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STATIC GK DIGEST-2016
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This Static GK Digest is a complete docket of GK information asked in various Competitive Exams. The GK Digest is
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International Organizations & their Headquarter

Organization Headquarter President/ General Secretary


1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Beijing, China
Bank (AIIB)
2. New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
Development Bank)
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 Childrens Fund New York, US Anthony Lake
(UNICEF) -
8. United Nations Populations Fund New York, US Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
(UNFPA) -

Geneva
9. United Nations Conference on Trade Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi
& Development (UNCTAD) -
10. World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Margaret Chan
11. World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab
12. International Labour Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder
(ILO)
13. World Trade Organisation - Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevdo
14. World Meteorological Geneva, Switzerland Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General)
Organisation
15. World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland Francis Gurry
Organisation -
16. International Committee of the Geneva, Switzerland Peter Maurer
Red Cross -

Paris
17. United Nations Education Paris, France Irina Bokova
Scientific & Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) -
18. Organisation for Economic Paris, France Jos ngel Gurra
Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Vienna
19. United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Li Yong
Development Organisation (UNIDO)
20. International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano
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21. Organisation of Petroleum Vienna, Austria Diezani Alison-Madueke


Exporting Countries (OPEC)

London
22. Amnesty International - London, UK Salil Shetty
23. International Maritime London, UK Koji Sekimizu
Organisation
24. Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth II
Secretary-General -Kamalesh Sharma

25. South Asian Association for Kathmandu, Nepal Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Secretary-
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - General)
26. Association of South East Nations Jakarta, Indonesia
(ASEAN)
27. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore Dr. Alan Bollard
(APEC)
28. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General)
(NATO)
29. International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE Zaheer Abbas
30. Food & Agricultural Organisation Rome, Italy Jos Graziano da Silva
(FAO)
31. International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland Ronny Abraham
32. International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach

33. The Fdration Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Joseph S. Blatter


Football Association (FIFA)
34. The Organization for the The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet zmc
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW)
35. World Wide Fund for Nature Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud,
(WWF) 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 Suru Jammu & Kashmir (Kargil district)
plant
16. Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Sindhu Jammu & Kashmir (Leh district)
Power plant
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 Kaiga Uttar Kannada Karnataka
power station
2. Kakrapar Kakrapar Surat Gujarat
Nuclear power
station
3. Narora Narora Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh
4. Tarapur Atomic Tarapur Thane Maharashtra
power station
5. Kundakulam Kundankulam Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
Nuclear Power
Plant
6. Jaitapur Nuclear Madban Ratnagiri Maharashtra
Power Project
Ratagiri
7. Gorakhpur Fatehabad Fatehabad Haryana
Atomic Power
Station

Major Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in India

Power Station District State


1. Mundra (TPP) Kutch Gujarat
2. Vindhyachal Super Singrauli Madhya Pradesh
Thermal Power Station
3. Tirora (TPP) Gondia Maharashtra
4. Amravati (TPP) Amravati Maharashtra
5. Korba Super Thermal Korba Chhattisgarh
Power Plant
6. Sant Singaji (TPP) East Nimar Madhya Pradesh
7. Chandrapur Super (TPP) Chandrapur Maharashtra
8. Sipat Thermal Power Bilaspur Chattisgarh
Plant
9. Khaperkheda Thermal Nagpur Maharashtra
Power Station
10. Satpura Thermal Power Betul Madhya Pradesh
Station
11. Ukai Thermal Power Tapi Gujarat
Station
12. Bhilai Expansion Power Durg Chhattisgarh
Plant
13. Sikka Thermal Power Jamnagar Gujarat
Station
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14. Talcher Super Thermal Angul Odisha


Power Station
15. Hirakud Captive Power Sambalpur Odisha
Plant
16. Barauni Thermal Begusarai Bihar
Power Station
17. Patratu Thermal Power Jaisalmer Jharkhand
Station
18. Bokaro Thermal Power Bokaro Jharkhand
Station
19. Durgapur Thermal Bardhaman West Bengal
Power Station
20. Rihand Thermal Power Sonebhadra UP
Station
21. Singrauli Super Sonebhadra UP
Thermal Power Station
22. Anpara Thermal Power Sonebhadra UP
Station
23. Obra Thermal Power Sonebhadra UP
Station
24. Rosa (TPS) Shahjahanpur UP
25. Chhabra (TPP) Baran Rajasthan
26. Panki (TPS) Kanpur Uttar Pradeh
27. Simhadri Super Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh
Thermal Power Plant
28. Udupi Thermal Power Udupi Karnataka
Plant
29. Bellary Thermal Power Bellary Karnataka
station
30. Mettur Theral Power Salem Tamil Nadu
Station

List of Awards & their fields

1. Bharat Ratna It is the highest civilian award of the given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in
India. The award was given for outstanding any 22 Indian languages.
achievements in the arts, literature, science and public 5. Vyas Samman Literature
services but the government expanded the criteria to Note: Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K.
include "any field of human endeavour". The number Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary
of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three work published in past 10 years.
in a particular year. 6. Bihari Puraskar Literature
2. Nobel Prize - The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as Note: Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by
the most prestigious award available in the fields of K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the
literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an
economics. outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by
3. Saraswati Samman Literature a Rajasthani writer.
Note: The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. 7. Moorti Devi Award Literature
Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for Note: The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith
Indian languages. organization for a work which emphasizes Indian
4. Jnanpith award Literature philosophy and culture.
Note: The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is 8. Booker Prize Literature
presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded Note: It is an annual award for the best original novel,
by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the written in the English language, and published in the
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award UK literary award
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Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research,


9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Cinema/Films applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
Note: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest environmental science, engineering, mathematics,
award in cinema. It is presented annually at the medicine and Physics.
National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of 15. Kalinga Prize Science
Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry Note: The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of
of Information and Broadcasting. Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional
10. Arjuna Award - outstanding performance from the skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
sportspersons in sports and games. 16. Pulitzer Prize Journalism
Note: The Government has modified the format of Note: The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements
Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and
schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very musical composition in the United States.
good consistent performances for the previous 3 years 17. Abel Prize Mathematics
at the international level to be considered as eligible Note: The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded
for the Award. annually by the Government of Norway to one or more
11. Dronacharya Award eminent coaches of any outstanding mathematicians.
particular sport 18. Grammy Award Music
Note: The award is named after the very famous Note: A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by
archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related of the United States to recognize outstanding
with the sportspersons who are still playing in the achievement in the music industry.
field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches 19. Stirling Prize - Architecture
of any particular sport. Note: The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling
12. Dhyan Chand Award - The award that is given to the Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture.
veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime 20. Aga Khan Award Architecture
achievement in their respective field of sport is named Note: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is
as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in
in Sports and Games. 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural
13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - The Rajiv Gandhi concepts that successfully address the needs and
Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of
sportsperson for his/her achievements in India. contemporary design, social housing, community
14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science & development and improvement.
Technology 21. Pritzker Prize Architecture
Note: The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science Note: The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded
and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually "to honor a living architect.
annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh
Kaziranga National Park Assam Ranthambore National Park - Rajasthan
Bandipur National Park Karnataka Nagarhole National Park Karnataka
Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh
Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary Gujarat Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh
Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
Rajasthan Rajaji National Park Uttrakhand
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Dandeli National Park Karnataka
Sariska National Park Rajasthan Similipal National Park Odisha
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala Sanjay Gandhi National Park Maharashtra
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List of Important Temples

Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra


Tirupathi Temple Andhra Pradesh Sabrimala Temple Kerala
Kamakhya Temple - Assam Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir
Sukresvara temple Assam Markandeshwar Temple Haryana
Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Brihadeeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu
Golden temple Amritsar, Punjab Konark Sun Temple Odisha
Somnath temple Gujarat Birla Mandir Jaipur
Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar

Famous Places in India

Taj Mahal Agra Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur, Rajasthan


Darbar Sahib Amritsar, Punjab Janatar Mantar Delhi
Humayuns Tomb Delhi Cubbon Park Bangalore
The Red Fort Delhi Dal Lake Jammu & Kashmir
Qutub Minar Delhi Jal Mahal Jaipur, Rajasthan
Hawa Mahal Jaipur, Rajasthan Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad, Telangana
Lotus Temple Delhi Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

List of Trophies & Cups

Cricket
Ashes Cup Rohinton
Asia Cup Barcia Trophy,
C.K. Naidu Trophy Rothmans Cup,
Deodhar Trophy Sahara Cup,
Duleep Trophy Sharjah Cup,
Gavaskar Border Trophy Singer Cup,
G.D. Birla Trophy Titan Cup,
Gillette Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy,
ICC World Cup, Vijay Merchant Trophy,
Irani Trophy, Wisden Trophy,
Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Wills Trophy.
Rani Jhansi Trophy,
Ranji Trophy,
Hockey
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sindhia Gold cup,
Aga khan Cup Murugappa Gold Cup,
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc,
Dhyanchand Trophy, Stanley Cup
Nehru Trophy,
Football
Rovers Cup Kalinga Cup,
Bandodkar Trophy Santosh Trophy,
Merdeka Cup IFA Shield,
Confederation cup, Scissor Cup,
DCM Trophy, Subroto Cup
Durand Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy,
Rovers Cup, Todd Memorial Trophy,
B.C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), Vittal Trophy,
FIFA world Cup, UEFA Champions League
Jules Rimet Trophy,
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Badminton
Amrit Diwan Cup, Sophia Cup,
Asia Cup, Kitiakara Cup,
Chaddha Cup, Malaysian Open
European Cup, Thomas Cup (men)
Harilela Cup, Uber Cup (women)
Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup,
Konica Cup,
Table Tennis
Travancore Cup (women) Bama Belleck Cup
Swathling Cup (men)
Lawn Tennis
Davis Cup US Open
Australian Open Heineken Cup
French Open
Wimbledon
Golf
Augusta Masters US Maters
British Open
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 Indias 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 Karagam: Tamil Nadu.


Changu: Odissa and Andhra Pradesh Dumhal: Kashmir.
Gair: Rajastha Lavani: Maharashtra
Garba: Gujarat. Odissi: Orissa
Ghoomar: Rajasthan.

Classical dances in India

Kathak: Uttar Pradesh. Kathakali: Kerala.


Bihu: Assam Chhau: Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal
Bharat Natyam: Tamil Nadu. Rauf Jammu & Kashmir
Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh

Revolutions in the field of agriculture in India

Black Revolution - Petroleum Production Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production
Blue Revolution - Fish Production Round Revolution Potato
Brown Revolution - Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton
Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production Silver Revolution - Egg/Poultry Production
Golden Fiber Revolution - Jute Production White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood)
Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture Milk/Dairy production
development/Honey Production Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production
Green Revolution - Food grains Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of
Grey Revolution Fertilizer Agriculture
Pink Revolution - Onion production/Pharmaceutical
(India)/Prawn production
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Important Dates National & International

January
9th January - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ( NRI Day) 26th January - Indias Republic Day/ International
10th January - World Hindi Day/ World Laughter Day Customs day
12th January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of 27th January - International Day of Commemoration in
Swami Vivekanand) Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
15th January - Army Day 28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai
18th January - National Immunization Day (Polio Day) 30th January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi
23rd January - 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji (Martyrs / Sarvodaya Day)
Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism 30th January - World Leprosy Eradication Day
24th January - National Girl Child Day
25th January - National Voters Day

February
1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day 13th Feb - World Radio Day
2nd Feb - World Wetland Day 20th Feb - World Day of Social Justice
4th Feb - World Cancer Day 21st Feb- International Mother Language Day
6th Feb - International Day of Zero Tolerance to 24th Feb - Central Excise Day
Female Genital Mutilation 28th Feb - National Science Day
10th Feb - National Deworming Day
March
1st March- Zero Discrimination Day 21st March - International Day for the Elimination of
3rd March - World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day Racial Discrimination
4th March - National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha 21st March - World Poetry Day, International Day of
Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual Nowruz
Exploitation. 21st March - International Day of Forests, World
8th March - International Womens Day Down Syndrome Day
10th March - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 22nd March - World Water Day
Raising Day 23rd March - World Meteorological Day
12th March - World Kidney Day 24th March - World Tuberculosis Day
13th March - World Rotaract Day 25th March - International Day of Remembrance of the
14th March - Pi Day Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
15th March - World Consumer Rights Day 27th March - World Theatre Day
18th March - Ordnance Factories Day 28th March - Earth Hour
20th March - World Sparrow Day, International Day of
Happiness

April
2nd April- World Autism Awareness Day 24th April- National Panchayati Day
4th April- International Day for Mine Awareness and 25th April - World Malaria Day
Assistance in Mine Action 26th April- World Intellectual Property Day (World IP
6th April- International Day of Sport for Development Day)
and Peace 28th April- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
7th April- World Health Day 29th April - World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance
11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2015 for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight 30th April- International Jazz Day
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
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May
1st May - International Labour Day May 13 - International Criminal Court Day
3rd May - World Press Freedom Day, International Sun May 15 - International Day of the Families
Day, International Energy Day May 17 - World Tele-communication and Information
May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World
Firefighters Day Hypertension Day, International day against
1st Tuesday of May World Asthma Day takes place Homophobia and Transphobia
each year on the first Tuesday in May. May 18 - World Museum Day
1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day May 20 - World Meteorology Day
May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day
May 06 - World No Diet Day for Cultural Development
May 08 - World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War May 24 - Commonwealth Day
May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day May 25 - World Missing Childrens day
May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers
May 11 - National technology day May 31 - World Anti Tobacco Day
May 12 - International Nurses Day

June
June 1 - World Milk Day June 18 - International Picnic Day
June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of June 20 - World Refugee Day
Aggression June 21 - World Music Day
June 5 - World Environment Day June 23 - International Olympic Day, United Nations
June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day Public Service Day, International Widows Day
June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor June 26 - International Day against Drug abuse and
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of
June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day Victims of torture
3rd Sunday of June - World Fathers Day
June 16 - International Integration Day
July :-
July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctors Day July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day
July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or
1st Saturday of July - International Day of Kargil Victory Day
Cooperatives July 28 - World Nature Conservation Day, World
July 06 - World Zoonoses Day Hepatitis Day
July 07 - World Chocolate Day July 29 - International Tiger Day
July 11 - World Population Day
July 12 - International Malala Day
August :-
First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of
August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja
August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day Diwas
August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day
Worlds Indigenous People, Quit India Day August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of
August 12 - International Youth Day the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 13 - International Left Handers Day August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's
August 14 - Pakistans Independence Day Birthday
August 15 - Indias Independence Day, International August 30 - International day of the victims of
Mourning Day enforced Disappearances
August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World
Photography Day
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September :-
September 2 - World Coconut Day September 20 - RPF Foundation day
September 5 - National Teachers Day or Dr. September 21 - World Peace Day or International day
Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimers
September 7 - World Forgiveness Day Day
September 8 - World Literacy Day September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day September 23 - International Day of the Deaf
September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First September 26 - World Contraception Day,
Aid Day September 27 - World Tourism Day
September 15 - International Day of Democracy, September 28 - World Rabies Day
International Engineers Day September 29 - World Heart Day
September 16 - World Ozone Day
October :-
1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day October 13 - International Day for Natural Disaster
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day, International Day Reduction
of the older/Elderly October 14 - World Standards Day
October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non- October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day, International
Violence Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day
October 3 - World Nature Day October 16 - World Food Day
October 4 - World Animal Day October 17 - International Poverty Day for it's
October 5 - World Teachers Day Eradication
October 6 - World Wildlife Day October 20 - World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics
October 8 - Indian Air Force Day Day, National Solidarity day
October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information
October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post- Day, World Polio Day
office Day October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage
October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child October 28 - International Animation Day
2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day October 31 - World Savings Day or World Thrift day,
October 12 - World Arthritis Day Halloween Day

November :-
November 1 - World Vegan Day November 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak
November 6 - International Day for Preventing the Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day
Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Mens
Conflict Day, National Integration Day
November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer November 20 - Universal Childrens Day
Awareness Day 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of
November 8 - World Radiology Day Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 9 - World Legal Service Day 3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day
November 10 - World Science day for Peace and November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day,
Development, Public Transport Day World Television Day
November 11 - National Education Day November 25 - International Day for the Elimination
November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day
Broadcasting Day November 26 - National Law Day or National
November 13 - World Kindness Day constitution Day
November 14 - Childrens Day(India), World Diabetes November 30 - National Flag Day
Day
November 16 - International Day for Endurance or
Tolerance
December :-
December 1 - World AIDS Day December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian
December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day, Armed Force Flag Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day
December 3 - International Day of People with December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International
Disability or World Disability Day Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 4 - Indian Navy Day December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF
December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Day
Economic and Social Development
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December 14 - National Energy Conservation December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day


Day(India) December 23 - National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas
December 16 - Vijay Diwas December 25 - Christmas Day
December 18 - International Migrants Day, National
Minority Rights Day
December 19 - Goas Libration 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)


Belgium

Belize Belmopan Belize dollar

Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc

Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

La Paz (administrative); Sucre


Boliviano
Bolivia (judicial)

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 Coln

Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan


CFA Franc
Cote d'Ivoire (de facto)

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)


France

Gabon Libreville CFA Franc

The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

Georgia Tbilisi Lari

Berlin Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)


Germany

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])


Ireland

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

Pristina Euro (German Mark prior to 2002)


Kosovo

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)


Luxembourg

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

Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or


Kyat
Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar

no official capital; government


Australian dollar
offices in Yaren District
Nauru

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of


Euro (formerly guilder)
Netherlands government)

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


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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

Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo


Belgrade both the euro and the Yugoslav
dinar are legal
Serbia

Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar

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

Slovenian tolar; euro (as of


Ljubljana
Slovenia 1/1/07)

Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar

Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

Pretoria (administrative); Cape


Town (legislative); Bloemfontein Rand
South Africa (judiciary)

South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound

Spain Madrid Euro (formerly peseta)

Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura


Sri Lanka rupee
Kotte (legislative)
Sri Lanka

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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Dar es Salaam; Dodoma


Tanzanian shilling
Tanzania (legislative)

Thailand Bangkok Baht

Togo Lome CFA Franc

Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga

Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar


Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat

Vaiaku village, Funafuti province Australian dollar


Tuvalu

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 Indias 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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