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JUDICIAL HEADS:
CHIEF JUSTICE, Supreme court Ranjan Gogoi (Date of Retirement- November
2019)
Attorney General of India K K Venugopal
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta (till 2020)
Chairperson, National Green Tribunal Adarsh Kumar Goel

CONSTITUTIONAL HEADS:
Speaker, Lok Sabha Om Birla
Comptroller and Auditor General Rajiv Mehrishi
Chairperson, 14th Finance Commission Y V Reddy
Chairperson, 15th Finance Commission Nand Kishor Singh

HEADS OF ARMED FORCES:

Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshall Birender Singh Dhanoa
Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh
Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat

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HEADQUARTERS – INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

United Nations Organization New York
UNICEF New York
UNDP New York
United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD) Geneva
WTO Geneva
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva
International Labour Organization (ILO) Geneva
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva
International Organization of Standards Geneva
United Nations High Commission for Refugees Geneva
IMF Washington D.C
World Bank Washington D.C
UNESCO Paris
Organization for Economic Co – operation and Development (OECD) Paris
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna
Amnesty International London
Commonwealth of Nations London
International Maritime Organization London
International Court of Justice The Hague
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels
Transparency International Berlin
SAARC Kathmandu, Nepal
ASEAN Jakarta
Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore

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New Development Bank Shanghai

Asia Infrastructure Investment bank Beijing
Asian Development Bank Manila (Phillipines)
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi (Kenya)
World Wide Fund (WWF) Gland, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland

* To learn these headquarters, find out the places on map and divide them according to area. For
example, all headquarters in European countries can be placed together and memorized. Mapping
of places will make it easy to remember.

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STOCK EXCHANGES AND THEIR INDEX:

Bombay Stock Exchange SENSEX (sensitive Index of 30
• Oldest stock exchange in ASIA and located at companies)
Dalal Street, Mumbai
National Stock Exchange NIFTY 50 (50 companies)
• Largest Stock exchange in India by Market
Capitalization
New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Nickname – “The Big Board” • S&P 500
• World’s largest stock exchange by market • NYSE Composite
capitalization
• World’s first stock exchange
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated • NASD 100
Quotations (NASDAQ)
• First electronic stock market in the world (New
York)

Tokyo Stock Exchange (JAPAN) NIKKEI 225

Korea Stock Exchange (Seoul) KOSPI
Shanghai Stock Exchange (China) Composite Index
Shenzen Stock Exchange (China) Composite Index
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hang Seng
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) Straits Times Index (STI)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany) DAX
London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 (Footsie)
France Stock Exchange CAC 40

*Divide all stock exchanges area wise.

I have covered it in the following manner – India, USA, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Germany, London, France (Europe)

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LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS and DIVISION OF PORTFOLIOS:

NARENDRA MODI Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space


Amit Shah Ministry of Home Affairs

Subramanian Jaishankar
Nirmala Sitharaman
Rajnath Singh
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Piyush Goyal
Hardeep Singh Puri
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Arjun Munda
Ramvilas Paswan
Smriti Irani
Arvind Ganpat Sawant
Harsimrat Kaur badal
Sadananda Gowda
Prahlad Joshi
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Narendra Singh Tomar
Harsh Vardhan
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; MSME ministry
Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
Ministry of Civil Aviation; Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ministry of Consumer affairs, Food and Public distribution
Ministry of Women and Child Development; Ministry of
Textiles
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Ministry of Food processing Industries
Ministry of Chemical and fertilizer
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Coal; Mines
Ministry of Law and Justice; Communication; Electronics
and Information Technology
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare; Ministry of
Rural Development; Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Health and family welfare; Science and
Technology; Earth Sciences
Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment

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Prakash Javedkar
Rao Inderjit Singh
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Dharmendra Pradhan
Mahendra Nath Pandey
Mansukh L. Mandaviya
REGULATOR
Reserve Bank of India
SEBI
IRDAI
Pension Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority
TRAI
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change;
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Minister of State of Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Ministry of Steel
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(Minister of State) Ministry of Shipping
CHAIRMAN HEADQUARTER
Shaktikant Das Mumbai
Ajay Tyagi Mumbai
Subhash Chandra Khuntia Hyderabad
Hemant Contractor New Delhi
Ram Sewak Sharma New Delhi
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala Mumbai
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IMPORTANT INDIAN BOUNDARIES:

McMohan Line India and China

Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan
Durand Line Pakistan and Afghanistan
Hinderberg Line Germany and Poland
49th Parallel USA and Canada
38th Parallel North Korea and South Korea
Maginot line France and Germany
Seigfried line France and Germany
17th parallel Former demarcation line between north and south
Vietnam
24th Parallel The line of demarcation claimed by Pakistan for Indo –
Pakistan Border
20th parallel Libya and Sudan
22nd Parallel Egypt and Sudan

UN INTERNATIONAL DECADES:

2021 – 2030 International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

2019 – 2028 United Nations Decade of Family Farming
2018 – 2028 International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development"
2016 – 2025 United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition
2015 – 2024 International decade for people of African descent
2014 – 2024 UN decade of Sustainable energy for all
2013 – 2022 International Decade for Rapproachment of Cultures
2011 – 2020 UN decade on biodiversity
2010 – 2020 UN decade for fight against desertification

• 2016 has been declared as International year of Pulses and International year of Camelids
• 2019 has been declared as International year of Indigenous Languages.

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AWARDS AND HONOURS:

Nobel Prize – Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and

Economics
Pulitzer Prize – Journalism
Oscars – Films
Kalinga Award – Science
Booker Prize – Literature
Grammy award – Music
Ramon Magsaysay award – Public service, social service, journalism, literature,
communication and international understanding
Bharat Ratna – any field of “human endeavor”
Dada Saheb Phalke Award – Films
Jnanpith Award – Literature
Saraswati samman – Literature
Vyasa Samman – Literature
Dronacharya Award – Sports coaching
Arjuna Award – Sports
Dhanwantri award – medical science (homeopathy)

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Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar
Punjab National Bank Sunil Mehta (non-executive chairman) Sunil Mehta
Bank of India G Padmanabhan (non-executive
chairman)
Syndicate Bank Ajay Vipin Nanavati Mrutyunjay Mahapatra
Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank Hasmukh Adhia P S Jaya kumar
and Vijaya Bank (Merged)
IDBI M R Kumar Rakesh Sharma
United Bank of India - A K Pradhan
Canara Bank T N Manoharan R A Shankar Narayana
Central Bank of India Tapan Ray (non-executive chairman) Pallav Mohapatra
Corporation Bank P V Bharathi
Indian overseas bank T C A Ranganathan (non-executive Karnam Sekar
chairman)
Oriental Bank of Commerce Mukesh Kumar Jain
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Merged with SBI on April 1, 2017

YES bank Brahm Dutt (non-executive part-time Ravneet Gill

chairman)
AXIS Rakesh Makhija (Part – time non- Amitabh Choudhary
executive)
HDFC Aditya Puri

ICICI Sandeep Bakhshi

Federal Bank
Indian Bank
Union Bank of India
Catholic Syrian Bank Limited
Dilip Gena Sadarangani Shyam Srinivasan
Padmaja Chunduru
Kewal Handa Rajkiran Rai G
Madhavan Karunakaran Menon Rajendran Chinna
Veerappan

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Allahabad Bank - SS Mallikarjuna Rao

Bank of Maharashtra - AS Rajeev
Punjab & Sind Bank Charan Singh S Harishankar
Andhra Bank - Shri J Packirisamy
UCO Bank - Atul Kumar Goel
DCB Bank Nasser Munjee Murali M. Natrajan
RBL Bank Prakash Chandra Vishwavir Ahuja
Lakshmi Vilas Bank B K Manjunath Parthasarathi Mukherjee
(resigned recently)
IDFC First Bank (after merger Rajiv Lall V. Vaidyanathan
with IDFC and Capital First)
Bandhan Bank Anup Kumar Sinha Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
IndusInd Bank - Romesh Sobti

Small Finance Banks

Bank Chairperson MD & CEO

Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.
Suryoday Small Finance Bank
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Jana Small Finance Bank
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
Mannil Venugopalan Sanjay Agarwal
Sheela Bhide R Baskar Babu
Sunil Vinayak Patel Samit Kumar Ghosh
Ramesh Ramanathan Ajay Khanwal
- Govind Singh

MERGER OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS: -

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COUNTRIES, CAPITALS AND CURRENCIES:

I am covering countries region wise to make it easier to remember them through World Map.
We will cover South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America,
North America, Europe and Eurasia
Country Capital Currency
India New Delhi Indian Rupee
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
Bhutan Thimpu Ngultrum
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Rupee
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee
Maldives Male Rufiya
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Kyat
Thailand Bangkok Baht
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
Singapore Singapore city Singapore dollar
Laos Vientiane Kip
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar
Hong kong Victoria (not official now) Hongkong dollar
South Korea Seoul South Korean Won
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean Won
Japan Tokyo Yen
Phillipines Manila Phillipine Peso
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Papua New Guinean Kina
Australia Canberra Asutralian Dollar
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar
China Beijing Renminbi
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian togrog

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Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan manat
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan som
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge
Russia Moscow Ruble
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Iran Tehran Rial
Iraq Baghdad Dinar
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Oman Muscat Rial
Yemen Sana’a Rial
Jordan Amman Dinar
Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound
Turkey Ankara Lira
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
South sudan Juba pound
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling
South Africa Cape town Rand
Nigeria Abuja Naira
USA Washington DC Dollar
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian real
Peru Lima Sol
Cuba Havana Peso
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso
Argentina Beunos aires Peso

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United Kingdom London Pound sterling

France Paris Euro
Germany Berlin Euro
Spain Madrid Euro
Portugal Lisbon Euro
Italy Rome Euro
Greece Athens Euro
Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia
Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone

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IMPORTANT PASSES IN THE HIMALAYAS:

NAME CONNECTION IMPORTANCE

Mintaka China and Kashmir Forms tri – junction of POK,
China and Afghanistan
Parpik China and Kashmir POK
Khunjerab China and Kashmir POK
Aghil pass China and Kashmir POK
Banihal Pass Jammu and Kashmir Banihal pass is across Pir
Panjal range.

Jawahar tunnel constructed in

1956 under the pass for road
transport

Railway tunnel between

Banihal and Qazikund under
Banihal pass opened in 2013
Chang – La Ladakh and Tibet
Khardung – La In Ladakh range World’s highest motorable
pass
Zoji – La Srinagar – Kargil On National Highway 1D
Bara Lacha La Himachal Pradesha and J & K
Shipki La Himachal and Tibet
Rohtang Pass Connects Kullu, Lahul and Spiti Near Manali
Niti Pass Uttarakhand and Tibet
Lipu Lekh Pass Uttarakhand, Tibet and Nepal Trijunction
Nathu – La Sikkim – Tibet
Jelep – La Sikkim – Bhutan Passes through CHUMBI
VALLEY
BomDi La Arunachal Pradesh – Bhutan
Dihang Pass Arunchal Pradesh – Myanmar
Yongyyap Pass Arunachal Pradesh – Tibet
Dipher Pass India – China – Myanmar

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IMPORTANT PEAKS OF THE HIMALAYAS:

NAME PLACE
Mount Everest Tibet
Godwin Austin (K2) PoK
Kanchenjunga Indo – Nepal Border
Lhotse Indo – Pak Border
Masher Brum (K1) PoK
Kanchenjunga India
Nanga Parwat PoK

MAJOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS IN INDIA:

Important ones have been highlighted but it is recommended to try and learn all major projects:

Dam State River

Uri Jammu and Kashmir Jhelum
Dul Hasti Jammu and Kashmir Chenab
Salal Jammu and Kashmir Chenab
Lower Kalnai Jammu and Kashmir Chenab
Pakal Dul Jammu and Kashmir Chenab

Chamera – I Himachal Pradesh Ravi

Chamera – II Himachal Pradesh Ravi
Pong/ beas dam Himachal Pradesh Beas
Baspa ii Himachal Pradesh Baspa (tributary of sutlej)
Nathpa Jhakri Himachal Pradesh Sutlej
Karcham Wangtoo Himachal Pradesh Sutlej
Dehar Himachal Pradesh Beas

Bhakra Nangal dam HP and Punjab Sutlej

Tehri dam Uttarakhand Bhagirathi

Sardar Sarovar Gujarat Narmada

Teesta Sikkim Teesta

Damodar Valley Project West Bengal and Jharkhand Damodar

Hirakud Odisha Mahanadi

Belimela Odisha Sileru

Tungabhadra Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra

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Srisailam Andhra Pradesh Krishna

Nagarjuna sagar Andhra Pradesh Krishna

Koyna Maharashtra Koyna river

Loktak Manipur

Indira Sagar Madhya Pradesh Narmada

Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh Narmada

Shravathi Karnataka Shravathi

Kalinadi Karnataka Kalinadi

Idukki Kerala Periyar river

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MAJOR THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA:

THERMAL POWER PLANT STATE

Mundra TPS Gujarat
Sikka Gujarat
Wanakbori TPS Gujarat
Jhanor-Gandhar TPS Gujarat
Kawas TPS Gujarat
Ukai TPS Gujarat

Rihand TPS Sonebhadra, UP

Ntpc TPS Dadri, UP
Rihand, Anpara, Obra, Singrauli Super TPS Sonebhadra, UP
Ghatampur TPS Uttar Pradesh
Tanda TPS Uttar Pradesh

Vindhyanchal Madhya Pradesh

Satpura Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Gandhi TPS Madhya Pradesh
Amarkantak TPS Madhya Pradesh

Talcher Odisha
Jharsuguda TPS Odisha
Jindal TPS Odisha
Bhushan TPS Odisha

Korba Chhattisgarh
Sipat Chhattisgarh
Bhilai Chhattisgarh
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chhattisgarh

Bellary TPS Karnataka

Udupi TPS Karnataka
Kudgi Super TPS Karnataka

Durgapur West Bengal

Bandel TPS West Bengal
Kolaghat TPS West Bengal
Farakka Super TPS West Bengal
Bakreswar TPS West Bengal
Sagardighi TPS West Bengal
Santaldih TPS West Bengal

Amravati TPS Maharashtra

Chandrapur Super TPS Maharashtra
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Bhusawal TPS Maharashtra

Trombay Maharashtra
Koradi TPS Maharashtra
Khaperkheda TPS Maharashtra
Paras TPS Maharashtra
Tirora TPS Maharashtra

Mettur Tamil Nadu

Ennore TPS Tamil Nadu
Neyveli TPS Tamil Nadu

Bokaro Jharkhand
Maithon Jharkhand
Jojobera TPS Jharkhand
Patratu TPS Jharkhand

Simhadri TPS Andhra Pradesh

Narla Tata Rao Andhra Pradesh

Barauni TPS Bihar

Kahalgaon TPS Bihar

Anta TPS Rajasthan

Barsingsar TPS Rajasthan
Suratgarh Super TPS Rajasthan
Giral Lignite TPS Rajasthan

MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA:

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT STATE

Narora Atomic power plant Narora, Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant Rajasthan
Tarapur APP Maharashtra
Jaitapur Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Kakrapar APP Gujarat
Madras APP Tamil Nadu
Kaiga APP Karnataka
Kudankulam Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu

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MAJOR AIRPORTS OF INDIA:

NAME OF AIRPORT PLACE

Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Santa Mumbai, Maharashtra

Cruz)

Subhash Chandra Bose Airport (Dum Dum Airport) Kolkata, West Bengal

Anna International Airport Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Trivendrum international Airport Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Calicut IA Kozhikode, Kerala

B R Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur, Maharashtra

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur, Maharashtra

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode, Kerala

Veer Savarkar IA Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Rajiv Gandhi IA Hyderabad, Telangana

Jai Prakash Narayan IA Patna, Bihar

Sardar Vallabh Bhai IA Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Lal Bahadur Shastri IA Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Chaudhary Charan Singh IA Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Kheria Airport Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Agartala Airport (Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Tripura

Kishor Airport)

Hindustan Airport Bengaluru, Karnataka

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mangalore IA Mangalore, Karnataka

Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati, Assam

Goa International Airport Goa

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Tulihal Airport Imphal, Manipur

Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Amritsar, Punjab

MAJOR PORTS OF INDIA:

NAME OF PORT STATE

Paradip Odisha
New Tuticorin Tamil Nadu
Marmagao Goa
Kandla Gujarat
Nhavasheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port) Maharashtra
Ennore Tamil Nadu

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IMPORTANT NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES AND BIOSPHERE RESERVES IN INDIA:

National Parks – It is the protected area, which are established by the government, to
conserve wildlife and also develop them.
Wildlife Sanctuaries – It is a natural habitat, owned by the government or private
agency, that safeguards particular species of birds and animals.
Biosphere Reserves – It is an area which is set aside for the conservation of the resources
of the biosphere and for the improvement of the relationship between man and
environment.

The Supreme Court directed the Union Environment Ministry to declare 10 km area around 21
national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country as ‘Eco-Sensitive Zones’.
The purpose of declaring ESZs is to create some kind of “shock absorbers” to the protected areas
by regulating and managing the activities around such areas.
These National Parks and Sanctuaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

Gundla Brahmeswaram WLS

Elephant Reserve –
Koundinya WLS Only sanctuary in AP
with Asian Elephants
Tiger Reserve – Andhra
Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLS
Pradesh and Telangana
Wildlife Pulicat Lake WLS (Tamil Nadu & AP)
Andhra Sanctuary Only habitat in the
Pradesh World which provides
home for the Jerdon's
Sri Lankamalleswara WLS
Courser, a highly
Endangered Bird
Species
Sri Penusila Narasimha WLS
National Yellow-throated
Sri Venkateswara NP
Parks Bulbul, Oriental

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White-Backed Vulture
(critically endangered)
Papikonda NP
Biosphere
Seshachalam Hills Slender Loris
Reserve
Bird
Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Dibang WLS
Kamlang WLS Named after Kamlang River
Mehao WLS
Wildlife
Pakhui/ Pakke WLS Tiger Reserve
Sanctuary
Sessa Orchid WLS Elephant Reserve
Arunachal Tale Valley WLS
Pradesh Yordi-Rabe Supse WLS
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
National Namdapha NP
– Tiger Reserve
Park
Mouling National Park
Biosphere
Dihang-Dibang Mishmi Takin, Musk Deer
Reserve

Barail WLS
Chakrashila WLS Golden Langur
Dihing Patkai WLS Elephant Reserve
East Karbi Anglong WLS
Wildlife
Lawkhowa WLS
Assam Sanctuary
Marat Longri WLS
Nambor Doigrung WLS
One of the oldest sanctuaries
Garampani WLS
containing Hot Water Spring
Kaziranga NP One – Horned Rhino

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Pobitora or Pabitora WLS* One – Horned Rhino

UNESCO Natural World
Heritage site - Assam Roofed
Manas NP
Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden
National Langur and Pygmy Hog
Park Nameri NP Elephant Reserve
Orang (Rajiv Gandhi Orang) NP
Dibru Saikhowa NP
Simleng River Impenetrable
NP (proposed)
Biosphere Manas Golden Langur, Red Panda
Reserve Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Golden Langur

Bhimbandh WLS
Gautam Budha WLS
Wildlife
Kaimur WLS
Sanctuary
Bihar Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Endangered Gangetic
WLS Dolphins
Tiger Reserve and WLS -
National Park Valmiki National Park
Only National park in Bihar

Achanakmar WLS
Badalkhol WLS
Barnawapara WLS
Wildlife
Sarangarh-Gomardha WLS
Sanctuary
Pamed Wild Buffalo WLS
Chhattisgarh
Sitanadi WLS
Tamor Pingla WLS
Indravati National Park Wild Buffalo
National
Kanger Valley National Park
Park
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) NP

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Biosphere Achanakmar-Amarkantak
MP and Chhattisgarh
Reserve Biosphere Reserve
Goa Wildlife Bondla WLS
Sanctuary Cotigaon WLS
Madei WLS
Netravali WLS
National Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) NP
Park
Bird Chorao Island (Dr.Salim Ali )
Sanctuary Sanctuary

Balaram Amji WLS

Barda WLS
Girnar WLS
Jessore WLS
Wildlife Largest WS in India
Kachchh Desert WLS
Sanctuary area-wise
Narayan Sarovar (Chinkara) WLS
Purna WLS
Shoolpaneswar (Dhumkhal) WLS Sloth Bear
Wild Ass WLS
Gujarat
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
Also known as Sasan
National Park Gir Forest National Park
Gir
Also known as
Vansda National Park
Bansda NP
largest wetland bird
Bird sanctuary in Gujarat,
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Sanctuary and one of the
largest in India

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Biosphere
Great Rann of Kutch Indian Wild Ass
Reserve
Haryana Wildlife Abubshehar WLS
Sanctuary Morni Hills (Khol-Hi-Raitan) WLS
Bir Shikargah WLS
National Park Kalesar NP
Sultanpur NP

Chandratal WLS
Daranghati WLS
Dhauladhar WLS
Gamgul Siyabehi WLS Kashmir Stag
Kanawar WLS
Kibber WLS
Wildlife
Kugti WLS
Sanctuary
Pong Dam Lake WLS
Rupi Bhaba WLS
Sangla Valley (Rakchham
Himachal
Chitkul) WLS
Pradesh
Sech Tuan Nala WLS Musk deer, Pheasants and Ibex
Tundah WLS
Pin Valley NP
Great Himalayan National
UNESCO’s World Heritage Site
National Park
Park Inderkilla National Park
Khirganga National Park
Simbalbara National Park
Biosphere
Cold Desert Snow Leopard
Reserve

Changthang WLS*

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Baltal-Thajwas WLS
Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) WLS Chiru or Tibetan Antelope
Wildlife Overa Aru WLS
Sanctuary Surinsar Mansar WLS
Jammu
Hokersar WLS*
and
Trikuta WLS*
Kashmir
Dachigam National Park Kashmir Stag
National Hemis NP or Hemis High Altitude NP* Snow Leopard
Park Kishtwar NP*
Salim Ali NP (City Forest NP)

Dalma WLS
Country’s only Mahuadanr wolf
Hazaribagh WLS
Wildlife sanctuary
Sanctuary Lawalong WLS
Palamau WLS Tiger Reserve
Jharkhand
Palkot WLS
National
Betla National Park
Park
Bird
Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Cauvery WLS
Bhadra WLS Tiger Reserve
Bhimgad WLS

Wildlife Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple WLS

Karnataka
Sanctuary Dandeli WLS
Daroji Sloth Bear WLS Sloth Bear
Malai Mahadeshwara WLS
Mookambika WLS

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Ranebennur Black Buck WLS Black Bucks

Rangayyanadurga Four-horned Four-Horned
Antelope Antelopes
Sharavathi Valley WLS
Shettihalli WLS
Someshwara WLS
First WS for Chinkaras
Yadahalli Chinkara WLS* (Indian Gazelle) in
Karnataka
Jogimatti WLS*
Thimlapura WLS*
First dry land wildlife
Chincholi WLS sanctuary in South
India

Kappatagudda,
Kammasandra, Bukkaptana WLS
(proposed)

Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National

Tiger Reserve
Park
Kudremukh National Park
National Parks
Bandipur National Park Tiger Reserve
Anshi National Park
Bannerghatta National Park
Biosphere Part of Bannerghatta
Bannerghatta Biological Park
Reserve NP

Aralam WS
Wildlife Idukki WS
Kerala
Sanctuary Muthanga WS
Chimmini WS

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Begur WS
Chinnar WS Great Grizzled Squirrel
Neyyar WS
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve,
Parambikulam WS
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Peechi-Vazhani WS
Shendurney WS
Wayanad WS or Tholpetty WS
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr
Periyar National Park (Thekkady Periyar Tiger Reserve
Wildlife Sanctuary)
National Parks
Lion-Tailed Macaques,
Silent Valley National Park
Malabar Giant Squirrels
Anaimudi NP Nilgiri Tahr
Vembanad Bird Sanctuary -
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Vembanad Lake is the biggest
freshwater lake in Kerala
Bird Sanctuary Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary Peacock
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
(Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Biosphere Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Karnataka)
Reserve
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Bagdara WLS
Bori WLS
Madhya Wildlife
Gandhi Sagar WLS
Pradesh Sanctuary
Great Indian Bustard
Ghatigaon WLS
Sanctuary

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Potential site for the

Noradehi WLS Cheetah Reintroduction in
India
Ratapani WLS Tiger Reserve
Largest National Park of MP,
Kanha NP (Phen WS)
Tiger
Madhav NP Tiger Reserve
National Panna NP Tiger Reserve
Park Pench NP Tiger
Sanjay NP
Satpura NP Tiger Reserve
Bandhavgarh NP Bengal Tiger
Bird
Karera Bird Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Giant squirrel, flying squirrel
Chinkara, Sambhar and Sloth
Biosphere Panna BR
Bear
Reserve
Achanakmar-Amarkantak
MP and Chhattisgarh
Biosphere Reserve

Bhamragarh WLS
Bhimashankar WLS
Chaprala WLS
Dhyanganga WLS
Also known as
Wildlife
Maharashtra Great Indian Bustard WLS Jawaharlal Nehru
Sanctuary
Bustard Sanctuary
Koyana WLS
Mansingdeo WLS
Melghat WLS Tiger Reserve
Painganga WLS

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Umred-Kharngla WLS
Deolgaon—Rehekuri Blackbuck
Blackbuck
Sanctuary*
Only marine Sanctuary
Malvan Marine WLS*
in Maharastra
Chandoli National Park
Gugamal National Park
Navegaon National Park
National
Kanheri caves within
Park Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) NP
Park
State's oldest and
Tadoba Andheri National Park
largest national park
Bird
Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary* Flamingo
Sanctuary

Wildlife Khongjaingamba Ching WLS*

Sanctuary Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS
Manipur
National Keibul Lamjao NP Only floating park in World
Park Siroi NP* Tragopan

Nongkhyllem WLS
Wildlife
Narpuh WLS
Sanctuary
Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS*
Meghalaya National Nokrek NP UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve
Park Balphakram NP
Biosphere
Nokrek Red Panda
Reserve

Wildlife Dampa WLS Tiger Reserve

Mizoram
Sanctuary Ngengpui WLS

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Hoolock Gibbon, Serow,

Pualreng WLS Wild boar, Barking deer and
Sambar
Tokalo (Palak) WLS
Lengteng WLS
It bears the name of the
mountain Phawngpui called
the Blue Mountain of
Mizoram
Phawngpui NP or Phawngpui
National Blyth's Tragopan, Falcon,
Blue Mountain NP
Park Sunbirds, Dark-rumped Swift
and Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
(state bird of Manipur and
Mizoram)
Murlen NP

Blyth’s Tragopan and Dark

Puliebadze WLS*
Wildlife Rumped Swift
Sanctuary Fakim WLS* Slender Loris
Nagaland
Rangapahar WLS*
National Hoolock Gibbon, Golden
Intangki (Ntangki) NP
Park Langur, Hornbill

Debrigarh WS
Sunabeda WS
Kotagarh WS
Wildlife Chilika WS
Odisha
Sanctuary Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Balukhand WS
Chandaka Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Simlipal NP Tiger Reserve

National Bhitarkanika NP Saltwater Crocodile, Indian Python
Park Nandankanan Zoological
Park
Royal Bengal Tiger - Part of the
Biosphere
Simlipal BR UNESCO World Network of
Reserve
Biosphere Reserves

Wildlife Abohar WLS

Punjab
Sanctuary Bir Bhadson WLS

Mount Abu WLS Indian Leopard

Sariska Tiger Reserve
Kailadevi WLS
Wildlife
Kumbhalgarh WLS Asiatic Lions
Sanctuary
Phulwari Ki Nal WLS
Sitamata WLS
Rajasthan Todgarh Raoli WLS
Ranthambore NP (Sawai
Tiger Reserve
National Madhopur Game Sanctuary)
Park Desert NP Great Indian Bustard
Mukundra Hills (Darrah) NP
Bird Keoladeo NP (former Bharatpur
World Heritage Site
Sanctuary bird sanctuary)

Varsey Rhododendron
Wildlife
WLS
Sanctuary
Sikkim Fambong Lho WLS
National
Khangchendzonga NP UNESCO World Heritage Site
Park

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Biosphere
Khangchendzonga Snow Leopard, Red Panda
Reserve

Indira Gandhi WS
Megamalai WLS
Vellanadu (Blackbuck) WLS
Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel
WS
Wildlife Satyamangalam WS
Sanctuary Pulicat Lake WLS
Point Calimere WLS
Nellai WLS
Mundanthurai WLS
Kodaikanal WLS
Cauvery North WLS
Mukurthi National Park
Tamil Mudumalai National Park
National Parks
Nadu Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP
Gulf of Mannar Marine NP
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
It is the oldest water bird
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
sanctuary in the country
Bird Sanctuary It is the second largest
brackish-water eco-system in
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
India (Tamil Nadu & Andhra
Pradesh)
(Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Karnataka)
Biosphere
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Reserve
Gulf of Mannar Dugong or Sea Cow
Anamalai Tiger Reserve

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Kinnersani WLS
Wildlife Eturnagaram WLS
Sanctuary Kawal WLS Tiger Reserve
Pakhal WLS
Deer National Park –
Telangana
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali NP Blackbucks (State
National animal of AP)
Parks Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Peacocks
National Park
Mrugavani National Park

Gumti WLS
Wildlife
Trishna WLS Indian Gaur
Sanctuary
Tripura Sipahijola WLS
National Clouded Leopard NP
Park Bison (Rajbari) NP

Askot Musk Deer WLS

Wildlife Nandhaur WLS Tiger
Sanctuary Kedarnath WLS Musk Deer
Sonanadi WLS
Gangotri National Park Snow Leopard, Tahr
Govind Pashu Vihar
Uttarakhand Jim Corbett National Park Oldest National Park - Tiger
National
World Heritage Site by
Park Nanda Devi National Park
UNESCO
Rajaji National Park Elephants
Valley of Flowers National Park
Biosphere Nanda Devi National Park & UNESCO World Network of
Reserve Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserves

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Chandraprabha WS
Hastinapur WLS
Katerniaghat WLS
Critically Endangered
National Chambal WLS
Wildlife Gharial
Sanctuary Sohagi Barwa WLS
Sohelwa WLS
Pilibhit WLS* Tiger Reserve
Uttar Ranipur WLS
Pradesh Mahavirswami WLS
Tiger Reserve - Kishanpur
National
Dudhwa NP WS and the Katarniaghat
Park
WS forms Dhudhwa
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird
Sanctuary*
Bird
Earlier known as Shahid
Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Chandra Shekhar Azad BS
Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

Mahananda WS
Estuarine crocodiles, Olive Ridley
Lothian Island WLS sea turtles, spotted deer, jungle
Wildlife
cats and rhesus macaques
Sanctuary
Sajnakhali WLS
West
West Sunderban WLS
Bengal
Jorepokhri WLS* Himalayan Salamander
Buxa National Park Tiger Reserve
Gorumara National Park One horned - Indian Rhinoceros
National Park
Neora Valley NP Red Panda
Singalila National Park

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Jaldapara National Park One horned - Indian Rhinoceros

Sundarbans National Park UNESCO world heritage site
Biosphere
Sundarbans Royal Bengal tiger
Reserve

Dominated by Barren
Barren Island WS Volcano, the only confirmed
active volcano in South Asia
Part of Mahatma Gandhi
Wildlife Cinque Islands WLS
Marine NP
Sanctuary
Defence Island WLS
Interview Island WLS Elephants
Lohabarrack (Saltwater Marine Turtles and Salt Water
Crocodile) WLS Crocodiles
Campbell Bay NP
Andaman South Button Island NP
and Andaman Wild Pig, Andaman
Nicobar Saddle Peak NP Hill Myna, Andaman Imperial
Island Pigeon, Water Monitor
Andaman Wood Pigeon,
National Mount Harriet NP
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine
(Wandoor) NP
Rani Jhansi Marine NP
Galathea Bay NP
Middle Button Island NP
North Button Island NP
Biosphere Great Nicobar Biosphere
Saltwater Crocodile
Reserves Reserve

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Dominated by Barren
Wildlife Asola Bhati (Indira
Delhi Volcano, the only confirmed
Sanctuary Priyadarshini) WLS
active volcano in South Asia

Wildlife Sanctuary Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Chandigarh
Bird Sanctuary City Bird Sanctuary or Parrot Bird Sanctuary

Lakshadweep Bird Sanctuary Pitti Bird Sanctuary (Pakshipitti)

Puducherry Birds Sanctuary Oussudu Bird Sanctuary

Daman and Diu Wildlife Sanctuary Fudam WLS

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PARLIAMENT OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES:

COUNTRY PARLIAMENT
India Sansad (lok sabha and rajya sabha)
Pakistan National Assembly
Britain Parliament (house of commons and house of
lords)
Germany Bundstag (lower house) and Bundesrat (upper
house)
Switzerland Federal Assembly
USA Congress (house of representatives and Senate)
Norway Storting
Spain Cortes Generales
Australia Federal Parliament
Denmark Folketing

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Russia Duma and federal council

China National people’s congress
France National assembly
Bhutan Tshogdu
Bangladesh Jatiya sansad
Myanmar Pyithu hluttaw (people’s assembly)
Nepal Rashtriya panchayat
Iran Majles
Afghanistan Shora
Maldives People’s Majlis
Japan Diet
Israel Knesset

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IMPORTANT DAYS:

NAME OF THE DAY DATE

World Hindi Day 10th January
National Youth Day 12th January
Army Day 15th January
International Day of Education (1st time celebrated in 2019 by 24th January
UNESCO)
Tourism Day 25th January
Republic Day 26th January
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27th January
Leprosy prevention day 30th January
Sarvodaya Day 30th January

World Cancer Day 4th February

World Pulses Day (1st time celebrated in 2019) 10th February
World Radio Day 13th February
International Mother Language Day 21st February
National science day 28th February

World Wildlife Day 3rd March

International Women’s day 8th March
UN day for women’s rights and international peace
World Kidney Day 2nd Thursday of March;
(14th March 2019)
International Commonwealth Day 11th March
India observes the Commonwealth Day on May 24
World consumer rights day 15th March
World Disabled day, International day of happiness 20th March
World Sparrow Day
World forestry day 21st March
International day for elimination of racial discrimination
World Poetry Day
World Water day 22nd March
World Meteorological Day 23rd March
World TB day 24th March
Epilepsy Awareness Day or World Purple day 26th March

World Autism Awareness Day 2nd April

National Maritime Day 5th April
World health day 7th April
Ambedkar’s birth anniversary 14th April
World Hemophilia Day 17th April
World Heritage Day 18th April
World Liver Day 19th April

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Mother earth day 22nd April

Panchayat divas 24th April
World Malaria Day 25th April
World Intellectual Property Day 26th April
World Immunization Week 24-30th April

International Labour day (called may day) 1st May

World Press Freedom Day 3rd May
Mother’s day 2nd Sunday of May
World Thalassaemia Day 8th May
World Migratory Bird Day, 11th May
National Technology day
National Dengue Day 16th May
World Hypertension Day 17th May
World AIDS Vaccine Day/HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 18th May
World Bee Day 20th May
Anti terrorism day 21st May
International day of Biological Diversity 22nd May
World Thyroid Day 25th May
World Hunger Day 28th May
International day of UN peacekeepers 29th May
No tobacco/ No smoking day 31st May

World Environment day 5th June

World Food Safety Day (1st time celebrated in 2019) 7th June
World Oceans Day 8th June
World Day against Child Labour 12th June
World day to combat desertification and drought 17th June
World refugee day 20th June
International day of yoga 21st June
Summer Solstice day (longest day of the year)
World Vitiligo Day 25th June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26th June
MSME Sized Enterprises Day 27th June
National Statistics Day 29th June

World Zoonoses Day 6th July

World population day 11th July
World Youth Skills Day 15th July
International Nelson Mandela Day 18th July
World Hepatitis Day 28th July
World Nature Conservation Day
International day of friendship 30th July

World peace day, Hiroshima day 6th August

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9th August
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International youth day 12th August

World Organ Donation Day 13th August
Independence Day 15th August
World Humanitarian Day 19th August
National sports day 29th August
International day against nuclear tests

Teacher’s day 5th September

International Literacy day 8th September
Hindi Diwas Day 14th September
International day of democracy 15th September
World Ozone day 16th September
International day of peace, 21st September
Alzheimer’s day
World Heart Day 24th September
World tourism day 27th September

International day for older persons 1st October

International day of non – violence 2nd October
World Animal welfare day 4th October
World teacher’s day 5th October
Indian Air Force day 8th October
International day of girl child 11th October
World food day 16th October
International day for eradication of poverty 17th October
UN day 24th October

National Education Day 11th November

Children’s day 14th November
World Diabetes Day 14th November
International tolerance day 16th November
National Journalism day 17th November
International day for eliminating violence against women 25th November
World Environment protection day 26th November
National Law day 26th November

AIDS day 1st December

International day of persons with disabilities 3rd December
Navy day 4th December
Anti – corruption day 9th December
Girl child day (India) 9th December
International human rights day 10th December
Kisan Divas 23rd December
*Remember the themes of these days as well. 2019 themes have been provided in the Spotlight
(Phase 1 current affairs monthly magazine). Download Spotlights through this link : -
https://currentaffairs.anujjindal.in/
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