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INDEX
1. NATIONAL PARKS
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2. WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
3. BIRD SANCTUARIES
4. POWER PLANTS
5. AIRPORTS
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7. INDIAN CITIES ON RIVERS
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11. LAKES
12. WATERFALLS
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13. DEFENCE EXERCISES
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1. NATIONAL PARKS
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Campbell Bay National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mount Harriet National Park
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Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
South Button Island National Park
Galathea National Park
Middle Button Island National Park
North Button Island National Park
Saddle Peak National Park
Andhra Pradesh
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Papikonda National Park
Sri Venkateswara National Park
Arunachal Pradesh
Mouling National Park
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Namdapha National Park
Assam
Dibru – Saikhowa National Park
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Jammu & Kashmir
Dachigam National Park
Kishtwar National Park
Salim Ali National Park
Ladakh
Hemis National Park
Jharkhand
Hazaribagh National Park
Karnataka
Anshi National Park
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Kudremukh National Park
Bannerghatta National Park
Bandipur National Park
Nagarhole National Park
Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Kerala
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Anamudi Shola National Park
Mathikettan Shola National Park
Pambadum Shola National Park
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Periyar National Park
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Silent Valley National Park
Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh National Park
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Odisha
Bhitarkanika National Park
Simlipal National Park
Rajasthan
Desert National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Rathambore National Park
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Mukundra Hills National Park
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Sikkim
Khanchendzonga National Park
Tamil Nadu
Guindy National Park
Mudumalai National Park
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Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
Mukurthi National Park
Telangana
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Mrugavani National Park
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MahavirHarinaVanasthali National Park
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· Karera Wildlife Sanctuary - Madhya Pradesh
· Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary – Telangana
· Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary – Telangana
· Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary - Ladakh
· Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary - Ladakh
· Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary – Gujarat
· Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary – Gujarat
· Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary – Odisha
· Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
· Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary – Bihar
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· Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh
· Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary – Odisha
· BhagwanMahavir Wildlife Sanctuary – Goa
· Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary – Maharashtra
· Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary – Maharashtra
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Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajasthan
· Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajasthan
· Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary - Uttar Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
Chirangudi Bird Sanctuary
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary
SuchindramTheroor Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
Bakhira Bird Sanctuary
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Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
West Bengal
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
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4. POWER PLANTS
Hydro Electric Power Plants
· NagarjunaSagar Hydroelectric Power Station - Telangana
· Srisailam Dam Hydroelectric Power Station - Andhra Pradesh
· SardarSaroval Hydroelectric Power Station – Gujarat
· Chamera Dam Hydroelectric Power Station - Himachal Pradesh
· KarchamWangtoo Hydroelectric Plant - Himachal Pradesh
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· NathpaJhakri Hydroelectric Power Station - Himachal Pradesh
· Salal Hydroelectric Power Station - J & K
· Kalinadi Hydroelectric Power Station – Karnataka
· Idukki Hydroelectric Power Station – Kerala
· Indira Sagar Hydroelectric Power Plant - Madhya Pradesh
· Koyna Hydroelectric Power Station – Maharashtra
· Bhakra Dam Hydroelectric Power Station – Punjab
· Tehri Dam Hydroelectric Power Station – Uttarakhand
Thermal Power Plants
· Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant - Andhra Pradesh
· Barh Super Thermal Power Station – Bihar
· Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station – Bihar
· Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Plant – Bihar
· Korba Super Thermal Power Plant – Chhattisgarh
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· Sipat Thermal Power Plant – Chhattisgarh
· Mundra Thermal Power Station – Gujarat
· Sasan Ultra-Mega Power Project - Madhya Pradesh
· Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station - Madhya Pradesh
· Amravati Thermal Power Plant – Maharashtra
· Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station – Maharashtra
· Tirora Thermal Power Station – Maharashtra
· Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station – Odisha
· Talcher Super Thermal Power Station – Odisha
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· Neyveli Thermal Power Station - Tamil Nadu
· KothagudemThermal Power Station – Telangana
· Rihand Thermal Power Station - Uttar Pradesh
· SingrauliSuper Thermal Power Station - Uttar Pradesh
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· Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station – Haryana
· Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant – Karnataka
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· Narora Atomic Power Station - Uttar Pradesh
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6. SHIPPING PORTS
Name of Shipping Port - State
· Kandla Port Trust - Gujarat
· Mundra Port – Gujarat
· Paradip Port Trust – Odisha
· Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (NhavaSheva) – Maharashtra
· Vadhavan Port – Maharashtra
· Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port - Kolkata
· Marmagao Port – Goa
· Penambur Port – Karnataka
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· Tadadi Port – Karnataka
· Cochin Port – Kerala
· Quilon Port – Kerala
· Vizhinjam International Seaport – Kerala
· Tuticorin Port (V.O. Chidambaranar Port) - Tamil Nadu
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Colachel Seaport - Tamil Nadu
· Haldia Port - West Bengal
· Vizag Port - Andhra Pradesh
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BhorSagar Port - West Bengal
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7. INDIAN CITIES ON RIVERS
City Name – State / UT – River
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· Gorakhpur - Uttar Pradesh – Rapti
· Ujjain - Madhya Pradesh – Shipra
· Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh – Narmada
· Surat – Gujarat – Tapi
· Erode - Tamil Nadu – Kaveri
· Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu – Noyyal
· Madurai - Tamil Nadu – Vaigai
· Kota – Rajasthan – Chambal
· Srinagar - J &K – Jhelum
· Ferozpur – Punjab – Sutlej
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· Gwalior -Madhya Pradesh – Chambal
8. DANCE FORMS (CLASSICAL & FOLK)
State / UT – Dance Form
· Tamil Nadu – Bharatanatyam, Dhali, Atta Karagam
· West Bengal – GaudiyaNritya, Gombhira, Kirtan, Kushan
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Kerala – Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Thirayattam, Kummi
· Andhra Pradesh – Kuchipudi
· Assam – Sattriya, Bihu, Bagurumba
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· Punjab – Bhangra, Kikkli, Giddha
· Gujarat – Garba, Dhandiya Raas
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· Punjab - BandiChhor Divas
· Rajasthan – Gangaur
· Tamil Nadu – Pongal
· Telangana – Bathukamma
· Uttar Pradesh - Ram Navami
10. DAMS
Name of Dam – State / UT
· Bhakra Nangal Dam - Himachal Pradesh – Sutlej
· Pong Dam - Himachal Pradesh – Beas
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· Chamera Dam - Himachal Pradesh – Ravi
· Nathpa Dam - Himachal Pradesh – Narmada
· SardarSarovar Dam – Gujarat – Narmada
· Ukai Dam – Gujarat – Tapti
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Bargi Dam – Madhya Pradesh - Narmada
· Bansagar Dam - Madhya Pradesh – Son
· Bhavanisagar Dam - Tamil Nadu – Bhavani
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· NagarjunaSagar Dam - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana – Krishna
· Srisailam Dam - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana – Krishna
· Somasila Dam – Andhra Pradesh – Pennar
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11. LAKES
Name of Lake – State / UT
· Wular Lake - Jammu & Kashmir
· Dal Lake - Jammu & Kashmir
· Moriri Lake - Ladakh
· Pangong Lake - Ladakh
· Pulicat Lake - Andhra Pradesh
· Kolleru Lake - Andhra Pradesh
· Pushkar Lake – Rajasthan
· Dhebar Lake – Rajasthan
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· Sambhar Salt Lake – Rajasthan
· Pichola Lake – Rajasthan
· Vembanad Lake – Kerala
· Gurudogmar Lake – Sikkim
· Chandra Taal Lake - Himachal Pradesh
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Chilika Lake – Odisha
· Loktak Lake – Manipur
· Bhimtal Lake – Uttarakhand
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· Kunchikal Falls – Karnataka
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· Nomadic Elephant – Mongolia
· Maitree – Thailand
· Al Nagah – Oman
· Khanjar – Kyrgyzstan
· Ekuverin – Maldives
· Garuda Shakti – Indonesia
· Prabal Dostyk – Kazakhstan
· Agni Warrior – Singapore
· Bold Kurukshetra – Singapore
· Mitra Shakti - Sri Lanka
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· Khan Quest – Magnolia
· Shakti – France
· JIMEX – Japan
· Lamitye – Seychelles
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Ajeya Warrior - United Kingdom
VINBAX – Vietnam
· IMBAX – Myanmar
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· Konkan - United Kingdom
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· International Trade Centre – ITC : Geneva – Switzerland
· Bank for International Settlements – BIS : Basel – Switzerland
· Universal Postal Union – UPU : Berne – Switzerland
· Federation of International Football Association – FIFA : Zurich – Switzerland
· United Nations – UN : New York –USA
· United Nations Development Programme – UNDP : New York –USA
· United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund – UNICEF : New York –
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· UN Women: New York – USA
· United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA : New York –USA
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· United Nations Office for South – South Cooperation – UNOSSC : New York -USA
· World Bank Group – WBG : Washington DC –USA
· International Monetary Fund – IMF : Washington DC –USA
· International Maritime Organization – IMO : London – UK
· Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meet – CHOGM : London – UK
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· United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization – UNESCO : Paris
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International Criminal Police Organisation – INTERPOL : Lyon – France
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· International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA : Vienna – Austria
· United Nations Industrial Development Organisation – UNIDO : Vienna – Austria
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Netherlands
· Food & Agriculture Organization – FAO : Rome – Italy
· World Food Programme – WFP : Rome – Italy
· International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD : Rome – Italy
· United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP : Nairobi – Kenya
· United Nations Human Settlements Programme - UN HABITAT : Nairobi – Kenya
· International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO : Montreal – Canada
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· North Atlantic Treaty Organization – NATO : Brussels – Belgium
· World Customs Organization – WCO : Brussels – Belgium
· European Union – EU : Brussels – Belgium
· Asian Development Bank – ADB : Manila – Philippines
· Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – AIIB : Beijing – China
· Shanghai Cooperation Organization – SCO : Beijing – China
· New Development Bank – NDB : Shanghai – China
· South Asian Association for Regional Co Operation – SAARC : Kathmandu – Nepal
· Asia Pacific Economic Co – Operation – APEC : Singapore
· Association of South East Asian Nations – ASEAN : Jakarta – Indonesia
· Asian Clearing Union – ACU : Tehran – Iran
· UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific – UNESCAP : Bangkok –
Thailand
· United Nations University – UNU : Tokyo – Japan
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· International Cricket Council – ICC : Dubai – UAE
· International Renewable Energy Agency – IREA : Abu Dhabi – UAE
· Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation –
BIMSTEC : Dhaka – Bangladesh
· International Solar Alliance – ISA : Gurugram – India
· United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – UNFCCC : Bonn –
Germany
15. SPORTS STADIUMS IN INDIA
Name of Stadium – City
· Eden Gardens – Kolkata
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· Salt Lake Stadium – Kolkata
· Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai
· D Y Patil Stadium – Mumbai
· Arun Jaitley Stadium– Delhi
· M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bangalore
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Lal Bahadur Shashtri Stadium (FatehMaidan) – Hyderabad
· Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium – Hyderabad
· Barabati Stadium – Cuttack
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IS Bindra Stadium – Mohali
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· Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad
· JSCA International Cricket Stadium – Ranchi
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· The Oval - London (England)
· Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore (Pakistan)
· Sharjah Cricket Stadium – Sharjah (UAE)
16. MAJOR UNESCO HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
Name of Heritage Site – State / UT
· Monuments at Mahabalipuram - Tamil Nadu
· FatehpurSikri - Uttar Pradesh
· Monuments at Pattadakal – Karnataka
· Elephanta Caves – Maharashtra
· Great Living Chola Temple - Tamil Nadu
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· Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi
· QutbMinar – Delhi
· Mahabodhi Temple Complex – Bihar
· Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka - Madhya Pradesh
· Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park – Gujarat
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· Rani Ki Vav – Gujarat
· Ajanta Caves – Maharashtra
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Sun Temple – Odisha
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· Monuments at Khajuraho - Madhya Pradesh
· Monuments at Hampi – Karnataka
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· Index of Industrial Production (India) – Central Statistics Office
· Consumer Price Index – Central Statistics Office
18. UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRIME MINISTER
Shri Narendra Modi
Portfolio: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Constituency: Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
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CABINET MINISTERS
Shri Raj Nath Singh
Portfolio: Ministry of Defence
Constituency: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Shri Amit Shah
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Portfolio: Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituency: Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Shri Nitin JairamGadkari
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Portfolio: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Constituency: Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Portfolio: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Shri Arjun Munda
Portfolio: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Constituency: Khunti (Jharkhand)
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Portfolio: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Textiles
Constituency: Amethi (Uttar Pradesh)
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Portfolio: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Science and Technology
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
Constituency: Chandni Chowk (Delhi)
Shri Prakash Javadekar
Portfolio: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Constituency: MP Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra)
Shri Piyush Goyal
Portfolio: Ministry of Railways
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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Constituency: MP Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra)
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Portfolio: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Ministry of Steel
Constituency: MP Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh)
Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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Portfolio: Ministry of Minority Affairs
Constituency: MP Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand)
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Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
Portfolio: Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homoeopathy (AYUSH)
Constituency: North Goa (Goa)
Dr.Jitendra Singh
Portfolio: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Constituency: Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir)
· Shri KirenRijiju
Portfolio: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Constituency: Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)
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Shri Prahalad Singh Patel
Portfolio: Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Tourism
Constituency: Damoh (Madhya Pradesh)
Shri Raj Kumar Singh
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Portfolio: Ministry of Power
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Constituency: Arrah (Bihar)
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Constituency: MP Rajya Sabha (Uttar Pradesh)
Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Portfolio: Ministry of Shipping
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· Akshardham Temple – Delhi
· Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir – Delhi
· Laxminarayan Temple – Delhi
· Badrinath Temple – Uttarakhand
· Kedarnath Temple – Uttarakhand
· Gangotri Temple – Uttarakhand
· Sri Ramakrishna Temple, Belur Math - West Bengal
· Lord Venkateswara Temple - Andhra Pradesh
· Padmanabhaswamy Temple – Kerala
· Golden Temple – Punjab
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· Kamakhya Temple – Assam
· Vaishno Devi Temple - Jammu & Kashmir
· Se Cathedral – Goa
· Parumala Church – Kerala
· Malayatoor Church – Kerala
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St. Paul Cathedral - West Bengal
· Jama Masjid – Delhi
· Taj – ul – Masjid - Madhya Pradesh
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Bara Imambara - Uttar Pradesh
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20. IMPORTANT DAYS
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April
· 2nd April - World Autism Awareness Day
· 7th April - World Health Day
· 10th April - World Homeopathy Day
· 18th April - World Heritage Day
· 19th April - Insurance Awareness Day (India)
· 22nd April - World Earth Day
· 23rd April - International Day of the Book
· 25th April - World Malaria Day
· 26th April - World Intellectual Property Day
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· 29th April - International Dance Day
· Last Week of April - World Immunization Week
May
· 1st May - International Workers’ Day / Labour Day
· 3rd May - World Press Freedom Day
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8th May - International Red Cross Day / World Thalassemia Day
· 11th May - National Technology Day
· 12th May - International Nurses Day
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· 20th May - World Metrology Day
· 21st May - National Anti-Terrorism Day / International Tea Day
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June
· 1st June - World Milk Day
· 4th June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
· 5th June - World Environment Day
· 7th June – World Food Safety Day
· 8th June - World Oceans Day
· 12th June - World Day against Child Labour
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· 14th June - World Blood Donor Day
· 15th June - Global Wind Day
· 17th June - World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought
· 20th June - World Refugee Day
· 21st June - International Yoga Day / World Music Day
· 23rd June - International Olympic Day
· 26th June - International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
· 3rd Sunday of June - Father’s Day
July
· 1st July - National Doctors Day / SBI Day / GST Day (India)
· 11th July - World Population Day
· 12th July - Malala Day
· 15th July - World Youth Skills Day
· 18th July - Nelson Mandela International Day
· 26th July - Kargil Vijay Diwas
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· 28th July - World Hepatitis Day
· 29th July - International Tiger Day
August
· 6th August - Hiroshima Day
· 7th August - National Handloom Day
· 9th August - Nagasaki Day / International Day of the World’s Indigenous People /
Quit India Day
· 10th August - International Biofuel Day
· 12th August - International Youth Day / World Elephant Day
· 13th August - International Lefthanders Day
· 19th August - World Humanitarian Day / World Photography Day
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· 20 th August - Sadbhavana Diwas (Birth Anniversary of Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi) /
World Mosquito Day
· 21st August - World Senior Citizen Day / International Day of Remembrance &
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
· 22nd August - International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence
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23 rd August - International Day for Remembrance Day of the slave trade & its
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· 29 th August - National Sports Day (Birth Anniversary of Hockey Player Dhyan
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· 1st – 7th August - World Breastfeeding Week
September
· 2nd September - Coconut Day
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· 15th October –World Students Day / International Day of Rural Women / Global
Hand washing Day
· 16th October - World Food Day
· 17th October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
· 20th October - World Statistics Day
· 21st October - Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
· 24th October - United Nations Day / World Polio Day
· 31st October - Unity Day (Birth Anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel) / World
Cities Day / World Savings Day
· 1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day
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· 2nd to 8th October - National Wildlife Week
· 4th to 10th October - World Space Week
· 24th to 30th October - Disarmament Week (UN)
November
· 5th November - World Tsunami Awareness Day
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· 11th November - National Education Day (Birth Anniversary of Abdul Kalam Azad –
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· 16th November - International Day of Tolerance
· 19th November - World Toilet Day / International Men’s Day / National Integration
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21. COUNTRIES - CAPITALS – CURRENCIES
Country – Capital – Currency
· Algeria – Algiers – Dinar
· Angola – Luanda – Kwanza
· Afghanistan – Kabul – Afghani
· Austria – Vienna – Euro
· Armenia – Yerevan – Dram
· Argentina - Buenos Aires – Peso
· Australia – Canberra – Dollar
· Botswana – Gaborone – Pula
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· Bahrain – Manama – Dinar
· Bangladesh – Dhaka – Taka
· Bhutan – Thimphu – Ngultrum
· Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan – Dollar
· Belgium – Brussels – Euro
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Bulgaria – Sofia – Lev
· Bahamas – Nassau – Dollar
· Brazil – Brasilia – Real
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· Cambodia - Phnom Penh – Riel
· China – Beijing - Renminbi (Yuan)
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· Jamaica – Kingston – Dollar
· Kenya – Nairobi – Shilling
· Kazakhstan – Nur Sultan – Tenge
· Kuwait - Kuwait City – Dinar
· Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek – Som
· Libya – Tripoli – Dinar
· Laos – Vientiane – Kip
· Lebanon – Beirut – Pound
· Latvia – Riga – Euro
· Madagascar – Antananarivo – Ariary
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· Mali – Bamako - CFA Franc
· Mauritius - Port Louis – Rupee
· Morocco – Rabat – Dirham
· Mozambique – Maputo – Metical
· Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur – Ringgit
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Myanmar (Burma) – Naypyidaw – Kyat
· Mexico - Mexico City – Peso
· Namibia – Windhoek – Dollar
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Nepal – Kathmandu – Rupee
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· Netherlands – Amsterdam – Euro
· Norway – Oslo – Krone
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· Tajikistan – Dushanbe – Somoni
· Thailand – Bangkok – Baht
· Turkey – Ankara – Lira
· Turkmenistan – Ashgabat – Manat
· Uganda – Kampala – Shilling
· Unites Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi – Dirham
· Uzbekistan – Tashkent – Som
· Ukraine – Kiev – Hryvnia
· United Kingdom – London – Pound
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· United States - Washington, D.C – Dollar
· Uruguay – Montevideo – Peso
· Vietnam – Hanoi – Dong
· Venezuela – Caracas – Bolivar
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Yemen – Sana – Riel
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Zambia – Lusaka – Kwacha
· Zimbabwe – Harare–Dollar
22. SPORTING EVENTS & VENUES
Olympics
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· 2024 Summer Olympics - Paris, France
· 2028 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles, US
· 2022 Winter Olympics - Beijing, China
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Commonwealth Games
· 2022 Commonwealth Games - Birmingham, UK
Cricket
· 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup – Men’s – India
· 2021 ICC Cricket World Cup – Women’s - New Zealand
Football
· 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
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· 2026 FIFA World Cup - Canada, Mexico, US
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