kaiga Nuclear
power station
2. Kakrapar
Nuclear power
station
3. Narora
4. Tarapur Atomic
power station
5. Kundakulam
Nuclear Power
Plant
6. Jaitapur Nuclear
Power Project
Ratagiri
7. Gorakhpur
Atomic Power
Station

Location
Kaiga

District
Uttar Kannada

State
Karnataka

Kakrapar

Surat

Gujarat

Narora
Tarapur

Bulandshahr
Thane

Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra

Kundankulam

Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu

Madban

Ratnagiri

Maharashtra

Fatehabad

Fatehabad

Haryana

Major Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in India

Power Station
1. Mundra (TPP)

District
Kutch

State
Gujarat

2. Vindhyachal Super
Thermal Power Station
3. Tirora (TPP)
4. Amravati (TPP)

Singrauli

Madhya Pradesh

Gondia
Amravati

Maharashtra
Maharashtra

5. Korba Super Thermal

Power Plant
6. Sant Singaji (TPP)
7. Chandrapur Super (TPP)
8. Sipat Thermal Power
Plant
9. Khaperkheda Thermal
Power Station
10. Satpura Thermal Power
Station
11. Ukai Thermal Power
Station
12. Bhilai Expansion Power
Plant
13. Sikka Thermal Power

Korba

Chhattisgarh

East Nimar
Chandrapur
Bilaspur

Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Chattisgarh

Nagpur

Maharashtra

Betul

Madhya Pradesh

Tapi

Gujarat

Durg

Chhattisgarh

Jamnagar

Gujarat

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Station
14. Talcher Super Thermal
Power Station
15. Hirakud Captive Power
Plant
16. Barauni Thermal
Power Station
17. Patratu Thermal Power
Station
18. Bokaro Thermal Power
Station
19. Durgapur Thermal
Power Station
20. Rihand Thermal Power
Station
21. Singrauli Super
Thermal Power Station
22. Anpara Thermal Power
Station
23. Obra Thermal Power
Station
24. Rosa (TPS)
25. Chhabra (TPP)
26. Panki (TPS)
27. Simhadri Super
Thermal Power Plant
28. Udupi Thermal Power
Plant
29. Bellary Thermal Power
station
30. Mettur Theral Power
Station

Angul

Odisha

Sambalpur

Odisha

Begusarai

Bihar

Jaisalmer

Jharkhand

Bokaro

Jharkhand

Bardhaman

West Bengal

Sonebhadra

UP

Sonebhadra

UP

Sonebhadra

UP

Sonebhadra

UP

Shahjahanpur
Baran
Kanpur
Vishakapatnam

UP
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradeh
Andhra Pradesh

Udupi

Karnataka

Bellary

Karnataka

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

5.

6.

7.

8.

newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award

given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in
any 22 Indian languages.
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.
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.
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.
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Note: It is an annual award for the best original novel,

written in the English language, and published in the
UK literary award
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Cinema/Films
Note: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest
award in cinema. It is presented annually at the
National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of
Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting.
10. Arjuna Award - outstanding performance from the
sportspersons in sports and games.
Note: The Government has modified the format of
Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised
schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very
good consistent performances for the previous 3 years
at the international level to be considered as eligible
for the Award.
11. Dronacharya Award eminent coaches of any
particular sport
Note: The award is named after the very famous
archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known
as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related
with the sportspersons who are still playing in the
field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches
of any particular sport.
12. Dhyan Chand Award - The award that is given to the
veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime
achievement in their respective field of sport is named
as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement
in Sports and Games.
13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - The Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a
sportsperson for his/her achievements in India.
14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science &
Technology
Note: The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science
and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given

annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research,
applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
environmental science, engineering, mathematics,
medicine and Physics.
15. Kalinga Prize Science
Note: The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of
Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional
skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
16. Pulitzer Prize Journalism
Note: The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements
in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and
musical composition in the United States.
17. Abel Prize Mathematics
Note: The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded
annually by the Government of Norway to one or more
outstanding mathematicians.
18. Grammy Award Music
Note: A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by
the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
of the United States to recognize outstanding
achievement in the music industry.
19. Stirling Prize - Architecture
Note: The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling
Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture.
20. Aga Khan Award Architecture
Note: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is
an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in
1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural
concepts that successfully address the needs and
aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of
contemporary design, social housing, community
development and improvement.
21. Pritzker Prize Architecture
Note: The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded
annually "to honor a living architect.

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand
Kaziranga National Park Assam
Bandipur National Park Karnataka
Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh
Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh
Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary Gujarat
Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park
Rajasthan
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
Sariska National Park Rajasthan
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala

Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh

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

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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
Humayuns 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

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,

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Aga khan Cup
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,
Dhyanchand Trophy,
Nehru Trophy,

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,

Cricket

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

Hockey

Sindhia Gold cup,

Murugappa Gold Cup,
Wellington Cup etc,
Stanley Cup

Football

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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Amrit Diwan Cup,

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

Travancore Cup (women)

Swathling Cup (men)

Davis Cup
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon

Augusta Masters
British Open
Horse Racing
Derby
Rowing
Wellington trophy

Badminton

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

Table Tennis
Bama Belleck Cup
Lawn Tennis
US Open
Heineken Cup
Golf

US Maters

States & Capital & Chief Minister

State
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Bihar
5. Chhatisgarh
6. Goa
7. Gujarat
8. Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh
10. Jammu & Kashmir
11. Jharkhand
12. Karnataka
13. Kerala
14. Madhya Pradesh
15. Maharashtra
16. Manipur
17. Meghalya
18. Mizoram
19. Nagaland
20. Odisha
21. Punjab
22. Rajasthan
23. Sikkim
24. Tamil Nadu
25. Telangana
26. Tripura
27. Uttar Pradesh
28. Uttarakhand
29. West Bengal

Capital
Hyderabad
Itanagar
Dispur
Patna
Raipur
Panaji
Gandhinagar
Chandigarh
Shimla
Srinagar
Ranchi
Bengaluru
Thiruvananthapuram
Bhopal
Mumbai
Imphal
Shillong
Aizwal
Kohima
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Jaipur
Gangtok
Chennai
Hyderabad
Agartala
Lucknow
Dehradun
Kolkata

Chief Minister
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Nabam Tuki
Tarun Gogoi
Nitish Kumar
Dr. Raman Singh
Laxmikant Pareskar
Anandiben Patel
Manohar Lal Khattar
Virbhadra Singh
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
Raghubar Das
Siddaramaiah
Oommen Chandy
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Devendra Fadanvis
Okram Ibobi Singh
Mukul Sangma
Pu Lal Thanhawla
T. R. Zeliang
Naveen Patnaik
Prakash Singh Badal
Vasundhra Raje
Pawan Chamling
J. Jayalalithaa
K. Chandrasekhara Rao
Manik Sarkar
Akhilesh Yadav
Harish Rawat
Mamata Banerjee

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List of Chief Minister of Indias Union Territory

Union Territory

Capital

Delhi
Pondicheerry (Puducherry)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Daman & Diu
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Lakshadweep

Chief Minister/ Lt.

Governors/Administrator
Arvind Kejriwal
N. Rangaswamy
A.K. Singh (L.G.)
Kaptan Singh Solanki (Administrator)
Ashish Kundhra (Administrator)
Ashish Kundra (Administrator)
H. Rajesh Prasad (Administrator)

Port Blair
Daman
Silvasa
Kavaratti

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

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

February

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 Womens 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
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

March

April

26th January - Indias 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

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

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

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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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
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 Fathers Day
June 16 - International Integration Day
July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctors 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

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
Worlds Indigenous People, Quit India Day
August 12 - International Youth Day
August 13 - International Left Handers Day
August 14 - Pakistans Independence Day
August 15 - Indias Independence Day, International
Mourning Day
August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World
Photography Day

May

June

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 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 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 : 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 Teachers 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 Engineers Day

September 16 - World Ozone 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 Teachers 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 Postoffice Day

October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child

2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day

October 12 - World Arthritis 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 - Childrens Day(India), World Diabetes

Day
November 16 - International Day for Endurance or
Tolerance
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

September 20 - RPF Foundation day

September 21 - World Peace Day or International day
for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimers
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 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 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak
Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day
November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Mens
Day, National Integration Day
November 20 - Universal Childrens 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 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 - Goas Libration Day

December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day

December 23 - National Farmers 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

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

Belgium

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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

Coln

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

Coln; 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)

Paris

Euro (formerly French franc)

Gabon

Libreville

CFA Franc

The Gambia

Banjul

Dalasi

Georgia

Tbilisi

Lari

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 krna

India

New Delhi

Rupee

Indonesia

Jakarta

Rupiah

Iran

Tehran

Rial

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi Dinar

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

France

Germany

Ireland

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Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya shilling

Kiribati

Tarawa Atoll

Australian dollar

Korea, North

Pyongyang

Won

Korea, South

Seoul

Won

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

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

Kosovo

Luxembourg

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Montenegro

Podgorica

Euro

Morocco

Rabat

Dirham

Mozambique

Maputo

Metical

Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or

Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)

Kyat

Windhoek

Namibian dollar

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

Guaran

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

Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia

Nauru

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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

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

Ljubljana

Slovenian tolar; euro (as of

1/1/07)

Solomon Islands

Honiara

Solomon Islands dollar

Somalia

Mogadishu

Somali shilling
Rand

South Africa

Pretoria (administrative); Cape

Town (legislative); Bloemfontein
(judiciary)

South Sudan

Juba

Sudanese Pound

Spain

Madrid

Euro (formerly peseta)

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

Serbia

Slovenia

Sri Lanka

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Tanzania

Dar es Salaam; Dodoma

(legislative)

Tanzanian shilling

Thailand

Bangkok

Baht

Togo

Lome

CFA Franc

Tonga

Nuku'alofa

Pa'anga

Port-of-Spain

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Tunisia

Tunis

Tunisian dinar

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish lira (YTL)

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Manat

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

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

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Public Sector Banks, Headquarter & Tagline

Bank
Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited

Headquarter
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Mumbai
Pune
New Delhi

Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab National Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank
State Bank of India
Syndicate Bank
Union Bank of India
United Bank of India
UCO Bank
Vijaya Bank
IDBI Bank Ltd

Bangalore
Mumbai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Chennai
Chennai
New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi
Mumbai
Manipal
Mumbai
Kolkata
Kolkata
Bangalore
Mumbai

Tagline
A Tradition of Trust
Where India Banks
Indias International Bank
Relationship beyond Banking
Ek parivaar Ek Bank
Empowering Women, Empowering
India
Together We Can
Central to You Since 1911
Prosperity for all
Trusted Family Bank
Your Own Bank
Good People to Grow With
Where Every Individual is Committed
The Name You can Bank Upon
Where Service is a way of Life
The Banker to Every Indian
Faithful and Friendly
Good People to Bank with
The Bank that begins with U
Honours your Trust
A Friend you can Bank upon
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

BEST WISHES FOR IBPS CLERK MAINS 2015 EXAM

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