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STATIC GK DIGEST-2016
Dear readers,

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,
Insurance and UPSC Exams.

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 Children’s 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 Azevêdo
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 José Ángel Gurría
Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Vienna
19. United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Li Yong
Development Organisation (UNIDO)
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20. International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano

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 José 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 Fédération Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Joseph S. Blatter

Football Association (FIFA)
34. The Organization for the The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet Üzümcü
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)
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18. Mettur Dam Kaveri Tamil Nadu

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
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Station
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
India. The award was given for outstanding
achievements in the arts, literature, science and public
services but the government expanded the criteria to 5.
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 6.
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 7.
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 8.
by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award
given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in
any 22 Indian languages.
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.
Booker Prize – Literature
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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
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
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.
 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  Siddhivinayak Temple – Maharashtra

 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
 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  Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur, Rajasthan

 Darbar Sahib – Amritsar, Punjab  Janatar Mantar – Delhi
 Humayun’s 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 Nabam Tuki
3. Assam Dispur Tarun Gogoi
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 Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
11. Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das
12. Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah
13. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy
14. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan
15. Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadanvis
16. Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh
17. Meghalya Shillong Mukul Sangma
18. Mizoram Aizwal Pu Lal Thanhawla
19. Nagaland Kohima T. R. Zeliang
20. Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik
21. Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal
22. Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhra Raje
23. Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Chamling
24. Tamil Nadu Chennai J. Jayalalithaa
25. Telangana Hyderabad K. Chandrasekhara Rao
26. Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar
27. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Akhilesh Yadav
28. Uttarakhand Dehradun Harish Rawat
29. West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee
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List of Chief Minister of India’s Union Territory

Union Territory Capital Chief Minister/ Lt.

Governors/Administrator
Delhi Arvind Kejriwal
Pondicheerry (Puducherry) N. Rangaswamy
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair A.K. Singh (L.G.)
Chandigarh Kaptan Singh Solanki (Administrator)
Daman & Diu Daman Ashish Kundhra (Administrator)
Dadar & Nagar Haveli Silvasa Ashish Kundra (Administrator)
Lakshadweep Kavaratti H. Rajesh Prasad (Administrator)

Folk dances in India

 Bhangra: Punjab  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
 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
February
 1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day
 2nd Feb - World Wetland Day
 4th Feb - World Cancer Day
 6th Feb - International Day of Zero Tolerance to
Female Genital Mutilation
 10th Feb - National Deworming Day
March
 1st March- Zero Discrimination Day
 3rd March - World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day
 4th March - National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha
Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual
Exploitation.
 8th March - International Women’s Day
 10th March - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Raising Day
 12th March - World Kidney Day
 13th March - World Rotaract Day
 14th March - Pi Day
 15th March - World Consumer Rights Day
 18th March - Ordnance Factories’ Day
 20th March - World Sparrow Day, International Day of
Happiness
April
 2nd April- World Autism Awareness Day
 4th April- International Day for Mine Awareness and
Assistance in Mine Action
 6th April- International Day of Sport for Development
and Peace
 7th April- World Health Day
 11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2015
 12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight
 17th April - World Hemophilia Day
 18th April - World Heritage Day
 21st April - National Civil Services Day
 22nd March - World Earth Day
 23rd April- World Book and Copyright Day, English
Language Day
 26th January - India’s Republic Day/ International
Customs day
 27th January - International Day of Commemoration in
Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
 28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai
 30th January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi
(Martyrs’ / Sarvodaya Day)
 30th January - World Leprosy Eradication Day
 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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May
 1st May - International Labour Day
 3rd May - World Press Freedom Day, International Sun
Day, International Energy Day
 May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International
Firefighters’ Day
 1st Tuesday of May – World Asthma Day takes place
each year on the first Tuesday in May.
 1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day
 May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
 May 06 - World No Diet Day
 May 08 - World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and
Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War
 May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day
 May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day
 May 11 - National technology day
 May 12 - International Nurses Day
June
 June 1 - World Milk Day
 June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of
Aggression
 June 5 - World Environment Day
 June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
 June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor
 June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
 June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day
 3rd Sunday of June - World Father’s Day
 June 16 - International Integration Day
July :-
 July 1 - International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day
 July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day
 1st Saturday of July - International Day of
Cooperatives
 July 06 - World Zoonoses Day
 July 07 - World Chocolate Day
 July 11 - World Population Day
 July 12 - International Malala Day
August :-
 First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day
 August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
 August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day
 August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the
World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
 August 12 - International Youth Day
 August 13 - International Left Handers Day
 August 14 - Pakistan’s Independence Day
 August 15 - India’s Independence Day, International
Mourning Day
 August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World
Photography Day
 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 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 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of
Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja
Diwas
 August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day
 August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of
the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
 August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's
Birthday
 August 30 - International day of the victims of
enforced Disappearances
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September :-
 September 2 - World Coconut Day
 September 5 - National Teacher’s Day or Dr.
Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
 September 7 - World Forgiveness Day
 September 8 - World Literacy Day
 September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day
 September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First
Aid Day
 September 15 - International Day of Democracy,
International Engineer’s Day
 September 16 - World Ozone Day
October :-
 1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day
 October 1 - World Vegetarian Day, International Day
of the older/Elderly
 October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-
Violence
 October 3 - World Nature Day
 October 4 - World Animal Day
 October 5 - World Teacher’s Day
 October 6 - World Wildlife Day
 October 8 - Indian Air Force Day
 October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day
 October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-
office Day
 October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child
 2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day
 October 12 - World Arthritis Day
November :-
 November 1 - World Vegan Day
 November 6 - International Day for Preventing the
Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed
Conflict
 November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer
Awareness Day
 November 8 - World Radiology Day
 November 9 - World Legal Service Day
 November 10 - World Science day for Peace and
Development, Public Transport Day
 November 11 - National Education Day
 November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service
Broadcasting Day
 November 13 - World Kindness Day
 November 14 - Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes
Day
 November 16 - International Day for Endurance or
Tolerance
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 Alzheimer’s
Day
 September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
 September 23 - International Day of the Deaf
 September 26 - World Contraception Day,
 September 27 - World Tourism Day
 September 28 - World Rabies Day
 September 29 - World Heart Day
 October 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 Men’s
Day, National Integration Day
 November 20 - Universal Children’s Day
 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of
Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
 3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day
 November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day,
World Television Day
 November 25 - International Day for the Elimination
of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day
 November 26 - National Law Day or National
constitution Day
 November 30 - National Flag Day
 December 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  December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day

Day(India)  December 23 - National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
 December 16 - Vijay Diwas  December 25 - Christmas Day
 December 18 - International Migrants Day, National
Minority Rights Day
 December 19 - Goa’s 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 Colón

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 Colón; U.S. dollar

Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc

Eritrea Asmara Nakfa

Estonia Tallinn Kroon

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Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr

Fiji Suva Fiji dollar

Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka)

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 króna

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 Guaraní

Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)

Philippines Manila Peso

Poland Warsaw Zloty

Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)

Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

Romania Bucharest Leu

Russia Moscow Ruble

Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc

Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar

Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar

Samoa Apia Tala

San Marino San Marino Euro

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

Senegal Dakar CFA Franc

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 India’s International Bank
Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond Banking
Bank of Maharashtra Pune Ek parivaar Ek Bank
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited New Delhi Empowering Women, Empowering
India
Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can
Central Bank of India Mumbai Central to You Since 1911
Corporation Bank Mangalore Prosperity for all
Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank
Indian Bank Chennai Your Own Bank
Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good People to Grow With
Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi Where Every Individual is Committed
Punjab National Bank New Delhi The Name You can Bank Upon
Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where Service is a way of Life
State Bank of India Mumbai The Banker to Every Indian
Syndicate Bank Manipal Faithful and Friendly
Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with
United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with U
UCO Bank Kolkata Honours your Trust
Vijaya Bank Bangalore A Friend you can Bank upon
IDBI Bank Ltd Mumbai Bank aisa dost jaisa

Sports Terminology

1. Badminton= Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.

2. Baseball = Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.

3. Billiards = Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.

4. Boxing = Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.

5. Bridge = Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.

6. Chess = Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.

7. Cricket = L.B.W, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat - trick, Leg Bye, Follow on, Googly, Gulley, Silly Point,
Duck, Run, Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket,
Bouncer, Stone-Walling.

8. Football = Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper,

9. Golf = Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.

10. Hockey = Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Under cutting, Scoop, Centre forward,
Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
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11. Horse Racing = Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.

12. Lawn Tennis = Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.

13. Rifle Shooting = Bull's eyes.

14. Swimming = Stroke.

International Cricket Stadiums in India

1. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground – Delhi

2. Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai, Maharashtra

3. Green Park Stadium – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

4. Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, Maharashtra

5. Barabati Stadium – Cuttack, Odisha

6. Eden Gardens – Kolkata, West Bengal

7. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium – Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

8. M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bangalore, Karnataka

9. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

10. Sawai Mansingh Stadium – Jaipur, Rajasthan

11. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium – Mohali, Chandigarh

12. Green Park Stadium – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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