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NCERT Book Economics Class XI
NCERT Book Economics Class XI
NCERT Book Economics Class XI
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Dear readers,
This static GK Tornado is a complete docket of important news and events. The static GK Tornado is important and
relevant for all competitive exams like SBI (PO), BOB, Dena Bank, and UPSC Exams.
Assam
Bihar
Chhatisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary Kutch Desert WLS
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Mitiyala WLS
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch Porbandar Lake WLS
Bansda National Park Rampara Vidi WLS
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Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
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Nagaland
Intanki National Park Puliebadze WLS
Fakim WLS Rangapahar WLS
Odisha
Similipal National Park Chilika (Nalaban) WLS
Bhitarkanika National Park Hadgarh WLS
Badrama WLS Khalasuni WLS
Baisipalli WLS Satkosia Gorge WLS
Punjab
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4. Jnanpith award(Literature): The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya
Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an
annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi
literary work published in past 10 years.
6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The
award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi
or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.
7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith
organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture.
8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language,
and published in the UK literary award
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Cinema/Films: It is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at
the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting.
10. Arjuna Award: Outstanding performance from the sportspersons in sports and games.
The Government has modified the format of Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised schematic
guidelines a sportsperson must have very good consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the
international level to be considered as eligible for the Award.
11. Dronacharya Award:(Eminent coaches of any particular sport): The award is named after the very famous
archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with
the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any
particular sport.
12. Dhyan Chand Award: The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime
achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement
in Sports and Games.
13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a
sportsperson for his/her achievements in India.
14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (For Science & Technology)The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science
and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.
15. Kalinga Prize (Science): The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for
exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people.
16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature,
and musical composition in the United States.
17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one
or more outstanding mathematicians.
18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the
United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.
19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for
excellence in architecture.
20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize
established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully
address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing,
community development and improvement.
21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living
architect.
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Stadiums in Australia
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide
Bundaberg Rum Stadium - Cairns
Telstra Dome - Melbourne
Manuka Oval - Canberra
Marrara Cricket Ground - Darwin
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne
Sydney Cricket Ground - Sydney
W.A.C.A. Ground - Perth
Stadiums in Bangladesh
Bangabandhu National Stadium - Dhaka
Chittagong Stadium - Chittagong
Stadiums in England
Edgbaston - Birmingham
Headingley - Leeds
Lord's - London
Old Trafford - Manchester
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Stadiums in Pakistan
Arbab Niaz Stadium - Peshawar
Ayub National Stadium - Quetta
Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore
Stadiums in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo Athletic Club - Bulawayo
Harare Sports Club - Harare
Kwekwe Sports Club - Kwekwe
Queens Sports Club - Bulawayo
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Sports Terminology
Badminton Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.
Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.
Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.
Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.
Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.
Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.
Cricket LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, Follow on, Googly,
Gulley, Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket
Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.
Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick,
Stopper
Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.
Hockey Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Under
cutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
Horse Racing Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Lawn Tennis Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.
Rifle Shooting Bull's eyes.
Swimming Stroke.
Countries:
Country Capital Currency President Prime Minister
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Mohammad Ashraf
Ghani
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January
February
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April
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29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day
May
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June
First Sunday in
August International Friendship Day
06 Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
08 Aug World Senior Citizen Day
Nagasaki Day, International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People, Quit India
09 Aug Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
13 Aug International Left Handers Day
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23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
30 Aug International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances
September
02 Sep World Coconut Day
05 Sep National Teachers Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
07 Sep World Forgiveness Day
September 8 World Literacy Day
10 Sep Worl Anti- Suicide Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineers Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
20 Sep RPF Foundation day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimers Day
22 Sep World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
23 Sep International Day of the Deaf
26 Sep World Contraception Day,
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
29 Sep World Heart Day
October
1st Monday of
October World Habitat Day
01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of NonViolence
03 Oct World Nature Day
04 Oct World Animal Day
05 Oct World Teachers Day
06 Oct World Wildlife Day
08 Oct Indian Air Force Day
09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day
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November
25 Nov International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
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December
02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
04 Dec Indian Navy Day
05 Dec International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
09 Dec The International AntiCorruption Day
10 Dec World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of Broadcasting
11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day(India)
16 Dec Vijay Diwas
18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
19 Dec Goas Libration Day
20 Dec International Human Solidarity Day
23 Dec National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas
25 Dec Good governance day
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