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Static GK Digest

Dear Readers,
This Static GK Digest is a complete docket of important information of Static topics. The Static
GK Digest is important and relevant for all competitive exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC and
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LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks


Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -
Sri Venkateswara National Park -
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Arunachal
Pradesh Mouling National Park -
Namdapha National Park -
Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur
Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage
Manas National Park Site
Nameri National Park -
Orang National Park -
Bihar Valmiki National Park -
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -
Kanger Valley National Park -
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay)
National Park -
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Goa Mollem National Park -
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion
Blackbuck National Park Black Buck
Marine National Park, Gulf of
Kutch -
Vansda National Park -
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary

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Haryana Kalesar National Park -


Sultanpur National Park -
Himachal
Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -
Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Inderkilla National Park -
Khirganga National Park -
Simbalbara National Park -
Jammu &
Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag
Hemis National Park -
Kishtwar National Park -
Salim Ali National Park -
Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison
Karnataka Dandeli National Park -
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv
Gandhi National Park) -
Bandipur National Park -
Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear
Kudremukh National Park -
Anshi national park -
Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)
Mathikettan Shola National Park -
Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)
Anamudi Shola National Park -
Periyar National Park -
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -
Pench National Park -
Kanha National Park -
Panna National Park
Madhav National Park -
Mandla Plant Fossils National
Park -
Pench National Park -
Sanjay National Park -
Satpura National Park -

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Van Vihar national park -


Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -
Chandoli National Park -
Navegaon National Park -
Tadoba National Park -
Gugamal national park -
Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the
Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park world
Sirohi National Park -
Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda
Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve

Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park -

Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National


Park -
Desert National Park Great Indian bustard
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer
Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -
Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr
Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)
National Park -
Guindy National Park -
Gulf of Mannar Marine National
Park -
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Telangana National Park -
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali
National Park -

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Mrugavani National Park -

Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -


Clouded Leopard National Park -
Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park -
Jim Corbett National Park -
Gangotri National Park -
Valley of Flowers National Park -
Govind Pashu Vihar -
UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World
Nanda Devi National Park Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region)
Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -
West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers
Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros
Buxa National Park -
Neora Valley NationalPark -
Singalila National Park -
Gorumara National Park -
Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine
Nicobar (Wandoor) National Park -
Middle Button Island National
Park -
Mount Harriett National Park -
North Button Island National
Park -
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park -
Saddle Peak National Park -
South Button Island National
Park -
Campbell Bay National Park -
Galathea Bay National Park -

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List of World Heritage Sites in India

Cultural Heritage sites in India

1 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh

2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra

3 Ellora Caves Maharashtra

4 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh

5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu

6 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa

7 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa

8 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

9 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka

10 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

11 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra

12 Great Living Chola Temples 12 Tamil Nadu

13 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka

14 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh

15 Humayun's Tomb Delhi

16 Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi

Mountain Railways of India (Includes Darjeeling Himachal


17 Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Pradesh, Sikkim,
the Kalka-Shimla Railway) Tamilnadu

18 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

19 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

20 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria


21 Mumbai
Terminus)

22 Red Fort Complex Delhi

23 The Jantar Mantar Jaipur, Rajasthan

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh,


24 Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Fort)

25 Rani-ki-Vav at Patan Gujarat

Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda


26 Bihar
University)

Capitol Building Complex - The Architectural Work of Le


27 Chandigarh
Corbusier

28 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat

Mumbai,
29 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles
Maharashtra

Natural Heritage sites in India

1 Kaziranga National Park Assam

2 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National


5 Uttarakhand
Parks

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu


6 Western Ghats
and Maharashtra

Great Himalayan National Park


7 Himachal Pradesh
Conservation Area

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Mixed Heritage site in India-

1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim

List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

Name of the State Name of the Bird Sanctuary

Atapaka Bird Sanctuary


Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary
Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds’ Sanctuary


Assam Deepor beel bird sanctuary
Panidihing bird sanctuary

Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary


Bihar
Nakti Dam Bird SanctuaryBhimband Wildlife Sanctuary

Delhi Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary

Goa Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary


Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Gujarat
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Thol Lake

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary


Haryana
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Gamgul

Attiveri Bird Sanctuary


Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
Bonal Bird Sanctuary
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary
Magadi Bird Sanctuary
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka)
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary


Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Kerala
Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
Pathiramanal Kerala

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Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary


Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Mayani Bird Sanctuary


Maharashtra
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Mizoram Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Odisha Chilika Lake

Punjab Harike bird sanctuary

Keoladeo National Park


Rajasthan Khichan Bird Sanctuary
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary


Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary
Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Bakhira Sanctuary
Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Okhla Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
Patna Bird Sanctuary
Saman Sanctuary
Samaspur Sanctuary
Sandi Bird SanctuaryThasrana Bird Sanctuary

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary


West Bengal
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

List of Famous Temples in India

No. Famous Temple Location Nearest River/Lake

1. Badrinath Temple Badrinath, Uttarakhand Alaknanda River

2. Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath, Uttarakhand Mandakini River

3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganga River

4. Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Ravi River

5. Amarnath Temple Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir Amaravati River

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6. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir Devika River

7. Akshardham Temple New Delhi Yamuna River

8. Konark Sun Temple Konark, Odisha Chandrabhaga River

9. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

10. Lingaraj Temple Bhubaneshwar, Odisha -

11. Somnath Temple Saurashtra, Gujarat -

12. Jagannath Temple Puri, Odisha Chilika Lake

13. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra River

14. Shani Shingnapur Temple Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -

15. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Shirdi, Maharashtra -

16. Dilwara Temples Mount Abu, Rajasthan Banas River

17. Khajuraho Temples Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh -

Tirupati Balaji Temple


18. Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Pushkarini River
(Tirumala Venkateshwara)

Virupaksha Temple
19. Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River
(Pampapathi temple)

Siddhivinayak Temple-
20. (Dedicated to Lord Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhima River
Ganesha)

21. Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai River

22. Vitthala Temple Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River

23. Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Rameswaram

24. Airavateswara Temple Darasuram, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

25. Sanchi Stupa Raisen, Madhya Pradesh -

26. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Yamunotri River

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27. Bahai Temple New Delhi -

Padmanabhaswamy
28. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -
Temple

29. Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly River

Kandariya Mahadeva
30. Madhya Pradesh -
Temple

Gomateshwara Bahubali
31. Hassan district, Karnataka -
Temple

32. Nataraja Temple Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu -

33. Sabarimala Temple Pathanamthitta, Kerala Pamba River

34. Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra River

35. Dwarkadhish temple Dwarka, Gujarat Gomti River

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS


Some Facts about dams-
• Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
• Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam
• First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River


Andhra Pradesh Srisailam Dam
Polavaram Project Godavari
Somasila Dam Penna

Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra


Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam River
Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi

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Kohira Dam Kohira


Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango
Chhattisgarh Dam Hasdeo
Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi
Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti
Kadana Dam Mahi
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Karjan Dam Karjan
Mitti Dam Mitti
Aji Dam Aji
Sipu Dam Sipu
Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas
Bhakra Dam Satluj
Kol Dam Satluj
Chamera Dam Ravi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj
Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab
Salal Dam Chenab
Uri Dam Jhelum
Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar
Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus
Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA
Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar
Maithon Dam Barakar
Tenughat Dam Damodar
Konar Dam Konar
North Koel North Koel
Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery
Basava Sagar Dam
(Narayanpur Dam) Krishna

Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy


Kabini Dam Kabini

Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra


Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha

Almatti Dam Krishna

Bhadra Dam Bhadra

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Supa dam Kalinadi


Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole

Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni

Kakki Dam Kakki


Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar
Idukki Dam Periyar
Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode
Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal


Indira Sagar Dam Narmada
Omkareshwar Dam Narmada
Tawa Dam Tawa

Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna


Koyna Dam Koyna

Warna Dam Varna


Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna


Upper Wardha Dam Wardha

Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi


Indravati Dam Indravati
Kapur Dam Kapur

Podagada Dam Podagada

Rengali Dam Brahmani


Upper Kolab Dam Kapur
Haladia Dam Haladia

Lower Indra Dam Indra


Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi
Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas
Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal


Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni
Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi)

Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit

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Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani

Mettur Dam Kaveri

Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar

Pillur Dam Bhavani

Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira

Musi Dam Musi

Singur Dam Manjira

Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu


Project) Godavari

Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Koteshwar Bhagirathi

Ramganga Dam Ramganga

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand

West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai


LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

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

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9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award notable and outstanding research, applied or


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

NUCLEAR & THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

Andhra Pradesh • Mundra Thermal power plant


• Simhadri Super Thermal power plant • Ukai Thermal power plant
• Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal power plant • Sikka Thermal Power plant
Assam • Karkapar Nuclear Power plant
• Bongaigon Thermal power plant • Akirmota Thermal power station
Bihar Haryana
• Barauni Thermal Power Station • Deenbandu Chhotu Thermal power plant
• Kahalgon super thermal power plant • Rajiv Gandhi Thermal power plant
• Barh super thermal power station • Gorakhpur Atomic Power plant
Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh
• Korba Super Thermal power plant • Girinagar Hydel Project
• Sipat Thermal power plant • Binwa Hydel Project
• Bhilai Expansion Power plant • Shong tong Hydel Project
• Hasedo Thermal Power plant Jammu & Kashmir
Gujarat • Salal Hydro Electric Power plant

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Jharkhand • Khaperkhada Thermal Power station


• Patratu Thermal power plant • Tarapur Atomic Power Station
• Bokaro Thermal power station • Jaitapur Nuclear Power project
• Chandrapura Thermal power station Nagaland
• Koderama Thermal power station • Dikhu Hydro Electric power plant
Karnataka Odisha
• Udupi Thermal power plant • Talcher super Thermal power plant
• Bellary Thermal power plant • Hirakund Hydro Electric Power plant
• Raichur Thermal Power plant Punjab
• Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant • Gurgobind Singh Super Thermal power plant
Rajasthan
Kerala • Chabbra Thermal power plant
• Kayamkulam power station • Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant
• Brahmapuram power station Sikkim
• Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant • Rangit Hydro Electric Power Project
Madhya Pradesh • Teesta Hydro Electric Power plant
• Vindhyachal Super Thermal power plant Tamil nadu
• Sant Singaji Thermal power plant • Mettur Thermal power plant
• Satpura Thermal Power Plant • Neyveli Thermal power plant
• Amarkantak Thermal Power station • Tuticorin Thermal Power plant
• Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project • Kundankulam Nuclear power plant
• Essar Mahan Power Plant Uttar Pradesh
Manipur • Narora Nuclear Power Plant
• Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant • Obra Thermal Power Station
Maharashtra • Anapara Thermal Power Station
• Tirora Thermal power plant • Rosa Thermal Power Plant
• Chandrapura super Thermal power plant

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State


Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam
Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal
Agatti Airport - Lakshadweep (UT)
Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Bihar
Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh

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Dabolim Airport Goa


Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Dimapur Airport Dimapur Nagaland
Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur Rajasthan
Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun Uttarakhand
Andaman and
Veer Savarkar International Airport Nicobar

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance


Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi
Assam Bihu Sattriya
Bihar Jat-Jatin
Gujarat Garba
Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal
Kerala Padayani, Chakyar Koothu Kathakali, Mohiniyattam
Karnataka Dollu Kunitha, Veeragase
Maharashtra Lavani
Madhya Pradesh Gaur, Grida, Maanch
Manipur Manipuri
Odisha Chhau, Goti Pua, Ghumra Odissi
Punjab Bhangra, Giddha
Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali
Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam, Bharatanatyam
Bommalattam
Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak
West Bengal Gambhira, Nacni, Domni, Chow
Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham
Goa Fugdi
Himachal Pradesh Nati
Haryana Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance
Mizoram Cheraw dance

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place


Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha
Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

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M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka


M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups


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

LIST OF SPORTS AND TERMINOLOGY


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-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper
Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.

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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.

LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS & CONSTITUENCY

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Name Constituency

Ministry of Personnel, Public


Grievances and Pensions
Narendra Modi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Department of Atomic Energy,
Space

Ministry of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha

Ministry of Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha

Ministry of Finance, Corporate


Arun Jaitely Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Affairs

Ministry of Road Transport and


Highways, Shipping, Water Nitin Jairam
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Resources, River Development and Gadkari
Ganga Rejuvenation

Ministry of Statistics and D.V. Sadananda


Bangalore North, Karnataka
Programme Implementation Gowda

Ministry of Drinking Water &


Uma Bharati Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Sanitation

Ministry of Science and Technology,


Earth Sciences, Environment, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Forest and Climate Change

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food


Ramvilas Paswan Hajipur, Bihar
and Public Distribution

Ministry of Women and Child Maneka Sanjay


Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
Development Gandhi

Ministry of Chemicals and


Ananth Kumar Bangalore South, Karnataka
Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs

Ministry of Electronics and


Ravi Shankar
Information Technology, Law and Bihar, Rajya Sabha
Prasad
Justice

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Ministry of Health and Family Jagat Prakash


Himachal Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Welfare Nadda

Chaudhary Birender
Ministry of Steel Haryana, Rajya Sabha
Singh

Ministry of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha

Ministry of Heavy Industries and


Anant Geete Raigad, Maharashtra
Public Enterprises

Ministry of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur


Bathinda, Punjab
Industries Badal

Ministry of Rural Development, Narendra Singh


Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Panchayati Raj, Mines Tomar

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Sundargarh, Odisha

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers


Radha Mohan Singh Purvi Champaran, Bihar
Welfare

Ministry of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani Gujarat, Rajya Sabha

Ministry of Information and Rajyavardhan


Jaipur Rural, Rajasthan
Broadcasting Rathore

Ministry of Social Justice and Thaawar Chand


Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Empowerment Gehlot

Ministry of Human Resource


Prakash Javadekar Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha
Development

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural


Dharmendra
Gas, Skill Development and Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
Pradhan
Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Karnataka, Rajya Sabha

Mukhtar Abbas
Ministry of Minority Affairs Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha
Naqvi

LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Name

Ministry of Planning Inderjit Singh Rao

Santosh Kumar
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Gangwar

Department of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik

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Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the


Prime Minister’s Office, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in
Dr. Jitendra Singh
the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department
of Space

Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh

Ministry of Communications Manoj Sinha

Rajyavardhan Singh
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Rathore

Ministry of Power, New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri

Alphons
Ministry of Tourism
Kannanthanam

LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE

Ministers of State (Important)

Portfolio Minister Name

Ministry of External Affairs V.K. Singh

Ministry of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel

Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Arjun Ram
Rejuvenation Meghwal

Ministry of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha

Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S.S. Ahluwalia

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day

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World Laughter Day


12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
15th January Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
National Tourism Day
26th January India’s Republic Day
International Customs day
29th January National Immunization Day
February
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb World Wetland Day
4th Feb World Cancer Day
10th Feb National Deworming Day
13th Feb World Radio Day
21st Feb International Mother Language Day
28th Feb National Science Day
March
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
National Defence Day
8th March International Women’s Day
14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”)
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
20th March World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz
21st March International Day of Forests
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World Tuberculosis Day
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic
25th March Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
28th March Earth Hour
April
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
International Children’s Book Day
5th April National Maritime Day

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6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace


7th April World Health Day
18th April World Heritage Day
21st April National Civil Services Day
22nd March World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India
25th April World Malaria Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)
29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day
May
1st May International Labour Day
May Day
Maharashtra Day
3rd May World Press Freedom Day
International Sun Day
International Energy Day
World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second
08th May World War
08th May World Thalassaemia Day
10th May International Migratory Bird Day
11 th May National technology day
12 th
May International Nurses Day
17 th
May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,
Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day,
International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
20th May World Meteorology Day
21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
22th May International Day for Biological Diversity
24th May Commonwealth Day
31th May World Anti Tobacco Day
June
01 Jun World Milk Day
05 Jun World Environment Day
08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor
14 Jun World Blood Donor Day

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3rd Sunday of
June World Father’s Day
20 Jun World Refugee Day
21 Jun World Music Day
International Yoga Day
International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows
23 Jun Day
International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in
26 Jun support of Victims of torture
July
01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day

07 Jul World Chocolate Day

11 Jul World Population Day

12 Jul International Malala Day

18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day

26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day

28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day

29 Jul International Tiger Day

August
06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day
15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain
20 Aug Akshay Urja Diwas

23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
September
05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
08 Sep World Literacy Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimer’s Day
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
October
1st Monday of
October World Habitat Day

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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 Teacher’s 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
11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28 Oct International Animation Day

November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
06 Nov Armed Conflict
10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
11 Nov National Education Day
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14 Nov Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy
17 Nov day
19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
20 Nov Universal Children’s Day
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
30 Nov National Flag Day
December
01 Dec World AIDS Day
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
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

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23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas


25 Dec Good governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency President Prime Minister


Mohammad -
1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Ashraf Ghani
2. Algeria Algiers Dinar - -
3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza - -
4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso - -
5. Armenia Yerevan Dram - -
- Scott
6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar
Morrison
Euro (formerly - -
7. Austria Vienna
schilling)
8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat - -
- Khalifa bin
9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Salman Al
Khalifa
10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina
Belorussian - -
11. Belarus Minsk
Ruble
Euro (formerly - -
12. Belgium Brussels
Belgian franc)
King- Jigme Tshering Tobgay
13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck
La Paz - -
14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Sucre (judicial)
15. Botswana Gaborone Pula - -
16. Brazil Brasilia Real Michel Temer -
Bandar Seri - -
17. Brunei Brunei dollar
Begawan
18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev - -
Pierre -
19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc
Nkurunziza
20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel - -
21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar - Justin Trudeau
22. Central African - -
Bangui CFA Franc
Republic
23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc - -
24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso - -
25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Xi Jinping Li Keqiang
26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso - -
27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso - -
Nicos
28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound
Anastasiades
29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna - -
30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone - -

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Ismail Omar Abdoulkader


31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
Guelleh Kamil Mohamed
32. Dominican - -
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
Republic
33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar - -
34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound - -
Colón; U.S. - -
35. El Salvador San Salvador
dollar
36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa - -
37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon - -
Mulatu Abiy
38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Teshome Ahmed
39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar - -
Euro (formerly - -
40. Finland Helsinki
markka)
Euro (formerly Emmanuel -
41. France Paris
French franc) Macron
42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi - -
43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari - -
44. Germany Berlin Euro - -
45. Greece Athens Euro - -
46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc Alpha Condé Mamady Youla
47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar - -
48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde - -
49. Hungary Budapest Forint - -
Ram Nath Narendra Modi
50. India New Delhi Rupee
Kovind
51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Joko Widodo
52. Iran Tehran Rial Hassan Rouhani -
53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar - -
54. Ireland Dublin Euro - -
Reuven Rivlin Binyamin "Bibi"
55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Netanyahu
56. Italy Rome Euro - Giuseppe Conte
57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar - -
58. Japan Tokyo Yen - Shinzo Abe
59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar - -
60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge - -
61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling - -
King-Kim Jong- -
62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won
un
63. Korea, South Seoul Won Moon Jae-in Lee Nak-yeon
64. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar - -
65. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som - -
66. Laos Vientiane New Kip - -
67. Latvia Riga Lats - -
68. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound - -
69. Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar - -
70. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar - -
71. Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc - -
72. Lithuania Vilnius Litas - -
73. Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro - -

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74. Macedonia Skopje Denar - -


75. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc - -
76. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit - -
77. Maldives Male Rufiya Abdulla Yameen -
78. Mali Bamako CFA Franc - -
79. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya - -
80. Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee - -
Enrique Peña
81. Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
Nieto
82. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik - -
83. Montenegro Podgorica Euro - -
84. Morocco Rabat Dirham - -
85. Mozambique Maputo Metical - -
Naypyidaw or Win Myint Aung San Suu
86. Myanmar Kyat
Nay Pyi Taw Kyi
Bidhya Devi Khadga Prasad
87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
Bhandari Oli
Amsterdam; The - -
88. Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro
government)
New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern
89. New Zealand Wellington
dollar
90. Nigeria Abuja Naira - -
Norwegian - -
91. Norway Oslo
krone
92. Oman Muscat Omani rial - -
Arif Alvi Imran Khan
93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
balboa; U.S. - -
94. Panama Panama City
dollar
95. Papua New - -
Port Moresby Kina
Guinea
Nuevo sol - -
96. Peru Lima
(1991)
97. Philippines Manila Peso - -
98. Poland Warsaw Zloty - -
Euro (formerly - -
99. Portugal Lisbon
escudo)
100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal - -
101. Romania Bucharest Leu - -
Vladimir Putin Dmitry
102. Russia Moscow Ruble
Medvedev
King-Salman bin -
103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Abdulaziz Al
Saud
Seychelles - -
104. Seychelles Victoria
rupee
105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone - -
106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar Halimah Yacob -
107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling - -
Pretoria Cyril -
108. South Africa (administrative); Rand Ramaphosa
Cape Town

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(legislative);
Bloemfontein
(judiciary)
109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound - -
110. Spain Madrid Euro - -
Maithripala Ranil
111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
Sirisena Wickremesinghe
112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar - -
113. Sweden Stockholm Krona - -
114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc - -
115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound - -
116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar - -
Dar es Salaam; - -
Tanzanian
117. Tanzania Dodoma
shilling
(legislative)
118. Thailand Bangkok baht - -
119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar - -
Turkish lira - -
120. Turkey Ankara
(YTL)
121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat - -
Vaiaku village, - -
122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar
province
Ugandan new - -
123. Uganda Kampala
shilling
124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna - -
Khalifa bin Mohammed bin
125. United Arab
Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Zayed Al Rashid Al
Emirates
Nahyan Maktoum
Queen- Theresa May
126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling
Elizabeth II
127. United States of Donald Trump -
Washington D.C. dollar
America
128. Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso - -
129. Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum - -
130. Vatican City Vatican City Euro - -
131. Venezuela Caracas Bolivar - -
132. Vietnam Hanoi Dong - -
133. Yemen Sanaa Rial - -
Emmerson -
134. Zimbabwe Harare -
Mnangagwa

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER &


PRESIDENT/GENERAL SECRETARY

International Organizations Headquarter President/ General Secretary


Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing, China Jin Liqun
(AIIB)
New Development Bank (BRICS Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
Development Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mandaluyong, Philippines Takehiko Nakao

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US Christine Lagarde (MD)


World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim
United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US António Guterres (Secretary-
General)
United Nations General Assembly New York, US Miroslav Lajčák
(UNGA)
United Nations Children’s Fund New York, US Henrietta H. Fore (Executive
(UNICEF) Director)
United Nations Conference on Trade & Geneva, Switzerland -
Development (UNCTAD)
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Tedros Adhanom (Director-
General)
World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland Guy Ryder (Director- General)
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General),
David Grimes (President)
World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland CEO: Francis Gurry
Organisation
International Committee of the Red Geneva, Switzerland Director-General: Yves Daccord
Cross
United Nations Educational Scientific & Paris, France Audrey Azoulay (Director- General)
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation Paris, France Jose Angel Gurria (Secretary-
& Development (OECD) General)
International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria
Yukiya Amano
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Vienna, Austria Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary
Countries (OPEC) General)
Amnesty International London, UK Kumi Naidoo (Secretary General)
International Maritime Organisation London, UK Head: Kitack Lim
Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head: Prince Charles
South Asian Association for Regional Kathmandu, Nepal Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-
Cooperation (SAARC) General)
Association of South East Nations Jakarta, Indonesia Chairman- Rodrigo Duterte
(ASEAN) Secretary General- Le Luong Minh
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore -
(APEC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg
(NATO) (Secretary-General)
International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE President- Zaheer Abbas
Chairman- Shashank Manohar
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy -
International Court of Justice The Hague, The Ronny Abraham
Netherland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach
The Fédération Internationale de Zurich, Switzerland Gianni Infantino
Football Association (FIFA)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, -
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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Dhaka, Bangladesh


Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

LIST OF INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL,


CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS

Current Chief
States Capital Minister Current governor
Hyderabad (Proposed Capital N. Chandrababu
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati) Naidu E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal
Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
Assam Dispur Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Lalji Tandon
Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh Anandiben Patel
Goa Panaji Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar Satyadev Narayan Arya
Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamsala (2nd capital) Jai Ram Thakur Acharya Dev Vrat
Jammu and Srinagar (summer), Jammu
Kashmir (winter) _____ Satya Pal Malik
Jharkhand Ranchi Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu
Karnataka Bengaluru H.D. Kumaraswamy Vajubhai Vala
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
Shivraj Singh
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Chouhan Anandiben Patel
Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao
Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla
Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Sangma Tathagata Roy
Kummanam Rajasekharan
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya
Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal
Punjab Chandigarh Amarinder Singh V. P. Singh Badnore
Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh
Pawan Kumar
Sikkim Gangtok Chamling Ganga Prasad
Edappadi K.
Tamil Nadu Chennai Palaniswami Banwarilal Purohit
K. Chandrashekar E. S. L. Narasimhan (Additional
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Tripura Agartala Biplab Kumar Deb Kaptan Singh Solanki


Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik
Trivendra Singh
Uttarakhand Dehradun Rawat Baby Rani Maurya
West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

Union Territories Capital Current Chief Minister Current lieutenant governor


Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi
Chandigarh - - V. P. Singh Badnore
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvasa - Praful Khoda Patel
Daman and Diu Daman - Praful Khoda Patel
Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal
Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Farooq Khan
Puducherry Pondicherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi

Important Cities on River Bank

City River
Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti
Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati
Surat, Gujarat Tapi
Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada
Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges

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Patna, Bihar Ganges


Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana)
Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra
Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra
Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly
Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha
Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari
Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi
Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani
Bangalore, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra
Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna
New Delhi Yamuna
Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges
Hyderabad, Telangana Musi
Kota, Rajasthan Chambal
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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