India’s rank in Different Indices 2021

• Global Hunger Index 2021

India’s rank: 101st
• Global Peace Index 2021
India’s rank: 135th (Iceland tops)
• World Happiness Index 2021
India’s rank: 139th (Finland tops)
• Global Innovation Index 2021
Released by World Intellectual Property Organisation
India’s rank: 46th (Switzerland tops)
• Ease of Doing Business 2020-21
India’s rank: 63rd (New Zealand tops)
• World Press Freedom Index 2021
India’s rank: 142nd (Norway tops)
• Economic Freedom Index 2021
India’s rank: 121st (Singapore tops)
• Global Gender Gap Index 2021
India’s rank: 140th (Iceland tops)
• Henley Passport Index 2021
India’s rank: 90th (Japan tops)

Important appointments

CMs

• Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: M. K. Stalin

• Chief minister of Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel
• Chief Minister of Tripura: Biplab Kumar Deb
• Chief Minister of Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai
• Chief Minister of Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Chief Minister of Sikkim: Prem Singh Tamang
• Chief Minister of MP: Shivraj Singh Chauhan
• Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
• Chief Minister of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami
• Chief Minister of Punjab: Charanjit Singh Channi

Governors

• Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir: Manoj Sinha

• Governor of MP: Mangubhai C. Patel

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• Governor of Haryana: Bandaru Dattatreya
• Governor of Goa: P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
• Governor of UP: Anandiben Patel
• Governor of Uttarakhand: Gurmit Singh
• Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi
• Lt. Governor of Ladakh: Radha Krishan Mathura

Other Important Appointments

• 15th Finance Commission Chairman: N K Singh

• Economic Affairs Secretary of India: Ajay Seth
• Finance secretary of India: T. V. Somanathan
• Home Secretary of India: Ajay Kumar Bhalla
• SEBI Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
• IRDAI Chairman: Subhash Chandra Khuntia
• Bombay Stock Exchange
Shri S Ravi (Chairman)
Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan (MD & CEO)
• National Stock Exchange:
Mr. Ashok Chawla (Chairman)
Mr. Vikram Limaye (MD & CEO)
• Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC): Vivek Johri
• Chief Justice of India: Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana

International appointments

• Prime Minister of Britain: Boris Johnson

• Prime Minister of Japan: Fumio Kishida
• President of USA: Joe Biden
• President of South Korea: Moon Jae-in
• President of Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro
• President of France: Emmanuel Macron
• President of Syria: Bashar al asad
• President of Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• Prime Minister of Israel: Naftali Bennett

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 Some crucial facts about the Census 2011

No of districts 640

Total population % in Urban & Rural areas 68.8% urban & 31.2% rural

Child Sex Ratio 919

Sex Ratio 940

Density of population 382

Decadal population growth from 2001 to 2011 17.64%

Literacy rate 74.04%

India has total population of the world 17.5%

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is the least 64,429 persons

populated
1. Kerala - 94.00 %
Top 3 literate states 2. Lakshadweep - 91.85 %
3. Mizoram - 91.33 %
1. Kerala – 1084
Highest sex ratio (Top 3 states) 2. Pondicherry – 1037
3. Tamil Nadu - 996
1. Daman and Diu – 618
Lowest sex ratio (Top 3 states) 2. Dadra & Nagar Haveli – 774
3. Chandigarh - 818
1. Delhi - 11,320
Top 3 highly dense union territories 2. Chandigarh - 9,258
3. Pondicherry - 2,547
1. Bihar - 1,106
Top 3 highly dense states 2. West Bengal - 1,028
3. Kerala - 860
1. Uttar Pradesh - 199,281,477
(16.49%)
Top 3 highly populated states in India 2. Maharashtra - 112,372,972
(9.28%)
3. Bihar - 103,804,637 (8.58%)

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 Some Notable Sportspersons & Sports they are associated with

• Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)

• Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
• PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
• Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Jaspreet Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul
Tewatia, Sanju Samson (Cricket)
• Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting)
• Amit Panghal (Boxing)
• Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
• Dutee Chand, Bhavani Devi (Fencing)

Awards & Honours 2021

Awardee Award
National Institute of Open
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021
Schooling (NIOS)
‘Global Goals Awards’ 2021 of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Foundation
510MW Teesta V Power Station
2021 IHA Blue Planet Prize for excellence in
of Sikkim (owned by NHPC
sustainable hydropower development
Limited)
August Asha Bhosle Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021
Muhammad Yunus Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games
Natwest Group Earth Heroes Award 2021 in the
Satpura Tiger Reserve category of Earth Guardian for its best management
role
International Booker Prize 2021 for ‘At Night All Blood
David Diop
Is Black’
P Sainath Japan’s Fukuoka Grand Prize 2021
2021 laureate of UNESCO /Guillermo Cano World Press
Maria Ressa (Rapple’s CEO)
Freedom Prize
Dr Tahera Qutbuddin 1st Indian to win the 15th Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Best Actor Award for his performance in a short film
Anupam Kher named ‘Happy Birthday’ at New York City International
Film Festival
2021 World Food Prize for her work in developing
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh
holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture
Thilsted
and food systems
Jane Goodall Templeton Prize 2021
Dr Sharankumar Limbale Saraswati Samman 2020
Rajinikanth 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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 Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021 by
Rumana Sehgal
the Diplomatic Mission Global Peace
Rathbones Folio Prize 2021 for her book titles as ‘In
Carmen Maria Machado
the Dream House: A Memoir’
2021 Film Archive Award by The International
Amitabh Bachchan
Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)
Koneru Humpy (Indian Chess
BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award
Player)
Anju Bobby George (Indian
BBC Lifetime Achievement award
Athlete)
Manu Bhaker (Indian Shooter) BBC Emerging Player-of-the-Year award
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe
Pritzker Architecture Prize 2021
Vassal
For 2019 Late Sultan Qaboos bin
Gandhi Peace Prize
Said Al Said of Oman
For 2020 Bangabandhu Sheikh
Gandhi Peace Prize
Mujibur Rahman
Prof. Sharad Pagare Vyas Samman 2020
Rathbones Folio Prize 2021 for her book titles as ‘In
Carmen Maria Machado
the Dream House: A Memoir’
‘India’s Best Bank for SME’s’ at the Asiamoney Best
HDFC Bank
Bank Awards
Koozhangal 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021

December 22, 2021

Important World Organizations and Their HQs

World Bank: Washington DC, USA

International Monetary Fund [IMF]: Washington DC, USA

World Health Organization [WHO]: Geneva, Switzerland

World Trade Organization [WTO]: Geneva, Switzerland

International Labour Organization [ILO]: Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Geneva, Switzerland

New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank): Shanghai, China

Asian Development Bank: Manila, Philippines

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): New York, USA

United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA): New York, USA

United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO): Paris, France

International Atomic Agency: Vienna, Austria

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): Vienna, Austria

Amnesty International: London, UK

International Maritime Organisation: London. UK

Commonwealth of Nations: London, UK

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): Kathmandu, Nepal

Association of South East Nations (ASEAN): Jakarta, Indonesia

Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO): Rome, Italy

International Court of Justice: The Hague, the Netherlands

International Solar alliance: Gurugram, India

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 Economy of India

• The economy of India is characterised as a middle income developing market

economy. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-
largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). According to the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), on a per capita income basis, India ranked 145th by GDP
(nominal) and 122th by GDP (PPP).
• Maharashtra is the wealthiest Indian state followed by UP and Tamilnadu.
• In 2020, India's ten largest trading partners were the United States, China, the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South
Korea, and Malaysia.
• In 2019–20, the foreign direct investment (FDI) in India was $74.4 billion. The leading
sectors for FDI inflows were the service sector, the computer industry, and the telecom
industry
• GDP is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a
country's borders in a specific time period.
India's Nominal GDP ~3.05 trillion dollars. (2021)
India's rank in world economies by size of GDP (nominal): 6th
India's rank in world economies by size of GDP (PPP): 3rd
• The service sector makes up 50% of GDP and remains the fastest growing sector, while
the industrial sector and the agricultural sector employs a majority of the labor force.
• There are 3 sectors in Indian Economy:
Contribution of different sectors in Indian GDP:
• Primary sector (Agriculture): around 16.38%
• Secondary sector (Industry): around 29.34 %
• Tertiary sector (Service): around 54.27%
• Inflation in India is measured by Consumer Price Index.
• There are 8 core industries in India-
• Electricity,
• Steel,
• Refinery products,
• Crude oil,
• Coal,
• Cement,
• Natural gas and
• Fertilisers.

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 Venues of Some Important sports events

Summer Olympics
2021: Tokyo, Japan
2024: Paris, France
2028: Los Angeles, USA

Cricket World Cup

Men's
2019: England and Wales
2023: India
Women's
2021: New Zealand

FIFA Football World Cup

2018: Russia
2022: Qatar

Commonwealth games
2022: Birmingham, England

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 Important Geographical facts about India

• India covers 2.4% of the Earth’s surface. Total land area of India is 32,87,263 sq.km.
• Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak of India.
• Deccan Plateau is the largest plateau of India and the Ladakh plateau is the highest
plateau of India.
• Andaman is the largest island of India and Majuli is the largest river island of world
located in Assam, India.
• India has only one dessert which is the Thar dessert. It is located in the state Rajasthan.
• The longest Indian River is Ganga; its length is 2,640 km.
• The world’s largest delta, (in West Bengal) Sundarbans, is made by Brahmaputra and
Ganga.
• Aravalli’s is the oldest mountain ranges of the India.
• Agriculture
Agriculture in India: More than 50 percent of the area of the country is under the
cultivation and about 64% of the
Indian population is engaged in agriculture.
There are two major crop seasons in India, viz.:
(i) Rabi
(ii) Kharif
Rabi: It is sown in October or December and harvested in April or May. Major crops are:
barely, wheat, peas, gram and mustard.
Kharif: It is sown in June or July and harvested in September or October. Major crops
are: bajra, cotton, jowar, rice and jute.
• Forests: India is covered about *24.1%* by forest area (as per Forest Survey Report
2015). Madhya Pradesh has the largest Forest cover in India among all other states.
• Gujarat has the longest coastline among all the states in India.
• Bangladesh shares maximum boundary with India.
• India is divided into 29 states, 6 union territories, 1 national capital territory.
• Rajasthan is the largest state of India followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP.
• UP is the most populous state of India followed by Maharashtra, Bihar, and West Bengal.

Important dams and their locations

• Indira Sagar Dam: Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh

• Mettur Dam: Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu.
• Koyna Dam: Koyna River, Maharashtra.
• Maithon Dam: barakar river, Jharkhand.
• Rihand Dam: Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh.
• Tungabhadra Dam: Tungabhadra River, Karnataka.
• Krishna Raja Sagar dam: Cauvery river, Karnataka
• Hirakund Dam: Mahanadi River, Odissa

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 World Geography

Boundary lines
• Durand line: Pakistan and Afghanistan
• Radcliffe line: India and Pakistan
• Macmohan line: China and India
• 38th parallel: North and South Korea
• 49th parallel: USA and Canada
• Hindenburg Line: Germany and Poland
• Maginot line: France and Germany

Mountains-Locations
Andes: South America
• Rockies: North America
• Alps: Europe
• Alaska: USA
• Himalaya: Asia

Top 4 gases in atmosphere

Nitrogen> Oxygen>Argon> CO2

Solar system
• Brightest star after sun: Sirius
• Planet with maximum satellites: Jupiter
• Red planet: Mars
• Blue planet: Earth
• Brightest planet: Venus
• Biggest planet: Jupiter

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