STATICGK ArunachalPradesh

CapitalItanagar
AndhraPradesh
ChiefMinisterKalikhoPul
CapitalHyderabad
GovernorJpRajkhowa
ChiefMinisterChandrababuNaidu
GovernorESLNarasimhan
NationalPark
1.NamdaphaNationalPark
NationalPark
2.MoulingNationalPark
1.KasuBrahmanadaReddyNationalPark
2.MahavirHarinaVanasthaliNationalPark
TigerReserve
3.MrugavaniNationalPark PakhuiTigerReserve
WildlifeSanctuary
4.SriVekateswaraNationalPark
1.EaglenestWildlifeSanctuary
TigerReserve
2.LanjamadaguwsWS
NagarjunsagarSrisaila
FamousresearchInstitute
BirdSanctuary
1.NationalResearchCentreonYak,
1.Kaundinyabirdsanctuary
2.WestKameng
2.Nelapattubirdsanctuary
ImportantFestival
FamousresearchInstitute
1.Lossor,2.BooriBoot,
1.Centreformolecular&cellularbiology
3.Solung,4.Loku,
2.Nationalgeophysicsresearchinstitute
5.DreeFestival
3.Nationalinstituteofnutrition
Nuclearandspaceresearchinstitute
Assam Wildlife Sanctuary
1.Electroniccorporationsofindia
CapitalDispur Pobitora Wildlife Sancuary
2.Nuclearfuelcomplex
ChiefMinisterSarbanandaSonowal
DamsandRivers
GovernorPadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcha
1.NizamSagarDam,ManjiraRiver
NationalPark
2.SomasilaDam,PennarRiver
1.DibruSaikhowaNationalPark
3.PrakasamBarrage,KrishnaRiver
2.KazirangaNationalPark
4.DindiReservoir,KrishnaRiver
3.ManasNationalPark
5.TatipudiReservoir,GosthaniRiver
4.NameriNationalPark
6.SrisailamDam,KrishnaRiver
5.OrangNationalPark
7.GandipalemReservoir,ManneruRiver
8.RamagundamDam,Godavari TigerReserve
9.DummagudenDam,Godavari 1.Manas 2.Nameri
10.HimayatSagarReservoir,RiverMusi 3.Kaziranga4.Orang
11.ShriramSagarReservoir,GodavariRiver classicalandfolk
FolkDances 1.Bihu, 2.KhelGopal,
1.VeethiNatakam,2.Burrakatha, 3.Rashlila,4.TabalChongli
3.Lambadi, 4.Koya Festivals
ClassicaldancesKuchipudi 1.Bihu,
MajorPortsVishakapatnam 2.Ambubashimela
InternationalAirportBegumpetAirpport, 3.Brahmaputrabeachfestival
Hyderabad ImportantStadiums
SteelPlantsVizagSteelPlant Dr.BhupenHazarikaCricketStadiumCricket
 BIHAR 2.GangrelDamalsoknownasR.S.Sagar
CapitalPatna Dam(MahanadiRiver)
ChiefMinisterNitishKumar 3.HasdeoBangoDam(Hasdeoriver)
GovernorRamNathKovind 4.MurrumSilliDam(SillariRiveraTributaryof
NationalPark&BirdSantuary MahanadiRiver)
1.ValmikiNationalPark 5.TandulaDam(MahanadiRiver)
2.KanwarLakebirdSanctuary FolkDances
3.VikramshilaGangeticDolphinSanctuary 1.Karma 2.Goudi
TigerReservesValmiki 3.Tapali 4.Diwari
Powerstations Powerplants
1.BarauniThermalpowerstation 1.TopworthSteels&powerltd(600MW)
2.KantiThermalPowerstation(Muzaffarpur) 2.ThermalPowerltd(1320MW)
3.NTPCKahalgaonSuperThermalPower 3.Chhattisgarhpwerltd(1320MW)
Station(Bhagalpur) 4.BhilaiIron&SteelCentre
4.NTPCBarhSuperThermalPowerStation(Barh ImportantFestivals
nearPatna) 1.Dusshera, 2.MadaiFestival,
Dams 3.BhagoriyaFestival,4.KajariFestival,
IndrapuriBarrage 5.Hariyali, 6.Kora,
FolkDances 7.Navakhaniand 8.ChertaFestivals.
1.Bidesia,2.JataJatin ImportantStadiums
ImportantStadium ShaheedVeerNarayanSinghInternationalCricket
1.NalandaInternationalCricketStadium Stadium
2.PatliputraSportsComplex ImportantAirports
3.MoinulHaqStadium SwamiVivekanandaAirport
4.RajendraStadium GUJARAT
ImportantFestivals CapitalGandhinagar
1.ChatthPuja2.SamaChakeva ChiefMinisterAnandibenPatel
3.Ramnavami4.MakarSankranti GovernorOmPrakashKohli
5.Bihula NationalParks
1.BlackbuckNationalPark,
CHHATTISGARH 2.GirNationalPark,
CapitalRaipur 3.GulfofKutchMarineNationalPark.
ChiefMinisterRamanSingh BirdSanctuary
GovernorBalramjiDasTandon NalSarovarSanctuary

NationalPark Dams&Rivers
1.IndravatiNationalpark 1.SardarSarovarDam(NarmadaRiver), Ukai
2.KangerGhatiNationalPark Dam(Taptiriver),
3.(KangerValley)NationalPark 2.DharoiDam(BanasRiver),
3.KadanaDam(MahiRiver),
TigerReserve
4.DantiwadaDam(SabarmatiRiver)
1.Indravati2.UdantiSitanadi
Folkdances
Dams&Rivers
1.Garba
1.DudhawaDam(Mahanadiriver)
2.DandiyaRas
3.Tippani
MajorPorts HIMACHALPRADESH
1.KandlaPort CapitalShimla
2.MandraPort ChiefMinisterVirbhadraSingh
Internationalairport GovernorAcharyaDevVrat
SardarVallabhaiPatelInternationalAirport NationalPark
Powerplants 1.GreatHimalayanNationalPark
1.Kakraparatomicpowerstation 2.PinValleyNationalPark
2.UkaiThermalPowerPlant Dams&Rivers
3.MundraThermalPowerPlant 1.GobindSagar,ReservoirSutlejRiver
4.SikkaThermalPowerPlant 2.MaharanaPratapSagarReservoir
GujaratSolarPark 3.NathpaDamSutlejRiver
CharankaSolarPark 4.BhakraNangalDamSutlejRiver
ImportantFestivals 5.ChameraDamRaviRiver
1.KiteFestival, FolkDances
2.ModheraDanceFestival, 1.Kariyala,2.Bhagat,
3.KutchMahotsava 3.Raslhanld,4.HarnatraHaranorHarin
ImportantStadiums Festivals
SardarPatelStadiumCricket, 1.KulluDussehra,
ImportantMuseum 2.ShivratriFair(Mandi),
1.SwaminarayanMuseum 3.ShooliniMela(Solan),
2.GandhiSmarakSangrahalya 4.MinjarFair(Chamba),
3.SardarVallabhaiPatelNationalMemorial 5.ManiMaheshChhariYatra(Chamba),
ImportantTemple 6.Renukafair(Sirmaur),
SomnathTemple 7.LaviTradeFair(Rampur),
HARYANA Hydropowerprojects
CapitalChandigarh 1.BindwaHidelproject
ChiefMinisterManoharLalKhattar 2.Bassihydroelectricproject
GovernorKaptanSinghSolanki 3.AndhraHydelproject
NATIONALPARKS 4.NathpaJhakriproject
KalesarNationalpark ImportantStadiums
SultanpurNationalpark 1.HPCACricketstadium,
BIRDSANCTUARYSultanpurBirdSanctuary 2.DharmshalaIndhiraGandhistadium
Folkdances JHARKHAND
1.Swang,2.Naqqal CapitalRanchi
Festivals ChiefMinisterRaghubardas
LohriGangore GovernorDroupatiMurmu
NirjalaAkadshiBaisakhi NATIONALPARK
BasantPanchamiGuggapir 1.BetlaNationalPark2.DimnaNationalPark
IMPORTANTSTADIUMS 3.HazaribagNationalPark
BhimSinghStadium TIGERRESERVESPalamau
DronacharyaStadium DAMS&RIVERS
ShahSatnamJiStadium 1.MaithonDamBarakaRiver
ChaudharyBansiLalCricketStadium 2.ChandilDamSubarnarekhaRiver
3.PanchetDamDamodarRiver
FOLKDANCESKarma/Munda
FESTIVALS
1.Karma2.Sohrai3.Sarhul
IMPORTANTSTADIUMS
1.BirsaMundaAthleticsStadium
2.JSCAInternationalCricketstadium
KARNATAKA INTERNATIONALAIRPORT
CapitalBengaluru
ChiefMinisterSiddaramaiah
GovernorVajubhaiVala
NATIONALPARK
1.AnshiNationalPark
2.RajivGandhiNationalPark
3.BandipurNationalPark
4.BannerghattaNationalpark
5.KudremukhNationalpark
TIGERRESERVES
1.BandipurNationalpark
2.Bhadra
3.Nagarahole
4.DandeliAnshi(kali)
BIRDSANCTUARIES
1.Ghatprabhabirdsanctuary
2.Ranganthittubirdsanctuary
TalleststatueinindiaGomateswara
(Karnataka)
DAMS&RIVERS
1.TungabhadraDamTungabhadra&krishnariver
2.LinganamakkidamSharavathiRiver
3.KadradamkalinadiRiver
4.AlamattidamKrishnaRiver
5.Supadamkaliriver
6.KrishnaRajaSagaradamCauveryriver
7.HarangidamCauveryriver
8.GhataprabhareservoirGhataprabhariver
9.Manchanabeledam
10.NarayanpurdamKrishnaRiver
11.KodasallidamKaliriver
12.BasavaSagaradam
13.Hemavathireservoir
FOLKDANCES
1.Yakshagana,
2.DolluKunitha,
3.DoddataBayalata,
4.TalaMadlleorPrasang,
5.Radhna
FESTIVALS
1.GaneshChaturthi,2.Yugadi,
3.Karaga,4.HampiFestival,
5.Hoysala6.TulaSankramana,
7.RajvotsavaDay
HALairport
IMPORTANTSTADIUMS
1.M.ChinnaswamyCricketStadium
2.VisvesvarayafootballStadium
3.SreeKanteeravafootballStadium
KERALA
CapitalThiruvananthapuram
ChiefMinisterSri.Pinarayivijayan
GovernorJustice(Retd)P.Sathasivam
NATIONALPARK
1.EravikulamNationalPark
2.MathikettanSholaNationalPark
3.PeriyarNationalPark
TIGERRESERVES
1.Periyar
2.Parambikulam
BIRDSANCTUARY
KumarakomBirdSanctuary
DAMS&RIVER
1.BanasuraSagarDamChalakudyRiver
2.MalampuzhaDamMalampuzhaRiver
3.PeechiDamManaliRiver
4.IdukkiDamPeriyarRiver
5.KundalaDamParambikulamRiver
6.ParambikulamDamParambikulamRiver
7.WalayarDamWalayarRiver
8.MullaperiyarDamPennarRiver
9.NeyyarDamPennarRiver
FOLKDANCES
1.Kodiyattam,2.MargamKali,
3.ChavittuNadakam,4.Chakyarkoothu
CLASSICALDANCEKathakali
FESTIVALS
1.Onam,2.SabarimalaTempleFestival
3.ThrissurPoora4.Tiruvatira
5.ChandanakkudamBeemapalli
INTERNATIONALAIRPORT
CalicutInternationalAirport 1.MurlenNationalPark
IMPORTANTSTADIUMS 2.BlueMountainNationalPark
1.JawaharlalNehruStadium TigerReservesDampa
2.TrivandrumInternationalStadium Folkdances
3.EMSStadium 1.Khuallam 2.Cheraw
4.ChandrasekharanNairStadium 3.Sarlamkai/Solakia,4.Tlanglam,
MANIPUR 5.Zangtalam 6.MimKut
CapitalImphal 7.PawlKut, 8.ThalfavangKut
ChiefministerOkramIbobiSingh ImportantStadium
GovernorV.Shanmuganathan 1.RajivGandhiStadium
NationalPark 2.HawlaIndoorStadium
1.KeibulLamjaoNationalPark HighestMountainPeak
2.SirohiNationalPark Phawngpui(Saihadistrict)
ImportantLake
Loktaklake NAGALAND
ClassicalDanceManipuri CapitalKohima
Festivals ChiefMinisterTRZeliang
1.Yaooshang(DolJatra), GovernorPadmaBalaKrishnaAcharya
2.LaiHaraobaKang(RathJatra) NationalPark
festivalceleberatedbyHindus, NatangkiNationalpark
3.Chumpha, 4.Cheiraoba,5.GangNgai, FolkDance
6.KwakYatra(Dussehra)festival 1.FolkDanceofZeliang
ImportantStadium TribeinNagaland
KhumanLampakMainStadiumFootball 2.FolkDanceofZemis
TribeinNagalan
MEGHALAYA Festival
CapitalShillong 1.Moatsu,2.TsungremMong,
ChiefMinisterMukulSangma 3.Sekrenyi,4.Tuluni,
GovernorV.Shanmuganathan 5.Yemshe,6.HornbillBushu
Nationalpark HighestMountainPeak
1.BalphakramNationalPark MountIsoTenipu(Senapatidstrt)
2.NokrekNationalpark ODISHA
Folkdances CapitalBhubaneswar
1.KaShadSukMynsiem ChiefMinisterNaveenPatnaik
2.KaPomBlangNongkrem GovernorSCJamir
NationalPark Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
Importantfestivals
1.Behdienkhlam 1.BhitarkanikaNationalPark
2.Wangala 2.NandankananNationalPark
3.KaPomblangNongkrem 3.SimlipalNationalPark
MIZORAM TigerReservesSimlipalSatkosia
CapitalAizwal Birdsanctuary
ChiefMinisterLalThanhawala ChilkaLakeBirdSanctuary
GovernorLtGen(Retd)NirbhaySharma Dams&Rivers
NATIONALPARK 1.JalaputDamMachkundriver
2.BalimelaReservoirSileruriver 3.DesertFestival,4.ElephantFestival,
3.IndravatiDamIndravatiriver 5.MarwarFestival,6.MewarFestival
4.HirakudDamMahanadiRiver 7.GangaurMostspecialfestivalsofrajasthan
Importantlake 8.KiteFestivalcelebratedasMakarsakrantiby
ChilkaLake Rajasthanis.
Folkdances Importantlakes
1.PalaJtra, SambharLake
2.Daskathia,3.MayurbhanjChhau, ImportantStadiums
4.MangalRas,5.Sowang. 1.SawaiMansinghCricketStadium
2.BarkatullahKhanCricketStadium
ClassicaldanceOdissi
ImportantSolarPlants
Festivals
1.RajasthanSolarProject50MW
1.RathYatra 2.MakarSakranti
2.DhirubhaiAmbaniSolarPlant40MW
3.Mahastami 4.SriNrusinghaChatturdashi
NoteA4,000MWUltraMegaGreenSolar
5.SriGaneshChaturthi6.KartikaPurni
PowerProject(UMPP)isbeingbuiltnear
MajorIron&Steelplant
SambharLakeinRajasthan.UponCompletion,it
1.RourkelaSteelplant
wouldbeworld'slargestSolarPowerPlant
2.DaitariSteelplant,
3.TataSteelKalinganagar
UTTARPRADESH
ImportantStadiums CapitalLucknow
1.JawaharlalNehruIndoorStadium ChiefMinisterAkhileshYadav
2.CoastRailwayCricketStadium GovernorRamNaik
Ghatampur Power Station
RAJASTHAN NationalPark
CapitalJaipur DudhwaNationalpark
ChiefMinisterVasundraRaje TigerReserves
GovernorKalyanSingh 1.Amangarh(bufferofCorbettTR)
2.DudhwaPilibhit
NationalPark
Dams&Rivers
1.DarrahNationalPark
1.ParichhaDamBetwaRiver
2.DesertNationalPark
2.RihandDamRihandRiver&SonRiver
3.KeoladeoNationalPark
3.GovindBallabhPantSagarDamRihandRiver
4.MountAbuWildlifeSanctuary
FolkDances
5.RanthamboreNationalPark
1.Bhagat, 2.SangSwang,
6.SariskaNationalPark
3.Naqqual
Tigerreserves ClassicalDancesKathak
1.Ranthambore, 2.Sariska,
Festivals
3.MukandraHills
1.TajMahotsava2.GangaMahotsav
BirdSanctuary 3.RamBarat 4.KailashFair
BharatpurBirdSanctuary 5.BarabankiFair6.AhoyAshtami
FolkDances ImportantStadiums
1.Khyal, 2.Rasdhari, 1.NoidaSportsStadium
3.Rammat, 4.TurraKilangi, 2.EklavyaSportsStadium
5.Gauri, 6.Nautanki, 3.Dr.SampurnandaStadium
7.Ihamtra 4.DhyanChandAstroturfStadium
Festivals 5.Dr.AkhileshDasStadium
1.TeejFestival, 2.CamelFestival, 6.K.D.SinghBabuStadium

UTTARAKHAND
CapitalDehradun
ChiefMinisterHarishRawat
GovernorKrishanKantPaul
NationalPark
1.JimCorbettNationalPark,
2.GangotriNationalPark,
3.GovindPashuVihar,
4.NandaDeviNationalPark,
5.RajajiNationalPark
6.ValleysOfFlowersNationalPark
TigerReserves
RajajiTigerReserves
HighestlakeinIndia
DevatalLakeGadhwal
Dams&Rivers
1.TehridamBhagirathiRiver
2.DhauliGangaDamGangariver
Folkdances
1.BaradaNati,2.BhotiyaDance,
3.Chancheri,4.Chhapeli,
5.CholiyaDance,6.Jagars
7.Jhora,8.LangvirNritya,
9.PandavNritya10.Ramola,
11.ThaliJadda,Jhainta
Festivals
1.PhoolDei,2.Kandali,
3.Khatarua,4.NandaDevi
5.Janopunya,6.KumaonHoli
ImportantStadium
1.BHELStadiumCricket
Ranipur
2.RajivGandhiInternational
CricketStadiumDehradun
WESTBENGAL
CapitalKolkata
ChiefMinistersMamataBanerjee
GovernorKeshriNathTripathi
NationalPark
1.GorumaraNationalPark
2.NeoraValleyNationalPark
3.SingalilaNationalPark
4.SundarbansNationalPark
TigerReserves
1.BuxaTigerReserve
2.SundarbansTigerReserve
Nuclear&SpaceresearchCentres
SahaInstituteofNuclearPhysics
LargestZooinIndia
KolkataZoologicalgarden
LargestDeltaSundarbans
BiggestStadiuminIndia
YuvaBhartiStadiumKolkata
Dams&Rivers
1.DamodarValleyDamodarRiver,
2.FarakkaBarrageGangesRiver
3.DurgapurBarrageDamodarRiver
FolkDances
1.Chhau(Purulia),2.Ganthali
ClassicalGaudiyaNrityaisa
classicaldancesofwestbengal
Festivals
1.KalpataruUtsab2.BhaiPhonta,
3.Christmas4.KaliPuja/LakshmiPuja,
5.Dolyatra6.DurgaPuja
7.BengalilanguageDay21stFebruary
BengaliNewYear
ImportantStadiums
1.BarasatStadiumfootball
2.NetajiIndoorStadium
3.JadavpurStadiumfootball
4.MohammedanSportingGroundfootball
5.RabindraSarobarStadiumfootball
6.EdengardensCricket
InternationalAirport
NetajiSubashchnadraBoseInternationalAirport
UPCOMINGSPORTSVENUES
CRICKET
ICCODIWORLDCUP
2019England
2023India
ICCT20WORLDCUP
2016India(WinWestIndiesAgainstEngland)
2018YetTobeDecide
2020Australia
ASIACUP
2016Bangladesh(WinnerIndiaAgainst
Bangladesh)
2018India
OLYMPICSSUMMER
2016RioDeZaneiro,Brazil
RIO2016OlympicsIndianContingent
GoodWillAmbassdors
SachinTendulkarAbinavBindra,
SalmanKhanARRahman 2016Hangzhou,China
2020Tokyo,Japan
OLYMPICSWINTER
2018PyeongChang,SouthKorea
2022Beijing,China(FirstCityToHostBoth
Summer(2008)Olympics&Winter(2022)
Olympics)
FOOTBALL G7Summit
2018Russia
2022Qatar
HOCKEYWORLDCUP
2018(Men)Bhubaneswar,India
2018(Women)London,England
COMMONWEALTHGAMES
2018GoldCoast,Australia
2022Durban,SouthAfrica
SOUTHASIANGAMES
2016Guwhati&Shillong,India
2018Khatmandu,Nepal
ASIANGAMES
2018Jakarta,Indonesia
2022Hangzhou,China
IMPORTANTREVOLUTIONININDIA
GreenRevolutionFoodGrains
GreyRevolutionFertilizer
PinkRevolutionOnion
Production/Pharmaceuticals/PrawnProduction
RedRevolutionMeat&TomatoProduction
YellowRevolutionOilSeedsProduction
EvergreenRevolutionOveralldevelopmentof
Agriculture
BlackRevolutionPetroleumProduction
BlueRevolutionFishProduction
BrownRevolutionLeather/Nonconventional
/CocoaProduction
GoldenFiberRevolutionJuteProduction
GoldenRevolutionFruits/OverallHorticulture
development/HoneyProduction
RoundRevolutionPotato
SilverFiberRevolutionCotton
WhiteRevolutionMilk/DiaryProduction
UPCOMINGSUMMITS
G20SUMMIT
2017Germany
2018India
BRICSSUMMIT
2016Goa,India
SAARCSUMMIT
2016Islamabad,Pakistan
2016IseShima,Japan
G7ForiegnMinisterMeeting
Hiroshima,Japan
IMPORTANTDEFENCEEXERCISE
BETWEENINDIAANDWORLD
1.GarudaIndiaFrance
2.GarudaShaktiIndiaIndonesia
3.HandHandIndiaChina
4.IndraIndiaRussia
5.JimexIndiaJapan
6.MalbarUsIndia
7.ShadeNavalForcesofIndia,JapanandChina
8.SuryaKiranIndiaNepal
9.VarunaFranceIndia
10.SimbexIndianNavywithRepublicof
SingaporeNavy
11.IbsamarIndiawithBrazilandSouthAfrican
Navy
12.KonkanIndianNavyandRoyalNavyof
Britain
13.AusindexIndianandAustralianNavy
14.IndradhanushorRainbowIndiaUkAir
Exercise
15.NomadicElephantIndianArmyExercisewith
Mongolia
16.EkuverinIndiaMaldives
17.MitraShaktiIndiaSriLanka
18.NaseemAlBahrIndia
BankingAppsandSchemesNameofthe
Bank
1.BOUTIQUEFINANCINGSCHEMESBI
2.EFOREXSBI
3.EKYCSBI
4.FirsthomegrownINDEXCOMPOSITEINDEX
SBI
5.TwitterHandleaccountSBI
6.TABBANKINGFACILITYSBI
7.StateBankFreedomAppSBI
8.FedbookSelfieApp(Indiasfirstmobileappfor
bankaccountopening)federalbank
9.VideoconferencingIndusuld&federalbank
10.DigitalBankingPOCKETICICI
11.StudentTravelCardICICI
12.IMobileappforwindowsphoneICICI
13.MPesaICICI+Vodafone
14.BranchonWheelICICIBankinOdisha
15.TapandpayICICI
16.DigitalVillageProjectinAkodaraVillageof
GujaratICICI
17.Transparentcreditcardinassociationwith
AmericanExpressICICI
18.EMIONDEBITCARDICICI
19.KisancardAXISBank
20.AshaHomeloanAXISBank
22.AirtelmoneyAXISBANK+AIRTEL
23.ChillarHdfcBank
24.DDAHousingScheme2014HdfcBank
25.InstantMoneyTransferIMTBankofIndia 10)GatewayofIndiaMumbai
26.FacebookbasedFUNDStransferplatform
KayPayKotakMhdraBank
27.MWalletCanaraBank
28.MahaMillionaire,MahaLakhpatiBankof 14)CityofBuildingsKolkata
Maharashtra
FoodFestivalsAroundtheWorld
1.IvreaOrangeFestivalIvrea,Italy
2.AlbaWhiteTruffleFestivalAlba,Italy
3.MaslenitsaFestival(PancakeFestival)
Moscow,Russia(heldinFebruaryorMarch)
4.MelbourneFood&WineFestivalMelbourne,
Australia(heldinFebruaryMarch)
5.InternationalMangoFestivalNewDelhi,India
6.MaineLobsterFestivalHarborPark,Rockland,
Maine,USA(heldinJulyAugust)
7.SanFranciscoStreetFoodFestivalSan
Francisco,USA(heldinAugust)
8.MisturaFoodFestivalLima,Peru
(heldinSeptember)
9.OktoberfestMunich,Germany
10.BalticHerringFestivalHelsinki,Finland
11.ChinchillaMelonFestival(Watermelon)
Australia
12.MonkeyBuffetFestivalLopburiProvince,
Thailand(heldinNovember)
13.ChocolateFestivalLondon,UK
14.OnionEatingFestivalSpain
15.OrangeFestivalPoland
16.PancakeFestivalMoscow,Russia
17.PotatoFestivalSweden
18.TomatoFestivalSpain
19.VegetarianFestivalThailand
NICKNAMESOFSOMEPLACESANDRIVERS
1)GoldenCityAmristar
2)ManchesterofIndiaAhmedabad
3)CityofSevenIslandsMumbai
4)QueenofArabianSeaCochin
5)SpaceCityBangalore
6)GardenCityofIndiaBangalore
7)SiliconValleyofIndiaBangalore
8.)ElectronicCityofIndiaBangalore
9)PinkCityJaipur
11)TwinCityHyderabad,secunderabad
12)CityofFestivalsMadurai
13)DeccanQueenPune
15)DakshinGangaGodavari
16)OldGangaGodavari
17)EggBowlofAsiaAndhrapradesh
18)SoyaRegionMadhyaPradesh
19)ManchesteroftheSouthCoimbatore
20)CityofNawabsLucknow
21)VeniceoftheEastCochin
22)SorrowofBengalDamodarriver
23)SorrowofBiharKosiriver
24)BlueMountainsNilgiri
25)QueenoftheMountainsMussoorie
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ShenghaiStockExchange(China)Composite
Index
ShenzenStockExchange(China)Composite
Index
GermanStockExchangeDAX(Deutscher
AkteinIndex)
HongKongStockExchangeHangSeng
SGX(SingaporeExchange)STI
(StraitsTimesIndex)
LSE(LondonStockexchange)orUKstock
exchangeFootsieorFTSE100
(FinancialTimesandLondonStockExchange
FranceStockExchangeCAC40(Cotation
AssisteeenContinuo)
LAKESININDIA
NameoftheLakeLocation
1.KollerulakeAndhraPradesh
2.PulicatlakeTamilnaduandAndhraPradesh
3.HussainSagarHyderabad,AndhraPradesh
4.UlsoorlakeBangalore,Karnataka
5.SambharlakeRajasthan
6.PicholalakeUdaipurinRajasthan
7.DallakeSrinagarinJammuandKashmir
8.WularlakeBandiporeinJammuandKashmir
9.PangonglakeLadakhinJammuandKashmir
10.SurajkundFaridabadinHaryana
11.RudrasagarlakeWestTripura,Tripura
12.UdaipurisknownastheLakeCity.
portionofthelakeliesinTibet.
SOMEFACTSABOUTLAKES
1.DeepestlakeintheworldBaikal(freshwater)
inRussia
2.LargestfreshwaterlakeLakeSuperior,
betweenCanadaandtheUSA
3.LargestlakeintheworldCaspeanSea,
boundedbyIran,Russia,Kazhakistan,Azerbaijan
andTurkmenistan
4.SaltiestlakeintheworldDeadSeaboundedby
Israel,JordanandWestBank
5.LowestlakeintheworldDeadSeabetween
IsraelandJordan
6.LargestlakeinIndiaSambharlakeinRajasthan
7.LargestfreshwaterlakeinIndia
KollerulakeinAndhraPradesh
8.LargestcoastallagooninIndiaChilkalakein
Orissa
9.SriharikotaislandislocatedinPulicatlakein
AndhraPradesh
10.Countryknownaslandofthousandlakes
Finland
INDIASRANKINGINDIFFERENTINDEXES
1.2015GoodCountryindexIndiarank70
TopSweden
2.GlobalSlaveryIndexIndiarank4
TopNorthKorea
3.2016IMDsworldcompetitiveness
rankingsIndiarank41
TopHongKong
4.ewasteintheworldIndiarank5
(AssochamKPMG)
5.2016IndiasrankinTheEconomists
cronycapitalismindexIndiarank9
WorstRussia
6.2016WorldPressFreedomIndexIndiarank
133TopFinland
7.UNIDOreporttitledYearbookfor
largestmanufacturingcountrieslist
Indiarank6TopChina
8.2016UnitedNationsWorldHappinessIndex
Indiarank118TopDenmark
9.GlobalEnergyArchitecture
PerformanceIndexReport[WEF]India
rank90TopSwitzerland
10.RemittancesfromabroadIndiarank1$69
billion
11.2014listoftopdopingoffendersIndiaranks
3(total96violations)TopRussia(148)
12.DefencespendingIndiarank4
13.ExportingcounterfeitorpiratedgoodsIndia
rank5TopChina
14.2016GlobalConnectivityIndexIndiarank
44TopUSA
15.2015CorruptionPerceptionIndex
Indiarank76Denmarkleastcorrupt
16.2016USCCsIntellectualProperty
IndexIndiarank37TopUSA
17.2015HumanDevelopmentIndex
(UNDP)Indiarank130TopNorway
18.GlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex(GTCI)
IndexIndiarank89TopSwitzerland
SOMEFAMOUSCOMPANIESHQ
NAMEHEADQUATER
1.AirbusFrance(AircraftManufacturer)
2.PoscoSouthkorea(Steelcompany)
3.BoeingUSA(Aircraft)
4.FiatItaly(Automobiles)
5.NissanJapan(Automobiles)
6.ToytaJapan(Automobiles)
7.HondaJapan(Automobiles)
8.BMWGermany(Automobiles)
9.AudiGermany(Automobiles)
10.VolkswagonGermany(Automobiles)
11.HyundaiSouthkorea(Automobiles)
12.FordUSA(Automobiles)
13.SuzakiJapan(Automobiles)
14.RenaultFrance(Automobiles)
15.VolvoSweedon(Automobiles)
16.AshokaLeylandIndia
17.SamsungSouthkorea(Electronicsand
electrical)
18.HitachiJapan(ElectricalAppliances)
19.LGSouthKorea(Electronicsandelectrical)
20.WhirlpoolUSA(ElectricalAppliances)
21.EricssionSwedon(Telecom)
22.NokiaFinland(Telecom)
23.MotorolaUSA(Telecom)
24.VodaphoneUk,Britain(Telecom)
25.BarclaysBankUK(Finance)
26.DeutscheBankGermany(Finance)
27.GoldmanSachsUSA(Finance)
28.AccentureIreland(IT)
29.InfosysIndia(IT)
30.TCSIndia(IT)
31.WIPROIndia(IT)
32.AppleUSA(ElectronicAppliances)
33.GoogleUSA(ITServices)
34.YahooUSA(ITServices)
35.SonyJapan(ElectronicAppliances)
36.IntelUSA(Hardware)
CURRENTSUMMITS/EVENTSHELD
(NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)
NameoftheSummitLocation/Held
SUMMITSHELDNATIONALLY
1.ConferenceoftheNortheastRegion
CommonwealthParliamentary
AssociationTripura
2.FirstNationalLevelKhadiExhibitionSrinagar
3.4thMinisterialmeetingofSouthAsiaInitiative
toEndViolenceAgainstChildren
(SAIEVAC)NewDelhi.
4.Nationalconferenceon'Gaushalas'New
Delhi
5.InternationalVicharMahakumbhUjjainin
MadhyaPradesh
6.HeartofAsiaConferenceNewDelhi
7.MaritimeIndiaSummit2016Mumbai
8.NorthEastASEANBusinessSummitImphal
9.TheNationalSummitonFamilyPlanningNew
Delhi
10.NationalConferenceofWomen
LegislatorsNewDelhi
11.7thmeetingoftheGoverningBoardofthe
IndoGermanScienceandTechnology
CentreNewDelhi
12.8thBRICSSummitGoa
13.EighthInternationalSeminaronWheatand
WheatProductsPanaji,Goa
14.'GlobalExhibitiononServices'UP'sGreater
Noida
15.3rdAsiaMinisterialConferenceontheTiger
ConservationNewDelhi
16.RegionalConferenceofNorthEasternStates
onChildAdoptionShillong,Meghalaya.
17.SimhasthaKumbhMela2016Ujjain
18.1stRaisinaDialogueNewDelhi
19.WorldSufiForumNewDelhi
SUMMITSHELDINTERNATIONAL
1.ThefirsteverWorldHumanitarian
SummitIstanbul
2.155thbirthanniversaryofRabindranath
TagorehasbeenorganisedbyIndiaCairo,Egypt
3.FirstWorldConferenceonTourismfor
DevelopmentBeijing,China
4.26thWorldEconomicForumonAfricaKigali,
Rwanda
5.49thAnnualMeetingoftheADBFrankfurt
(Germany)
6.2016NuclearSecuritySummitWashington,
D.C.,USA
7.19thRoundofTalksbetweenIndiaandChina
onBoundaryIssueBeijing
8.The13thIslamicSummitConferenceIstanbul
9.SpecialmeetingoftheOrg.forEconomicCo
operationandDevelopment(OECD)inthewake
ofthe'PanamaPapers'leakParis
10.14thmeetingofForeignMinistersofRussia,
IndiaandChinaMoscow
11.G7ForeignMinistersMeetingHiroshima
12.13thmeetingofBroadbandCommissionfor
SustainableDevelopmentDubai,UnitedArab
Emirates(UAE)
13.9thInternationalAbilympicsFrance
14.13thIndiaEuropeanUnionSummit
Brussels,Belgium
15.60thSessionofCommissionontheStatusof
WomenNewYork
16.9thSessionofCommissiononNarcotic
DrugsAustriascapitalVienna
17.InternationalConferenceonZeroParis,
France
18.4thWorldCongressofBiosphere
ReservesLimainPeru
19.FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyhaslaunched
MakeinIndiaconferenceinSydney.
IMPORTANTNOTESONRBI
FunctionsChronology
1926HiltonandYoungCommission
1935RBIStartedApril1
1937RBIHeadQuartershiftedtoMumbaifrom
Kolkata
1947RBIOfficialNewspaper"NewsLetter
"started
1947RBIworkingasReserveBankofBurma
Until1947
1948RBIworkingasReserveBankofPakistan
Until1948
1949RBINationalizedUnderPublicOwnership
Act1948
1949BankingRegulationAct
RBIOffice
1.RBIhave4Localbodies,Mumbai,Kolkata,
ChennaiandNewDelhi.
2.NumberofGovernorsGovernor
(RaghuramRajan)+4Dy.Governors
(S.S.Mundra,R.Gandhi,H.R.KhanandUrjitPatel)
3.GovernorsandDy.Governorsappointedby
CentralGovernmentforaperiodofnotmore
than5years.
4.Eachlocalbodyconsists4membersand
appointedbyCentralfor4periodof4years.
5.NumberofRBIDepartments26
6.NumberofRegionalOffices29
7.CentralBoardofDirectorsconductatleast6
meetingsinafinancialyear.
8.RBIstaffcollegeChennai
9.TheCollegeofAgriculture(RBI)Pune
10.NationalInstituteofBankManagement
Pune
11.InstituteforDevelopmentandResearchin
BankingTechnologyHyderabad
 FUNCTIONSOFRBI pistol)
1.BankersofTheBanker.
2.BankerofTheGovernment.
3.ProvisionofAgricultureandIndustrialCredit.
4.ControlofCredit.
5.ClearingHouseFunctions.
6.CustodianofForeignReserves.
7.PromotionofAnEfficientFinancialSystem
ImportantGovernorsofRBI
1.FirstGovernorSirOsborneSmith
2.SecondGovernorJamesBraidTaylor
3.ThirdGovernorC.D.Deshmukh
(FirstIndianGovernor)
4.15thGovernorManmohanSingh
5.Presentand23rdGovernorRaghuramRajan
LISTOFINDIANATHLETESQUALIFIEDFOR2016
RIOOLYMPICS
Hockey
Men'sandwomen'steams
Gymnastics
1.DipaKarmakar(event:Artistic)Boxing
2.ShivaThapa(event:Bantamweight)
Wresting(Freestyle)
1.SandeepTomar(event:57kg)
2.YogeshwarDutt(65kg)
3.NarsinghPanchamYadav(74kg)
Wrestling(GrecoRoman)
HardeepSingh(86kg)
Shooting
1.AbhinavBindra(Event:10mairrifle),
2.KynanChenai(Trap),
3.MairajAhmadKhan(Skeet),
4.PrakashNanjappa(50mpistol),
5..GaganNarang(10mairrifle,50mrifleprone,
50mrifle3positions),
6.JituRai(10mairpistol,50mpistol),
7.ChainSingh(50mrifleprone,50m
rifle3positions),
8.GurpreetSingh&ManavjitSinghSandhu(10m
airpistol,25mrapidfirepistol),
9.ApurviChandela&AyonikaPaul
(10mairrifle),
10.HeenaSidhu(10mairpistol,25m
ArcheryWomen
1.DeepikaKumari,LaxmiRaniMajhi&RimiBiruily
(event:Individualandteam)
ArcheryMen
MangalSinghChampia(event:Individual)
Athletics(TrackEvents)
1.ThonakalGopi(event:Marathon),
2.SandeepKumar(50kmwalk),
3.KhetaRam,(marathon)
4.ManishSinghRawat(50kmwalk),
5.NitenderSinghRawat(Marathon),
6.BaljinderSingh,GurmeetSingh&Irfan
KolothumThodi(20kmwalk),
7.TintuLuka(800m)
8.LalitaBabar(3000msteeplechase),
9.KhushbirKaur(20kmwalk),
SapnaPunia,(20kmwalk),
10.KavitaRaut,SudhaSingh,OP
Jaisha&LalitaBabar(Marathon)
Athletics(Fieldevents)
1.VikasGowda(Event:Discusthrow),
2.InderjeetSingh&ManpreetKaur(Shotput)
Rowing
DattuBabanBhokanal(Event:SingleSculls)
TableTennis
1.SharathKamalAchanta&SoumyajitGhosh
(Event:Men'ssingles),
2.ManikaBatra&MoumaDas(Women'ssingles)
IMPORTANTPALACE/FORTININDIA
1.AgraFortformerroyalresidenceofthe
Moghul,Agra
2.AinaMahalroyalresidenceofrulerofKutch.
3.AmberPalace(AmberFort)formerroyal
residence,Jaipur
4.AmbaVilasPalaceMysore
5.BangalorePalaceBengaluru
6.BilaraPalaceRajasthan
7.BhutanHouseroyalresidenceoftheDorji
family,Kalimpong
8.CheluvambaVilasPalaceMysore
9.ChowmahallaPalace
10.CityPalace,JaipurSeatoftheMaharajaof
Jaipur
11.CityPalace,UdaipurSeatofthe
MaharanaofUdaipur
12.CandraMahal,Jaipur
13.ChittorgarhFort,Chittorgarh
LargestFortinIndia
14.CoochBeharPalaceformerroyalresidence,
CoochBehar
15.DelhiFortformerseatofthe
Moghul,Delhi
16.FalaknumaPalaceroyalresidence,
Hyderabad
17.FatehpurSikriformerroyalresidenceof
EmperorAkbar
18.GoharMahalformerroyalresidence,Bhopal
19.GorbandhPalace,Jaisalmer
20.GrandPalace,Srinagarformer
royalresidence,todayhotel,Srinagar
21.HawaMahal(PalaceofWinds)
formerroyalresidence,Jaipur
22.HazarduariPalaceformerroyal
residence,Murshidabad
23.HillPalace,Tripunithura,CochinformerRoyal
ResidenceofMaharajaofCochin,nowoneofthe
largestarchaeologicalmuseumsinIndia
24.JaganMohanPalaceMysore
25.JagMandirformerresidenceofShahJahan,
Udaipur
26.JagNiwas(LakePalace)formerroyal
residence,Udaipur
27.JaiMahalformerroyalresidence,today
hotel,Jaipur
28.JayaLakshmiVilasPalaceMysore
29.JaiVilasPalaceSeatoftheMaharajaof
Gwalior
30.JaisalmerFortSeatoftheMaharajaof
Jaisalmer
31.JhargramPalaceroyalresidence&heritage
hotel,Jhargram
32.KaranjiVilasPalaceMysore
33.KangraFortSeatoftheMaharajaofKangra
Lambagraon
34.Kathgolaformerestateofazamindar
(landowner),Murshidabad
35.KhasbaghPalacePalaceofthe
MaharajaofRampur
36.KingKothiPalacePalaceofVIINizam,Osman
AliKhan
37.KowdiarPalaceResidenceoftheTravancore
RoyalFamily
38.LalgarhPalaceformerroyalresidence,today
hotel,Bikaner
39.LaxmiVilasPalaceSeatoftheMaharajahof
Baroda
40.LaxmipuramPalace
41.LalithaMahalPalaceMysore
42.MarblePalace(Kolkata)formerresidenceof
RajaRajendraMullick,Kolkata
43.MattancherryPalace(DutchPalace),Cochin
formerRoyalResidenceofMaharajaof
Cochin,archeologicalmuseumatpresent.
44.NashipurRajbariformerroyal
residence,Murshidabad
45.NarainNiwasPalaceformer
royalresidence,todayhotel,Jaipur
46.NedumpuramPalace
47.NewPalaceSeatofMaharajaof
Kolhapur
48.PadmanabhapuramPalaceSeat
oftheMaharajaofTravancore
49.PragMahalroyalpalaceof
rulersofKutch
50.PuraniHaveliSeatoftheNizamof
Hyderabad
51.RajendravilasPalaceMysore
52.RajMahalPalaceformerroyal
residence,Jaipur(todayhotel)
53.RajbariSeatoftheMaharajaofCoochBehar
54.RambaghPalaceformerresidenceofthe
MaharajaofJaipur(todayhotel)
55.RashtrapatiBhavanSeatofthe
President,formerviceregalresidence,Delhi
56.RedFortseatofmanydynastiesofIndia
57.SamodePalaceformerroyalresidence,
todayhotel,Jaipur
58.ShaniwarWada,Puneroyalresidenceof
Peshwas
59.ShaukatMahalformerroyalresidence,
Bhopal
60.ThanjavurNayakThanjavur
 LISTOFINDIANMUSEUMS
oNationalChildrensMuseum::
NewDelhi
oNationalMuseum::Kolkata
oTippuSulthanMuseum::
Sreerangapatnam
oPrinceofWalesMuseum::Mumbai
oNationalGandhiMuseum::NewDelhi
oBirlaIndustrial&Technological
Museum::Kolkata
oCalicoTextileMuseum::Ahmedabad
oArcheologicalMuseum::NewDelhi
oVictoriaJubileeMuseum::Vijayawada,AP
oVisakhaMuseum::Visakhapatnam,AP
oGovernmentMuseumandArt
Gallery::Chandigarh
oVisvesarayyaIndustrialAnd
TechnologicalMuseum::Bangalore
oIndianAirForceMuseum::NewDelhi
oBirlaPlanetorium::Kolkata
oNethajiMuseum::Kolkata
oNationalGalleryofModernArt
::NewDelhi
oSalarjungMuseum::Hyderabad
oNehruMuseum::NewDelhi
oVictoriaMemorialHall::Kolkata
oRailTransportMuseum::NewDelhi
oSreeChithraArtGallery::Thiruvananthapuram
oNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory
::NewDelhi
oIndianMuseum::Kolkata
oIndianWarMemorialMuseum::
NewDelhi
oDograArtMuseum::Jammu
oWayanadHeritageMuseum::
Ambalavayal,Kerala
oKeralaSoilMuseum::Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala
oArchaeologicalMuseum::Kerala
oSardarVallabhaiPatelPolice
Museum::Kollam,Kerala
oTripuraStateMuseum::Agartala,Tripura
oRashtriyaDalitPrernaSthaland
GreenGarden::Noida
oSarnathMuseum::UttarPradesh
oForestResearchInstitute::Dehradun
oDarshanMuseum::Pune,Maharashtra
oIndianInstituteforResearchin
NumismaticStudies::Nashik,Maharashtra
oShreeChhatrapatiShahuMuseum
::Kolhapur,Maharashtra
oRegionalMuseumofNatural
History::Bhubaneswar,Odisha
oNationalInstituteofSports::Patiala,Punjab
oCentralSikhMuseum::Amritsar
oGandhiMemorialMuseum::Madurai,Tamil
Nadu
oGassForestMuseum::Coimbatore
oGovernmentMuseum::TamilNadu
oShankarsInternationalDolls
Museum::NewDelhi
oGoaStateMuseum::Panaji
oGandhiSmarakSangrahalaya
::Ahmedabad
oSardarVallabhbhaiPatelNational
Memorial::Ahmedabad
oSwaminarayanMuseum::Ahmedabad
oAPStateArchaeologyMuseum::
Hyderabad
oNizamMuseum::Hyderabad
FIRSTININDIA(FEMALE)
PrimeMinisterIndiraGandhi
Woman(IndiaandWorld)whocrossedEnglish
ChannelthroughSwimmingArtiShah
GovernorSarojiniNaidu(U.P.)
I.P.S.KiranBedi
PresidentofNationalCongressAnneBesant
ChairmanoftheUnionPublicService
CommissionRoseWilliamBaithu
WinnerofNobelPrizeMotherTeresa(for
peace)
AwardeeofMissWorldReetaFarhia
AwardeeofMissUniverseSushmitaSen
MayerTaraCharian(Madras1957)
MinisterinCentralCabinetRajkumariAmrit
Kaur
ChiefMinisterSuchetaKriplani
ParliamentrianRadhabaiSubbarayan(1938)
JudgeofSupremeCourtJusticeMeeraSahaib
FatimaBibi
ChiefJusticeofHighCourtJusticeLeelaSeth
(HimachalPradesh)
SessionJudgeoftheCountingAnnaChandi
(Kerala)
Mountaineerwhoclimbed(Conquered)theMt.
EverestBacchendriPal
AwardeeofNormanBarlogPrizeDr.Amrita
Patil
LiteraturewhowasawardedtheSahitya
AkademiawardAmritaPritam(1956)
HonouredwithBharatRatnaIndiraGandhi
AwardeeofLeninpeaceawardArunaAsafAli
AwardeeofJananpithPurshkarAshaPurna
Devi(1976)
WomanwhoreachedAntarcticaMahel
Musa(1977)
WomanwhoreachedtheNorthPolePritisu
Gupta(1993)
WomanwhotravelledAllroundthe
worldUjjawalaPatil(1988)byBoat
ChiefEngineerP.K.TresiaNaguli
PilotFlyingOfficerSushmaMukhopaddhyaya
AirLinesPilotCapt.DurgaBanerjee
CommanderofBoeing737PlaneCapt.
SaudaminiDeshmukh
ParatrooperofIndianAirForceGeetaGhosh
I.A.S.AunaGeorgeMalhotra
FirsttelevisionnewsbroadcasterPratimaPuri
ParticipatedinmusticprogrammeofU.N.O.
M.S.Subbuluxmi(1966)
WomanparticipatedinOlympicgamesMeri
LilaRow(1952)
WomanwhowonthemedalinOlympicgames
Malleshwari(weightliftingSydney)
WomanwhowontheGoldMedalinAsian
gamesKamaljeetSidhu(1970,400metre)
WomanwhowonthemedalinCommonwealth
gamesAnilGhiyaandKawalThakurSingh
(womanDoublesBadminton,1978)
MedalwinnerinInternationalAthletic
ChampionshipAnjuB.George(2003Paris)
GrandmasterwinnerinChessBhagiyaSri
Thispey(1988)
OnehundredwickettakerinInternational
CricketIndulgi(1986)
AwardeeofArjunPurskarN.Lamsden
(Hockey,1961)
Womanwhomadehattrickinfootball
YoulandadeSuza(1978)
AwardeeofAshokChakraNeerjaBhanot
(Posthumously)
AwardeeofSenaMedalVimlaDevi(1988)
DegreeofgraduationKadambniGanguly
(Bose)andChandramukhi
Bose(KolkataUniversity,1883)
AwardeeofB.E.degreeEllaMajumdar
(1951)
M.B.B.S.DegreeawardeeVidhumutiBoseand
VirginiaMitter(KolkataMedicalCollege)
FirstSurgeonDr.PremaMukherjee
DeputyGovernorofReserveBankK.J.Udesi
(2003)
ChairmanofNABARDRanjanaKumar
D.I.G.(Police)KanchanChaudhry
Bhattacharya
LieutenantGeneralPunitaArora
ChairmanofIndianAirlinesShushmaChawla
BarristerCornoniaSorabji(AllahabadHigh
Court1923)
AdvocateReginaGuha
AmbassadorVijayalaxmiPandit(U.S.S.R.
1947)
WomanwhocrossedoverGibralterStraitby
SwimmingAratiPradhan
WorldRecordinPowerliftingSumitaLaha
(1989)
Representedthenationinallthreegames
(Cricket,HockeyandBasketball)ShrinKhushro
Kiyasa
FirstCommercialtestPilotoftheworldCapt.
SurunDarsiandCapt.RoseLopar
PilotofIndianAirForceHaritaDaoel
TwicescaledtheMt.EverestSantoshYadav
RamonMagsaysayPrizeawardeeKiranBedi
HeroinawardedDadaSahaibPhalkePrize
DevikaRaniRorik
YoungestwomanwhoscaledtheMt.Everest
twiceDeckyDolma
ScientistwhowasawardedShantiSwarup
BhatnagarawardAshimaChatterjee
ForeignSecretaryChokilaAyyar
FirstChiefSecretaryoftheCountryNirmla
Buch
FirstSpacetravellerKalpanaChawla
JointDirectorofC.B.I.ArchanaSunder
Lingam
WinnerofMurtiDeviPrizePratibhaRai
WomanContestedthePresidentialelection
Capt.LaxmiSahgal
AirViceMarshalandAirMarshalinIndianAir
ForceP.Bondyopaddhyay
NonmilitaryPoliceAdvisorinU.N.O.Kiran
Bedi
RevenueSecretaryVinitaRai
RefereeinBoxingRajiaSabnam
FirstwomanofIndianoriginwhostayedforthe
longesttimeinspaceSunitaWilliam
FIRSTININDIA(MALE) 22.ThefirstSpeakeroftheLokSabhaGanesh
1.Thefirstbatsmantoscorethreetestcenturyin
threesuccessivetestsondebutMohd.
Azharuddin
2.Thefirstbatsmantoscoredoublecenturyin
OneDayInternationalcricketmatchSachin
Tendulkar
3.ThefirstmantohaveclimbedMountEverest
twiceNawangGombu
4.ThefirstPresidentofIndianRepublic
Dr.RajendraPrasad
5.ThefirstPrimeMinisteroffreeIndia
Pt.JawaharlalNehru
6.ThefirstIndiantowinNobelPrize
RabindranathTagore
7.ThefirstpresidentofIndianNational
CongressW.C.Banerjee
8.ThefirstMuslimPresidentofIndianNational
CongressBadruddinTayyabji
9.ThefirstMuslimPresidentofIndiaDr.Zakir
Hussain
10.ThefirstBritishGovernorGeneralofIndia
LordWilliamBentinck
11.ThefirstBritishViceroyofIndiaLord
Canning
12.ThefirstGovernorGeneraloffreeIndia
LordMountbatten
13.ThefirstandthelastIndianGovernerGeneral
offreeIndiaC.Rajgopalachari
14.Thefirstmanwhointroduceprintingpressin
IndiaJamesHicky
15.ThefirstIndiantojointheI.C.S
SatendranathTagore
16.ThefirstIndianmaninspaceRakesh
Sharma
17.ThefirstPrimeMinisterofIndiawhoresigned
withoutcompletingthefulltermMorarjiDesai
18.ThefirstIndianCommanderinChiefofIndia
GeneralCariappa
19.ThefirstCheifofArmyStaffGen.Maharaj
RajendraSinghji
20.ThefirstIndianmemberoftheViceroy's
executivecouncilS.P.Sinha
21.ThefirstpersontoreceiveGyanpithaward
SriShankarKurup
VasudevMavalankar
23.ThefirstChiefElectionCommissioner
SukumarSen
24.ThefirstpersontoreceiveMagsaysayAward
AchryaVinobaBhave
25.ThefirstVicePresidentofIndia
Dr.Radhakrishnan
26.ThefirstEducationMinisterAbulKalam
Azad
27.ThefirstHomeMinisterofIndiaSardar
VallabhaBhaiPatel
28.ThefirstIndianAirChiefMarshal
S.Mukharji
29.ThefirstpersonofIndianorigintoreceive
NobelPrizeinMedicineHargovindKhurana
30.ThefirstChinesetravellertovisitIndia
Fahein
31.ThefirstpersontoreceiveStalinPrize
SaifuddinKitchlu
32.Thefirstpersontoresignfromthecentral
cabinateShyamaPrasadMukharji
33.ThefirstforeignertoreceiveBharatRatna
KhanAbdulGaffarKhan
34.ThefirstIndianNavalChiefViceAdmiral
R.D.Katari
35.ThefirstjudgeofInternationalCourtof
JusticeDr.NagendraSingh
36.ThefirstpersontoreceiveParamveerChakra
MajorSomnathSharma
37.ThefirstpersontoreachMt.Everestwithout
oxygenSherpaAngaDorjee
38.ThefirstPresidentofIndiawhodiedwhilein
officeDr.ZakirHussain
39.ThefirstPrimeMinisterofIndiawhodidnot
facetheParliamentCharanSingh
40.ThefirstFieldMarshalofIndia
S.H.F.Manekshaw
41.ThefirstIndiantogetNobelPrizeinPhysics
C.V.Raman
42.ThefirstIndiantoreceiveBharatRatna
awardDr.Radhakrishnan
43.ThefirstIndiantocrossEnglishChannel
MihirSen
44.ThefirstpersontoreceiveNobelPrizein
EconomicsAmartyaSen
45.ThefirstChiefJusticeofSupremeCourt
JusticeHiralalJ.Kania
SomeImportantFactsaboutIndia
1.Smalleststate(Area)=Goa
2.Smalleststate(population)=Sikkim
3.MostliterateunionTerritory=Lakshadweep
4.SmallestUnionTerritory=Lakshadweep
5.Biggesthotel=OberoiSheraton(Mumbai)
6.Highestaward(civilian)=BharatRatna
7.HighestGallantryaward=Paramvirchakra
8.Mostliteratestate=kerala
9.FastestTrain=Shatabdiexpress
10.LeastpopulatedunionTerritory
=Lakshadweep
11.Mostpopulatedcity=Mumbai
12.Busiestbridge=Howra(Calcutta)
ImportantInstitutes&Location
IndianTextileInstituteKanpur
NationalAeronauticalLaboratoryBangalore
NationalDairyResearchInstituteKarnal
(Haryana)
NationalEnvironmentEngineeringResearch
InstituteNagpur(Maharashtra)
NationalInstituteofOceanographyPanaji
(Goa)
AllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciencesNew
Delhi
NationalInstituteofCommunicableDiseases
Delhi
CentralBuildingResearchInstituteRoorkee
(UP)
CentralDrugResearchInstituteLucknow(UP)
CentralFoodTechnologicalResearchInstitute
Mysore(Karnataka)
FamousIndianTemples
1.AkshardhamTempleDelhi
2.AmarnathTempleJammu&Kashmir
3.BadrinathTempleUttarakhand
4.BirlaMandirJaipur
5.BrihadeeswararTempleTamilNadu
6.DwarkadhishTempleDwarkacity(Gujarat)
7.GoldenTempleAmritsar,Punjab
8.GomateshwaraTempleKarnataka
9.IskconTempleMathura,UttarPradesh
10.KamakhyaTempleAssam
11.KanchipuramTemplesKanchipuram(Tamil
Nadu)
12.KashiVishwanathTempleVaranasi(Uttar
Pradesh)
13.KhajurahoTempleMadhyaPradesh
14.KonarkSunTempleOdisha
15.LaxminarayanTempleDelhi
16.LingarajaTempleOrissa
17.LordJagannathTemplePuri(Orissa)
18.MahabodhiTempleBodhGaya,Bihar
19.MarkandeshwarTempleHaryana
20.MeenakshiTempleMadurai,TamilNadu
21.Ramanathaswamy(Rameshwaram)Temple
TamilNadu
22.RanakpurTempleRajasthan
23.SabrimalaTempleKerala
24.SanchiStupaRaisendistrict,MadhyaPradesh
25.ShirdiSaiBabaTempleMaharashtra
26.ShriDigambarJainLalMandirDelhi
27.SiddhivinayakTempleMaharashtra
28.SomnathtempleGujarat
29.SreePadmanabhaswamyTempleKerala
30.SrisailamTempleAndhraPradesh
31.SukresvaratempleAssam
32.TheKonarkSunTemplePuridistrict,Odisha
33.TirumalaVenkateshwaratempleTirumala
(AndhraPradesh)
34.TirupathiTempleAndhraPradesh
35.VaishnoDeviMataKatra,Jammuand
Kashmir
BRIDGES OldandNewNamesofCities
BridgesRiver/LakeLocation
1.HowrahBridgeHooglyKolkata
2.PambanBridgePalkStraitRameshwaram,
Tamilnadu
3.MahatmaGandhiSetuGangesPatna,
Bihar
4.NehruSetuSonDehrionSone,Bihar
5.LakshmanaJhulaGangesRishikesh,
Uttarakhand
6.VembianadRailwayBridgeVembanadLake
Kochi,Kerala
7.VivekanandaSetuHooglyKolkata
8.VidyasagarSetuHooglyKolkata
StatuesStatuesLocation
1.StatueofGomateswaraShravanabelagola,
Karnataka
2.StatueofUgraNarasimhaHampi,Karnataka
3.StatueofTrimurtiElephantaCaves,Mumbai
4.StatueofThiruvalluvarKanyaKumari,
Tamilnadu
5.StatueofKannagiMarinaBeach,Chennai
6.Ta.llestStatueofMahatmaGandhiGandhi
Maidan,Patna
ImportantIndustrialTownsofIndia
SmallandMediumScaleIndustries
City/TownStateWellKnownfor
1.AdoniAndhraPradeshCottonTextile
2.AligarhUttarPradeshLocks
3.AnandGujaratDairy
4.FirozabadUttarPradeshGlass
5.KanpurUttarPradeshLeather
6.LudhianaPunjabBicycleparts,sewing
machines,hosiery.
7.JalandharPunjabSportsgoods
8.MoradabadUttarPradeshBrassworks
9.MysoreKarnatakaSilk
10.SuratGujaratDiamonds,textiles
11.SivakasiTamilnaduFireworks,matches
12.NepanagarMadhyaPradeshNewsprint
NewNameOldName
1.ChennaiMadras
2.KolkataCalcutta
3.MumbaiBombay
4.VadodaraBaroda
5.KozhikodeCalicut
6.KochiCochin
7.VaranasiBenares
8.ThoothukudiTuticorin
9.KanyaKumariCapeComorin
10.KalaburagiGulbarga
11.BelagaviBelgaum
ModernNameAncientName
12.AllahabadPrayag
13.PeshawarPurushapura
14.PatnaPatliputra
15.HyderabadBhagyanagar
FirstintheWorldMen
1.FirstmaninspaceYuriGagarinUSSR
2.FirstpersonofAfricandescentinspace
ArnaldoTamayoMndezCuba
3.FirstmantoreachtheNorthPoleRobert
PearyUSA
4.FirstmantoscaleMtEverestEdmundHillary
NewZealand
5.FirstmantoreachtheSouthPoleRoald
AmundsenNorway
6.FirstmantolandonthemoonNeil
ArmstrongUSA
7.FirstSecretaryGeneraloftheUnited
NationsTrygveLieNorway
FirstintheWorldWomen
1.FirstwomaninspaceValentinaTereshkova
USSR
2.FirstwomantocrosstheAtlanticinasolo
flightAmeliaEarhartUSA
3.FirstwomantoscaleMtEverestJunkoTabei
Japan
4.FirstwomantowinanOlympicgold
CharlotteCooperEngland
5.FirstwomanPrimeMinisterintheworld
SirimavoBandaranaikeSriLanka
6.FirstAmericanwomaninspaceSallyRide
USA
ListofImportantOfficeHolders,
BankCEOandMDsNameinIndia
CONSTITUTIONALOFFICES
1.PresidentofIndiaPranabMukherjee
2.VicePresidentofIndia/ChairmanoftheRajya
SabhaMohammadHamidAnsari
3.ChiefJusticeofIndiaT.S.Thaku
POLITICALOFFICIAL
1.PrimeMinisterofIndiaNarendra
DamodardasModi
2.SpeakeroftheLokSabhaSumitraMahajan
3.MinisterofDefenceManoharParrikar
4.MinisterofExternalAffairsSushmaSwaraj
5.MinisterofFinance,Information&
Broadcasting,CorporateAffairsArunJaitley
6.MinisterofHomeAffairsRajnathSingh
7.MinisterofAgricultureRadhaMohanSingh
8.MinisterofHumanResourceDevelopment
SmritiZubinIrani
9.MinisterofRailwaysSureshPrabhu
10.MinisterofLawandJusticeD.V.Sadananda
Gowda
11.MinisterofRoad&TransportministerNitin
JairamGadkari
12.MinisterofMinorityAffairsDr.Najma
A.Heptulla
13.MinisterofWaterresourcesUmaBharati
14.MinisterofMicro,smallandmedium
enterprisesKalrajMishra
15.MinisterofWomen&child
developmentMenekaGandhi
16.MinisterofHealth&familywelfareJagat
PrakashNadda
17.MinisterofFoodprocessing
industriesHarsimratKaurBadal
18.MinisterofMinesandsteelNarendraSingh
Tomar
19.MinisterofRural/panchayatraj/drinking
waterandsaniationChaudharyBirenderSingh
20.MinisterofTribalaffairsJualOram
21.MinisterofUrbanDevelopment/housingand
urbanpovertyalleviation/Parliamentary
affairsM.VenkaiahNaidu
22.MinisterofConsumeraffairs,FoodandPublic
DistributionRamvilasPaswan
23.MinisterofScience&technology,Earth
scienceDr.HarshVardhan
24.MinisterofSocialjusticeand
empowermentThawarChandGehlot
25.MinisterofChemicalsandfertilizersAnanth
Kumar
26.MinisterofCommunicationsandinformation
technologyRaviShankarPrasad
27.MinisterofCivilaviationAshokGajapathi
Raju
28.MinisterofHeavyIndustriesandPublic
EnterprisesAnantGeete
HEADSOFGOVT.APEXWING
1.ChiefElectionCommissionerofIndiaSyed
NasimAhmadZaidi
2.Chairperson,NationalHumanRights
CommissionH.L.Dattu
3.ChiefCommissioner,CentralInformation
CommissionVijaiSharma
4.Chairman,NationalCommissionfor
MinoritiesShriNaseemAhmad
5.Chairman,NationalCommissionforSCP.
L.Punia
6.Chairman,NationalCommissionfor
STRameshwarOraon
7.Chairperson,NationalCommissionfor
WomenLalithaKumaramangalam
8.Chairman,AtomicEnergyCommission
Dr.SekharBasu
9.Chairman,ISROASKiranKumar
10.Chairman,UnionPublicService
CommissionDeepakGupta
11.Chairman,NationalKnowledge
CommissionSamPitroda
12.Chairman,UniversityGrantsCommissionVed
Prakash
13.Chairman,CentralWaterCommissionof
IndiaAshwinB.Pandya
14.SpaceApplicationsCenter,
Administrator(Director)TapanMisra
HEADSOFFINANCIALBODIES
1.GovernorofReserveBankofIndiaRaghuram IntelligenceLt.GenKGKrishna
Rajan
2.Chairman,14thFinanceCommissionofIndia
Y.VenugopalReddy
3.Chairman,SecuritiesandExchangeBoardof
India(SEBI)UpendraKumarSinha
4.Chairman,InsuranceRegulatoryand
DevelopmentAuthorityofIndiaT.S.Vijayan
5.Chairman,7thPayCommissionAshokKumar
Mathur
6.Chairman,SIDBIKshatrapatiShiaji
BUREAUCRATS
1.CabinetSecretaryofIndiaPradeepKumar
Sinha
2.NationalSecurityAdviserAjitKumarDoval
3.SecretaryGeneraloftheRajya
SabhaShumsherK.Sheriff
4.SecretaryGeneraloftheLokSabhaAnoop
Mishra
5.AttorneyGeneralofIndiaMukulRohatgi
6.ComptrollerandAuditorGeneralof
IndiaShashiKantSharma
7.SolicitorGeneralofIndiaRanjitKumar
8.PrincipalScientificAdviserR.Chidambaram
9.PermanentRepresentativeofIndiatothe
UnitedNationsAsokeKumarMukerji
10.Chairman,RailwayBoardAKMittal
11.ForeignSecretarySubrahmanyamJaishankar
12.UnionHomeSecretaryRajivMehrishi
13.FinanceSecretaryAshokLavasa
DEFENCE&SECURITY
1.ChiefofArmyStaffGeneralDalbirSingh
Suhag
2.ChiefofAirStaffAirChiefMarshalArupRaha
3.ChiefofNavalStaffSunilLanba
4.ChiefofIntegratedDefenceStaffAirMarshal
PPReddy
5.DirectorGeneral,BorderSecurityForce
K.K.Sharma
6.DirectorGeneral,CentralReservePoliceForce
K.DurgaPrasad
7.DirectorGeneral,CentralIndustrialSecurity
ForceSurenderSingh
8.DirectorGeneralofMilitary
9.Director,CentralBureauofInvestigationAnil
KumarSinha
10.Director,IntelligenceBureauDineshwar
Sharma
11.DirectorGeneral,NationalInvestigation
AgencySharadKumar
12.Secretary(Research)RajinderKhanna
13.Member(InvestigationCBDT)AtuleshJindal
14.DirectorGeneralofITBPKrishnaChaudhary
CEO&MDOFBANKS
1.StateBankofIndiaSmtArundhati
Bhattacharya
NationalisedBanks:
2.AllahabadBankRakeshSethi
3.AndhraBankSureshNPatel
4.BankofBarodaP.S.Jayakumar
5.BankofIndiaMelwynORego
6.BankofMaharashtraSushilMuhnot
7.BharatiyaMahilaBankS.M.Swathi(ED)
8.CanaraBankRakeshSharma
9.CentralBankofIndiaRajeevRishi
10.CorporationBankJKGarg
11.DenaBankAshwaniKumar
12.IDBIBankLtdKishorePirajiKharat
13.IndianBankMaheshKumarJain
14.IndianOverseasBankR.Koteeswaram
15.OrientalBankofCommerceAnimesh
Chauhan
16.PunjabAndSindBankJatinderBirSingh
17.PunjabNationalBankUsha
Ananthasubramanian
18.SyndicateBankArunShrivastava
19.UCOBankRKTakkar
20.UnionBankofIndiaArunTiwari
21.UnitedBankofIndiaPSrinivas
22.VijayaBankKishoreKumarSansi
PRIVATEBANKS
23.AxisBankSmt.ShikhaSharma
24.CatholicSyrianBankAnandKrishnamurthy
25.CityUnionBankDr.N.Kamakodi
26.DevelopmentCreditBankMuraliM.Natrajan
27.DhanalakshmiBankG.Sreeram
28.FederalBankShyamSrinivasan
29.HDFCBankAdityaPuri
30.ICICIBankSmtChandaKochar
31.IndusIndBankRomeshSobti
32.INGVysyaBankShailendraBhandari
33.Jammu&KashmirBankMushtaqAhmad
34.KarnatakaBankPolaliJayaramaBhat
35.KarurVysyaBankK.Venkataraman
36.KotakMahindraBankUdayKotak
37.LakshmiVilasBankParthasarathi
Mukherjee
38.NainitalBankMr.MukeshSharma
39.RatnakarBankVishwavirAhuja
40.SouthIndianBankV.G.Mathew
41.TamilnadMercantileBankH.S.Upendra
Kamath
42.YesBanksLtdRanaKapoor
FIRSTRECIPIENTSOFVARIOUSAWARDS
BharatRatna
1stIndiantobeawardedtheBharatRatna
CRajagopalachari
1stBharatRatnaAwardeetobecomethe
PresidentofIndiaDr.S.Radhakrishnan
1stpersontobeawardedtheBharatRatna
posthumouslyLalBahadurShastri
1stScientisttobeawardedtheBharatRatna
CVRaman
1standonlyIndustrialisttobeawardedthe
BharatRatnaJRDTata
1stwomantobeawardedtheBharatRatna
Mrs.IndiraGandhi
1stsportspersontobeawardedtheBharat
RatnaSachinTendulkar
LiteraryAwards
1stIndiantobeawardedtheNobelprizein
literatureRabindranathTagore
1strecipientofBhartiyaJnanpithaward
GSankaraKurup
1strecipientofSahityaAkademiAwardfor
EnglishRKNarayan
1stpersontoreceiveNobelprizeforEnglish
literatureRudyardKipling
1stIndiantoreceivetheBookerprize(British
citizen)SalmanRushdie
1stIndianwoman(andalsofirstIndiancitizen)
toreceivetheBookerprizeArundhatiRoy
1stIndiantoreceivethePulitzerprize
(Reportingcategory)GobindBehariLal
SportsAwards
1strecipientofRajivGandhiKhelRatnaAward
ViswanathanAnand
1stwomanrecipientofRajivGandhiKhelRatna
AwardKarnamMalleshwari
1strecipientofDhyanchandLifetime
AchievementAwardAparnaGhosh
1stcricketplayertobeawardedtheArjuna
AwardSalimDurrani
1stIndianrecipientofInternationalCricket
Council'sSirGarfieldSobersTrophyRahul
Dravid
AWARDSINSCIENCEFIELD
1stIndianscientisttobeawardedtheNobel
prizeCVRaman
1stpersontoreceiveNobelprizeforPhysics
WilliamKRoentgen
1stwomantoreceivetheNobelprize
MadameCurie(1903)
GallantryAwards
1stwinnerofParamVirChakra
MajorSomnathSharma
1standonlyAirForcepersontoreceivethe
ParamVirChakraFlyingOfficerNirmaljit
Shekhon
1stwomantoreceivetheAshokaChakra
NeerjaBhanot(1987)
FOREIGNAWARDS
1stIndiantobeawardedtheNoshanI
PakistanMorarjeeDesai
1stIndiantobeawardedMagsaysayAward
VinobaBhave
FILMAWARDS
1stwinnerofDadasahebPhalkeAwardDevika
Rani
1stwinnerofFilmfarebestactorawardDilip
Kumar
1stwinnerofFilmfarebestactressaward
MeenaKumari
1stHindifilmtowintheNationalfilmAward
MirzaGhalib(1954)
1stfilmtowintheBestFilmAcademy
Award(Oscar)Wings(192728)
OTHERAWARDS
1strecipientofJawaharlalNehruAwardfor
InternationalUnderstandingUThant(1965)
1strecipientofIndiraGandhiPrizeforPeace,
DisarmamentandDevelopment
ParliamentariansforGlobalAction(1986)
1strecipientofIndiraGandhiAwardfor
InternationalJusticeandHarmony
YasserArafat(1992)
1strecipientofOutstandingParliamentarian
AwardShriChandrashekhar(1995)
1strecipientofGandhiPeacePrize(Govtof
IndiaAward)JuliusNyerere(1995)
1strecipientofWorldFoodPrizeinstitutedBy
NormanBorlaug(FatherofGreenRevolution)
MSSwaminathan(FatherofGreenRevolutionin
India),1987
1strecipientofCommunalHarmonyAward
(Individual)AsgharAliEngineer,1997
1strecipientofCommunalHarmony
Award(Organisation)QuamiEktaTrust,1997
1strecipientofTagoreAwardforCultural
HarmonyPt.RaviShankar,2012
1stAsianrecipientofHooverMedal(America's
prestigiousawardforoutstandingextracareer
servicesbyengineerstohumanity)APJAbdul
Kalam,2008
1strecipientofVKKrishnaMenonAward
(institutedbyLondonbasedVKKrishnaMenon
Foundation) FormerCJIKGBalakrishnan
LISTOFAWARDSANDTHEIRFIELDSIN
INDIA
1.GrammyMusic
2.TansenAwardMusic
3.MagsaysayAwardPublicService,
Leadership,Journalism,Literatureandcreative
artsandinternationalunderstanding
4.ManBookerprize:AuthorsofNovels
5.PulitzerJournalismandLiterature
6.BowelayAgriculture
7.RightLivelihoodAward:Fieldof
environmentandsocialjustics
8.KalingaScience
9.DhanwantriMedicalscience
10.BhatnagarScience
11.NobelprizePeace,Literature,Economics,
Physics,Chemistry,Medicalscience
12.ShauryaChakraCivilianorMilitary
Personnel
13.AshokChakra:Civilians
14.ParamVirChakraMilitary
15.AbelMaths
16.KalidasSammanClassicalMusic,
ClassicalDanceandArts
17.VyasSammanLiterature
18.MerlinMagic
19.BharatratnaArt,Science,Publicservices,
Sports
20.BhartiyaJnanpeethAward:Literary
21.SahityaAkademiAward:Literary
22.DhanvantriAward:MedicalSciences
23.R.D.BirlaAward:Medicalsciences
24.LeninPeacePrize:PeaceandFriendship
25.JulietCurieAward:Peace
26.SahityaAkademiAwardBooksinIndian
LanguagesandEbnglish
27.ShantiSwarupBhatnagarAwardScienceand
Technology
28.SangeetNatakAkademiAwardMusic,dance
andDrama
29.LalitKalaAkademiAwardArt
SPORTSAWARDS writtenintheEnglishlanguage,andpublishedin
30.RajivGandhiKhelRatna:Players
31.DronacharyaAward:Sportscoaches
32.DhyanChandSports
33.EkalavyaAwardSports
34.KolankaCupEkalavyaAwardSports
35.ArjunaAward:Sport
36.MaharajaRanjitSinghEkalavyaAward
Sports
FILMAWARDS philosophyandculture.
37.OscarFilm
38.DadasahibphalkeFilm
39.BAFTAAwardsTelevision,Films,Video
GamesandAnimation
40.AsianetFilmAwards
41.NandiAwards
42.cinemaAwards
43.VijayAwards
44.SIIMAAwards
45.SunKudumbamAwards
46.SanthoshamAwards
47.ScreenAwards
1.BharatRatnaItisthehighestcivilianaward
oftheIndia.Theawardwasgivenforoutstanding
achievementsinthearts,literature,scienceand
publicservicesbutthegovernmentexpandedthe
criteriatoincludeanyfieldofhuman
endeavourThenumberofannualawardsis
restrictedtoamaximumofthreeina
particularyear.
2.PadmaAwardsPadmaVibhushan,Padma
BhushanandPadmaShriawardsarefor
exceptionalanddistinguishedserviceinanyfield
includingservicerenderedbyGovtservants.
3.GallantryAwardsParamVirChakra
(PVC),AshokChakra,ShauryaChakraaregivenfor
appreciatingthebraveandgallant.
4.NobelPrizeTheNobelPrizeiswidely
regardedasthemostprestigiousawardavailable
inthefieldsofliterature,medicine,physics,
chemistry,peace,andeconomics.
5.BookerPrizeLiterature
Itisanannualawardforthebestoriginalnovel,
theUKliteraryaward.
6.VyasSammanLiterature
VyasSammanisawardedannuallybythe
K.K.BirlaFoundationinrecognitionoftheHindi
literaryworkpublishedinpast10years.
7.MoortiDeviAwardLiterature
TheMoortideviAwardisanannualliteraryaward
inIndiapresentedbytheBharatiyaJnanpith
organizationforaworkwhichemphasizesIndian
8.SaraswatiSammanLiterature
Theawardwasinstitutedin1991bytheK.K.Birla
Foundation.Itisanannualawardgivenfor
outstandingproseorpoetryliteraryworksinany
22Indianlanguages.
9.JnanpithawardLiterature
Theawardwasinstitutedin1961anditisItis
presentedbytheBharatiyaJnanpith,atrust
foundedbytheSahuJainfamily,thepublishersof
thenewspaperTheTimesofIndia.Itisan
annualawardgivenforoutstandingproseor
poetryliteraryworksinany22Indianlanguages.
10.BihariPuraskarLiterature
BihariPuraskarisaliteraryawardinstitutedbyK.
K.BirlaFoundation.Theawardisnamedafterthe
famousHindipoetBihariandisawardedtoan
outstandingworkpublishedinHindior
RajasthanibyaRajasthaniwriter.
11.TheOscar/AcademyAwardsFilms
ThisisanannualAmericanawardsceremony
honoringcinematicachievementsinthefilm
industry.
12.DadasahebPhalkeAwardCinema/Films
TheDadasahebPhalkeAwardisIndiashighest
awardincinema.Itispresentedannuallyatthe
NationalFilmAwardsceremonybythe
DirectorateofFilmFestivals,anorganisationset
upbytheMinistryofInformationand
Broadcasting.
13.ArjunaAwardoutstandingperformance
fromthesportspersonsinsportsandgames.
TheGovernmenthasmodifiedtheformatof
ArjunaAwardveryrecentlyandaspertherevised
schematicguidelinesasportspersonmusthave
verygoodconsistentperformances
fortheprevious3yearsattheinternationallevel
tobeconsideredaseligiblefortheAward.
14.DronacharyaAwardEminentcoachesof
anyparticularsport
Theawardisnamedaftertheveryfamous
archerycoach,mentionedintheepicofIndia
knownastheMahabharata.Thisveryawardis
notrelatedwiththesportspersonswhoarestill
playinginthefield;insteadthisisrelatedtothose
eminentcoachesofanyparticularsport.
15.DhyanChandAwardTheawardthatis
giventotheveteransportspersonsofIndiafor
theirlifetimeachievementintheirrespective
fieldofsportisnamedastheDhyanChandAward
forLifeTimeAchievementinSportsandGames.
16.RajivGandhiKhelRatnaAwardTheRajiv
GandhiKhelRatnaisthehighesthonour
bestowedtoasportspersonforhis/her
achievementsinIndia.
17.StirlingPrizeArchitecture
TheRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitectsStirling
PrizeisaBritishprizeforexcellencein
architecture.
18.AgaKhanAwardArchitecture
TheAgaKhanAwardforArchitecture(AKAA)isan
architecturalprizeestablishedbyAgaKhanIVin
1977.Itaimstoidentifyandreward
architecturalconceptsthatsuccessfullyaddress
theneedsandaspirationsofIslamicsocietiesin
thefieldsofcontemporarydesign,socialhousing,
communitydevelopmentandimprovement.
19.PritzkerPrizeArchitecture
ThePritzkerArchitecturePrizeisawarded
annuallytohonoralivingarchitect.
20.ShantiSwarupBhatnagarPrizeScience&
Technology
TheShantiSwarupBhatnagarPrizeforScience
andTechnology(SSB)isascienceawardinIndian
givenannuallybytheCouncilofScientificand
IndustrialResearch(CSIR)fornotableand
outstandingresearch,appliedorfundamental,in
biology,chemistry,environmentalscience,
engineering,mathematics,medicineandPhysics.
21.KalingaPrizeScience
TheKalingaPrizeforthePopularizationof
ScienceisanawardgivenbyUNESCOfor
exceptionalskillinpresentingscientificideasto
laypeople.
22.GrammyAwardMusic
AGrammyAward,orGrammy,isanaccoladeby
theNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsand
SciencesoftheUnitedStatestorecognize
outstandingachievementinthemusicindustry.
23.AbelPrizeMathematics
TheAbelPrizeisaninternationalprizeawarded
annuallybytheGovernmentofNorwaytooneor
moreoutstandingmathematicians.
24.InternationalGandhiPeacePrizeThis
awardisgiventoindividualsandinstitutionsfor
theircontributionstowardssocial,economicand
politicalrevolutionthroughnonviolenceand
Gandhianphilosophy.TheawardcarriesRs.10
millionincash.
25.LalBahadurShastriNationalAwardThisis
forExcellenceinPublicAdministration,Academics
andManagement.
26.GreenStarAwardsTheGreenStarAwards
recognizethosewhohavemadeextraordinary
effortstorespondtoenvironmentaldisasters
aroundtheworld.
27.MagsaysayAwardPublicService,
Leadership,Journalism,Literature,creativearts
andinternationalunderstanding.
28.PulitzerPrizeThePulitzerPrizeisanaward
forachievementsinnewspaperandonline
journalism,literature,andmusicalcompositionin
theUnitedStates.
29.SahityaAkademiAwardBooksinIndian
LanguagesandEnglish.
30.ManthanAwardItisaninitiativeinIndiato
recognizethebestpracticesineContentand
Creativity.
31.FiFiAwardsTheFiFiAwardshonorthe
fragranceindustryscreativeachievements.
32.SangeetNatakAkademiAwardMusic,
danceandDrama.
33.BAFTAAwardsTelevision,Films,Video
GamesandAnimation.
CONSTITUENCYOFREASSIGNEDCABINET
MINISTERSOFINDIA
****NameoftheCabinetMinisterMinistry
Constituency****
1)NarendraModi
1.PrimeMinister,Personnel,
2.PublicGrievancesandPensions,
3.DepartmentofAtomicEnergy
4.DepartmentofSpace,
5.Allimportantpolicyissuesandallother
portfoliosnotallocatedtoanyMinister
Vadodara(Gujarat)&Banaras(UP)
2)RajnathSinghHomeAffairs
Lucknow(UttarPradesh)
3)ArunJaitleyFinanceandCorporate
AffairsRajyaSabha(Gujarat)
4)SushmaSwarajExternalAffairs,
OverseasIndianAffairsVidisha
(MadhyaPradesh)
5)NitinGadkariRoadTransportand
Highways;ShippingNagpur
(Maharashtra)
6)VenkaiahNaiduUrbanDevelopment
andHousing;UrbanPovertyAlleviation;
InformationandBroadcasting
RajyaSabha(Karnataka)
7)ManoharParrikarDefencePanaji(Goa)
8)SureshPrabhuRailwaysRajapur
(Maharashtra)
9)JagatPrakashNaddaHealthand
FamilyWelfareBilaspur(Himachal
Pradesh)
10)D.V.SadanandaGowdaStatisticsand
ProgrammeImplementation
BangaloreNorth(Karnataka)
11)RamVilasPaswanConsumer
Affairs,FoodandPublicDistribution
Hajipur(Bihar)
12)KalrajMishraMicro,SmallandMedium
EnterprisesDeoria(Uttar
Pradesh)
13)ChaudharyBirenderSinghSteelUchana
Kalan(Haryana)
14)ManekaSanjayGandhiWomenandChild
DevelopmentPilibhit(Uttar
Pradesh)
15)AnanthKumarChemicalsand
fertilizers;ParliamentaryAffairs
BangaloreSouth(Karnataka)
16)RaviShankarPrasadLawand
Justice;ElectronicsandInformation
TechnologyRajyaSabha(Bihar)
17)AshokGajapathiRajuPusapatiCivil
AviationVizianagaram
(AndhraPradesh)
18)AnanthGeeteHeavyIndustriesandPublic
EnterprisesRaigad
(Maharashtra)
19)HarsimratKaurBadalFood
ProcessingIndustriesBathinda
(Punjab)
20)NarendraSinghTomarRural
Development;PanchayatiRaj;Drinking
WaterandSanitationGwalior
(MadhyaPradesh)
21)JualOramTribalAffairsSundargarh
(Odisha)
22)ThawarChandGehlotSocialJustice&
EmpowermentRajyasabha
(MadhyaPradesh)
23)SmritiIraniTextilesRajyaSabha(Gujarat)
24)UmaBhartiWaterresources,
RiverDevelopmentandGanga
RejuvenationJhansi(UttarPradesh)
25)NajmaHeptullahMinorityAffairs
RajyaSabha(MadhyaPradesh)
26)RadhaMohanSinghAgricultureand
FarmersWelfarePurvi
Champaran(Bihar)
27)HarshVardhanScienceand
technology,EarthSciencesChandani
Chowk(Delhi)
28)PrakashJavadekarHuman
ResourceDevelopmentRajyaSabha
(MadhyaPradesh)
Central Banks Names of Different
Countries
Country name Central Bank
Afghanistan Bank of Afghanistan
Albania Bank of Albania
AlgeriaBank of Algeria
Argentina Central Bank of Argentina
Armenia Central Bank of Armenia
Aruba Central Bank of Aruba
Australia Reserve Bank of Australia
Austria Austrian National Bank
Azerbaijan National Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas Central Bank of The Bahamas
Bahrain Central Bank of Bahrain
Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank
Belarus National Bank of the Republic of
Belarus
Belgium National Bank of Belgium
Belize Central Bank of Belize
Benin Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Bermuda Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bhutan Royal Monetary Authority of
Bhutan
Bolivia Central Bank of Bolivia
Bosnia Central Bank of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana Bank of Botswana
Brazil Central Bank of Brazil
Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank Burkina
Faso Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Cambodia National Bank of Cambodia
Cameroon Bank of Central African States
Canada Bank of Canada Banque du Canada
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Monetary
Authority Central African
Republic Bank of Central African States
Chad Bank of Central African States
Chile Central Bank of Chile
China The People's Bank of China
Colombia Bank of the Republic
Comoros Central Bank of Comoros
CongoBank of Central African States
Costa Rica Central Bank of Costa Rica
Cte d'Ivoire Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Croatia Croatian National Bank
Cuba Central Bank of Cuba
Cyprus Central Bank of Cyprus
Czech RepublicCzech National Bank
Denmark National Bank of Denmark
Dominican RepublicCentral Bank of the
Dominican Republic
East Caribbean areaEastern Caribbean
Central Bank
Ecuador Central Bank of Ecuador
Egypt Central Bank of Egypt
El Salvador Central Reserve Bank of El
Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Bank of Central African
States
Estonia Bank of Estonia
Ethiopia National Bank of Ethiopia
European Union European Central Bank
Fiji Reserve Bank of Fiji
Finland Bank of Finland
France Bank of France
Gabon Bank of Central African States
The Gambia Central Bank of The Gambia
Georgia National Bank of Georgia
GermanyDeutsche Bundesbank
Ghana Bank of Ghana
Greece Bank of Greece
GuatemalaBank of Guatemala
Guinea BissauCentral Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Guyana Bank of Guyana
Haiti Central Bank of Haiti
Honduras Central Bank of Honduras
Hong Kong Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hungary Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Iceland Central Bank of Iceland
India Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
Iran The Central Bank of the Islamic
Republic of Iran
Iraq Central Bank of Iraq
Ireland Central Bank and Financial
Services Authority of Ireland
Israel Bank of Israel
Italy Bank of Italy
Jamaica Bank of Jamaica
Japan Bank of Japan
Jordan Central Bank of Jordan
Kazakhstan National Bank of Kazakhstan
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Korea Bank of Korea
Kuwait Central Bank of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan National Bank of the Kyrgyz
Republic
Latvia Bank of Latvia
Lebanon Central Bank of Lebanon
Lesotho Central Bank of Lesotho
Libya Central Bank of Libya
Lithuania Bank of Lithuania
Luxembourg Central Bank of Luxembourg
Macao Monetary Authority of Macao
Macedonia National Bank of the Republic of
Macedonia
Madagascar Central Bank of Madagascar
Malaysia Central Bank of Malaysia
Malawi Reserve Bank of Malawi
Mali Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Malta Central Bank of Malta
Mauritius Bank of Mauritius
Mexico Bank of Mexico
Moldova National Bank of Moldova
Mongolia Bank of Mongolia
Morocco Bank of Morocco
Mozambique Bank of Mozambique
Namibia Bank of Namibia
Nepal Central Bank of Nepal
Netherlands Netherlands Bank
Netherlands Antilles Bank of the Netherlands
Antilles
New Zealand Reserve Bank of New Zealand
NicaraguaCentral Bank of Nicaragua
Niger Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Nigeria Central Bank of Nigeria
Norway Central Bank of Norway
Oman Central Bank of Oman
Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan
Papua New Guinea Bank of Papua New
Guinea
Paraguay Central Bank of Paraguay
Peru Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Philippines Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland National Bank of Poland
Portugal Bank of Portugal
Qatar Qatar Central Bank
Romania National Bank of Romania
Russia Central Bank of Russia
Rwanda National Bank of Rwanda
San Marino Central Bank of the Republic of
San Marino
Samoa Central Bank of Samoa
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
Senegal Central Bank of West African States
(BCEAO)
Serbia National Bank of Serbia
Seychelles Central Bank of Seychelles
Sierra Leone Bank of Sierra Leone
Singapore Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovakia National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia Bank of Slovenia
Solomon Islands Central Bank of Solomon
Islands
South Africa South African Reserve Bank
Spain Bank of Spain
Sri Lanka Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Sudan Bank of Sudan
Surinam Central Bank of Suriname
Swaziland The Central Bank of Swaziland
Sweden Sveriges Riksbank
Switzerland Swiss National Bank
Tajikistan National Bank of the Republic of
Tajikistan
Tanzania Bank of Tanzania
Thailand Bank of Thailand
Togo Central Bank of West African
States (BCEAO)
Tonga National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Trinidad and TobagoCentral Bank of Trinidad
and Tobago
Tunisia Central Bank of Tunisia
Turkey Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Uganda Bank of Uganda
Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab EmiratesCentral Bank of United
Arab Emirates
United Kingdom Bank of England
United States Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Washington) Federal
Reserve Bank of New York
Uruguay Central Bank of Uruguay
Vanuatu Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela
Yemen Central Bank of Yemen
Zambia Bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
PARLIAMENTNAMEOFFAMOUS
COUNTRIES
Country Parliament
Afghanistan Shora
Albania Peoples Assembly
Algeria National Peoples Assembly
Andorra General Council
Angola National Peoples Assembly
Argentina National Congress
Australia Federal Parliament
Austria National Assembly
Azerbaijan Melli Majlis
Bahamas General Assembly
Bahrain Consultative Council
Bangladesh Jatia Parliament
Belize National Assembly
Bhutan Tsogdu
Bolivia National Congress
Botswana National Assembly
Brazil National Congress
Britain Parliment (House Of Commons And
House Of Lords)
Brunei National Assembly
Bulgaria Narodno Subranie
Cambodia National Assembly
Canada Parliament
China National Peoples Assembly
Colombia Congress
Comoros Legislative Council And
Senate
Costa Rice Legislative Council And
Senate
Crotia Sabor
Cuba National Assembly Of Peoples Power
Denmark Folketing
East Timor Constituent Assembly
Ecuador National Congress
Egypt Peoples Assembly
El Salvador Legislative Assembly
Ethiopia Federal Council And
House Of Representative
Fiji Islands Senate & House Of
Representative
Finland Eduskusta (Parliament)
France National Assembly
Germany Bundestag (Lower House)
& Bundesrat (Upper House)
Great Britain Parliament
Greece Chamber Of Deputies
Guyana National Assembly
Hungary National Assembly
Iceland Althing
India Sansad
Indonesia Peoples Consultative
Assembly
Iran Majlis
Iraq National Assembly
Ireland Oireachtas
Israel The Knesset
Italy Chamber Of Deputies And
Senate
Japan Diet
Jordan National Assembly
Korea(North) Supreme Peoples
Assembly
Korea(South) National Assembly
Kuwait National Assembly
Labanon National Assembly
LaosPeoples Supreme Assembly
Lativa Saeima
Lesotho National Assembly And
Senate
Libya General Peoples Congress
Lithuania Seimas
Luxembourg Chamber Of Deputies
Madagascar National Peoples
Assembly
Magnolia Khural Malaysia Majilis
Maldives Majilis
Mongolia Great Peoples Khural
Montenegro Federal Assembly
Mozambique Peoples Assembly
Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal Rashtriya Panchayat
Netherlands States General (Staten-
General)
New Zealand Parliament (House Of
Representative)
Norway Storting Oman Monarchy
Pakistan National Assembly & Senate
Paraguay Senate & Chamber Of Deputies
Philippines The Congress
Poland Sejm
Romania Great National Assembly
Russia Duma & Federal Council
Saudi Arabia Majlis Al Shura
South Africa Parliament
Spain Crotes
Taiwan Yuan
Turkey Grand National Assembly
Uruguay Genral Assembly
USA Congress
Uzbekistan Oliy Majlis
Vietnam National Assembly
Zambia National Assembly
Zimbabwe Parliament
OFFICIAL BOOKS OF MAJOR COUNTRIES
Official Book Country
Blue Book Report by the British
Government
Green Book Government of Italy
and Iran (Persia)
Grey Book Japanese and
Belgium Government
Orange Book Government of the
Netherlands
White Book Official publication of
Germany, Portugal and China
White Paper(Shwet Patrika)
Issued by theGovernment of India
Yellow Book Issued by the
Government of France
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