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RUPEE: Norway Oslo

India New Delhi Indian rupee Svalbard and Jan Norwegian krone (pl. kroner)
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee Mayen Longyearbyen
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona (pl. kronor)
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee PESO:
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan rupee Chile Santiago Chilean peso
Colombia Santa Fe de Bogotá Colombian peso
AUSTRALIA DOLLAR: Cuba Havana Cuban peso
Australia Canberra Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso
Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
Cocos (Keeling) Islands West island Philippines Manila Philippine peso
Nauru Yaren Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso
Norfolk Island Kingston
Tuvalu Funafuti EASTERN CARIBBEAN DOLLAR:
Anguilla The Valley

US DOLLAR: Antigua and Barbuda St John's
American Samoa Pago Pago Dominica Roseau
British Virgin Islands Road Town Grenada St George's
Ecuador Quito Montserrat Plymouth
Guam Hagatna Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre
Marshall Islands Majuro Saint Lucia Castries
Micronesia Palikir
Northern Marianas Capitol Hill, Saipan Saint Vincent and theGrenadines Kingstown
Palau Ngerulmud
Puerto Rico San Juan CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA FRANC:
Timor-Leste Dili Cameroon Yaoundé
Turks and CaicosIslands Cockburn Town Central African Republic Bangui
United States Washington DC Chad N'Djamena
US Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie Congo Brazzaville
El Salvador San Salvador Ivory coast Yamoussoukro
Equatorial Guinea Malabo

FRANC: Gabon Libreville
Burundi Bujumbura Burundian franc WESTERN AFRICAN CFA FRANC:
Comoros Moroni Comorian franc Benin Porto Novo
Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Congolese franc Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
Djibouti Djibouti city Djiboutian franc Guinea-Bissau Bissau
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc Mali Bamako
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy ariary Niger Niamey
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc
Senegal Dakar
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc
Togo Lomé
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc
EURO:
KRONE:
Andorra Andorra la Vella
Denmark Copenhagen
Austria Vienna
Faroe Islands Torshavn Danish krone (pl. kroner) Netherlands Amsterdam
Greenland Nuuk Belgium Brussels
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Finland Helsinki Bulgaria Sofia lev (pl. leva)

France Paris Cambodia Phnom Penh riel
French Guiana Cayenne Cape Verde Praia Cape Verde escudo
Germany Berlin China Beijing renminbi-yuan
Greece Athens Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colón (pl. colones)
Guadeloupe Basse Terre Croatia Zagreb kuna
Ireland Dublin Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna (pl. koruny)
Italy Rome Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
Luxembourg Luxembourg city Eritrea Asmara nakfa
Martinique Fort-de-France Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr
Mayotte Mamoudzou Falkland Islands Stanley Falkland Islands pound
Monaco Monaco Former Yugoslav Skopje denar
Portugal Lisbon Republic of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre Macedonia
San Marino San Marino Georgia Tbilisi lari
Lithuania Vilnius Ghana Accra cedi
Spain Madrid Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar pound
Cyprus Nicosia Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal (pl.

quetzales)
Réunion Saint-Denis
Haiti Port-au-Prince gourde
Latvia Riga
Honduras Tegucigalpa lempira
Estonia Tallinn
Hungary Budapest forint
Malta Valletta
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna (pl. krónur)
Slovenia Ljubljana
Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian rupiah
Slovakia Bratislava
Iran Tehran Iranian rial
The Holy See (Vatican City Vatican City
Israel Jerusalem new shekel
State)
Japan Tokyo yen
Kazakhstan Astana tenge
DINAR:
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling
Algeria Algiers Algerian dinar
Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar
Bahrain Manama Bahraini dinar
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek som
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi dinar
Laos Vientiane kip
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar
Lesotho Maseru loti (pl. maloti)
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
Macau Macau pataca
Serbia Belgrade dinar (1); euro (2)
Malawi Lilongwe Malawian kwacha
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
Maldives Malé rufiyaa
Serbia Belgrade dinar
Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian ouguiya
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan leu (pl. lei)
OTHERS:
Mongolia Ulan Bator Mongolian togrog
Afghanistan Kabul Afghan afghani
Morocco Rabat Moroccan dirham
Albania Tirana Albanian lek
Mozambique Maputo metical (pl. meticais)
Angola Luanda Kwanza
Myanmar Naypyidaw Burmese kyat
Armenia Yerevan dram
Netherlands Willemstad Netherlands Antillean guilder,
Aruba Oranjestad Aruban florin
Antilles dutch guilder
Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani manat
Nicaragua Managua córdoba
Bangladesh Dhaka taka
Nigeria Abuja naira
Belarus Minsk Belarusian ruble
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won
Bhutan Thimphu ngultrum
Oman Muscat Omani rial
Bolivia Sucre16 boliviano
Panama Panama City Balboa, Us Dollar
Bosnia and Sarajevo Bosnian convertible mark
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby kina
Herzegovina
Paraguay Asunción guaraní (pl. guaraníes)
Botswana Gaborone pula
Peru Lima new sol
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian real (pl. reais)
Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

Coimbatore | Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Trivandrum |
Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh | Tirunelveli |
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Poland Warsaw Polish zloty Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni
Qatar Doha Qatari rial
Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling
Romania Bucharest Romanian leu (pl. lei)
Thailand Bangkok baht
Russia Moscow ruble
The Gambia Banjul dalasi
Saint Helena Jamestown Saint Helena pound
Tonga Nuku'alofa pa'anga
Samoa Apia tala
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira
São Tomé and São Tomé dobra
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen manat
Príncipe
Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi riyal
Ukraine Kiev hryvnia
Sierra Leone Freetown leone
United Arab Abu Dhabi UAE dirham
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar
Emirates
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling
United Kingdom London pound sterling
South Africa Pretoria rand
Uzbekistan Tashkent som
South Korea Seoul South Korean won
Vanuatu Port Vila vatu
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound
Venezuela Caracas bolívar
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar
Vietnam Hanoi dong
Swaziland Mbabane lilangeni (pl. emalangeni),
Western Sahara Al aaiun Moroccan dirham
south African rand
Yemen San'a Yemeni rial
Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona (pl. kronor)
Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha
S.No States Capitals Chief Ministers Governors/

Administrators
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati N.Chandrababu Naidu Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu B D Mishra
3 Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Prof Jagdish Mukhi
4 Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Satya Pal Malik
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Balram Das Tandon
6 Delhi New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal (Lt.Governor)
7 Goa Panaji Manohar Parikar Mridula Sinha
8 Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Shri Om Prakash Kohli
9 Haryana Chandigarh (Shared with punjab) Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki
10 Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamsala (Second Capital Jai Ram Thakur Acharya Dev Vrat
in Winter)
11 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed Narinder Nath Vohra
12 Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu
13 Karnataka Bangalore Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
14 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan Anandiben Patel
16 Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao
17 Manipur Imphal Nongthombam Biren Singh Najma Heptulla
18 Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Sangma Ganga Prasad
19 Mizoram Aizawl Pu Lal Thanhawla Nirbhay Sharma
20 Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya
21 Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik S. C. Jamir
22 Puducherry Puducherry Narayanaswamy Kiran Bedi (Lt.Governor)
23 Punjab Chandigarh (shared with Haryana) Amarinder Singh V P Singh Badnore
24 Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh
25 Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Kumar Chamling Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
26 Tamil Nadu Chennai Edappadi K. Palaniswami Banwarilal Purohit
27 Telangana Hyderabad K Chandrasekhar Rao ESL Narasimhan (add. Charge)
28 Tripura Agartala Biplab Kumar Deb Tathagata Roy
29 Uttarakhand Dehradun Trivendra Singh Rawat Krishan Kant Paul

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30 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik

31 West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi
32 Andaman and Nicobar Port blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi
Islands
33 Dadra and Nagar Silvassa - Shri Praful Patel (Administrator)
Haveli
34. Daman and Diu Daman - Shri Praful Patel (Administrator)
35. Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Shri Farooq Khan
(Administrator)
36. Chandigarh Chandigarh - Shri.V.P. Singh Badnore
(Administrator)
(*Note: All union territories are administered by only Governors except Delhi and Puducherry. Delhi and puducherry have chief minister and
Lt.Governor).
CABINET MINISTERS:
MINISTER DEPARTMENT CONSTITUENCY
1.Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Department of Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions, Space
and Atomic
Energy. All important policy issues & All other portfolios not allocated to any
minister
2. Shri Rajnath Singh Home Affairs Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
3. Shri Arun Jaitley Finance, Corporate affairs, Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
4. Shri Sushma Swaraj External Affairs Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
5. Shri Nitin Gadkari Road Transport & highways, shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Nagpur, Maharashtra
Ganga Rejuvenation
6. Shri Suresh Prabhu Commerce & Industry Andhra pradesh (Rajya
Sabha)
7. Shri D V Sadananda Gowda Statistics & Programme implementation Bangalore North, Karnataka
8. Shri Sushri Uma Bharti Drinking water and sanitation Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
9. Shri Ramvilas Paswan Consumer affairs, food and public distribution Hajipur, Bihar
10. Shri Menaka Sanjay Gandhi Women and Child Development Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
11. Shri Ananth Kumar Chemicals and fertilizers, Parliamentary affairs Bangalore South, Karnataka
12. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Law and justice, Electronics & IT Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
13. Shri J P Nadda Health and Family Welfare Himachal Pradesh (Rajya
Sabha)
14. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Civil Aviation Vizianagaram, Andhra
Pradesh
15. Shri Anant Geete Heavy Industries and Public enterprises Raigad, Maharashtra
16. Shri Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing industries Bhatinda, Punjab
17. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Mines Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
18. Shri Smriti Zubin Irani Information and Broadcasting (Additional Charge) & Textiles Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
19. Shri Chaudhury Birender Steel Haryana (Rajya Sabha)
Singh
20. Shri Jual Oram Tribal affairs Sundargarh, Odisha
21. Shri Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture & farmers welfare Purvi Champaran, Bihar
22. Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment Madhya Pradesh (Rajya
Sabha)
23. Shri Harsh Vardhan Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest, Climate Change Chandni Chowk, Delhi
24. Shri Prakash Javadekar Human Resource Development Madhya Pradesh (Rajya
Sabha)
25. Shri Piyush Goyal Railways, Coal Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha)

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26. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs Jharkhand (Rajya Sabha)
27. Shri Nirmala Sitharaman Defence Karnataka (Rajya Sabha)
28. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Gas, Skill Deveopment and Entrepreneurship Deograh, Odisha
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

S.No DEPARTMENT MINISTER CONSTITUENCY
1 Planning, Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Gurugram (Gurgaon),
Haryana
2 Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh )
Gangwar
3 Youth Affairs and Sports, Information and Broadcasting Shri Col. Rajyavardhan Jhotwra (Rajasthan)
Singh Rathore
4 AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik North Goa
5 Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy, Mines Shri Raj kumar singh Arrah (Bihar)
6 Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Minister's Office, Shri Dr. Jitendra Singh Udhampur, Jammu and
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Kashmir
Energy, Department of Space
7 Minister of tourism & Electronics and Information Technology. Shri Alphons Kannanthanam Kottayam District, Kerala
8 Housing, Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Bihar
9 Culture, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Dr. Mahesh Sharma Gautam Budh Nagar
district, Uttar Pradesh
10 Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Giriraj Singh Nawada (Bihar)
11. Ministry of Communications and Railways Shri Manoj Sinha Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)
MINISTERS OF STATE
S.NO DEPARTMENT MINISTER CONSTITUENCY
1 External Affairs Shri V.K.Singh, Shri M J Akbar Ghaziabad, Uttarpradesh &

Jharkhand (Rajya Sabha)
2 Finance Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla Uttar Pradesh
3 Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Buxar, Uttarpradesh
4 Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Panchayati Raj Shri Parshottam Rupala Amreli, Gujarat
5 Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale Maharashtra (Rajya sabha)
6 Rural Development Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Pataliputra, Bihar
7 Home Affairs Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Chandrapur, Maharashtra
8 Drinking Water & Sanitation Bijapur, Karnataka

Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Shri S.
And Darjeeling, West Bengal
S. Ahluwalia
9 Railways Shri Rajen Gohain Nawgong, Assam
10 Human Resources Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha Karakat, Bihar
11 Road Transport and Highways, Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya Palitana, Gujarat

Shipping
12 Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju Arunachal West
13 Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vijay Sampla, Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hoshiarpur (Punjab),
Shri Krishan Pal Maharashtra And Fariabad
(Haryana)
14 Tribal Affairs Shri Sudharshan Bhagat, Lohardaga, Jharkhand And
Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Dahod, Gujarat
15 Human Resource Development, Water Resources, Shri Dr. Satya Pal Singh Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
16 Steel Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Raigarh, Chattisgarh

17 Science and Technology Shri Y.S. Chowdary Rajya Sabha, Andhra Pradesh
Earth Science
18 Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

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19 Heavy Industries Shri Babul Supriyo Asansol, West Bengal

Public Enterprises
20 Law and Justice;Corporate Affairs Shri P.P. Chaudhary Pali, Rajasthan
21 Textiles Shri Ajay Tamta Almora, Uttarakhand

22 Women and Child Development,Minority Affairs Shri Dr. Virendra Kumar Tikamgarh and Sagar, Madhya
Pradesh
23 Health and Family Welfare Shri Smt. Anupriya Patel Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
24 Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food Shri C.R. Chaudhary Nagaur, Rajasthan
and Public Distribution
25 Defence Shri Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Dhule, Maharashtra
26. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Anantkumar Hegde Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
27. Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics, Programme Shri Vijay Goel Chandni Chowk (Rajasthan)
Implementation
28. Finance, Shipping Shri Radhakrishnan P Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu
29. Mines, Coal Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Banaskantha, Gujarat
30. Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Bikaner, Rajasthan
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
31. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Krishna Raj, Shri Gajendra Singh Shahjahanpur (Uttar
Shekhawat Pradesh), Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
32. Food Processing Industries Shri Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Fatepur, Uttar Pradesh
BANK AND THEIR HEADQUATERS, TAGLINES

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA
Bank Name Headquarters Tagline CEO & MD

Allahabad Bank Kolkata A Tradition of Trust. Usha Ananthasubramanian
Andhra Bank Hyderabad Where India Banks. Suresh N. Patel
Bank of Baroda Vadodara India’s International Bank. P. S. Jayakumar
Bank of India Mumbai Relationship beyond banking. Dinabandhu Mohapatra
Bank of Maharashtra Pune One family one bank. Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe
Canara Bank Bangalore Together We Can. Rakesh Sharma
Central Bank of India Mumbai Central To you Since 1911. Rajeev Rishi
Corporation Bank Mangalore A Premier Public Sector Bank, Jai Kumar Garg
Prosperity for all.
Dena Bank Mumbai Trusted Family Bank. Ashwani Kumar
Indian Bank Chennai Your Tech- Friendly Bank, Taking Kishore Kharat
Banking Technology to the
Common Man, Your Own Bank.
Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Good people to grow with. R. Subramaniakumar
IDBI Bank Mumbai Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Mahesh Jain
Bada”.
Oriental Bank of Commerce Gurugram Where every individual is Mukesh Kumar Jain
committed.
Punjab National Bank New Delhi The name you can bank upon. Sunil Mehta
Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi Where service is a way of life. Jatinder Bir Singh
Syndicate Bank Manipal (Karnataka) Your Faithful And Friendly Melwyn Rogo
Financial Partner.
UCO Bank Kolkata Honours Your Trust. Ravikishan Thakkar
Union Bank of India Mumbai Good People to Bank with. Rajkiran Rai G
United Bank of India Kolkata The Bank that begins with “U”. Pavankumar Bajaj
Vijaya Bank Bangalore A friend you can bank on. R.A.Sankara Narayan
SBI Five Associates Bank + Bhartiya Mahila Bank after Merged with SBI effect from 1 April, 2017
State Bank of India Mumbai With you all the way, Pure Rajnish Kumar
Banking Nothing Else, The
Nation’s banks on us.
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur Jaipur The Bank with a vision.

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Hyderabad You can always bank on us.

State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Mysore Bangalore Working for a better tomorrow.
State Bank of Patiala Patiala Blending Modernity with
Tradition.
State Bank of Travancore Thiruvananthapuram A long Tradition of Trust.
Bhartiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Empowering Women,
Empowering India.
PRIVATE
SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA
Bank Name Headquarters Tagline MD & CEO
Axis Bank Mumbai Badhti Ka naam Zindagi. Shikha Sharma
Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala Tann. Mann. Dhan G. Sreeram
HDFC Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra We understand your world. Aditya Puri
ICICI Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka. Chanda Kochhar
J & K Bank Srinagar, J&K Serving to Empower. P R Seshadri
Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Smart Way to Bank. Parvez Ahmad
Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Let’s Make Money Simple. Uday Kotak
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu The changing face of prosperity. Parthasarathi Mukherjee
South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Experience next generation V.G. Mathew
banking.
Yes Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Experience our Expertise. Rana Kapoor
Karnataka Bank Mangalore Your Family Bank, Across India. M. S Mahabaleshwara
Bandhan Bank Kolkata, West Bengal Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Support all the way CVR Rajendran
City Union Bank Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Trust and Excellence- Since 1904 Dr. N. Kamakodi
DCB Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra We Value You Murali M. Natrajan
Federal Bank Kochi, Kerala Your Perfect Banking Partner
Shyam Srinivasan
IndusInd Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra We Make You Feel Richer
Romesh Sobti
IDFC Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Banking Hatke
Dr. Rajiv B.Lall
Nainital Bank Nainital, Uttarakhand Banking with personal touch
Mukesh Sharma
RBL Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Apno ka Bank
Vishwavir Ahuja
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Be a step ahead of life
K.V. Rama Moorthy
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
Bank Name Headquarters Tagline MD & CEO
Standard Chartered Bank London, UK Your Right Partner. Bill Winters (UK), Zarin Daruwala
(India)
Bank of America Charlotte, USA Higher Standards, Bank of Brian Moynihan (USA) , Kaku
Opportunity Nakhate (India)
BNP Paribas Paris, France The Bank for the changing world. Jean-Laurent Bonnafé (Paris),
Joris Dierckx (India)
CITI Bank New York, USA The City never sleeps. Michael Corbat (USA), Pramit
Jhaveri (India)
Deutsche Bank Frankfurt, Germany A Passion to perform. John Cryan (Germany), Ravneet
Gill (India)
HSBC London, UK The world’s local bank. John Flint (UK), Jayant Rikhye
(India)
Royal Bank of Scotland Edinburgh, United With you all the way Ross McEwan (UK), Brijesh
Kingdom Mehra (India)
DBS Bank Marina Bay, Singapore Living, Breathing Asia Piyush Gupta (Singapore),
Surojit Shome (India)
Barclays London, UK Fluent in finance Jes Staley (UK), Ram Gopal
(India)

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JPMorgan Chase Bank New York, United States The right relationship is Jamie Dimon (USA), Kalpana
everything Morparia (India)
State Bank of Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius - Raj Dussoye (Mauritius), Siby
Sebastian (India)
Rabobank Utrecht, Netherlands A Bank with Ideas Todd Charteris (Netherlands),
Jaideep Singh (India)
Bank of Ceylon Colombo, Sri Lanka The Bank you can trust. Senarath Bandara
Other Financial/ Important Institutions in India
Name Headquarters Tagline CEO & MD
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -Money Market Mumbai, Maharashtra - Urjit patel (Governor)
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of Mumbai, Maharashtra You focus on exports. We cover Geetha Muraidhar
India (ECGC) the risks.
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd Chennai, India - Pankaj Jain
(IIFCL)
Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) Mumbai, Maharashtra - Yaduvendra Mathur
Small Industries Development Bank of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh KARE PRAYAS , PAYE VIKAS Mohammad Mustafa
India(SIDBI)
National Housing Bank (NHB) New Delhi - Sriram Kalyanaraman
Industrial Finance Corporation of India New Delhi - Malay Mukherjee

(IFCI)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Mumbai, Maharashtra - Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Development (NABARD)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Hyderabad, Telangana - T S Vijayan ( Feb 20th Retired)
Authority of India (IRDAI)
Securities and Exchange Board of India Mumbai, Maharashtra - Ajay Tyagi
(SEBI) - Capital Market
National Payments Corporation of India Mumbai, Maharashtra - Dilip Asbe (Temporary)
(NPCI)
Pension Fund Regulatory And Development New Delhi - Hemant Contractor
Authority (PFRDA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India New Delhi Naveen N.D Gupta (President)
(ICAI)
Federation of Indian Chambers of New Delhi Pankaj Patel (President)
Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Foods safety and Standards Authority of New Delhi - Pawan Kumar Agarwal
India (FSSAI)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India New Delhi - Ram Sewak Sharma
(TRAI)
Directorate General of Civil Aviation New Delhi - B S Bhullar
(DGCA)
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Mumbai, Maharashtra - Prasoon Joshi
Foreign Investment Promotion Board New Delhi - Subhash Chandra Garg

(FIPB) (Chairman)
Financial Stability and Development Council New Delhi - Arun Jaitley (Chairman)
(FSDC)
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) New Delhi - Surina Rajan (Director General)
Advertising Standards Council of India Mumbai, Maharashtra - Srinivasan K. Swamy (Chairman)

(ASCI)
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Mumbai, Maharashtra - C K Khanna (President)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) New Delhi - Sushil Chandra (Chairman) (Till
May 31st 2018)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs New Delhi - Vanaja N. Sarna (Chairperson)
(CBEC)
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) New Delhi - Shobana Kamineni (President)
National Association of Software and New Delhi - Raman Roy (Chairman)

Services Companies (NASSCOM)

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Associated Chambers of Commerce and New Delhi - Sandeep Jajodia

Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
Important Days in a Year: March 21: International Day for the Elimination of
January 01: Global Family Day. Racial Discrimination.
January 01: Army Medical Corps Establishment March 22: World Water Day
Day March 23: World Meteorological Day
January 04: World Braille Day March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
January 06: World Day of War Orphan’s March 24: International Day For Achievers
January 09: NRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas). March 25: International Day of remembrance-
January 10: World Hindi Day victims of slavery and transatlantic slave trade
January 12: National Youth Day (Birthday of March 27: World Drama Day
Swami Vivekananda). March 27: World Theatre Day
January 15: Army Day. April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
January 16: National Religious Freedom Day April 4: International Day for mine awareness and
January 19: National Disaster Response Force Raising Day assistance in mine action
January 23: Netaji Subhash Chandra bose April 5: National Maritime Day (India)
Birthday (Desh Prem Divas) April 7: World Health Day
January 24: National Girl Child Day April 10: World Homeopathy Day
January 25: National Tourism Day April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day
January 25: National Voters Day April 17: World Haemophilia Day
January 26: India's Republic Day April 18: World Heritage Day
January 26: International Customs Day. April 20: World Orphans Day
January 28: Lala lajpat Rai birthday April 21: Civil Services Day
January 28: Data protection Day April 22: Earth Day
Last Sunday of Jan (28th 2018): World Leprosy Eradication Day April 23: World Book And Copyright Day
January 30: Martyrs' Day April 24: National Panchayati Raj Diwas
February 01: Indian Coast Guard Day April 25: World Malaria Day
February 02: World Wetland Day April 26: World Intellectual property Day
February 04: World Cancer Day April 29: International Dance Day
February 06: International Day of Zero Tolerance against female April 30: International Jazz Day
genital mutilation Last week of April: World Immunization Week
February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science May 1: International Labour Day (Workers Day)
February 12: Darwin Day May 3: Press Freedom Day
Feb 12 – 18 : National Productivity Week
th th
May 4: Coal miner’s Day
February 13: World Radio Day 1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
February 13: Sarojini Naydu's Birthday May 8: World Red Cross Day
February 14: Valentine’s Day May 9: Victory Day of Soviet Union
February 20: World Day of Social Justice May 11: National Technology Day
February 21: International Mother Language Day May 12: International Nurses Day
February 22: World thinking Day 2nd Sunday of May (May 13th 2018): Mother's Day,
February 23: World Peace And Understanding Day From 2018 (Two times in the year- Second Saturday in May and in
February 24: Central Excise Day October): World Migratory bird Day
February 28: National Science Day May 15: International Day of the Family
2nd Thursday in March (Mar 8 2018): World Kidney Day
th
May 16: National Dengue Day
3 rd
Friday in March (Mar 16 2018): World Sleep Day
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May 17: World Telecommunication Day
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day, World Civil Defence Day (Information society Day), World Hypertension Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day, International Museum Day
March 4: World Day of fight against sexual May 20: World Metrology Day
exploitation, National Security Day, National Safety Day. May 21: Anti-terrorism Day
March 8: International Women's Day May 22: International Day for Biodiversity
March 14: Pi Day (3/14) May 24: Commonwealth Day (India)
March 15: World consumer rights Day. May 29: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
March 20: World Day of theatre for children and May 31: Anti-Tobacco Day (World No Tobacco Day)
young people. June 1: World Milk Day (India)
March 20: International Day for Francophonie June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
March 20: World Sparrow Day June 5: World Environment Day
March 21: International Day of Forests June 8: World Ocean Day
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June 12: World Day Against Child Labour September 28: World Rabies Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day. September 29: World Heart Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day September 30: International Translation Day
June 17: World Day to combat desertification and October 1: International Day of the older person, World Vegetarian Day
Drought October 2: Mahatma Gandhi birthday, International Day of non-
June 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in violence
Conflict First Friday of October (Oct 5th 2018): World smile Day
June 20: World Refugee Day First Monday of October (Oct 1st 2018): World Habitat Day, World
June 21: World Music Day Architecture Day,
June 21: World Hydrographic Day October 4: World Animal Day
June 21: International Day of Yoga October 5: World Teacher’s Day
3rd Sunday of June (June 17 2018): Father’s Day
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October 8: Indian Air Force Day
June 23: United Nation’s Public Service Day October 9: World Post Office Day
June 23: International Widow’s Day Second Thursday of October (Oct 11th 2018): World sight Day
June 26: International Day against Drug abuse & October 10: World Mental Health Day
Illicit Trafficking October 11: International girl child Day
June 29: National Statistics Day October 12: World Arthritis Day
July 1: National Doctor’s Day Second Wednesday of October (Oct 10th 2018): UN International Day
First Saturday of July: International Day of Co-operatives for National disaster reduction, World Calamity Control Day.
July 6: World Zoonosis Day October 14: World Standards Day.
July 7: Global Forgiveness Day October 15: World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind)
July 11: World Population Day October 15: World Students Day (Birthday of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam).
July 12: World Malala Day October 16: World Food Day
July 15: World Youth skills Day October 17: International Day for the eradication of poverty.
July 17: World Day for International Justice October 20: World Statistics Day
July 18: Nelson Mendela International Day October 22: World Energy Day
July 26: Kargil vijay Diwas October 24: UN Day, World development information Day.
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day October 30: World Saving Day or World Thrift Day.
July 29: International Tiger Day October 31: World Cities Day
July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons November 1: World Vegan Day
August (1-7): World Breastfeeding Week November 2: International Day to end impurity for crimes against
First Sunday of August (Aug 5 th
2018) : Friendship Day (India), Journalist
International Forgiveness Day November 5: World Tsunami awareness Day
August 6: Hiroshima Day November 8: World Radiography Day.
August 7: National Handloom Day November 9: National legal services Day
August 9: International Day of World’s indigenous People, Quit India November 10: World Science Day for peace and development
Day and Nagasaki Day November 12: World Pneumonia Day
August 10: World Bio-fuel Day November 14: World Diabetes Day
August 12: International Youth Day November 14: Children's Day in India, Jawaharlal Nehru birthday
August 15: Independence Day of India November 16: International Day for Tolerance
August 19: World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day November 17: International Day of Students, National Journalism Day.
August 20: World Mosquito Day Third Thursday of November (Nov 15th 2018) : World philosophy Day
August 23: International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade November 18: World Adult Day.
and its abolition November 19: World Citizen Day.
August 26: Women’s Equality Day November 19: World Toilet Day, National Integration Day.
August 29: National Sports Day November 20: Africa Industrialization Day, Universal children’s Day.
August 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests November 21: World Television Day, World Fisheries Day.
September 2: World coconut Day November 21: World Hello Day
September 5: International Day of charity, Teachers' Day (Dr. November 25: World Non-veg Day.
Radhakrishnan’s birthday) November 25: International Day for the Elimination of violence against
September 8: World Literacy Day women
First Saturday of September (Sep 8 2018): World First Aid Day
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November 26: Constitution Day (National Law Day or Samvidhan
September 14: National Hindi Diwas Divas)
September 15: International Day of democracy, Engineers Day (India) November 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People.
September 16: World Ozone Day December 1: World AIDS Day.
September 21: Alzheimer's Day, International Day of peace December 2: World Computer literacy Day, International Day of
Last Sunday of September (Sep 30 , 2018): Day of the Deaf
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abolition of slavery
September 27: World Tourism Day, World Maritime Day December 3: International Day of People with Disabilities.

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December 4: Navy Day. • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

December 5: International volunteer Day for economic and social • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
development, World Soil Day. • United Nations Industrial Development Organization
December 7: Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day. • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
December 9: International Day against corruption. London, UK
December 10: Human Rights Day. • International Maritime Organization (IMO)
December 11: International Mountain Day. • Commonwealth of Nations
December 14: International Energy conservestion Day (India) • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
December 15: International Tea Day • Amnesty International
December 17: International Day against violence against sex workers Copenhagen, Denmark
December 18: International Migrants Day. • International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
December 19: Goa’s liberation Day. Brussels, Belgium
December 20: International Human solidarity Day • World Customs Organization
December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day). • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
December 25: National Good governance Day (Birth anniversary of Atal Paris, France
Bihari Vajpayee) • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
INTERNATIONAL ORGNISATIONS AND THEIR HEADQUARTERS: (UNESCO)
ASIAN ORGANISATIONS: • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Manila, Phillipines • International Energy Agency
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China • International Chamber of Commerce
• New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China • International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
• Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Jakarta, Lyon, France
Indonesia • International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) – Rome, Italy
Kathmandu, Nepal • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS BY LOCATION • International Fund for Agricultural Development
New York City, USA: • World Food Programme
• International Rescue Committee The Hague, The Netherlands
• United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of • International Court of Justice
Women, also known as UN Women • International Criminal Court
• United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Madrid, Spain
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) • World Tourism Organization
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bern, Switzerland
Washington DC, USA • Universal Postal Union
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Gland, Switzerland
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
• World Bank Group (WB) Basel, Switzerland
• International Development Association • Bank for International Settlements
• International Finance Corporation Montreal, Canada
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) • International Civil Aviation Organization
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Tokyo, Japan
• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) • United Nations University
Geneva, Switzerland Singapore
• Inter-Parliamentary Union • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Nairobi, Kenya
• International Labour Organization (ILO) • United Nations Environment Programme
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
• World Health Organization (WHO) Abu Dhabi, UAE
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) • International Renewable Energy Agency
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ebene, Mauritius
• World Trade Organization (WTO) • Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Monaco
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees • International Hydrographic Organization
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Los Angeles, USA
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders • Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
• International Organization of Migration (IOM) Kathmandu, Nepal
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) • South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN)
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• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Caribbean (UNECLAC) Pacific (UNESCAP)
AddisAbba, Ethiopia Beirut, Lebanon
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Bangkok, Thailand (UNESCWA)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS RELATED TO SPORTS:

Organisations Headquarters
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Motne carlo, Monaco
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
International Tennis Federation (ITF) London, UK
United World Wrestling (UWW) Lausanne, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland
International Boxing Association (Association Internationale de Boxe Lausanne, Switzerland
Amateur (AIBA))
International Golf Federation (IGF) Lausanne, Switzerland
International Hockey Federation Lausanne, Switzerland
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Lausanne, Switzerland
World Archery Federation (WAF) Lausanne, Switzerland
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Lausanne, Switzerland
World Taekwondo Jongno-gu, Seoul
International Weightlifting Federation Budapest, Hungary
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Munich, Germany
World Rugby Dublin, Ireland
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN COUNTRIES:

Line of Actual Control: India & China on the Northern Border 36 Parallel North: In the US it forms the southernmost boundary of
Line of Control: India and Pakistan the state of Missouri with the state of Arkansas
Durand Line: Afghanistan and Pakistan 38 Parallel North Line: North & South Korea
Radcliffe Line: India and Pakistan (its includes Bangladesh Line) 40 Parallel North: US it serves as border b/w Nebraska & Kansas
Blue Line: Israel & Lebanon 41 Parallel North: US it forms the border b/w Wyoming/Utah border,
Purple Line: Israel and Syria Wyoming/Colorado, Nebraska/Colorado.
Green Line: Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and 42 Parallel North: US it serves as border of New York & Pennsylvania
Syria) Border
Mason-Dixon Line: Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware in Colonia 43 Parallel North: US it serve as border of b/w State Nebraska & state
America of South Dakota
Curzon Line: Poland & Russia 45 Parallel North: US it forms the boundary b/w Montana & Wyoming
Military Demarcation Line (MDL) or Armistice Line: North Korea 49 Parallel North (Medicine Line): USA & Canada
and South Korea
McMohan Line: Northe east India & Tibet BANKING RELATED ACTS:
Maginot Line: France & Germany 1. Negotiable Instrument Act – 1881
Mannerheim line: Russia & Finland 2. Indian Trusts Act - 1882
Order Neisse Line: Germany & Poland (aftermath of World War II) 3. The Bankers ‘Books Evidence Act – 1891
Hindenburg Line: Poland & Germany (at the time of First World War) 4. Indian Stamp Act - 1899
Siegfried Line East: France & Germany (at the time of Second World 5. Indian Partnership Act - 1932
War) 6. The Reserve Bank of India Act – 1934
16th Parallel North: Angola and Namibia 7. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act – 1948
17th Parallel Line: North & South Vietnam 8. The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients’ Accounts) Act –
20th Parallel North: Libya & Sudan 1949
22th Parallel North: Egypt & Sudan 9. The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act –
24th Parallel: India & Mynamar 1949
25th Parallel North: Mauritania & Mali 10. The Banking Regulation (Companies) Rules – 1949
26th Parallel North: Western Sahara & Mauritania 11. The Banking Regulation Act – 1949
31 Parallel North: Iraq & Iran 12. The State Financial Corporations Act – 1951
35 Parallel North: US it serves as border b/w Tennessee/Mississippi, 13. The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Act –
Tennessee/Alabama, Tennessee/Georgia and North Carolina/Georgia 1953

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14. The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision Act – 1955 33. Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act – 1986
15. The State Bank of India Act – 1955 34. The National Housing Bank Act – 1987
16. Companies Act - 2013 35. NABARD Bonds Regulations – 1987
17. The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act – 1959 36. SIDBI Act – 1989
18. The Subsidiary banks General Regulation – 1959 37. SIDBI General Regulations - 1990
19. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act 38. The Special Court (trial of Offences relating to Transactions in
(DICGC) – 1961 Securities) Act – 1992
20. Limitation Act - 1963 39. The Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertakings and
21. The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Repeal) Act – 1993
Act – 1970 40. Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act -
22. The Nationalized Banks (Management and Misc. Provisions) Scheme 1993
- 1970 41. Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules - 1994
23. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act - 2010 42. Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertaking & Appeal)
24. The Regional Rural Banks Act – 1976 Act – 1997
25. The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) 43. Foreign Exchange Management Act - 1999
Act – 1970 44. The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
26. The Export – Import Bank of India Act - 1981 Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFASI) - 2002
27. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act – 45. Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal)
1981 Act – 2003
28. Chit Fund Act – 1982 46. Credit Information Companies (Rules & Regulation) Act – 2005
29. NABARD General Regulations - 1982 47. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme –2006
30. Banking Companies (Period of Preservation of Records) Rules - 48. Factoring Act Rules - 2011
1985 49. SARFAESI (Central registry) Rules - 2011
31. Banking Regulation (Companies) Rules -1949 50. Insurance Act - 1938
32. Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act – 1985
List of Countries and its Central banks:

S. No. Country Central Bank Headquarters Head of Bank
1. Afghanistan Da Afghanistan Bank Kabul Khalil Sediq
2. Albania Bank of Albania Tirana Gent Sejko

Mohammed
3. Algeria Bank of Algeria Algiers
Loukal
4. Angola National Bank of Angola De Fevereiro Valter Filipe da Silva
5. Armenia Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia Yerevan Arthur Javadyan
6. Argentina Central Bank of Argentina Buenos Aires Federico Sturzenegger
7. Aruba Central Bank of Aruba Arbua Jeanette R. Semeleer
8. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia Sydney Philip Lowe
9. Azerbaijan Central Bank of Azerbaijan Baku Elman Rustamov
10. Bahrain Central Bank of Bahrain Manama Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj
11. Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank Dhaka Fazle Kabir
12. Barbados Central Bank of Barbados Bridgetown Cleviston Haynes
13. Belarus National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Minsk Pavel Kallaur
Bosnia &
14. Central Bank of Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo Senad Softić
Herzegovina
15. Botswana Bank of Botswana Gaborone Moses Dinekere Pelaelo
16. Brazil Central Bank of Brazil Brasilia Ilan Goldfajn
17. Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank Sofia Dimitar Radev

18. Cambodia National Bank of Cambodia Phnom Penh Chea Chanto
19. Canada Bank of Canada Ottawa, Canada Stephen Poloz
20. Chile Central Bank of Chile Santiago Mario Marcel
21. China People’s Bank of China Beijing & Shanghai Zhou Xiaochuan
22. Colombia Bank of the Republic Bogota Juan Jose Echavarria
23. Comoros Central Bank of the Comoros Moroni Mer Said Ahmed Said Ali
24. Congo Central Bank of Congo Kinshasa Deogratias Mutombo
25. Djibouti Central Bank of Djibouti Djibouti Ahmed Osman Ali

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26. Egypt Central Bank of Egypt Cairo Tarek Amer
27. Ethiopia National Bank of Ethiopia Addis Ababa Teklewold Atnafu

28. Georgia National Bank of Georgia Public Service Hall, Tbilisi Koba Gvenetadze
29. Iceland Central Bank of Iceland Reykjavik Mar Gudmundsson
30. India Reserve Bank of India Mumbai Urjit Patel
31. Indonesia Bank of Indonesia Jakarta Agus Martowardojo
Central Bank of the Islamic

32. Iran Tehran Valiollah Seif
Republic of Iran
33. Iraq Central Bank of Iraq Baghdad Abdei Basset Turki
34. Israel Bank of Israel Jerusalem Karnit Flug
35. Jamaica Bank of Jamaica Kingston Brian Wynter
36. Japan Bank of Japan Tokyo Haruhiko Kuroda
37. Jordan Central Bank of Jordan Amman Ziad Fariz
38. Kazakhstan National Bank of Kazakhstan Almaty Akishev Daniyar Talgatovich
39. Kenya Central bank of Kenya Nairobi Patrick Ngugi Njoroge
40. Kuwait Central Bank of Kuwait Kuwait city Mohammad Al Hashel
List of Highest Peaks and its location in India:

S.No Highest Peak Height (in Meters) States
1. Kangchenjunga 8586 Sikkim
2. Nanda Devi 7816 Uttarakhand
3. Saltoro Kangri 7742 Jammu and Kashmir
4. Kangto 7060 Arunachal Pradesh
5. Reo Purgyil 6816 Himachal Pradesh
6. Saramati 3826 Nagaland
7. Sandakphu 3636 West Bengal
8. Khayang 3114 Manipur
9. Anamudi 2695 Kerala
10. Dodda Betta 2637 Tamil Nadu
List of Important Seaports in India:

S.NO. SEAPORTS LOCATION STATE HIGHLIGHTS
Only natural seaport in the shores of Bay of Bengal
1. Vizag port Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh
Oldest shipyard of India
2nd largest port in India
2. Madras Port Chennai Tamil Nadu
Largest port in TamilNadu
3. Tuticorin Port Tuticorin Tamil Nadu 2nd largest port inTamil Nadu
4. Kandla Port Gandhidham Gujarat Major seaport of west coast
Nhava Sheva (or)
Largest container port in India
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Navi Mumbai Maharashtra
King Port of Arabian Sea
Port
6. Mumbai Port West Mumbai Maharashtra Largest port in India
7. Marmagao Port South Goa Goa One of India’s earliest modern ports
Panambur (or) New
8. Dakshina Kannada Karnataka All weather port on the shore of Arabian Sea
Mangalore Port
Major port on the Arabian Sea andIndian Ocean Sea route
9. Cochin Port Cochin Kerala
It lies on 2 islands Wellington and Vallarpadam
Situated at the confluence of the river Mahanadi and Bay of
10. Paradip Port Jagatsinghpur Odisha
Bengal
11. Haldia Port Kolkata West Bengal It is the base of Indian Coast Guard
Andaman &
12. Port Blair Port Blair Located at the junctureof Bay of Bengal andAndaman Sea
Nicobar islands
List of Important Food Festivals and countries where it was celebrated:

S. No Festival Countries
1. Potato Festival Sweden

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2. Chocolate Festival London, UK

3. Tomato Festival Spain
4. Onion Eating Festival Spain
5. Orange Warsaw Festival Poland
6. Vegetarian Festival Thailand
7. Watermelon Festival Australia
8. Baltic Herring Festival Helsinki, Finland
9. Food & Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia
10. International Mango Festival New Delhi, India
11. Street Food Festival San Francisco, USA
12. Pancake Festival Moscow, Russia
13. Maine Lobster Festival Rockland, USA
14. Mistura Food Festival Lima, Peru
15. Alba White Truffle Festival Alba, Italy
16. Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi province, Thailand
17. Oktoberfest Munich, Germany
18. Grape Throwing Festival Mallorca, Spain
List of Important Awards and Its Related Fields:

S.No. Awards Related Fields
1. Oscar Film
2. Dada Sahib Phalke Film
3. Grammy Music
4. Pulitzer Journalism, Literature and Music
5. Arjuna Sports
6. Bowelay Agriculture
7. Kalinga Science
8. Dhanwantri Medical Science
9. Bhatnagar Science
10. Nobel Prize Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical Science
11. Abel Maths
12. Merlin Magic
13. Bharat Ratna Art, Science, Public Service, Sports
14. Vyas Samman Hindi Literature
15. Bihari Award Literature
16. Saraswati Samman Literature
17. Man Booker Literature
18. Vachspati Samman Sanskrit Literature
19. Param Vir Chakra Military
20. Ashok Chakra Civilians
21. Dronacharya Award Sports Coaches
22. Sahitya Akademi Award Literary
23. Kalidas Samman Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts
24. Tansen Award Music
25. Moorthi Devi Award Literature
26. Jnanpith Award Literature
27. Dhyan Chand Award Sports
28. Stirling Prize Architecture
29. Aga khan Award Architecture
30. Pritzker Prize Architecture
31. Green Star award Environmental emergencies (disasters)
Important Airports in India:

Airport Location
1. Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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2. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati, Assam
3. Gaya International Airport Gaya, Bihar
4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash International Airport Patna, Bihar
5. Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi, Delhi
6. Dabolim Airport Goa
7. Kandla Airport Kandla, Gujarat
8. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad, Gujarat
9. Birsa Munda International Airport Ranchi, Jharkhand
10. Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore, Karnataka
11. Raja Bhoj International Airport Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
12. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai, Maharashtra
13. Tulihal International Airport Imphal, Manipur
14. Daporijo Airport Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh
15. Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
16. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Amritsar, Punjab
17. Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, Uttrakhand
18. Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
19. Shaheed S. Bhagat Singh International Airport Chandigarh, Punjab
20. Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur, Rajasthan
21. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad, Telangana
22. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
23. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
24. Sonari Airport Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
25. Lengpui Airport Aizwal, Mizoram
26. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata, Bengal
27. Bagdogra Airport Siliguri, Bengal
28. Agatti Aerodrome Agatti, Lakshadweep
29. Tezu Airport Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh
30. Zaruki International Airport Shillong, Meghalaya
31. Silchar Airport Silchar, Assam
32. Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur, Chhattisgarh
33. Agartala Airport Agartala, Tripura
34. Imphal International Airport Imphal, Manipur
35. Calicut International Airport Kozhikode, Kerala
List of Important Thermal Power Plants in India:

S.No Thermal Power Plant State
1 Simhadri Super TPS Andhra Pradesh
2 Sri Damodaram Andhra Pradesh
3 Sanjeevaiah TPS Andhra Pradesh
4 Bongaigaon TPS Assam
5 Kahalgaon Super TPS Bihar
6 Barauni TPP Bihar
7 Sipat TPS Chattisgarh
8 Korpa super TPS Chattisgarh

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9 Bhillai Expansion TPP Chattisgarh

10 Hasdeo TPS Chattisgarh
11 Guru Gobind Singh Super TPS Punjab
12 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram TPS Haryana
13 Rajiv Gandhi TPS Haryana
14 ChandrapuraTPS Jharkhand
15 Koderma TPS Jharkhand
16 Bokaro TPS Jharkhand
17 Patratu TPS Jharkhand
18 Mundra TPS Gujarat
19 Ukai TPS Gujarat
20 Akrimota TPS Gujarat
21 Sikka TPS Gujarat
22 Raichur TPS Karnataka
23 Udupi TPP Karnataka
24 Bellary TPS Karnataka
25 Brahmapuram Power Station Kerala
26 Kayamkulam Power Station Kerala
27 Vindhyachal Super TPS Madhya pradesh
28 Sant Singaji TPP Madhya pradesh
29 Satpura TPS Madhya pradesh
30 Amarkantak TPS Madhya pradesh
31 Tirora TPS Maharashtra
32 Amravati TPP Maharashtra
33 Chandrapur Super TPP Maharashtra
34 Khaperkheda TPS Maharashtra
35 Talcher Super TPS Odisha
36 Hirakud captive TPP Odisha
37 Chhabra TPS Rajasthan
38 Suratgarh TPS Rajasthan
39 Neyveli TPS Tamil Nadu
40 Tuticorin TPS Tamil Nadu
41 Mettur TPS Tamil Nadu
42 Palatana TPP Tripura
43 Chibro Power Plant Uttarakhand
44 Khodri Power Plant Uttarakhand
45 Chilla Power Plant Uttarakhand
46 Rihand TPP Uttar Pradesh
47 Anpara TPS Uttar Pradesh
48 Singraulli TPS Uttar Pradesh
49 Obra TPS Uttar Pradesh
50 Rosa TPS Uttar Pradesh
51 Panki TPS Uttar Pradesh
52 Mejia TPS West Bengal
53 Farakka SuperTPS West Bengal
54 Kolaghat TPS West Bengal
55 Bakreshwar TPS West Bengal
56 Durgapur Steel TPS West Bengal
57. Sagardighi Thermal Power West Bengal
Station
List of Nuclear Power Plants in India:

S.No Nuclear Power Plants Location
1. Narora Atomic Power Plant Narora, Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan (India & Canada)
3. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant Palghar, Maharashtra (India & USA)

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4. Kakarpar Atomic Power Plant Vyara, Gujarat

5. Madras Atomic Power Plant Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
6. Kaiga Atomic Power Plant Uttar Kannada, Karnataka
7. Kudankullam Atomic Power Plant Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (India & Russia)
8. Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (India & France)
Important Dances in India:

S. No State Classical Dance Folk Dance
1 Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi Kolattam, Dhimsa, Veeranatyam, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha, Ghanta Mardala
2 Assam Sattriya, Bihu Ojapali, Bihu, Ankia Naat, Jhumur Naach, Bayurumba, Ali Ai Ligang, Khel Gopal, Rakhal
Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe
3 ArunachalPradesh Lion and peacock dance, Cardo chham, Aji lamu.
4 Bihar Chan Jata jatin, Bikhari, Jadur, Chhau, kathaputli, Bakho,Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Karma,Jatra,
Natna
5 Chattisgarh Panthi, Raut Nacha.
6 Gujarat Garba Dandiya Rass, Garba, Bhavi, Tippani, Gomph
7 Goa Fugdi, Tarangamel, Dhala, Dekhni(Going to be Classical recognised), Dhangar
8 Haryana Saang, Khoria, Gugga Dance, Teej, Phag, Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal,
Loor, Gagor
9 Punjab Bhangar Luddi, Pandass, Kikkli, Giddha(Women), Bhangra(Men) (Going to be Classical recognised)
10 Jammu and Hikat, Rouf, Kud, Dumhal
Kashmir
11 Jharkhand Karma or Munda
12 Kerala Kathakali, Chakyar koothu, Kaikottikali, Mudiyettu, Krishnaaattam, Thullal, Thirayattam, Kaliyattam,
Mohiniyattam Thappatikkali
13 Karnataka Hatlari Bayalata, Dollu Kunitha, Veeragaase, Yakshagana (Going to be Classical recognised),
Huttari, Suggi Kunitha
14 Madhya Pradesh Karma Teratali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki, Maanch, Grida Dance.
15 Mizoram Khantumm Bamboo Cheraw Dance(Bamboo Dance)
16 Manipur Manipuri Dhol Cholom, Thang Ta(form of martial art)
17 Maharastra Tamasha, Pavri Nah, Lavani, Mauni, Dasavtar,Gafa, Dahikala, Kathakeertan, Lezin,
Dandaniya
18 Odisha Odissi, Chan Ghumura Dance, Chhau Dance, Baagh Naach(Tiger Dance), Dalkhai, Karma Naach,
Chadya Dandanata
19 Puducherry Garadi
20 Rajasthan Kalbelia, Bhavai, Kach hi Ghodi, Ghoomar, Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahttal, Kayal,
Jhulan, Leela, Jhumaa, Suisini
21 Tamilnadu Bharathanatyam Kavadi, Devarattum, Kummi, Kollatum, Karagattam, Mayilattum, Paambattum,
Puliyattum, Poikal kudirai, Bommalattum, Therukoothu.
22 Tripura Hojagiri, Goria, Labang Boomani.
23 Sikkim Singhi Chham, Yak Chaam, Rechungma.
24 Telangana Perini Thandavam, Dappu, Lambadi.
25 Himachal Pradesh Nati Kinnauri Nati, Namgen, Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi
26 Nagaland Chang Lo or Sua Lua
27 Uttarakhand Garwali Chholiya, Thali Jadda, Jhainta
28 Uttar Pradesh Kathak, Chan Rasiya, Swang, Nautanki, Naqual, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri
29 West Bengal Chhau, Gambhira, Kalikapatadi, Alkap, Baul Kirtan, Jatra, Lama
Important Stadiums in India:

Name Location Type
1. Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket
2. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Cricket
3. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket
4. Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal Cricket
5. Gymkhana Ground Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket
6. Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket

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7. Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune , Maharashtra Cricket
8. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana Cricket

9. Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Cricket
10. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose (football (soccer) and cricket)
11. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Multipurpose
12. Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Football & Cricket
13. Maulana Azad Stadium Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket
14. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Cricket
15. University Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Multi-purpose
16. Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh Cricket
17. Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Multipurpose
18. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Delhi Multipurpose
19. Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Multipurpose
20. Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad , Gujarat Cricket
21. Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara , Gujarat Cricket
22. Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket
23. Sawai Mani Singh Stadium Jaipur , Rajasthan Cricket
24.Gandhi Sports Complex Ground Amritsar , Punjab Cricket
25.Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odissa Cricket

26.M. Chinnasawami Stadium Bangalore , Karnataka Cricket
27. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Telengana, Andhra Pradesh Cricket and Football
28. Brabourne Stadium Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket
29.Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar, Punjab Multipurpose
30. Birsa Munda Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey
31. Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Hockey
32. Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Thane, Maharashtra Cricket
33. Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana, Punjab Football
34. HPCA stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh Cricket
35. Khanderi Cricket stadium Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket
36. New VCA stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket
37. Dr. D.Y. Patil stadium Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Football & Cricket
38. Apca-Vdca stadium Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh Cricket
39. Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground Indore, Madhya Pradesh Cricket
40. IPCL Sport Complex Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket
41. Nahar Singh Stadium Faridabad, Haryana Cricket
42. Madhav Rao SC India Ground Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket
43. Sector 16 Stadium Chandigarh Cricket
44.Dr shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor stadium Taleigao, Goa Volleyball and Basketball.
45. Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttarpradesh Cricket
46. Fort Maidan Palakkad , Kerala Multipurpose
47. Dilip Tirkey stadium Rourkela, Odisha Hockey
48. Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar, Odisha Multipurpose
49. Mahindra Hockey Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey
50. Burlton park or Gandhi stadium Jalandhar, Punjab Cricket
51. Greater Noida Cricket Stadium Uttar Pradesh Cricket
52. Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata, Westbengal Multipurpose
International Stadium:
Name of the Stadium Cities Countries
Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia
Bundaberg Rum Cairns Australia
Telstra Dome Melbourne Australia
Manuka Oval Canberra Australia
Marrara Cricket ground Darwin Australia

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Melbourne Cricket ground Melbourne Australia

Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia
W.A. C. A Ground Perth Australia
Bangabandhu National stadium Dhaka Bangladesh
Chittagong Stadium Chittagong Bangladesh
Edgbaston Stadium Birmingham England
Headingley Stadium Leeds England
Lord’s Stadium London England
Old Trafford Stadium Manchester England
Sophia Gardens Stadium Cardiff England
St Lawrence Ground Canterbury England
The Brit Oval London England
Trent Bridge Nottingham England
Basin Reserve Wellington New Zealand
Eden Park Auckland New Zealand
Jade Stadium Christchurch New Zealand
John Davies Oval Queenstown New Zealand
McLean Park Napier New Zealand
Arbab Niaz Stadium- Peshawar Pakistan
Ayub National Stadium- Quetta Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pakistan
Kingsmead Stadium Durban South Africa
New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg South Africa
Newlands Cape Town South Africa
St George's Park Port Elizabeth South Africa
Centurion Super Sport Park Pretoria South Africa
Colombo Cricket Club Ground Colombo Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium Galle Sri Lanka
P.Saravanamuttu Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka
R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground- Colombo Sri Lanka
Sabina Park Kingston Jamaica West Indies
Antigua Recreation Ground St John's Antigua West Indies
Guyana Cricket Stadium Guyana West Indies
Georgetown
Kensington Oval Bridgetown Barbados West Indies
Mindoo Phillip Park Castries St Lucia West Indies
Bulawayo Athletic Club Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club Harare Zimbabwe
Kwekwe Sports Club Kwekwe Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Sharjah United Arab Emirates
LIST OF STOCK EXCHANGES AND THEIR INDEX:

1. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) - SENSEX (Sensitive Index) - Mumbai
2. NSE (National Stock Exchange) - Nifty-50-Mumbai
3. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) – Newyork
4. NASDAQ (National association of securities dealers Automated Quotation System) - NASDAQ is the first electronic stock market in the world
located in New York.
5. Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan) - Nikkei-225
6. Korea Stock Exchange (Seoul, South Korea) – KOSPI
7. Shanghai Stock Exchange (China) - Composite Index - Shanghai
8. Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China) - Composite Index - Shenzhen
9. German Stock Exchange - DAX (Deutscher Aktein Index) - Frankfurt
10. Hong Kong Stock Exchange- Hang Seng- Hong Kong
11. SGX (Singapore Exchange) - STI (Straits Times Index) - Singapore
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12. LSE (London Stock exchange) or UK stock Exchange - Footsie or FTSE-100 (Financial Times and London Stock Exchange)- London
13. France Stock Exchange - CAC-40 (Cotation Assisteen Continuo) - Paris
14. Tepix Stock Exchange - Iran
15. SET Stock Exchange – Thailand
16. TAIEX Stock Exchange – Taipei (Taiwan)
17. S & P/TSX Stock Exchange - Toronto, Canada
18. BOVESPA Stock Exchange – Brazil
19. FTSEMIB Stock Exchange- Italy
20. IPC Stock Exchange – Mexico
21. SMI Stock Exchange- Switzerland
22. IBEX35 Stock Exchange- Spain
23. ADX Genral Stock Exchange – United Arab Emirates
24. FTSE BURSA Stock Exchange – Malaysia
25. American Stock Exchange (AMEX) – America
26. Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE) – Canada
27. Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) – Madrid Spain
28. Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) - Almaty
29. Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) - Srilanka
30. Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) - Kathamandu
List of Indian Rivers and it TOUCHING STATES at which it was ORIGINATION:
RIVERS TOUCHING STATES ORIGINATION
Ganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal Gangothri
Yamuna Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi Yamunothri
Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet Himalayas
Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha Sihawa
Godavari Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Brahmagiri Mountain Nasik, Maharashtra
Puducherry(Yanam)
Krishna Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat Amarkantak (Shahdol district),Madhya Pradesh
Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat Satpura range, Madhya Pradesh

Gomati Lucknow Gomat Taal
Gandaki Tibet(China), Nepal, Nhubine Himal Glacier
India(Bihar)
Kosi Nepal, Himalayas, Nepal
India(Bihar)
Son Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Amarkantak (Shahdol district),
Jharkhand, Bihar Madhya Pradesh
Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Vindhya Range
Uttar Pradesh
Chambal Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Singar Chouri, Vindhya Range, Madhya Pradesh
Sutlej Punjab (India), China, Rakshatal Lake( West of Manassarovar), Mount
Pakistan Kailash
Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Kulu Valley(Chamba), Himachal Pradesh
Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Beas Kund Himalayas
Chenab India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir) and Pakistan Bara-lacha la
Jhelum Punjab Pir Panjal Range
Kaveri Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka
Mahanadi Odisha, Chhattisgarh Sihawa
STATE WISE RIVERS:

S. No. State River
1 Andhra Pradesh Godavari
2 Bihar Ganga
3 Delhi Yamuna
4 Goa Mandovi
5 Gujarat Sabarmati, Tapti, Vishwamitri, Narmada

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6 Haryana Yamuna
7 Jharkhand Damodar, Ganga & Subarnarekha
8 Karnataka Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery, Tunga & Pennar, Vrishabhavathi
9 Kerala Pamba
10 Madhya Pradesh Betwa, Tapti, Wainganga, Khan, Narmada, shipra, Beehar, Chambal
11 Mahrashtra Krishna, Godavari, Tapi and Panchganga
12 Nagaland Diphu & Dhansiri
13 Odissa Brahmini & Mahanadi
14 Punjab Sutlej
15 Rajasthan Chambal
16 Sikkim Rani Chu
17 Tamil Nadu Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vennar, Vaigai & Tambarani
18 Telangana Musi
19 Uttar Pradesh Yamuna, Ganga & Gomti, Chambal
20 Uttranchal Ganga, Mandakini
21 West Bengal Ganga, Damodar & Mahananda
Dams:
STATES DAMS RIVER
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dhanikhari Dhanikhari
Kalpong Kalpong
Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana Srisailam (N.S.R.S.P) Krishna

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Ranganadi
Assam Pagladia Pagladia

Khandong Kopili
Umrong Umrong Nalah
Subansiri Lower Dam Subansiri
Karbi langpi Dam Borpani
Chhattisgarh Dudhawa Dam, Mahanadi

Gangrel Dam
Mongra Barrage Shivnath
Murrum Silli Sillari
Sondur Sondur
Tandula Tandula and Sukh nala
Goa Amthane Amthane nala
Anjunem Gunuleni Nala
Panchwadi Zuari
Salaulim Sanguem
Gujarat Dantiwada West Banas
Dharoi Sabarmati
Mitti Mitti
Sardar Sarovar Narmada
Ranghola Rangholi
Sukhi Sukhi
Ukai Tapti
Himachal Pradesh Bhakra Sutlej
Kishau Tons
Nathpa Sutlej
Pandoh Beas
Pong Beas
Chamera Ravi
Haryana Ottu barrage Ghaggar – Hakra

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Kaushalya Kaushalya
Jammu and Kashmir Salal Chenab
Pakal Dul Chenab
Baglihar Chenab
Uri Jhelum
Jharkhand Getalsud Subarnarekha
Konar Konar
Maithon Barakar
Tenughat Damodar
Ranjit Sagar/ Thein Ravi
Tilaiya Barakar
Khandoli Damodar
Almatti Krishna
Basava Sagara/ Narayanpur Krishna
Karnataka
Bhadra Bhadra
Tungabhadra Tungabhadra
Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Kaveri

Linganamakki Sharavati
Raja Lakhamagowda/ Hidkal Ghataprabha
Renuka Sagara Malaprabha
Kadra Kali
Supa Kali
Kodasalli Kali
Chakra Chakra
Vani Vilasa Sagara/ Mari Kanive Vedavathi
Kerala Malampuzha Bharathapuzha

Solaiyar Chalakkudy
Parambikulam
Peringalkuthu
Neyyar Neyyar
Idukki Periyar
Chimmony Chimmony
Cheruthoni Cheruthoni
Mullai Periyar Periyar
Madhya Pradesh Bansagar Son
Bargi Narmada
Barna Barna
Gandhi Sagar Chambal
Halali Halali
Indirasagar Narmada
Kolar Kolar
Omkareshwar Narmada
Rajghat Betwa
Tigra/ Tighra Sank
Manipur Khuga Khuga
Tipaimukh Barak
Maharashtra Koyna Koyna
Jayakwadi Godavari
Totladoh Pench
Isapur Penganga
Ujani/Bhima Bhima
Khadakwasla Mutha
Mizoram Serlui B dam Serlui
Tuirial Tuirial

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Odisha Hirakud Mahanadi

Jalaput Sileru
Mandira Sankh
Patora Jonk
Rengali Brahmani
Indravati Indravati
Punjab Ranjit Sagar Ravi
Rajasthan Parbati Parbati
Jawahar Sagar Chambal

Jawai Bandh Jawai
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Mahi
Ranapratap Sagar Chambal
Jakham Jakham
Sikkim Rangit Rangit
Tamilnadu Amaravathi Amaravathi

Kallanai Kaveri
Kodaveri Bhavani
Mettur Kaveri
Vaigai Vaigai
Nallathangal Nallathangal odai
Orathuppalayam Noyyal
Pillur Dam Bhavani
Utharakhand Dhauliganga Dhauliganga
Gusain Tons
Lakhwar Yamuna
Tehri Bhagirathi
Koteshwar Bhagirathi
Uttar pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand
West Bengal Maithon Damodar

Panchet Damodar
World's Largest Dams in decreasing order: Name of the State Name of the lake
Dam Location Jammu and Kashmir Wular Lake, Dal Lake
Three Gorges China Madhya Pradesh Upper Lake
Syncrude Tailings Canada Odisha Chilka Lake, Kanjia Lake
Chapetón Argentina Kerala Vembanad Lake
Pati Argentina Sikkim Cholamu Lake, Gurudongmar
New Cornelia Tailings United States Lake
Tarbela Pakistan Andhra Pradesh Kolleru Lake, Pulicat Lake
Punjab Kanjli Lake, Ropar Lake
Largest Dams (in India): Uttarakhand Bhimtal Lake, Devtal lake
Name State Rajasthan Pichola Lake, sambhar salt lake,
Tehri Uttarakhand pushkar lake, Anasagar lake
Bhakra Himachal Pradesh Haryana Damdama Lake
Hirakud Odissa Manipur Loktak Lake
NagarjunaSagar Dam Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Lonar Lake
Bhavani Sagar TamilNadu Bihar Kanwar Lake
ThungaBhadra Karnataka Assam Chandubi Lake
Rihand Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Thol Lake
Maithon dam Jharkhand
Koyna Maharashtra FINANCIAL BODIES AND ITS REGULATORS
1. Commodity Market – FMC (Forward Market Commission), It is now
Important Lakes in India: being merged in SEBI

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2. Chit Funds - Respective State Governments 19. ODI Cricket World Cup 2019 - England & Wales (UK)
3. Merchant Banking companies – SEBI (Securities and Exchange 20. ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 - India
Board of India) 21. Asian Games 2018 – Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia
4. Foreign Exchange or Forex Market - RBI 22. Asian Games 2022 – Hangzhou, China
5. Venture Capital Fund - SEBI 23. Asian Games 2026 – Nagoya, Japan
6. Stock broking companies – SEBI 24. Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 – Bhubaneswar, India
7. Capital Market- SEBI 25. Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018 – London, England
8. Algorithmic Trading – SEBI 26. 9th BRICS Summit 2017 – China
9. Credit Rating agencies - SEBI 27. Shanghai Co-operation (SCO) Summit 2017 June – Astana,
10. Money Market - RBI Kazakhstan
11. Nidhi Companies - Ministry of corporate affairs, Government of 28. 43rd G7 Summit 2017 – Taormina, Siscily -Italy
India 29. National Games 2022 – Meghalaya, India
12. Cooperative banks and RRBs – NABARD (National Bank for 30. 44th G7 summit 2018 – Canada
agriculture and Rural Development) 31. 45th G7 summit 2019 – France
13. Micro-Finance Regulatory Authority - NABARD 32. 46th G7 summit 2020 – United States
14. Public health & Food Safety - FSSAI (Foods safety and 33. 47th G7 summit 2021 – United Kingdom
Standards Authority of India) 34. G20 Summit 2017 – Hamburg, Germany
15. Telecommunication Business – TRAI (Telecom Regulatory 35. G20 Summit 2018 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Authority of India) 36. 30th ASEAN Summit - April – Metro Manila, Philippines
16. Civil Aviation – DGCA (Directorate general of civil aviation), 37. 31st ASEAN Summit - November – Pampanga, Philippines
Regulator - The Government of India 38. 29th APEC Summit 2017 - Danang, Vietnam
17. Financial Audit and Accounting Professions – ICAI (Institute 39. 30th APEC Summit 2018 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
of Chartered Accounts in India) 40. 31st APEC Summit 2019 – Chile
18. Financing Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises – 41. NATO Summit 2018 - Istanbul, Turkey
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
19. Pension – Pension Fund Regulatory And Development Authority NOBLE PRIZE WINNERS:
(PFRDA) Chemistry:
20. Insurance – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of Jacques Dubochet (Switzerland) - for developing cryo-electron
India (IRDAI) microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of
21. Financing Housing – National Housing Bank (NHB) biomolecules in solution.
22. Film/TV Certification & Censorship – CBFC (Central Board of Joachim Frank (USA)- for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the
Film Certification) high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
23. Foreign Direct Investment - FIPB (Foreign Investment Richard Henderson (UK) - for developing cryo-electron microscopy for
Promotion Board) the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
24. Financial Sector Development - FSDC (Financial Stability and Physics:
Development Council) Rainer Weiss (German-born, American Scientist)- for decisive
25. Standards & Certification - BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational
waves
Barry C. Barish (America) - for decisive contributions to the LIGO
RECENT AND UPCOMING SUMMITS AND SPORTS EVENTS:
detector and the observation of gravitational waves
1. FIFA World Cup 2018 - Russia
Kip S. Thorne (America) – for decisive contributions to the LIGO
2. FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar
detector and the observation of gravitational waves.
3. FIFA U-20 world cup 2017 – South Korea
Physiology or Medicine:
4. FIFA U-17 world cup 2017 – India
Jeffrey C. Hall (America)– for the discoveries of molecular
5. FIFA U-17 Women’s world cup 2018 - Uruguay
mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.
6. Commonwealth Games 2018 – Goldcoast, Australia
Michael Rosbash (America) - for the discoveries of molecular
7. Commonwealth Games 2022 – Durban, South Africa
8. Olympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan)
Michael W. Young (America) - for the discoveries of molecular
9. Winter Olympics Games 2018 - Pyeongyang (South Korea)
10. Summer Olympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan)
Literature:
11. Winter Olympic Games 2022 - Beijing (China)
Kazuo Ishiguro (Japan) – for novels of great emotional force, has
12. Paralympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan)
uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the
13. Paralympics Games 2022 – Beijing, China
world.
14. Winter Special Olympics World Games2017 – Austria
Peace Prize:
15. Summer Special Olympics World Games2019 – Abu Dhabi, United
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) - for
Arab Emirates
its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian
16. ICC World Cup Twenty20 2020 - Australia
consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-
17. ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 – West Indies
breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons.
18. ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2020 - Australia
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GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS HEADS: 19. United Nations Organization – Antonio Guterres (Secretary
1. Chairperson of Railway Board - Ashwani Lohani General)
2. Speaker of Lok Sabha - Sumitra Mahajan 20. World Food Program - David Beasley (Executive Director).
3. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha – M.Thambidurai 21. UN General Assembly - Miroslav Lajčák (President)
4. Chairman of Rajya Sabha – Venkaiah Naidu 22. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
5. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - PJ Kurein (UNESCO) - Audrey Azoulay (Director General)
6. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha – Mallikarjun Khagre 23. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Erik Solheim
7. Attorney General of India - K K Venugopal 24. International Court of Justice – Abdulqawi Yusuf (President)
8.Permanent Representative of India to United Nations– Syed
Akbaruddin 25. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -
9. Comptroller and Auditor General – Rajiv Mehrishi Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary-General)
10. Chairperson of National Commission for Women – Rekha Sharma 26. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Robert M.
11. Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission – H.L Dattu Lightfoot Jr. (Administrator)
12. Chairperson of Union Public Service Commission – Vinay Mittal 27. Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional
13. NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Cooperation SAARC- Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-General)
Chairperson –PM Narendra Modi
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman – Rajiv Kumar PRESIDENT OF SPORTS FEDERATION HEADS:
NITI Aayog CEO – Amitabh khant 1. President of Indian Olympic Association – Narinder Dhruv Batra
14. Cabinet Secretary of India – Pradeep Kumar Sinha 2. President of Indian Football Association - Subrata Datta
15. Foreign secretary of India – Vijay Keshav Gokhale 3. President of All India Football Federation - Praful Patel (India)
16. Chief Justice of India – Dipak Misra 4. President of Indian Wrestling Federation - Brijibhusan Sharan
17. Chairman of UIDAI – Nandan Nilekani Singh
18. Head of Public Enterprises Selection Board – Ajit Kumar Seth 5. President of International Hockey Federation - Dr Narinder Batra
19. Chairman of 21 st
Law Commission of India – Bulbir Singh (India)
Chauhan 6. President of Indian Hockey Federation - Mariamma Koshy
20. Chairman of 7th Pay Commission - Justice A.K Mathur 7. President of Indian Boxing Federation - Ajay Singh
21. MD of GIFT city – Ajay Pandey 8. President of International Boxing Federation – Daryl J. Peoples
22.Chairman of Indian Bank's Association (IBA) – Usha (Australia)
Ananthasubramanian (First Woman) 9. President of International Olympic Committee - Thomas Bach
(German)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADS: 10. President of International Cricket Council - Zaheer Abbas
1. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Jens Weidmann (Pakistan)
(Chairman) 11. Chairman of International Cricket Council - Shashank Manohar
2. New Development Bank (NDB) – K.V. Kamath (President) (India)
3. International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) – Meng 12. President of FIFA - Gianni Infantino (Italian)
Hongwei (president) 13. President of BCCI – C K Khanna
4. World Bank– Jim Yong Kim (President) 14. President of All India Tennis Association - Praveen Mahajan
5. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) –Achim Steiner 15. President of International Tennis Federation - David Haggerty
6. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – (America)
Jim Yong Kim 16. President of Badminton Association of India - Dr. Himanta Bishwa
7. Amnesty International (Secretary) - Kumi Naidoo Sarma
8. International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Philippe Le Houérou 17. President of Badminton World Federation - Poul-Erik Hoyer
(CEO) Larsen (Denmark)
9. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) – Keiko Honda
(Executive Vice President) DEFENCE HEADS:
10. World Trade Organization (WTO) – Roberto Azevedo (Director 1. Defence research and Development Organization Chairman - Dr. S.
General) Christopher
11. International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Christine Lagarde (MD) 2. Indian Space and Research Organization Chairman – K Sivan
12. Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Takehiko Nakao (President) 3. Director General of National Security Guard- Sudhir Pratap Singh
13. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Francis Gurry 4. Intelligence Bureau Director- Rajiv Jain
(CEO) 5. Central Bureau Investigation(CBI) Director- Alok Kumar Verma
14. World Health Organization (WHO) - Tedros Adhanom (Former Delhi Police Chief)
15. International Labour Organization (ILO) – Guy Ryder 6. Border Security Force Chief (BSF) – K K Sharma
16. United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – Anthony 7. Indo-Tibetan Border Police Head - R K Pachnanda
Lake 8. National Security Advisor - Rajinder Khanna
17. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Jin Liqun 9. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Head- Anil Dhasmana
18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Jens Stolenberg (Secretary 10. Chief of Naval Staff - Sunil Lanba
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12. Chief of Air Force- Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa • Nripendra Mishra Committee – task force to look into all the
strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan.
IMPORTANT INDIAN COMMITTEES: • Ratan P. Watal Committee – on Digital Payments.
• Kamlesh Chandra Committee – to examine the wage structure, • Six members committee – to study the ways to improve India’s
service conditions of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Department Haj policy.
of Posts (DoP). Convenor of committee – Afzal Amanullah
• Adam Lewis Panel – to safeguard integrity in International tennis. • Aarvind Pangariya Committee – To classify the caste Names
• Shyam Benegal Committee – to look into revamp the film returned in the Socio Economic & Caste Census (SECC) 2011.
certification nuances by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). • Gail LNG shipe tender float
• RM Lodha Committee – on the IPL betting scandal. • Examine the issue of poor regulation of medical eduction by MCL
• Dr T K Viswanathan Committee – on Bankruptcy Law Reforms and Proposed replacing MCL with NMC.
• A P Shah committee – to look into the dispute between Oil and • Pam Rajput Committee – High level committee on status of
Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Women, as well to empower them.
Limited (RIL) on Krishna Godavari (KG) gas fields. • Bibek Debroy committee - on or mobilization of resources for
• A P Shah committee – on applicability of Minimum Alternate Tax major railway projects and the restructuring of Indian Railways.
(MAT) to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Foreign Portfolio • Aravind Subramanian – Universal Basic Income to allow people to
Investors (FPIs). go above poverty line.
• L Narasimha Reddy Committee – to look into the implementation • Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - BCCI’s
of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the ex-servicemen. newly-constituted cricket advisory committee.
• Arvind Subramanian Committee – on Possible Tax rates under • Monetary Policy Committee – for setting interest rates and
Goods and Services Tax (GST) ending the Reserve Bank of India governor’s role as sole arbiter.
• MB Shah Committee – on illegal mining, its trade, transportation Its first policy review is scheduled for October 4.
and export in Goa. Six members:
• RV Easwar Committee – to simplify the provisions of the Income Three members from RBI
Tax Act, 1961. 1. Urjit Patel (Chairperson) – RBI governor – having a casting vote
• T Haque committee – NITI Aayog constituted T Haque Expert 2. Viral V Acharya - Deputy Governor of RBI in charge of Monetary
Group on Land Leasing Policy
• R Gandhi committee – recommended conversion of Urban 3. Michael Patra – Executive Director of RBI
Cooperative Banks (UCBs) with business size of 20,000 crore rupees or Three members appointed by Central Government
more into regular banks. 4. Chetan Ghate – Professor of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
• Deepak Mohanty committee – to frame Medium-term Path on 5. Pami Dua – Director of Delhi School of Economics (DSE)
Financial Inclusion. 6. Ravindra H Dholakia – Professor of IIM, Ahmedabad
• Vijay Kelkar committee - on Revisiting and Revitalizing the Public CENSUS 2011:
Private Partnership (PPP) Model of Infrastructure Development. ❖ Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872
• AK Bhargava committee - to look into the issues of “Net ❖ Census 2011 was held in two phases:
neutrality”. • House listing & Housing Census (April to September 2010)
• Aravind Subramanian Committee – to tackle the shortage of • Population Enumeration (9th to 28th February 2011)
pulses in India. ❖ Revision round: From 1st March to 5th, 2011
• Partha Mukhopadhay Committee - Working group on Migration Population Total 1,21,08,54,977
recommended necessary legal and policy framework to protect the Males 62,37,24,248
interests of the migrants in the country. Females 58,64,69,174
• Meena Hemchandra Committee – on cyber security to review the Literacy Total 74%
threats in the existing and emerging technology. Males 82.10%
• Kadiyam Srihari Committee – a sub-committee of Central Females 65.50%
Advisory Board of Education (CABE) to look into issues of girl’s Density of population per km 2
382
education. Sex ratio per 1000 males 940 females
• Eight members Task Force Committee – for preparing action
Child sex ratio (0–6 per 1000 males 919
plan for next three Olympic games 2020, 2024 and 2028.
age group)
• Members of Task Force – Pulella Gopichand, Abinav Bindra, Rajesh
Kalra, Sandeep Pradhan, Om Pathak, Viren Rasquinha, S. Baldey Singh,
• The slogan of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.
G L Khanna.
• Total estimated cost of the Census was INR2200 crore (US$340
• N. K. Singh Committee - on revising the FRBM (Fiscal
million).
Responsibility and Budget Management)
• Injeti Srinivas Committee – to frame comprehensive National
• First biometric information was collected in 2011.
Sports Development Code across sports disciplines. • Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – Sailesh
• B.N. Srikrishna Committee – to review institutionalization of • Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)
arbitration mechanism in India. And to deliberate on a data protection • India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth &
framework for the country. China is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion)
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• World Population is 7 Billions • 100% Banking State - Kerala

• Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million 100% Banking District - Palakkad (Kerala)
Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%) Females – 586.46 million (48.46%)]
Top Populous of the Country
1 Uttar Pradesh 19,98,12,341
2 Maharashtra 11,23,74,333
3 Bihar 10,40,99,452
4 West Bengal 9,12,76,115
5 Andhra Pradesh 8,45,80,777
Least Populous of the Country
1 Lakshadweep 64,473
2 Daman and Diu 2,43,247
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3,43,709
4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3,80,581
5 Sikkim 6,10,577
Population Highlight
Highest Populous UT Delhi
Least Populous UT Lakshadweep
Highest Populous state Uttar Pradesh
Least populous state Sikkim
Highest urban Population in India (state& UT) Maharashtra – 4,11,00,980
Lowest urban Population in India (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 26,967
Highest Rural Population in India (state& UT) Uttar Pradesh – 13,16,58,339
Lowest Rural Population in India (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 33,683
Highest Density of Population Bihar (1102 sq.km)
Lowest Density of Population Arunachal Pradesh (17)
Highest Populous District Thane (Mumbai)
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)

Sex ratio in India 943
Highest sex ratio in state Kerala (1084)
Lowest sex ratio in state Haryana (879)
Highest sex ratio in UT Pondicherry (1037)
Lowest sex ratio in UT Daman and Diu (618)
Child (0-6 years) sex ratio 914
Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Mizoram (971)
Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Haryana (830)
Literacy Rate in India

Total Person Literacy Rate 74%
Total person Literacy Rate in Urban 86%

Total person Literacy Rate in Rural 71%
Males 82.14%
Females 65.46%
Highest Literacy Rate in State Kerala (94%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in State Bihar (61.8%)
Highest Literacy Rate in UT Lakshadweep (92.2%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (76.24%)
100% Literacy District Palakkad (Kerala)
Highest Literacy rate in rural (state) Kerala (92.92%)
Highest Literacy rate in urban (state) Kerala (94.99%)[
Lowest Literacy rate in rural (state) Andhra Pradesh (61.14%)

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Lowest Literacy rate in urban (state) Uttar Pradesh (77.0%)
NATIONAL PARK:
NAME OF THE NATIONAL PARK STORY FOR NATIONAL PARKS WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
STATE
Andaman and Campbell Bay NP JHANSHI & HARRIET went to camp to Spike Island WLS
Nicobar Islands Galathea NP ANDAMAN and doing GALATHA at Lohabarrack Salt Water Crocodile WLS
Mahatma Gandhi CAMPELL BAY PEAK ,but suddenly both Defence Island WLS
Marine (wandoor) NP saw a marine of statue of MAHATMA Cinque Island WLS
Middle Button Island GANDHI, who is known as peace icon in Flat Island WLS
NP India, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH, SOUTH and Barren Island WLS
Mount Harriet NP some Islands also ,so they become silent
North Button Island NP and went to eat MUTTON
South Button Island NP
Rani Jhansi Marine NP
Saddle Peak NP
Andhra Pradesh Sri Venkateshwara NP PVR cinemas. GundlaBrahmeswaram WLS
Rajiv Gandhi NP Rollapadu WLS
Papikonda NP Sri Lankamalleswara WLS
Koundinya WLS
Coringa WLS
Krishna WLS
Kambalakonda WLS
Kolleru WLS
Nellapattu WLS
Pulicat Lake WLS (located in the border
of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Sri PenusilaNarasimha WLS
Arunachal Mouling NP ARUN had a MOU with a girl named APHA. Pakhui Tiger Reserve
Pradesh Namdapha NP ( NAMEDAPHA) Dibang WLS
Kamlang WLS
Mehao WLS
Eaglenest WLS
Itanagar WLS
Sessa Orchid WLS
Kane WLS
Talley Valley WLS
Assam Dibru-Saikhowa NP One person named RANGA, loves a local Barnadi WLS
Kaziranga NP ORANGE fruit seller daughter MANASU. Garampani WLS
Manas NP Both meet at BRU coffee shop secretly SonaiRupai WLS
Rajiv Gandhi Orang NP Lawkhowa WLS
Nameri NP Pobitora WLS
Amchang WLS
Nambor WLS
East KarbiAnglong WLS
North KarbiAnglong WLS
Bihar Valmiki NP Kaimur WLS
Bhimbandh WLS
Valmikinagar WLS
GautamBuddha WLS (located in the
border jharkhand& bihar)
Pant rajgir WLS
Udaipur WLS
Nagi dam WLS
Bhimbandh WLS
Chhattisgarh Indravati NP INDRAVATI presented KANGAROOS to his Bhoramdev WLS
Kanger Valley NP or GURU GHASIDAS Bhairamgarh WLS

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Kanger Ghati NP Barnawapara WLS

Guru Ghasi Udanti WLS
Das(Sanjay) NP Semarsot WLS
Sitanadi WLS
Tamor Pingla WLS
Pamed WLS
Badalkhol WLS
Goa Mollem NP Bondla WLS
Bhagwan Mahavir WLS
Mhadei WLS
Netravali WLS
Cotigao WLS
Gujarat Blackbuck NP GIRI fast riding his new BLACK BIKE at Balaram-Ambaji WLS
Gir Forest NP MARINE road which is a ONE SIDE WAY Kutch Desert WLS
Marine NP, Gulf of Barda WLS
Kutch Gir WLS
Vansda NP Jessore WLS
Mitiyala WLS
Thol lake WLS
Rampara WLS
Ratan Mahal WLS
Haryana Kalesar NP Bhindawas WLS
Sultanpur NP Kalesar WLS
Khaparwas WLS
Nahar WLS
Himachal Great Himalayan NP Once there is a GREAT HIMALAYAN king Rupi Bhaba WLS
Pradesh Pin Valley NP who has two wife’s namely INDER AND Tundah WLS
Inderkilla NP GANGA went to VALLEY to taste SIMLA Kugti WLS
Khir ganga NP SAMBAR Nargu WLS
Simbalbara NP Bandli WLS
Daranghati WLS
Pong Dam Lake WLS
Dhauladhar WLS
Manali Sanctuary
Jammu and Dachigam NP Three friends HEMA, SALIM ALI and Kirkoram WLS
Kashmir Hemis NP ISHWAR went to JAMMU & KASHMIR to Hirapora WLS
Kishtwar NP visit DACHIGAM NP Changtang WLS
Salim Ali NP Limber WLS
Nandni WLS
Gulbarga WLS
Jharkhand Betla NP JHARKHAND cricket board suspends Dalma WLS
Hazaribagh NP HARBAJAN SINGH for committing Gautham Buddha WLS
BETTING Koderma WLS
Lawalong WLS
Hazaribagh WLS
Palkot WLS
Parasnath WLS
Karnataka Bandipur NP Mukesh ambani(KUNDREMUKH) and Mookambika WLS
Bannerghatta NP Shilpa shetty (ANSHI) started a road show Nugu WLS
Kudremukh NP with banners(BANNERGATTA) in banner it Arabithittu WLS
Nagarhole NP is written that Betting’s are Attiveri WLS
Anshi NP banned(BANDIPUR) in all Adichunchanagiri WLS
Rajiv gandhi Nagars(NAGARHOLE) Bhadra WLS
(Rameswaram) NP Bhimgad WLS
Brahmagiri WLS
Cauvery WLS
Dandeli WLS

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Melkote Temple WLS

Pushpagiri WLS
Ranibennur Blackbuck WLS
Ghataprabha Bird
Kerala Eravikulam NP Periyar silently think about the pambaram Parambikulam WLS
Mathikettan shola NP of the pair Eravi and mathi in anamudi Peechi-Vazhani WLS
Periyar NP hills. Chimmony WLS
Silent Valley NP Malabar WLS
Anamudi shola NP Aralam WLS
Pambadum shola NP Idukki WLS
Neyyar WLS
Thattekkad WLS
Kumarakom WLS
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh NP Kanha SANJAY and SATPURA went to VIHAR on Bori WLS
NP VAN and sitting on a BENCH because of Bagdara WLS
Madhav NP college BANDH. MADHAV sees and told to Phen WLS
Mandla plant Fossils NP SATPURA brother OMKARESHWAR who Pench WLS
Van Vihar NP looks like DINOSAUR and he is coming Ghatigaon WLS
Panna NP towards SANJAY & SATPURA. SANJAY Gandhi Sagar WLS
Pench NP friend KANNA watching this and run fast Karera WLS
Sanjay NP then told this matter to SANJAY, so they Ken Ghariyal WLS
Satpura NP went from park and goes to movie FANNA Kheoni WLS
Omkareshwar NP Narsinghgarh WLS
Kuno WLS
Sajay-Dubri WLS
Singhori WLS
Son Ghariyal WLS
Sardarpur WLS
Maharashtra Chandoli NP NAVEEN Gone to GUGAN MAL at Koyna WLS
Navegaon NP CHANDOLI LANE to watch Aner WLS
Sanjay Gandhi sardarGabarSingh movie, especially for Jaikwadi WLS
(Borivali) NP TAUBA TAUBA song. Tungareshwar WLS
Tadoba NP Tipeshwar WLS
Gugamal NP Sagareshwar WLS
Radhanagiri WLS
Painganga WLS
Nagzira WLS
Great Indian Bustard WLS
Bhamragarh WLS
Bhimashankar WLS
Manipur Keibul Lamjao NP Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS
Sirohi NP Khongjaingamba Ching WLS
Meghalaya Balphakram NP Nokrek Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS
NP Siju WLS
Nongkhyllem WLS
Mizoram Murlen NP MURALI eats PANI PURI at blue mountain TakaloWLS
PhawngpuiBlueMountai hotel in MIZORAM Ngengpui WLS
n NP or Phawngpui NP Pualreng WLS
Dampa WLS
Tawi WLS
Nagaland Ntangki NP FakimWLS
Puliebadze WLS
Rangapahar WLS
Odisha Bhitarkanika NP Badrama WLS
Simlipal NP Baisipalli WLS
Debrigarh WLS
Kuldiha WLS

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Satkosia Gorge WLS

Sunabeda WLS
Chilika WLS
Punjab AboharWLS
Harike Lake WLS
Jhajjar Bachauli WLS
Bassi WLS
Nangal WLS
Rajasthan Mukundar Hills Sariska went to darrah desert with keo Mount Abu WLS
(Darrah) NP (lady) on the way of Ranthombore. Darrah WLS
Desert NP Kailadevi WLS
Keoladeo NP Phulwari WLS
Ranthambore NP JaswantSagar WLS
Sariska NP or sariska RamgarhVishdhari WLS
Tiger Reserve Sitamata WLS
Tal Chhapar WLS
TodgarhRaoli WLS
Ram Sagar WLS
Sariska WLS
Sikkim Khangchendzonga NP Barsey Rhododendron WLS
Pangolakha WLS
Kyongnosla Alpine WLS
Shingba Rhododendron WLS
Fambong lho WLS
Kitam WLS
Maenam WLS
Tamil Nadu Guindy NP AT INDIRA GANDHI road a GULF girl Sathyamangalam WLS
Gulf of Mannar NP MALAI kidnapped by GUNDAY & taken her Mudumalai WLS
Indira Gandhi in to the MUKURTHI NP Kariikili WLS
(Aanamalai) NP Karaivetti WLS
Mudumalai NP Mukurthi Pulicat Lake WLS
NP Vaduvoor WLS
Palani Hills NP Vedanthangal WLS
Vettangudi WLS
Mundanthurai WLS
Telangana Kasu brahmananda Vanas pathi was bought by murugavani to Eturnagaram WLS
Reddy NP kasu reddy home for mahavir function. Kawal WLS
Mahavir Harina Kinnerasani WLS
Vanasthali NP Manjira Crocodile WLS
Murugavani NP Pakhal WLS
Pocharam Forest & WLS
Pranahita WLS
Nagarjunsagar- Srisailam WLS
Shivaram WLS
Tripura Bison (Rajbari) NP A LEOPARD show is running at BISON Gumti WLS
Clouded leopard NP PARK by RAJ BARI in TRIPURA. Rowa WLS
Trishna WLS
Sipahijola WLS
Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa NP Chandra Prabha WLS
Kaimur WLS
Katerniaghat WLS
Ranipur WLS
SohagiBarwa WLS
Kishanpur WLS
Hastinapur WLS
National Chambal WLS
Sur Sarovar WLS

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Uttarakhand Gangotri NP A boy named RAJA he went to propose his Askot Musk Deer WLS
Jim Corbett NP girlfriend NANDA DEVI with FLOWERS but Govind Pashu Vihar WLS
Nanda Devi NP Rajaji she rejected him because his body is too Kedarnath WLS
NP week he went to Jim trainer JIM CORBETT Sonanadi WLS
Valley of Flowers NP trainer advise him to swim river GANGA... Mussoorie WLS
Govind pashu vihar NP he became strong and they married went Binsar WLS
to honeymoon Uttarakhand
West Bengal Sundarbans NP After Marriage, sundar and neora went to BallavpurWLS
Gorumara NP Jaldapara jaldapara National park and saw a Lion. Haliday Island WLS
NP Singalila NP Then they travel to Buxa’s home. Mahananda WLS
Buxa NP SenchalWLS
Neora Valley NP Buxa Tiger Reserve
Lothian Island WLS
SCHEMES BY GOVERNMENT: Resource Identifier (URI) link documents issued by various

ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION & URBAN departments. You can digitally sign edocuments with the esign facility
TRANSFORMATION provided by this system.
(AMRUT) ● You will be allotted a storage space of 1 GB linked with his or her
Launched: Ministry of Urban Aadhaar number.
Development ● You can also sign in using your Gmail ID or Facebook ID.
Launch Year: 2015 Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (PMSSY)
Outlay: Rs. 50,000 Cr Launched: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Target: 2 Crore houses for 500 Cities. Launch Year: 22 January 2015
Duration: 5 Years (2015-16 to 2019-20) Deposit: min Rs. 1000 -max Rs.1.5 Lakh per year
● (JNNURM) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Age: Below 10 years and deadline is 18 years
renamed as AMRUT. Sector: Women Empowerment
● It will provide basic infrastructure like water & electricity supply, • It is a small deposit savings scheme for a girl child. Under this, a
sewerage, transport and green space park. saving account can be opened in the name of girl child and deposits can
SMART CITY MISSION: be made for 14 years. After the girl reach 18 years of age, she can
Launched: Ministry of Urban Development withdraw 50% of the amount for marriage or higher study purposes.
Launch Year: 2015 • After the girl completes 21 years of age, the maturity amount can
Outlay: Rs. 98,000 Cr be withdrawn including the interest at rates decided by Government
Target: 100 cities by 2022 every year.
Sector: Urban Development • In case of more than one girl child, parents can open another
● 20 cities that meet the criteria will be going to fund for the first year account on the different name but only for 2 girl children. Only
of implementation, followed by 40 each over the next two years. exception is that the parents have twins and another girl child.
DIGITAL INDIA: BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO SCHEME:

Launched: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Launched: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Launch Year: 2015 completed by 2019 Launch Year: 2015
Outlay: Rs. 1 Lakh Cr Outlay: Initial corpus of Rs 100 crore
Target: Target: Hundred districts across the country.
• 9 pillars. Sector: Women Welfare
• Expected to generate more than 5 crore jobs. Aim: To generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare
• Broadband Highways–rural, urban–by 2017. services meant for women.
Sector: Digitally Empowered nation. ● In Haryana where the child sex ratio (CSR) is too low,12 districts
● The aim of this project is to bring the whole of India under the IT have been chosen specially for this scheme.
umbrella and provide all government services through the internet for SANSAD AADARSH GRAM YOJNA (SAGY):
which there will be massive need for an IT Infrastructure covering the Launched: Ministry of Rural Development
whole of India. Launch Year: 2014
Outlay: Initial corpus of Rs 100 crore
DIGI – LOCKER: Target: For developing model villages through implementation of
● Digi Locker is another Digital India initiative launched by the existing schemes.
Government of India. Released by the Department of Electronics & ● Under the scheme, each Member of Parliament will take the
Information Technology (DEITY), Ministry of Communications &IT, Digit responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in
Locker is an online Locker to save your official and other documents three villages and turn them into model villages by 2019 and a total of
● You can not only store your official documents like mark sheets, Pan eight villages each by 2024.
cards, Passports, certificates, voter id cards, etc. but also store Uniform
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PAHAL SCHEME: PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI YOJANA

It is also known as DBTL (Direct benefit Transfer for LPG) Launched: Ministry of Finance
● More than 60 per cent of LPG customers in the country have joined Launch year: 2015
the ambitious PAHAL scheme for receiving cash subsidy so that they Sector: Insurance
can buy cooking gas (LPG) at market price. Objective: Life Insurance Scheme
● Over 9 crore consumers, out of a total customer base of 15.33 crore, Age: 18 to 50 and having a bank account.
have joined the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme and Rs Premium: Rs.330 per annum. It will be auto-debited in one instalment.
2,262 crore in cash has been transferred to them. Payment Mode: Directly auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers
account.
DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY GRAM JYOTI YOJNA: Risk Coverage: Rs.2 Lakh in case of death for any reason.
Launched: Ministry of Power Terms of Risk Coverage:
Launch Year: 2015 A person has to opt for the scheme every year. He can also prefer to
Outlay: 756 billion give a long-term option of continuing, in which case his account will be
Sector: Rural Power Supply auto-debited every year by the bank.
Replaced: Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
● The scheme is likely to work towards improvement in hours of power Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
supply in rural areas, reduction in peak load, improvement in billed Launched: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency(MUDRA)
energy based on metered con and providing access to electricity to bank
rural households. Launch Year: 2015
KIRAN Main Objective: Financial support for growth of micro enterprises
Union Ministry of Science& Technology announced "KIRAN" (Knowledge, sector.
Involvement, Research and Advancement through Nurturing) scheme Target: Loans from Rs. 50 thousand to 10 Lakh to start/grow their
for Women Scientists business under the three, Shishu, Kishore and Tarun categories of the
● Its main aim is to increase the number of women researchers in scheme.
India. Provide Research grants particularly to those female researchers 1. Shishu: Loan upto Rs. 50,000
and technologists and to Bring about, as far as achievable, gender 2. Kishore: Loan ranging from Rs. 50,000 to 5 lakh
parity in the field of science and technology. 3. Tarun: Loan above 5 lakh and below 10 lakh
Budget allocated: Rs 2.44 lakh crore for 2017-2018
PRADHAN MANTRI JANDHAN YOJANA: Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
Launched: Ministry of Finance Launched: Pension Fund Regulatory
Launch year: 2014 Launch Year: 2015
Sector: Financial inclusion Age: 60 years
Validity of life Insurance cover: 30,000 Rs is just 5 years. The scheme provides a monthly pension of Rs 1000 to Rs. 5000 per
Main objective: To provide universal and clear access to banking month based on the contribution amount.
facilities starting with basic banking accounts with overdraft facility of Sector: Increase the number of people covered under any kind of
Rs. 5000 (Zero-balance bank account) pension scheme.
Guinness world Records Recognises the achievements made under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
PMJDY- 18,096,130 bank accounts opened. Launched: Ministry of Housing Urban and Poverty Alliviation.
● After Six months of opening of the bank account, holders can avail Launch year: 2015.
Rs.5,000 overdraft from the bank. This facility is for Aadhar-linked Outlay: 2 trillion.
accounts Target: To build 2 crore houses for 305 cities in 9 states by 2022.
● Recently, RBI said bank overdrafts of up to Rs 5,000 in accounts Sector: Housing.
opened under this financial inclusion mission will be treated as priority Main Objective: Under this scheme, the government will provide
sector lending. (PSL) financial assistance to the poor home buyers, interest subsidy on home
loan and direct subsidy on homes bought under the scheme.
PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJNA: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
Launched: Ministry of Finance Launched: Ministry of Agriculture
Launch year: 2015 Launched: 2016
Sector: Insurance Outlay: Rs. 17,600 crore
Objective: Sector: Crop Insurance
• Accident insurance scheme with annual premium of Rs.12 Premium paid by farmers:
• Age: 18 to 70 years i) 2% for Kharif crops
• Death or full disability Rs. 2 Lakh ii) 1.5% for Rabi crops
• Partial disability Rs. 1 Lakh Main Objective: In order to make crop insurance simpler and cheaper
• The premium will be directly auto-debited by the bank from the for the farmers and to provide them with better insurance services.
subscribers’ account. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY)
Launched: Ministry of Agriculture

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Period: 2015 to 2020 • Interest is 7.8% (02-10-17) allowed on the minimum balance
Outlay: Rs. 50,000 crore for next 5 years between 5th and last day of the month.
Target: Irrigation project, Soil Health Card Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY)
Main Objective: The scheme is aimed to attract investments in irrigation Launched: Ministry of Rural Development
system at field level, develop and expand cultivable land in the country, Launch year: 2014
enhance ranch water use in order to minimize wastage of water, Age: 15-35 years
enhance crop per drop by implementing water-saving technologies and Sector: Skill development
precision irrigation. Main Objective: To achieve inclusive growth, by developing skills and
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) productive capacity of the rural youth from poor families.
Launched: Ministry of Finance • Aims to train rural youth who are poor and provide them with jobs
Launch year: 2016 having regular monthly wages.
Scheme will start from Dec 16 and run until March 31 • To promote rural livelihoods.
Main Objective: APoverty Alleviation Scheme, which implement the pro- • It is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) – the
poor schemes in more effective way. Mission for poverty reduction called Aajeevika.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY) PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation
Launched: Ministry of Chemistry and Fertilizer Drive)
Launch year: 2016 Main Objective: Develop world class tourism infrastructure in Amritsar,
Replaced: Jan Aushadhi Yojana Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath,
Main Objective: Provides drugs/medicines at affordable cost across the Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Vellankani.
country. PRASAD scheme aims to create spiritual centres for tourism
• Under the scheme, over 500 medicines will be sold through Jan development within the nation. As part of mission strategy, religious
Aushadhi stores at price less than the market price. Private hospitals, destinations that have potential to be show-cased as world-class
NGO’s, and other social groups are eligible to open the Jan Aushadhi tourism products are identified and infrastructure is developed on a
stores with a onetime assistance of Rs. 2.5 Lakh from the central priority basis.
Government. National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
Kisan Vikas Patra (HRIDAY)
• KPV are regulated by KVP Rules 2014, Scheme is available through Launched: Ministry of Urban Development
Post Offices and those banks that are authorized to operate PPF Launch Year: 2015
scheme. Outlay: 500 Cr.
• Denomination: Rs.1000, Rs.5000, Rs.10000 and Rs.50000 Target: November 2018 in 12 cities
• Maturity period: 115 months. Sector: Urban Development
• Rate of interest: Rs.1000 becomes double during the maturity Main Objective: Bringing together urban planning, economic growth and
period. heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage
• 1. Nomination facility, 2. pledge for loan facility and 3. pre-mature character of each Heritage City.
payment after 2 years and 6 months subject to certain conditions, is The Scheme is being implemented in 12 identified Cities namely, Ajmer,
eligible. Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura,
Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal. The scheme is implemented
National Saving Certificates (NSCs) in a mission mode.
• NSCS are certificates issued by Govt of India and are available at all Startup India, Standup India
post office counters. Loan amount: 10 Lakh to 10 crore
• Maturity:5 years (VIII issue),10 years (IX issue); Interest rate: Aim: To provide financial assistance to women and Scheduled Caste
7.8% and Scheduled Tribe Enterprenuers.
• Denomination: Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000. Main Objective: To provide support to all start-up businesses in all
• Max amount of investment: No upper limit. aspects of doing business in India.
• Who can purchase: Individuals, singly or jointly or on behalf of Under the scheme, the start-ups will adopt self-certification to reduce
minors. Trust and HUF cannot invest. the regulatory liabilities. An online portal, in the shape of a mobile
• Nomination: One person. For denomination above Rs. 100, more application, will be launched to help start-up founders to easily register.
than one person can be nominated.
PUBLIC PROVIDENT FUND UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
• It is operated by SBI/selected banks and post offices. Launched: Ministry of Power
• Contribution: Min Rs.500 and max Rs.150000 p.a. w.e.f.1.04.2014 Launch Year: 2015
(max 12 instalments in a year). Account can be opened with initial Sector: Electricity
deposit of Rs.100. Main Objective: To obtain operational and financial turnaround of State
• Period: 15 years. It can be extended by 5 years at the request of owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).
the subscriber. • The Scheme aims to reduce the interest burden, reduce the cost of
• Any amount deposited in excess of Rs 1.5 lacs in a financial year power, reduce power losses in Distribution sector, and improve
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• In January 2017, Tamil Nadu became the 21st state to join the • Under the scheme, merchants will get weekly prizes worth Rs.
UDAY scheme. According to the Power Ministry, with Tamil Nadu joining 50,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs. 2,500
the scheme, 92% of the country’s DISCOM debt has been covered by
• 3 Mega Prizes for merchants worth Rs 50 lakhs, 25 lakh, 12 lakh for
UDAY.
digital transactions conducted between 8th November, 2016 to 13th
Setu Bharatam Project
April, 2017 to be announced on 14th April, 2017.
Launched: Prime Minister
Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan
Outlay: Rs. 50,000 crore
Launched: Union Ministry for Human Resource Development (HRD)
Target: To build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Objectives: To make people aware about cashless economic system and
Highways. to create awareness among people about digital economy and cashless
Main Objective: To free all national highways from railway level modes of transactions. It is campaign by Higher Educational institutions
crossings and renovate the old bridges on national highways by 2019. for digital economy.
• Under this 208 new “road over bridges / road under bridges” are
• Under this, young students and faculty members will be roped to
envisaged for construction, while 1500 bridges will be widened,
encourage and motivate people to use a digitally enabled cashless
rehabilitated or replaced.
economic system for transfer of fund.
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
• For active participation of youth and faculty, HRD Minister also
Implemented by: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
launched a webpage where students can register themselves.
(MSDE).
• On this website, students and faculty members also can provide
Outlay: Rs. 10,000 crores
their feedback and suggestions on the initiative as well as upload the
Target: To train 50 lakh apprentices by the year 2019-20.
progress of their work.
Sector: Skill Development
Operation Clean Money
• Under the scheme, the government will incentivize employers to
Launched: Income Tax Department
engage apprentices. 25% of the total stipend payable to an apprentice
Objectives:
would be shared with employers directly by Government of India.
• The scheme also provides basic training, which is essential • It is an e-platform to analyse large cash deposits made during the
component of apprenticeship training. 50% of the total expenditure demonetisation window (9 November to 30 December 2016).
incurred on providing basic training will be provided by the union • Under this, e-verification of large cash has been done using data
government. analytics for comparing the demonetisation data with information in ITD
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) databases.
Launched: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • In the first batch of the operation, around 18 lakh persons have
Launch year: November 4th, 2016 been identified in whose case, cash transactions do not appear to be in
Target: The pregnant ladies will be given free health check-up and line with the tax payer’s profile.
required treatment for free on 9th of every month. • It comprises account-holders whose deposits did not match their
Main Objective: incomes, as per data with the IT department, will be alerted on their e-
• Boosting the health care facilities for the pregnant women, filing portals.
especially the poor. Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme
• Lowering the maternity mortality rate. Launched: Sports Ministry reconstitutes committee to identify athletes
• Making sure safe delivery and healthy life of the baby. under TOP Scheme.
‘Lucky Grahak Yojna’ and ‘Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojna’ Committee head: Abhinav Bindra
Aim: To incentivize digital transaction so that all sections of the society, Committee members: Anil Khanna, Prakash Padukone, Karnam
especially the poor, lower middle class and small businesses adopt Malleshwari, P. T. Usha, Murlidhar Raja, Anjali Bhagwat, Rekha Yadav,
digital payment mode. Dr. S.S. Roy and Inder Dhamija.
Launched: NITI Aayog Objectives: Identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for
Launch Year: December 15, 2016 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Lucky Grahak Yojana (Consumers) • The committee will select elite athletes to provided financial
• As per the lucky draw scheme, daily reward of Rs 1000 will be given assistance for their customized training at Institutes having world class
to 15,000 lucky consumers for a period of 100 days facilities and other necessary support.
• Besides, weekly prizes worth Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10,000 and Rs. 5000 will Atal-Amrit Abhiyan
be given to consumers who use the alternate modes of digital Payments Launched: Assam Govt
• This will include all forms of transactions viz. UPI, USSD, AEPS and Outlay: Rs. 200 crore
RuPay Cards but will for the time being exclude transactions through Aim: A health insurance scheme to provide coverage against several
Private Credit Cards and Digital Wallets. critical illnesses.

Objectives: To make quality health care affordable to every individual
• 3 Mega Prizes for consumers worth Rs 1 cr, 50 lakhs, 25 lakhs for
member of a family in the state.
digital transactions conducted between 8th November 2016 to
13th April, 2017 to be announced on 14th April, 2017 • Under the scheme Both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty
Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana (Merchants) Line (APL) families with annual income below Rs 5 lakh are eligible to
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• Cashless cards will be provided to eligible individuals to avail Launched: Ministry of Human Resource Development
treatment for as many as 437 diseases under six categories at most Launch year: 2016
major hospitals across the country. Sector: Education
Gold schemes Aim: To boost education sector by delivering Volunteer teachers.
Launched: Prime Minister Narendra Modi To enhance community and private sector involvement in
Aim: to reduce the physical demand for gold and fish out 20,000 tonnes Government run elementary schools across the country under the
of the precious metal worth $800 billion lying idle with households. overall aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
1. Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)

Interest rate: up to 2.5% per annum Recent Yogana launched by various states:
Replaced: The existing Gold Deposit Scheme, 1999 Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana:
Minimum deposit: 30 grams of gold of 995 fineness. • The Haryana government has launched Bhavantar
There is no maximum limit. Bharpayee Yojana to assure farmers of fair prices for their
Resident Indians (Individuals, HUF, Trusts including Mutual produce and emphasising on diversification of crops.
Funds/Exchange Traded Funds registered under SEBI (Mutual Fund) Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (MMKSY):
Regulations and Companies) can make deposits under the scheme. • Odisha government has launched Mukhyamantri Kalakar
The principal and interest of the deposit under the scheme will be Sahayata Yojana to give financial assistance to Artists.
denominated in gold. Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana:
2. Gold Sovereign Bond Scheme • Punjab chief minister has launched Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat
Interest rate: up to 2.75% per annum Vikas Yojana to give the distressed sections the help they
Minimum investment: 2 grams need, socially or economically or psychologically.
Maximum buying limit: of 500 grams per person per fiscal year. Asmita Yojana:
Security: Denominated in grams of gold & will be issued by Reserve • Maharashtra government has launched Asmita Yojana to
Bank on behalf of Government of India. supply and sale of sanitary pads and counselling the girls and
• Persons resident in India as defined under Foreign Exchange women.
Management Act, 1999 are eligible to invest in SGB. Eligible investors Atal Bhujal Yojana:
include individuals, HUFs, trusts, universities, charitable institutions, • Central governmnet of India has launched Atal Bhujal yojana
etc. to tackle the country’s depleting groundwater level.
• The Bonds are issued in denominations of one gram of gold and in Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana:
multiples thereof. Bonds are sold through scheduled commercial banks • Haryana CM has launched ‘Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’ to
and designated Post Offices either directly or through their agents like provide healthy, nutritious & hygienic food at only Rs 10 per
NBFCs, NSC agents, etc. meal to all poor & needy in 4 food canteens at Faridabad,
3. Gold Coin/Bullion Scheme Gurugram, Hisar & Yamunanagar via video-conferencing from
• It is the first ever national gold coin minted in India. Chandigarh.
• It is having National Emblem of Ashok Chakra engraved on one side

and Mahatma Gandhi on the other side.
• The Coin weighs 5 and 10 grams. FDI LIMITS FOR VARIOUS SECTORS
• The gold coin and bullion will carry advanced anti-counterfeit SECTORS WITH 100% FDI LIMITS ARE —
features and tamper proof packaging and hallmarked by Bureau of 1. Special Economic Zone(SEZ)
Indian Standards. 2. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
• Aim: The government's move comes on the hope that Indians who 3. Air transport services (domestic airlines)— 100 % for NRIs
is said to have an obsession for gold will prefer the national coin over 49% for others
imported ones. 4. E-Commerce Activities
• Distributed through the outlets of state-owned Metals and Minerals 5. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Trading Corporation of India. 6. Defence Manufacturing
Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana: 7. Broadcasting
Launched: Ministry of Skill and Developmentand Entrepreneurship 8. Electricity
Launch year: 2016 t0 2021 9. Plantation sector
Outlay: Rs. 499.94 Cr 10. Construction Development
Age: Below 30 years 11. Mining (Mining of Gold and Silver)
Sector: Skill Development 12. NBFC (Non-Banking Finance Companies)
Aim: To provide assistance for skill development to entrepreneurs. 13. Oil Exploration
• It will provide entrepreneurship education and training to over 7 14. Petroleum and Natural Gas
lakh students in 5 years through 3,050 institutes. 15. White label ATM Operations
• It will provide easy access to information and mentor network, 16. Pollution Control
incubator, credit and accelerator and advocacy to create a pathway for 17. Road, Highways, Ports and Harbours
the youth. 18. Tourism
Vidhyanjali Yojana: 19. Satellites- Establishment and operation

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20. Advertising 2. MobiKwik launched Bubble Pin as an onestep offline payments

21. Railway Infrastructure mode, which allows users to make payments without data connection.
22. Single Brand Retail (Upto 49% Automatic 49-100% by FIPB) 3. ICICI Bank became first Indian Bank to deploy ‘Software Robotics’
23. Telecommunications (Upto 49% Automatic 49-100% by FIPB) 4. DCB Bank launched mVisa, a mobilebased payment solution that will
24. Asset Reconstruction Companies (Upto 49% Automatic 49-100% by make payments at retail outlets much easier
FIPB) 5.India’s first banking robot Lakshmi launched by Kumbakonam
25. Credit Information Companies based City Union Bank (CUB) in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). Lakshmi
26. pharmaceuticals green and brown filed will be first onsite huamanoid (robot) in India.
27. Food product manufactured or produced in India 6.Airtel launched India's First Payments Bank services (in name of Ai
28. Direct To Home (DTH) rtel Payment Bank Limited) in Rajasthan.
29.Financial services activities regulated by RBI, SEBI, IRDA or any 7.Yes Bank launched “Yes Mobile 2.0” as new mobile banking app wit
other regulator h multiple more features and support for banking
30. Duty Free Shops transactions on Apple and Androidbased SmartWatches
31. Cash & Carry Wholesale Trading 8. Yes Bank launched SIMsePAY service that allows any account holder
32. Limited Liability Partnershis to do money transfers, pay utility bills and other mobile banking
SECTORS WITH 74% FDI LIMITS ARE — services, without need for smart phones or internet, based on simsleeve
1.Private Security Agencies technology
2. Private Sector Banking 9. State Bank of India (SBI) launched State Bank MobiCash Mobile
3. Credit rating Companies Wallet, in association with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
4. Satellites 10. South Indian Bank introduced NRI focused mobile banking
SECTORS WITH 51 % FDI LIMITS ARE — application SIB Mirror+
1. Multi brand retail 11. RBL Bank launched 'Aadhaar Payment Bridge System' (APBS)
SECTORS WITH 49% FDI LIMITS ARE — for small ticket microfinance loan disbursement
1.Multi Brand Retail Trading 12. Indian ecommerce Firm Paytm launched tollfree number 1800-
2. Defence 18001234 to enable transaction through mobile phones without
3. Pension internet connection
4. Petroleum and natural gas (Refining by the PSU) 13. ICICI Bank launched EazyPay mobile application for merchants
5. Broadcasting content sevices (FM Radio) that allows all in one acceptance payments platform
6. Power Exchanges 14. Railways launched IRCTC Rail Connect a new ticketing App to
7. Insurance facilitate booking of train tickets in a faster and easier way.
8.Infrastructure Company in the Securities Market 15. Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched Contactless Credit Card
SECTORS WITH 26% FDI LIMITS ARE — Wave N Pay (on Visa Platinum platform), for transactions up to INR
1. Print Media (Newspaper – 26% 2000
Scientific & Periodicals – 100%) 16. Kerala Gramin Bank launched FI@School Program to propagate
SECTORS WITH 20% FDI LIMITS IS financial literacy among school children
1. Public Sector Banks 17. HDFC Bank launched chatbot service OnChat to allow users to
make payments through Facebook Messenger.
FDI is prohibited in the following sectors: 18. HDFC Bank launched IRA (Intelligent Robotic Assistant), a
• Lottery Business including Government/private lottery, online ‘humanoid’ at its Mumbai branch
lotteries, etc. 19. Citi Bank India introduced voice biometrics authentication
system for its phone banking clients, replacing current practice of
• Gambling and Betting including casinos etc.
interactive voice response.
• Chit funds
20. YES Bank launched unique Customizable Savings Account to
• Nidhi company
enable customers to design an account as per their convenience
• Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)
21. Karnataka Bank launched personal accident insurance scheme
• Real Estate Business or Construction of Farm Houses (Real estate for savings bank accountholders with name KBL Suraksha
business does not include development of townships, construction of 22. State Bank of India (SBI) rebranded its website as bank.sbi from
residential /commercial premises, roads or bridges) earlier sbi.co.in.
• Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of 23. Paytm launched Paytm Mall as a mobile app and online shopping
tobacco or of tobacco substitutes portal, aiming to offer combination of Mall and Bazaar concepts to
Activities/sectors not open to private sector investment e.g. Atomic Indian consumers on online platform.
Energy and Railway operations (other than permitted activities) 24. HDFC life launched life insurance plan Pragati for low income group
families.
LIST OF LATEST SCHEMES AND APPS LAUNCHED BY BANKS: 25. Dena Bank introduced Radio Frequency Identification Card
1. Vijaya Bank launched 3 innovative apps VPAYQWIK, Vijaya *99# (RFID) enabled banking cards. It enables branch manager to identify a
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26. Citi Bank launched instant chat services for its customers named • White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) – Milk/Dairy
Citibank Online, First such customer support service in India by a Bank. production
27. Airtel Payments Bank and Mastercard launched India’s first online • Yellow Revolution – Oil Seeds production
debit card along with a prepaid card, accessible via Myairtel App
28. The State Bank of India has launched a new wealth management MAJOR CROPS PRODUCER IN INDIA
product named 'SBI Exclusif' in Kochi, Kerala. • Apple: Jammu & Kashmir
29. After its successful launch on Android, the Bharat Interface for • Rice: West Bengal
Money (BHIM) an app, has been finally launched on the iOS platform by • Bajra: Rajasthan
NPCI • Bamboos: Assam
30. Karnataka VikasGrameen Banks (KVGB) has come up with ‘Bank • Bananas: Tamil Nadu
Sakhi’ innovative scheme for employing women in villages to promote • Barley: Uttar Pradesh
& improve the cashless transactions in rural areas. • Cashewnut: Maharashtra
31. State Bank of India Launched State Bank Rewardz Scheme- • Chillies: Maharashtra
Reward points for timely repayment of loans and also for opening an • Cotton: Gujarat
account or transferring funds through internet or mobile banking. • Wheat: Uttar Pradesh
32. Axis Bank launched Shubh Aarambh Scheme- It will waive 12 • Maize: Andhra Pradesh
equated monthly installments (EMI) on regular repayment of loans of • Gram & Pulses: Madhya Pradesh
up to 30 lakh. • Ground Nut: Gujarat
33. Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has come up with several digital • Jute: West Bengal
offerings including launch of mobile wallet 'Oriental Batuaa'. • Mango: Uttar Pradesh
34. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new credit card called the • Mustard: Rajasthan
Unnati card. The Unnati card is provided to an account holder who • Onion: Maharashtra
holds an account balance of Rs.25,000 or more. • Pepper: Kerala
35. HDFC bank have started Bharat Bill Payment System to • Paddy: West Bengal
collaborate with National Payment Corporation of India - Ease of Bill • Potato: Uttar Pradesh
payment service for customers. • Ragi: Karnataka
36. Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Fisdom has launched FINFIT for the • Rubber: Kerala
• Silk: Karnataka
Wealth Management using Robo Advisory.
• Sugarcane: Uttar Pradesh
37. The government of India patterning with ICICI Bank has launched
• Soyabean: Madhya Pradesh
electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) - To make • Sunflower: Karnataka
cashless payments at mandis. • Tea: Assam
SATELLITE LAUNCHING STATIONS IN INDIA • Tobacco: Andhra Pradesh
1. ISRO satellite centre – Bangalore. • Turmeric: Maharashtra
2. Satish Dhawan Space Centre – Sri Hari Kota, AP. • Wheat: Uttar Pradesh
3. Vikram Sarabhai Space Center– Thiruvananthapuram. • Tur dhal: Uttar Pradesh
4. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station – Thiruvananthapuram. • Coconut: Kerala
5. Space Applications Centre (SAC) – Ahmedabad
6. Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) – Bengaluru NICKNAME OF SOME INDIAN PLACES
7. Integrated Test Range (ITR) – Wheeler’s Island (Chandipur), Odisha
Nick Name Place
Golden city Amritsar
REVOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
Manchester of India Ahmedabad
• Black Revolution – Petroleum Production
City of seven islands Mumbai
• Blue Revolution – Fish Production
Queen of Arabian sea Cochin
• Brown Revolution – Leather / non-conventional (India) / Cocoa
Space city Bangalore
production
Garden City of India Bangalore
• Golden Fiber Revolution – Jute Production
Silicon valley of India Bangalore
• Golden Revolution – Fruits/Overall Horticulture
Electronic city of India Bangalore
development/Honey Production
Pink city Jaipur
• Green Revolution – Food grains
Gateway of India Mumbai
• Grey Revolution – Fertilizer
Twin city Hyderabad – Secundarabad
• Pink Revolution – Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India) /
City of festivals Madurai
Prawn production
Deccan Queen Pune
• Red Revolution – Meat & Tomato Production
City of buildings Kolkata
• Round Revolution – Potato
• Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton Gateway of Eastern India Kolkata
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Old Ganga Godavari 26. CII – Confederation of Indian Industries
Egg bowls of Asia Andhra Pradesh 27. CPI – Consumer Price Index
Rice bowls of India Andhra Pradesh 28. CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio
Soya region Madhya Pradesh 29. DICGC – Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
Manchester of the South Coimbatore 30. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
City of Nawabs Lucknow 31. ECB – External Commercial Borrowings
Venice of the east Cochin 32. ECS – Electronic Clearing Service
Sorrow of Bengal Damodar river 33. EEFC – Exchange Earner’s Foreign Currency
34. EFSF – European Financial Stability Facility
Sorrow of Bihar Kosi river
35. EXIM – Export-Import Bank of India
Blue Mountains Nilgiri
36. FCA – Foreign Currency Assets
Queen of the Mountains Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)
37. FCNRA – Foreign Currency Non-resident Account
Sacred river Ganga
38. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
Hollywood of India Mumbai
39. FERA – Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
City of Castles Kolkata
40. FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
State of five rivers Punjab
41. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor
City of weavers Panipat
42. FIMMDA – Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
City of lakes Srinagar
43. FINO – Financial Inclusion Network Operation
Steel city of India Jamshedpur (Called
44. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion Board
Tatanagar)
45. FPI – Foreign Portfolio Investment
City of temples Varanasi
46. FSDC – Financial Stability and Development Council
Manchester of the north Kanpur
47. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
City of Rallies New Delhi
48. FTA – Free Trade Agreement
Heaven of India Jammu & Kashmir
49. GDP – Gross Domestic Product
Boston of India Ahmedabad 50. GDR – Global Depository Receipt
Garden of spices of India Kerala 51. GFD – Gross Fiscal Deficit
Switzerland of India Kashmir 52. GIRO – Government Internal Revenue order
Abode of the God Prayag (Allahabad) 53. GAAR – General Anti Avoidance Rule
Pittsburg of India Jamshedpur 54. HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation
55. SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
BANKING ABBREVIATIONS 56. ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
1. ACF – Auto-Correlation Function 57. IDBI – Industrial Development Bank of India
2. AD – Authorized Dealer 58. IMF – International Monetary Fund
3. ADB – Asian Development Bank 59. IPO – Initial Public Offering
4. ADR – American Depository Receipt 60. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility
5. AFS – Annual Financial Statement 61. LIBOR – London Inter Bank offered Rate
6. AGM – Annual General Meeting 62. MIBOR – Mumbai Inter – Bank Offer Rate
7.ASSOCHAM – Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of 63. NABARD – National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development
India 64. NASSCOM – National Association of Software and Services
8. AMFI – Association of Mutual Funds in India Companies
9. ALM – Asset Liability Management 65. NBFC – Non-Banking and Finance Companies
10. ATM – Automated Teller Machine 66. NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer System
11. BIS – Bank for International Settlements 67. NSE – National Stock Exchange
12. BOP – Balance of Payments 68. NPA – Non- Performing Assets
13. BCBS – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 69. OMO – Open Market Operations
14. BSR – Basic Statistical Returns 70. RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement
15. BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange 71. SSC – Selective Credit Control
16. CAD – Capital Account Deficit 72. SHGs – Self Help Groups
17. CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General of India 73. SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
18. CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio 74. SIDBI – Small Industries and Development Bank of India
19. CBS – Core Banking Solution 75. WPI – Wholesale Price Index
20. CCEA – Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement 76. MFI – Micro Financial Institution
21. CDBS – Committee of Direction of Banking Statistics 77. IFI – International Financial Institution
22. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 78. FSR – Financial Stability Report
23. CFRA – Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts 79. MFSS – Mutual Fund Service System
24. CGRA – Currency and Gold Revaluation Account 80. FRA – Financial Redressal Agency
25. CIBIL – Credit Information Bureau of India Limited 81. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission

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82. IPR – Intellectual Property Rights 138. KYC - Know Your Customer
83. AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment bank 139. LDB - Land Development Bank.
84. ETF – Exchange Traded Funds 140. LTN - Long Term Note
85. NPS – National Pension Scheme 141. MFDF - Micro Finance Development Fund
86. EDFC – Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor 142. MSS - Market Stabilisation Scheme
87. OCAS – Online Customer Acquisition Solution 143. MTN - Medium Term Note
88. SDR – Strategic Debt Restructuring 144. MUDRA - Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
89. RSOC – Rapid Survey On Children 145. NAV - Net Asset Value.
90. FSSAI – Food Safety & Standard Authority of India 146. NDA - Net Domestic Asset
91. SECC – Socio Economic & Caste Census 147. NDS - Negotiated Dealing Systems
92. PPI – Prepaid payment Instrument 148. NDTL - Net Demand and Time Liability
93. OLP – Online Learning Portal 149. NFA - No Frills Account.
94. UCT – Unconditional Cash Transfer 150. NFS - National Financial Switch
95. CCT – Conditional Cash Transfer 151. NHB - National Housing Bank.
96. AEOI – Automatic Exchange Of Information 152. NPA - Non Performing Assets.
97. FATCA – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act 153. NPCI - National Payments Corporation Of India
98. NGN – New Generation Network 154. NPV - Net Present Value
99. UPI – Unified Payments Interface 155. NSFDC - National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development
100. NUUP - National Unified USSD Platform Corporation
101. AEPS – Aadhaar Enabled Payment System 156. OCB - Overseas Corporate Bodies
102.BACS-BankersAutomated Clearing System 157. ODIs- Offshore/Overseas Derivative Instruments
103. CDR- Corporate Debt Restructuring 158. OECD- Organisation For Economic Cooperation and Development
104. CNP- Card Not Present 159. OLTAS- Online Tax Accounting System
105. EFTPOS- Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale 160. OTCEI - Over the Counter Exchange Of India
106. EESS- Equity Linked Saving Scheme 161. OTP - One-Time Password
107. DEAF- Depositer Education and Awareness Fund 162. PACS - Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
108. MAT- Minimum Alternate Tax 163. PAN - Permanent Account Number
109. GMS - Gold Monetisation Scheme 164. PDO - Public Debt Office
110. CRAR - Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio 165. PFRDA - Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
111. FCNR - Foreign Currency Non-Repatriable account 166. PGS - Payment Gateway System.
112. PPP - Public-Private Partnership and Purchasing Power Parity 167. PIN - Personal Identification Number
113. IIB - International Investment Bank 168. PIS - Portfolio Investment Scheme
114. IMPS - IMmediate Payment Service / Interbank Mobile Payment 169. P-Notes - Participatory Notes
Service 170. PoA - Power of Attorney
115. BCSBI - Banking Codes and Standards Board of India 171. PoS - Point of Sale
116. PCA - Prompt Corrective Action 172. PPF - Public Provident Fund
117. MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 173. PPIs - Prepaid Payment Instruments
118. NECS - National Electronic Clearing Service 174. PRSF - Partial Risk Sharing Facility
119. NRE - Non Resident External 175. QIB - Qualified Institutional Bankers
120. CARE - Credit Analysis and Research Limited 176. RBI - Reserve Bank of India
121. CMIS - Currency Management Information System 177. RBS - Royal Bank of Scotland.
122. DRAT - Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal 178. RDBMS - Relational Database Management System
123. EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 179. RDDBFI - Recovery of Debt due to Banks and Financial Institutions
124. EIB - European Investment Bank. 180. REC - Rural Electrification Corporation
125. EPS - Earning per Share 181. RFC - Resident Foreign Currency
126. GSTN - Goods and Services Network 182. RIDF - Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
127. IBBI - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India 183. RoA - Return On Assets
128. IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 184. RoE - Return On Equity
129. IBU - International Banking Unit 185. RRB - Regional Rural Bank.
130. IDRBT - Institute for Development and Research Of Banking 186. RWA - Risk Weighted Assets
131. IMT - Instant Money Transfer 187. SARFAESI- Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
132. IPPB - India Post Payments Bank and Enforcement of Security Interest
133. IRBI - Industrial Reconstruction Bank Of India 188. SBI - State Bank of India
134. IRDAI- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 189. SCB - Scheduled Commercial Bank
135. KCC - Kisan Credit Card 190. SDBS - Service Discharge Benefit Scheme
136. KVIC - Khadi and Village Industries Corporation 191. SDR - Special Drawing Rights
137. KVP - Kisan Vikas Patra 192. SEPA - Single Euro Payment Area.

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193. SFMS - Structured Financial Messaging Services 222. VPA - Virtual Payment Address
194. SGB - Sovereign Gold Bond 223. WBCIS- Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme.
195. SIDC - State Industrial Development Corporation 224. WCTL - Working Capital Term Loan
196. SIFI - Systematically Important Financial Intermediaries 225. WL ATM - White Label ATM.
197. SIP - Systematic Investment Plans 226. WMA - Ways and Means Advances
198. SIPS - Systemically Important Payment System 227. WPI- Wholesale Price Index
199. SJSRY - Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana 228. YTM - Yield to Maturity
200. SLR - Statutory Reserve Ratio 229. IFSC – Indian Financial System Code / International Financial
201. SLRS - Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers Service Centre
202. SME - Small and Medium Industries 230. EBT – Electronic Benefit Transfer
203. SMERA - SME Rating Agency of India Limited 231. NACH – National Automated Clearing House
204. SMILE - SIDBI Make in India Loan for small Enterprises 232. FATF – Financial Action Task Force
205. SPNS - Shared Payment Network System. 233. CFMS - Centralised Funds Management System
206. SSI- Small Scale Industries 234. AMRUT - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
207. SSSBE - Small Scale Service and Business Enterprises 235. SEAC - Standing External Advisory Committee
208. SWIFT - Society For Worldwide Inter Bank Financial 236. VVPAT - Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
Telecommunication. 237. RERA - Real Estate Regulation Act
209. TDS - Tax Deducted at Source 238. MMID - Mobile Money IDentifier
210. TIN - Tax Information Network 239. RFID – Radio Frequency IDentifier
211. UBIN - Unique Business Identification Number 240. MDR - Merchant Discount Rate
212. UCB - Urban Cooperative Bank. 241. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
213. UCNs - Uniform Code Numbers 242. VAT – Value Added Tax
214. UEBA - Universal Electronic Bank Account. 243. MCLR - Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate
215. UIDAI - Unique Identification Authority of India 244. NFC – Near Field Communication
216. UPIN - Unique Property Identification Numbers. 245. NSSF – National Small Savings Fund
217. USB - Ultra Small Branch. 246. P2P – Peer – to - Peer
218. USD - United States Dollar. 247. PCR – Provision Coverage Ratio / Public Credit Registry
219. USSD - Unstructured Supplementary Service Data 248. PLR – Prime Lending Rate
220. UTI - Unit Trust of India 249. AML – Anti Money Laundering
221. VDBS- Vertically Differentiated Banking System. 250. ASBA - Application Supported by Blocked Amount
TEMPLES:
S.No. NAME OF THE PLACES LOCATION
1. Badrinath Temple Chamboli district, Uttarakhand
2. The Konark Sun Temple Puri district, Odisha
3. Brihadeeswara Temple (largest temple in India) Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
4. Somnath Temple Gujarat
5. Kedarnath Temple Uttarakhand
6. Sanchi stupa Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh
7. Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple Tamilnadu
8. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir
9. Siddhivinayak Temple Mumbai, Maharashtra
10. Gangotri Temple Uttarakhand

11. Golden Temple Amristar, Punjab
12. Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
13. Lord Jagannath Temple Puri district, Odisha
14. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand
15. Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamilnadu
16. Amarnath Cave Temple Jammu & Kashmir
17. Lingaraja Temple Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha
18. Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple Andhra Pradesh
19. Kanchipuram Temples (The city of thousand temples) Tamilnadu
20. Khajuraho Temple Madhya Pradesh

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21. Virupaksha Temple Bellary district, Karnataka
22. Akshardham Temple Delhi
23. Gomateshwara Temple Karnataka
24. Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple Kerala
25. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam
26. Birla Mandir Jaipur
27. Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar
28. MarkandeshwarTemple Haryana
29. Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh
Understanding the Groups: G7, G8, G10, G15, G20, G24

G4 Brazil, India, Germany and Japan
G-7 Canada, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States and Italy
G 10 Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden and Germany
G-15 Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria, Argentina, Iran, Islamic Rep., Senegal, Brazil, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Chile, Egypt,
India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Venezuela and Rép. Bol. de Zimbabwe
G-20 Argentina, France, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Korea, Turkey, Brazil, India, Mexico, United
Kingdom, Canada, Indonesia, Russia, United States, China, Italy, Saudi Arabia and The European Union
G-24 Members Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Islamic Rep.Philippines, Argentina, Ethiopia, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Gabon, Mexico,
Sri Lanka, Colombia, Ghana, Nigeria, Syrian Arab Republic, Congo, Dem. Rep., Guatemala, Pakistan, Trinidad
and Tobago, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Peru, Venezuela, Rép. Bol. De
India G 4, G 15, BIMSTEC, BRICS, EAST ASIA SUMMIT, ARAB LEAGUE, NON-ALINGED MOVEMENT, SHANGAI
COOPERATION, SOUTH ASIA ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION
SAARC (South Asia Association Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Of Regional Cooperation)
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic
Cooperation)
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan
Organisation)
BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
LAST SIX MONTHS CONDUCTED EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
S.no Military Exercises 2017 & Participating Countries with Place
2018 India
1. Khanjar IV Kyrgyzstan Kok Jhangak, Kyrgyzstan
2. Surya Kiran XI Nepal Pithoragarh, India
3. Al Nagah- li Oman Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
4. Bold Kurukshetra Singapore Madhya Pradesh, India
5. Nomadic Elephant XII Mongolia Vairengte, India
6. Thar Shakti Thailand Rajasthan, India
7. Maitree Thailand Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
8. Surya Kiran XII Nepal Saljhandi, Nepal
9. Yudh Abhyas United States Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
10. VINBAX 2018 Vietnam Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
11. Gaurda Shakti 2018 Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia.
12. Vajra Prahar USA Joint Base Lewis-McChord, United States
13. Shakti IV France Mailly-le-Camp. France
14. Lamitye VIII Seychelles Mahe, Seychelles
15. Surya Kiran XIII Nepal Pithoragarh, India
Foal Eagle (Military): US and South Korea
Sagarmatha-2017 (Military): Nepal and China, held in Kathmandu, Nepal

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DRUZBA 2017 (Military): Pakistan and Russia, held in Minralney Vody, Russia
Iron Fist (Military) 2018: America & Japanese, held in California, USA
Cobra Gold Training 2018: USA & Thailand, held in Thailand
S.no Naval Exercises 2017 & 2018 Participating Countries with India Place
1. Malabar US and Japan Chennai, Tamil Nadu

2. SIMBEX Singapore RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base
3. SLINEX Srilanka Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

4. CORPAT Indonesia Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island
5. Naseem-Al-Bahr (Sea Breeze) Oman Said Bin Sultan Naval Base, Wudam
2017 in Oman
6. International Multilateral Maritime Bangladesh Bangladesh
Search and Rescue Exercise
(IMMSAREX) 2017
7. MILAN 2018 Australia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island
New Zealand, Oman, Vietnam, Thailand, Tanzania,
Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
Kenya and Cambodia (16 Countries)
S.no Air Exercises 2017 Participating Countries with Place

India
1. Indra Russia Sergeyvsky Training Ranges, Russia
2. Blue Flag Israel, United States, Greece, Uvda Air Force Base, Israel
Poland, France, Germany, Italy
3. Danx - Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
UNION BUDGET 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS

Union Budget for the financial year 2018-19, presented by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Parliament , envisaged a total
outlay of Rs.24,42,213 crore. The budget is largely focused on uplift of agricultural sector, along with major push to healthcare and
education sectors in the country. The government estimates 7.2-7.5% GDP growth in second half of the current FY18.
AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMY
• MSP for all unannounced kharif crops will be one and half times of their production cost like majority of rabi crops: Institutional Farm Credit
raised to 11 lakh crore in 2018-19 from 8.5 lakh crore in 2014-15.
• 22,000 rural haats&585APMCs (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) to be developed and upgraded into Gramin Agricultural
Markets (GrAMs) to protect the interests of 86% small and marginal farmers with a corpus of Rs.2000 crore.So far 470 APMCs have been
connected to e-NAM network and rest will be connected by March, 2018.
• On the lines of ‘‘Operation Flood’’ a new Scheme “Operation Greens” was announced with an outlay of Rs 500 Crore to address price
fluctuations in potato, tomato and onion for benefit of farmers and consumers.
• Two New Funds of Rs.10,000 crore announced for Fisheries and Animal Husbandary sectors; Re-structured National Bamboo Mission
gets Rs.1290 crore, as it is green gold.
• Institutional creditfor Agri-sector increased to Rs.10 lakh crore in 2017-18.
• Loans to Women Self Help Groups will increase to Rs.75,000 crore in 2019 from 42,500 crore last year.
• 100 percent deduction proposed to companies registered as Farmer Producer Companies with an annual turnover uptoRs. 100 crore on
profit derived from such activities, for five years from 2018-19.
• Rs 200 crore for organized cultivation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants and said that the organic farming by Farmer
Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Village Producers’ Organizations (VPOs) in large clusters.
• Allocation of Ministry of Food Processing has been doubled from Rs.715 crore in 2017-18 to Rs.1400 crore in 2018-19.
• Under Prime Minister KrishiSinchaiYojna-HarKhetkoPani, 96 deprived irrigation districts will be taken up with an allocation of Rs 2600
crore.
• Allocation of National Rural Livelihood Mission to Rs 5750 crore in 2018-19.
• Under Ujjwala Scheme distribution of free LPG connections will be given to 8 crore poor women instead of 5 crore women.
• Under SaubahagyaYojana, 4 crore poor households are being provided with electricity connection with an outlay of Rs.16,000 crore.
• To fulfil target of Housing for All by 2022, more than one crore houses will be built by 2019 in rural areas.

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• A sum of Rs. 3794 crore has been provided for giving credit support, capital and interest subsidy and for innovations of Medium, Small and
Micro Enterprises (MSMEs). It is proposed to set a target of Rs.3 lakh crore for lending under MUDRA for 2018-19.
• The Budget proposed an outlay of Rs.7148 crore for the textile sector in 2018-19 as against Rs.6,000 Crore in 2016.
• Micro irrigation fund Rs. 5,000 crore.
• Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) Rs. 10,881 crore.
• Customs duty is proposed to be reduced on raw cashew from 5 percent to 2.5 percent, to help the cashew processing industry.
• It is proposed to impose a Social Welfare Surcharge at the rate of 10 percent of the aggregate duties of Customs, on imported goods, to
provide for social welfare schemes of the government.
EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

• Outlay on health, education and social protection for 2018-19 is Rs.1.38 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs.1.22 lakh crore
in 2017-18.
• Tribal students to get Ekalavya Model Residential School on par with NavodayaVidyalayas to provide the best quality education to the
tribal children in their own environment by 2022.
• To step up investments in research and related infrastructure in premier educational institutions, including health institutions, a major
initiative named ‘‘Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) by 2022’’ with a total investment of Rs.1,00,000 crore in
next four years.
• Allocation on National Social Assistance Programme this year has been kept at Rs. 9975 crore.
• World’s largest Health Protection Scheme covering over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families launched with a family limit upto5
lakh rupees for secondary and tertiary treatment.
• Allocation ofRs 1200 crore for the National Health Policy, 2017. The Government also decided to allocate additional Rs.600 crore to
provide nutritional support to all TB patients at the rate of Rs.500 per month for the duration of their treatment.
• The total budgetary provision for the WCD Ministry for the year 2018-19 is Rs.24,700 crore.
• On cleaning the Ganga, a total of 187 projects have been sanctioned under the NamamiGangeprogramme for infrastructure
development, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation and other interventions at a cost of Rs.16,713 crore. Out of this 47 projects have been
completed.
MEDIUM, SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) AND EMPLOYMENT
• A sum of Rs. 3794 crore has been provided for giving credit support, capital and interest subsidy and for innovations.
• MUDRA Yojana launched in April, 2015 has led to sanction of Rs.4.6 lakh crore in credit from 10.38 crore MUDRA loans.It is proposed
to set a target of Rs.3 lakh crore for lending under MUDRA for 2018-19.
• The Budget proposed an outlay of Rs.7148 crore for the textile sector in 2018-19 as against Rs.6,000 Crore in 2016.
Infrastructure and Financial Sector Development:
• Increase of budgetary allocation on infrastructure for 2018-19 to Rs.5.97 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs.4.94 lakh crore
in 2017-18.
• Under the BharatmalaPariyojana, about 35000 kms road construction in Phase-I at an estimated cost of Rs.5,35,000 crore has been
approved.
RAILWAYS
• Railways Capital Expenditure for the year 2018-19 has been pegged at Rs.1,48,528 crore.
• The total expenditure planned on safety activities including Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh (RRSK) is Rs. 68,725 cr in RE 2017-18 and Rs.
73,065 cr in BE 2018-19.
• Mumbai’s local train network will have 90 kilometers of double line tracks at a cost of over Rs.11,000 crore.
• A sub-urban network of approximately 160 kilometers at an estimated cost of Rs.17,000 crore.
AIR TRANSPORT
• The Budget proposes to expand the airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new initiative - NABH
Nirman.
DIGITAL ECONOMY
• The Budget doubled the allocation on Digital India Programme to Rs 3073 crore in 2018-19.
• The Finance Minister allocated Rs. 10000 crore in 2018-19 for creation and augmentation of Telecom infrastructure.
DISINVESTMENT
• Disinvestment target of Rs.80, 000 crore for 2018-19.
• Three Public Sector Insurance companies - National Insurance Co. Ltd.,United India Assurance Co. Ltd., and Oriental India
insurance Co. Ltd., will be merged into a single insurance entity.
• To celebrate the 150 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation from 2nd October 2019, the Budget set aside Rs.150
crore for the activities leading to the commemoration programme.
• The Budget proposes to revise emoluments to Rs.5 lakh for the President, Rs 4 lakhs for the Vice President and Rs.3.5 lakh per month
to Governor. These emoluments were last revised in 2006.To refix the salary and allowances with effect from April 1, 2018.
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FISCAL MANAGEMENT
• The Budget Revised Estimates for expenditure in 2017-18 are Rs.21.57 lakh crore (net of GST compensation transfers to the States) as
against the Budget Estimates of Rs.21.47 lakh crore.
• Fiscal Deficit pegged at 3.5 %, projected at 3.3 % for 2018-19.
• More concessions for International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), to promote trade in stock exchanges located in IFSC.
• The Budget proposes to increase the cess on personal income tax and corporation tax to 4 percent from the present 3 percent.
• To control cash economy, payments exceeding Rs. 10,000 in cash made by trusts and institutions to be disallowed and would be
subject to tax.
• The estimated revenue forgone during Financial Year 2018-19 will be Rs. 7,000 crore.
RELIEF TO SENIOR CITIZENS

The proposals are
▪ Exemption of interest income on deposits with banks and post offices to be increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 50,000.
▪ TDS not required to be deducted under section 194A. Benefit also available for interest from all fixed deposit schemes and recurring
deposit schemes.
▪ Hike in deduction limit for health insurance premium and/ or medical expenditure from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000 under section 80D.
▪ Increase in deduction limit for medical expenditure for certain critical illness from Rs. 60,000 (in case of senior citizens) and from Rs.
80,000 (in case of very senior citizens) to Rs. 1 lakh for all senior citizens, under section 80DDB.
▪ Proposed to extend Pradhan MantriVayaVandanaYojana up to March, 2020. Current investment limit proposed to be increased to
Rs. 15 lakh from the existing limit of Rs. 7.5 lakh per senior citizen.
▪ In order to take care of the education and health care needs of Below Poverty Line (BPL) and rural families, the Budget proposes to
increase the cess on personal income tax and corporation tax to 4 percent from the present 3 percent.
▪ The new cess will be called the “Health and Education Cess” and is expected to lead to a collection of an estimated additional amount
of Rs. 11,000 crore.
DEFENCE
• Out of total amount,Rs 2,95,511.41 crore has been earmarked for Defence.
• Rs. 1,95,947.55 crore has been allocated for Revenue (Net) expenditure and Rs. 99,563.86 crore for Capital expenditure for the
Defence Services and the Organizations/ Departments under Ministry of Defence.
• For Defence Pension, which is over and above the outlay mentioned above, an amount of Rs. 1,08,853.30 crore has been provided in
BE 2018-19.
ECONOMY SURVEY 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

• GDP to grow 7-7.5% in FY19; India to regain fastest growing major economy tag.
• GDP growth to be 6.75% in FY2017-18.
• Policy vigilance required next fiscal if high oil prices persist or stock prices correct sharply.
• Policy agenda for next year — support agriculture, privatise Air India, finish bank recapitalisation
• GST data shows 50% rise in number of indirect taxpayers.
• Tax collection by states, local governments significantly lower than those in other federal countries.
• Insolvency Code being actively used to resolve NPA woes.
• Retail inflation averaged 3.3% in 2017-18, lowest in last 6 fiscals.
• Urban migration leading to feminisation of farm sector.
• Swachh Bharat initiative improved sanitation coverage in rural areas from 39% in 2014 to 76% in January 2018.
• Suvey 2017-18 in Pink Colour to highlight gender issues.
• India needs $4.5 trillion by 2040 to develop Infrastructure Development.
• The Gross Value Added (GVA) at constant basic prices is expected to grow at the rate of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18 as compared to 6.6 per
cent in 2016-17. Similarly, Agriculture, industry and services sectors are expected to grow at the rate of 2.1 per cent, 4.4 per cent, and 8.3
per cent respectively in 2017-18.
• As on December 2017, there were 9.8 million unique GST registrants slightly more than the total Indirect Tax registrants under the old
system (where many taxpayers were registered under several taxes).
• The profile of new filers is interesting of their total turnover, Business-To-Consumer (B2C) transactions account for only 17 percent of the
total. The bulk of transactions are Business-To-Business (B2B) and exports, which account for 30-34 percent apiece.

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• Maharashtra, UP, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are the States with the greatest number of GST registrants. UP and West Bengal have
been large increases in the number of tax registrants compared to the old tax regime.
• On the subject of International Trade, Inter-State Trade and Economic Prosperity, the Survey points-out for the first time in India‘s history
that five States- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana account for 70% of India‘s exports.
• The Government has imposed stock holding limits on stockiest/dealers of sugar till April, 2018. The Government imposed 20% duty on
export of sugar for promoting availability and moderating price rise. Permitted import of 5 lakh tones of raw sugar at zero duty; subsequently,
import of additional 3 lakh tones was allowed at 25% duty.
• Rs.20,339crore approved for interest subvention in 2017-18 to meet various obligations arising from interest subvention being provided to
the farmers on short term crop loans, especially small and marginal farmers who are the major borrowers.
• India‘s urban population is projected to grow to about 600 million by 2031.
• During the period April-September 2017-18, growth in services exports and services imports were robust at 16.2 per cent and 17.4 per
cent respectively.
• To boost services exports, the Survey mentions that the Government in its mid-term Review of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, has
increased incentives under Services Exports from India Schemes (SEIS) by 2 per cent, leading to an additional annual incentive of Rs.1,140
crore which could help services exports including Hotel & Restaurant, Hospital, Educational services etc.
• Out of the 32 States and Union Territories (UTs), in 15 states and UTs, the Services Sector is the dominant sector, contributing more than
half of the Gross State Value Added (GSVA). Delhi and Chandigarh are at the top with over 80 per cent share, while Sikkim is at the bottom
with 31.7 per cent share. In terms of services GSVA growth, Bihar is at the top and Uttar Pradesh at the bottom with 14.5 per cent and 7.0 per
cent growth respectively in 2016-17.
• FDI equity inflows to the services sector grew by 15.0 percent during 2017-18 (April-October).
• The Services sector, with a share of 55.2 per cent in India‘s Gross Value Added (GVA), continued to be the key driver of India‘s economic
growth contributing almost 72.5 per cent of GVA growth in 2017-18.
• With the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) on 2nd October, 2014, the sanitation coverage in rural India has increased
substantially from 39 per cent in 2014 to 76 percent in January, 2018.
Superlatives of India
The longest Bridge Above Water Dhola–Sadiya Bridge or Bhupen Hazarika Setu (9.15 km.)
The largest animal Fair Sonpur (Bihar)
The largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The highest Dam Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
The largest Desert Thar (Rajastan)
The largest cave Temple Kailash Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra)
The largest Zoological Park Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres)
The largest Mosque Jama Masjid (Delhi)
The highest peak Kangchenjunga (8,586m)
The longest Tunnel Pir panjal tunnel
The largest Delta Sundarbans (W. Bengal)
The State with maximum forest area Madhya Pradesh (77,522 sq kms)
The longest Corridor Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)
The highest Waterfall Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka)
The longest Road Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)
The highest Gate way Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (U.P)
The longest River The Ganges (2525 km. long)
The largest museum Indian museum, Kolkata
The largest Dome Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (in Karnataka)
The Tallest Statue Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada, Andra (41 m)
The largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India
The Biggest Canti lever Bridge Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
The longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
The longest Railway platform Gorakhpur, UP
The Biggest Stadium Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkata (foot ball)
The most popular city Mumbai (Maharastra)
The Longest Passenger Train Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
The Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at palayer, Thrissur (Kerela)

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The longest National Highway N.H- 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) (3,745 km)

The State with longest Coast Line Gujarat
The Highest Lake Cholamu lake (north Sikim)
The largest Saline water Lake Sambhar lake, Rajasthan
The largest fresh water Lake wular Lake
The Largest Cave Amarnath (J & K)
The longest river of Southern India Godawari
The longest Dam Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
The highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra (Military) & Ashok Chakra (highest peace time
gallantry honour)
The highest Award Bharat Ratna
The biggest Church Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa)
The Southern Indian State with Longest Costal line Andhra Pradesh
The Longest Sea Beach Marina Beach (Chennai)
The Highest Road Road at Khardungla, (in Leh –Manali Sector)
The largest artificial Lake Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal)
The deepest River Valley Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
The largest River without Delta Narmada and Tapi
The biggest river Island Majuli Brahmputra river, (Assam)
The largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium
The Highest Airport Leh Airport (Ladakh)
The Largest state in area Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq.km)
The Smallest state in area Goa (3,702sq.km)
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7 Home Affairs Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Chandrapur, Maharashtra

8 Drinking Water & Sanitation Bijapur, Karnataka

10 Human Resources Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha Karakat, Bihar

11 Road Transport and Highways, Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya Palitana, Gujarat

12 Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju Arunachal West

16 Steel Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Raigarh, Chattisgarh

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

19 Heavy Industries Shri Babul Supriyo Asansol, West Bengal

21 Textiles Shri Ajay Tamta Almora, Uttarakhand

BANK AND THEIR HEADQUATERS, TAGLINES

Bank Name Headquarters Tagline CEO & MD

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

Hyderabad You can always bank on us.

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

Name Headquarters Tagline CEO & MD

Industrial Finance Corporation of India New Delhi - Malay Mukherjee

Foreign Investment Promotion Board New Delhi - Subhash Chandra Garg

Advertising Standards Council of India Mumbai, Maharashtra - Srinivasan K. Swamy (Chairman)

National Association of Software and New Delhi - Raman Roy (Chairman)

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

Associated Chambers of Commerce and New Delhi - Sandeep Jajodia

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

December 4: Navy Day. • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS RELATED TO SPORTS:

BOUNDARIES BETWEEN COUNTRIES:

Chennai | Trivandrum | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem |